The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-03-31
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mr.. Henry Hudson, OF Nansene. Is in the
city.
MIR. T. II. Johnston, the Dufur merchant.
is in town
MIR. G.. W. Robertson. of Nauseue. is in
town to-day.
Curbstone conventions are very popu
lar these days.
MIR. Fen Batty returned last evening from
two weeks sojourn on his faim near Wap-
initia.
The Republican primaries will be held
tomorrow, and spirited contest may be
expected.
Harper's and Scri6ner's for April at M.
T. NOlan's postoffice bookstore. These
are excellent numbers.
The light showers of rain enjoyed yes
terday refreshed vegetation, and to-day
has been nearly perfect.
a carload Of sheep and q carload OF cattle
lett the stockyards of r. E Saltmarshe &
20. To-day for the sound.
Farmers are busy blowing, and we have
assurances that more land will be planted
in grain this year than ever before.
The baseball season Is beginning. and the
tAAS
contest for glory on the diamond field
The delightful weather during the past
few days has made the roads in good con-
ditlOn, and farmers have no complaints
about the highways.
Z The property-owners having improved
Second street, the city is now covering
the squares at the intersection of thor
oughfares with crushed rock.
Mr.. James II. Lappeus, chief of police
of Portland from 1870 to 1879, died in
that city yesterday morning after long
and painful illness, aged 66 years.
Next Sunday the trout-fshing Season
fish caught in streams IN this vicinity
may be properly classified and not de-
nominated salmon trout.
This is the proper season of the year to
clean alleys, and all debris should be re-
moved. AS requisite to health this is
necessary, and an ounce of prevention is
always better than pound OF cure.
The funeral of the late Dr.. L Wander.
pool at Dufur yesterday was attended by
large number of friends and neighbors.
Rev. A. J. Brigham preached a sermon at
the house, and the Masonic fraternity re-
hearsed the ritualist c services at the grave.
The Republic of North Yakima has been
sold to the Ranch company, which will con
tinue both publications. The Ranch has
made an excellent start and Is deserving of
patronage. The new proprietors of the
Republic are. I z Wilcox. E H Libby, w
d Wilcox and George Tuesley.
A dispatch was received to-day announc-
ing the appointment of Mr.. Geo Herbert,
United States store seeper for the stillery
at Grant, Sh rnsn county. This 's good
selection. and Hon. Henry Blarkman will
receive congratulations on his choice. Mr..
Herbert is lifelong Democrat, and com.
petent in every regard to fill the position.
A man in a neighbor:ng town says that
when he meets hog now in the road he
feels like taking off his hat to it. Be-
cause, he says, the American hog Is the
salvation of this country. When every
thing else fails, when wheat is low, and
horses won't sell, when the farmer is at
his wits end 10 know where to get The
money to pay his taxes and interest, the
hog comes to his rescue and helps him
out. Long live The American hog.
Gen. Compson has issued an order that
Captain M. G Butter6eld, brigade inspec-
tor general, inspect the following compan-
les of the Third regiment on the dates
mentioned: March 28th, Co u a.,
River. 6.P M; March %, Co. G., The
Dallss, s Pm; March 3Osh. Co. A, at
Wasco, P. M; March 3lst, Go. B at Wes-
ton. P. NJ, and April I'd, Co. F at Baker
City, II. M. Captain ButterfieId will be
accompanied by Major jackson, U. s. A.
An idea of the remarkable increase in the
growth of wheat in the Argentine Republic
is shown by tn following figures, that will
interest American producers. In 1850.
100 600 we're under cultivation, which pro-
duced 80, 900 tons of wheat; IN 1850. l60..
boo acres produced 40. 600 tons; in 1870.
240, 600 acres produced 60. 600 tons; in 1880,
400 600 acres produced 10000 tons; in
1890. $780, 900 acres produced SOC, 900
tons. and III 1893. 6, 100. 900 acres produced
!, ,920, 600 tons. The average yield per acre
last year was fourteen bushels.
Localizer: Emil Peterson has plenty of
aluminium on his place which joins W.
Bulls land. 1t is accessible to the
'ailroad and is near the water power to
'un the aluminium works. That shows
hat there is a large body Of the clay in
hat locality, and plant erected there
would have business for a hundred years
o come. We shall look for large busi-
less to grow out Of this valuable deposit.
W. A. Bull informed US that he has Sc
cured 20OO acres of this ALUMINIUM de-
JOSH for the company. We hope that
teps will be taken Immediately to de-
'elop this wonderful deposit.