The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-26

| west OF the Columbia, and 6bb6sits pesco,
Ainsworth and Walluia. Few people have
| any idea OF the amount of land in kliokitat
county that it is possible to bring into cul-
tivation in this manner. The hills are quite
a long distance back from the riyer for a
long distance west of Wal,ula and a ditch
around the foot hills would reach thousands
of acres of fine lands.
Lexington Budget: Conductor B. Z. En-
rick, who has been on the Willow creek
branch since Its completion, has been trans
feri ed to the run on the main line between
The Dalies and Wallula. During his stay
on the Willow creek branch Mr.. Enrick
has proved himself an efficient railroad man,
prompt IN his business transactions and at
the same time accommodating and corteous.
He has made many friends along this line
who wish him we'll in his new field. MIR.
Emrick is succeeded here by Mr.. Kelly, an
experienced conductor.
The Heppner Gazette gives the following
account of the death of Clarence Z. Pullen
who lived near Lone Rock: Last Sunday
while playing ball, Clarence E. Pullen
dropped dead, supposed to be the result Of
heart disease. The boys were playing town
ball, and the young man had just made
home run. He turned around and immedi-
ately fell PROSTATE to the ground, dying in
stantly. He was about 81 years of age, AMI
was we'll thought OF by everyone. His re-
mains were inferred at the Lone Rock GEM
etery last Monday afternoon.
W. W. Journal: On Saturday os last
week the body of Robt. Cromwell was
found in the vicinity of the Northern Pacific
railroad track at Ellensburgh. His skull
had been fractured with coupling-p and
the pin covered with hair and blood, was
found short distance from the body. 1t
is supposed that robbery was the object of
the murder. The deceased was last seen
Thursday night, when, after making some
purchases in grocery store, he remarked
that he was going to one of the brick yards
on the outskirts of the town.
Wasco Observer: We were informed this
week that Mr.. Thomas Lancaster who is
employed by John Sinknecht, residing near
Rufus, came near losing his lite last Thurs
day evening in the following manner: He
had shot off blast in deep well and went
down in the well soon after. The smoke
and gas was SO intense that he was soon
overcome from its effects and was so weak
that lie could not fasten a rope around him
SELF In this condition he laid about two
hours and half. When taken from the
for some time. He is now improved but
still feels the effects.
Waitsburg Times: Last Thursday an o.
r. & N. train ran over bull belonging to
Jack Wright, near Moneken. The train
was stopped and the bull pulled eff the
track, pronounced dead. The train went
on up the hill, and in returning, ran over
the same bull again, it having in the mean
time got onto the track again. The train
was again stopped and MIR. Bull was rolled
off into a ditch, again pronounced dead.
But one of the traiuinen in order to make
sure, shot it a couple of times. The con-
ductor gave his signal, the fireman rang the
bell and the train moved on. Since then
every freight train that has passed up or
down that road has stopped at that point
and few shots have been fired into that
bull, but last night it was still alive and
with strong indications of recovering.