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

the Noble band having taken passage
on the boat, and entertained the pas
sengers with music as they pr ogressed
down the river.
The Atlantic coast is being visited by
terrible storms, while we of Eastern
Oregon are enjoying alternate sun
shine and showers. Our climate Is
certainly the more preferable and
should serve as an inducement for
people who desire to enjoy life to come
here.
To-Day VIM. Rolf, who had been serv-
ing sentence in the county Jail, was
discharged from the custody OF the
sheriff, Iand as the.District Attorney
Jayne dismissed the charge on which
he was held to appear before the grand
jury, he went forth free man.
At the close of the performance at
the Vogt Saturday evening, the stage
carpenters, Messrs. Spiyey. Fritz and
Lemison, sent a handsome boquet to
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble, which was we'll
appreciated by the Recipients, and
after the theatre Mr.. Noble entertained
the stage carpenters with an oyster
supper.
The weather of the past week has
been the most severe on tstock of any
during this winter, and undoubtedly
great losses have resulted. Sheep
were already in poor condition from an
unusually hard winter, feed is scarce
and unobtainable. and when the worst
spell of the season is added to this
state of affairs, it necessarily produces
desperate conditions. What the out
come will be, no one dares say.-An-
telope Herald.
A new Episcopal church is to be
built at Heppner. Work will begin on
it right away, the order for the lumber
and other material has already been
placed with Robert Forester of the
Pendleton planning mills. The struc:
ture is to cost about 81, 800, and will be
a very pretty church. Its construction
is due to the energy of Rev. W. E. Pot
wine, rector of the Church of the Re.
deemer, of Pendleton, which is the
first Episcopal church bull of stone in
Oregon and handsome edifice.
Charles Mattson, an emplOye of Ben
sons upper logging camp, near Rain
eer Or, met horrible death about
o'clock Saturday evening. He had
finished his work, and was on his way
to the camp when log started on the
skids. The incline was very steep and
the log came down with great speed
Mattson attempted to get out of the
way, but was unable to do so, and was
caught between two logs. The un-
fortunate man was frightfully crushed
about the lower limbs, dying an hour
and half later. The body was taken
to Clatskanie for burial.
P. F. Fouts is in receipt of letter
from his son, who is member of Co.
L, Oregon volunteers in Manila, dat
ed February l3. At the date of writ
ing Mr.. Fouts said all The Oalles
boys were we'll, and were enjoying
the skirmishes with the Filipinos.
The only trouble, he said, was that the
soldiers were restrained too much
by the officers and were not given an
opportunity to shoot Filipinos as fast
as they desired. Besides the letter he
sent his father two copies of The
American of February ard 10, pub
lished in Manila, in which full &C
count of the first battles is given.
From Tuesdays Daily
County Commissioner Evans is in
the city.
Roads are getting pretty good, and
in consequence farmers can come to
town without much difficulty.
Last night a carload of cattle be-
longing to Cunningham & Davis, of
Oak Grove, was shipped to Troutdale.
S. B. Driver is in from Wamic. He
reports the snow about all gone in
that section and farmers busy with
their spring work.
]. R. Cunningham, of Wapinitia,
brought in AZ head of fine steers and |
% head of hogs yesterday that he sold
to Clyde Bonney, of Hood River.
The Inland Empire Teachers Asso-
citation, composed of educators Of
Idaho and Oregon, will
meet at Walla Walla March %, "a, and
25.
Last night Recorder Gates imposed
! fine of S. on Frank Hamilton, who
vas brought up on charge of drunken
ness. Hamilton promptly paid the
inc, and determined 10 get drunk no
more.
The people Of Endersby are endeav-
,ring to get telephone connection
With the outside world. The telephone
company has offered to put in a line
rom Eight Mile to Endersby if the
people of that place would put mp the
,oles, and the offer has been accepted.
Endersby offers an excellent opening
or blacksmith who is good work.
nan and will attend to business, the
blacksmith who was located there hav-
ng left. There is a fine farming
ouutry surrounding Endersby that
vould furnish sufficient work to keep
blacksmith busy the year round.
Herby Parkins has been caned but
t a sufficiently long distance to make
be Gaming agreeable. 1t was done
rom Manila and the party who ap-
lied it was Arthur Trask, formerly of
ascade Locks, who is now with Co. L,
'regon volunteers. The cane is made
bone and is handsomely engraved.
The school board has contracted
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