The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-03-04
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boat d. s.. Baker will soon start in the rive
traffic.
Mr.. Arthur Kennedy, foreman of the Al
lIngton Record. is in the city visiting friend
and relatives
Very many building improvements ar
being talked about as soon as sprini
weather Is assured.
Some of our citizens have begun garden
ng. Early plants and flowers are alway
seen around The Dalles.
Frank Ohlegschlager is on trial in Port
land for the murder OF William Woodbridge
The evidence is very strong against him.
The jury in the case of A C. Collins VS.
Ell. Herbring returned verdict last evening
tor the plaintiff, and assessed his damages
at S92.
The roads leading from Rockland are re-
ported in good condition, the wind having
dried them up go they can be easily
travelled.
Ray Logan Is visiting his father, DIR.
Logan in this city. The young man is pur-
suing course of studies at the Bishop Scott
academy, Portland.
ii Hawaii Is annexed 1t would be desir.
able winter resort for overtaxed brain
workers. 1t will be perfect paradise for
hoboes and tramps.
Base ball is being aeitated in some towns
in Eastern Oregon. 1t is time for our boys
to begin to drill, or they will lose their
laarels IN this regard.
A light fall of snow covered the Klickltat
hills this morning; but 1t DON disappeared
before the SUMS rays, and at 10 o'clock the
hills W re bare as usual.
The Dalles will be properly in ito
use parlance-with a branch insane
asylum, an open river to the sea and the
largest wool market on the coast.
The Regulator arrived at her wharf at
AIS this afternoon, having left Yesterday
morning at 7 o'clock. Navigation is now
open and regular trips will be made here.
after.
W. S. Hale, of Haystack, Grant county,
contemplates experimenting with number
of semi-tropical crops during the coming
season, including cotton, tobacco, broom
corn and sorghum.
Rich men being made targets for bullets
will be consolipg to editors and lawyers,
who give their labor for the benefit of the
public, and never expect to receive com
mensurate remuneration.
Careful examination of the growing
wheat, says the Arlington Record. shows
that it has come through the winter all o.
X; there being perfect stand with the
soil in fine condition, everything points to
the largest crop We have ever had.
Two new counties in Western Oregon
have been formed and given the names of
Lincoln and b aine. They were cut off
from the counties of Benton and Lane
which were named in the days
when Oregon was counted in the Democratic
column.
The team attached to the butcher wagon
of Chrisman Bros. took a free run up Third
street this morning, and after circing
around block OF two, without doing any
material damage, stopped of their own voli-
tion 1t created a little excitement for a
time; but when it was ascertained that no.
body was hurt the public pulse assumed its
normal condition.
A Grant county schoolmaster is in
quandary whether to accept as a warning or
a special dIspensation, the following note
received from proud parent: Il request
that you give my boy Johnny souni
whenever he misbehaves himself
Or negects his lessons. You may rest as
sured that will be ready TO return you the
at any time"
From persons who have made enquiry it
IS estimated that there are so, 600 bushels of
potatoes in Washington county. OF other
arm products consisting of oats, wheat, hay |
and onions now ready for market there is
sufficient to bring 5000, 600 into circulation.
Potatoes are now quoted at cent per |
POUND, but it is feared before the roads will |
permit marketing, the price will drop to
lalf cent.
The Hood River Glacier very justly COM
plains about parties in that vicln ty killing |
leer, and says: ave give them notice that |
when the next grand jury meets every one
# them against whom the evidence can be |
procured Will be prosecuted. The deer are
)oor, unfit for fool, and ON account of the
leep snow are helpless. Their killing is
vanton cruelty, and will no doubt be pun.
she'd as it should by the guilty ones being
ent.to jail for from six months to "a year.
The court house resounded this morning
With deep-soundlng eloquence, and our re-
,ortel thought criminal was being de-
ended in a murder trial; but was very
much disappointed to find 1t was only
ebate on a cost bill, In which one attor-
ey was attempting to produce argument
or its reduction and the other to substsn.
late its items. Of course, it must be
that fees of counsel were not
ttacked by either ofth attorneys.
New York has sensation in the service
John Jacob Astor as trial juror IN lit
lie case involving the non delivery of lot
eggs. There is no good reason why he
nd others of s sta nding in the community
hould not so serve. If solId citizens would
axe less trouble to get excused from jury
uty, or ould serve instead of paying their
mes, there would be less ground for COM
laint Of the failure of the jury system.
ir. Astor has simply acted the part of
ood citizen. Why should he not?
A recent storm at Bay Center caused =.
thousands of dollars loss to oystermen, says |
he a storian. A portion of the wharf was
-ashed away and communication with
seamers must now be effected by dingy.
iungers were dashed against the wharf
nd broken, scows wrecked and batteaux
1T. The heaviest losers are w r Marion,
William Mill, Captain Lanfare, Albert
umpton, George Brown, Leonard Rhodes,
[ H Brown. and W B Clark. Mr.. Clark's
aptha launch was capsized and all the ma |
linery went to the bottom.
Lewiston Teller: Captain Baughman re-
lrned from Portland Monday afternoon.
e will take charge OF the Fdron as usual.
he reports to the contrary are uufounded. !
he boat was brought up from winter quar-
RS Yesterday and went down on a trial
I'D to day. II everything is all right the I
,gular trips will begin Monday. The boat
Ill make three trips a week for time, I
avlng here Mondays, Wednes lays and i
ri1ays, at A. M, and returning, leave
iparia on arrival of trains and arrive here ,
, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
he officers are the same as last year: E. !
;. Baus hman. captain; 81. G. Baughman, !
ate; W. c. Jordon, purser; A. P. Brown, |;
,iet ensIneer; jake Mortz. steward.
Vancouver Independent: 1t was largely 8
le to this Oregon misfortune 1.-THE mortgage
K law] that Washington's growth and
,ancial resources surpassed the growth :
I'd development of Oregon To this fact :
ID the unceasing efforts of Portland capit- :
lists to remove this law and further the
st interests of their state they were led
the repeal of the obnoxious mortgage tax :
W, and Oregon is once more free state.
ve say free because it has been relieved
om the most damnabe encumbrance that
,er disgraced the fair name of the state,
ID it may now go forth to the financial G
orld that another unfettered field for prof e
able investment is now open. The ban IL
Is been removed.
A queer freak of electricity was witnessed
st night on Front street. The wire con-
lctipg the electric current from the dyna. :
O, for distance of about SIX feet from ..
e pole on which it was placed, became so
tensely heated that flames leaped from it,
I'd theu burned off and fell to the eide ,,