The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-30

| ready for the accommodation of guests.
Pendleton has fossil foot, IA lnche
long. The Tribune thinks there must hav
been a prehistoric race of giants in tina
portion of the country.
The agent of the o. R. & N. Co. at thi
point sells round trip tickets to all point
east or west. Where the fare one way
| S. the round trip will be sold tor 81 so.
The jury in the case of State vs. Martin
brought in a verdict this morning of man
slaughter with recommendation to tn
mercy of the court. The jury was GU
twenty-four hours.
East Oregonian: David Kinnear, the oil
| man who was yesterday adjudged insane
was taken below last evening by Georg
Mcdonald, with whom he had lived fo
several years.
Donald Mckay, the celebrated Indlar
scout. is in the city. Mr.. Mckay has ren
dered very valuables services to the settler;
of Eastern Oregon, during the early Indiar
wars, and our people owe him a debt o
gra titude.
Mr.. /. G. Nickelsen has removed into his
handsome new brick, corner of Third and
Washington. This is one of the most beau.
tiful buildings in the city, and is unmistak.
able evidence of his enterprise.
Shortly before his death Emil Weber,
who was killed by Sandy Olds in Portland,
bought 1900 acres of timber land near Port
Townsend. and last Saturday his admins
traitor was offered for the tract the hand.
some sum of S2l ZOO.
The Dalles has the most delightful eli
mate of any city in Oregon. While other
Co.
rain and east are suffering the severity of
medium-calm, bright, spring-like weather.
Historian, Wednesday: Yesterday morn.
ing while Mr.. C. w. Holt was walking
down to his mill, and when near it, the
wind blew an umbrella out of his hand; he
made jump to catch it and slipped, falling
on his left arm, breaking it right square
across. About year ago Mr.. Holt had the
misfortune to have his finger cut off by a
saw, necessltating the amputation of the
hand, and now Mr.. H. is doubly unfoItu-
nate in the breaking of his arm.
Three indictments were pending against
Ben Ninemier at Idaho City on account of
the triple murder that took place at Silver
Mountain year ago last summer wherein
Tobe Pitts, Pitt Smith and another were
shot and killed. Ninemier was acquitted
in one case, the indictment being for muir
der, when a n0He Prosequi was entered IN
the other two. The real murderer is sup
posed to be one Wilson to capture whom
Sheriff Robbins took a bottles trip to
Texas last summer.
Albany Democrat: While overhauling an
old picture Mr.. Gerhard, of this city, found
old aHu rtoip
to be held at Music Hall, Corvallis, on Dec.
81, 1859, for the benefit of the college at
that place. Mr.. Blowhard and others were
to take part in a genuine Eye old folks"
show. Mr.. Gerhard will send the poster to
the Agricultural College to be placed among
its curiosities.
Vancouver Register: Word comes that
Mr.. Geo. Freeman, Of Bridal Veil, was seri-
ously if not fatally injured by team of
four horses running away down the mount
ain with load of hay. The team and all
went over a precipice of fifty feet, down
into the bottom of the creek. The man
jumped, but while trying to rescue the
horses by severing the tugs one OF the ami
mails kicked him. Mr.. Freeman is hard
working man and has wife and two small
children.
Fish Commissioners Thompson and Reed
ell the Oregonian that the prospects for q
good crop of salmon, they say, are most en-
,ouraging. At the Clackamas hatchery be.
;ween 100000 and 100000 eggs are
Matching while at the new hatchery at War
.ensdale the number is about l,0O0, 900. Of
The eggs taken to this hatchery from Clack
As alterations and i'm
20 hos hoov, 10 in hn
JUS, the per cent. of the fish as compared
higher this year than last.
Every city is Judged by its local paper
Flaming advertisements and write.ups no
onger carry CONVICTION. The public looks
ipon them in the light of so.many-cents-
oer.line bombast. The local papers give
he current events of the day and its adver-
Using columns are fair index to the busi-
less prosperity of the city or locality in
which 1t is published. Theoretically the
people delight in being duped; practically,
he people are too intelligent for such trans
parent methods. Consenting, they refuse
% belieye A well-conducted local paper
respect, teaches truth and in
pires conviction.
East Ore9onian: Some sneak thief en-
cred a building in the lower end of town,
lsed as store-room by j. II. Keables, and |
tole a quantity of fruit and preserves. two |
.ases of machine oil, and other articles. |
The fruit had been put up by Mrs. Keables
or the winters use, and the thief did not |
possess liberalitv enough in his makeup to |
cave a single jar, but stole it all. 1t may |
,e high-toned enough to walk away with a |
ool million or two, but brute who will J
teal provisions from family who is lily |
bile to bear the loss, would rob his grand |
mother of the gold rims of her spectacles or
and-bag man for four-bit piece. It is a
pecimen OF arrant cussedness which should |
ubiect the thief to long term in the pen if
discovered.
A man of wealth named Phineas Fogg
aid wager of ESQ. 900 in a London club
louse that he would travel round the
world in eighty days. He made the trip
md won his wager. Jules Verne recites
he story in his novel of '.Around the
World in Eighty Days." the title of the
,lay that is to be gwen tonight at the
Mozart. The scenes and incidents through
which Mr.. Fogg passes are all depicted in
The drama, which gives abundant oppor.u.
lity for spectacular effect, with National
lances and AmaZonian marches. While
playing at Baltimore recently, numbers
we're turned away nightly, so the press say
IN their very favorable reports of the play
There are seven acts and thirteen tableaux,
and it takes forty people to run it. The
advance sales indicate crowded houses. at
Armory Hall next Monday night. Reserved
seats can now be secured at Blakeley &
HoughtoL's
s%sThe delightful home of Mr. Smith French
o. this city was the scene of an ex-
pleasant and happy event last
evening, that OF the mar
rage of Miss Grace Maud, MIR. Frenchs
second daughter to Mr.. James William
Condor. The immediate relatives of the
young people, and few old time friends
C ,mprised the quiet wedding party. Rev.
Wm. G. Simpson performed the ceremony
with the impressive service of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. The bride has been
a resident of The Dalles for a number of
years, and was. by all. highly esteemed as
young lady of rich mental and moral en-.
dowment. The bridegroom is the son of
Judge j. B. Condor, long and favorably
known in Wasco county, and is young
man of promise greatly respected. He is
partner with his iather in the legal profess
sion. The young people were the recipients
of many warm congratulations. The pres
ents were many. rich and useful The
Young people are to reside among US in
delightful home on Union street. We shall
,ong cherish the memories Of this auspicious
aud never cease extending to NJ.
and Mrs. French, Mr. and Mrs j. b Col-
Ion our CO, gratnlati MS on the happy acces.
sion to their respective families. s.
Happy HoOsier 9.
WIN. T1mmOrs, postmaster of IdavIlle
Ind writes NElecfric Riffers haS dnna