The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-16
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
DrA,, Ca.rrlo- no;1t-
To-day is balmy and spring-like.

/
County court adjourned yesterday.
MIR. E. j. Partridge, of Portland, is
the city.
The circuit court for this county convene
next Monday.
Mr.. j. j. Lynch, the merchant at MosieI
is in the city.
Mr.. j. w. Carey returned last night fror
visit to Walla Walla
Mr.. John Grant, one of the cattle king
of Wasco county, is in the city.
A carload OF Walla Walla flour just re
ceived at Chrisman & Corson's.
Mr.. Sydney Young has removed hi
dwelling to the lot he lately purchased Oh
Third street.
Our streets should be cleared of all oh
| structions. Pedestrians should have rIgh
to demand this of the city government.
Mrs. Baldwin's cottage on Lincoln stree
is fast approaching completion. When fin
ished it will be a neat and comfortable res
idance.
The carpenters and painters are now put
ting the finishing strokes on the elegant
| new building on the corner of Second and
Federal.
MIR. Louis Davenport was perambulating
our streets to-day as nimbly as ne did TWEEN.
ty years ago. Loui is one of the few ner
who meyer grows old.
A civil case was heard before Justice
Thompson to-day, suit for commission on
sale of real estate. A. Anlauff was the
plaintiff and W. r. Abrams defendant.
Improvements on the buildings on the
north side of Second, between Washington
and Federal, are progressing rapidly. This
will much improve this block, and the win
dows will be Of plate glass.
Our farmers are unusually well pleased
with the condition of the season for stock
and crops. Grass is excellent, and is
growing as well as during any season for a
number of years. Everything Is very
promising for next seasons harvest.
Union: Dr. Y. G. BlaIock received dis.
patch from Waitsburg last night about II
o'clock, stating that man named Thomas
Ellis had committed suicide. 1t appears
that the man had been drinking heavily all
day and he was found in his room dead
with bottle OF poison on the bed. Coro-
ner Blalock will go to Waitsburg and hold
an inquest.
Grant county Ne,cs: Quite a curiosity is
being displayed at Horizons saloon to ad.
miring beholders. 1t is a rust eaten musket,
unearLhed twelve feet under heap of rub
bish near Albina and presented to Dick
Bowman, an 0. r. & N. brakeman. The
hammer is located underneath the barrel,
and the weapon displays other evidences of
antiquity. 1t probably belonged to some
,rapper or Indian fighter in the early days
If Oregon.
Eugene Register: Mr.. W. r. McCornack's
little boy, aged about three years. met with
| peculiar accident several days ago, and
,ne which came near proving fatal. He
was playing about the house one morning
and was running around with piece of a
oarasol handle, on which was good sized
knob, in his mouth. He fell down and
'orced the knob down his throat. He was
Unable to make a noise and when found by
his mother he was almost strangIed. She
5icked him up, and attempted to pull the
Knob out of his throat but the handle came
,ut and left tbs knob in there. DR.. McCor-
hack, who liYes just across the street, was
called and after working al
short time succeeded in removing the obsta-
lie. The child would have been strangled
n few minutes more.
The following is the latest account of
affray at Condor, in Gilman
county: Lately another attempt at
shooting and cutting, was made at Con-
Ion, which, however, ended in nothing
Dut smoke. 1t seems that Maddox, who
.un restaurant at that place has spite
against young man by the name of
Moore. The other day Moore, accompan-
ed by several others, went into Mrs. Mad
locks for meal. The latter came in the
.oom and remarked, There is one in
hat crowd who can't eat here" Mr.. |
Moore smiled and replied: 81 think that
must mean me-" at the same time taking |
lis hat to walk out. As he was going to |
he door he noticed Mr.. Madcock behind |
,im with chair raised, just in the act of |
striking him. Moore turned around and |
Maddox run to the kitchen and brought
,ut butcher knife and again tried to
trike him in the back, but Moore was
and whipped out revolver,
which he fired over his right shoulder at
paddock, but missed him. According
o the account given us, the last seen OF
Paddock he was going over the hill tow
rd Matney flats.