The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-02-25

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fifteen years.
The following deed was filed with the
county clerk yesterday; Ida Mann and
husband to Andrew Urquhart; "a 1922
acres, sec Is, tp n, l3 east; 81.
Tomorrow will be the one hundreth and
sixtieth anniversary OF the birth of George
Washington-flrst in war, first in peace and
first in the hearts of his fellow countrymen.
DIR. q. F. Tucker, former member Of
the dental fraternity in this city, but now
practlcing his profession at Lafayette, was q
passenger on the afternoon train to this
city.
Mr.. Kennedys little steamer, which was
pushed on the beach by the ice, is now be-
ing repaired. We understand one of the
fanges of the propeller was broken by the
conclusion.
We saw some hunters vending their way
to the neighboring ponds this morning with
guns on their shoulders. Il would not be
startling if they returned at nightfall with
one or two dead'ducks.
a chinook Saturday last cleared the range
OF snow, excet drifts, Gays the Fossil
Journal. All kinds OF stock have come
through the winter In good shape; very lit
tie loss reported.
The passage of the militia bill has placed
the Oregon National Guard on its feet
again, and the different companies are burn
ishing up their accoutrements and prepar-
ing to show themselves to advantage.
Flowers are not blooming on the hlllsides
yet, and the air is rot redolent with the
perfume of roses. These will bloom 10 good
time, and our people must still exercise pa
tience, which Is none the less virtue in
spring than in winter.
We learn from responsible party from
| Gillian county that the loss of stock during
the winter will be from 10 to 10 per cent.
of the entire focks. There was an abund-
ance of feed; but the cold weather and
snow storms decimated them considerably.
This is from the Baker CITY Democrat,
and is not very high compliment to DR.
Dodson: 1t is pertinent 20 ask now that
the legislature is about over: What has
Baker county's representatives accom-
| plisbed? And was 1T worth while to send
them DOWN." Remember the Raley port
age railroad bill!
A branch insane asylum is to be estab-
lished in Easeern Oregon, and The Dslles
would be eligible locality for the iusti-
tuition. Not that this city and vicinity
could do more than any other to supply the
CSIll ana LOT pitieDLS wa tldt IL Is very
| conveniently situated. with ava;able means
OF communicated with The interior.
Fossil Journal: From var GUS sources
word comes to Us that Portland and Spo-
kane capitalists are after our coal fields.
Let 'em comel While MIR. Miller ~ right
of discovery has had first choice in locating
his mines, there Is coal here for all. We
live over a verItable coal bed, and IT'S ouly
a matter of few years when Fossil will re.
place Newcastle in the world famous
proverb.
The railroad commissioners met Saturday
and organized by tho election OF Mr.. Mac
rum chairman. An effort was made to
elect clerk, but after thirteen ballots In
which no two voted for the same candidate,
it was given over. Colonel Lovel, Frank
Miller, Eydell Blker and Frank Middleton
were the men balloted for with varying
regularity. The board were to baYe met
Tuesday,
Albany Herald: Mr.. John Morgan. near
Shedd, has more than his share of accidents
around his farm. Another one occurred
this week. His son Orrin was running
chopper, when in some manner one of his
arms got between the belt and wheel, draw
ing it in and breaking an arm in two places,
then it caught young Morgan by the neck,
and threw him thirty feet across the barn,
fortunately not killing him. IN fact doing
little other damage.
The Winquatt Chatauqua circle met last
evening at the residepce OF s. l.. Brooks.
A pleasant and instructive evening was
spent, the topic under consideration being
tho ancient Greek architecture. After the
lesson Misses Iva Brooks and Alma Schmidt
played very pretty instrumental duet.
Those present were: Mesdames Bakeley.
Crandall, Brooks and Grey; Misses Frazier,
BrooGs and Schmidt; Messrs Collins and
Crandall.
Union Journal: A number of Eastern
capitalists are contemplating the con-
strucuon of large Irrigating ditch in
Asotin county by which thousands of
acres of agricultural land will be re-
claimed II is said it has caused consid
erable excitement In that section, and the
local land Office in this city is daily in re-
ceipt of contest proceedings of all the old
timber culture and homestead entries
made by persons Lying in that country.
The session of the legislature just
closed has outdone all that have preceded
1t in the way of appropriations. by way
of summary and aside from the general
appropriation bill may be mentioned the
following: Worlds fair, 100000; jute
mill, $4,000; branch asylum, $l65, 900;
militia, 100000; state university, $780,
900; agricultural college, $4,000; Wes-
ton normal school, $4,000; artesian
wells, $4,000; deaf mute school, $4,000.
Elmer Hall, of Gates. is reported as hav-
ing a racket with an old cougar a short DIS
tance north of that town the latter part of
last week, says the Mill City Gazette. The
moment that he saw the animal he fired his
repeater at him, only wounding the fellow,
when it started of, hastily pursued by his
dog. At short distance away he soou
heard them clInch and heard the tussel, but
on reaching the battle ground he discovered
that his trusty hunter had been fairly torn
to pieces by the brute, but there was no
cougar in sight.
Antelope Herald: 1t is wonderful the
amount Of intelligence sheep dog displays
in performing his duties. We had the
pleasure the other evening of watching one
of them put Allen Grants sheep in Billy
Kelsay's corral. The herder stood in the
lower part Of town, and by the various mo-
tons Of his hat the dog corraled the sheep
Just as well as. and even better than q man
could. Sheepmen could not get along with
out these dogs, and some of them are so in
telllgent and well trained that their masters
wouldn't take $500 for them.
Fossil Journal: Miss Emma G. Baker was
the court stenographer In the superior court
of KIttitas county, WASH. during the bank
robbery trials. She took down all the tes-
timony adduced in case of Cal Hale.
She writes to the editor of the Journal as
follows: 81 do not think that ever was
more surprised in my life than when heard
that Cal Hale was convicted. will always
think that he is innocent. am SO sorry for
both him and his relatives but perhaps he
will be free yet; l hope So" Miss Baker
but reflects the prevailing sentiment in FL
ensburgh.
Moro Observer: The wonderful hair pro-
iucing medicines which are so largely ad-
vertised nowadays and illustrated with por-
traits ''before using" and latter using"
Jade into Insignifcance when we gaze at the
new Columbian postage stamps. The one
cent stamp represents Columbus IN sight
If land" his face being innocent of any hir-
lutte covering; but on the two cent stamp.
which shows the Landing Of Columbus"
which must have occurred less than twelve
hours later, the great discoverer appears
With full beard. The great question now
lgitatlng the minds of historical students is.
Columbus. where did you get that beard!'
Albany Democrat: Hill. the man who
murdered Summers in Colfax several months
go, has Just been arrested in Arizona. To
sheriff jackson, of this city, is due consid-
rable credit for his arrest. Hill after the
-, .dar oar,a fo Alhanv and went nm the