The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-04-14
From Tuesdays Daily.

The salmon season begins to-day.
DR.. j. 4. CardwelI, of Portland, gave US
a pleasant call this afternoon.
Mr. Emile Schanno returned last night
from a short visit In Portland.
Mr. d. L.. Gates. the merchant OF the
Cascade Locks. is i'll the city to day.
Mr.. Aaron Frazier, the principal of the
public schools at Dufur, Is in the city.
Mr.. ID. G. Herrin, wife and two children.
of La Grande, are registered at the Una
tilla House.
Mr.. J. H. Cradlebaugb. of the Glacier.
was in at tendance on the Democratic con-
vention today.
Mr. Frank Lee, editor of the n. W. Pa
cifc Farmer, is in the city attending the
horticultural society.
The Democratic convention passed of
very harGs onious today, and the nominations
made created little contest.
The city has very fair representation
today of leading Democrats from differ
ent precincts in the county.
Fruit trees are in blossom and forest trees
have begun Co wear a mantle OF green.
Spring has come, gentle, etc.
Mrs. A. NJ. Williams and daughter, Miss
Jeanette, arrived on the Regulator last
evening from a short visit at Portland.
Mrs. A. j. Gehres and family left last
night on visit to San Francisco CAL,
where they will remain some days visiting
friends and relatives.
A very agreeable social party was given
at the residence of MIR. Theodore Mesplie
on Mill creek last Saturday evening.
There was large attendance OF people
In that vicinity, and the hours passed
very pleasantly in amusements.
A new sidewalk has been laid through
the cut on Union street, where the rock
crusher has been chewing up the bluff for
some time past This Is a great convent
ence to residents or the hill, and this
street Is now one of the best in the city.
Mr.. C. r. White, of Meadows. Idaho, is
in the city. He is the father of Mrs. L. L.
Branner, and paid visit to his daughter
while enroute from the midwInter fair In
San Francisco. He describes the exhibition
as something grand, and a credit to the
state of California.
What hast thou in thy big, heavy basket,
sweet little maid? Provisions for the poor,
trow me! Nay, good sir, l a school girl
am, and these be choice lot of plump
arithmetical problems selected by my gen.
erous teacher for the gleeful and joyous en-
tertaInment of myself and parents till bed
time doth break our happiness.
In the Ashland mine, two and one-half
miles east of that city, there was rich
quartz strike Monday, worth $40 ton in
the 600 foot level. An eight foot ledge of
this stuff makes a rich strike In mining
parlance. A big banquet and dance will
be given at Ashland Saturday night, as
this is a big thing fer all Southern Ore
gOn.
Canyon City does not resemble In every
respect that city whose streets are said to
be paved with pure gold, but while walk
ing through her streets one undoubtedly
treads on much precious metal. The Lock-
wood boys panned out several dollars last
week from piece of bedrock in the street
near their mothers residence. Young
America as miuer appears to be success
George w. Harper. agent at the Una
tilla Indian reservation, says The East
Oregonian, WIS in town Saturday and
stated that the leasing of the lands belong
ing to the Indians on the reserve was goin
on finely. There is good demand for the |
lands, and large portion of that which IS |
subject to cultivation is hargained for |
There seems to be sut6ciency of money |
available for the rental ices, as judged |
from the prompt payment by the lessons
Baker City Democrat: MIR. S B. Kid |
der has sold his band of 1900 head of |
mutton sheep to MIR. j. E Frick, of the |
Baker City National Bank, who will ship |
the entire lot 10 Stockdale, a suburb of |
Chicago, where they will be fed for a I
time before placing them on the market. |
MIR. FrIck just sold s0D0 head In Chicago
The other dav after having ted the band at
realizing good figures, but if
he had held on few days longer he
would have done much better, as the
Il arket has an upward tendency.
Albany Democrat: An exciting affair
occurred few days ago ON the oantiam.
A young man in the presence of several
)ther yeung men made peculiar kind of
, remark about three youag ladies', prob
ably not intending all it implied. The
loung ladies we're informed of it. One
,f them took six shooter, the ether
vfips and called on the man for the pur-
bose of doing some active work with
lin; bnt he apologIzed and declared his
emarks had been misconstrued, and the
whipping was not given.
La Grande Chronicle: The high water
las knocked the piling from under the mid.
lie part of the railway bridge at Island
hty. When the up-bound EIgin train
cached that point, about five o'clock last
vening, crossing could not be made.
Conductor Gulling and Engineer Enos
trained the English language somewhat,
nd several passengers made go-as.you
lease march for this city. The yard en-
inc here beng absent. engine No COG,
1hIch was waiting for the westward fast
hail. took a caboose and brought up the
assengers. The fast mail train was thus .
elayed here twenty minutes
East Oreyon;an: A gNrtIemsn from Pilot
sock said Sunday tnat the shearing of
heep had begun out in that locality
'harles Cunningham has large force of
len engaged In this work. He Is sneari q
ne bucks and will soon commence on the
reedinR sheep. On this ranch. as well as
a all the sheep ranches. the clip being ,,
ken from the sheep is exceptionally large :
mis- spring, and ths quality is said to be ex.
client. Sheep owners are only awaiting