The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-04-01
From TUESDAYS Daily.

Hon. w. H. Biggs, of Wasco, is in town
to-day.
Mr.. A. Graham, of Centerville, WASH,
is In the city.
Mr.. Cummins, of the Centerville Leader,
is in the city.
Mr., Ed. Mills. of Walla Walla, is visiting
friends in the city.
Severe colds prevail in the city; but no
sickness of serious nature.
Hon. j. FL. Mosier, of Mosier, is regis
tered at the Umatilla House.
Mr.. j. t'rofton, merchant of Center
vile, Wash, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. A. Buchler was passenger on the
Regulator this morning for Cascade Locks.
A bright spring day. with Iarks singing,
flowers blooming, and nature putting on her
garh of spring.
Harper's and Scribner's for April, and all
late periodicals on sale at NJ. T. Nolan's
postotfice bookstore.
I Mr.. Nj. L. Nolan, our postmaster, who
| has been sick for some days past, is again
able to be on the streets.
The regular meeting of the common
council will be held on Saturday evening in.
stead of Monday evening next.
The pupils in the public schools are
making preparations for Arbor day, and
| the exercises on that occasion will be very
interesting.
Mr.. T. Denton, who lives several miles
up Mill creek, says that winter b as not
left that region, and there is still consid-
cradle snow on the hillsides.
The county court has been sued in the
justice court at Fossil, and the case has
been taken to the circuit court on writ Of
review, and all this over fee bill of few
dollars.
Friendship Lodge, No. 9, K. of p, con-
ferred the rank of knight on five esquires
last night. There were several visitors
present from Mt. Adams lodge at Center
vile, Wash.
The release of Hale and Kimsey are
hailed with Joy by the citizens of Gillian |
county. For the purpose of sending wit
nesses to Ellensburgh subscriptions had |
been raised to the amount of $50.
The o. N. G.. will have new equipments
throughout, and there will hereafter be no
complaints made because of the lack of ac-
coutrements. Capt. Buschke,o of A. Co.. has
given the necessary orders for those coming
to this city and expects to receive them at
an early day.
The cavalry troop now numbers thirty.
five, and as soon as forty names can be pro-
cured they will be mustered into the ser.
vice. This company will be composed of
citizens of this and Sherman county, and
will be the only mounted men-except OIL
cers-in the Oregon National Guard.
These fine days bring out the trotting
stock of The Dalles, and we believe this
city can boast of as fine animals as any
in ha r1nr a fhax oriN Of1r |
streets they give evidence of good run
ming qualities.
Mr.. J. j. Cozart, of Grant county,
brought in town to-day thirty fine road
sters, and now has them at one of our liy-
cry stables. These are destined for the
Portland market, and are IN fine condi-
ton and well broken to drIye.
The gamblers of Roslyn were routed
by the city council and fed to Gle Elum,
where they opened up on q grand scale.
That Roslyn may still have the benefit OF
their calling, they have established a line
of free 'busses between the cities for the
accommodation of the deyotees of the
tickle god of chance.
NJ D. Mcconnell, of Watervllle, has not
been seen since December 23d. He left
his ranch, near the mouth of Moses Cou-
lee, to go to Rock Island, six miles DIS
tant, on that day, and has not been seen
or heard of since. 1t is supposed that he
perished somewhere on the way, but no
trace of him has been discovered.
Washington supplied the flag staff that
mounts the flag at the Washingtons' worlds |
tar building, Chicago, and Is 23S feet long.
1t seems that that state is destined to fur.
nish the flag poles for different nations.
One is to be sent to Japan $50 feet long. It ,
Is Dext proposed to furnish one of the big
sticks to China. The pole at Chicago is a
great curiosity to the people of the prairie
state. ,
The fellow who stole four feet out of the !
bottom of the county well, says the Fossil
Journal should be leniently. dealt with. ,
He displayed an ingenuity worthy of a
better cause, and merciful Judge when
sentence will surely take INTO !
the terrible risk of drowning !
the man took while making the steal. The
prisoner Is locked up in the jail at night and
sntombed in the well during the day.
Er: When General Joseph Lane was in T
congress there was United States district v
udge to be appointed for this district. n
General Lane offered the appointment to his
Colonel L. F. Mosher, of Rose
burg The colonel refused the appointment
or fear of his being a relative of Lanes 7
night injure the general politically. Gen
,ral Lane then asked him to recommend y
omeone and he recommended Matthew P. S.
Deadly, who got the appointment. il
The East End has lively appearance. p
There are considerable Improvements be- d.
ng made, and the spring season promises :