The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-05
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily

Twenty-four hour CLOCKS are rapluly
coming int, use in New York. The use
of A. Ms and Ms Will be done away
with altogether. One O'Clock will then
be Is O'Clock.
The Century for May has been received
at NJ. T. Nolan's postoffice bookstore.
This number is full OF choice literature,
and should be III every household.
The soiree given by the pupils of the
dancing class of Mr.. James Smith will
be held at the Baldwin opera house, Sat-
urday evening. This will be the last
soiree of the season.
The cells in the city Jail are now in
proper condition for the reception of
tramps and inebriates, and they will en-
joy no immunity hereafter for violation
of the city ordinance.
A Republican mass meeting will lie
held IN this city next Friday evening AT
the Baldwin opera house. Hon. j. Is
Cleland, of Portland, will address the
citizens on the political issues OF the day.
Mr.. John c. Brogan, OF Antelope, has
been in town for the past lew days.
strengthening is in full progress in that
vicinity, and the 1eeces are unusually
clean and the fibre long aud firm.
4 La Grande paper says the employees
on Tue union IdClEC WOTh lTdlu were
notified Yesterday that their pay would be
SLIGO per day from March 1st. rhev
were supposed to be working for $l.40
per day.
The wing dam, erected bv the contract
ors al the cascade locks, was not suffi-
ciently strong to withstand the high
water, and work has been suspended
Water covers the dam now TO ihe depth
0f ahQnf fOur feet
The Republican picnic at Wapinitia
on Nav u will be largely attended by
many from the immediate vicinity and
this city. 1t is expected that many
prominent speakers rom Tne Dalles and
other cities will he in attendance.
DIR. Logan left last night for Portland,
and will proceed to Mexico on a pleasure
trip. The doctor will be absent some
time, and will be in attendance on the
annual meeting OF railway surgeons at
New Orleans, and visit historic points in
the land of the Aztecs.
Mrs II. Weinhsrdt, of Portland, ,ho
has been in the city for the past few DAYS,
will return to her home on the afternoon
train. She is sister of Mrs G. Wagon
blast and came to The Dalles on the sor-
rewful mission of attending the fuDeral
of the late Mrs. Wagonhlast.
When General Coxey was asked why
he selected the great state of Ohio that
gave Mckinley $1,000 majority as a
starting point for his march to Washing
ton," he said: "Simply because it has
become proverbial that the Ohio man al
ways gets there. We propose to get
there.''
MIR. A. K. Dufur, of Dufur, gave US
pleasant call this morning. He says
grain is IN good condition in that portion
OF the county, but he is fearful the cold
weather will injure the fruit crop. No
damage has been done so far, but disa
trous consequences may result without
there is warm weather soon.
Notwithstanding the fact that the city
Jail affords cleanly quarters for hoboes |
and inebriates there were no arrests |
made last night by the police force of |
the city. This is as it should be, and it |
is to be hoped that the present peaceful |
condition of affairs will remain.
Rev. A, Horn, pastor of the Lutheran |
church in this city, return ed last evening |
from a missionary trip to Tygh ridge,
where he baptized five children between |
the ages of 5 months and 13 wears. 'Suf- |
fer little children TO come unto me, and
TO; bid them not, for of such Is the king
dom of heaven"
Pendleton Tribune: The train was
twenty minutes late this afternoon.
which was caused by having to sidetrack
for the railroad commission train Eu-
gene Gsard. The railroad commission
seem to vie with the industrial army in
interfering with the general traffic. The |
existence of the one is about as necessary
as the other.
Hon Paul Kreft the mayor of this city, |
returned last night from Warm Springs, |
where he has been engaged for some |
time in painting new church building,
school house and parsonage He will
remain only few days when he will 20
to Kinemasha, where he has dwelling
house to paint for one of the government
employees.
''To him who in the love of nature
holds communion with her visi BILE
forms" our leafy trees, blooming flowers
and bright green grass are constant
source of qualification. The frowns of
winter have changed to the smiles of
spring, and all surroundings appear to
be in harmony with happiness and
buoyant spirits.
The current depression does not seem
to have interfered with the beer-drink-
ing industry in Pendleton A man who
noticed twenty N15-gallon kegs in front of
one saloon inquired of the proprietor
how long it had taken to empty them,
and the latter replied that he had dis
posed OF the contents, 300 gallons, in ii
days. Probably four or five other sa-
looms do equally as good business
The Cbemawa Indian school is in few
days TO receive some new material from
Idaho, MIR. Baker and his wife having
: t.aa fran ncf fpr-a -aH from Earr ol1 IN |
mawa, where the former will act as prin
cipal teacher and the latter as m4iroa,
taking the places respectively of Mr..
walker and Mrs Wasson, says a Salem
paper. These new acquisitions are ex
pected to arrive and assume their duties
at the seat of war In few davs
Our esteemed contemporary. the .SasIay
Welcome of Po lland, says: "a man al
The Dalles found an umbrella on he
street. and advertised next day in the To-
cal paper for owner, v ith the alleged pur-
pose OF returning the umbrella There
ought 10 be good chance for some en-
terprising fellow to nuke fortune ex
hibiting that man as freak" rhe owner
came TO this office and got his umbrella.
Our people are as renowned for honesty
as for hospitality; and, besides, In our
salubriOus climate, there Is little use for
umbrellas except in winter. There would
be no object in purloining such useless
thing.
East Ore9onian: Charles c. Cunning
ham has finished shearing all the sheep
on his big ranch, l4,O00 In number He
has 1000 out on shares ,mong other sheep
men on which he has not yet received e
turns. Many of his sheep sheared 30,
and some of the bucks, thoroughbred
Merinos, yielded as high as 45 pounds
MIR. Cunningham relates remarkable
instance OF increase in lambs on a range
near Pendleton. sheepman had separ-
ated 81 ewes and placed them in pen by
themselves. When the lambs had all
been born there we're Al from these 81
ewes.
From THURSDAYS Daily.
The river fell during the day, but it is
stsll raging torrent
d. L. Povery, George Povery and 81.