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


went to Portland today.
The supreme court will go toPendle
TIN on May 3. to hold its annual East
ern Oregon term there.
Sherman county is importing pota
toes both for seed and table use. The
Dalles merchants are supplying them
Geo. Young, the veteran breeder Of
Shropshire sheep in this county, is In
from his farm, and reports his Hooks
fourishing.
The attention of horticulturists Is
called to the fruit growers Bible,
where they will find the text: "Work,
Watch and Spray"
A mistake was made Thursday IN
giving the date of the lawn social to be
given by- Mrs. J. S. Schenck. 1t will
be on April % instead of April 16.
A leather watch fob with silver
buckle and cougars's claw attached
was found near the court house today
and can be had by calling on John
Fitzgerald.
The diamond drill has been taken to
Chenoweth creek, and is being placed
in position to begin work. The COM
pany expect to push things along as
rapidly as possible until they can get
in readiness for operations.
Today J. L. Kelly broughtin 81 hogs
that he had been fattening on Nebraska
corn, and shipped them to Troutdale.
They were extremely fine porkers and
: showed evidence of high living on the
feed imported from the Platte.
]. F. Knapp, travelling agent OF the
San Francisco Call, was in the city to-
day soliciting subscription for that
paper. The Call offers to give an il
lustrated write up of The Dalles if a
sufficient number of subscribers can
be secured.
Two important criminal cases will
be tried at Condor next week. One is
the case of the state against Jack
Glasgow, indicted on two charges for
stealing cattle. and the other is the
state against VIM. Kenny, indicted for
stealing calf.
Hon. A. S. Bennett has gone to
North Yakima to defend d young fell
low by the name Of Goetgin, resident
of Sherman county. whom the members
of the Yakima grand jury believe is
guilty of appropriating cattle belong
ing to another man to his own use and
benefit.
There has been more move in real
estate today than at any time in the
past year. Though the service OF
agents was not required as nature per-
formed the feat unaided, moving a
section or more of dirt from The Dalles
and depositing it some where to the
east, the winds only knowing where.
A herder working for Tillman Bros.
on Ten-Mile discovered the other day
that self-cocking revolver was indeed
q dangerous weapon. While on the
range he was fooling with the gun
when it went off and shot him in the
feshy part of the right thigh. The
ball ranged downward, and lodged
above the knee cap.
The funeral of Pearl Butler was con-
Quoted from the residence of her
parents today and was attended by a
large number of s07rowing friends.
The services were quiet, in accordance
with the wishes expressed by the dead |
girl before her death, consisting of a |
prayer offered by Rev. j. 81. Wood and |
few remarks by Rev. W. G. Curtis.
One of the best evidences of the ap-
proach of spring was seen on the |
streets here yesterday. 1t was wagon
with canvas cover, camp-stove at
tached to the rear and carrying reg
ular old-fashioned family of man and
wife and ten children, ranging from
one to Is years of age. When these |
pilgrims start out on the road, you |
may rest assured that spring is here.
John Hartnett has resigned his po-
sition of clerk in J. P. McInerny's |
store and has bought the business of |
the late ]. G. Koontz. Mr.. Hartnett |
will open an Office in the rooms occu-
pied by Mr.. Koontz, and will conduct |
a general insurance and real estate |
business. Mr.. Hartnett is pleasant
and wide awake poung gentleman and
we bespeak for him liberal patron.
age.
Yesterday appropriate programs
were presented in the different depart
ments of The DalIes public schools in
observance of Arbor day. No out door
exercises were held nor trees planted.
All the school grounds are well cared
for and sufficiently supplied with trees.
Under the direction of the school
board eighteen trees were planted at
the East Hill Primary grounds in jan
uary of this year.
Last week Adam, the 9-year-old son
of Michael King, of Grass valley,
Sherman county, accidently shot him.
self with a 22-caliber rifle. He was at |
the sheep camp, and was out with the |
gun. 1t is supposed he fell, retaining
hold of the muzzle of the gun, which
was discharged by the hammer strik-
ing on some rocks. The bullet passed
the heart, and death was in
The atmosphere has been in motion
today and with it everything on the
streets that was movable. AS result
the streets look as if they had been
swept with brooms, and are in splen-
did shape to receive the services of the
sprinkler. Their condition together
with the dust that has been in motion
luring the day, leads citizens to won
Ter what has become of the street
sprinkler, and ask why he is not out
With his dust-laying apparatus.
The annual report of William John
ION, county superintendent of Crook
county, shows that county has 1921
pupils. The average daily attendance
asst year was 625. The number of
in the county is 81. The
axes levied for all purposes was 3,
Mills. The total receipts were S10,-
11.66; disbursements, S9252 80. The
,alary of the superintendent is 5000 a
rear. The average salary for male
is S34 % per month. and for