The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-02-03


ton and the mouth of Powder river, dis
tance of about 25 miles, not less than 80
miners are engaged with rockies and sluice,
fine gold mining on the bars of Snake
river. From 81 to 81. so per day is counted
as good pay, where ir the olden times $40
per day was called poor compensation by
the average miner.
A meeting of the citizens of Godeudale
was held last Tuesday evening for the pur-
pose of discussing the adYlsabllitv OF tie
constitutionality of the law by which the
| salaries of county officers were paid in cash.
while other creditors of the county are
| forced to take their pay IN county warrants.
| A committee of ten was appointed on mo
| tion t. carry the matter through the courts.
| Two injunction suits have been filed
agal st the city of Walla WalIa, WASH,
caused by the councils action in advertising
| for bids for bonds for the construction OF a
| water system. One case is brought BY the
| Walla Walla Water company, and the other
| by Mrs. Julia A. Moore against the same
parties. These cases will be heard before
Judge Hanford of the United States court
| at Seattle on February 5th.
| Hocd River Glacier: A son of W. S.
| Locke, while hauling cord wood at White
| Salmon, fell off the sled which ran upon his
breast and stopped. AS there was nearly a
| cord of wood on the sled, it i. little le s
| than miraculous that he was not killed.
| Fortunately the accident was seen and the
sled pried off the boy in a few moments.
DR.. Watt was called and attended to his
injuries.
A meeting of the Eas'ern Oregon Horti-
cultural society was held in the council
chambers in this city thi- afternoon, at
which there was good attendance. The
principal business transacted was the cleo
tion Of Mr. a. J. Anderson, delegate to the
convention which Will be held in Spoka e
next month. Our fruit growers have great
confidence in this industry, and are doing
everything possible to increase the yield OF
their trees and to take advantage of the
best market for the product.
The fate of unfortunate George Colgate
is still a mystery. A Kenlrick, Idaho,
dispatch of Thursday says: ''Search for
George Colgate, missing member of the
Carlin party, has been temporarily aband-
oned, the party sent out fr m here having
been forced to return, owing to the deep
snow and ice in the Clearwater river They
were unable to get farther than the mouth
of Black canyon. The Post Falls party met
the Kendrick rescuers and all came back
except Mr. Martin, of Ra'hdrum, who will
probably winter on the Clearwater.
This is the effect of possum feast in
Boise City as given by the Democrats:
Barney Coleman last week was the recipient
of half zen fat possums sent by his
brother at Memphis, Tennessee. Of them
he presented Lon Cryer, of the Calumet,
two. Lou had them cooked in regular
southern style and dished up with accom-
paniments and gave public feast. Those
who were fortunate enough to get taste
are still crying for more. Joe Oldham who
didn't hear about it until next day has been
sick ever since, and SO mad that he won Z
even speak to Missourian.
A Colfax dispatch of Thursday gives par
tIculars OF a sad tragedy which occurred
near there on Wednesday. The dispatch
says: "F. M. Jeffreys, aged go, commit d
suicide by hanging himself to rafter in a
barn on his ranch, four miles south of Pa
louise city, at 9 o'clock this morning After
adjusting the moose the old man dropped 10
feet, nearly severing his head from his
body. The cause was dependency. Jeffreys
had indorsed notes to large amount for a
farmer named James Lewis, who skipped
tine country and the creditors closed in on
Jeffreys. The latter, on the verge If fnan-
cial ruin, end d his life in despair. De-
ceased was pioneer of this region and
highly respected.
At the meeting of taxpayers of this
school district this afternoon levy of 4
mills was voted for school purposes, and
the school directors were empowered to con-
fer with the directors of the Wasco indie.
pendent academy and ascertain at what
prige the building could be leased or pur-
chased, to report at the annual meeting IN
March. On motion it was recommended
that the public schools of The Dalles be
raised two grades, and this was to be acted
upon at the March meeting. The financial
report of the clerk was read, which was the
same as published in the TINES MOUNT
AINEER yesterday.
What our Dalles friends are disposed to
call "Coon" county is evidently increa ing
rapidly in valuation, says the Glacier.
Our same Dalles friends heretofore insisted
that there was not property enough to sup
port new county, but the assessor has
furnished some figures that upsets that
theory. This little school district is as
Sc. sed at Sl63. 900, and will pay to Wasco
county So, 400 It. is quite probable too
that f'Coon" county will poll between 700
and 800 votes We are interested in se--
ing how much fun will be poked at the
county that is not, between now and the
first Monday in June.
Jacob A. Anderson, deck hand on the
OckiahGma was drowned in the Co umbia
at Meagher, a town 55 miles from Portland,
on THURSDAY night, says the Oreqonidn.
Anderson was engag d in loading cd,
when his truck struck piece of wood on
the gang plank and was thrown into the
river. He clung to it and was dragged
into the water. An effort was made to res
cue him, but was unsuccessful His body
was recovered in 20 feet of water shortly af-
ter the accident, and was brought to this
city yesterday Anderson was Scandi-
ma ian, 35 years old, unmarried, and has
brother named John Anderson living in
Portland.
At meeting of the state board of trus-
tees of the Oregon school for deafmutes and |
the state reform school held Wednesday, a |
;arm was purchased to be divided between |
The reform and deaf mute schools, and after |
iue consideration of all the places offered |
or sale, the board has purchased the farm
# ex. x.Governor q. F. Moody, composed of |
'2l acres, located between the farms of the |
tate reform school and the state insane asy.
um. By an act of the last legislature this
,oard was authorized to contract for and
rect new buildings for the reform school
eaf mute and blind schools; also to pur-
hase additional land tor the former and q
arm for the deaf mute school so that the
anne may become largely self.supportlng in
ime.
Says the Oregon City Enterprise: The
7oolen mills closed down the first of the
,eek on account of the hiuh water and |
'hen the water had subsidized enough to |
ermit the mills to run the proprietors an
ounced horizontal reduction in wages at
D per cent. As the wages paid at these
ills are already exceedingly low, the en-
loyees refused to 60 to WORE at the reduced
,ale. For long time the employees have
cen working at wages which would hardly
ermit them to live, and IN view of the fact
lat the owners have had this advantage en-
leIr side for long time they do not feel
lat there Is any room to reduce them
lrther. The sympathy of the community
with the employees in this matter, as it
nght to be-.
Goldendale Sentinel: What is really the
rst snow sto m of the season, commenced
fall here last Friday morning, and for !.
me the largest fakes ever seen in this val
y by the ''oldest inhabitant", rapidly
lied up depth of over a loot and half.
he storm Sc ms to have been general, and
the mountains north and no Invest of
wn, the precipitation measures in places,
ree to three and half feet. The ground
as too soft for good sleigi e, but every I
nd of sliding conveyance has been brought
to requisition just the same, and tn. t
cry jingle of bells is heard every mo- a