The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

JOnu SSuiTk, vi Puttcu Mllt, Is III u
city.
Alex Hamilton, of Hood River, is i
the city.
Hon. A. r. Lyle, of Crook county, is i
the city.
The atmosphere is somewhat obscure
by smoke.
There lsEone pawn store in Astoria, ru
by heather Chinee.
The race programme for the COMM
fair is very complete.
Several loads of baled hay came il
from the country to-day.
Our Justice courts have been quite bus
for the last few days.
M. Maxwell, of Bakeoven, was regis
tered at the Umatilla House last night.
Mrs. w. H. Vanbibber returned yester
day from few days scjourn at Wasco.
Business in the city has been brisk to
day, and many farmers were on th
streets.
The remains CT Dick Edwards wer,
buried yesterday, at O'Clock in the cily
cemetery.
Judge Thornbury left on the afternoon
train yesterday for a few days outing j
wind River.
The remains Of the man found deaC
near Wasco, were buried without any in
quest being held.
To-day's west-bound passenger train
was one hour late, having been delayed Oh
the Union Pacific.
Some of the boys say that the tax gath
erers are more annoying than the proven
bial 'town cow
The indications are THAT the Forthcoming
fair will be the largest IN attendance OF any
ever held III this CRY.
The school laws for 1899 are now ready
for distribution, and may be found at the
office of A. G. Connolly.
The TINES M.UNTAINEER will have u
special reporter on the fair grounds dur
ing the exhibition next week.
Many new buildings are still going up
and work of this nature bids fair to Con-
tiIue until late in the season.
Mr. D. NJ. McLachlan, mayor of Albina,
was in the city to-day in attendance at the
funeral OF Mr.. w. l. Graham.
VIM. Mccoy returned this morning from
an extended visit to fIierds In Portland, /
Salem and oiher valley towns.
A special train left this city yesterday
for " ala " ALA to convey home the re-
mains OF Engineer Graham for burial.
The flags of the D. r. & N. Co.'s shops
in this city, were at half mast today in
respect OF the late Engineer W. l. Graham.
John Gates, an old resident of Dulles
City, returned Sunday night from an ex-
tended visit with friends and relatives in
Missouri.
Mr.. Edwin Mays, who has spent his va
cation among relatives and friends in this
city, left yesterday to resume his studies
at Berkeley, Cal.
Our tax collectors this morning relieved
a few Cinnamon Of their personal effects,
TO satisfy the demand OF road tax, they
refusing to work.
The sales of cigarettes in the east have
fallen off considerably. and even in Oregon
dealers are not doing as brisk business in
this line as formerly.
Ii shocks the modesty of our reporter
to hear young ladies, addressing their
gentleman escorts, passing opinions On
their plethoric elegies.
VIM. Gregory, an insane man, was brou 2ht
in yesterday from Johns mill by his brother,
and after an examination by our local ply 1
sicians, was returned to his b:other's charge.
Joel G. Koontz returned last evenirg
from visit 10 Nasco, where he has been
attending upon his son, DR.. s. 4. Koontz,
who has been quite sick for few days
past.
Falls City, new town at the falls of
the Luckiamute in Polk county. is the
latest LOOM. An English colony have To-
Gated there, and several mills and factor
les are being built.
Mr.. C. ". Emerson, of Lower Fifteen
Mile, is in the city. He is intending to
commence sowing fall wheat next week,
and thinks the prospects bright Tor next
years crops.
Mr.. Joel G.. Koontz reports that the
dead body OF man was found in the road
about ten miles soulh of Wasco few days
ago. He is supposed to have been thrown
from horse, but nothing definite could
tie ascertained.
George McClosky, supposed to be.a de-
serter from Co. II. U. 5. A. from Walla
WaIla, is in the county Jail on a charge of
insanity, awaiting the return of Judge
Thornbury for an examination. He is
badly demented.
A heavy wagon of the soldiers who left
here Sunday, broke through the old Mil
Ter bridge at the mouth of the Deschutes
The bridge was speedily repaired, and the
wagon extricated. No serious damage
resulted.
An engineer of this city spends consider
able of his time at the river teaching his
dog to swim, presumably with the ultimate
object of sending message across to the
fair parsonage who is attracting his atten-
tion on the other side.
The funeral of the late w. A. Barrows
who died In this city yesterday, of inf1a-
nation of the bowels, took place from
deceased's residence this afternoon at l
O'Clock. Deceased was about 26 years
of age, and leaves wife and one child.
A reporter called upon Morton at the
Jail yesterday for an interview relative TO
the killing of Dick Edwards, but he re-
fused TO talk, and remarked only that Ed
wards brought on the row, and that he
was craZed by a blow from Edwards
when he done The killing.
Tom Williams, who was semitic the penn.
tentiary for eigheeen months from Grant
for shooting at Peter. the Poet, then
editor of the Long Creek Eagle, has been
released and is on his way home. His con-
duct in prison was very good, and during
his last twenty days he was a "trusty."
East Oregonian: One of Hunts men was
removed to the hospital to-day. He was |
holding down a lever with a number of fell |
low workmen, who released their hold be- |
fore he was aware He was sent flying into |
space, and struck the ground with force |
enough to sustain serious and perhaps dan
yerous injuries.
Morton. the man who killed Edwards, |
has lived in this county for eleven years. |
He came here from California in the EN-
plOy of X. S. Thompson & Sons, and has
in their employ ever since. He |
has always been peacable, quiet. bard
working man, and this seems to have been
IN exception to his former career.
Albany Democrat: Frank Bel committed
suicide at Salem Saturday evening. He did
it with a revolver in house of ill-fame
One of the inmates whom he had started ON
he downward course at San Jose, CAL, had |
proven untrue to him. He was probably |
iisgusted with his miserable, contemplate
ife. The Salem Statetman mentions Jimmy |
Fennel, of this city, as having been with |
Bell just previous to the act.
East Oregonian: Mrs. Mary Dambach has
arrived IN Pendleton from Butler county. |
in search of her husband, |
Christian Dambach, who left his home in
Pennsylvania January 4, 1885, He is fair
six feet in height, is bald.
md of German descent, but speaks good
English. When last heard from he was in
Linn county, Oregon, and had there pur-
chased farm. He had $4,000 on his person
when he left home. A liberal reward will
be paid for information as to his wherea-
bouts. Exchanges please copy.