The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-10

ne dnGl-SdlOOn Glcheb Was eleCIeu LII
Brownsville yesterday.
D. P. Ketchum returned on last
nights train from Portland.
Ray: son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Fill
loon, is sick with the measles.
A. c. Sanford, Ed. M. Williams and
| F. Menefee went to Eight-Mile today
to look ut farm they contemplate
purchasing.
Yesterdays boat brought up 30 head
of beef cattle from White Salmon for
the Columbia Packing Co. The cattle
had been fed at Camas prairie.
William Rothlage, an insane patient,
confined in the county Jail at Union
awaiting iran spor tation t. Salem,
slicided yesterday by hanging.
At Astoria yesterday, Lyman Bab-
cock, foreman of the Clatsop mills, had
his back broken by being struck with
a heavy chain used for hauling logs
into the mill.
A man by the name of Thomas, who
has been herding sheep on Deschutes,
was taxed S. in the recorders court
this morning for having INDUCED too
freely in strong drink.
In the city election in Butte, Mon
tana, yesterday the republicans and
populists fused, still the democrats
made clean sweep. electing their en-
tire ticket by 500 to 600 majority.
]. N. Burgus, of Bakeoven, is in the
city and reports spring having come at
last in the Bakeoven country. Grass
on the range is fair in that section and
sheep are doing we'll, says Mr.. Burgus.
Over in Gcldendale yesterday the
"wets" won in the city election.
Their ticket was elected by an aver
age majority of %, and for the next
yelr saloons will be licensed in that
city.
Mrs. J. M. Filloon arrived home yes
terday from St. Louis, where she went |
70 attend the grand circle, w. of W.,
and afterwards assisted in establishing
Pacific the grand jurisdiction at Denver,
which she was elected one of the three
The Walla Walla Statesman says
during the past few years Washington
state warrants have sold as low as 80
cents, but now they are at par. 1t at
tributes the advance in the price of
state warrants to the change in admin
of state affairs.
Yesterday Sheriff Driver turned in
20 County Treasurer Phillips $24, ,914.76
axes collected on the 1896 roll. Of
ibis amount s14, ,OO2. will be forwarded
% the state treasurer as Wasco's share
If the state taxes, leaving S10.9 to
De applied on county warrants.
Nothing is too good for the patrons
# the Umatilla house, the policy of the
,roprietors being to supply their guests
With all possible conveniences. The
louse has lately been lighted through
'ut with electricity, and now system
# call bells is being put in so of the
ooms.
The Columbia a5 this point has fal.
en- about four feet within the past
week. Evidently the recent cold spell
las checked the thaw of snow in the
though it must give way
o the warmth of the sun month from
low, when extreme high water is quite
'robable.
Tonight W. A. Johnston and Geo.
Jrossfeld go to Grants where they
Till meet E. o. Mccoy, and tomorrow
7ill proceed to Wasco for the purpose >
f securing store building for the
oregon Trading Co, and to perfect ar .
angements for opening business at
hat place.
Last night Nightwatchman Wiley
ad his hands full while attempting to
orral four sons of the forest. The
indians had secured enough intoxi-
ants to make them quite noisy and
ere headed for the Indian village
cross Mill creek when intercepted.
hey offered no resistance until they
rived at the Jail when they scattered,