The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-11
From Fridays Daily.

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Mr.. Fred D. Hill went to Portlan
1t on the afternoon train.
* Attorney c. H. Spaulding, of Colder
dale. is registered at the Umatilla.
q Laura c. Clark filed homestead tt
e day for 100 acres in sec. 30, t5 8, "a {
Mr.. c. D. Ward returned this morr
ing from visit to Long Creek an
- Heppner.
Messrs. III. Klinger and Dan Nc
5 Dowell, of Dufur, were in the city thi
u morning.
The afternoon train had very ligh
; passenger list as did the local which
: arrived from Portland at noon.
Mr.. Louis Comini, proprietor Of TIL,
Dalles marble works, has been sicl
, during the week, but was able to be- or
the streets today:
Beef still continues to go to Portland
Mr.. Grimes shipped four car loads to
day. The cattle had deem fed during
the winter by c. c. Kunoy in Sherman
county.
A deed from S. A. Diel and wife to
E. A. Cavell was filed in the clerk 8
office to day. The land conveyed was
ten acres in sec. 13, t l 9 e, con-
sideration 800.
Ere long the time for holding annual
school meetings will be at hand and
it would be we'll for clerks of school
districts to bear in mind the necessity
of posting notices of meetings in due
time.
The officers of the lodge of Elks at
Cascades will be in The Dalles tomor-
row night, and will meet with the
brethren in Forester's hall for the
purpose of comforting Elkhood upon
two candidates.
A steel arch bridge 1910 feet long
and 46 feet wide will be thrown across
the river at Niagara Falls this year.
1t is in this fashion that we propose to
treat our Canadian neighbors to 4,000,-
600 pounds of cold steel.
The Oregonian today announces
that arrangements have been made
for the reorganization of the o. r. &
N. Co., and that the property will, by
the first of next July, be taken out of
the hands of the courts.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woods little boy
who has been dangerously i'll with
pneumonia is convalescent. His con-
dition is so much improved today, that
the family are encouraged in the be-
lief that his recovery is assured.
A bill introduced in the house pro-
vides for the foreclosure of the govern
ment lien on the Union Pacific road.
The bill provides for the operation of !
the road by the government in case it
is not redeemed by the present owners. !
G. W. Hunt, the ex-railroad man has
commenced suit against 104 Walla
Walla valley farmers and business men
to collect amounts subscribed for SUBJ
sidy for the Hunt railroad. The
money due Mr.. Hunt as alleged by the !
complaint, is evidenced by certain
promissory notes held by the plaintiff.
Last night Deputy Grand Chief
Ranger o c. Hollister installed the
following officers in Court The Dalles,
No. II. Foresters of America: c. R..
W. E. Garretson; S. c. R., Ben Wilson;f
Rec. Sec., w. F Grunow; Treas, F.
w. L. Skibbe; S. W., J. W. Fisher;
J. W., A. B. Estebenet; ]. B., David
King.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Balch, of Dutur,
left on this mornings train for Port
land. Mr.. Balch was feeling un-
usually well when he left, his health
generally being better than at any
time sin ee he was first taken sick. A
few weeks treatment in Portland it Is
hoped will restore him to perfect
health.
Mr.. ]. M. Rayborn, who resides on
John Day river. near Clarno's ferry,
is in the city today, en- route to Seattle.
Mr.. Rayborn says there will be very
little loss of stock on the John Day,
the ranchmen being well supplied with
hay. Nothing but cattle is being fed
at present, there being an abundance of
green grass for sheep.
Every one who takes trip into the
country returns with fattering reports
as to the crop outlook. Mr.. N. Whel-
don was out on Mill Creek yesterday,
and says the prospect in that locality
for large crops is encouraging. Fall
sown grain is growing nicely, and the
ground being in fine condition for cul-
tivation will enable farmers to prepare
for early spring seeding.
Mr.. M. W. Northup, who was in the
city yesterday, stated that farmers in
the vicinity of Kingsley are very busy
plowing and preparing ground for cul-
tivation. He anticipates very large
acreage will be seeded in that section
this year, and that immense crops will
be raised. Mr.. Northup says more
wheat was sown there last fall than
ever before. and that az present it isin
fine growing condition.
The special commissioner sent to this
country by the London Chronicle to
the Venezuelan matter
states the situation correctly when he
says that, while the Presidents mes.
cage was one of peace. "behind it has
sprung up a national sentiment which
it would be utter madness on the part
of the English people to disregard or
underestimate" In other words, the
best thing Lord Salisbury can do is 20
put himself in an arbitrating mood as
soon as possible.
An Ohio judge has decided that
wives are legally responsible for the
support of their husbands and their
families. provided the husbands them
selves are unable to furnish the sup
port. The decision is said to have
greatly surprised the lawyers, and also
the new woman But the judge con-
tends that the law of Ohio in this re-
spect is the same as that in Illinois.
Iowa, California, and the territory OF
Oklahoma. In the Ohio case the
amount sued for was balance of S22