The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-01-27

vlsable 10 plant seeds vet for few days
J. D. Gihson, of WascO, IS ia the city.
W. E. Miller, of Bilgs. ~as 10 town yes
ierdaY
A. H. S-ark. pioneer resident of Co!up
hus, Wash, Is registered at the Unat;i a
House..
MIR. Chas. Smelling. formerly Of McMinn-
vile, In the city with the Intention OF
re -manently locating in The Dliies.
Robins were flying around the latter
part of last week; but they have given |
place to snow birds for the past three |
davs.
MIR J Pearaon, from the Big Bend of the |
Columbi is IN town &c dav h- arrive
last uirht, nd reports the WINE Ia th'
region as very mild.
Notwithstanding the condition of the
roads cattle, hogs and sheep are shipped
frcm the stockyards of X. Il. Sailmarshe
s. Co. almost every day.
Since the recent fall of snow the i'm
provement of Second street has necessa-
rily stopped; but will be continued rs
soon as the snow melts.
Hon. w. J. Mariner. county judge OF
Gillian county, aud w. L. Wilcox, sheriff
of that county, are IN the city examining
The streams in Grant county are higher
than they have been for sixteen wears. A
the town of John Day, the John Day rive'
oyerh Jwed its banks and did cnaSl ierabi=
damage.
MIR. T. H. Johnston, the merchant OF
Dufur. is in town to-day. He says the
depth OF snow in that town Is about tue
same as et The Dallcs, ard the ,cmpera-
| ture as mild
Some sleighs were in town today. The
streets are poorly adapted to this method
| of travel; but the parties inform US that
the snow is much deeper in the country
| than at The Dalles.
This evening The Dalles string band
| will give its first dancing party at Win
gates hall Excellent music has beln
| procured for the occasion, and undOuot-
| edly very enjoyable time Will be had.
As this is the proper season for spray
| ing we understand our horlicultIrlsts are
attending to their trees, and we noticed
large vat being made by slr. Dennis Bun
nell this morning for spraying purposes
The thermometer marked % degrees
| above zero this morning, the coolest day
| this year.. In 1883 the fret week ia Feb
rusry was the 'coldest of the season, the
mrrcury ranging from degrees to 10 below
| zero.
Persons who have come from the coun-
| try during the last few days say the
roads are in terrible condition. In
places the mud is up 10 fhe axle OF the
wagon, and the highways are almost i'm
! passable.
! Ii Geolosist Newei's theory is correct,
that 10 per cent OF the land now owned by
! ba irrI.g fed
| the want of water, there ueed be no un.
pleasant apprehensiots respecting ano'her
| flood recurring a e ord NOah's ara.
Daniel N. Luce. one OF the pioneer set
tiers of Grant county, dec at John Day on
January 10Th. He was seriously injured
last year while riding after cattle, and had
| not fully recovered when he was attacked
by la grippe, from which he meyer rallied.
Democrat: The Salem Fruit and Pro-
duce Company shipped another car load
oil apples to Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday
last This Is perhaps the last load OF
| green fruit of last years crop that Will be
| shipped from here, as it is getting late in
the season and fruit is getting scarce.
The grand ball of the East End Hose
Co. promises to be one OF the most i'm
portan: events of the season. This com
| pany has been organized since the great
! fire of september, 1891, and is imposed
OF the principal business men of that por
tion OF the city and the most actIye fire.
men. The coming ball is the first party
! given by the company, and should be lib
orally patronized.
MIR. M. M. Cushing, who has the con-
tract for Seeping the poor of this county,
| this morning found one of his patient
standing in Mill creek with the water up
to his waist. He had been in this position
an hour before being discovered, and was
very much chilled when brought to the
house. He is evidently insane. and will be
examined by a commission. .
We haye received from Hon. w. R. Ell:
| lis, the letter of the secretary of war,
transmitting report-of board of engineers
regarding distractions in the Columbia
river 1t contains several very extensive
| profile drawings of the proposed ship
railway above this city and also OF the
portage road, and is accompanied by a
very elaberare map of the wheat-grewiDg
portion of the Inland Empire.
| The court of Justice Schultz has been
busy with criminal cases during the past
two days. Yesterday man by the name
of Chas. Doll made complaint against
Mr. and Mrs F. w. L. Sklbbe for assault
and battery, and warrant of arrest was
| issued. The parties were arrested ,ple AIDED
| guilty to the charge and were fined $25
and costs. This amount was liquidated,
and Sklbbe again met the man doll and
| forcibly interviewed him. This morning,
in consequence, he was again arrested for
assault and battery, and was fined $40
| and costs. This was also paid, and the
| matter ended.
i The Goldendale Courier ofJ anuary 10Th
comes to our exchange table, half-sheet,
printed on manila paper, and with the
| following editorial at The head of its col
umns: with this issue we bid the read
ers of the Courier farewell We have
| been struggling against fate for the last
three months, hardly knowing from one
day to another where the money was to
come from 10 pay for our paper, and now
with an empty WOOD shed, an empty
pocketbook, 800 "busteG" subscribers, no
credit, the last months paper bill over
due, the last weeks issue held in the ex
piess Office e o. D., and with $1,000 due
us on eur books, We are Obliged 10 sus-
| pend"
At Pendleton Saturday night man
| named "Shorly" Kelly, Union Pacific
| bridge carpenter, stabbed a man named
! Charles Calhoun, the blade of the knife
striking the eighth rib aud glancIng, says
| the PenGleton Tribune. The trouble
started in fun over the throwing of snow
balls, in font of a beer hall on Main
street. The two principals had a set-to as
result of the funny business, after
| which Kelly departed IN the direction of
the railroad depot. Calhoun and others
followed HIM, and after playing hide-and-
seek among the box cars without finding
Kelly, Mr. Calhoun discovered that he had
been stabbed. The wound is not consid-
cred TO be dangerous.
a band of steck thieves are supposed to
be operating in both UmatIlla county and
Northern Grant, as quite a number of beet
cattle have disappeared from these two
counties this year without the owners. con-
cent, says the Long Creek Eagle Only
few weeks ago Mrs. Lena GnrklIpg gathered
twenty head OF beef cattle from the section
where her cattle ragged on the Middle Fork. |
They were driven to the ranch of her father,
John Allan 90 Birch cre;k. and placed in
pasture. From the pasture the entire band |
OF twenty head were stolen, together with |
few head belonging to Mr.. Allan. These |
cattle thieves have been operating now for |
several years, aud should be apprehended |
and given the benefit OF the law. However, |
a little hemp experience is none too severe |
for a fellow that would be implicated in |
stealing cattle from widow woman.
For Over FIfsy Yeas.
AN OLD AMI WELL-TRIED REMEDY-