The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-19
not learn any further particulars, but We
hope no one was injured.

not learn any further particulars, but We
hope no one was injured.
Sehome Gazette: Mrs. Matte A. Bridge
awoke her son last night and asked for a
teaspoonful of medicine. Mr.. Bridge, by
mistake, gave his mother e spoonful of laud-
nnum instead of the desired article. A
cry of the mistake and with the united
efforts of the M. D. and MIR. B. the mother
was soon out of DANGER
w. W. Statesman: A sensation has been
created at Spokane Falls, by the refusal of
| Postmaster Warren to resign his position
upon the request of Congressman Wilson.
Warren claims that Assistant Postmaster
General Clsrkson and Senator Allen are his
friends, and says that Wilson is after his
scalp and intends having it, but he thinks
he has friends as powerful as Wilson.
Frank Jaquish, an employe in the Spring
field mill, near Eugene, was seriously if not
fatally injured tine other day. He was en-
gagged in drawing logs into the mill, when a
large belt slipped from pulley near where
he was standing, and struck him across the
head and shoulders. He was picked up for
dead, and was unconscious yet Monday
morning, but his pulse is strong and hopes
Last Friday evening. Columbia Lodge No.
5, l. 0. U. F. installed the following off.
GERS: 4. G. Closter, N. G.; N. A. Erickson,
v. g.; H A. Bills, secretary; H. c. Mel
sen, treasurer; Joseph Were, W.; George
Ruch, c.; D. D. Doane, R. S. to N. e.; S.
b. Adams. L. S. to N. c.; C. L. Phillips,
r. S. to V. G.; ]. H. BlaKeney, L. S. to
V G.; II. Clough, R. s. S.; C. P. Fogh, L.
s. s.
While G. Hickathier and another man
Eugene yesterday, the scaffolding on which
they were standing gave way, and the two
nien fell to the ground. distance of about
fifteen feet. Mr.. Hrckathier suffered a
fracture of the hip bone, and one wrist was
dislocated As he is quite an old man his
injuries are quite serious. and will lay him
up for some time. The other man suffered
a dislocation of his ankle.
Edward Rogers and Miner McLain, who
live on a ranch five miles from Olympia,
went out on hunt few days ago. They
spied large cougar, fully seven feet long,
sticking its head above log McLain fired
and killed it. 1t had no sooner fallen over,
when another spraDg up, which was killed
also. The men then went to the place
where the animals fell, and found four
young cougars and tried to catch them
alive. but all got away but one. The other
three were shot. The cougar kitten is now
on the ranch and is quite playful, and
favorite with the children.
The following figures represent the for
tunes left by English women during the
past year: Lady Ossingt,n left 81, O45, 900;
Lady San Hayter, 81, l25. 600; Lady Will
loughby d Eresby. 81 ,O35. 900; Lady Rose,
$3.50, 900; Lady Forester, S465. 900. Twen-
ty other titled women whose wills were ad-
united to probate in 1889, left total of
more than 1925, ,0OO Among untitled
women, Miss Ryland, the helress of the late
head of great firm of iron-founders, left
IS. 735. 600; Mrs. Margaret Platt, of Staley.
bridge, $1,000, 600; Mrs. Ellen Walker,
81, 10000; Miss Catherine Wood, $780,.
600; Miss John Wood, $725, 600; Miss
Sarah Ann Cawson. of Folly House. $685.
900. and Miss Mary Eason, $685., 900.
Nineteen other unmarried women be-
queathed to their heirs total of Sc, ,O55, 900.
None of them took a cent with them.
It is amusing and entertaining to set and
listen to yarns spun by the remaining few
of that ubiquitous class known as stage-drIv-
erss They haye had various experiences
from fighting Indians, driving through
nerus OF OuualOes TO Oe1ng held up by road
agents. We were forclbly reminded of the
peo lliarities last evening while listening TO
one of these knights of the whip and reIns.
He had been perus,ng Thoughts on the
Book of Daniel" about ten-horned beasts,
etc.. and quietly informed his hearers that
he had seen such monstrocities while driv-
ing in Labrador. Then he let himself loose,
and of all the prevarications eyer imagined
these surpassed them all. It would read
like a Maunchausen tale to print them, and
thev are simply mentioned to show that
with all the changing vicissitudes of civil
lied life. these pioneers Of the prairie and
forest still remain the same.
The most agreeable and desirable place to
idle away two or three hours during the
day is in the editorial room of daily paper.
1t makes the editor feel extremely happy
for any one, who has no particular business,
to drop in, and while he is trying to furnish
''copy" to half-dozen composltors, tell HIM
something funny or original about expert.
ences in training dogs or of pumping water
in the ''old country. The editor drinks 1T
all IN, and it forms o pleasant subject for