The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18

stealing a pair of blankets from a
house OF ill fame in the East End. He
acknowledged to the theft and was
lodged in the county Jail this morning.
A new paper called the Journal has
been started at Flora, Wallawa county.
The fret issue looked like the forms
had got mixed up in cyclone, but it
will probably improve with age.
Hon. Charles Hilton came in last
evening from his farm near Fossil, and
says everything in Gillian county is
very promising. Grass on the range
is excellent and stock is in splendid
condition.
Mrs. W. r. Brown who was so
severely wounded by her husband last
Saturday, is reported to be resting
quite comfortably, aud if blood poison
ing does not set in, her chances for re-
covery are good.
Railway is completed to Shaniko, it is
reported that work will be pushed on
the Klickitat division from Lyle to
Goldendale. The company will then
be in position to do the work rapidly
and effectually.
There are two fruit trees in town
that have apparently got seasons badly
mixed. One is a cherry Tree in j. A.
Carnaby's yard that has put out leaves
and blossoms the past few days, and an
apple tree on Mr.. Falk's premises that
has been blooming for week.
Ten Occur d'Alene miners convicted
of obstructing the mails the time of
the Wardner riot last summer left
Moscow last Saturday in charge of u.
S. Marshal Ramsey and guard OF six
mep, for San Quinten, Cal, where
they will serve % months in prison.
This afternoon the mail carrier be
tween Bakeoyen and Moro was ar
rested at the latter place on suspicion
of being the party who robbed the
store at Bakeoven on Friday night of
last week. He will be given an ex-
animation before the justice of the
peace at Antelope.
Last Saturday the organisation OF
the Oregon Hop-growers Association
was perfected at Woodburn, and stock
to the amount of $4,000 was subscribed.
M. L. Jones, of Brooks, was elected
president of the association. The
members of the association own about
10000 bales of hops, and they propose
to arrange to hGld them until prices
are better.
Some time since copper deposit
was discover on A. ]. Shrum's place
at Cherry Creek, Crook county, and it
is of such apparent value that Port
land capitalists have become interested
and will prospect it thoroughly. The
work will be under the control of j. G
Guner, of Portland, assisted by A. E.
Neagus, of this place. 1t is proposed
to run a tunnel so as to tap the ledge
several hundred feet deep.
In a recent interview Isaac Tuck
who represents a Hamburg fruit house
in New York, told the Fruitman's
Guide that the time is not far distant
when the European market will take
between 5000. 900 and 1900, 900 barrels
of American apples in season at a
fair price. New markets are being
developed for them there every year
This year shipments are being made
for the first time to Norway, Sweden,
Denmark and Ireland, direct.
A few days since mention was made
in these columns of Delaine ram be-
ing bought of the Baldwin Sheep &
Land Co. of Hay Creek, by Alvin
Crittendon, of Nova, OHIO, for use on
his farm at that place. The animal
has been at the stock yards today, and
has been genel ally admired by sheep
men. 1t is yearling, and splendid
specimen, being fine formed, and COM
pletely covered with wool. Last
spring it sheared % pounds of wool,
and when full grown will give fleece
of 80 to 35 pounds.