The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-03
FromTuesday's IS Daily

Postmaster Crossen returned last
night from Portland.
j. w. Smith, the leading merchant
of Rufus, is in the city.
W. S. Geary, the piano tuner, ar
rived today from Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Fish returned
last night from Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Hobart, of Cas-
cade Locks, are in the city.
Mrs. M. N. Eastwood went to Port
land today for a few days visit.
E.O. Mccoy and Geo. Crossfield left
on last nights train for Sherman
county.
All hands at the sheriff's Office have
been kept busy the past few days re-
ceiving taxes.
DR.. Wipgate is here from Ainsworth,
B. c., looking after his property in
terests in The Dalles.
DR.. Brosius of Hood River, was in
the city last night and returned home
on the boat this morning.
The quadrennial struggle for federal
Office gives grand opportunity for re-
viving all the latent peanut politics in
the country.
Frank Lee, editor of the Northwest
Pacific Farmer, was in the city this
morning en- route to his farm in Kick
itat county.
Friday, April 9th, has been set apart
as Arbor day, and schools throughout
the county will observe the day with
appropriate exercises.
Two more candidates for the Office of
U. S. marshal are in the field. They
are P. B. Sinnott and Col. o. Sum-
mers, both of Portland.
Yesterday was Charlie Franks 4Sth
and he entertained
number of his friends last night in
of the event.
Last night was singer for March.
The mercury registered 26 above zero,
and the ground was sufficiently frozen
to bear up a wagon and team.
Indications are that the storms are
over for the present, the sky being
clear today and the sun shining out
with perfect spring like warmpth.
Col Patterson went to Portland to-
day to attend the reception to be given
Gen. Clarkson, commander-in-chief of
the G. A. R.. in that city tonight and
tomorrow.
OF the two Salem men who went to
Carson to see the prize fight, one Says
he never wants to see another fight. |
# that's the ratio of conversions, prize
lighting has no future.
The material for the new bowling
.lley has arrived and is stored at
doody's warehouse. There was full
arload OF the material which will be
'ut in place in short time.
The Columbia has been on a stand
till today, having neither risen nor
allen. Evidently the cold weather of
he past few days has checked the
haw of snow in the mountains.
The four floating fish wheels that
ave been lying on the sand beach
bove town all winter, have been floated
nd are being repaired preparatory to
eginning operations when the fishing
sason opens.
Another person came forward for
aptism last evening in the Christian
hurch. The meetings will continue
very night this week and Sunday,
fter which Evangelist Pierce goes to
astern Oregon.
The Portland Tribune will merge
ITO morning paper on April Is and
i'll take the press reports. The Trib-
ne Publishing Co. has recently been
and has incorporated
ith capital stock of $4,000.
C. euler, proprietor of the Trout
AXE stage line is in the city. Mr..
uler says his line has made arrange
ents for carrying fishing parties to
e lake this season, and will offer the
,st of accommodations to the public.
The D. P. & A. N. pile-driver was ,
AIDED on the scow Wasco today, and (,
IL be taken to White Salmon, where
e company proposes building dock. 5
le new dock will be 40x60 feet, built j
piles sunk into the bank of the '
'er. !,
According to the Tacoma Ledger,
> Astoria & Columbia RIVER r. R.
:, will build the road along the 8
lst from Astoria to Yaquina and 4
,re connect with the o. c.: & E.
e Northern Pacific has signed
Sc for the use of the Goble road for
years, and owns majority of stock