The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-18

for sheriff, L. W. Woods, who was de-
feated for nomination in the recent
democratic convention, having an
nounced himself an independent can
didate.
A sheepman residing in the southern
part of the county writes that he bae
had successful lambing season thus
far, the lambs all being large and
stout, n ad 95 per cent of them have
been saved.
With the occasional showers OF rain
that are falling it would require some
thing very unusu | to prevent East
ern Oregon producing an immense
grain crop this season. Everything Is
| favorable for an unprecedented yield
The democratic platform was pub
lished in Saturdays issue, and the re
publican declarations of principles are
given today. Voters should peruse
them carefully, and then. determine
| which comedies most nearly with their
| views.
Mosier has a monstrocity in the
shape of calf with two mouths, one
Immediately underneath the other.
The calf to all appearance is perfectly
| formed otherwise, and bids fair to be-
come noted curiosity. 1t belongs to
Mrs. J. 81. Mosier.
Engineer E. G Tanning, of Walla
Walla paid fire department., has per-
| fected most useful invention for a
system of fire alarm, and has made a
proposition to the city council for the
adoption of the system. 1t has pecu-
liar merit of it's own, and is highly
spoken of.
! 1t is estimated that there are be-
tween 10000 and 100000 bushels of
wheat in the warehouses at Waitsbcrg
yet unsold, the owners of which feel
| themselves able to hold for better
prices. The price now is AZ cents,
which is about 10 cents higher than it
I was year ago.
The owners of floating fishwheels
| have most of them in the river, and
are catching some fish, but SO far the
catch has been very light, owing no
doubt to the low stage of water. Sta
! tionary wheels are still high and dry
| and are doing nothing, and will not
until the water has risen ten or fifteen
feet.
The enrolment of the Washington
agricultural college, at Pullman, has
passed the 300 mark. The enroll
I894-5 was but 1S9 while for 1884 it
it barely passed the 100 mark. So far
the enrolment this year is nearly 200
per cent greater than two years ago,
and almost 100 per cent larger than
last year.
Populist primaries were held in
several of the precincts in the county
last Saturday, and delegates were
elected to the county convention which
is called to meet in The Dalles next
Saturday. The delegates elected from
West Dalles were Geo. Arnold. A, L.
Reese, ]. w. johnson, w. A. David
son and r. F. Wickham. There was
no meeting held in Trevitt or Bigelow.
In East Dalles a meeting was held,
but we are unable to say if delegates
were elected,
The people of Rockland we're con- !
exercised last Saturday by |
the appearance in that place of IA half
dozen strangers, who were clam bering
around over the rocks on the north
side of the river. The Rocklanders
held a consultation and came to the
conclusion that the strangers were a
gang of Fins from Astoria bent upon
destroying the fish trap and wheels
ia that vicinity. They at once tele-
graphed Sheriff Stimson of Golden
1ale, and requested that he come to
heir assistance. When the sheriff ar
lived he ascertained that the suspected
parties were farmers from Dakota look
ng for locations in Washington.