The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-28


l. The awe Co." last night at the armo
- was one OF the worst humbugs that has CIV
been imposed on The Dalles. The actil
was of the poorest kind.
Mr.. j. E. Hardy, the artist. has son
fine specimens of antique gothic scrip at Il
. Nickelsen corner, Third and Washington
e which is tie finest painting We nave SEE
anywhere in the city.
u Peter Stemper, q young man, a resider
OF Portland, was drowned in Columb
e slongh last Sunday morning. In walkin
off the deck of the lone he fell into til
o water and never rose to the surface agar
t The ducks lie had IN bag on his perso
were rescued, but he never appeared abov
the surface of the water.
, Eliensburgh is throwing North Yakim
in the shade. The former has two weel;
lies and one daily, while the latter has onl
two weeklies. Every person judges of tn
prospects of town by the patronage ex
tended to the press, and where a paper i
not extensively patronized it is a sad com
mentary on the city and its business men
Wallowa Chiettan: The weather of tn,
past week has been decidedly winterish
the thermometer having made an uncom
fortably close call ON zero. During one OF
two days disagreeable fog prevailed, but
the most of the time the atmosphere has
been clear. Not quite two inches of snow
fell during the week, the moisture is given
at one-sixth of an inch, and there has been
no wind.
! Mir. c a. Van Houten, of the Baidwin
Sheep and Land Co., is in the city. He has
| lately returned from visit to Lake and
other counties in Southern OREGON. He re-
ports the drouth last summer caused more
loss In that tnan In any other portion of the
state. In one instance, he says, a man put
$50, ,0G0 in the cattle business year ago,
aud he says he will sell out now for $4,000.
Polk county Hemizer, 2Oth One night
last week young Brown, clerk at the Nes-
tucca cannery, concluded he would initiate
some of the bank cashiers who are now So
journing in Canada for their health. He
took from the safe $500, and after procur-
ing horse and pistol, struck out for the
valley. He was pursued. and somehow his
followers passed him at Willamina, coming
on to Sheridan. When told that they were
after him his heart failed him and he struck
back fer the canuery.
Historian: three miles back of Westport
the snow was S1a inches deep, yesterday
morning, and four miles farther south the
snow was 10 inches deep. AT knappa, snow
was also reported. 1t won't last long, and
by this time has mostly disappeared.
When it first falls it presents beautiful
appearance ON the dark green boughs of the
spruce and tir, but to the traveller through
the mud, the beauty is lost sight Of, in the
discomfort 1t occasions.
Mr.. Sparks, manager Of the firm of A. NJ.
Williams Il Co., in this city. has received
letter from J. C. Gilbreth, of Latourelle
Falls, stating that his wife and child were
badly injured last Sunday by tree falling
on his house. His wife was badly crippled,
her skull and lower limb broken, and two
ribs fractured. The injuries to the baby
were not known at the time the letter was
written. Mr.. Gilbreth was well known in
this city, and formerly drove a team in The
Dalies.
Ellensburgh Register: On last Sabbath
morning Rev. J. w. Helm, brother of G. l.
and Eugene Helm, mysteriously disap-
peared, since which time his friends have
learned no clue to bis whereabouts. His
intentions were to FL an appointment to
preach at the Shelton school house,on the
west side Sabbath morning, but he left his
horse saddled in the barn of his brother.
His friends supposed from this he had
secured ride with some neighbor. Ills
brother, c. l. Helm, is inclined to the be-
lief that he has taken the Sunday morning
train for Goldcndale and has wired parties
for information, but as yet has received 10
word. Any information as to his where
abouts will oe gladly received by his brother,
G. l. Helm.
Salem Statesman: Friday evening little |
girl and boy, aged four and eight, respect
,ot,
spanning small stream near Mccoy, when |
the girl made a misstep and fell headong J
into the swiftly running water below. 1t
was not over three feet deep, but the cur
rent quickly carried her down the stream.
She had gone under several times and
would soon have been drowned had not her
brave young escort followed down along the
bank of the creek and rescued her. She
had lodged against snag and by holding
INTO the long willow sprouts that lined the
stream on either side lie was enabled to
wade out into the water and pull her to
shore with him. The little girl was Lucy
Durham, daughter of w. M. Durham,
dryer of, the Mccoy stage. The youthful
hero is Jimmy Durham, cousin of the one
whose life he saved.
w. w. Union From the Oregonian Of
Friday it Is learned that the man drowned
IN Portland on Thursday was not Harry
Bemis. of Walla Walla, but laborer
named James O'Brien. When he was taken
rom the river Thursday afternoon, in his
pockets were found leaf from a memor-
ium book, upon which was written in PEN
,Il, 'Charles Baker, international hotel"
md letter also written in pencil, dated
Camp No. 4, September /, 1885, addressed
% II. Bemis, Walla Walla and signed j.
Carey. The writer advises the addressed
that he is at work and glad of it, and hopes
that his friend is also laboring and saving
his wealth" At first it was thought that
he mans name was Bemis from this letter,
cut he was afterwards identified Bemis'
mother who resides in Walla Walla was in
ormed of his supposed death on Thursday
iIght. and was much excited and depressed
over the news, until she received word on
Friday that tie dead man was not her son.
She is still in ignorance OF Harry's where
lbouts, though she supposes him to be in
spokane Falls.