The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-15
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.


The sidewalks are dry and dusty, an(
the weather is most enjoyable.
Mr.. S. II. Wilson, of Vermont, is visit
ing at the residence of Mr.. B. s. Hunting
ton in this city.
The Morning Columbian is a welcome ex
change upon our table. 1t is replete with
news, and takes the place of the Astoria
Euening Transcript.
Bandmnn, the great delineator of Shakes
| pearean drama, could not make The Dalles
We must tske rest on the great drama fol
a short time yet.
Lehman Blum, member of the District
Board of Agriculture of this district for
Umatilla county, is in the city to-day on
his way to Portland.
Hon. j. B. Eddy, of Pendleton, gave us
pleasant call to-day. On examining gene
| ologlcal dcscents of the two families we
found we came from the same parent tree.
Three tramping printers called at the of.
flce this evening, having walked from Port
land. They were hungry aud foot-sore.
We gave them an order for meal and an
old pair of shoes and they were happy.
John Mclean, interpreter of the Umatilla
was passenger homeward bound to-day.
He had been to Portland interpreting to the
Indian evidence in the Pel-i-yeu murder case.
We publish the latest news to-day of the
raging waters of the Willamette. They
have held high carnival for the past few
days, and now spent of their fury, are sub.
siding into normal state.
Pilot: Pasco is to have a large iron foun.
dry, one with sufficient capacity to cast
columns for iron front buildings. The nec-
essary subsidy has been raised. The par
ties will be here in a few days to commence
work on the buildings.
A report from Fairhaven states that the
lifeless body of S. C. Pickins was found in
an old cabin there yesterday, shot through
the heart. He had been sick for some time,
and the coroner, after investigation, is sat-
isfisd that he committed suicide.
A drummer came into the Umatilla House
Monday, and inquiring into the result of the
accident near the Cascade Locks Sunday
asked whether any passengers were killed.
He was answered In the negative. This
satisfied him, and he said, II am glad. If
there are no passengers killed, it is all
right" The cold, heartless villain, did not
was just as precious as that of merchant
or business man.
The body of N. K. Frazer, the Pepdleton |
young man who was lost in the mountains |
east of that place while hunting about ten |
days ago, was found yesterday in canyon
about mile from where he was last seen |
alive and not more than that distance from |
the railroad track. The head and face |
were scratcbed some and The neck amman rad |
to have been broken 1t is supposed he fell |
taken to Pendleton were they will be in !
TERED tomorrow.
Seattle Press: A case of varioloid has !
been discovered at Port Blakeley. John |
Johnson, mill hand was taken sick several |
days ago and was removed from his lodg- |
ings to the Blakely hotel, where the disease
developed. DR.. E. L. Smith pronounces |
the case a well-defned one, but cannot &C.
count for Johnsons contracting the disease. |
He believes that the patient will recover.
johnson is Sweee, 81 years old, and has
been employed by the Port Blakeley Mill |
company three months.
Columbian: Information was received
from Ilwaco yesterday Of terrible accident
by which John Jones lost his life on the
day before. He was on his horse and cross
ing a slough on the Giles tide lands when
his horse became entangled in some way in
the mire and fell with his rider under him.
Jones' foot was fastened in the stirrup.
The horse in his struggles rolled over Jones
in the shallow water until he was drowned.
The horse lasted but a short time longer
and was also drowned. They were found
where they fell some hours afterward.