The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-03-30
From Mondays Daily .

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Mr.. M. V. Harrison, of Hood River, is ir
the city.
Mr.. L. Butler made trip to the Locks
this morning.
Mr.. A: 8. Macallister made visit to the
Locks today.
Mrs. NJ. Long was passenger on the boat
this morning for Portland.
Sheriff Driver took trip to Hood River
this morning on the Regulator.
The race.track, recently constructed at
Hood River, is in fine condition, and
furnishes an excellent driving place. 1t is
circular IN shape, and about one.half mile
in length.
There were nine carloads of sheep shipped
from the stockyards of r. E Saltmarshe &
Co. IN this city for Chicago yesterday.
They came from the Antelope country, and
were in fine condition.
Last Saturday Mr.. J. T. Hayne, editor
of the Portiander. the A. P. A. paper, was
elected school clerk in Portland, and this,
as it might be expected, has created consid.
cradle excitement in that city.
Eli Perkins, the great American humor-
1st, will lecture in this city Thursday, April
4th. at the First Baptist church. he should
be greeted by full house, as his lectures
are replete with wit and wisdom.
Charles E. Morgan, convicted of embez-
zlIng $3.50 from Boyd & Arnold, and SEN
fenced to Is months In the penitentiary,
was released Saturday on $500 bonds. by
Judge Stephens Of Portland, ending deol-
sion from the supreme court on an appeal.
It may be a surprise to our mill men to
know that Nashville, Tennessee, is the lar.
gest manufacturer of hardwood lumber in
the United States as well as in the world
1t is the greatest milling city of the south,
and lie one of the cities whose industries
have been wholly built mp since the war.
Col. Thompson, of the Third regiment,
and Capt b. H. Riddell. adjutant, started
on tour of inspection, of the different
companies this Afternoon. They took the
afternoon train for Hood River, and from
there will visit other towns in Eastern Ore
gon.
The present, which it was claimed Cleve.
land sent to Queen Lii. Is at last brought
ont and the mystery cleared up. A practi.
cal joker In Chicago sent Mrs. DomiDis a
report of the Chicago public works, aud en-
closed cards ef the president and Secretary
Gresham, and included q statement OF re-.
gard from the chief executive. Its gen.
uineness was undoubted by the ex-queen.
Deputy United States Marshal Humphrey
arrived In Portland Saturday from Grown
serve papers In suit of the United States
vs. William Griffith, former postmaster at
Crown Rock, and his bondsmep, Jerome
Bridges and George Motter Griffith was
postmaster two years ago, and quit $40
short IN his accounts. The suit OF the goy-
srnment is to recover this money.
We take off our hat to Miss Annie Mes.
bit, night operator of the telegraph Office at
Bonner Springs, Kansas. A burglar at
empted to rob the -odioe. He thought he |
would have an easy job, since only woman |
vas there to protect 1t. But Annie Nesbit |
ackled the burgler. and. although he beat |
Ter black and blue, vet she held on to him
nd made so much noise meantime that at
sneth be fed without getting even pos
sge stamp.
In cleaning mp the sewer under the Mill
reek bridge Commissioner Butts found a
,dy's silver watch and chain, and other or.
aments and articles of attire that had
'ashed down through this avenue 1t is
OF necessary to state that the watch was
OF working when found. and il was not
nown when it had run down. IF the com.
Missioner had found twenty. dollar gold
ieces and diamond rings he would have
sen satIs6ed, but he is disgusted at find.
q hair pins, silver watches, etc., in the
lbbish.
Exchange: An inventive genius has
,tten up oontrivance that ought to sell
ze hot cakes in church orioles 1t 10 in
e shape OF a contribution box, and Is GER
inly triumph IN its way. Tne COINS fall
rough slots of different sizes, and all dol !,
rs, halves, quarters and dimes land on
lvet but the nickles drop on a Chinese q
ug. 1t is needles to say that it will never
popular with the man who believes that
is free" and practices it by never
tronizin2 the contribution hat with more I
an Q nickel. {
Oregon City Enterprise: president 8.
Green, of the Blue River Mining Com
ny. of this CITY. states that his company
II continue their development work on
; mines in the Blue River district. Sey. q
Il other companies having mines in this 5
trict are preparing for extensive WORK
E season. Altogether the prospect for =
'se mines is very flatrering for this year, u
with the co-operation of all the mine q
ners. passable roads will be built to the Z,
trict and the mines got in shape to yield
idends to their owners"
:. McNeill, receiver of the o. r. en-.
q, has filed petition In the United
tes court in Portland asking for the ar
for tresspass of j. g. Day and j. e.
?, jr., government contractors at the
cade locks. and five of their employees.
,eiver McNeill complains that they have
It five houses upon the o. R. & N. Cos
]. In pursuance of the petition the
rt made an order requiring the appear
3 of the accused at once, and that they
" cause why they should not he pun
ID for contempt.