The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-31
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Tuesdays Daily.

The river IS still falling.
What about the water system.
Who will bet on Thompson OF Pennoyer
These are the times that try candidates
purses.
The clouds pretend rain. 1t will be vel.
come.
Jack Stanials is improving the road in
the cut ON Union street.
The run Of salmon is very plentiful and
the catch of fish is good. ,
Mr.. Duff, clerk of the Multnomah
county court, is in the city.
Mr.. B. F. Hoke, who has been spending
few weeks at his old home in the Will
annette valley, returned this morning.
During the last few days the weather has
been cool; but yesterday it changed. Every
body is w1shi0g for ram, and some fears are
entertained for crops.
Every night this week will be filled in
with theatrical performance and political
speaking. There will be sonnet hing to in
terest citizens after their days labor.
Mr.. B. A. Osgood, of Verona, N. Y, gave
us call to-day. He has been reading the
TINES -MoUNTAINEER for the past eight
months, and is determined to make his
home in the west.
William Perkins, citizen of Yamhill
county, who lives near North Yamhill, met
his death last Monday in peculiar manner.
He had been away from home visiting for
the day and upon returning unhitched his |
horses and led them to the spring Dear by |
for water. While standing near the bank |
of the small pool OF water he was taken |
with fit, to which he was subject, and fell |
INTO the water. Before assistance could be |
rendered he was dead.
East Oregonian: An unfortunate man
named w. Sothern was taken off freight
train at Pendleton Sunday by DR.. Vincent
and conveyed to the county hospital.
While climbing up the ladder of box car
near Wilbur, he was thrown against pile
of ties which had been placed too near the
track. He was scraped off and hurled
down an smbanKmeut twelve feet high, his
thigh being badly fractured Drs Vincent
and Wells reduced the fracture with much
and the patient is now resting
easily.
Democrat A Kingston man left by viii
a life interest to his widow in a little estate
valued at $4,000, the property after her
death to be divided among twelve heirs.
There being a small mortgage ON his pro-
oerty, foreclosure proceedings followed, and {
The cost of the court, lawyers fees. etc.,
made the judgment foot up 81 ,999. During &
ler life the widows will be entitled to the
interest Of the remaining dollar, and at her
death two of the heirs will receive 20 cents
Zach, four of them will be given four cents
Zach, tour of them Will be gwen FIVE cents
ZACH, and one of them will receive the an.
,ual interest on 25 cents during his life.
Astoria Columbian: j. G. MegIer met {
c. L. /.
arm at Brookfeld. He was engaged IN
cleaning some machinery when his feet sud l
lenly slipped from under him, precIpitating
him into a vat of boiling lye standing near
~. In falling Mr.. Megler threw out his = !.
eft arm, thereby saving himself from going
lead foremost into the lye. His left arm
md hand were severely scalded, the skin In
ONE places peeling off. The right hand t
nd wrist received few blisters. Mr.. =
hegler is thankful that he was not more 8
severely burned, but as it is, he will be ]
obliged to carry his hand in a sling for r
week or more.
A half. breed bv the name Of Jackson was
rrested Saturday for shooting at his wife. v
After he was In durance vile other charges s
ppeared against him, and Deputy U. S. c
darshal johnson started with him for I
cortland Sunday morning for selling whisky .
o Indians. When near Bridal Veil Jack
on managed to get his burly physique
through the window of the car, and, al '
hough johnson held him by one legand !
by another. jumped to the
ground and escaped to the woods with the Y
ieputy in full pursuit. The prisoner made .
good his escape, and Mr.. johnson was rid a
# bis charge. He will turn up somewhere
Ieon, when he will suffer the penalty for v
lis crime and sincerely regret his attempt !
10 gain freedom. t