The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-03

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many houses with furniture, etc.
Mrs Pagan left on last nights traj
for Arlington, and from thers gees
Condor to spend a month visitiH
with her sister.
Since the tax roll for 1897 was d.
livered to the sheriff the collection
have been about $4,000, leaving som
$4,000 delinquent.
| Fred Davis, who for some time pas
has been in the employ of Seuferl Bros
will seek his fortune at Rossland
having started for that place on las
nights train.
That people generally appreciate tn
bargains that are offered by the brancl
house of the Great Northern Furnitur
store in this city is evidenced by th'
wagon loads of goods that are bough
there every days
The bright sun and improved condi
ton of the roads brought a good many
in from the country today, consequent
ly the business streets presented quite
a lively appearance.
Hugh Glenn is up from Astoria. Mr.
Glenn reports very unfavorable
weather for railroad building along
the lower Columbia, but says he i:
pushing work right along despite the
elements.
Everything points to spring just
now. The robbins have begun to sing,
the small boy to play marbles, and the
larger boy has got out his bike, so the
weather clerk had as we'll predict fair
weather.
School Clerk Geo. P. Morgan yes
terday fled his official bond for s20,-
600 with the directors aud will take
charge Of the office at the next regular
meeting of the board which will be
held next Tuesday.
Those elegant fresh candies that
Andrew Keller prepared for the 1st of
April were greatly appreciated by
many of his customers and friends, and
were the source of no small amount of
comment nong lovers of sweet meats
today.
The fish dealers in Aberdeen, Wash,
are now shipping daily about 25 cases
of fresh salmon. The only fish run
ming is the steelhead, and large guam
titles are shipped to Chicago, Milwau-
kee, Denver, Salt Lake City and East
ern points.
The prospects are that there will be
another disastrous strike among the
Astoria fishermen this season. The
fishermen en- demand At cents pound for
and the Gamers offer only
cents. Unless a compromise is effected,
there will be but few fish caught on
the lower river this season.
1.-THE only salvation of the Regula-
,or line is for them to unite with the
people of Klickitat and build a road
rom Goldendale to Lyle" says the
ioldendale Sentinel. Don't worry
bout the Regulator line, it will still
10 good business between The Dalles
md Portland, although a road over to
1oldendale would help its business.
About the 10th of March those most
Interested in seating Senator Corbett
aused a circular to be signed by prom
nent republicans all over the state,
howing reasons why he should be
eated, and forwarded the same to |
Tice-President Hobart to be presented |
o the senate committee on privileges
nd elections. So far the circular
Gems to have had no effect.
John Bollinger left Albany last
ionday on foot for The Dulles. He !
} by no means broke, as he has accu-
,ulated some few Thousand dollars by
1dustry and economy. He said that
e had job of work at shearing sheep
ear The Dalles. and having plenty of
me to walk there, concluded to save
ne cost of a ticket, and at the same
me take little healthful exercise.
s's sure thing he will get all the
xercise he desires.
Taxes became delinquent toGay, with
title more than one-fourth the total
mount having been collected. 1t is
lmost certain that there is not enough
loney in the county outside of the
anks to pay the $4,000 that is de-
nquent, nor will there be enough un-
i some of the products of the country
ave been sold. 1t would seem only
lst under such circumstances for the
ounty court to extend the time of pay
lent 80 or go days before penalties for
are exacted.
In the chase after the escaped con-
lets from Idaho, one of the officers,
[ugh Fulton, had a peculiar accident.
nd a narrow escape from death. At
ale, Or, when he was mounting his
orse, the animal backed into a we'll 16
,et deep. Fulton went down first, and
he horse after him. By remarkable
bance, the animal did not fall on him.
ulton received couple of broken
lbs. The horse sprang to his feet and
egan to strike at Fulton, and came
ear crushing his skull before rope
ould be lowered to the endangered
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