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

from Portland, they land in Tacoma only to
be again forced to wander and seek green
fields and pastures new. Like our noble
redmen, their sphere is contracting more
and more daily, and it is only a matter OF
time when they will have no abiding place
fsave cold Alaska. Up there, no doubt they
could enjoy quiet game of freeze out.
NJ. D. Roche. general agent of the Oregon
Keely Institute. recently visited this section
with view of establishing branch some
where in Eastern Oregon. After looking
oyer the field Mr.. Roche is much pleased
with Grand Ronde valley, and thinks that
10 better place could be found than at the
Hot Lake, six miles west of Union.
stock company will be formed, and there is
but Little doubt Keely Institute will be
established at that place.
The new postal money orders which have
been order d by the government will soon
be issued. In the new system there is little
or no complication. Sheets Will be issued
calling for amounts from one cent to three
dollars, which can be torn off to suit the
purchasers. The postmaster will have no
writing to do on it, the sender simply en-
dorsing it the same as check or draft.
One cent will pay the charges on any
amount up to three dollars, instead of five
cents as at present.
Last Thursday evening, says the Wasco
NeaDs, Mr.. j. c. Burkes took team from
| Mr. Leets stable and went to DeMoss
Springs tc attend the meeting. The team
was taken during the evening from where 1t
was hitched and was found about IL o'clock
that night In Moro in a ditch and one OF
the horses down. Fortunately nothing was
broken and the horses were uninjured. Mr..
Burkes and MIR. Leet know who took the
| team, and from present indications 1t will |
doubtless make work tor the grand jury
A warrant was issued by Justice Schultz
day or so since for citizen charged with |
assault and battery. He was arrested on a
warrant issued by Recorder Menefee for the |
same offence, and appearing, plead guilty |
and paid his fine. When arrested on the |
second warrant, the case was dismissed by |
the district attorney, to the great discom-
hture of the party assaulted. Another war
rant has since been issued for the purpose
of having him bound over to keep the
peace. Verify this community Is becoming |
a dangerous one.
Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, which
was the beginning of lent. According to
some writers, this is called lent because the
days lengthen; Others derive 1t from lens,
'slentIle," that food being eaten during
the lenten season. This season is the fast
OF forty days not counting Sundays, which
begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with
Easter Sunday. 1t commentaries the forty
days fast of our Lord in the wilderness.
The lentIle is sort of pea seen in this
country. Lentine -four is used for inYalids
IN some parts of Europe.
The hard winter appears to be having Its
effect upon the people of the Grand Ronde
valley, and they must be getting
short OF meat, as the following from the
Union Scout will verify: Joseph Schmidt,
Gilbert Schmidt and William Hill were ar
rested at La Grande last week charged with
the larceny of two quarters of beef and
some butchers tools, from the slaughter
house of Wallace & O'Ferle. They wei
given a hearing before Justice Knowles.
who bound th.m over in the sum Of $500
each, TO appear before the next grand jury.
Failing to give bonds they were brought 10
Unien n Friday, and placed in Jail.
H. S. Wilson returned from Portland to-
day where ne has been engaged IN the trial
of the case which was brought in the
q s. courts by Chinese company to force
l. II. Taffe to pay them for packing his en-
tire salmon catch of last season. The Chi
nese contracted to pack the catch for the en-
tle season, but stopped at the beginning OF
the close season in August Tade's largest
catch was after the close season, and he was
to hire new force to pack it.
The case was decidedly adversely to the
Chinese, who will hereafter. know {
" hat constitutes the entire fishing season.
Experience is good teacher, but 1t comes
NIGH