The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-16
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

They are still boring for natural gas
Cle.elum.
MIR. A. O'Toole, of Cascade Locks, is
the city.
o. D. Taylor, of this city, was in Por
land last Monday.
Mr.. Il. G. Rooper, of Bakeoven, gave I
apleasant call to-day.
The artesian we'll at Pasco ia down 6t
feet, and no indication of the aqueous ell
ment.
The Pacific Express office has received
fresh coat of paint from the artistic brus
of MIR. P. Kreft.
A "Humbug" sociable was held at Bake
City recently Perhaps the name has
general significance.
Lieut.. Burr, returned last Saturday
the Locks from San Francisco, where he ha
been for several months past.
The mossbacks of Olympia haYe becom
sufficiently modernized to begin a stree
railway. There js hope for The Dalles YET
Baker City is the first town in Easter
Oregon to have street cars. 1t has onl
about half the population of The Dalles
The latest industry in Ellensburgh is tn
erection of mammoth ice house. The lc
will be put up principally for the Sount
trade.
A report is current that two inches o
snow fell in Prineville yesterday mornin q
We will not vouch for the truth of thi
rumor.
Martin, for killing Dick Edwards, brought
in yesterday a verdict of murder in the
second degree.
Leigh Harnett is "writing up the Blue
River mines in Lane county. The professor
always makes the last place visited better
than the one seen before.
Dannle and Barnie, at Alex. O'Toole's at
the Locks, are enjoying their usual good
health, and keeping house while Mr..
OToole is visiting friends in this city.
Three days in the Big Bend country
cured two German girls of any infatuation
for the northwest. They shoEid have come
to The Dalles and grown up with the coun-
try.
A ghostly apparition has been annoying
the fishermen around Astoria, we learn from
the Pioneer, and they have formed a vigi-
lance committee to test the spirituality of
the unknown visitor.
Mr.. c. L. Phillips moved his soda works
machinery to his new building on Third
street to-day. Mr.. P. has not informed US
whether he will invite his friends to a
''house-warming" soon.
A boom has struck Yaqnina Bay by rea-
son of the Oregon Pacific Co. signifying it's
intention of building a commodious hotel
there. Property has advanced double dur
ing the past few weeks.
The Guaranty Building and Loan Asso-
citation is on different plan regarding loans
from the American. No bids are necessary
for these, and the association is on as firm
financial basis as any in the country.
The ''hospital system" will soon be intro
duced on the o. r. & n, whereby every
employe will contribute 40 cents a month
for hospital dues, the money to he used in
paying expenses of sick and injured fellow
railroaders.
Baker City is the last bidder for the Hunt
system of railroads. The limit is becoming
narrowed down year by year, and it is only
question of time when the Northern Pa
cIfic will make nearly all of Eastern Oregon
tributary to the Sound.
The Albany Herald says laborers are be.
ing conveyed to the front by every train to
work on the extension Of the Oregon Pacific
eastward, and railroad men express the be.
almost without cessation.
The Missoulian is reliably informed that
in about three weeks the laying of track
will be commenced ON the Ceur d'Alene
branch of the Northern Pacific For nearly
twenty-five miles from the main line by
that time the grade will be completed.
Waitsburg Times: Barney Wickersham,
a bridge hand, fell from the top of the Hunt
bridge across the Copper Saturday, break
ing his nose and badly injuring his back.
DIR. johnson attended to his immediate
wants and sent him to the hospital at Walla
Walla.
Baker Reueille: We learn that quite a
number of cattle, mostly yearling, have
been killed recently by dogs between this
city and Wingyille. Our informant says
the bodies are badly mangled as if by
wolves the throat being cut in almost every
instance.
Baker City Democrat, 10th inst: The
news is received here that on last Friday at
WeIse' City, Idaho, young man by the
name of John Grabb was shot and killed IN
front of the Palace saloon, owned by his
father, by a gambler, whose name could
not be learned.
Vale Atlas: Michael Walsh, living on the
south fork OF Willow creek, was arraigned
before Justice Bradley at Malheur City last
Saturday, charged with killing cattle owned
by j. Rose. The evidence was SO strong
that the judge bound him in $500 which
was furnished.
East Oregonian: Thomas Jeter, an o. R.
& N. brakeman, got his hand between the
bumbers while coupling cars at the depot
early Sunday morning, and his thumb was
severely crust ed, neces stating amputation.
DR.. Vincent. company physician, performed
the operation.
The tread.mill wood saving machine was
stopped to-day by Deputy-Sher,f Gates,
and the owner informed without he used
strong, well-fed horses, he would be arrested
for cruelty to animals. The humane senti-
ments Of the deputy are worthy of the
highest commendation.
East Oregonian: Over 300 head of cattle
have been rounded up on the reservation by
the Indian police. This week a grand
of horses will take place. Uncle
Sans edict that the green grass on the
shall glow for the Indian alone,
is being strictly enforced.
The two-horse tread-mill saving machine
got in operation this morning on the corner
of Second and Court, after vainly trying
last evening. 1t is death on horses and is a
sort of by-gone relic of barbarism. No one
but an Apache Indian should be allowed to
work in such machine.
Prineville Ne,rs: Some three weeks ago
snow fell to the depth of several inches on
the high mountains in this county, but now
it is nearly all gone again. The copious fall
rams we have so far had, and the snow on
the higher hills insure US better supply of
water than we had dared to hope for.
Mr.. Frank Menefee and wife-nee Dufur-
arrived in the city from Cleone, near Port
land. Sunday night. Mr.. Menefee has been
in the Office o. Dnfur & v atkins for years
past, and was admitted to the supreme
court last month. He will make The Dalles
his future home and practice bis profession
in this city.
Ellensburgh State Register: Johnny Jack
son, son of o. p. Jackson of the 'Horton"
met with painful accident this morning.
He was out hunting aud his riIie being acci-
IDENTIFY discharged the bail passed through
his foot. DR.. Newland VINO is attending
him is of the opinion that no serious result
will follow.
The account published Monday from the
Ashland 1idinys Of the capture of Gibbs
seems to have been correct. A photograph
of the prisoner has been sent to Portland,
aud be has been identified by several who
knew him, Deputy Hoxie left to-day for
Yreka, Cal, where be is lodged in Jail, to
bring Gibbs to Portland.
: E o.; The Indian school will be removed
to Pendletop on the 18th, when forty da:k.
skinned girls and boys-the majority of
whom have the blood of the pale-face as
xuell al fha Indian coursings sthrnuQh their