The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-23
From fridays Daily,

From Fridays Daily.
Snow covered the hills around the city
last night.
The rains have been copious during the
past week.
MIR. C. L. Richmond is improving from
his long and severe attack of fever.
All gambling was stopped at Spokane
Falls last evening by order of the new dis.
trict attorney.
The committee of the board of trade can.
vassed the city to-day taking subscriptions
tor seed wheat. They are meeting with
very good success.
George Harris, a demi.monde of La
Grande, was murdered by her paramour
Frank Harris last Wednesday.
Barney Heller and J. Forbes were killed
near Oswego last Wednesday on the Port
land & Willamette Railway by baggage
car running into hand.car.
A man named Jack Green and son Wal
ter were thrown oyer an embankment at
Salem last Monday and suffered quite severe
injuries. The father had a rib broken and
the son his left arm.
A chewing gum factory Is soon to be
started in a town in Nebraska, and the girls
of the place have determined to take a day
off to give the institution an enthusiastic
and hearty welcome.
Yesterday afternoon in the trial of So Ho
Nee, at Walla Walla, fer murder, the Chi
nese witnesses were sworn after the Chinese
rule, chicken being killed in open court.
Judge Adams, of Portland, appears for the
defense.
Several of our prominent shootists went
n n 10 vaafa rnau hun nd
altar staying out all day and night returned
with one bird. Geese are plentiful, they
say, but they fly high, and it is difficult to
hit them.
The eleventh annual opening of holiday
to morrow evening, at 7 o'clock. The array
of novelties will be more varied than on any
former occasion, and will comprise articles
of every description.
Astoria Transcript: Man found with his
throat cut, man dubbed on the streets In
open daylight, man sand-bagged, two men
robbed and one shot four times and killed,
and all in one day. "Astoria is the most
orderly and peaceable city on the Pacific
coast"
The fair to be given BY the ladies of the
Episcopal church will be held Dec. 4th and
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articles to be sold on this occasion are really
too numerous to be mentioned in these col
umns, and comprehends almost every use
full article that is necessary to housekeeping.
The Historian says: "The Historian has
one thousand dollars that says it has the
largest circulation of any newspaper pub
raise you couple of thousand -Vanconv,r
Wo xryfI L..
thousand, and dare any one to call the
hand. Do you pass?
Mr.. w. H. Stats, son of the late John
G. Stats, Of Dufur, gave us pleasant call
this morning. He reports everything favor.
able for crops. The ground Is in excellent
condition for plowing, and farmers have
been quite busy putting In all the grain
possible. Seed wheat, he says, is scarce,
and large quantity is needed in his neigh.
borhood.
Baker Democrat: The west bound Pacific
Express ran off the track near the entrance
of the tunnel two miles from Union Tues
day night and was not gotten out of its
predicament until late yesterday morning.
Fortunately no one was hurt. This was a
poor starter for the fast mail tram across
the continent and gives room to the bslief
that some serious accident will yet oc .ur.
Concerning the reported killing of John
Grab, at Weiser CITY short time ago, the
Lead-r says: "Mr. John Grab is at present
well, hearty and fat, and is able to take his
three meals day with perfect ease and com.
fort. There has been no row or trouble
here of any kind since the soldiers visited
the town, and we do not know single gam.
bier being here since that time. How such
unreasonable stories get start and work
themselves into print will always be mys-
terry.
Astoria Pioneer: Mrs. Moody, wife of ex-
Gov. Moody and her daughter, Miss Edna,
who have heen spending several days in
this city, returned home by last evenings
steamer. Their visit was most enjoyable
one and Tuesday evening . number of
young society people gave Miss Moody an
informal reception in the pariors of the Occi-
dent hotel. Among those present were
Misses Geneyieve and Alice Bell, Miss Gus.