150 Years 1857-2007 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY February 28, 2007 Man Trap Eats Gaiter The Streets - There is at the corner of Union and Third streets a perfect man trap, which ought to have the special attention of our city authorities. In grading the street a jump off of about three feet was made, and if not attended to will result in the breaking of some person's limbs, and a consequent suit for damages against the city. We are informed on good authority that on Monday night, a lady while crossing Union at the intersection of Third Street, got mired, and in extricating herself left one of he gaiters in the mud, compelling her to go to a neighboring house and procure assistance to find the missing article. Union street is one of the principal thoroughfares in the city, and should have good crossings at every street. On Third street, between Court and Union, there is a large pond of water which, should warm weather set in, will inevitably produce sickness in that locality. Yesterday, on our visit to the public school, we found it necessary to wade ankle deep in mud at the intersection of Third and C streets, in order to reach the school. A great many children are kept from school owing to the want of crossings at the streets leading to the school house. There should be a sidewalk laid from the school house to Third Street, and crossings at the intersections of streets in order that children may be able to and from the school. These matters should have the immediate attention of the city authorities. March 6, 1866 This is the first of a 10-part series celebrating The Dalles 150 anniversary as your community news source. This is the history of The Dalles area as told by the past reporters, editors and publishers of the Daily Mountaineer and The Dalles Chronicle. The stories are reproduced as they were originally published to reflect the viewpoints of the era. At the end of the stories is the date they were published. This selection of stories from The Daily Mountianeer is intended to give readers a feel for what it was like to live in The Dalles from 1856 to 1871. We have taken these stories from what little is left from those early Mountaineer issues in The Chronicle's archives. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program