The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-08-31

t east-bound leave at 5 P. NJ; Short Line
No. 3, west-bound, arrive at p. NJ, anC
will run through to Portland without trans
, fer.
Mr.. c. L. Phillips presented US this
week with two very fine peaches of the
Late Crawford variety, grown on trees
three years old IN his garden. Mr.. Phil
lips is tt good hOrticulturist and thorough.
ly understands the cultivation of plants
and trees.
1t is forty years to-day since Judge G.
n. Thornbury first landed on the shores OF
the Pacific. He arrived at San Francisco
on August 50, lS49 and camped near
he site OF the present Palace Hotel. Since
that time there has been many and wonder
ful changes in the Bay City.
w. w. Union: 4 man named Segle broke
| jail at Cclfax Wednesday evening. The
| prisoners were receiving the basket con-
tanning their supper when Segle suddenly
tnrned and breaking through the high board
| fence joining with the jail building, made
good his escape through the ditch route.
He has not yet been apprehended by the
officers.
The Salmon City Recorder states that
surveying party in the employ of the Mid
land Pacific railroad has reached there,
City, Dakota. Their destination is Seattle.
The party divided in two parts-one going
down Salmon river IN boat, and the other
over the Lolo trail. They are to meet in
Lewiston.
Pendleton Tribune: Last Friday, in Shos-
hone, Idaho, two ranchers got into dill
Guilty about water. Jack Campbell, sheriff
OF Logan county, arrested them and put
both in Jail. A short time afterward he
returned to the Jail and found that one had
killed the other. DR.. Wheeler, coroner of
Logan county, was telegraphed to at Belle
vue to come and hold an inquest.
The will of the lat JOS Shields was filed
for probate yesterday. By it the deceased
left to each of his three nephews, two of
whom reside in San Francisco and the other
in New York. $50 each; to Mrs. Adelaide
kanoway, of Dalles City, 500, and to Mr..
Frank A. Abernethy, OF this city, the re-
mainder. The estate is thought to be of the
value of $1,000 Mr.. 7. Baldwin is named as
executor.
The two fire. plugs on Union street, cor
ners of Main and Second, were tested this |
afternoon, and worked to perfect satisfac-
tion. The supply was pumped by the
streams were thrown with great force dis
tance of sixty or seventy feet. These will
insure great protection to these corners in
case of conhagratlon, and may be the means
of saving considerable property.
An emigrant wagon passed through Boise
City last week with this old legend H.
scribed on its cover: Chinchbugged in ILL.,
noy; Sykloned in Iowa; Blizzerded in Da-
coty; Grasshopperied in Kanzis; White
capped IN Missoury; Alkalied in Okler-
hamer; Rattlesnaked on Snake river; no
meat in camp, guns bustid and dogs all
dead, old woman and children chock full of
alkaly, an no grease handy, no grass and
2C0 miles to water; Puggitt Sound or bust!
East Ore9onian: Fire in the mountains
near Meacham, caused by sparks from a
locomotive, has destroyed lumber and
timber for r. T. Murdack's saw mill to
the value of $4,000 The mill and ad-
jacent buildings were saved only by
liberal use of wet blankets, and any guam
tity of hard work. Mrs, n. Z. Despair
Mr.. Todd, MIR. Butts, and others, will lose
several hundred dollars each by the de-
of some fine timber on their
claims.
w W. Union: At Waitsburg, on Mon
lay afternoon, about o'clock, the driver
IN the horsepower On Fl. Parker's thresher,
called MIR. Simon Taylor up to consult
WutIe " IuONc Tie uldcUlne Wueu |
lone threshing. In stepping up Mr.. Tay-
or, made miss-step catching his right foot
n the cog wheels, literally grinding the
oot and ankle to pieces. DIR. Hudgin was
,alled. Amputation will be absolutely nee.
.ssary, and as he is quite old, the chances
ire decidedly against him.
Goldendale Sentinel: A family consist
ng of five or six persons including two
men came by the Leverett mill one day
asst week, and while camped for dinner,
)ne of the meu was fooling with revol-
yer when it went off shooting the other in
he side. Mr.. Leverett examined him and
ocated the ball near the rurface on one
side, it having undoubtedly glanced on a
lib and saved the mans life. He advised
hem to come on to Goldendale and get
medical assistance, and they started but
'ever put in an appearance here so far as
We could learn.