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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-26
HE rs CAUGHT.
VIM. Smith, Charged With Stealing
Chas. Prindle's Horse, Arrested by
30. Anthony in Washington.


On Friday of last week j. T. ANTHONY.
deputy sheriff, arrested the young man
William Smith, on charge of stealing Chas.
l.. Prindle's horse ON May 2lst last. The
deputy found him herding sheep over in
Washington, north of Mt. Adams, for man
Of Baseoven. He was going under the
name OF Bartley. He admitted his true
name was VIM. Smith. Mr.. Anthony
brought him down White Salmon to the
Columbia in a stage hack, thence to The
Dalles by boat, where they stayed Sa.ur.
day night, lodging Smith In Jail, Sheriff
Gates and deputy being very courteous.
They arrived in Fossil Monday night by
stage, Smith bringing attorney John A.
Brown. of Arlington, along. Ho was
brought before Justice Bowen next morning.
II. II. Hendricks appeared for the state.
An adjournment Of one day was had to get
witnesses. On Wednesday the following
witnesses were examined for the state: G.
L. Prindle, who identified the horse; Frank
Palmer, who identified the man, having
seen bIm here and at Antelope the day the
horse was stolen; Chas. Branson, who kept
the defendants own horse in his stable ON
the Goth of May; Jerome Bridges, who. saw
young man leading the Prndle horse past
his place May 2lst; WIN. Griffith, who rode
with the young man for about mile and a
half on the road to Antelope, May 2lst, and
identified him and the horse, which he was
then riding, leading the other, and to whom
he told he worked two mouths for Bill
Hendrix, of Lone Rock, for the horse; R.
A. Barfoot, who worked with Smith two
days at Rooper's dipping vat near Bake. |
oven, and to whom Smith tried to trade the |
horse; 7. S. Yantis. who got the horse
there the sameaday, and whom Smith gave
the slip; Jos. Anthony, who testified &c |
confession made by Smith on Tuesday to
his sister in his presence. The defendant
asked an hour to prepare for some affirma-
tive evidence in defense, but offered none. |
The states counsel waived argument. The
defendants counsel begged light bail. 1t |
was fixed at 500. The defendants aged |
father, mother. sister and her husband,
Ezra a. May, all OF Matney, were here,
and appeared to be excellent people, for
whom everyone sympathized.
Mr.. Anthony started for Arlington with
the young man the is 2l) on Friday, and his
-elatives will likely be there with the bail
% present to Sheriff Wilcox.
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SATURDAYS RACES.

There was quite lot of people at the
fair grounds Saturday afternoon to witness
the exhibition races gotten up by the differ.
ent horsemen who have horses in training
on the grounds for the coming fall races at
| our annual fair.
The first race was a sweepstake Of 81 so
each for a half-mIle dash for ponies. The
! entries were Smiths 'Bleck Bob," Walk.
er's "Sylba A." Crosby's ''Shorty" and
Alexsnder's "Git Thar" In the drawing
for positions the horses faced the starter in
the order named above. After one false
start Albert Allen sent the horses off to
pretty fair start, and at the first turn all
were pretty well punched, but at the eighth
pole Black Bob forged ahead and in spite
of the efforts of Crawford on Sylba A. was
two or three lengths to the good as they
came in to the head of the stretch, which
position he maintained to the finish, the
OF hers stringing out IN procession. Bob
was an easy winner in 80 seconds.
SUMMARY.
Pony race-half- mile dash-catch weight.
G. Smith-bk Black Bob-Smith. h.............l
John Walker b m Svlba A-Crawfori. ...........2
Mr.. McCain-sg e Shorty Crosby y..................3
Geo. Alex inder-l Git Thar-Alexander. ........i
Time, 50 seconds.
The second race was a trot for horses
never beating three minutes, and was quite
interesting. 1t taking five heats to decide it.
Your reporter will not attempt to describe
each heat in detail. but will say that the
finish IN the second heat between Venus
and Chief was exciting and a good exhibi-
tisn of fine driving, Dan Lane holding the
ribbons over Venus and VIM. Larsen over
Chief. Venus took. the first and third
heats and Chief the second, fourth and fifth
and race.
SUMMARY.
Trotting-three minute class-mile-
3 in3.
Fred Carno-s Chief-Lqrsen. .......3 /
Dan Lane-hk IN Nenus-Lane .......1 1 ? 9
G Z Smith-b m Fanny N-Smith. ....2 3 8 3
Time, 3 %, 1922, 800, 3l7, BIZ.
The third event on the list was trot for
four-minute nags and afforded whole lot
of fun for the spectators. There were five
entries, and after scoring several times Mr..
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NUMBER 81.

Allen sent them off to very even start,
but the starting gong seemed to have bad
| effect on the horses and for an eighth of n
mile or SO the crowd could not tell whether
1t was running dash or hurdle race, but
after the dust cleared away Larsen's mare
McEachern was found to be in front with
Weasel and Lady Comet close up: Rock
wood Girl and Hannibal fighting hard for
last place. These positions were maintained
to within one hundred feet of the wire
when Weasel, by the skillful driving of
John Walker, forged to the front and passed
the wire, winner by short length from
McEachern, who was just in front of Lady
Comet on the dead run; lockwood Girl n
bad fourth and Hannibal quietly bringing
up the rear Ifth. The judges placed Lady
Comet fourth for running. Thine, 3 40.
This was a race best two in three and as
everyone could see that Weasel was out for
the stuff, there was quite a number of false
starts before they got off for the second
heat as the driver of lockwood Girl and
keeper-Smith-we continually trying to
get the best of it. l forgot to mention that
the judges excused Hannibal from starting
IN this heat on account of being so afraid
OF the starting judges club as to be unman.
ageable. The word go was finally given to
good start, when Weasel went right to
the front and stayed there the whole heat,
winning as she pleased in 1926, the balance
strung out in one, two, three order. The on
ly feature of this neat was free exhibition
of running against the crowd by our friend
Smith with Lady Comet just before the wire
was reached in trying to head off Weasel;
but the judges would not stand his work
and Lady Comet was placed fourth again.
This ended the afternoon sport and every
body went home well pleased.
SUMMARY.
Trotting-four-minute cass-mlle. heats
in 8.
John walker-b m Weasel Walker
VIM Larsen-b m Nc Eachern-Larsen .,.,2 2
Chas Walker-b IN lockwood Grl-walker x
: z Smth-bm Lady Comet-S Smith. ...........4
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priation of campaign funds placed in hi:
hands for political uses during the campaign
last fall
Undoubtedly this is the finest climate in
the country. No matter if the weather is a
little warm during the day, IN the evening
1t is always cool and pleasant.
Quite number of the festive small boys
could be seen bathing In the river yester-
day. Much fun must have been had judg-
Ing from the length of time they stayed in
| the water.
Farmers ale busy gathering their harvests
OF hay and grain. Crops are very good, and
with the first movement Of the immense
wheat export the stringency in the money
market will be relieved.
Mr. I. N. Cam pbell, of the San Publish-
Company, left for his home In Oskaloosa,
Iowa, this morning, where he will spend
month or so visiting his old friends. We
hope he will enjoy his trip.
Mr.. q. L. Phillips, the genial manufac.
turer of soda, gave us pleasant call this
afternoon and left bountiful supply of
cool and refreshing drinks. May his shadow
never grow less, and his beverages increase
in quantity.
The latest report about the Hunt railroad
narrows, and follow down the north bank
OF the Columbia. But Mr.. Hunt keeps bis
own counsel, and no one knows were the
line Will be built.
The largest plank in the world has been
sawed out at the Falk's Elk river mill, Cal.
lfornia, for tine worlds fair. 1t is l6 feet )
inches wide, II feet long and four inches
thick. 1t is now on exhibition in Humboldt.
1t will be hard to beat
The Yakima Herald says: Hops promise
to be very profitable this season. The con-
tract price started in at thirteen cents, but |
has steadily improved until Wednesday @. |
Pincus was contracting at Puyallup at |
twenty cents per pound.
Seventeen car loads of cattle left Salt |
marshes stock yards this morning tor Port |
land and the Sound market. They were IN
prime condition, and will be toothsome to
our webfoot and Sound neighhors. In all |
there were 374 cattle on the train.
We have received from the Office Of the
Public Ledger, Philadelphia, a neat little
pamphlet entitled '.Recol. .ections of Gen.
Grant" by Geo. W. Childs, the personal
rlend OF the dead cheftain. To every
American citizen who admires the charac.
:er of Gen. Grant-and there are very few,
"ny' "ho uo hot-it VIII Dt very inter-
sting reading matter, and will be properly
appreciated.
Says the Baker City Democrat: o. R.
Kirkpatrick is inclined to believe that mis-
ortunes never come sngly. Only this week
le fell from scaffold and was quite severely
n niured and now he monrns the loss cf his
'est suit of Sunday clothes, purloined from
lis room by sneak thief. On discovering
lis loss, 'Krk" did some neat detective
york and while he did not recover his
lothes he apprehended the thief and turned
i'm over to an officer who locked him up.
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A Good Samaritan.

Last Sunday morning, brakeman named
Butterfeld on freight train of the Union
Pacific, while climbing on a car fell to the
grouud by reason of round in the ladder
giving away. This happened about l
o'clock, and was first discovered by the
conductor who saw his lantern on the car,
but could not find him. He telegraphed to
The Dalles, and conductors on trains were
ordered to look out for him. About J
o'clock MIR. j. III. Larsen heard Of the acci-
deut, and knowing Mr.. Butterfeld to be
knight of Pythias went to the railroad office
and wanted hand car to go up the trsck
and find him. de was refused by the off,
cial to whom he applied, and told that
passing trains were on the lookout for him.
Soon other Knights, members of the lodge
in this city, became interested, and
made every efcrt to procure a conveyance
to go to the relief Of the brother. The &C.
cident happened about three miles west of
Cello, and the poor fellow lay unconscious
IN the burning sun until half-past 10 in the
forenoon, when ttamp passing that way
found him. He had bled profusely, and
was in an unconscious condition. Carving
him to the shade of tree the tramp went
to the river with an oyster can, brought
water, washed his wounds and gave him
some to drink. This revived him and he
became conscious. He told the tramp who
he was, and how the accident happened.
The Good Samaritan then started for Cello
three miles east-on a keen run, gave the
information to the operator, who tele.
graphed to this city, and the east bound
flyer picked him up and carried him to
Cello. The west-bound passenger brought
Butt,rfeld to The Dalles. where he was
taken care Of by the company's surgeon aud
Knights, and sent to st. Vincent's hospital
on the night train. There was a scalp
wound on the back of his head, and his left
arm was fractured. 1t was very fortunate
the tramp found the injured man when he
did, as he would have laid in the burning
sun several hours longer before help came
to him. His injuries are not serious, and 1t
Is to be hoped that Mr.. Butterfield will be
able to be around in n few days.
~S-
spread its sable wings Ger the fated camp of
on the reservation. Sunday morn.
ing at o'clock. Fred Karsten arose to walk
to the agency after some medicine for his
sick horse, and proceeded but few steps
when he fell, head and heels, into cold
spring, bath hardly pleasant at that hour.
Later in the day, the tent of Frank Buck
liss, who came to town after feed for his
horses, was destroyed by fire, and when he
returned his entire outfit, clothes, bedding,
camp furniture, etc., was a smoking mass
OF ruins: It.is supposed that children set
fire to the tent.
A Chinaman arrived at Tacoma, Sat-
urday, and started up Pacific Avenue,
but had gone but few blocks when be
had bowling mob at his heels. He was
rescued by police officer, taken to the
station house and placed on the next out
going train, promising to never show his
face In Tacoma again. For four years
Chinaman has not been permitted 10 stay
there for single hour.
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HANGED AT HILLsBORO.

HnLsBoRo, Or, July 20-Last night
this town was suddenly thrown into a
state of excitement by the discovery of
the body of dead man hanging in an
empty room below the stage of the opera
house. 1t was in fearful state of de-
competition. The body was only about
three-fourths erect, being suspended by
rope used to elevate baggage to dress
ing room of the stage. The man who
came to this melancholy end was without
any doubt Charles Dupuis, Frenchman,
whose whereabouts have been inquired
for in THE Oregonian, and regarding hom
Yesterdays issue contained letter from
Sheriff Dennis to Chief Parrish.
The man passed through this town on
the Sd of this month, and was brought
back On the eth by some parties from
near CASTOR, who considered him fit Oh
ject to be taken care of, but who refused
to swear out a complaint to that effect.
He spent the afternoon and evening of the
7th walking about the town, refusing to
go to any hotel or restaurant, though he
said be had money enough to pay his
board,
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Charley Elkins, of Beaver. was in town
last Saturday and Sunday. He says the
cattlemen OF Beaver have plenty of beef for
sale, but it will take $50 per head to buy
it. and besides the beef must be received at
Beaver and not driven to Deschutes bridge
as in the past. If all the cattlemen of the
county would combine and demand this
price and also that their beef be taken at
the range corrals, they certainly could
force buyers to concede to their demands,
and would thereby realize several thousand
dollars more for their cattle.
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Reports from all parts of the county are
that the past few weeks of favorable
weather have been very beneficial TO grow
ing crops, and everywhere grain is coming
out better than was expected a few weeks
ago. 1t reports be true, this county will
raise enough grain to supply the local de-
mand this year.
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The other day We noticed farmer buying
bacon, lard, butter and potatoes of dealers
in town. These are necessaries of life which
every farmer should produce on his farm,
and until the farmers do so they cannot ex.
pect TO become prosperous. With the ex-
ception Of groceries, the farmer should
produce everything at home that he eats.
but many Crook county farmers do not,
hence the great drain upon their incomes
and upon the wealth of the county.
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Sheepmen complain that the summer
range in the vicinity of Lookout mountain
is badly crowded, a large number of Wasco
sheep having been driven there to summer.
This brings up the old and oft-discussed
question OF restricting stock to the range
in the county whore it is owned.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-26

On Friday Of last week William O'Kelly,
who lives on Mill creek, was riding an un-
ruly horse and came in contact with pine
tree, which resulted in breaking the thigh
bone of one of his legs. DR.. Belknap set
the bone on Saturday, and at last accounts
Mr.. O'Kelly was resting easy, though it will
be quite while before he is able to ride
any more buckinp horses.
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Nj. Mulyahlll. who was down from Sum.
mitt Prairie the first OF the week, tells us
the grain along Ochoco looks excellent. He
thinks it will yield the best crop that has
been harvested for five or six wears.
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Dunstan, who lost hand last week by
an explosion of giant powder, was an old
Cornish miner, and had used the ex-
plosive all his life. Those are the men
who generally become. careless in the
matter, however, and meet with acci-
dents.
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ACCIDENTLY SHOT.

SEATTLE. July 20.--A special dispatch
from Ballard, one of Seattle's surburbs.
says; At 1880 this morning Samuel Pet
erson accidently shot himself with u 80
calibre revolver. The accident happened
in the yard of F. E. Peilo. He was care
lessly tossing the revolver up and catch
ing it as it came down. 1t slipped, fell
to the ground aud exploded. The bullet
struck in the right breast and just above
the nipple. taking an upward course and
probably lodging in his back.
Samuel Peterson Is a bright looking
young man, 90 years old. He came to
Seattle from Hartford, ILL.,, IA months
ago, and since then has been employ
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Trotting-four.minute class-m,le.beat
CROOK COUNTY.
Items CuIied From the Columns OF
the Ochoco Review.

James Province, who lives at Summit
Prairie, was in town Monday. He said
that ranchers up there had begun haying
and were reaping large harvest.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-26

The body of the little Worsham child
that was drowned below John Day in
May was found few days ago on the
Herburger ranch by some Chinamen.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-26

Grant county is ready to pay all out
standing warrants registered prlor 10
May 4th, 1887.
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GRANT COUNTY.
Items From the Columns OF the Can
yOn City News.

The John Day wagon road from Pen
dleton is now finished TO the Grant coun
ty line.
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From Mondays Daily.

This IS very warm.
Ice seems to be in great demand these
warm days.
No services were held at the Baptist
church last evening.
The mercury marked 81 degrees in the
shade this afternoon.
> Mrs. Winnie Washburne has been az
pointed postmistress at Eugene.
Yesterday the weather was quite warm,
the thermometer registering 81 degrees.
Last Saturday afternoon there were SlO,-
600 of the stock subscribed in two hours for
the transportation company.
Mrs. Kesler, of Watsonville, CAL, sister
of Mr.. e. L. Phillips, whom he has not
seen for thirty-one years. is now paying HIM
a visit.
Mr. w. H. Wells, of Sherar's bridge, is
in the city. He will leave for a short visit
at his old home in New Brunswick to-
morrow.
Oar citizens should hold public meeting
and try to induce Mr.. Hunt to make The
Dalles station on his road, and, if possible,
locate his shops here.
F. w. Becker, chairman Of the Whitman
county Republican central committee, has
been relieyed of his office fer misappro-
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dents.
Iom Smith, while riding after stock on
MS ranch up the valley one day during
the week, had one of his legs broken
above the ankle by his horse falling into
badger hole and falling upon him.
Or. Hershey set the broken bones and -e.
ports the patient getting along as well as
could be expected under the circum-
stances.
Deputy Sheriff Jones, Of Umatilla
county, chased two horse thieves into
this county and last Saturday at Huckle.
berry Flat captured one named Stafford.
Inc other, Spanish "greaser," ran to
the timber and could not be found, but
Sunday he was seen on the road up Can
yon creek afoot. The officers were no.i
he'd, and Monday the thief was captured
at Soda Springs by David Blanton and
held for Deputy Sheriff Jones. They
only stole horse apiece, and while
staked out on the sidehill the Spaniard's
morse choked himself to death, leayIng
him aioot, making his capture easier.
hey were both given short rest in the
ASAS, ohA tuCu "
A sad mishap belell VIM. Dunstan of
tue Middle Fork country last Thursday |
while he was using giant powder. A |
stick exploded in his lett hand, blowing |
the band completely of, besides injuring
the other hand and otherwise iniuring
MN. DIR. Pruden was sent for and ar
rived some twenty hours after the acci-
Tent. lie at once informed the family
mat amputation of the hand would be
necessary, ana If they desired to call ad
iitlonal aid it was necessary to do so at
'nce. ID. Fell was sent for but for some
cause was uDabie to reach the place in a
reasonable time, and as the hand was
hen beginning to mortify, DR.. Pruden
administered chloroform and performed
he operation alone, taking off the hand
'bove the wrist. At last accounts the
nan was getting along as we'll as could
'e expected under the circumstances and
'Wlh2 to the warm weather.
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MIssoULA, july 21.- This morning a
brutal affair was reported from Stevens.
VILE. Lyman Loring had in his employ
at that place on a rancho number of
bands, and among them was young
Swede aged about IS, named Andrew
Nelson. 1t is said that the Young fellow
had been imposed upon BY the other men
and last Saturday a hurley Irishman
named Tom Murphy brutally beat the
boy until he was Insensible. 1t Is alleged
that Loring instead of procuring assistance
for the lad, ordered the men to work,
after which he took the boy into hot,
close haymow, leaving him there alone.
A man who drove the mail wagon for
Lorlng, on going into the barn heard the
boy groan and went UP where he was.
The young man was in an UNCONSCIOUS
condition, the blood was issuing from his
eyes, ears and nose and he was covered
with fires. The man returned to the viii
lage, informed the people of the circum.
stances and party went to the assistance
of the boy, who they found in dying
condition. They took him into town
where comfortable room was given him,
but the physicians say be cannot recover.
Murphy was arrested. The people are
greatly excited over the inhuman treat
ment of the boy.
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ed as retoucher in various photogra ph
galleries of Seattle. He was spending
Sunday with friends at Ballard To-
night bis wounds are considered fatal.
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SPOKANE FALLS, July 20.-Fire broke
out at an early hour this morning in two
story frame building on the corner of
Monroe and Sprague streets, and before
gotten under control, had caused dam.
age to the extent of $4,000. The fire
department was on the scene quickly. and
through their efficient work the flames
were confined to the building in which
the fire originated. The greater part of
the losses sustained was on goods damag-
ed by water.
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EyICTIONs AT NANAIMO,

UNIoNTowN, Wash, July 20.--Two
contractors, working on the Lewiston ex-
tension of the Northern Pacific, one mile
this side of Pullman, while blasting rock,
were horribly mangled. Their names are
Anderson and Swanson. They may re-
cover, but it is very doubtful, one of them
having both eyes blown out.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-08-20

DURING three and hall years Of the
Ross Doodle administration of the terri
torial penitentiary there WAS received
from the labor of convicts and the feeding
Of United States prisoners the sum of
$1,000. During the first twelve months
of the present Republican administration
from March 4 1889, to March 4 1890,
there being about the same number of
prisoners in the institution year per year,
from 1885 to 1S9O) there was received the
amount of $4,000, from the same source.
Facts are facts and these facts mean that
the present administration Of the terri
torial prison is honest and economical
and efficient. and that the Democratic
administration under ex-Gov. Ross was
dishonest, extravagant and inefficient.