The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-23


Judge 81. H. Nortfnup arrived on the
local from Portland, and will speak in
the court house tonight.
Ice formed on the still water at Moro
| this morning. 1t is feared the cold
did considerable damage to fruit in
| that section.
Mr. and Mrs. Refeno, of Portland,
spent yesterday in the city visiting
their son William Refeno, the genial
steward of the Regulator.
Hon. q. M. Brown. of Portland, was
in the city yesterday, returning home
from Crook county, where he mas been
looking after his stock interests.
Mr.. L. W. Curtis, one of the leading
farmers of Klickitat county, was in the
city today. he reports fine crop pros
poets on the north side of the river.
I Mr.. John L. Holiingshead arrived
here yesterday from Antelope, and
will remain few days in the city
Mr.. Hollingshead reports business
good in the southern part of the
county, and farmers and stock raisers
looking forward to prosperous season
Messrs. A. M. Kelsay and c. L. Gill
bert arrived home last night from
their canvass of the southern part OF
the county, bronzed and tanned, and
looking as if they had undergone rough
usage at the hands of the voters where
they travelled, though they affirm thai
they were never more kindly used ir
their lives.
| Today the Priueville Land & Live
Stock Co. filed with the county clerk
the plat of a ditch crossing sections 81
and 32 in township 8 south, ranges Il
and 10 east. The ditch is intended to
carry water for irrigating purposes on
to the company's alfalfa lands on Cur
rent and Muddy Creeks in the South
ern part of the county.
| Judge Bennett left on the yesterday
afternoon train for St. Helens, where
he will speak this evening. The judge
has closed his campaign in Eastern
Oregon, and will devote the remainder
| of the time from now until the last OF
the month to the three counties in the
district west of the Cascades, return.
ing here on May 80.
A gentleman who heard Messrs.
Michel and Huntington speak at An
telope says they advocate the restora-
tion of the Mckinley tariff and sound
money, and incidentally insist upon
the election of Congressman Ellis, des-
pite his financial views, considering
him not sufficiently positive on the
| money question to be dangerous.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Moore, Messrs.
Fl. C. Mcdaniel and T. M. Hampton,
of Moro and Mrs. ]. c. Vinton, of
Grass Valley, arrived on the stage
from Moro this morning. Messrs.
Moore and Mcdaniel go to Astoria as
representatives to the 1. o. o. F.
grand lodge, and Mrs. Moore and
Mrs. Vinton are delegates to the state
convention of the w. q. T. U.
Two insane patients from Crook
county, Mrs. John Foster and her
daughter, Martha Foster, arrived here
Saturday evening. They were in
charge of Deputy Sheriff S. e. Hodges,
Mrs. Fred Wilmarth aud w. F. King.
Mrs. Foster resides near Mitchell, and
her halluci nation is that the people of
that town owe her large sum OF
money. The daughter is naturally
weak minded, and is more idiotie than
insane.
Sheriff Combs, of Crook county, ar
rived here yesterday from Prinevil1e
with two prisoners en- route to the
penltentiary, John Stice, sentenced to
two years for assaulting the city mar
shall of Mitchell, and Levi Curfman,
sentenced to one year for robbery. DR..
81. P. Belknap, of Prineyille, accom-
panied the sheriff to Salem. and from
there will go to Astoria to attend the
session of the I. o. o. F. grand lodge
as delegate from Ochoco lodge No.
45.
When Eddie Wingate boarded the
Regulator this morning it was whis-
pered around on the dock that he was
following Coxey off, and even his pass
over the D. P. & A. N. line had in
scribed on its back "Ed Wingate, pri-
vate secretary J. S.sCoxey," but in
4uiry revealed the fact that Eddie has
not joined the Generals" army, but
is going to Portland, to assist James
Lonigan in the shipment of 800 web
foot cattle to Montana. He expects.
to be absent from home about three
weeks.
The concert given by the band yes
terday afternoon at the high school
grounds was one of the pleasantest
events that has occurred this season.
The weather was perfect and some 500
people assembled in and about the
school to enjoy the excellent music.
The music was of very high order,
and speaks volumes for the musical
director and the members of the band.
The open air concerts will be repeated
every Sunday afternoon provided
proper encouragement is extended to
those who compose the band.
General" J. S. .Coxey and wife
spent yesterday in Ths Dalles, and
left this morning on the Regulator for
Hood River, where he is to deliver
speech this evening. Both expressed
themselves as being we'll pleased with
their trip through Oregon, and of the
treatment they had received at the
hands of the people. The general"
spoke at Baker City, La Grande and
Pendleton, and was drawing card at
each place, large audiences having
been attracted out of curiosity to see |
the man who took a petition to Wash
ington with boots on" and was jailed |
for not excepting off the grass"
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mr.. James Hoag, of Wasco, was in
the city this morning.
Mrs. Donnell went to White Salmon
,oday to visit Mrs. Warner.
Mr.. W. J. Kerr, of Grass Valley,
for DortIond