The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-01-20

have breeding farm in North Dakot
where they are raising full blood bison an
also half bloods by crossing with Gallowa
or other black domestic cattle. As the bui
falo is nearly extinct, and the )bes mad
from their hides are bringing high prices
the breeding and domestIcatIop of this na
tive of the great plainl of America prom
ises tn become a profitable business. Tn
| robes from the hall bluohs, crossed with tn
| black cattle are said to be hanlsomer an,
more vaiuabl. than those from the fui
bloods.
The librarian OF tle Boston public llbrar,
will have a job of no small proportions OF
his hand rext spriny The task OF NOV
ing 450, 900 volumes from the old to 'h'
now library without interfering with the
circulation, is herculesn. Many brilliant
| ideas have been suggested. sucL as pressing
the state militia aGd school children into
service for the transportation of the books
but up to date no definite plan has teer
mapped out
Judge Bellingcr made an order in the
United States circuit court Tuesday author
izng the receivers of the Union Pacific to
paY out OF the SUI plus earnings of the Or =
gon Railway & Navigation company the III
rerest coupons On the first-morrgage per
cent bonds of the OregoH Railway & NaYi
CATION Company, which matured January
l, 1894, in the sum of Sl4S, ,260, and to
make further payments OF coupons On these
tirst-mortgage bonds as the same come due.
In a letter, which occupies nearly COL
umD and half of the Reuie,c, Hon. A. NJ
Cannon declares he did marry Mrs
Ward, and that Spokane has mo right to
complain if 1 had sought to brighten the
few years which remain to me on earth in
such manner as best sui ed my own con.
science, my own taste aud my own sense Of
duty, and that I have merely attended to
my own private affair according to nv own
best Judgment" II Hon A. M. Cannon
and Mrs. Ward were inclined to become
husband and wife. and were married ac-
cordiug to the statutes IN such cas- es made
and provided. DO crime has been COM
mitted. and it is nobody's business.
La Grande Chronicle: Word was re-
ceived from Summergille yesterday an
houncing the death Of John Rinehart, at
the home of his son, T. A.. Rinehart, at
SummervIlle. MIR. RIDehart has been
resident of Lostine for a number of years,
md his illness began early In the fall. Fl,
recovered sufficiently to be removed to the
nome of his SOD, and up to within the past
few days mad apparently regaihed MS usual
nealth. The deceased Is brother of James
H., L. B, Henry, William and Jasper
Rinehart. all of whom are prominent pic
neer residents of this section. He was
about seventy vears'of age at the time
his death, and besides his family and rsls-,
sives, leaves numerous friends to mourn hipJ
loss.
Salem Independent: Mrs. Nancy Biggers.
one of Oregon's pieneers. died at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. G King, at Lebanon.
on January 9th. The decea.ed was a
niece of General Joseph Lane, and was born
IN Wayne county. KY, October rs, 1918.
She was married in 1910 to G. s. Biggers in |
Miller county, Mo, and in 1858 removed to |
Oregon and settled at Waldo Hills, MarIen |
,ounty, removing to Scio, Linn county. in
1868. Mrs. Biggers' husband died seven
teen years ago. She leaves one son. DIR. G.
W. BIggers, of Baker City, and four daugh-
lers-Mrs. N. B. Fry and Mrs. F. NJ.
Markham, of Colyille. Idaho, Mrs. j. A.
Beard, of Portland, and Mrs. G. w. King,
II Lebanon. Mrs. Blggers Is a sister of
Mrs. Frances A. Godfrey. and aunt OF
James A. Godfrey, of this city.