The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-03-25

with Mr.. Adams to seed the ground
surrounding the new school house to
grass and to put out shade trees. Mr..
Adams began on the work this morn
ing and in a few days will have the
grounds in fine condition. No one in
town can do the work better than Mr..
Adams or would take more interest in
beautifying the grounds.
Fred Burchtorff and Joe Kohler are
constructing barber shop in the east
end of the Umatilla Rouse bar room.
When completed it will be occupied
by Il. D. Parkins, of the Elite shop,
aed will be conducted on first class
principles. The shop will be great
convenience to the guests of the hotel.
The best sale of county bonds eyer
negotiated in Montana has just been
made by Jefferson county, which has
disposed of $4,000 of its securities
at a premium of 5000, the bonds
| drawing interest at IL per cent.
Most of the counties in Montans are
paying 6 per cent interest on their
| bonded Indebtedness.
Two women, dressed in religious
garb. coming from Ceder Mills, Ore
gon, are in the city soliciting pecuni-
ary aid from our citizens aad through
| the surrounding country. Rev. A.
Bronsgeest wishes the public to know
that these ladies are outraging the
| regulations of the diocese, and can lay
no just claim to the public generosity
on religious grounds.
Geo. Pearl, the man who burned up
his wooden leg a few days since and
afterwards attempted to drown himself
in the Columbia, was this morning
sent to Portland to be cared for by
Multnomah county, he being resident
of Portland The fellows mind is
evidently affected, but he is not suffi
cieDtly insane to be confined in the
asylum.
The painting and granting in Mays
| & Groves new store is generally ad-
mired by all and is pronounced 10 be
the most perfect representation of oak
that is possible to make, in fact it can
hardly be told from genuine oak. An
other good feature about it is that it
was done by Dalles workman, D. w.
Vause, who is beyond doubt one of the
best painters on the coast.
E. L. Grimes, of Portland, is here
visiting his son, c. M. Grimes and
family. Mr.. Grimes is an old resident
of The Dalles, having located here
about 35 years ago, but for the past 9
years has resided in Portland.
He notes considerable change in The
Dalles since leaving here, that he says
indicates this is what he always con-
sidered it, the best place in Eastern
Oregon.
Some time since Charles Wise at
tempted to Jump The Dalles, he
having offered homestead filing, on a
portion of the city, for entry at the
local land Office. His filing was re-
jected by the register and receiver, and
an appeal was taken to the commits
sioner of the general land office. The
officers have just been notified by the
commissioners that their decision is
sustained and that the appeal is dis
missed.
Scarcity of potatoes will soon be
thing of the past. All the railroads
announce special rate of 60 cents per
100 pounds on potatoes, to apply from
the "spud" sections of the Mississippi
river valley. AS potatoes there cost
from go cents to 20 cents, even after the
freight is paid, the Eastern product
can be delivered in Portland consider
ably cheaper than the price now paid
for the local product.-Telegram.
The banks of New York City have
decided to charge collection fees on all |
out.of-town checks. The rate east of |
the Mississippi will be Ito of l per |
cent, while west of the Mississippi it I
will be t of per cent. No collection
will be made for less than 10 cents.
This will drive many small business
men to use the postal money orders,
as few firms in the east will be willing
to take small checks and pay the
charges.
There is on exhibition in the win
dow of the Press office an original
letter written by Abraham Lincoln to
William Barlow, OF Barlow. 1t is
dated December 2, 1861, and acknowl-
edges receiving from Senator Mes.
NTH an elegant bedspread seut to
Mrs. Lincoln by Mrs. Barlow. On
one corner of the relic is pasted
clipping, evidently from the Oregon
AN, giving a description of the silk
quilt which Mrs. Lincoln had on ex-
1ibitiOn at the soldiers fair in Wash
ngton.
About o'clock this morning the
he roof of J. T. Peters & Cos. plan
ng mill was discovered to be on fire,
buu du was buTueu III bIldb Cdll6u |
,ut the entire fire department except
he Mt. Hoods. However the fire was
,ut out with water from barrels on
op of the buildings before the firemen
cached the scene of the fire, though
he East End company got stream
tarted about the time the fire was put
ut. The loss was very light, con-
listing OF few holes burned in the
oof.
Mrs. John A. Eberle arrived here :
unday with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bonn T
o join her husband who has bought /,
he tailoring establishment in the new
IAN Bibber building. Mr.. and Mrs. =
,berle formerly resided at Bellevue, a
owa, and the Leader of that place in T
Mrs. Eberle's departure =
ays: "The Eberles have always been
ne of our best families and their de- /
arturo causes general regret. The !
.eader and the whole community
ope that their new home will be