The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-26

divided into shares of $50 ard stockholder
are restricted to one share each.
The Daily Olympian, a very welcome ant
ably edited exchange, we are sorry to state
has ceased to exist.
Pasco has another paper, the Pilot. It i.
very readable, and well illustrates the en-.
terprise of the town
La Grande is giving evidence of substan.
tial prosperity. The city has the right
kind of men at the head.
Rains have been quite general IN the In.
land Empire, and fall plowlng and sowing
are INDUCED in quite extensively.
Tramps have become so popular in Walla
Walla that the boys have donned their cos
tune and parade the streets daily.
Mr. C. E. Bayard leaves on the midnight
train on a business trip to Sacramento, Cal.
He will be absent about two weeks.
Mrs. Geo. Blakeley returned from Port.
land yesterday, where she had been visiting
relatives and friends for several weeks
past
Mr.. R. w. Crandall, who has been pros.
pecting in the mountains for some time, re-
turned Saturday. He brought with him
| seNcIdl lue SptCluleuS VI ores.
The town Of Orondo, in Douglas county,
Wash., has received its first woman inhabi-
tant. 1t was grand event in the history
of the town, and there was considerable re-
joicing and iolli6cation.
An up-country paper telegraphed the
Walla Walla Statesman on election day to
| send it 200 words of election news. The
| Statesman replied: mo need of 200 words
everything gone to hell.
Astoria Transcript: An Astoria surgeon
says that kiss on the lips should be felt
for at least twenty minutes afterwards. OF
course it had, but they feel ever SO much
nicer when Tapped over each other three or
four deep.
Historian: Friday afternoon man work.
ing on the jetty at Fort Stevens named
Martin Carlson fell from the jetty to the
rocks below, quite seriously injuring his
head, shoulders and left thigh. He was
brought up to Astoria for medical treat
ment.
Baker City has a cigar factory and calls
upon local dealers to patronize home indus.
try. This is all well enough; but we pre-
sumo there is great deal of money gong
out of Baker City for things which could be
made at home, the same as every town in
the northwest
Hon. Robt. Mays, who has been through
the county during the past few days exam
lining the condition of his stock on his vari-
GUS ranches, reports cattle in good condi-
tion, and that grass is growing nicely. He
does not apprehend any more than an aver
age loss during the winter, as everything
appears as favorable as former seasons.
Heppner Gazette: Last Saturday after
noon Heppner was enlivened by foot race
between Lee Matlock, of Heppner, and
Billy Colwell, of the Long Creek section.
The boys came to q scratch in q manner
which proved it to be a race for blood"
and after some scoring, started, Colwell
leading out and finishing several feet ahead
of Matlock.
According to the Corvallis Times, wild
deer ran through the agricultural college
farm Wednesday afternoon, and passed
within twenty feet of the dormitory, where
fifty or more students stood watching 1t.
The Eugene Register says that deer are COM
ing out OF the mountains a month earlier
than usual this year, which is q good sign
of an early winter.
Transcript: According to the report of
P. W. Weeks, ex-chief engineer of the As
toria fire department, the cost of maintain
been SS,2l6.9l. The loss BY fire during
the past SIX months has been $50. No
other city of its size can produce such
good record. 1t is now in order for the in
surance companies to raise the rate of fire
insurance in Astoria.
Pasco Pilot: Sunday night, Mike Sulli-
van, a yard brakeman, threw the switch
open by mistake and as he attempted to
step upon the engine it ran off of the rail
and canght his leg, breaking it above the
ankle and injuring one foot severely. DR..
Haynie was summoned and set the injured
limb. Through the kindness Of Mr.. Blerck,
the agent, the unfortunate man, with an
attendant, was furnished transportation to
the hospital at Missouls.
Astoria Pioneer: Harry Smith distin-
guished himself as life saver Saturday
night. While at work in his Office on the
Telephone wharf, he heard something heavy
drop. and lantern in hand, rushed out on
the dock in time to discover Gus Olsen. q
longshoreman, in the act of sliding over the
string piece into the river. Olsen was
drunk and said he wanted to die, but Mr..
Smith insisted that he live little longer,
and started the man off up town.
Union Republican: Union county has re-
covered judgment of S7lS and costs against
A. 7. Wyatt for damage done to the county
bridge spanning Grande Ronde at Morelock's
crossing. Soon after the completion Of the
bridge, Wyatt's sons drove a band of horses
onto the bridge, starting them down grade
on furious run. The result was inevitable
and ruined bridge followed. Whether
the judgment is collectable or not remains
to be seen, but the verdict was righteous
one.
Historian: The most novel feature Of the
late far in Southern Oregon was race be-
tween red and roam bull, each saddled and
backed with q rider. The red animal
proved sulky and fractions, and the steady
dog trot of the roam was surely winning
him the race, when some sharp witted in
dividual who had his money up on the red,
hired about two dozen small boys 10 60 out
armed with switches and clubs and chase
him in. The wisdom of this maneuver was
speedily apparent, for the thoroughly frigh-
tened and panic stricken animal, with head
down and tail erect and wildly shyihg from
one side of the track to the other in the
vain endeavor to escape from his bowling
tormentors as they would dart out at him,
swept down past the grand stand like a
hurricane, winning the race hands down
amid the deafening plaudits of the multi
tude.
Eugene Journal: It is announced that
another contract on the eastern extension
of the Oregon Pacific railroad has been let
to 0rman 4 Crook, well known contractors
of Denver, Col. The contract includes the
grading of fifteen miles beyond the contract
Of Antonelle & Poe, also three miles Of un-
finished work, between Briton Bush and
the abandoned tunnel, making eighteen
miles in all. The contractors have ordered
an extensive plaut to be shipped from COL
orado. 1t has been an open secret since
the arrival Of Col. Hogg and party from
New York. that the Oregon Pacific Co. has
decided to push the road through to Boise
City without further delay and they have
ample capital for this purpose. Men in a
position to know say that some heavy con-
tracts on the road through Eastern Oregon
will be let soon.
The exercises at the thirtieth anniversary
of the establishment Of the Congregational
Sunday scho6i in this city last Sunday were
very interesting. Several of the older menu
bers Of the school, who have grown to man
and womanhood in The Dalles, were present
aud took part in the proceedings. The
altar was ornamented by wreaths of flow
ers, which were arranged IN very artistic
style. The exercises consisted of singing.
reading essays, speeches and presentation
OF large dictionary to Mr.. y. L. Brooks.
who has been elected superintendent for
many years. Our reporter was absent from
the city on the occasion, but the exercises
are spoken of as very highly entertaining
and very pleasing to those who partici-
pated. The reunion of very many Of the
old members of the school was q most agree
able feature of the proceedings, for as the
yeara roll ou fhaea will hacouna laaa