The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-12
From Thursdays Daily.

" From Thursdays Daily.
lc Fred w. Wilson went to Hood Riv
l. this morning.
E E. Lytle went to Portland on tt
a 9:25 train this morning.
u Miss Pauline Drews went to Por
y land for short visit today.
j. NJ. Benson, of Five-Mtle, is r
ported quite i'll with la grippe.
4 Ahio Watt, tax agent for the o. I
& NJ, was liz the city last night.
Miss Bessie Lang returned last nigh
from weeks visit in Portland.
Mrs. W. q. Mauslield returned las
evening from a Two weeks visit t
Eugene.
Hor. W. Fl. Moore, of Moro, was
passenger on this mornings train 70
Portland.
Mrs. Stacy Shown, of Seattle. is herr
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Floyd, OF Five-Mile.
Work has commenced on the -four
ing mill building that is to be erected
at Wasco this season.
j. P. O'Brien and D. w. Campbell
of the o. r. s, NJ, and D. c. O'Reiley,
of the Columbia Southern, were in the
city last night.
w. D. Campbell, chief train dis
patcher for the o. r. & N. spent yes
terday in the city and left this morn
ing for Portland.
Coroner Butts has been laid up for
repairs with bilious attack the past
two weeks, but has recovered, and is
able once more to be on the streets.
Last plight the gentlemen members
of the Artisans lodge were given a
happy surprise by the ladies, in the
shape of Il lunch and most interesting
literary program.
The o. r, e n. Co. i. actively en-
gagged making fill at the Chenoweth
bridge. Half dozen traiuloads of
sand ana gravel pass through town
daily for this work.
c. Mcpherson came in yesterday
from his farm near Cross Keys. He
says from Bakeoven south the roads
are dusty and the ground dry. there
having been no rain of consequence in
that section the past month.
The monthly report cf the super1n-
tendent of the insane asylum at salem
shows that on Jan. 81, there were 1928 |
patients, III males and 35i females,
conflned in the asylum The total ex
peuses of the institu ion, exclusive OF |
was S5l52 80.
A gentleman who has been COM
planning of dull times the past few
weeks has discovered the cause. He
says it is the nickelin-the slot mach
ines that are absorbing all the spare
change and TAXI ag it out of business.
Fred MeAilistt.r, ID prominent Crook
county farmer, was in the city
.oday. Mr.. McAllister reports an un-
easy winter In Crook county.
Farmers and stockmen throughout the
county are wishing for either rain or
NOW, anything in fact that can be con-
yerted into moisture.
A number of Paris women have ar.
'auged to start daily newspaper, and
lot man is to be allowed on the
premises. 1t is to be feared that this
'ule may be broken over, though, in
,he future-when the French equiya-
ent for the American sheriff comes in
10 put on an attachment.
On the 22d the ladies of the Congre-
rational church will give colonial
concert. The program will consist of
,ld-time songs, and those participat-
ng in the exercise will be clad in
costumes of the times when Washing
on lived. 1t is looked forward to as
me of the most interesting events OF
he year.
1t has been determined to make the
armers' institate at La Grande extend
,ver four instead of three days, as pre-
iously announced. The accumulation
f papers, subjects and talent has been
o great that it is considered impossi-
lie to crowd all the work into three
ays. The dates of the other institutes
'ill not be affected by the change.
A dead Indian, murdered by one of
lis own tribe, was brought down to
sllensburg. from the vicinity of Gle
1lum, last Thursday. The prosecuting
ttorney has the matter In hand, and
7ill thoroughly investigate it. Sheriff
Vinegar is on still hunt for the ,
murderer, and expects to have him in
limbo before long. This is said to be
be murderer's fourth victim.
The worst focd in the history of
Garfield county occurred Tuesday. Sill
'er creek which is dry nearly half the
ear, is raging torrent, and has left
is bed and is running through the
principal streets of the town of Gar
leld, carrying away wood piles, side
walks and fences. Great blocks of ice
Fere piled up in the streets. and
BUSINESS was practically suspended.
There is considerable excitement az
;olfaX over the finding of lot of
lothing with blood marks and cuts as
made with knife. Two drafts of
800 each and a diary in Spanish were
.lso found with the clothes. The
Irafts were dated May, 1892. 1t is sup
,osed the owner. John Schiess, was
murdered and his bcdy thrown in the
oalouse river TO conceal the crime.
But why, if this be the case, did not
be murderers also destroy the cloth
ng and documents instead of leaving
hem lying around?
(From Fridays Daily}
J. Fl. Aldrich, of Cascade Locks,
vas in the city today,
The many friends of Geo. Rowland
uil1 ha nIoasod to la,.rp bo t. |