The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17

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. The Columbia River Southern ha7
taken rooms in the Vogt bui!dir
where they will open the princip
Office of the company.
: J. A. Finch, who recently sold tt
Silver Imprint, of Albany, will sta
another populist paper. to be Gale
the Bell, in that city.
The city council of Pendleton h;
revised the water rate, establishing
minimum rate OF 81 where meters al
used, and family rate ofSl so.
Both fire engines have been en-
ploycd today pumping out the pit sun
on First street to repair the sewer lea'
ing from Maetz & Pundt's property.
On April 81 Prof. j. w. Kelchne
will lecture in the M. E. church, an
at the same time exhibit his celebrate
model of the tabernacle of Israel an
the heavenly sanctuary.
Yesterday the diamond drill wa
placed in position and given a fai
test. 1t worked to perfection, an
the company expect to begin activ
operations within few days.
The Snipes-Kinnersly Drug CO
have established menagerie in thei
show windows. In one is hen will
nine little ducks and in the other ;
family of four rabbits, two old one
I and two little bunnies.
The reportorial force of the TIMES
MoUNTAINEER and Chronicle have
not turned out as bold, bad cowboys a:
their head gear today would indicate
They have only accepted the generosity
of E. j. Collins, the leading East End
merchant.
Probably the first case of the kind in
the history of Oregon came up before
Judge Brink, at Prineville recently.
Charles G. Miles was examined for
challenging John G. Elder to fight a
duel, and was held to the grand jury
under $50 bonds.
To close out our nursery stock now
in healing grounds. consisting of about
5000 fruit trees of all kinds, we will sell
them at greatly reduced rates for the
next ten days. These trees must go at
some price. The Dalles Nurseries, office
with G. E. Bayardx
Albert Ullery died very suddenly at
the residence Of VIM. Davis, at Wap-
initia, on the 18th, of heart failure.
Deceased was about 3S years of age.
and leaves many friends but no rela-
tives in this county. Portland, PEN
dleton and Eugene papers please copy.
The social to be given by the Good
Templars Saturday evening will be
both unique and interesting. An es-
pecial feature of the entertainment
will be drill executed by number
of ladies, half dressed in pink and half
in white, hence the name, "pink and
white" social.
Two double-deck cars loaded with
stock hogs from the Willamette valley
passed up the road this morning en-
route to Nebraska. They will be fed
on 6-cent corn and in few years they
and their progeny will be shipped
back to Oregon in the shape of bacon
and lard, so we will eventually pay
freight both ways.
The management of the Columbia
River Southern railway are pushing
matters along with all possible speed
The engineers will finish location work
oy next Friday, and the plans and
for construction will be
and on exhibition at the
office of the chief engineer by next
Monday or Tuesday, when bids will be
received. .s. --.c -
Arrangements have been completed
the mine formerly worked by
,he Bradley Mining Company, at San
ger, southeast of Union. will be oper-
lted this year on a more extensive
scale than ever before. The mine has
been idle for the last year. 1t ranks
With the best in Union county, and in
,he past has produced over 81 100000
worth of bullion.
The University of Oregon Monthly
n its April number has this "compli-
mention to make of Webfoot
weather: eastern Oregon Freshmen
ire thoroughly convinced that it does
not rain often in the Willamette valley,
there having been but one rain during
,he entire season. which rain began in
early fall and. as yet, shows no signs
,f discontinuance."
The largest orchard in Union county
ls situated about three miles northwest
IF Union. and is owned by W. T.
of that city, says the Republi-
IAN. Mr.. Wright began planting his
orchard few years ago, and today
1as growing thereon l4,250 trees, as
'ollows: 10000 prunes, 5000, apples,
|, 900 cherries and 25 pears. And he is
to plant 1000 more trees
his spring consisting of several vari-
cites. When these are planted the
orchard will occupy All entire 160-
acre tract.
The action of Secretary ,of State
Kincaid in refusing to file the bills of
the railroad commission for salaries
has raised the ire of Col. ]. B. Eddy,
one of the commission, and also editor
of the Roseburg Plaindealer, and
causes the Colopel to remark that
Harrison r. Kincaid is secretary of
state; that is all he is. He seems to
think he is the whole state govern
ment, supreme court and legislature
included, but he isn't. He refuses to
recognize certain of the state officers
while he does others, elected at the
same time and in precisely the same
way, he says the people do not want
them"
From kraays Daily
Fred Dietzel took the boat for Port
land this morning.
Mrs. A. A. Jayne and two sons ar
rived last night from below.
F. S. Cunning has been quite i'll the
past week, suffering from eczema.
Prof. r. r. Allard, late teacher of
the school at Cascade Locks, was in
the city last night.