The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-03-10

were given free lodgings. The
hoboes were fined by the recorder this
morning. and the dodgers were permitted to
depart in peace.
Word has been received from Mr.. Lydell
Baker that on Tuesday, March Goth, he will
deliver his lecture on "Julius Cazar and the
Dawn of Imperial, m in Rome" The urt
house will be secured for the address, aud
there viii be no price of admission.
The chinook came at last, and the ow
has taken its place among the things that
were, says the Condor Globe. There is very
little doubt that spring ha. come to stay.
The winter has been favorable throu !hout
Oregon for cattle aud sheep. Besides the
mild weather. the grass has been excellent,
and little or no loss of stoek Is the result.
Eugene Guard: Mrs E. NJ Wilson, of
The Dalles, will deliver her lecture
on the Early History of Education In
Oregon in Willard Hall, Friday evening,
March I'd. Mrs. Wilson is one OF the pic
neers of Oregon and thoroughly posted on
the subject. She spent three years IN the
east attending lectsres, and is most ple as
ant speaker.
Mrs. Phillips is building a new green
house, much larger than her old one, aud it
is constructed of brick and glass. She has
alse added largely to her stock of plants,
having bought all of Mr.. Vsrney's, consist
ing of several hundred; and also his pots,
numbering two Thousand and hve hundred.
She Is now well prepared to supply the
trade in cut flowers and plants.
Oregon is to have neither exhibit nor
building at the midwinter fair. The Ore
gonian says that the fair Is nothing more
than first class state fair, and this coupled
with the failure of the interior counties to
respond with subscriptions. has caused the
executive committee to declare further en-
deavor off. The committee believe that
those who tail to shave and bathe with
Spencer and Case are unwise.
The government distlllery at Weston was
attached last Wednesday by Frank Z. Cook,
deputy internal revenue collector, says the
Pepdleten Tribune. The United States has
claim of $3.50 on the Key distillery for
revenue stamps. The entire apparatus was
seized and the warehouse, which contained
about $500 gallons of whisky. The dIstil-
lery has not been running fer some time.
The new tax law makes great deal OF
work for. the sheriff and treasurer. TIE
sheriff is obliged to turn over to the treas
urer all moneys received weekly. The
treasurer is compelled to Issue tripIicate re-
ceipts, one going to the sheriff, one to the
clerk, one to the district or city, for their
respective part of the tax. The treasurer
will have his hands foil during the tax col
lecting period. The law goes into effect the
first Monday in July.
Condor Globe: About 6 o'clock last night
Thursday our citizens could plainly see q
terrific fire raging at Mayville, the htllish
flames apparently shooting 40 or 90 feet
into the air. There is n, doubt that the
town has been the victim OF disastrous
conhagration, many here believing 1t to
have been the enormous mercantile estab-
lishment of Geo. Rippey. We have not re-
ceived any particulars at the hour OF going
to press.
The public whipping of vicious tramp
near Bak ers6eld. Cal, will probably teach
this worthless tribe some discretion when
in Kings county. writer in the Century,
who Joined q band of tramps 10 New York
state for the purpose Of studying their life,
declares that the confirmed tramp has a
great contempt for the amateur vagrant
who will work. This variety is known as a
gaycat. The professional tramp believes
that the industrious people owe him iiv-
ing, and Americans are 80 generousAthat
the tramp generally succeeds in living well
without work
Pendleton Tribune: Yesterday morning
when E. F. Set lemier came down to open
his grocery store on Court, street he found
that the lock on the door had been broken
and the latch was almost of. Store break
ers had evidently been at work during the
night. and been scared away before they &C.
complished their purpose. Parti at the
Gold, Rule hotel, next door. heard noise
at the rear of the store late in the evening,
but on investigating no one was tound.
This Is the second time this store has been
tackled by thieves, they having been more
successful before.