The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-13

pest mall IacllltleS. Ii tD1S can De ac-
complIshed by making Moro the ter
minus it ought to be done at once"
From Mondays Daily.
P. F. Fouts went to Hood River this
morning.
County court adjourned Saturday
afternoon.
c. W. Lord, of Arlington, spent yes.
terdsy in the city.
Fl. Jackson and wife of Wapinitia,
are visiting in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. E. Montgomery
went to Portland by boat today.
John Cryus and wife. of Prineville,
are registered at the Umatilla House.
VIM. Ketchum is up from Portland
looking after mutton for the Sound
market.
Saturday evening marriage license
was issued to Geo. E Mann and Miss
Katie Cook.
F, 81. Wakefield was passenger on
the Regulator this morning going to
Portland for day.
Miss Maud Alley, who has been
visiting in the city retured today by
boat to her home in Portland
The yards al the depot are full of
cars that are here awaiting. to be load
ed with shipment of cattle that will
go out on Wednesday.
F. Fl. Watts, the marble dealer, who
intends opening shop in the East
End, brought up several tons of monu.
ment bases from Cascade Locks by
boat last Saturday. The rock is from
the quarry near the locks.
Last night a special train carrying
the Bostonians passed through here,
and was making extra good time. The
run from Portland to Umatilla was
made in six hours. The train con-
sisted of two sleepers, a day coach and
bWO UdS SSdSe cars.
A. Sachs, of Sachs & Johnson, sheep
rai-ers at Nansene, was in town today,
having brought his entire clip of wool
to the warehouse. Mr.. Sachs is we'll
satisfied with his shearing this year,
his entire flock of 1000 having aver.
aged over nine pounds of wool to the
head.
William F. CASTOR. the young man
mentioned last Friday as having job
of walking for wife, arrived at Hood
River before the sun went down Fri
day evening, and there was a happy
wedding Sunday at the residence of
Mr.. Kizer. Oregon boys never get
left in case of this kind.
Messrs. w. G. Cowgirl and w. S.
Swenson of the La Grande Advocate,
spent several hours in The DaIies.
last Saturday, on their retu, from
Portland where have been purchasing
new material with which to conduct a
morning paper in La Grande. They
expect to begin a daily publication in
a few weeks.
The transcript in the case of the
United States vs.. Seufert Bros. in con-
demnation proceedings for right OF
way across their property for the boat
railway, wherein damages to the
amount of SO, 900 was allowed, has been
filed with the county clerk. The
transcript covered 78 pages in the
judgment records. transcript in the
case against 1. q. Tatfa has also been
filed with the clerk.
Superintendent Crawford, of the
Kalama fish hatchery, marked 1900
young chinooks at the hatchery last
Wednesday and turned them out in
the river. The marking consisted of
cutting V-shaDed notch In The tail of
the fish, also round hole through the
tail. 10 four years these marked fish
are billed to again make their appear
ance in the Columbia river.
Sheep sales are being made pretty
lively, says the Antelope Herald.
A communication from Pendleton
state that between $4,000 and $4,000
head of sheep have been bought in
that section of the state. From Hep.
pner, Gales amounting to about 81, 600
head are reported in one week, and in
this section of the state, in the neigh
borhoOd of 10000 have changed hands.
The ruling prices have been So for
yearlings and $3.50 for lwo-year olds.
Most of these sheep will be sent to the
ranges of Montana and Wyoming, and
will there be fattened for the Eastern
fall market.
Jas. Woods, of Ashwood was in town
yesterday. Mr.. Woods is the owner of
the "Hobson" and other valuable
claims in the Trout Creek country.
He says that about forty prospectors
from all parts of the country are at
work there now, and that about 2IO
claims have already been recorded on
his books. A numLer of other claims
were recorded in Prineville before Mr..
Woods was appointed to the office.
Interest in the Trout Creek country is
growing daily. and it is expected that
a mber of claims will be opened up
during the present season. Some of
the assays run as high as S7O0-Ante-
lope Herald
George 81. Hines, secretary of the
Oregon Historical Society. has been
making tour OF Eastern Oregon col
lecting data of the early history of the
state for the society. Mr. Hines ar
rived here Saturday evening. and
spent yesterday and today interview
the early settlers. The society is one
that should receive hearty encourage
ment from all who have an interest in
the state, as the preserving of our
early history is matter of no small
The Dalles has been somewhat
sxercised over the probabilities of
water this year, hence eyer
Iiving light on that subject is of
While there is consider
y OF snow in the Rocky and
pins it has frozen very
probably not melt very
having in some places,
going into the ground
ing streams very rap