The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-18


N. Mrs. Ross, sister of Captain Waud.
visiting her brothers family in tt
en- city.
so Mrs. Campbell, of Pendleton,
Re visiting her sisters Mrs. Wilson al
n Miss Smith of this city.
The Misses Taylor's kindergart'
& will open tho spring term on Mond'
,g afternoon, Feb. Goth. (l6-l7-lS)
Representative Ellis is quite sick
as Washington, being afflicted with
severe attack of bronchitis, but b
70 condition is not considered serious.
a Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. J. Seufert left /
1T private conveyance this morning
e visit the family of Mrs. Seufert
brother, Mr.. +. ]. McGrail, at Boyt
e Mrs. Charles L. Philips returne
o from p business trip to San Francisc
q last evening, where she has been pul
g chasing a complete stock of spring an
l summer goods.
This morning L. Morris plead guilt
to an Indictment of larceny from
dwelling. Morris is the fellow wh
stole some clothing from the the res
, dence of Mayor Nolan several week
ago.
The usual Saturday night soiree viii
be given by Smith Brothers at th.
Baldwin tomorrow evening. The
members of the class, their friends anC
invited guests will be present and 6
pleasant time is expected.
Last night all the ice in the river op.
pOsite The Dalles went out, and today
large bodies of ice that had formed in
the big eddy above town have been
floating down stream, and looked like
moving mountains as they went past.
The river is once more open to navi-
CATION, it having been closed three
times during the winter. and it is to
be hoped it will remain open from
now on, for The Dalles without steam
boat connection with Portland is out
OF joint.
| The debt of Whitman county is
ess at present than it has been for
more than 10 years. There is now no
| outstanding warrant indebtedness.
The sole debt of the county is repre-
sented by 100000 bonds drawing 5
per cent, upon which interest has been
paid to date. The sinking fund
amounts to $4,000.
The action of the grand jury in re.
turning not true bill in the case of
John Sheehe, who shot Mike Schwartz
90 the morning of the 4th. was sur
prise to most every one. The shooting
appeared to have been deliberate and
without provocation,yet the grand jury
could not discover that crime had
been committed.
The house has passed the bill ap.
propiating $1,000 for the relief of Miss
Templeton who was injured by falling
through bridge in Linn county. If
the bill meets the approval of the
governor Miss Templeton will get the
amount.
A half million dollars worth of |
Asiatic silk has come into the port of |
Tacoma within less than a week. 1t
has been hurried through to New
York by passenger train, and in three !
weeks after getting away from the
coast of Japan will be in the metropolis
of America.
Oregon City has been infested with
hobos lately. and coincidentally hold
ups and small burglaries haye been al
most of nightly occurrence. The
police have arrested many of the un-
welcome visirors and put them to
work on the streets. One arrested
night had $40 piece in
his pocket.
William Brune, of Grand Dalles is in
the city today. He informs US that
this has been his first trip to The
Dalles for three weeks, since he
feared to cross on the ice. He reports
Klickitat county farmers and stockmen
to be we'll pleased with the spring
weather, the farmers being very busy
with their spring work.
men that they never turn hobo nor go
begging, but one who has degenerated
invaded this Office last evening and
asked for the price of bed and rail-
'oad ticket to Portland. saying he was
n disfavor with his people and could
not solicit aid from them. He evidently
mad become pretty we'll Americanized.
George Keller, formerly proprietor
,f the Oregon Meat market in this
,ity, died at klamath Falls, the
'eat of klamath county. on the
18th, after an illness of one month
With typhoid pneumonia Mr.. Kellar
vas born in Westenburg. Germany,
Nov. 2 1855. and came to America
when young man. He left here
lbout year ago.
Probably one of the largest stocks
If spring millinery that has ever been
'een iu The Dalles will be carried by
Campbell & Wilson this summer.
At present they are unpacking large
hipment of goods and intend in the
,ear future to go to Portland to meet
he representative of the eastern
Wholesale houses in order to select a |
ull stock of pattern hats.
At 2:30 the grand Jury submitted
heir final report and were excused
rom further attendance on court.
The report recommends the allow
lnce by the county court of the ex-
,enses incurred by the sheriff in cap.
,uring Forester. but otherwise makes
40 recommendations. Being made at
such late hour it could not be pub
ished in this issue.
Although the fall grain has been
injured by the frost in most s
parts of Wasco county, it looks very I
promisir g. While the tender shoots {
are frost bitten. the roots and larger I
stems are uninjured and it sprung up '
'apidly during the last few days. The
'rost is entirely out of the ground and |
farmers are busy plowing everywhere 9
ir the interior. Stock are picking up s
lfter the cold spell. and nature is evil
iently smiling on the farmeES of Was
20 county aud in fact in all Eastern ,
Oregon.
The reports concerning the bad :