The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-03-05
here en- route to his old home at Prime.

yesterday.
D. C. O'Reilley, of the Columbi'
Southern, is in the city.
This evening II. Brash, manager fol
Bissinger s. Co., leaves for Baker
City.
Ii. W. Ogden, prominent sheep
raiser. of Montana, arrived here last
night.
DR.. Lannerberg returned yesterday
from Pendleton, where ne has been
the past two weeks.
Acordial invitation is extended tc
visitors in the city to make A. Nj
Williams & Co.'S. place of business
their headquarters.
Messrs. J. B. Cartright and Ernest
Shearer arrived here last evening
from Hay Greek to attend the Wool,
growers Convention.
George and Fred A. Young arrived
this afternoon from Ridgeway, and
will remain in the city during the
wOolgrowers' meeting.
| Editor E. Nj. Miller, of the Antelope
| Herald, is in the city, and will spend
most of the week here attending the
| Woolgro gers' convention.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Flemming, of
Fit. Benton: Mt. are in the city. Mr..
| Flemming is an extensive sheep buyer,
and is here TO meet with. the Wool
growers.
| Spring is undoubtedly here. The
little bluebells and cowslips are bloom
ing on the hills and the robbins sit on
housetops at aybreak singing SIT s
here, it's here"
If the Spaniards have heard from
Oregon they will certainly concede to
any claims of indemnity the United
States may make. General Compson
has asked permission to raise bri-
gade to whip the Spaniards.
The high scores made on the public
bowling alley during the last week
were: Monday, Mellenson, 40; Tues
day, Weinschenck, 81; Wednesday,
Robinson. SO; Thursday, Chapman. 56;
Friday, Lowe, Al; Saturday, Esping,
SO: Sunday, Norman, 4S.
Last Friday -Vm. Rolf, who took a
shot at two boys who were looking in
to the saloon in which he was bar
keeper at Antelope, had an examina-
tion before Recorder Pond, of Antelope
and was held in bonds of $3.50 to appear
before the next grand jury.
On the Umatilla house alleys John
son made scores of go, SO and 62 on
..1onday, Tuesday and Wednesday; on
Thursday and Saturday Maetz rolled
81 each day and on Friday Mccoy had
q score of SO, while Nick Sinnott was
given the high score Sunday with 81
pins.
There were two additions to the
Christian church last night and there
will be one immersion at the prayer
meeting Thursday evening. Rev.
Boltz. the pastor, is growing in favor
with the people of this community and
is awaking great interest in religious
matters.
Saturday evening Deputy Sheriff
King, of Cascade Locks, arrived here
having in charge Frank Rogers, who
had been sentenced by Justice Aldrich
to ten days Imprisonment for con-
tempt of court. The commitment
papers were found to be defective, and
the sheriff refused to confine Rogers
on them.
This morning, Mr.. Wallace, OF
Rufus, brought in fine lynx that was
caught a few days ago by Merrill
Shaw. The animal is fine specimen,
about three feet long and weighs some
so pounds. Before he was captured he
had killed 30 sheep for Mr.. Shaw. Mr..
Wallace thinks of sending the lynx to
Portland and having it placed in the |
park.
On Saturday evening Co. G, o. N.
g., met at their armory in Vogt opera |
house for the purpose of electing a
captain to succeed Capt. Al Reese. |
The election resulted in the choice of
John r. Booth. Interest in the COM
pany is increasing, especially since
there is possibility of war with Spain,
in which case the militia may be call
ed into service.
Billy .Iaher and Mike Rece, two
popular conductors on the o. K. & N,
have started a small menagerie in
Maher's caboose. Their collection so
far consists of a ret rat, but he is
whole show by himself. He makes
regular trips on Maher's train, and is
so well trained that he understands all
the signals and knows just when to
get aboard and when to get off. The
rat has been railroading about a
month.
Taxes on the 1897 roll are now col
lectable. Today County Clerk Kelsay
delivered the roll to Sheriff Driver
together with warrant instructing
him to collect the taxes thereon and
make due return thereof by April lst,
The total amount on the roll is $780,
357.75. poll-tax 1872, city taxes THE
Dalles and Dufur) s5,6O659, special
school tax sl4,Oi5.67. state, county,
school, etc., S65 1925,
Few men anywhere have a more true
of the decorative art than
Ernest Jensen, who trims the windows
in A. Nj. Williams & Cos store. His
illustration of Havana. Moro castle
and Key West has attracted undivided
attention for two weeks past, but yes
terday he displayed window that is
still more attractive. 1t represents
sheep farm, where the sheep are being
sheared and dipped, the wool being
sacked and hauled to market, and
flock of sheep is grazed on a bunch
grass hill. The road from the sheep
farm of course leads to The Dailes.
The large new building erected by
Hoyre & Canabe for Mays & Grove is
about completed, and the firm has be-
gun moving their stock into the ware
looms. The building is 75xlOO and 35
feet high. The lower floor is to be
for ware rooms and tin shop,
while space 50x75 feet on the second