The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-07
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

centSs mOSler, Wnlte OaluOn anu dOOu flVer an
return. 90 cents; Upper Cascades and return, s2.C
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Muddy streets.
Mr.. G. ]. VanDuyn, of Tygh Valley,
in the city.
Mrs. John Sullivan, of Echo, was in tn
city yesterday.
Our streets are in the usual webfoot con
dition-dirty and muddy.
Mr.. Henry Moore, popular merchant o
Moro, Sherman county, is in the city pur
chasing goods for his store.
In Warnio eight inches of snow has fallen
but this has disappeared, and farmers have
put In large acreage In gram.
Mrs. M. FltzGerald arrived in the city
Monday night from San Francisco. She
came to attend the funeral of her daughter.
in-law, Mrs. Maurice Fit1Gerald.
The new store of E. Jacobsen l. Co. will
be under the management of MIR. Jacobsen.
Mr.. Condor still continues the practice of
his profession. which occupies his entire at
tention.
Mr.. Thos. Powers, of Ellensburgh, is in
the city. He came on the painful duty of
attending the funeral of his sister. Mrs
Maurice j. FitzGerald, who was buried
vest. rday.
A man giving the fictitious name of Frank
Reed, committed suicide in the Quimby
house Portland Friday morning, by shoot
ing himself through the heart. Business
reverses was the supposed cause.
Hon. A. B. Webdell, of Crook county,
Is in the city, en- route to Portland. He
reports everything encouraging in that por-
tion Of the state, and says the prospects
ere better than they have been for ton
years pnt.
We are informed that the farmers in
Wsrnio and Oak Grove have nearly all
sapu their grain. and are encouraged for
the coming season. There are no farmers
in these neighborhoods who are any way in
need Of assistance.
Appeal: Silverton is improving. 1t has
all the natural advantages to make it rat
tling city. With grand country surround
ing it, its prosperity is assured. By work.
ing in unison for its material interests, its
growth can be hastened very much.
Peyton Wilkes, aged about 100 years,
ington county, Nov. Both. He was one of
the pioneers of Oregon, having crossed the
plains from one of the southern states in
1S45. The deceased leaves large family
of children, grand children and great-grand
children
There is an abundance of wood 10 the
city, and there is no possibility OF anything
approaching q wood famine. Those who
are desrous of advertising everything detri-
mental to The Dalles should understand |
that we are we'll able to take care of our
selves and desire no sympathy from less |
fortunate communities.
Astoria Pc neer: Saturday afternoon last |
Abjoin Johansen, logger in the employ Of |
II. Alvison, of Youngs river, lost his life |
by failing into the water from scow lying |
alongside the Navigation company's dock.
The man attempted to get on the wharf by
means of the rigging of the scow and a
boat hook, but the hook slipped and he fell
into the water. Deceased was about 80
years of age and unmarried.
Democrat: What might have been fatal
accident occurred yesterday morning when
several of the joist in the new Baker City
National Bank building drawed out from
the walls and precipitated foreman Nc
Bride and one of the hod carriers to the
floor below. Both men were more or less
scratched and bruised, but Mcbride the
worst of the two.
Astoria Pioneer: Without warning Luis
Sierra, the well known Third street restau.
rantuer, was stricken by death last evening.
Yesterday he was about attending to busl-
ness as usual, and about $50 o'clock, or
just before death, he was standing in the
front part of the restaurant. He was seen
to stagger pace or two, put his hand over
his heart and fall back on the floor dead.
Deceased was largely known and much re-
spected. He was about 40 years of age and
leaves a widow and four children. The
funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon
under the auspices of Beaver Lodge,
I. o. o. F.
Eugene Guard: August Albes, German,
residing near Long Tom postoffice, 10 miles {
west of Eugene, met with an accident
Wednesday evening about o'clock which q
may cost him his life, and at any rate will 1
leave him MANNED. He was telling tree I
and it started to fall the other way from s
that he expected; starting to run to avoid I
it he stumbled and fell, the tree falling
across him breaking his left thigh in three
places and the right thigh in two places.
By some fortunate chance the tree re-
bounded and left him free, else he would !
have died before he could have been extri- :
Gated. DR.. McKenney assisted by DR.. :
Brown reduced the fractures Thursday !.
morning, and the chances for his recovery 8
are favorable, although the fearful shock = =
sustained by him, and possible infamma-
tion may cause fatal result. Albes is y
about 30 yearsof age and has wife and .
one child.
Harry johnson, q wood-chopper for 4
Weidler & Co., we are informed BY Harry q
Blanchard, purser of the Hdruest Qneen, y
was drowned last Shturday near Chenoweth, 4
about thirty miles west of this city. He n
was missed late in the evening. Search ,
was made for him, and his gun was found J.
on the edge of the barge anchored in the g g
river. 1t is not known how he got into the 2
river; but from the fact of his gun lying on :
the barge it is presumed the act was pre-. !,
meditated. He was not intoxicated, and
there is considerable mystery surrounding .
his tragic death. The people in the neigh
borhood dragged the r1yer and found his :
body Monday. Mr.. johnson was Nor a
wegian, unmarried, and aged about thirty 7
five years. The coroner from the Lower a
Cascades held the inquest yesterday. =
On next Saturday evening at Third Regi- )
ment Armory, the attraction will be Miss 2
Charlotte Thompson and her company. OF +
this actress the St. Paul Pioneer Press says.
'.DeI,ghtful Charlotte Thompson! without
doubt is one of the finest delineators of !
character on the American stage, and she = y
was greeted at the Academy of music last =
night by one of the finest houses of the sea- :
son. But in community like this, who !,
profess to know what's what and who's
who, the name of Charlotte Thompson
alone was sufficient to I'LL the house from > ,
orchestra to gallery. And the play was !. ,
"Jane Eyre" one of the most beautiful, J
and moral dramatizations ever put q
upon the boards. As the noble. modest, y
wronged and forgivIng. humble, dignifed, !
sweet, loving and beloved Jane Eyre, Miss !
Thompson was simply superb. Her audi E
ence was highly appreciative and hung de- Z
lighted, entranced, as it we're, upon her
every word and action, ss though there had i
suddenly appeared before them some beau
tiful, holy being from better world" Re-
seryed seats for sale at Blakeley & Hough- 2
toms. Admission 81, Is cents and so cents
From Thursdays Daily.
The Episcopal fair was well attended last S
evening. Z
n. HL.. Mill of HopforvilIo Wash 10 |