The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-04-07
From Mondays Da ~.


came from Hood River on the afternoon
train.
Mr.. III. Pruett is wearing the marshai's
star for few days, and verv Jr,hlly hsls
the position.
Mr.. Chas. Schultz, of Go!dendale, WASH,
is in the city visiting his brother, Justice
Schultz, of West Dalles precinct.
The delegates from Bakeoven are Fl e
Rooper and G w Hsight, instead OF L Bur
CESS as published in Saturdays issue.
The Regulator will hereafter make daily
trips to and from the Cascades, connecting
at the latter place with the Dattes City.
There is one case OF diphtheris reported IN
the city. II 1t is properly quarantined I'D
there is no danger Of the disease spreading.
Mr.. Nj. J. Anderson, of Dufur, is in the
city. He is delegate TO the county con-
veption, and will remain IN the city until
after the meeting. ~ Ess
The following are the delegates to the Re-
publican county iconven tion from Antelope:
r A Kelsay. Wm Kelsay. 7 81 McGreer
and J e Murphy.
Mrs. Smith French and Miss Lovely,
who has been visiting her aunt Mrs. +. ID.
Sherman, in this city fer some time past
were passengers on the boat this morning
for Portland.
DR.. Snedaker and wife will leave to-
morrow morning on a visit 20 the midwinter
fair in San Francisco. They will return in
two weeks, when the doctor will be pleased
to wait on his friends and patrons, profesr
sionally.
Miss Rose Michel and Mrs Mary French
left on the afternoon train for Portland,
where they will take the steamship Cotum-
bia tomorrow night for San Francisco and
spend some time in the bay city visiting the
mldwlnter fair.
Mr.. Fred W. Wilson assumed the position
of purser on the Regulator this morning
Mr.. Wilson is young man OF excellent
business qualifications, and no doubt will
give general satisfaction in the performance
of his duties.
The pumps and machinery were hauled
out of the canal at the Locks Saturday. the
water being so high that work could not be
prosecuted Ssone-cutters will be kept
busy, and as sooo as the water reced
large force will be employed in the bed OF
the canal.
PrinevIlle Revieac: Commuulcation be-
tween North and South Prineville was sus
pended for time Thursdag by the bridge
across Ochoco on Nam street giving down,
but a foot bridge was provised and our.
neighbors on the north side got over. to the
business portion of town.
Mitchell has the only K. of p. lodge in
the county, says the 0choco ReUieao. One
will probably he organized in Prinevil e
during the summer. There are number OF
Knights there and they are desirous of hav-
ing lodge.
Nathan Pierce and his son, Henry, visited
their lands on the Umatilla reservation
Tuesday to make preparations for the
spring blowing and sowing. Mr.. Pierce
says he does not farm 1000 or 5000 acres, as
has been commonly reported, but about
1000 acres.
In a recent speech Bob Ingersoll con-
densed a whole library into this: SIT is
said that a full stomach inteferes with brain
work. The people have not had too much
to eat during the last year. They have had
a splendid opportunity to think, and the re-
suit will be an unprecedented Republican
victory this fall. :"
Last night some one entered the yard
the residence of Mr.. W. Veg
german and dug out a cherry tree that was
planted last fall. This morning, when Mrs.
Weggerman went out 10 the garden she saw
the tree had been dug up, but it was gone.
This is new species of larceny, and should |
be severely punished.
Union Journal: A young son of August |
Ferriaps, Of Wallula, was the victim of |
what will probably prove fatal accident |
last Thursday. During the recent food Mr.. |
Ferrians' house was carried away aud he |
was rebuilding on higher ground. While |
hauling load of material his son fell under |
the loaded wagon, wheel passing yer his |
indctI3g dangerous internal inju
ries. Perltonitis has set in and the chances |
Of recovery are slight. DR.. Bingham is at
ben6iDg the patient.
"A Portland paper saws: Pearl and Give |
aged 9 and years respectively, |
wer bandored by their father at Portland /
Thursday. Some time ago their mother
died in Eastern Oregon. and as the father
did not wish to care tor them he concluded |
to turn them oyer to their uncle, John Nc |
Intyre, who resides near this city, aud was
on his way TO Salem on that day when he |
slipped away and left the child |
rem alCne. They were cared for by an Of |
icer and the Boys and Girls Aid society |
notified.
Loealizer: The snowfall in the Cascade |
this winter has been enormous /
along the Great Northern road. although |
there are no records to show how it COM |
pares with previous years Ur to a week |
ago it had been slxty-three feet seven incnes |
on the summit, and after setti Dg it Iay |
twentv,six feet three inches deep vn the |
level, being above the tops of the telegraph |
poles. Unless 1t should pass away gradu-
ally through being melted by the sun, there |
is danger of serious foods and slides wnen |
warm rains come.
The preliminary examination of Mari |
New at Wamic last Thursday and Fcday /
for the crime Of rape was he'd by Justice
Swift Of that precinct Mr.. Ii Fl. .Riddeii, |
Of this CITY, represented the state, aud Hon.
Z. B Dufur the defense. The exlmination
occupied nearly two days On Thurs
day at 9 "A. the examination of witnesses
began and the testimony was net all taken
before Friday evening about 546'clock
Justice Swifs dismissed the case, as thu
facts discloaed did not substantlate the al
legations in the complaint.
A practice comu,onsaG- county postoffice. |
IS for persons who have locked boxes to tr,
their keys in 0Iher persons boxes TO see if
t wIlljfit or it the box is locked Very fea
Know that they lay themselves liable Co
orosecut tion and fine. This act ID violation
VI Uncle Sam's" postal law, aud is puaish-
Ible as such. a case occurred recently
where valuable mail was taken from box
n postottice by parties unknown. A
'oung man was arrested for the theft, aHo
Though the crime could not be proven, it
vas shown that he was in the habit of open.
ng boxes without per rmission, and he was
ined $500 and given one year in the peni7
entiarY. X
A. B. Owen, of Roseburg. made curious
discovery the other day in an oak tree
7hIch proved to be small leather pouch.
7hich had evidently been placed there
'ng time ago and was almost concealed by
new growth about 1t. Within this pouch
'ere several stock certificates in the
Thirty-one Upon Gold, Silver and Gold
lining Co." 6p incorporatp owning
roperty in ebs Golden Bar district.In
LAGER county, California. his stock
reRated l46 shareso SI00 each the ca pltal
;ock of the company being S62O, 200, and q
ere issued to ]. A. Manter on the date of {
oy 5. lS63-ovsr thirty years ago. Each /,
,rti6cate has attached to 1t 25 cent rev Ii
lue stamp. The question Is who placed
le papers in the tree, and when, and for t
hat purpose? Iv
From Tuesdays Daily.
j. D. Whitten Is in from Kingsley.
A. ". Haight, of Bakeoven, is in the
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Mr. r r. Sexton of KinosIev 10 in tba |