The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-04-14
From MONDAYS Da ".

The salmon season opens to morrow, ant
the water is high and good run of fish il
expected.
| stab BILE of Mr.. Mann, who lives in the pines
last Saturday night.
| There Is some CONSERVATION at La Graz d.
over a seam which has opeaed in a neigh
boring mountain six feet wide and an eighth
of mile long.
Several hundred Indians assembled at the
Umatilla agency Tuesday to receive the
| first semi. annual installmebt of rent money
due them from those who lease their land
Mr. C. w. Rice, of the Columbia Pack
ing Co., returned from a visit to the Locks
yesterday. He was there on business con-
nected with the company Of which he Is a
member.
Mr.. M. j. Anderson, OF Duff r, is in the
city. He is en- route to Portland. where he
will be delegate to the Republican state
convention.
The Gutenberg house at Mayencs, in
which Gutenberg put up his first presses,
has just been burned. 1t had statue of
Gutenberg In Its courtyard, but had been
allowed to become brewery.
Delegates to the Democratic county con.
vention are arriving. and tomorrow there
will be a good representation of Wasco
county Democracy at the court house.
Moore, of Moro, are IN the city. They are
delegates trem Sherman county to the Re-
publican state convention, which meets IN
Portland tomorrow.
At the Locks Yesterday, we understand,
r. IL Al
downs;" but quiet was finally restored after
several had been forcibly made to assume a
recumbent position.
There are eighty.eight delegates to the
Democratic county convention winch con-
yenes in this city tomorrow, and very
spirited contest for nominations ON the
ticket may be expected.
Hon. A. R. Lyle, OF Cr,ss Keys, Crook
county, is In the city. From the Ochoco
RevieD we learn he has been nominated by
the Republican convention as candidate
for the legislature from Crook county.
Mr.. F. ]. Genres. of Sprague, WASH, is
IN the city, visiting friends and relatives.
Frank was formerly q Dalles boy, but tor
few years past has been In business at
Sprague. He is enroute to California
At Prineville the bridge across the Ochoco
gave way last week, and communication
was for time suspended between North
and South PnnevilIe. a foot bridge was
improvised and the other is being repaired.
They have not learned vet who their
neIghbor Is along the Nooksack. The high
water washed out the road along the river
bank, and when ranchers drive out on the
adjoining land to get past, the owner has
them arrested for trespass.
An attempt was made LAST night to force
an entrance INTO the barn of our city mar
shal. Mr.. Dan Maloney, for the purpose, it
Is supposed. of stealing his horse 1t was
unsuccessful. and care will be taken that
any future attempts will be futile.
The river subsded Sunday, saws the
Ochoco Reuieso, and people were able to
cross on horseback through the lane west of
town. but teams did not cross until Mon
day. The lane is still In bad condition,
and much work will be required to put 1t in.
condition. y
The Ohympidn is in possession of a COPY
Of the Springfield Mass Republican, dated
March 81. 1874, in which it is stated: ..Tbe
Rev. DR.. Whitman, belonging to the Amer.
lean Board of Missions, who recently visited |
the United States, has returned to his |
charge on the Columbia, IN good health"
About 41 cents will be the average price
paid to sheep shearers in this section the |
,oming season, says the Antelope Herald. |
This Is not fat wages at all, but 1t must be |
remembered that the sheep owners them
selves are not getting very fat off their
locks right now. We should all be viii ING
TO suffer alike.
The steel rails have been laid as far as |
Rowena. the Union Pacific reaching that
point Saturday evening. This will make
Inc road bed In good condition, and we are
informed by person who has had expert
snce IN track.laying, that the line between |
lhe Dalies and Portland will be equal to |
my in the entire system when the steel
rails are all laid.
Antelope Herald: We are reliably in
ormed that the citizens of the Hay Creek |
are grading and repairing Their
public roads with wool, preferrIng to util H.
T IN this way rather than to haul 1t to The
Dalles and lose money on l.: Three load,
vere emptied into a mud hole near Hay
Greek last week and covered with ground
rhis is the best argument in favor of pro
'ectlon we have yet heard.
The Condor Globe says: "Uncle Jerome"
Parsons was over to town on bu- u-iness
Thursday. He says the John Day has COT
20 DO almost an ocean, being three fee,
higher than it was a month ago. and at tina,
lime 1T vas higher than it had been TO,
we)ye years. Much damage has been d ne
III along the river. washing away fences.
lay, etc. Pease & .McAllister, sheepmen
ver there, being heavy losers, having lost
bout 100 tons of hay. Mr.. Parsons lost a
reat deal OF fencing.
Colonel j. B. Eddy. of Pendleton, a mem.
er of the state hoard of railroad commits
oners, was in the CITY yesterday, says the
regonian. Speaking of the work OF the
ommission, he said that the first regular
lspection trip will be made about the 18th
st. Several special trips have been made
lis year. but no regular Investigation has
zen made. The first road to be inspected
the Southern Pacific. When this is fin
ned the commissioners will make trips
er the Oregon Pacific, Northern Pacific
ID Unien Pacific, in the order named.