The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-03-02
From Tuesday's Daily. .

Hon. C. N. Cartwright arrived in tht
city from Portland yesterday.
The morninga are frosty, but the days
are all that could be desired.
From information We have received it is
quite likely that wooden mill and securing
plant will be erected in this city in the
early spring.
Mr.. A. w. Branner left this morning for
southern California, where he will visit his
brother, Prof. Branuer, of the faculty Of the
Leland Stanford. ir., university.
Miss Grace Lauer. accompanied by Miss
| Mary Scally of Walla Walla, left on the
morning train yesterday on a short visit to
friends in Portland. They will be absent
| about two weeks.
Two distinct earthquake shocks were
felt at Hood River Yesterday morning at
half-past o'clock. The shocks were well
pronounced. and there was a lapse OF few
seconds between the first and se,oud
Hon. Mr.. David. the representative
from Gillian county, returned to Arlington
on the passenger train last night. He has
been q faithful represent .tive. and is en-
titled to the lasting respect OF his constitu-
ents.
Hon. W. w. Steiwer returned to his
home at Fossil. Gillian county, Sunday
night on the train. He is joint senator for
Gillian, Sherman and Wasco counties. sDd
has ably aud fully represented this portion
of the state.
We received a call this afternoon from
MIR. A d. Mcdonald, of Monklond, Sher-
man county. He says snow has all di,ap-
peared. and froui all app arances spring has
come to remain. According to his estimate
there are IL 600 sacks of grain that haye
net been marketed in that couoty from last
years crop.
Prineville Revieao: The eouth spring
wind during the week just past has re-
moved the four or Eve inches of frozen snow
from off this entire country, mountain sum
mits excepted. From all directions come
reports of turning ont winter fed stock;
and PREF arations are IN progress in many |
neigh borhoods for spring plowIng, and as |
soon as roads settle, number OF long teams |
will resume the road between here and The |
Dalles.
We received pleasant call today from
Mr.. WillIam'S. Woodcock, OF Eight Mile.
He is king preparations to start for a
newly discovered quartz ledge, the location
of which is known only to himself. The
specimens taken from the ledge are very
rich, and have been tested by an assayer at
Silt Lake City. Utah.
The New York sta.e agricultural societv
last Y, ar paid in purses for races S2l ,4S3
and 'Or premiums on agricultural and IN.
1uttrial productions S23 $40 The amount
paid out by the Oregon state fair was In
about the same proportion. but reversed.
The luger sum 2eing to the race track and
he Smaller going to the farmers and man.
,facturers exhibit Sometime the farmers
n this country will decree q change-in
7ea!s to come.
Condor Globe: The secret society or
Ter craze has struck Coudon broadslde
within the last few months. A knights
If PythIas lodge has just been organized
md the prospect is favorable to organize
lodge OF Woodmen of The World and
'lso Independent order of Odd Fellows
lere this weak. These, with the Masonic
nd Order OF Eastern Star lodges will
make five lodges for Condos, which is do
ng pretty well for small town.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bottger, of Sprague, was
, the city today searching for her little
ve-yesr-old son, says the Walla WalIa
tatesman. She and her husband, Chas,
ottger, from whom she has divorce, have
ad some dieiculty and the child W, 9 spir.
ed away from home. although left in the
,stody of the mp.her by the c,urt. By the
sistance of Sheriff E lingsworth the lady
und her son in the custody of Mrs. Beeler
the western portion of the city. and will
tnin home this evening happily in the
'ssessIon OF her little boy.