The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-23

the terrible avalanche that swept down
the mountain on April 3, near Sheep
Camp, in which more than so lives
were lost. The extra of the News
gives quite graphic account of the
catastrophe.
Treasurer Hyde, of Lincoln county,
| has made the first remittance of state
taxes to the state treasurer for the
current year. The amount remitted
was $1,000, being nearly one-half OF the
| whole amount of the state tax due
from that county.
| Hopgrowers are busy working in
their yards in the Puyallup valley.
| Hop roots have wintered well, and with
the advent of warm weather the new
shoots will make rapid growth. Every
thing is indicative of an encouraging
season for the hop farmer.
Today the East End is quieter than
J it has been for several months. No
, teams coming in or going out, and no
business whatever. The merchants
expect by the first of the month that
| business will begin to pick up. while
during May and June it will be rush
ing.
Rev. L. Gray and J. F. Beates leave
| tomorrow for visit tc the Prineville
country, and will be gone ten days.
Rev M. l.. Zwizig. of Portland, will
occupy the Lutheran pulpit next Sun
day evening, and all who heard his
address last Sunday, will be pleased to
again have an opportunity to hear him.
The highest score for each day at
the Umatilla House bowling alley for
the week ending Sunday night ar. as
follows: Monday, D. Wilder SO; Tues
day, H. Maetz SO; Wednesday, II.
Maetz "a; Thursday, w. Birgfeld 50;
Friday, w. Birgfeld so; Saturday, H.
M. Esping SO; Sunday, H. Maetz SO.
A. J. Templeton, deputy assessor of
Linn county,. was held up by high
wayman near Brownsville the other
night. The robber thrust a shotgun
under Mr.. Templeton's nose and told
him to throw up his hands. After
getting possession of the deputy asses
sor's purse, which contained S43, the
robber went his way.
The Lakeview Examiner says it has
received information, unauthenticated
however. that Billy Meikle. who drove
the stage between Bidwell and Lake
City, was dragged to death in runa-
way. The information was given out
by the driver of the Plush-Bidwell
line, who reported that while driving
from Bidwell to Lake City, the horse
Meikle was driving ran away, throw
ing him down in front of the stage,
and be was dragged to death. Meikle
was we'll known in Lakeview.
The Question Dodgez Up a Tree.
1t is quite evident that Elder w. V. |
Boltz, the Campbellite shepherd of |
this city, was running Spanish |
bluff game when throwing his chal-
enges right and left during the winter.
When he was surrounded by his own
beloved, clear out of the reach of dan
ger, as none save his own kind had
any voice, he even went so far as to
state that he lad been wanting to get
hold of the pastor of the Baptist
church for the past ten days,-that he
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run here right quick. He also threw
out challenge for four days discus
sion.
That the gentleman was running a
Spanish bluff game is quite evident
from the simple fact that he received
a couple of propositions abou. the
middle of January, and so far as can
learn, has been very careful to treat
the matter with silence, thus making
the impression that the challenge is
and submit the following
1. Resolved, that Baptist churches,
one of which 1, W. S. Wilburn, stand
are entitled to their claims
of being called Christ's churches, the
bible and history being the test.
W. S. WLBURN, affirms.
................,d denies.
2. Resolved that Disciples churches,
one of which Observation-Disclosures, I, stand
are entitled to their claims
Of being called Christ's churches, the
bible and history being the test.
................a .affirms.
W. S. WILBURN, denies.