The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

here many years, and was teacher in
the schools of The Dalles for some
time.
j. W. Messenger, of Erskinville, was
in town last night and left for Port
land by boat this morning. Mr.. Mes
singer says cut worms have done i'm
mense damage to spring crops ia
Sherman county, many fields having
been almost ruined.
Hon. A. L. Miller, superior Judge of
Clark. Skamania and Klickitat coun-
ties, Washington, and S. ]. Miller,
editor of the Vancouver Independent,
spent yestei day in town visiting their
father George Miller, who has been
quite i'll for two weeks past.
DIR. o. C. Hollister returned from
California last evening, fully recovered
| in health. and reports having had a
most enjoyable trip. The doctor has
engaged office rooms in the Oregonian
building, Portland, to which place he
will move in about two weeks.
Some of Hon. Chas. Hilton 8 friends
here are wondering if he is sailing
under false colors down in Portland,
since the Oregonian speaks OF him as
| Judge" Hilton. Wonder if Charlie
has assumed sort of judicial" air
since he went to the metropolis?
Today Culps, an old Warm Spring
Indian, is here visiting his son Indian
Jack, who is in Jail awaiting trial for
| the murder of an Indian boy at Cello.
| The old warrior is confident his son is
| innocent, and will do all in mis- power
to clear the man accused of crime.
The Methodist Episcopal church,
South, is looking for suitable loca-
| tion to erect an academy somewhere
| in Eastern Oregon or Washington.
Why don't the projectors come to The
Dalles? 1t would be the best place in
the Inland Empire for such school.
The o. r. & N. Co. has made a
special rate of 80 cents for the round
trip for the baseball team going to
Hood River next Sunday, provided 30
or more persons will accept. A special
car will be attached to train No. % in
the morning aud return by train No.
in the evening.
A considerable number of sheep is
being shipped from Moro. c. A.
Buckley few days ago shipped 5000
head from Moro, over the the Column
bia Southern, and has ordered "a cars
to be used in few days. Ringer &
Jardell have ordered "a cars and Otto
Kohler 20 cars all to be loaded with
sheep at Moro within the next two
| weeks.
C.L. Solomon, one of the leading
merchants of Prineville, spent yes
terday in town on his return from at
tending the Odd Fellows grand lodge
at Salem. Mr.. Soloman is quite earn
est in advocating the building of a
free road from Prineville to The
Dalles, by way of the mouth of Bake
oven canyon, Maupin's S ferry and Tygh,
which he claims is practicable route,
and if constructed would aid The
Dalles materially in retaining the
trade of Crook county. The question
is one we'll worthy of attention.
The crop bulletin issued from Wash
ington on May 18th reported con-
ditions more favorable throughout the
United States than the week previous.
In all sections except on the Pacific
coast the weather was favorable for
growing crops. The bulletin issued
from Portland yesterday says late
spring sown grain west of the Cascades
does not promise we'll, while early
grain looks fairly we'll, fruit in that
section will be a very light crop.
East of the Cascades the crop outlook
is more fattering, and about an aver
age crop of grain will be harvested.