The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-02-16

/ ID 10 tue city.
Circuit court for this county convened in
this city today.
Mr.. F. H Wakefield, the assessor, who
has b. en- at Salem for several weeks past,
returned Saturday night.
District attorney Jayne arrived IN the city
on the morni, z ain. He is IN attendance
| Oh the circuit court now IN session.
DR.. 81 A. LIE 'vens. The pioueer resident
| ct the Cascade Lo ks. arrived IN town IL
the ira from Portland this afternoon.
The circuit court convening in this city
today has attracted to town MANY farmers
from the country who are here as jurors and
litigants
| Last yea the aggregate of tho wheat
| crop in the Unir.d S.st.s was 5lS 200, 600
bush-l.; oats. 7l9 $40. 900 bu-.els; corn.
l.443 soc, 900 b, shsls.
A WaIla Wslla chinook blew TODAY. and
this changed the Temperature very mattri-
allv. IF It continues tor two "r hree day 8
we may have gro weath.r IN F. brusry.
The daughter of Mr. Perry Wskrn., ! ,
| lately Deceased, at the resIder ce OF her
auut, NJ. G E Bsvard, IN tt i. citv. She
much improved.
| The following are the grand Jurors fer
| the present term of the circu C" RI: VI
Nsrd.p, foreman; W FN rv.l. E A Griffin.
| w Z S-llick, Charles Fraley, w David
son, Amos Root.
| The member of the Tennessee legislature,
| Edward D Duncan, who walk d from his
district to th- capital ssys all he railroads
IN the state ot1e ell him passes. Legislators
! ke him are scarce
| We have received from Hon. T 81
| NJ, Greer copies # the bills thai have passed
the house during the pr sent session OF the
| legislature. fer which the gentleman will
accept our thanks.
Dennis Wsgonpr was killed the other
day while engaged i logging Cd Harve,
creek, in D DpugIas county. He leavtsa wife
and three small children Last week man
named Wroe was killed ON Smith riv r
while logging.
The State Horticultural Association has
adj j,urned. Officers were elected as follow
e L. Smith, of Hood Ryer, president; DR..
O..P 3. Plummer, first vice pre- ndeut; J
R. Sheppard, second vice president; Q. b
Watson, secretary.
Comparing the work of the two houses of
| the legislature now in session, the senate has
passed Al bi Is of Its own to the A IN the
| other bills. making l6 acts in all tnrued
| over to the governor.
Most of the senate's Il hills passed are
| local measures. The few of 6 .nera be ring
are McC Jugs authorizing msvo 9 to bid in
delinquent proper y, Juhrson's exemptio"
of county roads from taxation, Jonn.nn's
repeal vf the jute.mill aor, BsDcroft's for
bidding sale OF trearms to minors. and few
minor amendmenta tn the code
This was to be the reform ession Of Ore
guns legislature. but $40. 600 was vo'ed fr
the sexpense OF the session, while $lz 0O0
would pay the legislators, and it is saIo that
ten more clerks have be.n sworn in than at
any previous session. There are III clerks
to serve 90 legislators.
PrinevilIe Review; James Dealy. who
drives the stage b. tweon here aud Silver
L he, Informs us that those IN charge OF the
injured survivors of the Christmas hulocaust
having received quite liberal donation from
Portland and other points, haye suhclent
assistance for present needs.
There were three arrests cf vagrants made
last righr Two were only 10 years of age,
aud one % years old. These were Young
to follow the road; bot ad, erse circunr-
tauces, over wh'ch. perhaps tfey had n"
control, c,mpriled them to follow this un-
certain vocation. Tne recorder dismissed
them after giving them lecture.
Two little McMinnviil- girls were look
ing over the newspaper. The elder, who
could read better than understand, was go
Ing over the senatorial vote in the legisls-
ture. The " ung-r, who 0 ud nett her read
nor unde sand very we'll alter hearing
that L rd had four woes spoke up, "Lpok,
.nt-r, AID see how many there were for
Jesus"
A fellow prmed Pftrff-r was IN Portl,nd
last week, having Travelled ntsr, around
,he world s arti 6 trom Bu- o, at Feb
ruarv WITHOUT cent, and wearing only
paper lu't. is this near his jour ey's
end with 81 700 IN his pockets He made
more out IF a paper suit than most people
do. even + the Oregon libel law lie very
stringent.
The senatorial cont ct, ha. become monot.
onous. and the Impati. nee of the people lie
manifested by the arg-r exhibited at the
bol ers who are bio king legislation and
v"t ny for nearly every prominent man i"
Or, gOn ID order to defeat the wishes of the
people and the NOMINEE Of the caucus. The
vote TODAY stood DIph. 81: Hare. 10:
WiIlismsi 9; W.ath.iford. .; Lord 8; Low
ell. 10. Absent and paired, IL.
At the ret ulsr annual meeting of Mt |
Hood hose cpmI any No 4, held 10 this |
city, Last Saturday evening, the f,llowine |
officers were tlet ted fer the ensui & year. |
President, C L PhiIliI.; foreman, julius
} Wiley; tirsr assistant E r Sharp; second
assistant. WR Brown: rr. asurrr. N"
man; secretary. J w Levin; e.g.tes. c e |
B,ysrd. H StoLemap aid J Lwi;
stapdug committee, G StubIiug L
Buncn and 81 Stonsman.
"W oodmsn spare that tree" was written
long ago; but the sentiment was not suit
ficientIy respected to save the trees on the
opposite side of the street from this office,
and they have fallen under the blows
Of the woodman's axe. They were old
timers, and have stood the storms of many
winters and served as shade during the heat
Of many summers But in this world Of
progress and Advancement innovations may
be expected.
The Salem Journal has this about q
'teamer that intends runnipg regularly to
Eugene: ''The steamer Gray Eagle. re-
,entlv constructed at New beIg, WI make
,er trial trip i" the vieinit, Of that riy to-
lay. She goes to Oregon Citv tomo row
or inspe tion. and will resch Salem. on her
way to Eugene. Monday or Tur,day. The
limensioDs of the boat are l25 feet over
III, with "a foot beam. She will draw.
Rh, loaded, but thirteen inches and will
,ly between Salem and Eugene"
Salem Statesman: The state board of hor.
leu ture's bi met it Wa erloo in the senate
This is the bill that was pre-
JARED bv the present board. Itappropriated
q 600 per annum, tor the maintenance of
he board, gave Its secretary a salary OF
Il 200 per annum. and proposed te pay he |
members of the board s. yer day for the
ctual time employed. together with neces-
ary expenses etc In friner years the
tate appropriation for this board was $3, 500 I
er anuum q
From Tuesdays Daily.
P Deureux, of Pendleton. is IN the city.
A. Fieischhauer. of the Cascade Lock-,
rrlved IN the city " sterday.
A camp of Woodmen of the World was
rganizeG at beppner last night, with 45
lembers. Il
J b. Current and A. W. Shorter, of y