The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-08-31
From MONDAYS Da ly.

pleasant call this morning.
Another burned bridge and a consequent
delay in the arrival of trains.
Mr.. ". Z, Garretson left this morning
for trip to the Eastern states
Mr.. Jos. Shields, an old resident in this
vicinity. died in this city to-day,
Messrs. o. Kinersly and H. Herbring
I left on Saturdays train for the East.
Mrs. II. F. Turner returned Saturday
from visit to her parents at McMinnville
Notwithstanding the lateness of the sea.
son new buildings are still in course of erec-
tion.
School commenced at the Sisters this
morning and the academy will open next
Monday.
Mrs. LettIe Kceney, of Arlington, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. W. E. Theodore Of
The Dalles.
The public school of Dufur, on the graded
system, will begin next Monday, Mr.. A.
Frazer principal.
Four engines have been demolished on
| the Blue Mountain division within the short
| space of a week.
Mr.. Joseph Southwell, of Lower Fifteen
Mile, is in the city. His crops are not
| abundant this year.
A party of immigrants from Kansas
passed through Burns a few days ago, who
had been on the journey since April. =.
Mr.. j. L. Hardy, our artist, is painting
picture of the Cello fishery from photo
graph-taken before the lst of August.
Col. and Mrs. c. L. Morgan and Capt.
and Mrs. Y. A. Houghton returned On the
boat this morning from a vacation at the
coast.
Mr.. G. F. Beers, of the firm of Brooks &
Beers, was taken sick to-day. The nature
of the disease we have not heard deter
mined.
paper called the JVesteya Reporter has
been started in the intercats of the colored
population of Portland, Tacoma, Seattle
and Spokane Falls.
A pair of pebble spectacles was dropped
on Second street Saturday evening. The
finder will be thankfully rewarded by leav-
ing them at this Office.
From Mr.. A. j. Dufur, jr., we learn that
the harvest on Fifteen Mile is much better
than expected, and the people are not as
discouraged as they were.
Hillsboro independent: The Dalles
MoUNTAINEER, the leading paper of Eastern
oregon, enters On Its thirtieth year of pub
licauon. Success attend it.
Mr.. E. Beck is receiving large and var.
led stock Of watches, jewelry. etc. HIS
prices will be the low west. Call and exam
inc his goods if you wish anything in his
line.
We understand that salmon are so plenti-
full at Cello that man can dip them up
with his hands. There never was more
bountiful run of fish than during the present
season.
We are assured hy prominent citizen of
The Dalles that in another year two rail-
roads will leave The Dales-one for Gold
endale and another for Crook and Grant
counties.
The town of Dufur has grown consider.
ably during the past year. Several new
buildings have been erected, and large
number of people have made permanent
homes there.
We learn from the PrinevllIe Reuie,U that
five horsethIeves passed through the north
ern part OF Crook county. John Boggs, an
ex-convict and two of the Breeding boys
are said to be in the party.
That terrible disease, diphtheria is still
raging in the John Day country. Mr.. John
Luce and daughter both died from the dis
ease last week, and children in the family
are not expected to recover.
Baker City Blade: The water has already
commenced to increase in volume in the
numerous small streams throughout the
valley, Notwithstanding the fact that no
rain has fallen for number of weeks.
Lexington Budget: With its issue of the
18th instant The Dalles MoUNTAINEER be-
gan the thirtieth year of Its existence. 1t
Is a complete newspaper, fully up with the
demands of the community, and deserved
prosperity attends it.
Sunday Mercury: The TINES MOUNTAIN
EER published at The Dalles, is thirty years
of age, and is a smiling and hearty old
fellow. The paper has always been friend
of Oregon, good neighbor and news
paper everybody likes.
Baker City Blade: The Dalles TINES
MoUNTAINEER has entered upon its thirtieth
year of publication. That paper is one of
the best edited papers of Oregon, and it
will doubtless continue IN Its successful |
course for many years to come.
The transferring of the passengers to the
boat this morning reminded one of old times
when all the traffic between here aud Port
land was done by boats. All the old time
activity and hustle was there and for awhile |
it, seemed like ante-rairoad days.
The members of the Young Women's |
Christian Temperance Union of this city |
will hold fair before the commencement of |
the holiday season. Preparations have |
been begun for this event, and the young |
ladies will have many of the novelties of |
the coming season.
MIR. Beezley presented us a few specimens
of fruit which grew from seedlings, which
he dcnomlnates a mixture of peach and
almond. He has almond trees in mis- garden
in close proximity to peach trees, and this,
he claims, Is an act OF mescegeuation of !
these two varieties.
The Catholic citizens of the town are con-
templatIng the erection of new brick
church. The edifee will stand ON the site
of the present building which will be torn
down to accommodate the new one. 1t is
to cost, according to present. estimates,
Sl5, 900, of which about $1,000 has already
been pledged.
An OSCILLATION was performed by a couple |
near the crossing of Fifth street yesterday |
in broad daylight. This is not contrary to |
the statute in such cases made and pro-
vided;" but the young people would enjoy |
it much more ii it was meath the shade OF |
some tree, with no prying eyes around them,
and none to witness except the chaste stars |
or moon above.
It was reported yesterday that bridge |
was burning between Hood River and wy
eth and this morning the report was that |
four bridges were afire. At any rate the |
fire was quite large one and will necessi-
tate the transferring of all frcIghts and
passengers by boat for days. The boats left
last night about 9:30, going to the Cascades
and returned this morning and Immediate
ly lett down the river again.
The last few days have been full of mis-
fortunes for the o. r. & n. Co. Two acci-
dents on the Blue mountains resulting il
the death of fireman, the injury OF two
engineers, and the wreck OF large hog
engines, baye delayed the train for several
days past, and yesterday bridge between
Wyeth and Viento was burned, necessitat-
ing the transfer by boat of passengers and
mail between this city and Portland.
The Butte Mont murderer, whose re.
spite reached him last Friday just as he |
was being led from his cell to the gallows, |
will hang next Friday sure. The governor |
granted the respite because of a petition |
from the condemned mans spiritual adyis- |
er, stating that inside of another week he |
would have the prisoner converted and |
ready to meet his God, and the governor
would be responsible if he allowed one |
weeks time TO send man to sbeol.
The Second Eastern Oregon District Ac.
ricultural Society has joined the National
Trotting Association, and both organizations
will be in conjunction hereafter. The rules
of the National Association will be in force
at the meeting of the society, and any per.
son ruled out at The Dalles will also be