The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-06
that city the present year and to pay
interest on the bonds of the district.

Sudb Ciiy Iuo UrcSeut year anu W pay
interest on the bonds of the district.
A car load of cattle that have been
fei at Langreen's place on Fifteen
Mile during the winter will be shipped
to Troutdale tonight by G. NJ. Grimes.
The Davis branch of the legislature
held another Sunday session at s
o'clock last night with six members
answering roll-call. The house ad
journed t. 9:30 this morning.
Senator John Michel, wife and
daughter left on yesterday afternoons
train for below. Mrs. Michel and
daughter go to Portland to spend the
week, while Mr.. Michel is in Salem.
Four car loads of hogs came in from
Ell gin on last nights train and were
taken off at the stock yards to feed
They belonged to Mr.. McCully, and
were shipped to Troutdale this after
noon.
P. L. Kretzer is home for few days,
having arrived from Sherman county
yesterday. During the winter he has
sunk five artesian wells in Sherman
county, and has contracted for several
more.
The Prineville building association
contemplate erecting large hall for
lodge purposes in Prineville during
the present year. An advertisement
appears in another column calling for
bids for the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Houghton re-
turned Saturday evening from II visit
of three weeks in California. The
other Dalles people who are in Califor-
mia have gone to Los Angeles and will
not be home for two or three weeks.
The attention of members of Wasco
Tribe No. 16, 1. o. r. NJ, is called to
the fact that there will be an Indian
war dance at the Vogt tonight. They
have been trying to play Indian for
long time, and now an opportunity is
offered for them TO learn just how it is
done.
Last Saturday C.. A. Sanford took
part in a rabbit drive at Shurt Bros.
place near Arlington and returned
home with an abundance of rabbits.
Judging from the number he brought
in one would Judge that his office in
the drive was to carry the game.
hnln
Saturday and spent yesterday in the
city, returning to Portland this after
noon. Mr.. Glenn says he is pushing
construction work on the A storia and
Columbia road, and has large force
of men engaged excavating rock.
The Misses Gladys Jones and Har-
riet Stevens, assisted by home talent,
will give concert at the Congrega-
tional church on the evening OF Feb.
9. AS Miss Jones and Miss Stevens so
completely won the favor of the public
in their last visit to US, it is needless
to say they will be greeted by full
house.
Hon. G. W. Barnes, of Prineville,
who is in Salem in the interest of the
stock raisers of Crook county asking
the legislature to memorialiZe con-
gress to throw open the Cascade tim
Der reserve for the pasturage of stock |
writes to his home paper that he al
ways did enjoy monkey show, and Is
highly entertained by the pranks of
the Oregon legislature.
The chairman of the senate ways
and means committee has compiled es-
Inmates of the necessary expenses of
the state for the coming two years, as
D basis for fixing the general appro-
priation bill to be passed by the legis-
lature, and figures out that the total
will be little over 81 100000, a de-
crease of 1927 900 from the general ap-
bill of 1895.
A sleie h ride terminated very sud-
lenly in front of ]. S. Sckneck's resi-
lence on Fourth street last Saturday
light. A number of young folks we're
'njoying themselves gliding over the
now behind one of Ward, ,Kerns & Rob-
nson's best teams, when the sleigh ,
truck rock, causing the doubletrees
o break, leaving the young people sit
ing in their sleigh in the middle of I
ho street while the team went on.
he team headed for the barn at the
op of their speed, but one of them :
truck telephone pole, breaking his
eek, bringing the mad chase to an
nd.