The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-24

one of the heaviest taxpayers in the
county, took a receipt for his taxes
amounting to 81, ,574.29.
The entertainment to have been
given by the Rathbone Sisters on next
Thursday evening is postponed until
further notice, by order of the commit
tee. The regular session will be held
Thursday evening.
Yesterday Jake Andrews was given
an examination before Justice Filloon
on a charge of exhibiting obscene
pictures in nickel-in-the-slotm machine,
and was held in bonds of $500 to answer
before the grand jury.
| We have carefully perused the Port
land Dispatch, but found no mention
of the editors visit to Washington or
account OF his return. Wonder if
Toney was not proud of his mission to
the national capital?
On Saturday May 18th, Dalles City
will offer for sale at public auction 70
choice lots in Gates Addition. This
will be the greatest opportunity ever
offered the public to procure good
property at low figures
On account of the change in the ar
rival and departure of the mails and
for the accommodation of the public,
commencing next Sunday, Postmaster
Crossen will open the postoffice from
| 10 A. NJ. to IL A. NJ. Sundays.
City Treasurer c. J. Crandall, who
has been confined to the house several
days with pleurisy, is much improved
today, being able to sit up, and hopes
to be at his place of business ere long
| if the weather remains favorable.
Misses Owen & Van Duyn have sold
the Central Book store to G. S. Van
Duyn, and after May 1st the circulat.
ing library, San Francisco Call agency
and news agency will be conducted at
1. c. Nickelsen's store by Miss Owen.
w. A. Mohr, the defaulting postmas-
ter of Roslyn, pleaded guilty of embez-
element in Spokane last week and was
sentenced by Judge Hanford to one
year in the penitentiary on McNell's
island and to pay fine of s2,047 and
the costs of prosecution.
Ever since the high water of 1894
residents of The Dalles have felt some-
what uneasy whenever the river began
rising, and now they realize that there
is an immense quantity of snow in the
mountains, and are looking for loca-
tions on high ground in case there is a
heavy rise of water.
J. r. Leigh, oyer 10 years of age,
committed suicide at Mount Vernon,
Skagit county, last Saturday, by shoot
ing himself in the head. The old man
had been ailing for some weeks. He
leaves widow and several sons and
daughters, all of whom are now living
away from home.
Yesterday Michael Doyle filed his
first report as administrator of the |
estate of Geo. F. Bears, and Saturday |
q. F. Moody filed his fourth report in
the matter of the estate of VIM. McDe |
Lewis, whereupon the court ordered a
dividend of 40 per cent paid on the in
debtedness of the estate.
l. Sichel, of the firm of M. Sichel & |
Co. at Prineyille, writes to W. Lord of |
this city, that the sheep raisers of
Crook county have had very success
full lambing season, having PAVED about
100 per cent of lambs, also that the
wool crop will be immense and in good
condition, sheen having wintered well
and the wool was kept growing con-
tinuOusly.
Never before has verdure and foliage
grown SO rapidly as within the past
everything was barren, under the in
fuence of ideal spring weather, the
trees have literally been bursting
with their long dormaut life and in
another week will be in full leaf, and
then The Dalles will be the prettiest
city in Oregon.
Squire r. B. Hatton, of klamath
Falls, was informed the other day that
his services were needed at Fort Klam-
ath. While on the mountain road
that leads to the fort, he met those who
were in need of him, and ne then and
there, "mid towering ahd gently sway
ing pines," as the klamath Falls Ex-
press Gays, made man and wife of l. P.
Hansen and Mrs. Wilson.
Despite the fact that there is no ap-
to pay their expenses, and
that Secretary Kincaid has refused to
file their claims, the railroad commits
sioners are holding on to their offices,
and have started on their semi-annual
tour of inspection" of the Southern
Pacific, that is, they are out on one of
their customary junketing tours, rid
ing on free passes, and attempting to
draw salaries from the state.
On next Tuesday evening Prof.
Kelchner will exhibit his model of the
Tabernacle of Isreal at the M. E.
church in this city and also deliver a
lecture on the same. Rev. w. W.
Case, pastor of Howard street M. E.
S. F., says of the model and
lecture: "Prof. Ke1chner lectured to
an immense crowd in this city to the
great delight and instruction of all.
He has splendid outfit and gives a
pleasing and edifying lecture which
commend"
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