The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-03-18
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lFrom Wednesdays Daily.

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A light frost this morning.
Flowers have begun to bloom in ou
gardens.
Miss Annie Williams returned yesterda
from visit to San Francisco.
Hon. John L. Aver, agent of the Ne
England Building and Loan Association,
in the city.
License to marry was granted to-day b
the county clerk TO Frank BOREDOM an
Mary Hawthorne.
Now is an opportune time to clean VI
yards and alleys, and this is a very COM
mendable vocation.
Mrs. D. Handley, who has been spend
ing the winter with friends in Portland
returned home last evening.
New sidewalks, foundations for build
ings, and Improvements of all kinds Ii
the order of the day in this city.
Several sprigs of shamrock have beer
received by citizens of The Dalles direc
from Ireland, and these will be worn or
st. Patrick's dav.
Mrs. Agnes Powers and sister, Miss Ids
Fritz, who have been visiting their par
ents in this city returned to their home in
Portland last evening.
The improvements being made ip the
fish wheels on the banks If tie river east
OF this place are very extensive, and a
good run of salmon is expected.
MIR. E. o. Norton, formerly of the Port
land Oracle, is In the city. He came down
from Baker City on the morning train,
and left for Pendleton this atte; noon.
The Baker City Democrat and Pendle-
ton Tribune are indulging in what Is
termed "Oregon journalism" and the
terms they use regarding each other are
not at all complimentary.
The west-bound train came through this
morning with only passenger and mail
coach attached. II was made up at Green
Riv-r, and the regular passenger did not
arrive until several hours afterward.
The entertainment given by A. o. q. W.
at Antelope on March Sd was very sue
cessful in every particular. An address
was delivered by Hon. John L. Aver ON
the objects of the order, which the Herald
compliments very highly.
From Mr.. L. j. Davenport, of Mosier,
we learn the fruit prospects in that yicln
ity are very encouraging, and farmers are
busy blowing and planting. The acreage
devoted to grain the coming season Will
be much larger than usual.
The Antelope Herald is calling upon
the baseballist In that vicinity to organ
ize, for the spring and summer campaign.
1t Is time the swift throwers and hard
hitters of The Dalles were organizing into
clubs, and we believe this city can put as
good nine IN the field as there will be in
Eastern Oregon.
At meeting of the Epworth league at
Dayton, Wash, there was disgraceful
scene, in which a minister was slapped in
the face by young lady. This action
was caused by q very slIgnting remark by
the preacher, and perhaps he deserved the
punishment The affair has created quite
a sensation In religious circles in that
city.
Salem Statesman: Governor Pennoyer
yesterday granted pardops to the following
named, who had completed the servitude OF
the sentences to which they had been COM
mitted: J. G. Perrin. from Umatilla county.
one year tor larceny; John Carlsen, from
Umatilla county, one year for larceny;
d. Bean, from Multnomah county, one year
for embezzlement.
Allen Rhodes, of Salem, has prepared a
display of Oregon game birds that will 90 to
the worlds fair. 1t consists OF IL Mon
golian pheasants. including cock. hen and 10
CHIChs, = pdiE tOf u kEOaH, pair VI lIastcIA
Oregon prairie chickens, 2 pair dusky
grouse, pair ruff1ed grouse, pair valley
quail, 8 pair mountain quail. group of
jack snipe, and some otherslngl specime
Antelope Herald: Frank Newcome,
who made us friendly call last Monday,
informed US that cattle down around
Bakeoyen and Ridgeway are dying off
pretty fast He knew of 80 or 40 head
that have died since the snow went off.
They were turned out to rustic grass, and
on account of the ground being so sof. |
and the cattle being so weak, they SIM |
ply laid down and died.
Vale Gazette: The Burns stage line has
been tied up since last Thursday and |
mail ls scattered all the way from Llano |
to Drewsey. This line has periodic tie
ups and Is an unfortunate enterprise. |
such service is not only detrlment to
the people but an injury to the country. |
1t is to be hoped that contractors will |
learn enough TO take contracts at good
enough figure so as to enable them to at
least pay their stable bills.
Catholics at Pend eton were locked out of
their church Sunday, and mass was not cele
brated. There has been a change in pastors,
Father Hosan hsying been transferred to
some other charge and Father DE Roo, who
has recently returned from Rome, being re.
inslated. Mr.. MIlarkey, one of the trustees
OF the church and the custodian of the key,
refused to open the church for the new
priest Archbishop Gross has been notified
and is expected to go to Pendleton to
straighten out matters
The war dance attracted fair audience |
last night, and the performance of the abor- |
,gines was quite interesting. Their manner |
of hunting game, going into battle, scalpiug |
a fallen toe. and the way IN which they |
feign death to save themselves from capture |
@ere illustrated by paDtomIme. To one |
who has never seen these Indians in war |
paint nor heard their unearthly yells. such |
exhibitions are thrilling in the highest |
degree; but to those who have had these ex- |
periences in real hfe they are not at all |
facinating or attractive.
The Wall Street Journal of yesterday |
saws: The situation In Oregon Pacific af-
fairs promises a sensation bigger than
Wall street has had for long me. We
Understand The bondholders have sue
ceeded IN having a new receiver ap-
pointed IN Oregon and are preparing TO
organize TO prosecute the old manage
ment on what are called criminal pro-
ceedings. Oregon Pacific bonds, placed
originally at l02, are selling at 60. A
bond expert report had been made, which
is In private circulation because of its
startling character.
Herald: Every person, including
preachers and all, who visits the town of
Antelope says 1t is not one-tenth as
'tough" as it has the name of being
This is fact. Antelope used TO he rather
wild, but those Gays are gone and she is
now as peaceable and civilized as any
town in the slate. AS matter of fact, we
have fewer fights and fewer drunken and
disgraceful rows here in Antelope than
they have in three-fourths of the quiet,
monoionous, so-called Temperance"
towns in many parts of the state. Take
it all around Antelope is the llveliest,
most thrifty and most peaceable town of
its size in The state of Oregon.
Eds Oregonian; b Tucker, success
full rancher of the Weston neighborhoOd,
is in the city. Mr. Tucker brings the re-
port of unprecedented deep SHOWS in the
Weston mountains. At Fletcher's saw
mill, twelve miles out, the snow is eight
feet in depth, and five miles from town |