The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-01-26
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From Wednesday, Daily.
Mr.. NJ. Heisler, arrived in the city to
day from Lufur.
Mr.. Avis Quinn arrived in the cit,
from ufur this morning.
Jose h Douglas and son, resid ents O
Fifteen Mile creek, are in the city today
There will be services in the Christian
church this evening. All are invited tc
be present.
Tue deadlock still continues in Olym-
pia and Boise, with NO Indications ol
senators being elected soon.
The we ither is very mild, and If this
Continue winter Will have spent lis t..rce
and spriug muY be expected In shor,
time.
Alexander Mcneil, an In nate of the
tnsane asslum from this county, died al
Salem last night. lie leave, u widow and
iamiIy IN this city.
The first ballot Was taken in joint con
yention al Salem soon after the uooa
hour today, with The result gwen. Another
ballot WAS taken al 8 ~ this afternoon.
DR.. Il. E. SANDERS returned this morning
from month yis.t III Ihe east. Dung
his absence he visited Grand Rapids
Michigan, ro. edo, Unio, aud other easI-
crn cities.
The vote in the legislature today in
Salem IN joint convention stood as tol-
lows: LoIph, "A; Moore, 4; Hare,
Bennett, y; Herman, +; Lord, d; vii
iams, /; total, ~
Mr.. E c. Warren, OF Dufur, called at
our office this morning He says sleigh
ing is excellent on Fifteen Mile creek,
and all the way to the city until he ar
rived at Three Mile.
The city Jail was without single oc-
cupant last night, and, like Othello, the
recorders ''occu ation's gone" this
morning Hewas not worried in mind
abou lprlts; but was able to attend to
other business.
There are indications that q chinook
wind will, to use street parlance, get
in its work" on the snow in thi, region
in day or two. 1t blew Tor a little
while tod y, and ir looks favorable for
continuance OF 1t tomorrow.
There haye been no shipments of cattle
from the slockyaids OF Il u. Salimars he
q Co. for the past Two days. The roads
are not in good condition for calllemen TO
drive their futks 10 market; but there
Will ee neavy shipments soon.
The total vote in joint convention to-
day at Salem was ~. There was one
man sick, unable to att nd the meeting. |
The silverites, by their pertidious action, |
may cause Il deadlock tor two OF three |
days; but they should C nsider that they |
are wasting the peoples money by
hampering legislation.
Dr Sanders says there was more snow
in the vicinit, OF The Dalles this winter
than there was in Michigan He left
this city Chr stmas day with the round
bare. and returned this morning to find
snow covering the gro und, but the
amount considerably Unfinished by the |
mild weather We have experl need.
The Kose,urg Reoie,c, ot January l7,h,
publishes l2-page rdition, principally
devoted 10 The resources OF Douglas
county and Roseburg especially II
speaks well for the eDt, rprise of the pub
lIshers, during these hard times. to print
1uch b mammoth paper, and will I've II
good advertisement Tor that portion of the
ssate.
Quite cutting affray occurred on Bear
Greek last "Wednesday morning between
Mr. Pearson and Ph,pps LnoneJ i'm which
Pearson got gast across the muscle nf
his left arm, says The PrInevllle Neaos
He cume 10 iowu 8 soon ~ the acciueit
happened and had the wound dressed by
DIR Ii, uck No permanent injury will
result from the cut. Tie fight grew out
of The mIsbshaviOr OF certain sheep
dog belonging To Lonney.
An EagIishman named William Trav-
erse, ged about - years, died very sud
denly at Hood River last Monday He
had lived there but short time, and
was highly respected in that community
Msalt6S relatives in -1fi,:-t5rd the Old s counIiv'
who are connected with ;he nobility.
He leaves young wife, to whom he was
married but short time.
The " ALA Nalia Staesman says thai
the COblentz penileniinry Scandal is to be
thoroughly Inquired into at an early day
Unless the plans Of lilo Kelly 20 astray.
Kelly WAS one OF the late wardeu's bonds
men, and believes that certain Interested
persons are now, and always baye been,
trying hard 10 suppress the real facts In
The deplorable Walla Wala tragedy He
wIll Try to have n j int committee OF bulh
houses INQUIRE in,O AL ot The iacts,
Fossil JournaH. Probably james Camp
sic, VI h0 Itfi Fossil about three months
ago 10 take u job in Honolulu bosslng
lot OF natives ON sugar panlaIIon,
would at the present time just as lief 10
back again UD Pine Greek herding Hill :
IONS sheep. WniIe We know from ex-
perience that sheep are p, SKY critters To
herd, we'd Father tend d'ck of them as
lopg as Jacob dbl for his girl than herd u |
band of hall naked savages on the war
path for one week. However, tim will t
no doubt bs Incirde among the "Ameri d
can interests" that the Phuddriphi1 has I
gone down 10 project.
chinook wind may melt the snow
now; but It is possible 10 have u revised
edition OF winter next month, when
people aud cattle ale ill prepared
10 endure IL Twelve years ago our sever
esl weather was experienced In February,
when the thermometer fell 10 % degrees |
below zero. and lie water supply OF iii.-
citY was frozen for len days We would
prefer hav ng few more days of severe 1
weather this month, Than for winter Ia
take rest nov and ruaugurale his venge-
ance the latter parl OF February.
Roseburg P.aind.aier: "Hon. d =. K .
Buick this Week received a letter from d
Silver Lake, giving still further particu
lars of The dreadful disaster. The Letter |
states that, IN addition 10 the number who {
lost their lives IN tie terrible fire, there
IRE AZ pers0Ls " no were more or ess I
Injured. rhe large number is much of u 4
surprise, for all repOrls lie etofore h ,ve
placed th. pumber at less than 20. Up To
the 9Th Inst. DOne Of The injured had died,
and all were improving, although III Sew t
eraI Instance Improvement is very slow.
1t is now expecleu that all OF tbe injured /
will recover"
From Thursdays Daily. |,
Tho citv is .yten.iy,.ly htlIs for tht
Tittel Sisters.
Mr., r. L. Kirkhan. of Dufur, was in
town TO-DAY making proof on his homestead. 1