The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-03-27

| released from the jail. North Is bne
old repobate who was convicted OF
making an indecent exposure OF his
person before a number of little girls.
Pease & Mays spring opening last
night was attended by a large throng
of spectators who admired the displays
in the store since it has been retitted
and listened o the choice music rem
dered by Birgfeld's orchestra
Since the repairs to the machinery
of the locks has been repaired the
gates work admira bly,, and boats are
put through in little more time than
was required when the valves on both
sides of the canal were operated.
A sheepraiser of Antelope writes
that there has been very little loss OF
sheep in that section during the recent
storm. Very few of the bands have
begun lambing as yet, and the general
larabing season will not begin there
until the first OF next month.
Yesterday Directors Doane. Adams
aud Liebe, of district No. Il, visited
Portland for the purpose of inspecting
the school buildings of that city with
view to patterning after the systems
Of heating and ventilation used there
| in the construction of the new school
house here.
Samuel Cozine, father of Mrs. ]. L.
Story of this city, died last Saturday at
his home in McMinnville. aged 10
years. Mr.. Cozine came to Oregon in
1913, and besides Mrs. Story leaves
wife and two other children, Mrs.
Aubie Lind. of Portland, and Pleasant
Cozine, of Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Gibson, of Port
land, spent the afternoon visiting in
the city. Mr.. Gibson is with the Irwin
Hodson Co., and is on trip to Salt
Lake City. He leaves on tonight's
train for the east, while Mrs. Gibson
returns to Portland tomorrow.
4 dreadful cyclone swept over tie
southeastern part of Alabama yeste :
day. The town of Arlington was virtc-
ally raised from the ground and in
one school building eight pupils were
killed, while eleven pupils and one
teacher were so severly injured that
they will probably die.
A New Yorker recently carried
across the ocean bicycle for which he
had paid 800. Thinking TO astonish
the natives, he paid duty at the Ger
man frontier and rode into a town,
where he was led to a local agency
| maintained by the American manufac-
turer, and shown the same wheel on
sale for the equivalent of S75. Draw
your own conclusions.
Last evening Captain-elect E. L.
Reese and Second Lieutenant-elect G.
E. Bartell, of Co. G, .. N. G, ap-
peared before the examining board con-
sisting of Lieut.. Col. J. Nj. Patterson,
Adult. Fl. H. Riddell and Capt. A. A.
Kellar, and were examined as to their
qualifications for receiving commits
sions. The report of the board has
not been made, hence the result of the
examination cannot be stated at this
time.
Mrs. Mary E. Hutchings, of Cochec-
ton, N. Y, widow of F. E. Hutchings,
who was formerly resident of The
Dalles. and who was in hegovernment
employ as wagoD-master, is desirOus of
corresponding with some one here
who knew her husband during his res
idence in this place. Should any of
his former acquaintances see this no.
tice they will confer afavor upon Mrs.
IIutctings by addressing her at Coch-
ecton, N. Y.
Douglas county wives are dangerous
to fool with, at least one Ed Coats has
learned to his sorrow that his spouse
Is like powder barrel when reused. 4
Yesterday afternoon, at their home
near Oakland, he and Mrs. Coats were |
indulging in little family rumpus,
when she discharged shotgun, loaded |
with fine shot, into her husbands back, |
and second load into his legs. Do
nestle trouble caused the shooting. |
Coats walked a mile and q half after |
being shot, and sent messenger for a
physician.