The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-12

| tnRn IL mas Deen IOr years, anu snoulo Gu
mand the highest price. Since the intr
dust Oh of improved breeds in our foe
| the H.eces have been much better, q
less wool that crowded our market
years.
We are grati6ed to learn that the cor
mittee appointed at the meeting last evel
ing met with good success. today, and tn
500 will be raised by our citizsps for Il
improvement OF Current creek hill.
There was a heavy frost on the grour
last night; but no injury to fruit was di
cernible in this locality. The frost ma
have been severer on the creek bottom
where the principal orchards are situated
In filing the ditch dug for the new sew
ID Court street large hose was attached
fire plug, and the hole was filled wit
water This, il is claimed, makes the diI
settle solidly so as to leave no emoankmer
afterwards.
| Grant, among other fossil remains, ha
one of an oak tree about twelve feet Ion
/ and over two feet In diam+ter 1t wa
| found in the canyon of the John Day, an
was hoist d out by means of a capstsn an
brought to the town on wagon.
The Albany Democrat Is informed tina
there is a suci list club with fifty member
in Albany They are branch of genera
organ,z alton that will occupy 80 600 acre
of land in Mexico. when the necessary mum
Der is secured to start the colony.
An exchange says: An Alameda woman
who has been married to thirteen different
men has Just gone where. according to thu
best authority, there is neither marrying
nor giving 10 marriage It Is pnzze Il
surviving friends how she will contrive tc
amu-e herself
Statesman: It has been ascertained that
Wm. Mckinley, governor OF Ohio, AID the
champion of protection. will not be able tc
come TO Oregon to deliver spec, hes during
the present campaign. The great amount
of business requiring his attention makes 1t
necessary for him to abaudon his "trip TO the
midwinter fair and Oregon.
As spring advances a spirit of improve
ment is noticeable throughout the city ;
houses are he ng repaIDted. grounds aud
alleys are being divested of their rubbish in
some parts of the city. This together with
the street i'm rovemeUts under way and the
new CT ossW alks to be constructed, will give
the city an inviting appearance.
This is encouraging. A minister at Little
,he .,-;. 90 .nJ !. .bor t-onhls. from, lss5 to
,be nresent time and has made nronh cips
ro IqOo Of the EXISTING tropbles ne saws.
..rna ,,r..sn, r,nvement "a forment.t;on of
onH citing thoughts Look out for hell and
fo law nn,iI $500
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ment, started Ma, 5 h on tour Of inspec-
tion of the Pacific coast naval stations.
During this trip he will visit Puget sound,
md may possibly step short time at towns
u the northwest. The DaIles is not down
a the list for ANYTHING IN the navy line,
,ur should he .'tak- in'' this city on his
rip he would be cordially received.
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hev, an. M's' Cu'is ,e'' y" VIC
...m IN a.', III. n tsa ,t IS ,sa Eo.a..;l.' -
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Rev. VIM A Trow of that CT y. He is
q able expsunder of the truth, and has
many admirers ard friends in his congrsga.
ION. who will welcome him back to his
ulpit.
xate.man. The state Prohibition nomi-
atious :, oether With the aeceptances have
cen filed WITH ths ,ecretarv of state beino
me in number. and. all the state uomiua-
ons of the four parties being in. that off
iai epsn the work of preparing the .soffi- |
Al state baIIot." tb,s will consist of thirty
names-nine tor each party. a dupll-
ate copy thereof was forwarded TO each
ountv on the oth, aud one VIII ne posted In |
conspicuous place in his ofiice.~
Mr. James KelIv nj K,no.Iev gave ps a
Iso.ant call to-dav Hs a.v. the fro.. has
an or,te heavy IN the Tvoh ,,doa and |
Iopdav NIGHT ice formed on water. What
iury this has done to fruit he could not
ate. but its effects were discernible. Wheat
I'm fullv recover from the bIioh. II the sea.
m ia fvorable but the weather has been
cold that there has been bnt little orovth
sra,n. Fail and volunteer wheat ~ in
,celleus cond,tlon. an; spring sown has
ade its appearano- abo a ground. but warm
Gather is required.
Walla Watln il undouhedIv q fruitful
oion. and this is what the Statesman saws
!, .Nsv.r ... tba,a .noh . NJ I;t;c 80.
n in this valley Eyen the teIsgranh noIes
. in hIoom A. The head of Tenth street
AR Garrison creek. ia a t.lecranh nols
hicb hears one blossom. of what nature IA
~ known. some Veara ago a aGe0 HaQ /
doed In q large crack Of the mole. dirt had
th.red around the ..ed and during tbs
,st week a Iarye blossom. ,im,Iar to a
,errv bloom burst forth -
The labor unions OF Cincisnati are trying
secure rates by which 5000 to 1000 labor.
= y cars The time they wish to reach
..hinoton il Nav 9Stb Tbev intend IN
onersse With Coxey's man. also In nroe
: passao- OF the Davis hill which "a for
3 nurpase Of making good the $40. OOO.-
% lost of nat,ora al currency aimee the war
mother nlan Il to uroe unon oenoress the
.s.ge of = biIl annronr;at,no large ann,
monsv for build,nq canals in the west
r the ir,igatino and ,e.la,m,no arid lands
no .c-omnIished w,II enlist 3 onmber of
,rL,no rns,, now ao;na +h rouoh . sss.on
forced ,dleness
An nld-Fanaw Familiarity known as "old
'sy" was found dead in her sqaIid hut at
on the morning OF May 9th; Lucy
Q pe"P'e Oh Coiuhoos tor Wanf years.
re- whose true history wonld male a thrill.
a .nd e,c;t,no volum. Sbe h., h.d two
nite husbands. and once or twice has mar