The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-05

| strictly.
A slight frost was discerned this morning
in this neighborhood.
Rev. ". G. Simpson is still very sick al
his residence in this city.
The East Lake cottage of Mr.. Geo. Rucf
is ready for the plasterers.
The COW ordinance will go in force on and
after Monday of next week.
Mr.. w. st. NJ. Barnes is in the city look
ing after his property interests.
| What is the matter with the Home ORA.
matte club? Is it still in existence?
The west-bound passenger train to-day
was only one hour and half late.
Only one inhabitant in the Hotel de Her.
bert-a colored gentleman for burglary.
| Prohibition and woman suffrage met
their Waterloo in Washington last Monday
The work of boring for coal is still pro.
| crossing with very encouraging prospects.
Very many of our citizens are in attend
ance on the Industrial exposition in Port
| land.
The vote in Washington locates the capI-
tai at Olympia, where it will remain for
many years.
An old smoker in Salem fills his pipe with
hops, and enjoys the flavor as much as the
tobacco slave.
Before the rainy season commences the
alleys in the city should be thoroughly
cleaned of all debris.
Mesdames Geo. Blakely, B. F. Laughlin,
W. 1. Graham and E. B. Michel were pas
sengers on the train to Portland to-day.
The mystic figure during the life time of
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living will write date without using this.
The zouaves had drill at the Armory
last evening. These zouaves are becoming
the most perfect tacticians in the north
west.
Two train.loads OF sheep left The Dalles
during the week for Chicago. This city is
fast becoming the shipping point for the In
land Empire.
Mr.. NJ. C. Thomas, the popular conduc.
tor, returned last night from a trip to To-
peka, Kas. He was accompanied by his
wife and boy.
Mr.. Benson mysteriously disappeared
from Baker City last Sunday and has not
been seen since. 1t is supposed that he has
left the country.
The rainfall in Astoria for September was
$50 inches, and the lowest thermometer
Al degrees, and on that date occurred the
first frost of the season.
A Walla WalIa lady found $3.50 pearl
IN an oyster on the half-shell. Young men
you may yet secure the germ of future
wealth by patronizing our restaurants.
To make town lively there has to be a
mysterious disappearance every few days
The Dalles has had nothing of the kind for
several months, and it is about time that
something of the kind occurred.
A petition is being circulated this morn
ing, requesting the county court to only |
make levy of ten mills for taxes this year.
This petition is numerously signed, and we |
expect the court Will grant the desire.
Grass Valley mentioned in Mr.. Pague's
report of the weather bureau Is in Sherman
not in Wasco. A very small por-
ton of this precinct is in this county, for
which the citizens feel justly indignant.
Our attention has been called to the SUBJ
ject of the formation of a branch of the
Oregon Humane Society in this city. Such
an object would be worthy one for the
hest class of our citizens to take an interest
in, and we hope an effort will be made in
this direction. We have heard of acts of
cruelty Inflicted on dumb animals by some
Of our hoodlums that would make an Indian
sepoy blush.
We learn from the Baker City Democrat
that Mr.. Aldrldge who lives near Canyon
City, met with fatal accident while On his
return home from Baker City last Saturday.
His wagon, which was heavily loaded, ran
over his body diagonally. He lived but a
'ew hours after the accident. Mr.. Aldridge
formerly resided OH Eight Mile, in this
north of the "Spotted Crow" stand.
He had son killed by Indians in the Ban
hack war.
The following item from the Historian
hows that the city council of Astoria
hould pay some attention to the streets:
During the intense darkness which pre-
'ailed in this city Monday night, three per-
ons fell off the sidewalk into the hole
longside the county court house. This
.ole was full of water waist high at the
line, and one person received severe inja-
les oy striking on the top of the picket
which it was impossible to see on account
f there being no light. A damage suit
gainst the city is likely to result from said
INJURIES.
Oregonidn: Captain James A. Varney, of
'he Dalles, Wasco county, comes to the
ront with the following varieties: Black
hamburg, Rose of Peru, Chaselas Rose,
1uscat of Alexandra, Black Spanish,
lame Tokay, Sweetwater, Concord, Della
rare, Isabella, and a grare known locally
nown as the Violet Rose, probably Ries-
ng, which he put in market on the 18th of
uIy. A Californian who saw his grapes in
heir best condition, remarked that while
onger clusters could be found In California,
erhaps, no larger, more attractive or bet ,
er favored grapes could be produced in
hat state
Baker Democrat: Charley, the l4-year-ol '
on of William Merwin, of this city, while
ut hunting last Saturday, met with an ac-
ident that might have proved fatal. He
,as in the act of climbing over a fence
'hen his gun which he had carelessly laid
gainst the fence, was in some manner dis
harged, the shot taking effect in the feshy {
art of his right hand. A few stray shot
lazed his right cheek and passed through
he rim of his ear. DR.. Kohler was called
nd on examination pronounced the wounds
ainful but not serious. Charley will no I
oubt be very careful when he goes out 8
uniting again.