The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-02-17
From Thursdays Daily.

During the past few days more snow
fallen at Ashland than for several ye,
past.
A telegram announces that DIR. Wild
cannot come. No preaching tonight
the M. e. church.
Mr.. A. Baldwin, who has been visiti
& his old home in Massachusetts, for sever
months past, returned during the week.
Prof. Q. Leroy will give q seirss
Chrysanthemum hall to morrow evenin
| Coed music has been secured sad vel
s-reesbls time may be expected.
To-day the grand jury returned tr,
! bill against Chas Chester for lsrcenv in
dwelling. He was arraignsd. pleaded nt
guilty, and tomorrow was set for trial
True bills were found by the grand jur
YESTERDAY against John Krier and Jam.
Wettle for larceny. They were arraignec
pleaded not guilty, and their trial will tax
| place hereafter.
The soiree ID connection with the dancln
| school, under the management of Mr.. ]. M
Smith, will hereafter be held at the Armor
instead Of Chrysanthemum hail. on accoun
Of the former aforaing more room.
The Christian church Is tiled every even
ng with intelligent and attentive listeners
There was one confession at the close Of th,
.ermon last night. Subject tonight, "a
Reason for the Christians Hope" Baptism
administered Immediately after the sermon
The Ashland TIdings chronicles the
| death of Chief Chachs, familiar Indian 10
| hat tswn since its first settlement by
whites In the early fifties. He was the
| acknowledged chief of all tho tribes ia that
vicinity, and had lived upwards of a cen
ury.
Mr. s. A. Byrne, the druggist at E. w
Helm Il CD.'s store, has resigned his posi-
ion and will hereafter engage in soliciting
r the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.,
f Newark, N. J. This Is an excellent
company. and we hope the young man may
oe successful.
The membership Of the Oregon state re-
orm school is constantly increasing. The
stest arrivals are Charles Gully and Louis
SIMON, both from Portland, and each COM
nltted upon complaint of his guardian and
,arent respectively for incorrigibility
JULY is aged 1S years and Simon l3. They
aise the number Of students OF that com .
.uIsory educational institution to "a.
The school laws say that directors may
annually expend $50 for apparatus. That
ioes not include brooms, buckets, washpans.
.indow-shades or wood, they being counted
,s incideutsls. Such things as digging
wells, building fences and repairing school
houses must not be paid fer out of the
chool fund. but be in somsway especially
provided for. The $50 should be spent by
very district in the county.
A bill thst sbolishes the postal notes new
"a use has passed beth houses of congress
tostead OF the postal note the new bill
teates 3 money order system by which
;rders can be secured at rates As low a.
aose now charged by express companies.
COR orders not exceeding 81 so the charge
. thres cents, and the fee increases until it
thirty cents tor sums oyer SIS. and under
sl00. July lGt next Is fixed AZ the date for
the new law to take effect.
Exchange: The receivers Of the Union
Pacific have put out proposed schedule Of
wages to take effect On the frat Of March
which contains an unheard. of cut in wages.
Il Is not generally believed that the re-
ceIvers expect any such reduction to 70 into |
fect, but have thrown the same out as a
feeier" In order to save 4 coed margin for |
compromise. 1t Is almost certain that
he attempt to enforce the reduced schedule |
sili result in general strike.
La Grande Chronicle: Superintendent |
5sris has removed hi. headquarters from |
Ls Grands to Portl nd. the change taking |
ffsot last Saturday. In this change Mr.. A
!. Dunn, chief clerk, aud Miss Harrison,
.s.istant clerk. ann Stenographer Codding-
on are taken away from La Grande, aud
hsy will rssuRe their respective duties at
ne superistendent's Office In Portland Mr.
3orie's headquarters will be the same a.
ell points In this district
where his services may be necessary.
U comptroller of currency, j. II. Eek
ls, says that between May and Oct 4,
1893, Withdrawals of individual deposits in
..tional banks alene were $299 000. 900, and
# bank and bankers deposits to the
mount of $79, 900, 600, total of $37S, ,O0O,-
100 To meet this drain the banks were
to call in loans. thus ;depleting
ne resources Of active trade to the extent
4 $3ls 600 900 and from banks and bank.
RS to the amount $5l, 600 600 while to their
'orrewing was added s37. 900. 600.
Wednesday last two elk were on the
NJ adows near Echo and several men
Jared to run them down. Three, Moses
rrbbe, NJ. F. Allen and N. q. Sitten suo-
reded IN killing one of them. and elk No.
!, made his way back into the mountains
hence be came. 1t was considered an un.
sual occurrence for K to leave the heIy hts
nd come to the low land.-East Oregonian
iii Hale chased an elk, presumably one Of
ne strays above referred TO, tor four days
nd nights over in tho Sand Hollow section
,st week, and Others were after it at latest
Gazette.
Mondays Albany Democrat: Mr. Rich-
I'd Fox, the painter. died at the home of
is sister in CORVALLIS. Saturday evening at
o'clock, at the age of about 60 years.
Ie was pioneer resident of Oregon, COM
,g here in the Sos. During the civil war ,
Q was . member of ono of the Oregon
ampanies Of volunteers, serving his coun-
" with credit. He h.s been member
the G. A. 3. Of this city since its orgali-
alton. Mr.. Fox has been identified with
.lhany SINCE the war. He was single, .
ian of excellent habits and leaves many
lends who will sincerely msurn his death.
Umatilla county furnishes more convicts
IAN any other county east of the Cascade
fountains. Tive mere were broughs down
ON there 70 day by Deputy Sheriff Haley. !.
hey are j. Armstrong, seat up three years .
'r assauls with attempt to rape, and G. f.
hits, enc aHd halt ysars for receiving
Glen preperty. This makes ten prisoners
ON thst county already this month which !,
velis the fetal in the state penitentiary to :
,6 Pendleton seems to be the rendezvous .
r criminals in Eastern Oregon. Judging
en- her representation In the pen.-Salem
dependent. Pendleton is quite railroad i
'wn, and many rough characters congre-
lte there; but we believe the community
be Law. abiding, aud de net consider the Q
ty the rendezvous for the criminals of
astern Oregon.
An eastern paper talks selid sense In
amer that should open the eyes of busi-
'ss men: Certainly. VIXEN trade is most
,eded it behooves the merchant to make
. greatest efforts to obtain it; and If he Is
'ing mediums that have proved them
Ives valuable and effective in producing
turns when business was brisk, he should
ntinue usinK those mediums when it is I
Ill; and II any change is made IN the 4
Mount Of advertising done. it should IN n
e direction of increasing, rather than '
the same. He would thus, in /,
sad Of adding to the panicky feeling, i'm {
ess the readers OF his announcements with '
ME Of his own confidence in the value of t
. goods, and serve 10 bring to an end the II
'rIod OF depression, and hasten the return b
confidence IN ths community and normal
adltions OF trade.
The northwest appears to suffer an upen-
able notoriety for youthful criminals. and /
% following from the Salem Statesman n
ews that they seem to understand the y
0dus operandi Of the profession" On
lndsv night the general nerchaudise store | u
Bapdeieur & Bsats at ButtevIlle, was e
tered and rebbed OF Sll6,. check am un /.
z to 500 aud some small oountY war f
nts Suspicion pointed to . couple OF | <