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


Hon. e. L. smith, of Hood River, ws
in the city Yesterday.
The train was delayed several hours t.
day by landslide. near Mosier
Next Wednesday The Republican coun
ty convention will be held in this cit,
and the struggle for nominations will III
maze.
The pleasant raius during tie past tw
or three days have been very agreeable
The ground does not need the moisture
but generally speaking there can't be to'
much rain In Eastern Oregon.
G. w. Rigby & Son have three seeders
two blows and two harrows at work OF
their reservation ranch northwest of Pen
dleton. They will have 1900 acres o
grain for next seasons harvest, and 250(
acres in summer fallow.
A regular meeting of the Eastern Ore
gon horticultural society will be held al
the council chambers in this city next
Saturday afternoon A full attendance OF
the members IS requested as business OF
importance will be transacted.
The TIMEs-MoUNTAINEER a few days
ago gave a sentence containing the letters
of the alphabet, and declared it to be the
man produces the following shorter one:
"Qulck brown fox jumps over the lazy
dog"
In Curry county the prOtracted cold
weather has kept back fruit buds, and the
prospects look favorable for good fruit
crop. The trouble during the past two
years has been that the orchards bios
somed too early and were caught by the
frost, resulting in scarcity of fruit.
On the 9Th inst. Mr.. Mitchell, of Ore
gon, presented petitions of sundry citi-
zens of Pendleton, Corvallis, Eugene.
Springfield, The Dalles, Antelope and
Portland, all In the state of Oregon, pray
ing that federal society and college jour
nails be admitted to the mails as second
class matter.
A Portland paper says: Officer Harry
Adams this morning arrested Mike Ross
as he was about leaving this city, on a
warrant issued by a justice of the peace
at the Cascade Locks. Ross is wanted
a man from whom he is accused of
stealing sum of money and railroad
ticket.
Astorian: The policy of Senator Stew
art would seem to require the annexation !
VI Ills SIcdt SONtIclSu sldlS VI Vcfadd " |
Mexico. Then, If he is not mistaken, sill |
yer prosperity would amount to boom.
Mexico has the facilities. Our south |
western statesmen are assuming IN the |
medicine they offer the United States that
Mexico is the model republic.
Anna Jonson, aged years, the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Jonson who died on Dutch
Flat from exposure last winter, and whose
family were left in destitute condition,
was adopted today by Mr.. G. ID. and Mrs.
Nancy Martin by an order of the county
court. The name of the child was
changed from Anna Jonson to Anna Mar
tin. Little Anna will have good home,
orphan will be faithfully filled by Mr..
and hrs Martin.
The sad intelligence was received by
telegraph that Henry, the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Mcfarland, aged
East Portland of diphtheria. 1t is ex-
pected that the remains will arrive on the
train tonight. This sad afflictlon, hap
pening so soon after Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Farland buried their little girl, Gladys,
will bear heavily on the parents, who will
have the heartfelt sympathy of this COM
munity in their bereavement.
Sllverton appeal: Howard Whitlock,
Of Abiqua, lost 40 head f sheep last
week by being killed and run into the ,
Abiqua and drowned by vicious dogs ;
Mr.. Whitlock had flock of 81 sheep in
all and 40 of them are missing. Parties
were out hunting on Saturday and hear
ing dogs barking found them after the
sheep. Several were killed while the
arger portion of the frightened animals
nad jumped into the chilly water of the
Abiqua, and were carried away by the ,,
witt current and drowned.
The bing season has commenced, |
md az sheep are in good condition no
heavy losses are expected. Mr.. Gabel,
Who has about h0O0 sheep at Wapinitia,
sent out five men today to tend his flocks
1urIng lambing time, and will send as
many more next week. He has not fed
his sheep handful during the winter,
ind they were never in better condition.
The ieeces on his sheep are long and
,lean, and are almost ready for shearing. |
Il is too earIv to shear, but when the time
ZONES the wool of Wasco county will be i,
n as good shape for the market as in any
previous year. x
The recent revival OF the agitation as j
% the first white child born in Oregon, 1
,rings to mind the fact that Margaret q
1enox Hudson, the deceased wife Of H.
". Hudson, the veteran policeman, now
station officer of the East Portland dis
rict, was born in Washington county, a
oregon, September 9, 1874. She was
he daughter of Judge J. T. Lenox, who /
anne across the plains with his family d
n 1843, and was at one time county '
udge of Washington county while
was part oft Mrs. Hud- q
on died in Portland about three years T
go. Il
If luck is not on your side you are not I
'ery apt to accomplish very much. An !
bears this assertion out in the !
nsulng: Some years ago four sons of
farmer were married IN the
anne month. The old g.ntleman, like s
he fath.r in the fairy tale e,called them all i
lp and promised $4,000 to The one who
would first present him with a male ?
,randchild. At the.present time the eld- a
st son has four daughters, the second son
s childless, the third has three daughters '
he fourth two. The old man has raised d
he bounty 10 $1,000 for boy, and the b
esults are eagerly awaited by large cir t
lie of friends. f