The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25
From Friday's Daily.

@: Van Devert, OF Prinevllle, Is
the city today.
Mrs. Glisan left for her home
Antelope today.
|, Edward and George McGreer lei
for Antelope today.
S. G. Childers is in the city frol
Columbus. Washington. ~.
H. L. Palmer, of Mitchell, is regi.
tered at the Umatilla house.
W. Kemp left for his home at Al
telope today, by private conveyance.
| c. P. Richardson and S. S. Iseu
berg, of Hood River, are in the CITY,.
Deputy United States Marshal Rob
erts left on the delayed train last nigh
for Portland. ="
Marriage license was issued yester
to Mr.. A.. J. Hodson and Mrs. Inc
Broadbent.
DR.. Wiley, Of Antelope. who was il
the city as witness on the Forester
trial, left for his home today.
Zachery Tay,orand wife of Antelope
who have been in the city for short
time left for their home today.
q. ). Rupert, representing the
Eilers Piano house, Portland's exclu.
sive high-grade dealer, handling the
worlds renowned Chickering, mball
Weber and other fine pianos, is at the
UmaLilla house.
Prof. Maurice L Akers, of Heppner
tenor of the A. L. P. S. QUARTET, ar
| rived ON the morning train, and will
! remain here until after the concert to
be given by the Lutheran ladies on
the evening of March 1st.
The case of Vim. Floyd ct al vs.
Wasco county will be submitted to the
grand jury this afternoon. which case
will wind up the jury trials for this
term of court. After a decision is
reached in the matter the jury will be
discharged.
The ladies' of the Episcopal Guild
are arranging for their regular Easter
sale, and'are making numerous prepa.
;rations for that occasion. Anyone
desiring any article for use or orna-
mebt is requested TO leave orders with
any member of the society.
/ Two travelling musicians. little boy
and girl aged about ten and twelve re-
spectively, arrived in the city last-even-
ing and are playing their guitar and
mandolin on the streets today. For
such young children they play remark.
ably we'll, drawing crowd and re-
ceiving liberal contributions when
they pass the hat.
Reports from the vicinity of Perdle-
ton are to the effect that the extreme
cold weather did considerable damage
to the fall grain. Farmers in that
section are more unfortunate in this
regard than in Wasco, Sherman and
Crook counties rs no discouraging re-
ports in this regard have been heard
in this part of Eastern Oregon. {.
Superintendent Gilbert is iu receipt
of a letter from the state superinten-
dent with reference to numerous ques-
tioCs that have been forwarded to his
Office concerning recent legislation in
which he states that Qualifications,
for voters at school meetings remains
as prescribed at the special session;
there is no emergency clause to the
DAILY school bill; there is an emergen-
cy clause to the Reed bill, which al
lows school districts to retain all
amounts on hand up to $50 at the date
of the annual school meeting, and
there is no change in the date of the
anuual school meeting.''' u
The Davidson Fruit company of
Hood River are building cannery
building 80 by 80 feet, tw1 story, with
a basement under half OF the building.
The first floor will be occupied as a
work room and offices, and the upper
story will be made into steam fruit
drier as soon as it is learned tha.
enough fruit has escaped the frost, to
warrant large evaporator. An ad-
dition will be made to the presentsize.
before the camping season appears, for
a process room. It is hoped that
sufficient variety, of fruit will be.
planted to keep this establishment
running the full season. 1t, would be.
well if someone in the vicinity of The
Dalles would profit by the example Of
the Hood River company and put in
like plant to handle the large amount
of fruit which goes TO waste here every
season.
Yesterday evening Neil Paulsen
who works in Maier & Benton Hard
ware store met with an accident which
might have resulted far more seriously
than it proves to be from present in.
di:ations. He was filling an inch and
a quarter pipe with molten lead for
the purpose of making weight to be
used on the Regulator when for some
reason the boiling fluid exploded and
the hot metal shot up towards the
ceiling and literally covered him. A
large amount of the same striking him
in the face especially on the forehead
painfully burning him. The lead
burned into his clothing, and he was
literally Studded with leaden particles.
DR.. Hollister attended TO his injuries
and he is getting along as well as
could be expected although his injuries
are paiDf.l and may prevent him
from resuming work for aconsiderab BILE
time. 1t is thought that the pipe be-
ing very cold caused the hot metal to
explode as it is not likely that any
water could have come in contact with
thessme.