The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-14
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the city.
Mr.. Walter Matthews, of Portland, is il
the city.
Sneak thieves are plying their vocation
at Albany.
The seaside, as a summer resort, is
thing of the past.
Mr.. T. C. Powell. clerk of Multnomal
county, is In the city.
| These moonlight evenings would be de
| lightful for excursions.
The Elensburgh State Register is booming
that city for the capital.
Elensburgh will have telephone system
in operation in few days.
Mr.. Cash Washburn, of Kingsley, gave
us pleasant call yesterday.
MIR. L. A. Whitcomb returned last even.
ing from visit to his parents at Hillsboro.
Mr.. w. L. Bradshaw, of this city, has
been appointed notary public by Gov. Pen.
noyer.
Slaughter, W. T., with population of
500, will soon erect an opera house costing
$4,000.
A fire in the roof of the Astoria Iron
Works yesterday caused loss of $780, 1t
was fully insured.
The music of the gentle zephyr through
the tree tops reminds one that fall is rap
idly approaching.
The cannery of A. w. Berry, an old As
torian, was burned at Loring, Alaska, Sept.
lst. Ltss $4,000.
The exhibition Of Oregon fruits at the G.
A. L. encampment is spoken of very highly
by the eastern press.
The ladies' of st. Pauls Episcopal guild
have made arrangements to hold fair the
first days of December.
There is quite little building boom in
Oregon City, and Chairman Bros. are erect
ing three-story brick building.
Mrs. Robert Stewart, of Colusa, Cal,
daughter Of Rev and Mrs. Hutchison, has
arrived on visit to her parents.
Master Eddie Michel presented us nice
cluster of grapes to-day grown on his
fathers fruit farm, about two miles from
Columbus.
The Harvest Queen makes daily trips, and
aside from the landings made along the
river there is nothing to vary the monotony
of the journey.
In state circuit No. of Portland, in the
suit for divorce os Ida L. Albright vs. John
S. Albright, default entered. The parties
are well known at The Dalles.
Burns Herald: On the 23d, J. e. Ragon
while preparing to 90 to Bsker City for
load of supplies, had his spine severely in
jured by his wagon turning over on him.
Mr.. Newton Clark, former resident of
Hood River, has accepted the position of
Grand Recorder, A. o. U. W. of Oregon,
and his residence Will be In Portland here.
after.
The hoollum element occasionally gets
on the rampage, and it becomes necessary
to hold them down. In such an emergency
we have perfect reliance upon our police
force.
Democratic editors are coming heroically
and patriotically to the support of Gov.
PenIoyer. How about the three papers
which are publishing the louisiana lottery
advertisement.
Miss Nettie Butts, teacher In the Sine
masho school, Warm Springs Agency, is
dangerously ill. This will be sad news to
her many friends in this city, who earnestly
wish her recovery.
Baker Reveit'e: There has been $1,000
raised for purses for Harney. They have
built new mile track and are prepared to
give good races. They will commence on
the 18th of September.
Only 62 cents ars offered for wheat IN Cor
wallis which the Benton Leader says is two
cents higher than the market justities.
Dealers in The Dalles have been paying 60
cents ever since the crop was harvested.
MIR. Sidney Dillon, ex-president of the
Union Pacific, was in the city yesterday.
Accompanied by ex-Gov. Moody, he walked
through our principal streets and expressed
hims,lf favorably impressed with The
Dalies and its surroundings.
Some of the Oregon papers have over
their columns, THE County Official Paper
The fact of the matter is there are no otfi-
cial county papers in the state. Tho liti-
CANT law has been repealed for years, and
for the ends of justice this Democratic
measure was not repealed too soon.
Jack Carson, fireman in the employ Of
the o. r. & N. Co., was injured last night
by being caught between the door of the
round house and tender of the locomotive.
He was taken to his boarding house and
DR.. Logan, the company's surgeon, was
called and his injuries received attention.
Heppner Gazette: We are informed that
the Heppner and Castle Rock Telegraph
company have offered to build 40 miles of
the proposed line from Heppner to Canyon
City. The line will likely be built in the
near future as the Long Greek and Canyon
people are much in favor of the line and
look upon the proposition with favor.
A circular has been received signed by
William Stone, the acting commissioner
and approved by secretary OF the interior,
J. w. Noble, setting forth that in the fu-
ture pre-emptors must re1dvertise four wit
nesses to their having pre-empted land in
cases where those originally advertised have
been unable to attend at the land office.
Mr.. w. w. Roberts. Deputy U. s. mar
shal, was at the Umatllla House last even
ing. He was returning from Crook and
Grant counties, and has been engaged il
serving summonses upon defendants in the
Willamette Valley and Cascade mountain
Wagon Road Co., and The Dalles Military
Road Co. These cases will be heard in the
U. S. courts about October 7th.
st. Helens Mist: Hon. T. 4. Mcbride
and party returned on Saturday last from
Mt. St. HeIens, where they have been
for several weeks past. The party
report having had a good time and lived on
the fat of the land while in the wilds of the
mountains. Mr.. Mcbride has fully recov-
ersd his health and has almost regained the
use of his arm that was so badly cut by
rutfian some time ago. He returns to Ore
gon City to-day and from there he goes to
Astoria to attend circuit court at that city.
Baker ReUeile: Prof. johnson, of Bride
port, while leading wild horse yesterday
on the Dooiey mountain, had the misfor-
tune to get his thumb entangled in the hal
ter in such manner as to completely sever
it at the last joint. Drs. Dodson & Ash
land amputated and dressed the injured
n ember and the patient will wear his arm
n sling for some days to come. The pro-