The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-01
the adoption of the resolution,

moving the adoption of the resolution
Williamson said: "In all probabllit
there has never been time in the leg
islative history of Oregon, when th'
members of the house needed the
oversight of an Almighty God as We
do at the present time"
Pat Bolton. a prosperous Tygt
Ridge farmer, arrived in town today
with his first load of this seasons
wheat. Pat boasts, and naturally too,
that his father and grandfather voted
for Dan O'Connel, when he first ran
for mem Der of pariiment for the county
Glare, Ireland.
Mike Callaghan, a prosperous Tygh
Ridge farmer, has spent the last three
or four days in town, trying to buy a
residence to which he may move his
family, in order to take advantage OF
our school facilities for the education
of his children. He had not definite
ly fixed on any place this afternoon,
but may before he leaves town.
John Dalryimple, a scion of the land
o. cakes, went ever to klickltat county
this afternoon to inspect band OF
1900 head of sheep-a thousand ewes
and 900 lambs-that have been offered
for 81 so a head. If the sheep are up
to expectation, Mr.. Dalryimple will
buy them and put Them on the Floyd
ranch which he has rented for a term
OF years.
On Monday night of next week Rev.
Boltz will begin series of protracted
meetings in the Christian church.
Monday night the subject discussed
will be "The alleged infallability OF
the pope," Tuesday night, "Tran sub
sanitation and the mass" Wednesday
night, "Purgatory and the indul- |
gences," Thursday night 'Romanism
and the Bible"
The town of Burns was thrown into |
excitement few evenings since, By
young woman entering a saloon and
firing five or six shots at John Cald-
we'll, who was seated at table play
ing cards. There were no bullets in
The pistol. hut it is evident that the
woman, whose name is johnson, in
,ended to kill Caldwell. for having
with her affections. She
escaped from the town before being
lrrested.
Recorder Gates was busy this morn
ng making typewriter copy OF The
)alles fire ordinance to be sent to
Oregon City at the request of Mayor
Janfeld of that place. A similar re-
,uest was recently made by the mayor
# aeppner and similarity complied
7ith, and even thu mayor of Antelope
ecently honored US in the same way.
III this is f1attering to the vanity of
ur ordinance manufactures and the.
ity at the head of navigation.
They are having some trouble up the
[ood River valley with sheepmen
'ho are accused of having herded their
neep on the forest reserve. The
md, on which the trespass is alleged
, have been committed, is part of
,wnship that, according to a recent
rder and notification of the land de-
will be thrown open to
,ttlement and entry on the 18th of
ext month. The sheepmen, on being
1prised of the order, are said to have
lshed their sheep on the lands before
le order took effect.
The Oregon legislature has passed
int resolution introduced by Rep
sentative Roberts of this county
.claring in favor of congress making +
special appropriation for the i'm I.
ovement of the channel of the Col
river at the lower end of the
lscade locks. This is a measure that
ght to receive the prompt atten tioc =
the Oregon delegation. Two y
Gamers have recently been wrecked =
the spot where the improvements
g needed and the condition of the =
an. ell at that point is constant -
.nace to any boat that attempts to %
ter the locks from the west. The Ii
cessity of the Improvement is i'm "
rative if we would reap the full 81
nefit of an open river. y
From private dispatch from Salem Ii
g Times-Mountaineer learns that
preventative Morton, of this county
8 been appointed chairman of the
mmittee on horticulture, an impor- ii
Mt committee and one for which Mr.. W
orton is eminently qualified, while m
Roberts has been ap. &c
inted chairman of the committee on re
unties. In this case, too, no better W
ection could have been made. To fr
is latter committee will be referred L
bills relating to counties or div al
ons of counties, roads, scalp bounties tt
d many other, matters of special st
;erest to the people of Eastern st
egop. From the same dispatch we -
.rn that today Mr.. Roberts had the to
nor of being called to preside as ye
nporary speaker of the house. al