The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18

Train lot OrUlduu.
For some time past Mr.. c. V. Lane
has been quite ill at his home in All
telope, but late reports from that place
are that Ne is convllescent.
The past few c6ol nights have had a
good effect upon the streets, the mud
having been frozen, making it possible
to get around without the use OF stills.
Mr.. Henry Baker, OF Portland, ar
rived in the city on the local today.
Mr.. Baker will install the officers OF
Columbia Chapter, E. S. tomorrow
night.
Mrs. I. N. Sargent. who has been
suffering from severe attack of pneu-
monia and heart failure, is. we are
pleased to state. reported convalescent
today.
Rabbit-killing is popular amuse-
ment in Lake county this winter. In
one school district over 1900 were
killed by the neighbors on a recent
Sunday.
The county court has consolidated
East and West Hood River precincts
for judicial purposes. giving one JUS
tice of the peace jurisdiction over cases
in both precincts.
Mr.. w. o. Hadley arrived today
from Antelope, and reports everything
all right at that place. Stockmen
about Antelope have suffered no loss
so far this winter.
Two car loads of cattle from Baker
city Mere unloaded at the stock yards
Saturday night to feed. They were
shipped yesterday morning to the U. S.
B. Co. at Portland.
Sheriff Driver, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Mamie, went to Port
land yesterday. Miss Driver goes to
Portland for the purpose of pursuing
course in shorthand and rypewriting.
The Pacific Postal Telegraph Com
pany's line down the Columbia river
to Astoria has beer completed, says
the ST. Helen's Mist, and offices have
been established at Rainier and Clats-
kanie.
The county court is progressing as
rapidly as possible disposing OF the
vast volume of business to be trans
acted. This afternoon the appoint
ment of judges and clerks of election
was completed.
A number of Wasco county fruit
growers will attend the state horticul-
tural society meeting tomorrow in
Portland. DR.. Senders and Mr.. Shan
no will 90 down on the morning train
to be present at the meeting.
A petition was circulated here today
by Mr.. Douglas Allen, asking the
to establish mail line
from The Dalles to Moro. The petit
tion was pretty generally signed by
the business men of the city.
A man by the name of Smith, who
lives near Goldendale, is so enthus-
iastic over the war that he announces
that in case of war be will make Cleve-
land present of 5000 head of good
horses to be used as cavalary steeds.
The Prineville Review states that
lar2e numbers of cattle are still rang
ing on the desert south of that place,
there not having been sufficient severe
weather to necessitate their being
brought in to the ranches to be fed.
Saturday night the Elks held profit
able meeting in Foresters' hall in this
city, at which arrangements were made
for moving Lodge No. 303 from Cascade
Locks to this city. 1t is expected that
the move will take place about March
18th.
The veteran bear hunter of Klickitat,
Mr.. Stump, is in the city today. 1t is
said of Mr.. Stump that he has killed
more bears than any other man ON the
Pacific coast. and though advanced in
years, he still enjoys chase after Mr..
Bruin.
Mr.. NJ. T. Manning, a prominent
farmer and sheepraiser of Burnt Ranch,
arrived in the city last night. Mr..
Manning says SO far the winter has
been very mild in the eastern part of
Crook county where he lives, and no
loss of stock is anticipated.
Bert Bagley, who went to San Fran
cisco some time since to ride in some
of the big races in the Bay District,
has returned home to The D lies. He
rode the famous Oregon horse Cracker
Jach in a number of races, and came
near bringing him out in first place.
Yesterday Mr.. William De Wolfe. |
who has been at St. Vincent's hospital |
in Portland for some time past, was
brought home. We regret to state
that Mr.. De Wolfe is very low, being |
so weak that he had to be carried from
the train to his home.
The committees from the Woodmen
and Workmen lodges have made final
for their second annual
nasaue ball for St. Valentines day,
Feb. IA, and any one having friend
hey wish invited can hand the name
20 the committee or the secretary, Mr..
i. M. Filloon.
Mr.. S. B. Adams is in receipt of
etter notifying him that the county
court of Sherman county has accepted
he Rattlesnake road and has appro-
,riated 5000 for its completion. The
after examining the
Dad, were we'll pleased with the work,
ronouncing it first class.
Mr.. William Bradford, who left
Oregon about year ago to seek his
ortune in Montana, arrived in The
)alles Saturday night. He says Mon
ana is all right for capitalists to oper-
tie in, but for the man with ordinary
means or one who works for wages, it
loes not compare with Oregon.
There is probably no order in exist
nee that makes greater specially of
eeking pleasure than the Elks. Those
rho attended their social meeting
saturday night all are ready to testify
D this fact, and assert that nobody has
conception of real enjoyment until
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