The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-21

people of the city. Every sidewalk nearl
was used for coasting purposes, and pede.
trians had a difficult time In going to thei
residences. If they did not keep saar
lookout they were liable to be tripped u
! with sled.
The leaders of the thirteen at the Chart
fair last Wednesday night were not tn
persons named in yesterdays issue, but Mr.
Chas. E. Haight, of the City restaurant
who met the ''gang" on the streets in hun
CRY condition, and kindly took them int
the fair and gave them something to eat.
We have received several complaints OIL
account of the small boys and g,rls usir!
the sidewalks for coasting purposes. Chill
dren in going to school run the risk of bein!
injured permanently, because they cannot
guard against the swift running sled. This
should be stopped and our police officer:
should see that the sidewalks are only used
| for the purposes intended.
Marion Martin, pioneer and prominent
citizen of Lane county, was shot and killed
by a Mrs. Taylor Tuesday, three miles from
Cottage Grove. The cause and circum-
stances of the shooting are not known. DIR.
Harris, the coroner, has just been notified
to 60 to Cottage Grove and hold an inquest,
to an officer.
Two young men employed by the Pendle-
ton Electric Light Company got in row at
the Central station Wednesday night.
Martin Milton struck George Cutler near
the temple with hammer, seriously lnjur-
ing him. Milton was intoxicated at the
time. Cutler was on duty in the dynamo
room. He was seriously injured and may
die. Milton is in jail awaiting the result of
Cutters wound.
Frank Wright the man from Kansas, who
skipped out from Pendleton owing sundry
debts, was arrested IN this city Wednesday.
and while being brought back in charge of
Marshal French, of Pendleton, jumped from
the train after leaving Arlington and es-
capped. The train was running at high
rate of speed at the time. but the conductor
would not stop it, 1t is not known whether
Wright was injured or not.
Spokane Reusew: A degree worse than
that of ingratitude was the case of the
who, while on a tour of in
spectioD, was taken sick upon the mall car.
Needing some stimulant, the head clerk
went to his satchel and brought HIM flask
of whisky. The superintendent drank,
even every drop of it, but afterward re-
ported the head clerk for having spirltuous
liquor on the car with him. A man, who
repays good with evil, ought to be dubbed
to death.
A doctor named John B. Davis was put
off the train in this city early Thursday
He had been acting wildly, and
the conductor considered it advisable to
place him IN charge of the authorities at
this point. He was noticed by passenger
by reason of his strange antics, and by him
was carefully watched. The passenger,
who was a citizen of The Dalles, got the
nan to bed in the Cosmopolitan hotel, and
watched him all night, and in the morning
,he sheriff TOOK him in charge. He came
rom Seattle, Wash, and had ticket for
Denver. DR.. Davis mas a diploma from the |
Medical Hospital Of Long Island, and his |
lome is in Battle Creek, Mich. On his per-
on were found letters from his family and |
llso from Simon D. French, ex-president of
he Michigan State Medical Society, recon-
nendiLg him as a practIcing physician for
ourteen years, and as gentleman and
honorable man in all his dealings. Yester-
ay he was examined before board of ply
iciaIs and adjudged insane. The sheriff
elegraphed to his family in Battle Creek,
nd he will be taken to the asylum to-day.
{ is very sad that man of professional
ducation and so highly recommended
huuld become an inmate of an insane asy-
I'M.