The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-23

this city will hold a fair on Dec I'd, Sd and
4th. There are very many elegant articles
now being made to be disposed of on this
occasion.
jeff Mosier, of the night force, arrested
man by the name of Charles Adams for
selling whisky to Indians last night He
will be taken to Portland, and as usual
fined $40.
Mr.. w. Fl. Butts, of the Granger Feed
Yard, is preparing to ship a carload of
chickens and turkeys to Hood River. Leave
your orders early if you desire them filled
for Thanksgiving day.
| A new census of India shows that the
population is 269, AT 37S. The Hindoo
population numbers 100, 0OO, 900, the Moham-
medan 1000, 600, and the Christians less
than 100000. Of these last one-half are
Roman Catholics.
Goldendale Sentinel: The feasibility of a
railroad from Goldendale to The Dalles is
being discussed now by the citizens of those
places. The Columbia could easily be
| bridged short distance east of The palles,
and the road being short the expense would
necessarily be light.
The Daily Partisan will be the name of
the new Republican paper at Olympia. with
y. Z. White, now secretary of state, as
| manager. We have known Mr.. White for
nearly quarter of a century, and know
that his name attached to any enterprise is
guaranty of success.
Mr.. Julius Fisher, of tonsorial fame,
while We were trying to-day to edit our
local columns with the big shears, held up
to our astonished gaze, large, dead goose.
and swore he killed it with his little gun
early this morning. Mr.. Fisher is usually
reliable citizen, but when 1t comes to
goose-killing we think he patterns after Eli
Perkins.
pia last Monday and drew straws for their
terms. John P. Hoyt, of Seattle. drew
seven years; R. o. Dunbar, of Goldendale.
and I. L. Stiles, of Tacoma, five years, and
7. j. Anders, Of Walla Walla, and Elmon
Scott, of Pomeroy, three years. 7. j. An
ders was elected chief justice. Sol. Smith,
of Goldendale, has been appointed clerk of
the supreme court.
The district judge Saturday enjoyed
quiet laugh, and was joined by half dozen
others. A German was being naturalized,
aud after the question to the witness who
supported his allegations, whether he was a
better citizen of the United States than a
subject of the German empire-to which an
affirmative answer was readily given,-a
further question was quietly put by the
judge, viz: Is he Democrat? to which an |
emphatic ''yes" was given. This caused |
those who overheard the colloquy to burst |
out laughing until order was again restored |
in the court room.
Shoshone Journal: Rumor has 1t that
parties from Snake river are interesting
eastern capitalists in the placer mining in
that section of the country and are endeavor-
ing to form company to secure the gold
which has accumulated under the great
Shoshone falls. 1t is claimed that millions
of dollars worth Of gold has passed over the
falls,and has been collecting at the bottom
of the rocks for ages and if only some plan
could be devised to rescue the same from its
watery bed untold wealth would be OBJ
tanned.
Historian: Some time ago John Case was
let out of the penitentiary after serving
three years for grand larceny committed in
this city. A few nights ago he and a
brother in crime made a raid on Chinese
camp near Albina. One
Chinaman. Ah Mine, showed fight, and
killed Cases partner. Myron D. Lockwood,
a man 55 or 60 years of age. Lockwood
had respected relatives living in Eugene
City, and was at one time prominent poll
tician in this state. Case is a tough, and
will probably 60 to the pen. again for his
share in that nights work.
And now comes the Historian, and tells
some cold facts on pertinent subject, in
several paragraphs, one of which we quote:
''The county printing for this county Is at
present done in st. Louis. Missouri. This
IS believed to be unjust. 1t is certainly un-
called for. There are four job printing
offices in this city. We are not acquainted
with the resources of any but our own, but
,an say that one is fully equipped and pre-
pared to do any work required by any one
IN this county. These four printing offices
have several thousand dollars invested.
There are no other four establishments in
Astoria that proportionately pay out SO
nuch of their earnings. Whatever they
make over and above actual expenses is in
vested in this town, and taxed at its full
,alue."