The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-02-04
IrEMs IN BeIEF
From SATURDAYS. Daily


There is not much poetry in this tenn
perature, except one takes delight in desc.
lation and dreariness.
Mr.. H. Anderson, the contractor on the
Regulator, having finished the work, left
for Portland on the evening train.
Again the beautiful snow came down last
night and increased the depth of the con-
gealed element about three inches.
The condition OF Father Bronsgeest has
not improved since Yesterday. and he Is
very seriously sick at his residence.
Dr. Rnehart has moved from his old res
Idence on Union and Ninth street to his ele.
CANT residence at the head of Laughlln
street ON the bluff.
Grant is agitating the question of water
works. There is a bountiful supply on the
bluff above the town, which would furnish
an abundance at little expense.
Judging from the items In the Grant Dis
patch, Bro Brooks is infatuated with that
town, and perhaps, in the near future, may
settle down and grow up with the country.
The principal industry to-day is putting
up ice, and hotel keepers and saloon pro-
prietors have large force of men employed
cutting into convenient pieces the frozen
river.
The Mignonette club gaye very enjoy
able dance last evening at Fraternity hall.
There was large attendance, and the mu-
SIC furnished added attractiveness to every
number.
Raley introduced resolution that COM
mlttee of three be appointed Of hold-over
senators to make a complete investigation
of probable costs, etc., of portage railway
on the Columbia river between The Dalles
and Cello, which was adopted.
We desire to return our thanks to the
manager of the WGsco Sun for opportune
help in an hour of necessity. Last Wednes.
to the machinery while working off the
dailv edition, and the Acme of the Sun
printed the remainder of the papers.
Moro Observer: To illustrate how cheaply
horses may be purchased at the present
time, we may mention that Sheriff Leslie
sold two mares for $50 90 and a colt for
$l4 90. in Moro last Saturday. The mares
which were easily worth $50 90 head,
were bought by j. A. Dickerson, and the
colt by Frank Sayrs.
We have been asked several times in re-
lation to the amendment to the bill reyulat-
ing fees of clerks and sheriffs, which was
amended by Mr. Coon, of this county, by
striking out Wasco. The bill has not been
received by us. and we can say nothing re-
garding the merits or dement's of the pro-
visions or of the amendment.
Exchang : A woman complains about
the new Columbian stamps because they
are SO large that it takes great expense of
tongue to supply the requisite moisture.
Some smart parsgrapher will, no doubt, re-
marx that the female sex o ight t. be
equal to the emergency, but we shall never
be tempted to say anything SO real mean.
Neverl
Last weeks snow had almost cleared
away, when snow again commenced to fall
early Thursday morning, says the Fossil
Journal. As we go to press there is
depth of over SIX inches in the few places
where 1t has not drifted. A strong wind
has been blowing most of the time, and the
roads are probably blockaded by this time
by large drifts.
Tho man who was arrested Thursday
night near Mays & Groves hardware store
had his examination this afternoon before
Recorder Menefee, and was bound over in
the sum of $500, to answer the charge of
burglary. His name is j @. Hanson, and
no doubt he has followed tn Cuisines" of
breaking into houses at other times, as the
necessary tools were found on him.
Lone Rock cor. Condor Globe: The de-
lightful warm weather came to an abrupt
end Wednesday night by the appearance of
the seyere-t snow storm we have had this
winter. Should it continue long, stock OF
all kids will suffer greatly. Some Hay.
ack people are in town, and report the
storm worse over there than here.
The small boy has royal fun these days
attaching his sled t. cutters and taking
free ride through the streets. The halycon
days of happy boyhood are not disturbed
by snow storms or the defeat of the portage
railroad bill.
Mr.. j. Folco was arrested Wednesday for
sending obscene letters through the mails
He had his examination before the U. s
commissioner IN this city yesterday, and
was held In the sum of $500 to answer the
crime before the q. S district court. The
bail was furnished and Folco Is again at
liberty.
The work on the Regulator has been COM
pleted, and the boat Is now ready to be
launched. Mr.. H. Anderson, president of
the Willamette Ship Building Co., of Port
land, was the contractor, and the craft has
had new belsons. new hog CHAINS and thor
oughly caulked. The b acksmith work was
done by Mr.. L. Payette, who has a black
smith shop In this city, and is all hrst-elass.