The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-07

evening for Edinburgh, Scotland, where
they will remain some time aud then make
a tour of Europe.
Wasco Independent Academy, arrived in
the city last Saturday from visit during
vacation to her parents in the east.
Mr.. A. Fargher has shipped 81 carloads
of sheep to the east. The first night he
sent nineteen, the next twenty-one, and the
| following night ten. In all he sent 10000
sheep.
Localizer: Three grading camps are now
at work on the railroad line east to the
Columbia river. Three-fnurths of the dis
tance the grading will be light; there being
no heavy fills or deep cuts to make.
Ellensbnrgh Local;zcr: Heavy fires have
been raging about the headwaters of the
Chelan lake, and vast amount OF valuable
timber has been destroyed, some of which
is cedar and ranks with the finest in the
territory.
Tribune: A squaw while riding along
Webb street at Pendleton on Saturday dis
mounted, sat down under tree, and in few
moments mounted her cayuse again with
new born little "injun" in her arms. Such
is life in the wild west.
Rev. Mr.. Rogers, of Benton, has found
IN the 7th chapter and 4th verse of Ne
hemiah, a description of Newport, accord
ing to the Leader. 1t is as follows: "And
the city was large and great; but the people
were few therein; and the houses were not
builded."
East Oregonian: A stubble-field fire be.
tween the Coppei and Dry Creeks, Thurs
day, injured several piles of threshed grain,
burned two hay stacks and one straw stack,
and lot of fencing. and was only pre-.
vented by strenuous efforts from consuming |
several houses and barns.
Our carrier collects every Saturday for |
the daily, and as the amount is only 10 |
cents every one should pay him. As the
boy earns his living by this means there
should be no hesitation about ''pungliug."
OF course those who pay by the month are
all right, and these remarks do not apply to
them.
East Oregonian: A young man. possessed
OF more continuity than tact, was hung in
effigy at Hillgard Thursday evening, for
forcing his attentions upon girl who would
have none of him. The suggestive rebuke
was still swinging from telegraph pole
when the west-bound passenger train came
down last evening.
We are sorry that the Bulgarian monk,
Rev. A. N. Experidon, was disturbed in
his preaching last night, and followed to
his camp by mob. He is gentleman of
education, and says he has preached through !
Europe and Asia and the first country 10
which he has suffered lndignity is the
United States.
News has been received of fatal and
most shocking accident at Forest Grove
lbout noon Wednesday. A fatal accident
occurred in the family of j. +. Ellis of the ,
Pacific University. While their youngest
laughter, aged about five years, was en-
aged driving the horses into the barnyard,
me of them suddenly kicked her in the y
lead at the base of the brain, killing her
lmost instantly. =
w. W. Journal: Andrew, son of S. d.
lenoyer, got his hand caught in thresh- I
ng machine Wednesday morning He was r
tripping broom corn, and as his fingers be- il
ng sore, he had put on pair of old gloves. +
)ne of the gloves was caught by the bar.
nd his hand and arm were drawn into the
ylinder and mangled in horrible manner. [
from near the elbow the entire flesh was I
trIpped from the bone. The young man
vas brought to Dayton, where his arm was : :
mputated. and the poor fellow is now a
ripple for life. t
Ochoco Recie,C: The advancement in CIV u
lization made by the Warm Spring Indians O
las been mentioned frequently, and this ad- i
ancement is probably most noticeable in .
he way they pattern after the whites in
heir style of dress and their desire to own l
acks and buggies in which to ride over the
ountry. As farmers and gardeners they c
lso deserve some credit. This week they I
ave been supplying the market here with I
egetables that almost put the white gar =
eners to shame, and show that the native !
American has learned the secret of making l
ne ground produce as well as has his white b
rother. U
Deputy Sheriff Frank Wrightman re- e
urned yesterday from his trip to the noun n
aims up the North Santiam, says the States {
aan and reports that the work of laying .
rack on the extension of the o. p railroad r
, te be commenced early next week. Z
should there be sufficient iron and other n
rack material on hand, and a reasonable +
oree of men kept to work steadily, the road n
an be placed in good running order clear I
o the summit before the season compels 4
essatlon of labor. An ordinary track lay a
lg gang will pat down mile to mile and r
quarter day, and two years ago this a
ind of work was done until the middle Of a
November. 1t takes IS tons of steel, or n
tx carloads, to the mile, so the reader can +
ee 1t Is 10 small matter to have on hand /
nd to get to the front the material for an U
of 80 or 40 miles. i