The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-03-04
From Mondays Daily.

The Regulator made trip yesterday to
the Locks and return.
Every town in Eastern Oregon is capdi
date for the insane asylum.
An attempt was made at snow storm
this morning. butlt was unsuccessful.
Yesterday was cool and disagreeabIe
Winter viii not give up his reign without I
struggle.
Mr.. Jos. MaeEachern passed through the
city on the midnight train, en- route tt
Huntington.
The new grade on the Tygh hill has stood
| the late thaw well, and there will be no ne
cessity of any repairs.
Mr.: Frank Vogt, who has been in Port.
land tor SOME time past, 10 visiting relatives
aud friends in the city.
MIR, A. G. johnson returned from Salem
Saturday. He says all committee work of
the last legislature is completed.
There is considerable snow at the Locks
yet. and 1t will be some days before Day
Bros. can begin work on their contract.
Mr.. v. z. Brock, OF Sherman county,
was passenger on the delayed train yester
day. He returned on the afternoon train
to-day.
The mercury showed low temperature
in towns east of The Dalles this morning,
and at Baker City indicated 10 degrees
above zero.
Hon. j. B. Eddy. one of the railroad
commissioners, was passenger on the east
bound train this afternoon. He is en- route
to Pendleton.
There will be Demorest medal contest
tomorrow evening at the court house. An
excellent programme of literary exercises
has been prepared.
Mr.. T. j. Driver informs us that the
snow has disappeared from the vicinity of
the Tygh, except in canyons, and stock can
do well on the hills.
Boys at the public school to-day were
snow. w.balling and playing baseball at the
same time. These two sports are not
usually INDUCED IN on the same day.
In Milton Sunday the death of Joseph
Sutton, aged 70 years, occurred. Sutton
was one of the pioneers of Walla Walla val
ey, having located near Milton in 1868.
Snow in the Blue mountains blockaded
the west-bound passenger train due in this
city Saturday afternoon at 4:05 o'clock, and
1t did not pass through until 3 o'clock
Sunday morning.
The following deed was fled for record
to-day: Geo. w. Miller and wife to the
First Christian church of The DAlles, Ore
gon; so feet of lot ii and so feet of lot II,
block IL. Gates addition; 81.
Register: The deep snow has been ex-
tremely hard on range STOCK this winter.
Ben. E. Snipes estimates his loss at fully
two thirds OF the band on the range. He
is feeding but $50 head of cattle.
Mr.. Truman Butler, purser on the Dalles
City. came back on the Regulator last even
ing, being quite sick with a severe cold.
He intended to make the round trip to-day
but was forced to give it up by reason of
illness. At p'esent he is confined to his
room, but his sickness Is not considered
serious.
Slush ice, by clogging the water mains.
shut off the supply of water in Eltensburgh
for few days recently. From the same
cause the electric light plant could not be
operated, and the city was without light or
water long enough to enable the citizens tC
appreciate both when they were once more
supplied.
Pacific Christian Advocate: MISS Lizzie
McNeII, one of Bishop TaYlor's African
now IN this country, was re-
Gently recommended by the Albany quart
erly conference to be licensed as desconess
in the Methodist Episcopal church. She
expects to return soon to her work in the
dark continent.
We are pleased to see our citizens take
such actiye interest in digging wells in
town, and sinking the old ones deeper. 1t
has been thoroughly demonstrated that
abundance of. good water can be found any.
where in town, says the Globe, even on the
highest ground. by digging for it, to supply
a town many times the size of Condor.
These dull days before the opening of the
spring trade men delight to dwell in the
region of their Imagination, and any group
of half dozen spend the time in relating
adventures. Sometimes these are very
thrilling. but at others so full Of impossible
occurrences as to be beyond belief IN the
mind of the most credulous.
The supposition entertained by many that
the ground squirrels were killed by the
90 d, proves untrue. says the Pomeroy
Rashingtonian. The miserable little scamps
are out again. They may be seen In great
numbers scampering about over the snow
Present indications are that they will again