The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-26
and ere long will be in readiness to re;

H. X. Hinton, of BakeOven, Is IN u
; city. Mr.. Hinton reports the sto'
interests in the southern part of u
county in hourishing condition.
The prohibit;onists of Linn count
have placed in nomination 4 full count
ticket, and will conduct vigoro,
campaig n from now until the first MOI
day in June.
A Dalles Klondike-Butts, the il
surance broker and real estate mai
wrote two new fire policies yesterda
and sold piece of real estate; tai
about The Dalles being dead.
| No woolgrower in this section ca
afford 10 not attend the conventio
to be held here next week. Ever
phrase of the wool industry will b
discussed by men who have made tn
question life study.
Farmers generally -eport fall an
volunteer grain in good condition
The weather has been very favorable
for winter grain, and indications ar
that it will yield a good crop will
| anything like favorable season.
This morning Messrs. Bradshaw
| Filloon, Houghton, Tolmie, Ballard
| and Dufur left. for Portland. The,
comprise the bowling team of the
of the Commercial Club and will play {
game with the Oregon Read Clut
team in Portland tonight.
When it comes to patriotism and a
willingness to defend the nation s
honor. The Dalles will not be found
wanting. Already James Ferguson
the veteran expressman, is ready to
get up company of volunteers. to
fight the Spaniards should occasion
require.
Progression is the order of the age:
to be progressive, place your insurance
with Butts, the insurance broker. He
has access to five of the best companies
in the world and is connected with the
only live and progressive agency in
The Dalles. Old Dad is hustler and
will treat you right.
The loose real estate scattered pro-
on the streets will not he
an inviting sight to the thousand visit
ors W no sill be in The Dalles next
week. Could not the council issue an
order to have all the streets and walks
Gle med before 'he meeting'of the ool-
convention?
The daily sessions # tho Farmers
Institute now being held in La Grande
are being well attended and are
reople from several sur
rounding counties. All questions per.
tanning to farming are being thorough
ly discussed, and far mers are deriving
much benefit from the meeting.
in tie con retitive contest for the
best essays from students of public
schools in Portland recently. Miss
Violet Kent.ot The Dalles high school,
honorable mention for the ex-
,ellence of her essay. Miss Kent is an
exceptionally bright student, one of
,he best in the schools here.
w. Weinschench has letely taken
charge of the Moody bo Wing alley,
md will in the future conduct it as a
irst class resort. No small boys will |
, permitted in the room, and each |
Monday evening will be set apart as |
adies' night. A suitable prize will be |
,iven each day for the highest score. |
Only few days remain in which to :
prepare for the Woolgrowers' Con-
'ention. Let those few daya be well
pent in preparing The Dalles to pre- !
ent creditable appearance to its
'isitors. Let the streets, alleys and |
ar is be put in repair so as to make
very ,i-itor fall in love with the
ity-
1t is now quite certain that electric
treet lights are out of ;he question
uring the woolgrowers' convention
ext week. but there must be light of
ONE sort, and about all that is left to
e done is to get out the old coal oil
amps and press them into service.
Let the old lamps be got out and pol
shed up.
1t would seem that The Dalles is
retty we'll supplied with secret socie-
les, but in all probability another
ill soon be added to the already large
Ist. \ moYe is on foot to establish a
Degree lodge, and since this
) one of the noblest and best ladies'
riders in existence, it will likely be-
ONE quite popular in The Dalles.
The Morrow county silver club met
n Herpner Saturday afternoon
o permanently organize and get
hings in shape for the campaign.
fifteen new names were added to the
ist making total of 40 m5ers now
nrolled. Thos. Morgan was elected
resident, Vim. Crabtree, vice-presi-
ent; 5. j. Leezer, secretary. and
/. Clay Myers. treasurer.
Yesterday Wasco county Jail was
mpty, but today it has two tenants,
7ho arrived last night from Cascade
locks to serve 80 days. They are
ames and Jack Blake, the former
aving been convicted of petit larceny
nd the latter for being an accessory.
{. is rather an unusual procedure
o convict man for larceny by ac-
essory" or for having been an sac
essory to larceny" but the judgment |
,f the Cascade court will likely meet
he ends of justice.
There was meeting Of the fusionist
orces in Eugene last Saturday, and
while the convention was in session
Lra L. Cam bell. editor of the Eugene
Guard, became father, which fact
was thus announced by the Eugene
Register: "Another Fusionist: Born
In this city, Saturday morning. Feb
ruary 10. 1892, to the wife of Ira L.
Cam bell, a nine-pound boy. All doing
nicely. II fusion convention only adj
journed for few hours to permit the
newly made father to recover his self
composure."
The str'ke ra1eurated at tie
Tacoma lumber mills several days
ago, the workmen demanding an
increase of % cents per day, still con-
tjnues. 9th sides remain firm. Yes-