The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-03-13


10 the TINES s-MoUNTAINEER says at
least 1000 buildings will be erected
there during the spring and summer.
The Baldwin opera honse is being
repainted inside and will be thor
oughly refitted as a public hall. The
floor will be repaired so as to make 1t
fit for dancing, and the hall will be
seated with new chairs in short time.
The Women's Relief Corps held an
interesting meeting this afternoon at
Fraternity hall. A reception was
given Mrs. Sarah M. McCown, OF
Oregon City, department president,
who arrived on the noon train, and is
the guest of Mrs. Myers and Mrs.
Leonard.
C. F. Royal & Son, contractors OF
Salem, have been awarded the con-
tract by the Tillamook county court
for the construction of Howe truss
bridge across the Big Nestucca, twelve
miles above Woods. The price they
arctic receive is S5,0S4. There will be
a span 1S4 feet in length and the ap-
proach will be 200 feet.
Unusual interest was taken in the
school election for director and clerk
today. The candidates for director
were Judge G. A. Liebe and DR.. G. G.
Eshelman, and for clerk E. Jacobsen
and G. P. Morgan. Quite number oi
ladies exercised this right to vote at
school elections, and deposited their
ballots for the candidates whom they
favored.
Hon. T. n. Jones, Representatives
elect to the late unpleasantness at
Salem, arrived from Portland today.
Mr.. Jones has been quite i'll the past
week, but is convalscent. Webfoot
climate was not conduceiye to the
health of Mr.. Jones, but he hopes to
become himself again soon after re-
turning to the cline of sagebrush and
sunshine.
After seeing the ladies so gracefully
and quietly walk up to the polls today
and take hand in the school election,
the most pronounced anti-suffragist
could not but admit that women are
capable of aiding in guiding the affairs
of state. They demonstrated that
they could vote with as good grace as
the most accomplished professional
politician and no doubt with fully as
good judgment.
Wallace McCamant acted in the
capacity of chaperon to Senator and
Mrs. Corbett as they passed up the
road last night. He stood on the plat
form of their private car, and at each
station announced that Mr.. and Mrs.
Corbett were within. 1t is understood
that McCamant's mission. to Washing
ton is to secure the appointment as U.
S. district attorney.
Last Monday Jacob Farr attended
school meeting in District 96, on Wild
horse Mountain, Umatilla county.
When he returned home S12 which he
had left in pocket of pair of trous-
ers hidden under the bedclothes in bis
house was missing. A boy, Boss"
was suspected of the crime,
and frightened into restoring the
which he had hidden under
tree.
The wagon-bridge across the North
Santiam, the dividing line between
and Linn counties, at Gates,
which was washed out by last winters
1ood, is to be replaced. At joint
Meeting of the two county courts in
Albany, the contract for its construc-
ion was awarded to j. E. Mccoy, his
lid being 81, ,237. The bridge is to be
standard truss ia feet long.
The announcement yesterday morn
ng that II. W. Corbett had been ap-
'ointed senator by Gov. Lord called
orth considerable comment in The
)alles, especially among the republi-
ans. Some were pleased, some dis
leased, but none appeared better sat
,fied than Col. Sinnott. Mr.. Corbett
an old friend of the colonel, and he
pleased to see him thus honored.
The county court of klamath county
Wednesday accepted the proposition of
le bondsmen of W. E. Howe, the de-
4ulting treasurer, to settle with the
'unty in full payment of the judgment
yainst them in the sum of $500. The
ondsmen were granted 60 days in
hich to make settlement. The amount
i'll be paid in county scrip, except the
hool fund portion, which will be paid
cash.