The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07

Is VafWlS, OF HOftlanQ.
n A number of loads of chop feed we
shipped from the Wasco warehouse
|, Interior points this morning.
County court will adjourn this eve
: .ng to reconvene on April 9Th for tt
= purpose of receiving the tax roll.
The half inch of snow that fell la
night was only a gentle reminder thi
: winter has not yet deserted US.
Mrs. J. Fl. Wood was a passenge
on the Regulator this morning, goin
to Portland for few days visit.
The hungry are fed and the wear
find rest at the Skibbe hotel cheape
than at anv other place in the cityx
A lone hobo, one of the starved clas
with an appetite like threshing ma
chine, was a tenant of the city bastil,
last night.
Mr.. VIM. Ketchem, buyer for tn
Union Meat Co., who was in the cit,
last night, returned to Troutdale thi
morning.
St. Arnold & Schoren have recently
made some material changes in theil
blacksmithing establishment in the
East End.
Mr.. Clayborn Hill returned yester-
day from Canyon City, where he has
been the past winter looking after his
| mining interests.
Miss Anna Moore gave a pleasant
dancing party at the Baldwin last
night. Music was furnished by the
Orchestra Union.
Hon. John Michel took the train
this morning for Biggs, from which
place he goes to Moro to attend the
Republican rally tomorrow.
Next Monday Assessor Wakefield
will commence making the as
sessment of taxable property in
Wasco county for the year 1896.
Every voter in school district No. II
is interested in the result of next Mon
days election, hence they all should
be present and exercise their right of
suffrage.
Mr.. J. Folco returned last evening
from Portland, where he had been buy
ing stock for his soda factory. Among
the stock is an invoice of $50 pounds
of English soda.
Nm Col h.
Washington side yesterday making a
survey of a tract of state lands that
have recently been selected with
view to purchase.
Messrs. Jones & Griffith, prominent
sheep raisers residing near Clarno's
Ferry, arrived here yesterday with
l 300 sheep which they are taking to
pastures south of the city.
Judge Bennett returned this morn
ing from Dayton, WASH, and will
leave on tonight's train for Washing
ton. D. c., to try two cases before the |
United States supreme court.
Mr.. W. N. Wiley is expected to ar
rive here in a few days from Cold Camp
with $500 head of sheep. The sheep
will be pastured on the prairie coun
Try south of this place until they can
be taken into the mountains.
The Oregon Woodman, a monthly
paper devoted to the interests of the
order of Woodmen of the World, has
been started at Dallas by v. P. Fiske.
1t is an eight-page edition, filled with
matters OF interest to Woodcraft.
Plumbers are busy repairing
lamages done to side pipes in different
,arts of the city that were damaged by
he freeze the first of the week. None
# the water mains in the city were
lamaged, but a great many side pipes
Tere bursted by the frost.
Misses M. A. and Annie Thompson,
t Oakland, Cal, came up on the Reg
lator yesterday, and after spending
he night in the city, started on their
journey this morning. The
Kisses Thompson are making tour
+ the Northwest for health and pleas
ire.
The democratic county central COM
nittee will hold a meeting at the court
house at P. M. tomorrow. The meet
ng however will not be confined to
he member of the committee alone.
MI dem ocrats who feel an interest in
he welfare of the party Will be well
ome.
The report of Assayor Fisk on the
3oldendale quartz, published else
Vhere, is not encouraging to those who
lava built up their hopes on the hid
len treasures the mine was supposed
o contain. Still they need not be
thoroughly discouraged. They may
ind good paying mines in that locality
ret.
The worst storm of the season visited
Antelope Sunday night and Monday.
There was continuous fall of snow
or several hours, accompanied by a
strong wind that caused it to drift
BADLY. The storm caused slight loss
If stock, a few poor cattle that had
been turned on the range having sue
;umbed to the rigors of the storm.
A subscriber at Ogden, Kansas,
writes inquiring if the locks at the
Cascades are open, and if not, he de-
Tres to know when they will be. The
ZINES ES-MoUNTAINEER is unable to
answer the latter part of his query,
however much it would be pleased to
10 so, and possibly not even the engin-
,ers in charge of the work are able to
tx the date, not knowing what action
congress will take in regard to the ad-
litional appropriation asked for by
hem.
Last August Messrs. Geo. Munger,
Toe Crate and Chris. Brown left this
,lace on trapping expedition in the
Cascade mountains north of Mt. Ad-
ms. They returned last night with a
arge supply of hides and furs, the re-
suit of their winters work. Messrs.
Crate and Brown also each brought
home with him a handsome beard,
grown during the sojourn in the noun
aims. They report heavy snow fall
n the mountains during the winter.
Mr.. Hugh Gourley of this city will,
n few days deliver lecture in the