The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-05-18
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From WEDNESDAYS Dsilv.

From WEDNESDAYS Daiiv.
The river is about on standstill.
An adjourned meeting Of the com
mon council will be held this evening
visiting Mrs. w. II. Moody of this
city.
The run of salmon last night was
very fair, and our wheelmen hauled in
quite number.
The city Jail had no occupants last
night, and the recorders business was
very light this morning.
The Columbia Packing Co. of this
city shipped number of cattle this
morning to the Cascade Locks.
Mr.. J. 81. Sherar, who has nearly
completed the new road around the
Currant creek hill, is in the city. -
There were two carloads of hogs
shipped today from the stockyards of
r. E. Saltmarshe & Co., of this city, to
Portland.
Hon. Robert Mays returned yester-
day from trip through the southern
part of the county looking after his
stock interests.
Nearly one thousand people were
present at the closing session of the
Christian Endeavor convention at
Salem on Sunday night.
J. W. Howard, county commissioner
Of Crook county and T. S. Logan,
prominent stock man of that county,
are in the city on their return home
from Portland.
Mr.. Hiram E. Mitchell, son of Sem
ator John 81. Mitchell, is in the city
today. We acknowledge a pleasant
call. He is in business with his father
in Portland.
Upon petition of 537 citizens OF Ben
ton county the county court in session
there last week ordered that the sheriff
be allowed only one deputy at $40
month, the county clerk only one
deputy at $50 month and the recorder
a deputy at $40 month, just half the
former allowance.
The delinquent tax roll has been re-
turned to the sheriff with an order at
tached that levy be made upon the |
real property of those who have not |
paid their taxes. and that the same be |
sold to satisfy the unpaid taxes. The |
sheriff is allowed sixty days in which |
to accomplish this.
The special train from Yaquina Sun
day morning almost ran over deer
standing on the track few miles this |
side of Summit. The sleek creature
bounded off into the bushes barely in
time to escape being caught by the cow
catcher. 1t appeared fascinated by the
approaching engine, and only moved
when the engineer began vigorous
whistling.
The people in the Willamette val
ley who worked to get a fish ladder in
the falls at Oregon City, will not be
pleased to learn that the work is all
undone by strewing nets in the river
below the falls SO it is almost impossi-
BILE for fish to get over. The law es-
tablishing the ladder was not more
than half made, or it would prevent
this netting of fish.
The committee on International
Delegates at the recent meeting of the
Christian Endeavor societies at Salem ,
reported the following names, as those
chosen in committee, to represent the
Webfoot EndeavOrers at the great {
Boston convention in July, towit: Rev.
George E. Hawes, of Portland; A. r.
Ruthford, of OswegO: Miss Lena Holt, I
of Eugene; Anna Smith, of Hood River
and Anna Thompson, of Portland. I
Salem does not like the appellation :
that has been given it since the con. .
test over the branch asylum has begun
The Statesman says: 1T is to be re-
gretted the attorney for the board in y
the so-called branch asylum case 80 far 2
forgot himself as to refer in his brief u
to Che beautiful, generous, hOspitable
CapiEal City as the Salem hog
Such startling argument ~ never yet a
made an impression upon judge OF l
The court" ;" q
Exchange: One constantly runs g
across curious bits of superstition.
Just now Seattle is talking of the hoo ri
doc in cane. The stock was made in S
the Deer Lodge penitentiary and from le
there sent to Seattle. Already one Of a
other lost $50 on the street at night, cj
another was put on trial for stealing
diamond, and three who have carried
the stick are now serving sentences at 9
Walla Walla. L
The annual meeting of the Oregon =,
pioneers will be held at Portland June =, :,
l4th. William Galloway. of Yamhill =. =.
county, will make the annual address,
and T. T. Geer, of Marion county, the
occasional address. Mrs. Robert A. ct
Miller, of Oregon City, q pioneer b.
will prepare a paper for the al
evening meeting, treating particularly Ol
of wOman's experiences in crossing | lu
the plains and in pioneering. William OF
Kapus has been selected as grand mar 81
shal and Rev. D. B. Gray, chaplain.
The play tonight will be ''The Light pt
ming Rod Agent, or Paradise Lost" IL
Mr.. Senter Payton will take the lead di
ing part, and this is sufficient guar it
lnty that it will be well rendered. He C
sill be supported by the members of 81
ihe company, every one of whom is an ef
Irtist This play is full of fun, and as
Ar. Payton will be the comedian, gi
here is no doubt that it will amuse "
md entertain all who attend. g,
Oregon City Enterprise: An adver- SC
,isement in an exchange reads: "The VI y,
,est grades of ranch butter, % cents .
Der brick: creamery butter the very
inest, 40 cents per brick" This dis
,layed advertisement is 9 silent but 81
trong argument in favor of the y,
of creameries. 1t is b.
much more profitable for farmers to sell b
milk to creamery, and thus dispense "
nth much work and worry in making al
,utter for market under adverse con- al
litions. in
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