The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-07
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

in the city.
The Y will hold their fair ON the lStf
18th and Goth of December.
Mr.. Chas. E. Bayard returned yesterda
from visit to Stub Hollow.
Mr. Andrew Urquhart. of Mill creek, ha
been confined To his bed by sickness for
few days past.
Mr.. G. L. Phillips has let contract for hi
new building to Mr.. Francis Ross to be be
gun Immediately.
The ladies of st. Paurs Episcopal gull
are making extensive preparations for thei
Forthcoming tair.
One of our leading citizens offers 5000 a
donation if the city will commence an ar
tesian well on the bluff.
Tramps are very scarce. 1t would be
good thing if few would turn up, as VI
desire work on the streets.
Mr.. Perry Watkins, sr., and his son ant
Mr.. G. +. Bayard will start to California il
few days with band of horses.
p, The Canyon people are kicking like pro
verbal steers about the irregularity anc
slowness of all mails to that section.
Freight trains have been very busy dur
ing the past week on delayed freight, occa
stoned by the burned bridges between this
city and Portland.
Last night the water supply was very
mesgre, and we were forced to use muscu
lar power to print the daily edition of the
TINES -MoUNTAINEER.
One county in Missouri has sold 80 car.
loads of corn-cobs during the last year, re.
alizing $4,000. They were sold pipe
factory in st. Louis.
Hon. Geo. A. Liebe has arrived at his
old home in Germany, and has written a
letter to his friends in this city descriptive
of scenes in faderland.
W. w. Journal The old Indian grist
mill, this side of Cayuse station was burned
Wednesday. Another pioneer land mark
vanished in fame and smoke.
People are arriving in Baker City every
week, and on account of not being able to
secure buildings 60 elsewhere. This speaks
bad for the enterprise of that city.
Mrs. J. A. Mcintosh and her daughter,
Miss Gussie, who have been on visit to
Creal Springs, Illinois, for several months
past, returned to the city last Saturday.
The new dwellings erected in Gates addi-
tion during the past summer are quite
numerous, anil with good water supply
double the number will he erected next
summer.
A Boston woman imported quill pens
from Germany for 25 cents apiece for three
wears before she discovered that man in
the same block furnished much better ones
for nickel.
a shipment of hops was sent last week
from North Yakima to Milwaukee, for
which the growers received ID cents pound
delivered at the depot. They were Of ex-
cellent quality.
Mr.. Charles e. Haight, the pioneer res
taurs Mt man, has the choicest viands of the
= season. Oysters in every style, and served
on tine shortest notice. Are you hungry?
Come and be satisfied.
Mr.. R. L. Williams and wife left last
evening soon after the marriage ceremony
was performed to visit friends in Portlan..
They went to Mosier, and went on board
the midnight train at that point.
The brick-layerscon the Nickelsen build
ing took half holiday this morning to
allow carpenters to finish the cornish.
Plasterers on the Max Vogt building are
waiting for lime to continue the work.
The Glacier, published at Hood River
and printed at the San Office in this city,
will be hereafter published and printed at
the fourishing little town down the river
We wish the new venture abundant success.
The Catholic Sentinel says: The Sisters of
Charity have decided to make Colfax their
headquarters for the eastern part of Wash
ington territoy and will e.ect there mother
house, a college, day school and hospi-
tai.
Mr.. P. a. DeHuff had a cold bath one
day this week by the plank breaking under
him while going on board the steamboat.
He managed to keep above the surface, and
was rescued with no other damage except
wet clothing,
East Oreyonian: A force of near 40 men
is now engaged on the Long Creek wagon
road, and they are RAPIDLY making pass
able thoroughfare. 1t Is thought that with
in sixty days good road will be completed
to the county line.
That old item of couple being divorced
at The DalIes at tine last term of court,
both being under 2l years Of age, is still
goirg the rounds of the press. There is
not word of truth in this, and it has been
contradicted dozen times.
The North Pacific Trunk factory filed
articles of incorporation Sept. 81 with the
secretary of state, the principal place of
business being The Dail.s, incorporators,
E. R. Wingate, H. F. Dietzel and f. H.
Dietzel, capital stock $4,000.
As Sundays east-bound train was on the
point of leaving Pendleton, it was noticed
by bystander that one OF the trucks of
passenger car was in a dangerous condition.
Train officials were notified and the break
repaired; perhaps wreck may have been
averted by the timely warning.
We have heard several complaints about
hoodlumism IN this city. No occasion or
place is sacred to them, and they trample
upon the rights of citizens in a manner that
cannot be endorsed by any but heathens or
barbarians. Without this is stopped soon
we shall call upon the police to make some
arrests.
We are informed that spirited contest
took place this morning between hod
carriers and bricklayers, in this city. The
first shout" was throwing stones at dis.
tance, and ended in a glove contest, in
which one h. C. knocked ou. two b. |.
There was little blood drawn, but all sep
arated in good humor.
The Portland Telegram says that E. o.
Smith is exhibiting in that city box of
magnificent surface groupings from his gold
mine located at Golden City, on tile north
fork of the south fork of the Santiam. The |
groupings assay S24l.l IL and the rock taken
from five-foot ledge at depth of 200 feet |
averages sos to the ton.
East Oreg6nian: Mrs. Hills barn, three
miles below town, was set on fire and de- |
stroyed, together with quantity of nay,
at late hour Sunday night. The iucen-
diary was captured some distance down the |
river this morning by Officers Waugh and
Durham, and will have his examination
this evening. He is supposed to be insane.
Every now and then we read in our ex- |
changes that bustles had gone out of |
fashion, but If that IS really true, and we !
hope to God it is, then some Of our Walla |
Walla ladies, judging from their make up. |
have not heard of it yet. Go. bring the |
good news to Nancy!-JournaL Mrs |
Cleveland tried to make this innovation in |
Washington City; but it wasn't successful. |
The largest piece of gold in the world |
was taken from Byer & Haltman's gold min
ing claim, Hill End, New South Wales,
May 10, 1872. Its weight was GAO pounds;
height, 4 feet inches; width, 8 feet 2
inches, average thickness, inches; worth.
SI4S, 500. It was found Imbadded n a |
Thick wall of blue slate at depth of 250 |
feet from the surface. The owners of the |
mine were living on charity when they |
found it.
There are large number of counterfeit |
creenbacks IN circulation in Portland. |
Every day some of them are presented at |
the banks with other money being paid in. |
They are on different national banks, but |
are all Of the denomination of $40. None |
of them are new and clean, but are all |
worn and soiled, and many of them are