The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-12

how to welcome visitors, and the Work
men will receive a cordial greeting by the
citizens.
A special train with three coaches passed
through the city to-day, with the new Off.
cials of the Union Pacific for this state
They were being shown the road, and were
accompanied by the old officers.
East of the Wasco Independent academy
and adjoining the residence of Mr.. w. N
Wiley can he seen the place where the
old Methodist Mission buildings stood in
lS47. The banks of earth are still dis
cernible, marking the foundation walls ol
the first structures ever erected in this
vicinity.
G. H. Hewitt, prominent attorney ol
Portland, was shot and killed at Sellwood
yesterday by Chas. Bellegrade, who, after.
wards committed suicide. The trouble
which caused the tragedy originated in the
fact that Hewitt was attorney for Belle
grades wife, who had filed her complain,
for divorce The remains of the two men
were brought to Portland in the patrol
wagon after the inquest had been held.
Historian: Three mules and a sick COW
showed to IS children in tent in the
Souis nouoC Jnlu ycStcIudy. ne Oulut
gave that as a one performance" It
calls itself the "New York Circus" The
proprietor carries all his money In his
ear. Look out for him. He offered the
Historian an advertisement and stack of
tickets last Sunday but to no avail. He
gets this send off for nothing.
A very agreeable and enthusiastic 4th
of July celebration was held at Lyle.
Wash, about seven miles west of the city.
We are Informed that Hon. E. B. Dufur
delivered the Grafton, and made one of
the ablesr addresses ever delivered on
such an occasion. The enthusiasm of the
people knew no bounds. and as the speaker
finished the oration with an eloquent
peroratlon on American Institutions, they
literally made the air wild with applause.
One day last week, says the Chronicle, a
little girl, belonging toa poor family liv-
ing in Spokane Falls, was struck by light
ming while helping to,dA up the family
washing, and blinded and otherwise dis
figured for life. There also lives in the
same town man who beat his wife and
abused his children until the authorities
were compelled to take cognizance of his
actions. We have this to say. The hand
that fired that lightning was a mighty
poor marksman.
Albany Democrat: Mr.. Palmer, residing
near the Nj. E. church south, returned Sat.
urday evening from Portland with his thir-
teen year old son, who had run away with a
tramp. He found him in East Portland
with the tramp, and had the latter arrested
for abduction. The boy. few months ago,
run away with several other boys on a
tramp expedition, but returned. There are
tt,onx hnx,o - L
and of all ideas that ought to be knocked
highest out of their minds. Tramps are the
human rot of creation.
Dallas Observer: Carey Hayter, the true
and only original "McGinfy,n arrived in
town this morning via Salem from The
Dalles, on flying visit to relatives and
friends. He is the perfect picture of
health, and says the Eastern Oregon
climate agrees with him although it mas
been extremely warm at times; reports
his partner Ralph right side up and bust
ness far to average. Carey will start on
his return tomorrow. 1t seemed natural
to hear the boy come into our Office with
his familiar greeting, but he made his
stay too short to suit US.
Corvallis Gazette: The residence of Berry
Ingram, who lives on what is known as
tuc oiu AaIIlo pidCcs tWot 1uu =ouc-h6u
miles west of Monroe, was destroyed by
fire last Sunday Mr., Ingram and his
family left the fam about moon to visit
their daughter who resides in Linn county
and has been quite sick. They had been
absent about an hour when neighbers dis.
covered the house to be on fire but before
they conld reach 1t the flames had gained
such headway as to be beyond control and
the building and all the contents we're
burned to the ground, The loss is csti-
mated at about 1850. No insurance.
Mr.. Ingram had bought the place some
time ago and had just finished paying for
it, and The loss of his home will fall quite
heavily upon him.
Albany Herald: Citizens Of Salem had
a lesson in electricity Saturday. A tele-
phone line broke and fell across the cleo
tric railway wire, one eHd touching the
ground. A team of horses driyen by
John Redmond ran into it and were
thrown to the ground, where they lay
quiyering in agony. Mr.. Redmond took
a spade that was in the wagon and tried
to sever the wire but was unsuccessful,
being quite severely burned about the
wrist. DR.. Rowland, in front Of whose