The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-08-02
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wedu-sAay's Daily.

From Wedu-,4aY's Daily.
Mr.. Neil Mcleod, of Grant, is in the
city for few days.
Mrs. w. II. Wilson is spending the
heated term at the Locks.
Harvest has commenced in all portit ms Of
the county, aud the Yield is very good.
Hon. w. II. wilson left this molnine
for Antelope on professional business.
Mr.. F. E. Brown, the genial and gentle.
manly postmaster at Grant, is in the city
Farm hands are scare IN the vicinity OF
Dufur. There is plenty of work for those
SO inclined.
Mrs. Geo. Peterson, who lives neal
Riggs, is quite sick. Mr.. Peterson Is in
town to-day to hire cook t. relieve his
wife of work during the busy harvest sea-
son.
We learn to-day that crops in the
neigbborhood of Poplar Grove, Sherman
county, are not M good as expected. The
yield, IN some instances, will not be an
average one.
Pasco Headlight: A large planning and
sawmill. together with 200, 600 feet Of lum.
ber belonging to L. b. Nash and j. y
Stephens and located near Wateryille, was
completely destroyed by fire last " edues-
day.
Pendleton f. o.: An order has gone forth
along the Union Pacific that no linen dust.
ers shall be used by its employes-they
must wear their uniforms, Several Of the
boys who bought busters now repent of
their bargain.
MIR. and Mrs. T. J Kelly left this after
noon on a visit to Mrs. Kelly's step fa,her,
MIR. L. w. Miller, OF Portland. News vas
received today by telegraph that Mr..
Miller was seriously sick, and requesting
Mrs. Kelly to come Immediately.
The minor children of Mr. and Mrs. John
Michelbaugh, dece .sed. are In the city.
Mr.. George " iJnams, the administrators,
takes the most careful superv sion of the
{ # ,irs of the estate, and exercises parent 3
solicitude over the children.
Mr.. W. II. Butts has been fishing near
Hood River for several days past He re-
turned to-day. and says the tw dozen fish
he brought with him cost Sc Mr.. Butts
does not understand casting the fly, and
therefore cannot capture the festive trout.
Deputy J. j. Kinney, of Astoria, chased
a horsethief into Columbia county. Near
Mist he overlook the man, who jun ped
from his horse, took to the timber and
drawing his revolver defied his pursueI
But Kinney made a rush and grapp.ed
with the man before he could use the
weapon and in few moments had him
handcuffed.
Historian: TIE actual force in the employ
of the Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor
railroad ast Saturday evening. according
to the statement made by the aymaster OF
the road, was 1905 men and 495 teams.
This IS on the z, AIDING work alone. There
getting out ties and bridge timber. The
pay roll for June amounted to $50 600.
The postmaster at Grant, although
distributing point for about forty Offices
IN Oregon and Washington, receives only
$3.50 year for clerk hire and abou: $500
salary. Our pOsimasters are the poorest
paid of any of the public servants, and
our senators and congressman should in.
terest themselves IN this matter. There
are no public offices which require the
same care and ability as the postal de.
partment, and in every instance the
laborer should lie worthy of his hire.
The Pasco Navigation Company completed
their organization Thursday. The objects
and purposes of the organization are the
construction. purchase and use of steam
boats. barges and other water crafts for the
transportation of freights and passengers to
and from all points along the Columbia and
Snake rivers and their tributaries. The
company are taking Immediate steps to put
the first steamer in operation, which will
no doubt be accomplished within thirty