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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-09

stage for Prineville, where he goes to
purchase cattle. Mr.. Arnet wants to
buy young steers for shipment next
spring, and will 60 as far south as
Silver Lake, where he expects to find
cattle plentiful.
81. c. Henry, of Seattle, the million
aire contractor, has secured the con
tract to buill the approaches to the
Great Northern railroads tunnel
through the Cascades. 1t will require
six months to do the work. The tunnel
will be q miles long and will reduce
the altitude of the road 1000 feet.
G. w. Smith, of klamath county,
lately sold 300 beef cattle to Edison
Bros. of Gazelle, for which he will re-
ceive $l0.8O0. They averaged him
being large cattle, about S36 per head.
Yearlings in the county are selling at
from sl2 to SIS per head. No such
prices have been realized there for
several years.
James Turner, whose painstaking
care as a gardner and orchardist Is
well known among his friends, has
suffered considerable from the freeze
that killed so many fruit trees. says
the Weston Leader. He lost 25 peach
trees of splendid variety, at his place
below Weston, his apple, prune and
apricot trees were more or less dam
aged, although not entirely killed.
Saturday night Sheriff Driver ar
rested VIM Harris, who lives on Des-
chutes, supposing him to be man
against whom there are q number OF
indictments. He was put in Jail un-
til the next morning, when it was dis
covered there were no indictments
against him. 1t was supposed Harris
had been indicted for cattle stealing,
but there were no charges against him.
Representative Jonathan Bourne, of
Portland, has rented one of the finest
residences in Salem, where he will en-
tertain his friends during the session
VI buc 1cS IolobuFOs 4ulo rCtuIu 10 Va
the time when Ben Holladay sought to
capture the Oregon legislature years
ago, and kept open house during the
session. Mr.. Bourne may not hope to
become second Holiday, but he evil
IDENTIFY intends to be perfectly in the
swim whether he is elected speaker of
the house or not.
S An attempt was made to brain Mar
,shal Heminger, in Lakeview, one
night last week. AS he was making
his regular rounds, he passed through
the alley back of Frankl's store about
u o'clock, and when: he reached the
little gate, some one struck him across
the eye and nose with a piece of scant.
ling, knocking him down. He heard
the movement and threw up his arm
warding of the blow somewhat. AS
soon as he recovered himself, he
opened fire in the direction of the re-
treating figure, but to no purpose. No
reason is known for the assault,
the person intended robbing |.
the store, or had q personal grudge
against the marshal.
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Plenty of Excitement in Harney

One day last week, in the saloon of
Frank Clark, at Harney, Harney
county, man named Vaughn, being a
stranger there, and Crosby Biggers-
staff, engaged in fight. The affair
resulted in Vaughn being slashed in
the neck and leg with knife, and the
city having to pay the costs of trial
before the city recorder. Subsequently
a warrant was issued for the arrest of
Frank Clark on charge of having
kept disorderl7 house. The officer
who attempted to serve the warrant
was prevented from SO doing by Clark
showing a shotgun under his nose.
Clark had gone when he was wanted
later on.
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thugs AND THIEVES.
Two Daring Robberies In The DalIes New
Year Eve

Year Eve.
Thursday night furnished abundant
opportunity in The Dalles for the law
less element to practice their nefarious
deeds, and they were not slow to take
| advantage OF the occasion. There
were numerous entertainments in the
| city, Uncle Toms Cabin at the opera
house, besides numerous watch meet
| ings in the churches and also at pri-
vate houses, hence the streets were al
most deserted, giving toughs show.
AS result two bold robberies were
| committed.
About 1920 o. C. Wilson, a young
man who has been visiting a cousin at
Hartland, WASH, was returning along
the railroad track on First street to
the. Columbia hotel from the depot,
where he had been to secure ticket to
Bandor, Minn., for which place he ex-
pected to start Friday night, and when
opposite the electric light power house
was confronted by man, who with
drawn pistol ordered him to throw up
his hands or he would shoot his head
off Mr.. Wilson had his hands in his
pockets at the time, and in attempting
to get them ont his right hand was en-
tangled in q key chain, which the rob-
ber probably saw, and believing it was
a pistol. fired on his victim. The pis-
tol was almost against Mr.. Wilson's
breast, and the ball passed through
the. left side of both his coats, and
grazed his vest. He struck at the rob-
ber's hand knocking the pistol down,
ana the second shot fired took effect in
Mr.. Wilson's s right thigh. The shock
from the shot caused him to fall to the
ground in a swoon and the robber pro-
ceeded to relieve him of pocket book,
that was in his inside vest pocket, and
contained S3l in bills. A purse in his
pants pocket, that had in it few dollars
in cnange, was not molested. Mr. Wilson
lad about 10 minutes before he fully
recovered consciousness. When he
recovered his wits, he managed to get
to the electric light house, and in
formed the engineer of what had hap
pened. DR.. Logan was summoned and
dressed the wound, and Mr.. Wilson
was taken to the Farmers hotel, but
before the officers could be summoned
the thief had made good his escape.
The victim of the second robbery was
G. Rothery. Mr.. Rothery was attending
the meeting of the Salvation Army at
the barracks when he was invited out
for a walk by supposed friend. He
was taken up Liberty street to the
alley back of ]. S. Schneck's residence,
when he was overpowered by two
thieves, and was relieved of $50 in
cash. The first intimation he had of
the assault, two men sprang out of the
alley, and while one held him the other
went through his pockets. After the
robbery was committed pistol shot
was fired, presumably to frighten
Rothery. The assault was 50 sudden,
and as the party who held him held
his hands over his eyes, Mr.. Rothery
could give no description of his as
sailants.
Evidently both robberies were COM
mitted by thugs who belong in the
city, as evidence goes to show that
they had knowledge of things which
no stranger could possess.
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DID You HEAR YAw.
She is Unquestionably the Greatest Singer
on Earth.

She Is Unquestionably the Greatest Singer
on Earth.
We desire to bring to the notice OF
the public the fact that the piano used
at Yaw's concert was a "Jewett," !"
handled by the Jacobsen Book & Music
Company of The Dalles, and also desire
to call the attention of the public to
the fact of Yaw's advertising on the
program the Ludwig" piano another
instrument handled by the Jacobsen
Book & Music company of The Dalles,
Oregon.
In fact the only place in Eastern
Oregon where you can find first class
instruments at moderate prices. We
make a specially OF handling nothing
but first class instruments and invite
your correspondence, and If you are
contemplating the purchasing of an in
str'ument drop us line and our repre-
sentative will call on you.
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THE CITY COUNCIL.
An Opinion Submitted by Judge Bennett
Rhgarding the Light Question.


An Opinion Submitted by Judge Bennett
Rhgarding the Light Question.
The regular monthly meeting of the
common council of Dalles City was
held at the council chambers on Mon.
day evening, January 4, Mayor Meme.
fee presiding, and the following coun-
cilmen were present: Champlain, Salt
| marshe, Wood, Kuck, Nolan, Clough
! and Ross.
Minutes of the last regular and spe.
ciai meetings were read and approved.
Petition of Stubling & Williams, ct al,
asking that drug stores be required to
pay liquor license of $500 a year, was
read, aud the recorder ordered to draft
an ordinance in conformance with the
prayer of said petition, to be presented
to the council at an adjourned meeting
to be held on January 1lth.
In the matter of granting deed to J
c. Baldwin for certain lands ou the
water front, the judiciary committee
submitted report recommending that
deed be not issued. On motion the
report of the committee was adopted.
The select committee appointed to
inquire into the right of the city to
compel the Electric Light Co. TO sup
ply the city with incandescent lights
at the same rates as such lights are
furnished private individuals, submit
ted an opinion from Judge Bennett in
which it was held as a legal opinion
that the Electric Light Co. is subject
to the laws governing common car
riers, telephone companies, ETC., and
that it could not discriminate with re-
gard to the price of service rendered
customers, hence could be compelled
to furnish lights to the city at the same
price charged for similar service to
private parties. After hearing the
opinion of Judge Bennett read, the
council authorized the select commit
tee to confer with the proprietors of
the light company and ascertain if
they would furnish the city with in
candescent lights at customary rates
without an action at law.
The select committee on city charter
reported progress and asked for further
time in which to submit final report.
Ordinance No., imposing license
of $25 year for peddling fresh meats
and fish on the streets was referred to
the finance committee with instruc-
tions to report thereon at the next
meeting.
The marshal was instructed to super
intend the lighting of street lamps.
The monthly reports of the treasurer,
recorder and marshal were read, aud
it was ordered that warrants be issued
for the payment of amounts recon-
mended in the marshal's report.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
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THE PAUL moHk ROAD AGAIN
1t Is Said to Have Been Reviewed From
Its Long Slumber.


| Its Long Slumber.
The report comes from Sherman
county that the Paul Mohr road
scheme has taken new life since the
locks at Cascades have been opened,
and a move is on foot to raise money
with which to prosecute The work OF
construction. The matter is being
agitated quite vigorously in the regions
to the east, but what the result of the
agitation will be no one can at present
tell. But certain it is that Sherman
county is desirous to secure an outlet,
and since the prospects are not flatter-
ing that the boat railway between The
Dalles and Cello will be opened at
any near date in the future, it is but
natural that the people of that section
should interest themselves in any
scheme that promises to give then
cheaper freight rates to tide water.
The Paul Mohr road, if built, would
give then this outlet, and it is but
reasonable that they should offer it en-
courag ement.
The plar, as We understand it, is in
case the Mohr road is built from CO.
lumbus to some point where boats can
land safely on the Washington side of
the river, to construct a road from
either Deschutes, Biggs or Rufus, lead
ing out into Sherman county as far as
Moro. which would tap all the wheat
section of that county, besides drawing
considerable amount of the wool
shipments from Crook and Grant coun-
ties.
Should this plan be carried out, The |
Dalles will certainly lose a large |
amount Of wool trade that it has here
tofore had from Crook and Grant, since |
the ool raisers of those counties can
reach a transportation line over a
better route by going to Moro than
by coming hece. This can be over
come only by the Dalles offering
greater inducements to wool growers
,han now exist. A wool securing
plant located here would accomplish
his end, and wooden mills would also
De an inducement for wool raisers to
he south continuing to bring their
product to this market. Evidently if
he Paul Mohr road is built and line
8 extended from the river to Moro,
The Dalles must put forth some extra
fort to control the wool trade which
he enjoys at present.
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For Over Fifty xears.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REM.
EDY.-Mrs. W lnsiow's Soothing Syrup
has been used ior over nifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success
IL soothes the child. softens the gums,
ailays all pain. cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrhoa. Is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by drug
glsts In every part OF the world.
twenty-five cents bottle. Its value
Is uncalculable. Be sure and ask for
Mrs. -W1nslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind.
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have come from Wisconsin about two
years ago, and has lived about Spo-
kane most of the time since he came
west. Pis insanity was probably caused
from exposure an7 hunger. Today
Myers was examined before Recorder
Phelps by DR.. Bollister, and was
found to be of sound mind, though he
will be kept in the custody of the
sheriff few days until he fully re-
covers
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BImetallic League Organized.

Saturday night a meeting was held
at the office of Hon. E. B. Dufur in this
city, and the bimetallic League of The
Dalles was organized by the adoption
OF constitution and the election OF
the following officers: President A.
S. Bennett; first yice-president, W.
81. Taylor: second vice-president, NJ.
D. L. French; secretary X. F. Gibbons;
treasurer, M. S. Bonn. The league
purposes holding meetings on the
second Friday of each month, at which
current political topics will be dis
cussed. All persons who believe in
the free coinage of both gold and
silver are eligible to membership.
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From Tuesdays Daily

Friendship lodge, Knightsof Pythias
installed officers last night.
1 F. A. Erixon and family, John Gray
and W. D. Pugh came in from Warm
Springs agency yesterday.
Until about March 1st, Maier & Ben
ton, L. Rorden and w. A. Johnston
will close their grocery stores at 7 P.
NJ. each evening.
The Dalles public schools reopened
yesterday after two weeks of vacation.
There were q new pupils enrolled yes.
terday, making the attendance larger
than ever before.
A. ]. Swift came in from Wapinetia
today and reports the roads in fearful
condition. The farmers in that sec
tion, Mr.. Swift says, are all busy plow-
ing and a few seeding.
The fall pack of salmon on the Co
lumbia river this year amounted to 64,-
900 cases. OF this Seufert Bros. packed
600 cases, the Herrick Packing Co.
700, and l. q. Taffe 1000.
William VanBibber returned this
morning from Colfax, where he has
been visiting the past two weeks. Mr..
VanBibber says all points in Washing
ton that he visited, the weather was
fine and warm, similar to that we have
been enjoying here.
The political pot has been set over
the Goals in Portland and has begun
to simmer quite lively. Mitchell and
anti-Mitchell headquarters have been
opened, where the cohorts of the diff
ferent factions may meet and hold con-
sultations. A gentleman who was in
the metropolis yesterday describes the
senatorial contest as regular monkey
and parrott time.
Old residents affirm that a favor
able summer always, follows a
wet winter, and IL this shall
prove true, next. summer should be a
most favorable one, since this is the
wetest winter ever known in Eastern
Oregon. Should the coming season be
Wasco county will certainly |
raise the largest crop in 1897 that has
eyer been raised, since the ground
everywhere is thoroughly moist, which
will admit of large acreage being
sown next spring.
Three classes of people in Pendleton
lone class didn't go to see "Uncle
Toms Cabin" torn down by a profess
sional bilking concern Saturday even
ing; one class went and were so
of it that they will not admit
that they were there; the third class
we're present, and they are so mad and
lisgusted that they cannot find words
adequate to express their feelings.
some of them were speechless with
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Letters Advertised.

The following is the list of letters re-
naming in The Dalles postoffice un-
called for January 2, 1897. Persons
calling for these letters will please
give date on which they were ad-
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SAN FRANCISCO. CALI.
For full details call on the o. R. & N. Agent
at THE DALLES, or address
K. McNElLL, President and Manager.
W. Il. HURLBURT, Gen, Pass. Agt.,
Portland, Oregon
New OR. q N. Schedule.

New o. r. q N. Schedule.
Train No. l arrives at The Dalles
4:45 A. M, and leaves 4:50 A. NJ.
Train No. 2 arrives at The Dalles
10:l5 P. M, and leaves 1920 P. NJ.
Train No. s arrives at The Dalles
11:5v A. M, and west-bound train No. 2
leaves at P. NJ.
Train % and "a will carry passengers
between The Dalles and Umatilla,
leaving The Dalles at P. NJ. daily and
arriving at The Dalles at P. NJ. daily,
connecting with train Nos. s and Z
from Portland. E. E. LYTLE,
Agent.
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Every number or the program. was

Every number or the program was
we'll rendered, hut the recital by Miss
Griswold is deserving of especial men,
tion, as one being given by an artist in
every sense of the word. Miss Girls
wold's manner Of rendering herself is
that of perfect ease with her subject,
and giving it in perfectly natural way
that is charming Her meditation is
correct, and altogether her part on the
program was success. Let us here
mention Mr.. Walter Reavis, school
boy. of our city, who appeared on the
program in recitation. We all know
this young man and forsee for him
bright future. He is naturally gifted
with the,fires of dramatic art, and could
make a success in that line of work if
he SO desired, as could be seen in every
gesture and expression as he recited
Fitz James and Rhoderick Dhu last
night. The entertainment was ended
in social hop, which was brought to
"fnis" at the bewitching hour of
midnight, and everyone went home
with the feeling that the first evening
of the new year had been passed pleas
antly,
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ITEMS IN BRIEF.
fFrom Saturdays Daily

fFrom Saturdays Daily.l
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hinkle left yester-
day morning for their home at Prime
vile.
Mrs John Michel and daughter re-
turned Thursday evening from visiting
friends in Portland.
This morning DIR. Hollister returned
from Moro where he had been called
in consultation with DR.. Smith. -
County Superintendent Gilbert came
home on Thursdays boat from attend
ing the State Teachers Association at
Salem. ~
Yesterday was one of the finest New
Year days ever seen in The Dalles.
The sky was clear, and the tempera-
ture like spring.
Today James Maloney was convicted
of assault and battery, committed on
: C. Douglas Christmas night and was
fined $40 in Justice Filloon's court.
- Judge and Mrs. Bradshaw returned
this morning from Wasco, where they
had been attending the installation Of
officers in the lodge of Rathbone Sis
ters.
At IL o'clock Thursday night every
! steam whistle in the city was called
into service to announce with discord-
ant sounds the ushering in of the New
Year.
A number of pleasant watch meet
ing parties were held in the different
parts of the city Thursday night. The
old year was duly counted out and
the new one countedin.
Dan Osborn was arraigned in the
justice court today charged with hav-
ing participated in the robbery of
Rothery Thursday night. bis exami-
nation will be held next Monday.
The remains of John A. Lenz, who
died at Hood River last Thursday,
were inferred in the Catholic cemetery
here yesterday. Mr.. Lenz was 25 years
of age, and had been a long sufferer
from cancer. b
There will be union meeting OF
Young Peoples societies from the
several churches tommorrow evening
in the lecture room of the M. E. Church
at 8~o'clock. AN young people are
cordially invited to bopresent. d
= Last evening Mrs. B. s. Huntington
received telegram announcing the
serious illness of her mother, Mrs. s.
C. Wilson, at Alleghaney City, Pa.
Another dispatch was received today
stating that Mrs. Wilson was improv-,
ing.
Misses Annie and Minnie Sandrock |
gave q watch party to few Of their |
friends on New Years eve. With |
games and dainty refreshments time |
passed quickly until the new year wa
ushered in. After wishing each other
q Happy New Year the guests departed.
The annual election of officers. for
Harmony Temple, No. II, Rathbone
Sisters was held on Thursday evening
at which the following officers were
E. c., Mrs. E. E. Lytle; e. s.,
Miss Minnie Gosser; E. j., Mrs. A. NJ.
Kelsay; M. of c. & r., Mrs. c. L. Gil
bert; M. of F., Mrs. F. Menefee; P. T.,
Mrs. L. Rorden; o. G., Mrs. o. S.
Waud.
Miss Griswold, who recited for the
Woodmen Circle last night, will prob
ably give recital in the near future.
She has given selections before large
audiences In London, New York and
other places, to people of refinement |
and intelligence, as press notices in
her possession goto show. For long
while she was leading,lady in some of
the Shakesperian plays in one of the
best theatres in Paris. The date Of
her recital will be given later. r
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From Mondays Daily.

Sheriff Driver went below today.
j. T. johnson and J. T. Yates, oi
Biggs, are in the city.
There was slight snow fall at Dufnr
this morning though it was all gone
Frank Reynolds arrived today from
Lyle, and is about recoveredzfrom bis
recent illness.
M. Heisler. of Dufur, was in the city
today. Mr.. Heisler reportedthe farm
ers busy plowing and preparing to put
in grain.
Master Willie Lynch, who spent the
holidays in the city visiting his father.
has returned to Portland where he is
attending school.
The surrounding hills were covered
with snow this morning. While it was
raining here last night snow was fall
ing on all the high country.
]. W. Howard. of Prineville, arrived
on this mornings train from Indiana,
where he has been for some time past
visiting relatives and friends.
Waucoma Lodge, No. 80, X. Of p, OF
Hood River,w have public installa-
tion of officers at the Congregational
church in Hood River tomorrow even
ing.
Sheriff Stimpson, of Klickitat county,
lts in the city, having just returned
rom Stilacomb, where he had been
hying Jack ellison to the insane
p a meeting of jackson
hgrow evening at 7:30.
(sQuesto6ltQ be pre-
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The Railroad commissIon. 6

\ The Jackson county judge has dis
cred something to the credit of the
neilroad commission. He says it
Rne bull pine in that county
ntate whether the act was
= but it is to be
kalso that there
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KICKED THE pIGsKIN.
Local Teams Had an Exciting Game on
the Racetrack

Local Teams Had an Exciting Game on
the Racetrack.
The New Year game of football was
fully as interesting as if the Portland
team had contested for honors with The
Dalles eleven, although it was impos-
sible to make up two teams, hence the
game was played with nine on side.
They were designated as The DalIes
and High School teams and were
captained by Grant Mays and H. Clyatt
respectively.
r. ]. Sinnott was chosen as umpire
and the play was begun promptly at
2:30. The Dalles team won the kick
off, and when the egg-shaped leather
ball was once started in motion there
was o lively contest for its possession.
1t was spirited contest from start to
finish, and it was fully demonstrated
that The Dalles can put up first-class
football team, one that is capable of
meeting any ameteur team in the state.
For nearly two hours the cont ,stants
wrestled, run, pushed and fell over
each other, and when the goal was
>i2y reached the score stood % to 6 |
The Dalles.