The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
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From Saturday Daily.
There is case of diphtheria at Colun
bus.
Mr.. A. J. Wall, of Eight Mile, is in til
city.
These cold mornings cause person t
hug fire.
The thermometer marked 40 degree
aboYe zero last night.
Ice has formed on the uplands during tn
last three Or four mornings.
The west-bound passenger train las
night was several hours late.
We were shown ripe strawberry to-da
picked out of the garden of Mr.. Stubling
Mess. Hampton Bros. sent eight carload
of cattle TO the sound market this morn
ing.
Mr.. d. c. WIgle, of Haynes, Bake
county, is in town ON visit to relative
| and friends.
| Messrs. Larsen & Saltmarshe shipped :
carload of fat hogs to the sound markets
yesterday morning.
The young man Orville 3. Hoggatt, whc
fell from the scaffolding in Salem Wednes
day, died the following day.
Hon. F. A. Mcdonald shipped carload
of Herefords to Salem yesterday morning
These were very fine cattle.
Growing on the same stem we were shown
two beautiful flowers to-day, one a deep
red and the other nearly white.
Mr.. 2. T. Sharp, of Three Mile, shipped
this morning carload of his fne Galloway
cattle to the state fair at Salem.
At Portland, last Tuesday, Sandy Oltls,
who murdered Emil Weber last May, was
sentenced to be hanged on Monday, Novem.
ber lst.
Chow Kee, an old and respected China
man, who has worked in this city for fifteen
years. returned yesterday from visit to his
native land.
Tickets will be on sale to Washington
City and return to the knights Templar
conclave ON Sept. 2Sth, 29th and 30tb, for
500. % for the round trip.
Mrs. Hollister, mother of DR.. and the
Misses Hollister, has been confined to her
room for some weeks past, by severe at
tack of sickness. At last accounts she was
improving.
Mr.. Alex. Fargher, of this city shipped
five carloads-double-d deck ers-of sheep to
the sound this morning. These sheep were
in prime condition and were as well appear
ing as any which has left this city this sea-
son.
The funeral of Mrs. a. P. Murdey took
place to-day from the residence Of her
daughter, Mrs. A. 81. Curtis, of Rock land,
w. L. The remains were brought across
the river and buried in the Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Mr.. w. P. Walker. who has been in the
county since May ?, 1855, gave US pleas.
ant call this morning. He has been a sub.
scriber for the MoUNTAINEER ever since its
first issue, and says he has never missed
during all these years but three or four
cop.es.
We learn from the Goldcndale Sentinel
that young man by the maine of Saunders
employed at Edgar Pierce's saw mill met
a painful accident last Saturday by allow
ing his hand to come in contact with the
edger No bones were broken, but the
flesh was terribly lacerated.
W. W. Journal: An Ellensburgh woman
cured her husband of staying out late nights
by going to the door when he came, and
through the key hole: "Is that
you, Willie?" Her husbands name is John,
and he stays at home every night now and
sleeps with one eye open and a revolver un-
der his pillow.
The new state of Washington contains
60, 975 square miles; 1892 miles of shore
line; 1900 miles of navigabie rivers; 20, 000,-
900 acres of magnificent timber, which will
last at the present rate at which it is being
cut, ], 900 years; 10, 600. 600 acres of noun
tain land aud mineral laud, most of which
contains timber; 10 600, 600 acres of prairie
and PLAIN; 5. 900, 600 acres of rich alluvial |
bottom land.
Salem Statesman: The sheriffs of the diff
ferent Eastern Oregon counties are planning |
4 call for sheriff's convention, the object |
Of which is to organize and perfect plans to |
cooperate with one another for the detec-
lion and capture of horse thieves and other |
criminals. A similar organization exists in |
Iowa and is said to be far more effective |
than the present plan by which there is |
little cooperation among the sheriffs.
The new meeting house of the Baptist |
church at Vancouver, w. T., is to be dedi-
Gated on Sunday, September 10Th. Rev.
John Gordon D. d. Of Portland, will preach
N the morning; Rev. J. A. Snodgrass, of
East Portland, will preach in the afternoon
md Rev. o. D. Taylor, pastor of the Bap-
,ist church in this city, will preach in the
sunday school service at the Baptist church
tomorrow.
Go,dendale Sentinel: On last Thursday
Mr.. R. A. Cheney, of Spring Creek, was
yoing down the Columbia mountain from
;he Ellington neighborhood to the Stark
place with big load of lumber and four
horse team. A couple of his little children
we're also on the wagon with him, and conf
ng to steep place he threw his weight on
he brake, when the stake to which the |
,ope was attached broke, letting the wagon
,un forw&-d on the horses, and they in their |
right commenced to run. As good luck
would have it the wagon upset and the |
children were thrown off, escaping unhurt,
put Mr.. Cheney suffered the fracture OF
some bones about his breast or side. He |
was taken down to DR.. Chapman's and re- |
,eived such assistance as lie needed. The |
team, strange as it may seem was not hurt.