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

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selves down on the stringers, letting tn
engine and train go laundering over thei
heads while below roared the fOamin
water. 1t was case of being "betweel
the devil and the deep sea-" but the goo,
angel that watches over boys saved them
and pale and trembling they made thei
way back in safety.
| From THURSDAYS Daily.
Hon. A. J. Dufur, ST., of Dufur, is in the
city.
Mr.. A. Mcleod, of Kingsley, is in th'
city.
Mr.. A. Scott, of Grass Valley, is in tn;
city.
Hon. T. W. Slusher came in from Duful
to-day.
Tramps are plying their vocations in
Waila Walla.
Senator Mitchell returned to Portland
this morning.
There was light rain in Walia Walla
last Tuesday.
There are no movements in wool during
the past week.
MIR. Ad. Edgar, the Bill Nye Of the North
west, is in the city.
Mr.. E. N. Chandler, of Warnic, arrived
in town yesterday.
The Spokane Agricultural society will
give no exhibition this fall.
Mr.. G. T. Beers, who has been afflicted
with paralysis, is improving.
Mr.. M. Wallace, assistant route agent Of
the Pacific Express Co.. is IN the city.
Marshal Gibbons reports four drunk-and-
disorderlys arrested and in the cooler.
Mr.. Geo. Fl. Thompson returned this
morning from a weeks outing at the coast
Mrs. c. W. Taylor, who has been visiting
in the city, left for home yesterday even.
ing.
Some wheat has been received from this
years crop, for which 65 cents has been
paid.
Mr. D. W. Butler, formerly agent at the
Warm Springs Indian Agency, is in the
city.
Several freight wagons, heavily loaded,
left the Wasco Warehouse for Prineville
to-day.
Mr. W. J. Condor, who has been spend
ing few days on the beach, returned this
morning.
A few of our Canadian citiznes were iub
liant yesterday at the victory of La Blanche
oyer Dempsey.
Mr.. A. Z. Stevens and family of Condor,
Gillian county, are in the city visiting rel
atives and friends.
Mr.. J. B. Mowery, of Moro, is in the
CITY, The wheat harvest was not very en-
couraging in that vicinity.
These mornings and evenings are delight
full. One can inhale the ozone of this alti-
tude and feel rejuvenated.
Mr.. r. Rondean, of Kingsley, threshed
last week 100 bushels of wheat from 40
acres, and this is about half crop.
The watermelon comes again, on greedy
lips to sweetly melt, and Johnny, teebly,
will complain, because it hits below the
belt.
Mr.. o. c. Stevens and wife returned
Gillian county. Mr.. Stevens health is very
poor.
The sewer from the old mint building,
now used as an engine room and storeroom
for the roller mill, is completed and in
operation.
Last Sunday gold wire bracelet, with
sea bean as bangle was lost. The finder
will confer favor by leaving the same at
this Office.
The Astoria Transcript is attempting to
wake up the dreamers in that city. Broth
er, don't disturb them. Sleep is very rest
i've, and 1t is possible the sleepers are tired.
Tacoma spent $500 to entertain the press
association of the territory, and this was
money well spent, as the pencil-pushers
will have kindly feelings toward the City of
Destiny.
Fire occurred at Tacoma this afternoon,
burning four of the best business blocks,
but the fire is under control. 1t originated
in a lodging house. The extent of the loss
cannot be ascertained.
Fe are informed that the front of the
buildings on the north side of Second street
between Washington and Federal Is to be
changed into a glass front This is an I'M
provement in keeping with that portion of
the town.
Astcrian; Last Saturday The Dalles
TINES -MoUNTAINEER celebrated its thir.
tieth birthday. It is right good news
paper and ably and justly exempli6es the
daily life of the community in which it is
published.
The transfer OF passengers at the Locks,
and the boat doing the carrying trade of
this vicinity, reminds one of the city before
the advent of the railroad, and is indicative
of the business which would center at this
point if the Locks were finished.
Hon. ALI D. Bowen, well known as the
former editor of the Pacific Journal, and
also the Vidette, is showing the good work
of which he is capable on the Astoria Pio
neer. of which he is now one of the propri-
etors. The paper has much improved since
his connection with it.
East Oregonsan: R. T. Murdoch, who has
been operating steam thresher in harvest
fields north of town, has quit work, having
found it Improbable, owing to the general
ightness of the crop, to rhresh grain at 6
and cents per buslel, the farmers refusing
to paw more than this figure.
A survey has been ordered of townships
13, ID and Is in the territory opposite this
city, and also of the Colwash trail, and the
meanderings of the shore. Col. T. S. Lang
is engaged in this work now. and it is or
dered to furnish evidence before the courts
in reference to fishery rights.
Baker City Democrat: A man named
Charles Dinson confined in the penitentiary
at Walla Ralla for highway robbery, was
discovered with duplicate keys for several
doors of the prison in his possession, having
marvelously manufactured them from very
meagre facilities at hand. How the priso-
ner obtained an impression of the different
keys to make them so accurately, is a mys-
terry, and they were discovered in the nick
of time for general delivery had been
pianned by the cunning ones.
Harney Items: L. Tcrrill, of Crane creek,
having built boat for the purpose, has
fully explored the mammoth Malheur cave.
Heretofore no one has been able to go
further than the water, 300 yards from its
entrance, but Mr.. L. launched his boat and
padded into the bowels of the earth. He
estimates that he went full hall a mile on
the subterraneaD river when the over-hang
ing rocks stopped further progress. The
width of the stream is about 80 feet, clear
and deep. and the scenery along it grand.
According to The Dalless TIMES Noun
TAINEER Hon. j. d. Lee can hardly know
which one of the boys he Is, as that spicy
little news-dlspenser says: "Hon. j. d. Lee,
on tine old Wigie place near the fair grounds,
brought us two fine clusters of grapes this