The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-02-18
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From SATURDAYS. Daily

From SATURDAYS. Daily
Sheriff Ward returned from Salem on tn
midnight train.
The river is rising, and it will be unsaf
to cross the ice after to-day.
Roofs and sideweIks were cleaned thi
afternoon of accumulated snow.
Several freight trains came through from
Portland yesterday and last night.
The John Day river is frozen over, 80 tina
whoe bands of stock cross at will.
1t ralned this afternoon, and from all in
dlcations the reign of winter Is over.
The mercury marked 40 degrees abov,
zero this afternoon, the warmest this year
The posto1ice at North Dalles will b.
opened Monday with Mr.. j. W. Jenkins al
postmaster.
The Prineville stage use sleighs to the
foot of Mckay mountain, and from there
change to wagons.
Boys and girls should enjoy sleighing and
coasting now, for 1t Is very evident in few
days these winter SPORTS will cease.
The ice gorge at the foot of the dalles is
grand sight. Blocks of ice are piled upon
one another for height of twenty FIVE or
thirty feet.
Mr.. A. P. Vennen. piano tuner of Port.
land, will be in the city during the coming
week. All orders addressed to him through
the postofice will receive attention.
The beautiful fell yesterday to the
depth of six inches; but this morning it had
shrunk considerably, and a few degrees
warmer temperature would change 1t into
slush ice.
One night last week when the mercury
was away down below zero calf, belong
ing to Henry Smith, froze to death In T. l..
Merrill's barn, near DeMoss Springs, Sher-
man county.
Speaking of DIR. Parkhurst's way of chas.
ing the devil out of New York, Sam Jones
says it reminds him of the way his dog run
hog out of Georgia cornieid. The dog
ran on ahead.
We learn from the Grant Dispatch that
SIX horses belonging to Mr.. Mckinney, fell
over the Squally Hook bluff and were ali
killed. The trail around the point was very
slippery with ice.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Coon of this
county, in relation to fruit pests, and which
was defeated, has been reconsldered and
passed the house. This will be good news
to our horticult1rIsts.
Notwithstanding the earnest desire ex-
pressed by our farmers for bountlful fall
of snow they appear to be wholly satisfied
now, and would be gratifed if the "beauti-
full would cease falling and the welcome
chinook make its appearance.
Captain Lewis is able to be out for the
first time Cor three weeks. His physician
required him to keep his room, as he con-
sidered that the former copyalescence was
not improved by his appearing on the
streets so soon after his recent illness.
The snow is of sufficient plastic nature
to-day to furnish amusement for small boys,
and it has been dangerous for any one to
pass certain street corners. Cinnamon are
the especial victims of snowballs, and these
ceiestials bear their wrongs PATIENTLY.
Several of the "boys"in the classic COM
munity of Moro were up before Judge Will
Eans of that city last Monday charged with
unlawful gaming. The alleged poker play
ers waived examination and gave bonds for
their appearance before tn grand jury,
which will be in session next month, Mon
dav, the 18th. G j. Bright prosecuted and
j. B. Hosford appeared for the defendants.
OOuTUIt. JaIleS 0IeHdrb culIOF VI LuS
Fossil Journal, returned from Ellensburgh
Wednesday night in time to assist in getting
out this weeks issue. The rest of the wit
nesses, except W. L. Wilcox who returned
on Wednesday also, will come later. The
state of Washington does not pay defend
ants witnesses where the verdict is that of
guilty. Some of the witnesses are therefore
about broke.
I,
ures, says the Moro Observer. Our neigh
bor DIekman had a circus last Saturday
while hauling off the remains of dead calf.
which had Just passed in its checks. The
horse to which the carcass was hitched
failed to realize that he was in the presence.
of death, and ran away with the remains,
rolling Mr.. DIekman over several times in
the soft snow, and turning the funeral into
burlesque.
Last Thursday evening very many of the
ne,ghbors of Mr.. Rawson started out In
sleighs to give that gentleman surprise
party, and hitched their horses to the fence,
leaving overcoats and wraps in the cutters.
After spending the evening very pleasantly
they were surprised in turn to find that the
sleighs had been robbed of their contents,
and the matter still remains mystery.
Whether 1t was a practical joke played by
some OF their friends or the work of tramps
is not known.
The reported discovery of sulphur
spring on the Willamette heights tract at
Portland, will be investigated when the
snow goes off. The spring was found by
lady who smelled the sulphur and imagined
that waste pipe from hades had broken in
that vicinity. The water has been an
alyzed and found to be very ''rich" IN sul-
phur. The discovery of such a spring will
save many Portlanders the trouble OF going
abroad to bathe In similar springs. 1t was
the only thing needed to make Portland
homellke and healthful
The case of the State of Washington VS..
Cal Hale, in the bank robber case at Ellens-
burgh, went to the jury Monday evening at
o'cl Dck, after one weeks hard work on
both sides. After deliberatlng six hours
the Jury brought in verdict of guilty, as
charged in the complaint" He will not
likely receive his sentence until the other
boys have their trials, Kimsey's being in
progress now. Some of Hale's witnesses
arrived home Wednesday, says the Condor
Globe. and r. port that an effort will be made
for another trial. The result is anxiously
awaited by friends of the boys In trouble.
The Grant Dispotch says: Some of our
contemporaries make so much fuss about
the weather we are having, that.It seems
useless to multiply words. OF course, so
much cold is rather unpleasant, but it's
what we have reason to expect at this sea.
son, and 1t is decidedly better for the coun-
try than warmer weather could be, and this
should be the paramount consideration. So
far, thee has been nothing that does not
give assurance of bountiful yields of both
grain and fruit next season. The loss of
stock SO far has not been very severe. The
farmers generally were prepared to winter