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

Morrow county. attempted suicide by
shooting himself 10 the head, while in
his room at the Perkins hotel in Port
land. tie was supposed to be tempo
rarily insane.
Farmers in the vicinity of Medfcrd
will make a thorough test OF sugar
beet culture this season. They have
secured a large amount of seed which
they will plant. and will make q
thorough test of the product after it has
| been harvested.
At 2 o'clock today the Hood River
armory building, together with the
| ground on which it stands, was sold at
sheriff's sale to sati:fy a judgment held
against the armory association FOR SG'0
by Geo. f. Tucker. The property was
biu in by the plaintiff for S7S3.
The Oregon legislature and the
Nevada prize fight have ceased to at
tract public attention, and it will now
be in order for the people to prepare
| to celebrate the Fourth of Ju y. Early?
Oh, no. It's never too early to begin
talking these things uD and this is one
| of the instances where the carly bird
| catches the worm.
The Neal Dow anniversary exercises
conducted by the w. G. L. q. at The
NJ. E. church last Saturday afternoon
were well attended aud greatly appre-
ciated. A number of excellent papers
were read describing the great temper
ance workers life and work, and sew
eral pretty musical selections and APP
propriate recitations were rendered.
Three miscreants appeared in Re-
corder Phelps court this morning and
received his mercy. One drunk, who
had become so overloaded that he
couldn't tell his own clothing and wore
off another mans coat, was fined Sl3,
another who was just reasonably full
got So, ard vag was awarded fine OF
$40. All are now in the service of the
city.
james Stewart, one of the principal
sheepraisers of Sherman county is in
the city today. Mr.. Stewart is very
anxious to see the Cascade timber re-
serve thrown open this season, and
says if it is not, he with many other
sheepmen will be forced to go out of
business as they will be unable to find
summer range elsewhere for their
stock.
Theater goers in The Dalles are
excusable for not turning out TO be
humbugged by every transforming
troupe that comes along, for they have
been terribly bilked few times the
past year, but when such talent as ap-
peared in the Vogt last Saturday is
billed for performance. it is to be re-
GREETED that better patronage is not
given.
Complaint was fled in Justice Fill
looms court by Mrs. Frank Cresling,
charging her husband with abusing
and threatening to take her life, but
when the case was called for hearing
this afternoon the injured woman had
forgiven her erriug spouse, didn't
want him punished" hence the case
was dismissed on motion of District
Attorney Jayne.
The Antelope Herald reports the
finding of ledge of coal 40 feet thick
and two miles long on Trout Creek in
Crook county. At the depth of three
feet coal was obtained that burned
readily and made a good heat. A coal
vein 40 feet thick is uncommon, and
judging from the account of the find
published in the Herald it is standing
on edge, rather peculiar shape for
coal vein to get into.
The proposition of the Sherman
County Sheepraisers' Association. to
send a representative to Washington
to intersede for the opening of the |
Cascade timber reserve Is indeed time
ly. If anything is to be done in re-
gard to allowing sheep to range upon |
the reserve in time to prevent the an
Inhalation of the sheep business il |
must be done at once, hence parties
should not be backward |
about subscribing to the fund. Unless
the reserve is thrown open by the
middle of May it will avail nothing to
the sheep raisers, and will force many
IN on ont of huSineSS