The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-01-27
From Friday's Daily.

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A marriage license wa. granted by the
county clerk yesterday to Hollis r. Blue
and Lillian G. Reayis.
Deputy.SherIff PhIrman went to Salem
on the early morning tram havinghnicharge,
Edward Wood, who was adjudged insane
Wednesday,.
A chinook wind blew with considerable
velocity last night, and this morning tn.
mercury indicated AZ degrees ABOVE Zero
To-day has been mild and spring like.
The following deed was filed with tn,
county clerk to day: Walter A Anderson
TO Fred G EdburY; lots ii and II. block 6,
EwIn ard Watson's addition to Hoou
Riyer; $50.
Mr.. F. NJ. Thompson, of Dufur, is in
town to day. He says there is good sleigh
ing on Fifteen Mile creek, the snow being
deeper than 1t is in this vicinity, and the
ground frozen harder.
The Union Republican comes to oar ex-
change table tins week full of rejoicings
over the location of the branch insane
asylum near that city. the site has been
selected, but the buildings have not been
erected or the land purchased.
Scientific American:&The English, in Its
phraseelogy, is tar richer than other langu
ages. The total number Of the words of the
German. French, Italian. and Spanish
peecbes combined, is alb ,u' 10000. while
he Engli.h contains $50. 900. or 70. 200
more words than he total of the tour lang
usges above pamed.
From the Fossil Journal it Is learned that
letter had been received in that C ty that
the supreme court of Washington has de-
cided that the state must pay the tees of the
ii fendauts' witnesses. many of whom reside
in Gillian county. This will be good news
to them, as they have waited patiently for
their pay for long time.
Mr.. j. D. Gibson, of Grass Valley, was
in town Wednesday. He has just returned
from Idaho, where he had been for number
of years until recently. About three years
ag he took a band of horses to that state;
but the snow fell too deep during winters.
and he has brought his animals back to
Sherman county, which he thinks is better
adapted for stock raising than Idaho.
The chinook winds of last Saturday and
Sunday, says the La Grande Gazette, have
been the cause Of considerable damage along
he Graz de Ronde river. An immense
gorge of floating Ice came down the river
MOI day, carrying away two bridges be-
rween Perry and Hilgard. The water in
he river is not at very high stage. buf
she immense masses of ice which col ,ected
above the bridges soon backed the water up
until th.Y were unable to Withstand the
-Irain.
There will be public meeting of the
Taxpayers of this school district at the
brick school house tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. for the purpose of voting tax
for the ensuing year and considering other
matters of great Importance to citizens.
Az will be seen bv the report of the clerk
published elsewhere the district is in ex.
cellent financial condition, and while the
liabilities are only little over four thous-
and dollars the assets will amount to
tul thirty Thousand dollars.
Marion Adams, rancher, was shot by a |
highwsyman in the outskirts of Spokane,
Tuesday night. While driving home he
was ordered to throw up his hands. He
sprang from the wagon and grappled with |
the highwayman, and in the struggle that |
followed the thief's revolver was dIscha |
and Adams wounded in the groin. The |
escaped in the darkness, and |
Adams was taken to the hospital. His |
wound Is severe, but not dangerous.
Or all the aborigines who inhabIt this
iltdhe. Indian Joe possesses the most genial
numor He has generally smiling coun-
and can appreciate joke equal to
anyone. For lorg years he has resided at
The Dalles, and Gains to haye be.n till
cum of Gen. Wright during his campaign
against the Spokane Indians. In his chin
ook jargon he takes great deli ght In giving |
description of Major Raller's fights at Sini-
coe and on the Yakima river. Joe is quite
IL i'll h,s
self to the manor born.
There is a class of mischievous hoodlums |
in this city, who should be punished fer
some of their actions. Since the brick i
academy in Gates addition has been vacant
this has been tine object of their attack, and
the windows in the second story have |
nearly all been broken. This has been ac
,omplIshed by means of air guns, rubber |
shooters and other so-called toys. We are |
are always glad to see boys enjoy them
selves and have good time; but the prln
,ipIe of respecting the rights and property |
Of others cannot be taught them too early |
in life. This malicious mischief they in
dulge in to the injury of others should be |
stopped, and, if necessary. the law should
he invoked for their punishment.
Corvallis Times: The news has just |
reached Corvallis that man. supposed to |
be one of the Standish boys, is lost in the |
Coast range or has met with an accidental |
death. On Tuesday of last week he left his |
home on Oliver creek. in the mountains be- |
tween Oliver and Beaver, seventeen miles |
south west OF Corvallis, and went ont for a |
days hunt He failed to return and
party was sent out, but returned
without finding any trace OF him. Thi.
party was followed by another, and con
tlnual securing of the mountains in the VI
cinity has been kept up to last night with
out avail The man concerning whose
identity there is no certainty, is about
thirty years of age. and from the fact that
h. was familiar with the mountains, the be-
eff Is general that he has persisted.
The newspapers which are advising the
planting of hops in Oregon and Washington
at the present time have not studied the
matter very much, says the Rural North.
,cest. If there is a good crop of hops on the
Pacific coast next year and fair crop in
the rest of the world, there will be no
money in hops, except for the skilled grow
ers who can produce and cure the very
cooicest grade of hops. 1t is so easy to
overstock the market, of the world with
ops that the price very frequently falls
below the limit of profitable production;
when go many growers quit raising them
that the price again raises to figure which
allows large margin of profit. The good
prices of the last two or three years have
developed craze for planting hops and
the price is sure to 70 down.