150 Years 1872-1886 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART TWO OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. March 30, 2007 page 4 LETTER TO THE EDITOR TO THE EDITOR OF THE MOUNTAINEER: Upper Fifteen Mile Creek is looking very bright and pretty just now. The grass, while it has not come as early as some seasons, is abundant, and of good quality. The crops are looking well. If not assessed too heavily by the crickets there is every reason to believe the yield of grain will be heavier than last year. It is feared the grasshopper will be a burden this season, and some of the farmers have already commenced "ditching" against them. School closed Wednesday May 19th. The house was crowded the last day, with friends, and patrons of the school. The Tenth District is doing very well in educational matters, a six months school has been well attended, and the roll shows a good average attendance. The lumber for the new school house is about ready, and the district will soon have a house that will be more creditable, and suitable. It will not cost as much as the MINT, but it will be of more account. On the last day of school just before the teacher stepped down and out, he was presented with a handsome writing case from the scholars of his school. It is valued far more than it cost as an evidence of the good feeling existing between master and pupil. The following scholars are on "The roll of Honor," Nelly Wiley, Lia Malone, John McCorkle, Lue Ella Malone and Alice Wiley. May 29, 1875. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program