The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-03-20

power house stands and that purchased
by the Lutherans is on the opposite
side of ULion street.
This afternoon the nw4 net sec II, tp
2 n, r 13 e, was sold at sheriff's sale to
satisfy a judgment rendered in the
circuit court in favor OF j. w. Blak-
eaey AMI against George and Mary
Ganger. The property was bid in by
the plaintiff for S75.
The diamond drill to be used in pros.
pecting for coal on Chenowith creek
was shipped from Aurora, ILL.,. on the
10th, and will arrive here by the last
of the week. Mr.. Nicholas expects to
begin operations as soon as it arrives
if the weather is favorable.
Mr.. Easterbrook, who formerly held
the position of clerk in Blakeley &
Houghton's drug store. is in the city
today searching the records IN the
land Office with view of making a
, selection of land in Sherman county
on which to file homestead.
| Ezara Durand, who skipped out from
Portland five years ago leaving his
friends to mourn his departure to the
ture of $3.50, 900, was captured recently
at Caro-, Mich, and has been landed
safely in the county Jail at Portland,
having arrived in that city yesterday
morning.
The sheriff of Baker county passed
down the road yesterday morning en-
route to Salem, having in charge five
men sentenced to the penitentiary.
They were George and Edward Sally.
sent up for cattle stealing, and c. M.
Hale, w. Fl. Smith and James Muir,
convicted of burglary.
The primary rooms of The Dalles
public schools are filling up quite
| rapidly at present, though there is a
falling off in the attendance in the
higher grades. This is owing to
ing to return to their homes in the
country to commence work on the
farms.
Yesterday Constable Hill arrested
Jack Snadups, an Indian, at Hood
River. Snadups is charged with hav-
ing stolen six sturgeon from Proctor,
Wilson & Robinson one night last
week. The fish were tied in the river
above The Dalles, and were taken away
during the night and sold to Walter
Klindt.
The county judges of the state are
seriously considering the matter of |
holding the state taxes in the several |
county treasures, instead of paying it |
over to State Treasurer Metschan, in. |
asmuch as he will be called upon to
pay out a very small part of the state
funds until an appropriation bill is
passed.
The new proprietors of The Dalles
Distilling and Carbonating Works,
Messrs. Weaver & Nagel, are making
extensive repairs about the works,
among which will be new steam en-
gine to furnish motive power. The
engine has been ordered from Portland
Swill arrive here within week or
en day&
M ,oao,\el board of Antelope un-
w ] dismissed the principal,
orof r Iake and the school is
,ow oonduotad h1 Mi Lewis, of this
'ity. Serious charges ~ "1
.gainst Prof. Lake that appe
unreasonable, charges which il
hould cause his certificate as x
eacher to be revoked.
While Representative Misner was A
ttending the legislative hold-up in i
salem an election of town officers was o
leld at his home, and Mr.. Misner was 81
e-elected mayor ofthe city of Mitchell. C
The other officers elected were S. F. f.
Allen, G. E. Houk and W. II. Sosser, q,
E. M. Anderson, recorder;
'am Brannan, treasurer; W. 81. Puett, /,
marshall. T
The steamer Hattie Bell made her | 7
rstsvisit to The Dalles Saturday even tt
ng and tied up at the D. p. Il A. N. Y
ock until this morning. Yesterday A
,any Dallesites went down and viewed o.
be visitor, keeping the obliging offic- u
rs of the boat busy entertaining them. a
he Hattie Bell will be continued on fl
he line until the Regulator goes back oi
lto service, making regular trips n
very other day. al
Yesterday morning Mrs. Cora Smith Ii
as found dead in the Belvidere lodg- o
,g-house in Portland, says the Ore
oman. Mrs. Smith was sent to Port
md last Saturday from The Dalles by
he county court. She had been sick
the Union street lodging house for
ome time, threatened with paralysis,
ut she and her husband refused to go
} the poor farm, though they were
ut of funds. They were colored peo-
le and had been in the employ of
ounty Surveyor Colt before coming
} The Dalles.