The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-05

OOuutys WI. w Ills dppcdfo "Cii Sdei'
fed with the work accomplished b
the board during it's recent session {
Salem.
Mrs. Cfadlebaugh and Mrs. FIlloo
left this morning for Portland to a
tend the Maria Antoniette fete at th
Markham Grand tonight, and also t
visit friends in the city.
The funeral .of little Alice Wells
who was drowned at Prosser, whil'
skating last Monday, was conducted
hero at o'clock today, the remains
having arrived last night.
Hon. F. N. Jones returned last nigh
from Portland where he had been Wis
iting his mother who was quite i'll
but has so far improved that che was
able to undertake trip to California
If the old theory about the ground
hog seeing his shadow on February g
and then going back into his hole for
a month is true. he will be delegated
to solitary confinement for the next
30 days, for if he was out yesterday he
certainly saw his shadow.
John G.. Wood started this morning
to Skagway, going to Portland on the
steamer Dalles City. He took with
| him one span of horses and will take
another span from Seattle. Mr.. Wood
intends engaging in the truck and
dray business at Skagway.
Astoria has been selected as the
place of holding the next republican
state convention and the convention
for the second congressional district.
Dalles repu blicans made an effort to
get the convention here, but Astoria
proved to be the more popular place.
The delegates from The Dalles who
attended the republican league con-
ventiou at Portland have returned
home, and appear to be we'll pleased
with the result of the meeting. They
seem to think harmony prevails in
their party outside OF Multnomah
county.
1t has been some time since an in
crease in wages has been announced
by mining or manufacturing con-
cern, hence it is refreshing to note |
that the Cornigie-Olive Mining Co. |
of Ashland, Wis, that employs 1900
men in it's mines, has determined to
make an advance of 10 per cent in the
wages of its miners.
This morning. the first train passed
over the new Mill creek bridge. First
D work train was brought over from
the west, and then passenger No. 8
was taken over the structure. 1t
passed oyer without an accident, and
without an apparent jar. The new
bridge is one of the best on the o. r.
L N. line, and is marked improve
nent over the old one, since is gives
straight run ont of town.
More than 30 business men and tax
,ayers of S lmpter, desiring proper
'olice, fire and sanitary protection,
ave petitioned the Baker county |
ourt to grant the city the right to call
n election to vote on Incorporation
nd election of officers to be called as
peedily as possible. The petition
tates the population of Sumpter is ,
ot less than 500, and designates the
iece or parcel of land to be set off for
be, city to be one mile long and three
)urths of mile wide.
Clabe Walker, who has been trayel-
lg through Lake and Klamath coun. ,
es buying cattle, arrived here last ,
light. Mr.. Walker says the easiest
inter ever known in those sections is
1e expression of all the old timers.
here has been no snow to speak OF, !
nd stock everywhere is in fine con-
ition. Mr.. Walker thinks Klamath :,
nd Lake counties will have large
lumber Of cattle to put on the market :
lis year, there b.ing some $4,000 /.
cad of cattle in the two counties. i
The question of how to meet the de- f
and of the Klondike trade is one that
attracting attention everywhere,
Id people in every walk of life are u
orrying their minds in an effort to
Icel in this line. The matter of food .
Ipply is one of the most important, y
Id how to prepare food SO that it will .
, in the most compact form is study.
r. Paul, super il tendent Of Koontz' o.
uit dryer, has about solved the ques-
on of reducing potatoes to a state y
lat will be convenient to ship. He
the potatoes raw, and is
Die to reduce 100 pounds to about 16
ounds of evaporated product. .
The Pasco News says that it is sell =
,m thata large crowd is drawn to- =
ether in Pasco, but when a mau and ;,
ife from Minnesota, in their little
agon drawn by six large dogs, drove b
to town on the trot last Tuesday, it b
used crowd little out of the ordi- q
lry to congregate TO inspect this
outfit for the Klondike." The wagon g
as bullion the plan of an ordinary
agou, but in accordance with the
ze of the team. The driver said he
ID driven all the way from Minnesota L
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