The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-26
OREGON SATURDAY, OCTOBER
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
from Saturday Daily

From Saturday Daily.
: A paper carnival is on the tapis in Wal
Walla.
The weather is most delightful-not tt
cold for comfort or too warm for pleasur
Col. E. w. Nevius returned last nigI
from visit to the exposition at Portlan,
Dumb-bells are much harder than ele
tric globes. This can be demonstrated [
fact.
Mr.. Chas. E. Haight left yesterday afte
noon for Astoria, where he will attend th
funeral of G. w. Jones, lately deceased.
Mrs. McLelland, sister of Mrs. Roscoe
and DR.. Pugsby of Victoria, B. c., are Wis
iting at the residence of Mrs. Roscoe in thl
city.
I'VE have not seen many duck or gees
brought to town during the last few days
Our good shots evidently have stayed a
home.
The Baker City Rereile calls attention t
the fact that twenty old buildings on on
street IN that city wonld make excellen
stove-wood.
Mr.. David Hitler, an employee in tn
company's shops in this city, leaves to-da,
for Wallula, where he will work for tn
Hunt system.
1t is currently reported that Deputy U
5. Marshal Schultz was refused meals at tn
Locks last week because he attempted t.
pay for them IN spurious coin. The deput,
emphatically denies the allegation.
Conductor Trowley, who was lately rul
over by the cars at Wallula, has sufferet
the amputation of one foot; the other foo
| will nhal, ha fob 49, l.;
condition permits. He seems CROWN!
weaker and his condition is serious.
Mr.. VIM. Grant. of Grants in Sherman
county, gave us a call to-day. He ha.
lately returned from visit to Eastern
Washington. He speaks in the highest
terms of the growth of North Yakima and
Ellensburgh, and says the latter place is re-
building very rapidly.
| Baker Democrat: A carpenter in the EN-.
ploy of the E. o. Mining Company, at Corn.
ucopia, attempted suicide last week by cut.
| ting his throat with razor. The name oi
the man we are unable to learn. He has
| relatives at North Powder, to which place
he was taken few days since.
Young McDevitt died yesterday after.
noon from wounds received by Gibbs. The
negro is still at large, and his victim has
gone to his long home. OF course the con-
dition of the father is rendered more pre-.
cariOus by the death of his son, and the
final result is difficult to determine.
We have heard pretty good joke on one
OF our prominent citizens, who, while IN
Portland visiting the exposition, gently
stroked the cow which yields fifty gallons
of milk day and used plalntive terms to
keep her mild and peaceful. Hereafter he
ha, hn oy,l
cows.
A number of our citizens have received a
request from the American Publishing As
sociation that they furnish selections of
their poetry for duplication In WORK en-
titled Local and National Poets of Amer
ica." Among the list are j. HI. Phirman,
Hon. Geo. Watkins, c. E. Bayard and Jos.
MacEachern.
Reveille: Track laying on the Oregon Pa
citc is progressing at the rate of about a
mile day. 1t is understood that contracts
have already been let tor constructing the
road fifty miles east of the crest of the Cas-
cades, and that arrangement will soon be
closed for long section between that point
and Boise City.
James Leonard, compositor on the New
Orleans Times Democrat, lately in seven
days of seven and one half hours each, set
and distributed l02, 800 ems equal to about
205, 600 letters. He worked regular copy
and his proof contained comparatively few
errors. In accomplishing this feat his arms,
it is estimated, travelled no less than l25
miles.
Salem Journal: An insane lady at the
asylum escaped last evening. She had been
employed in the dining room for some time.
1, IL H.
five feet four inches in height and ways
about 200 pounds. DIR. Lane is making all
possible efforts to find her, and will proba-
bly, have her located soon, as it is not possi-
BILE that she has succeeded in escaping any
great distance.
At meeting of the board of willamette
University trustees at Salem Wednesday
evening, Rey. H. K. Hines, of Boise City,
was elected to the chair of historical theol-
ogy, and Rev. John Dennison, of Tacoma,
to the chair of practical theology. This
completes the faculty of the theological
Rev. A G. Fairchild having resigned the
chair of historical theology.
Baker Democrat: Sheriff Gray, of Grant
county, arrived IN the city yesterday MORN
Ing from Logan county, Idaho, having in
charge Spencer Greenwell, indicted by the
grand jury of Grant county about two years
since for horse stealing, but who afterwards
skipped" and he was not apprehended un-
til his description fell into the hands of
Sheriff Campbell, Of Logan county, who ar
rested him. Sheriff Gray and prisoner left
for Canyon City yesterday.
The Dalles can boast of at least two GEN.
tenarians. Col. N. B. Sinnott was born in
Ireland where he lived 81 years. He then
came to st. Louis where he lived years;
from there he went to Pixies Peak, where
he lived year. He spent 2 years in Idaho,
l6 years in Peoria, 9 years in Cincinnatti,
ID years in Portland, Oregon, and for the
last 40 years has resided in The Dalles.
This makes him ITO years old, and yet
Knaggs is older than the colonel.
A dispatch in to-day's Oregonian, dated
Baker City, Oct. 18th, says: The Baker
City and Canyon stage was held up at g
o'clock this morning near Union creek, and
the mail sacks robbed of all registered
matter The robber was disguised by hay
ing dark wooden scarf tied oyer his head
and face. The driver described the man as
weighing about l35 pounds and that he
dressed in dark clothes. After the robber
had relieved the mail sacks of all registered
matter, the other mail was replaced in the
sacks and thrown in the stage and the
driver ordered to proceed on his journey
which he did without delay.
The estimated wheat crop Of Washington
and Oregon for this year is: Oregon, ll,COO,-
600 bushels, l, l50, 600 acres; worth S.. 5OO.-
600. Washington, 10. 000. 600 bushels, 6O0,-
600 acres; worth 6,500OO0. Last year
the figures were: Oregon, IA, ,54S, 600 bushels,
800 S25 acres: worth Sll BAL 440. WASH
ington, 9,OO6.O 600 bushels, 4S7, 100 acres;
worth 81, ,O24, $50. Comparing these figures
with the visible supply in the United States.
August 20, 1885, and to-day show that we
are more than up with the rest of the coun-
try, as the figures last year were %, 263, 2Oo
bushels, while this year the figures are
about 81, 500.0 900.
From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. W. P. Coyillaud, of Grants, is in the
city.
Hon. E. L. Smith, of Hood River, is in
the city.