The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-12
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday ay's Daily

| rioh Dalf.
A light shower of rain visited us Thu
morning, and indications are IN favor G
| more.
| License to wed was issued Wednesday tt
| Orange Britain and Mollie Wing, of thi,
county.
The Oreqonian contains graphic account
of the celebration of the 4th in Portland
yesterday.
Miss Grace O'Donnell, of Walla Walla, is
| spending few days in this city, and is the
guest of Miss Elizabeth FitzGerald.
Three carloads of sheep will be shipped
tonight from Saltmarshe's stock yards,
their destination being some point east.
Mr.. Ed. Mays and Mr.. Tay arrived in
the city Thursday from Berkeley, Cal. Mr..
Mays will remain in the CT ty for some time.
There is a gentleman in town gathering
up cayuse ponies, to be shipped to Chicago
as soon as a sufficient number can be col.
lected.
The Vest Side, published at Independ-
ence, Or, comes to US to-day printed in red
and blue ink. The publisher evidently in
tended to be patriotic.
Mrs. E. W. Neylus, accompanied by her
children, left the early part of this week
for Willowa, where she will spend some
time visiting with her parents.
The 4th passed off quietly in this city.
Every conveyance being in demand to take
parties either to Dueur, Three Mile, or some
other place where celebration was being
held.
The West Shore for July 5th presents a
very handsome appearance, the first and
middle pages containing handsome colored
pictures, which does credit to the publisher,
MIR l.. Samuel.
The ladies of the M. E. church served
ice cream In the Vogt Hall yesterday after
noon and evening. From indications they
met with success. During the evening
several solos were sung, which were well
rendered. and were appreciated by every
one present.
Two dusky maideDs of the forest got into
an alteration yesterday. one cf them hit
ting the other with rock, infictIng severe
injuries. The stone-throwipg pugilIst is at
present residing in the city bastile. 1t is
bad practice throwing stones, especially
when the target consists of the Uranium of
an individual.
We are in receipt of a postal card this |
morning from the postmaster at Horr, Mon.
Jana, notifying US that the TIMEs-MoUNT- |
AINEER addressed to Geo. Reeder is not |
aiken from the postoffice, the reason being |
that the above-named person has committed |
'uicide. We suppose this is good reason
or discontinuapce of the paper.
The city last evening presented beauti.
ul appearance. From all directions sky
ockets and Roman candles burst forth,
ending out brilliant lights of various colors.
hn hncf lIaxrc frox, I1,T
IN the corner of Court and Fourth streets.
1t the latter place the rockets went up so
hick that it was hard matter to watch
hem all.
East Oregonian: While Mrs. Fletcher
nd Mrs. Strickland were out buggy riding
Wednesday evening their horse became
and unmanageable. The animal
an for some distance and finally upset the
ehicle, throwing both ladies violently to
he ground. Mrs. Fletcher is severely
rulsed, and Mrs. Strickland sustained a
roken arm and other bruises.
East Oregonian: Edward Goodnight,
.rmer residing on Stage Gulch, appears to
e somewhat more fortunate than his neigh
ors, who figure on a ffteen-bushel yield.
lie estimates an average yield of forty
ushels from the most of his 150-acre field
e more buoyant and sanguine than ordi-
ary, however, as twelve-pound boy re-
entity made his advent at his home.
Notification was given by Mr.. Allaway,
gent for the Union Pacific, Thursday even
lg, that the excursion by the 'Y's" to
loo River on tine d. s. Baker would not
3 given, on account of the steamer being
sed to transfer passengers past the burned
to many, who had made
very preparation, in fheSway of preparing
inches, ete.-HQweyer, we must bow to
le inevitable, and be content
Boise Statesman: Mr. Frank Davis, who
wns valuable farm and dairy just below
le city on the valley road, claims to be the
rst permanent white settler on the present
tie of Boise. In February, 1868, Mr..
avis pitched his tent on the banks of the /,
oise river, at the point where the extern
on of Seventh street will touched the
yer. Mr.. Davis was here before the es-
blishment of the military post, and several
onths before the town was laid out. {
Albany Herald: Passengers who came In
/ the Southern Pacific's overland yester- ,
~ noon told some very interesting stories
,out the hail and wind storm through
hlch they passed just north OF Grants
ass The hail storm exceeded in violence
" that has visited the region for years.
be stones were as large as walnuts. The
ind blew SO hard that many trees fell. and
e passengers were in doubt whether they I
ould do better by remaining IN the cars 1
going out. One tree in falling grazed
e rear coach of the train, and stop had /.
be made while some eight or ten trees
ere cleared off the track. This delayed t
e train about three hours. f