The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-29

The new grade recently built uI
Kelly avenue by the city authorities
is fine piece of road work and will
prove convenience to travellers iu
that part of town.
Good roads leading into the country
will do much to attract trade to The
Dalles. and their construction is 8
matter that will pay the merchants d
the town to look after.
Col. Babbit and wife, of the regular
army, Mrs. J. G. Ainswor5h and Mrs
Geo. Weeks, came up from Portland
on the train last night and returned
by boat this morning.
Sheen shearing is under good head
way in different parts of the country,
and so far as heard from the feeces
are of pretty fair quality, though some
what lighter than last year.
Eastern Oregon land continues to be
sought after by homeseekers, as is
shown by the fact that so far this
| month there mas been 80 homestead
filings made at the local land office
here.
The tax roll of that portion of
Wheeler county that was formerly
Gillian county has been received and
the total computed by the clerk of
Wheeler county. Altogether Wheeler
got SS769. Is from Gillian.
| Again this section has been visited
by refreshing spring shower, rain
having begun to fall at about o'clock
last night and continued until daylight
this morning. The precipitation dur
| ing the shower was just half an inch
which has wet the ground down two
or three inches.
G. F. Cathcart has returned from
Portland and will open tabacco and
cigar store in the rooms now occupied
by Prof. Daut as soon as Mr.. Daut is
able TO move into his new quarters
opposite Mays & Groves.
Dwellers in high places were sur
rounded with snow this morning, a
light anew having fallen on the Kilck-
itat range and also in the Tygh Ridge
country This is an uncommon oc.
currence for the last of April, but
this Is an uncommon season.
County Clerk Hodges. of Crook
county, writes that there are only 81
civil cases 1ocketed for the term of
circuit court that convenes at Prime
vile next Monday, and no criminal
cases. This speaks pretty we'll for
Crook county, and means another
short term of court.
DIR. J. L. Hill. of Albany, has pre-
sented the mineral college of Sodavile
with II acres of land, ON which will be
erected a new college building. Ad.
joining this the doctor has plated
50-acre tract, which the college is to
sell and retain 5000 of the receipts on
it as an endowment fund.
George McKenon, the man who
was seriously hurt by a runaway acci-
dent last week, has lost his reason as
result of the accident, and has become
so violent that his nurse cannot handle
him. He will be given an examina-
tion this evening, and if found to be
insane will be sent to the asylum.
Junction City lays claim to the
largest common elder tree in the state.
1t stands in the M. E. church, South,
parsonage lot, and was planted from
slip between 20 and 30 years ago by
Mrs. Sarah Gutherie, of Portland.
The tree measures II feet in circum-
ference, and is about 80 feet in height.
The first limb measures feet inches
around.
Archie Todd was given preliminary
hearing in the justice court at Golden
dale yesterday on charge of passing
forged notes, and was bound over in
the sum of 81 800. 1t is claimed Todd |
has passed some $500 of forged paper
in Klickitat county. Prior to his ar
rest he had borne good reputation,
and it is thought he has an accomplice
who has lead him into dishonest acts.
The Jacobsen Book & Music Co. is
making lively stir in the sale of
musical instruments, and it will be
wonder if they don't put an instru-
ment in every house in the city before
their special sale is over. They are
certainly out for business, and the
prices they are offering are certain to
tell on the trade.
Mushroom growing has never been
much of an industry in this vicinity,
in fact no one has given it any atten-
tion here until this season. Allie
has been cultiYating a
patch at w hite Salmon that
Is proving very productive, and ne is
now putting his product on the market
here. The plants are large and as fine
Favored as can be found anywhere.
w. N. Wiley came in yesterday
rom the Trout creek mines, and has
with him some fine specimens of ore,
,ne of which is especially good to look
1t for it is covered with gold. Mr..
Wiley says there are some 300 mining
claims located in the district, and :
about Sc prospectors are at work de-
7eloping different properties. He 9
links the Trout creek mining district 9
las bright future ahead.
a. T. Hill came in yesterday after e
loon from Prlneville, and left on the Y
morning train for Portland. When
sked regarding the loss of stock in
,rook county during the past winter,
DR.. Hill stated it had been pretty .
eayy, though it has not crippled any o
+ the stock raisers, and the increase =
his year will be considerably greater
han the loss, hence there will be the p
sual amount of stock on Crook coun-
= ranges this fall. Crops, Mr.. Hill
aid, were little backward, but with Z
weather there will be good
arvest.
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