The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-11-14

rains early in the spring, it will be
| hard picking for stock next year.
From Mondays Daily.
Between Friday night and this
morning there were 1.90 inches of rain
fell at this place.
Today Geo. Keller received num-
Der of fine beef from James Snipes.
They will be butchered and put on the
racks at the Oregon market.
The official count of the vote of Cal
| ifornia is to be made today. Indica-
tions are that the official canvass will
give the vote of the state to Bryan.
At the opening of court today j. 3.
| Crossen and J. II. Jackson were ap-
pointed general bailiffs and John DOH
erty grand jury bailiff.
Today Judge Bradshaw excused the
following jurors from service upon
court: E. E. Savage, Geo. Ruch, c. G.
Roberts and Fl. E. Moore.
The predictions of Pague have been
fulfilled the past few days. He told
| US we should have rain and we got it to
our hearts content.
This morning VIM. Ketchum ship
ped 203 head of mutton by the Regu-
lator. They go to Tacoma and are the
first sheep to be shipped through the
| locks.
No. wheat is selling at 10 cents in
this city. The shortage of the supply
and the opening of the Columbia to
free navigation is the cause of the good
price.
E. W. Trout has sold all his inter-
ests in the Boyd neigh borhood, and
will move to Salinas, Cal. He makes
the change on account of Mrs. Trout's
health.
This afternoon the grand jury re-
turned not true bill in the case of the
state Va John Schulz, charged with
burglary. Schulz had been in Jail the
past five months.
Besides the resident bar the attor-
neys in attendance on circuit court to-
day were Dist. Atty A. A. Jayne and
]. NJ. Johns, of Arlington, and A. L.
Frazer, of Portland.
The grand jurors drawn to serve
during the present term of court were
Polk Butler, foreman, Simpson Copple,
L. N. Blowers, John w. Dickens, Pat
rick Bolton, Marshal Hill and W Nc
Crum.
w. D. Robbins, who while under in
dictment, charged with the larceny of
some cattle at Pendleton, jumped his
bail, in May last, was captured in
Spokane last Tuesday. He is now in
custody at Pendleton.
The Ready Cash market is well sup
piled with all kinds of poultry, chick
ems, tame and wild geese and ducks,
and turkeys. Billy Butts, the genial
manager, guarantees all his poultry to
be fat and fine.
The official count in Crook county
gives Mckinley an average plurality
of %. The average vote cast for
the different electors in that county
was Mckinley, 6o3; Bryan, SIS;
Palmer, 27; Levering, l.
Capt o. S. Waud gracefully accepts
the honor of having been the first man
who ever took a steamboat from The
Dalles to Portland and brought it back.
He left here last Friday morning with
the Regulator, took it to Portland land
brought it back safely on Saturday
evening.
n. Askins & Co., of San Francisco
are looking toward The Dalles as a
suitable place to establish an electric
light plant. Their agent, A. F. Jones,
was here Saturday, and the head of the
firm is expected here soon to make
more thorough Investigation of the
situation.
This morning F. l.. Leonard was ar
rested on charge of having forged
the name of Geo. Thompson to an
order for two weeks board at Mrs.
Davis restaurant. Leonard evidently
| had an eye to business, for it was
board he wanted, and he is liable to
get several months both board and
lodging free.
The Regulator is said to have be-
haved nobly in the swift water below
| the Cascades on her first trip through
the locks. 1t climbed the rapids as
easily as any boat on the river, and
ran about as steadily as though it were
in still water. The officers of the D.
P. & A. N. Co. were much pleased
with it's behavior, and now have no
fears of it's being able to climb the
rapids at any stage when the locks can
be operated.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed, of Maine,
spent few hours in the city today.
His special car was attached to the
local from Portland, and he was given
half an hour at Cascade Locks to view
the government works. Mr.. Reed re-
mained in his car while in the city
and received a delegation of leading
republicans. The train was detained
here until o'clock in order that the
distinguished guest should receive and
confer with his friends.
Last Saturday evening the regular
session of Dalles Lodge No. 2, I. o. G.
T., was held at K. of P. hall, and
very pleasant and profitable evening
was spent by the members. Officers
for the ensuing term were installed as
follows: 2. C. T., Freas Saunders; c.
T., Mrs. J. E. Barnett; V. T., Mrs.
Burger: S. J. T., Edythe Randall; Sec.,
Lolah Ewoank: Assist. Sec, Ethel
Deming; Fin. Sec., J. E. Barnett;
Treas, Ed Michel; c., Gundhilda Beck;
c., Mrs. Nichols; Sent, Willie Wood;
NJ, Archie Barnett: Dept. NJ, Effie
Bolton.
From Tuesdays Daily.
C. G. Hickok, of Cascade Locks, is
ri