The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-08-09

leLt river seem to say, 1 90 onward to Il
ocean, and am willing and anxious to de
the power of railroads to carry gooC
cheaper or IN better condition than l can.
Rev. w. Z. Curtis, of the First Congr
gational church of this city has bee
granted a vacation for the month of Angus
Arrangements will be made, however.
have services in the church during his al
sence.
Venison would taste very good thes
mornings; but we have seen none in .th
city for several months. We presume ther
are no deer in the mountains, or our hunter
before this would have supplied this cit
with veDison.
A storian: 1t is worth Sl25s net profit I
an Eastern Oregon federal official to brin
an Indian charged with selling liquor
Portland to have Judge Deadly fine the IL
| dian $40 and tell him not to do SO any more
Rightly worked, it is great scheme.
Two unsuccessful attempts at incendiarisr
| were nade in Walla Walla last week an,
the supposed fire bug is now IN custody.
| suspicious in his case are verified the peopl
of Walla Walla will make it so hot for hin
that he will have no use for fire hereafter
A camping party composed of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Chas. Stubling, Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson and o. Fl. Page left thi
morning on a trip to Trout Lake and Mt
Adams. They will be absent about thre,
weeks or a month.
KeIso Courier: William Snyder, who wal
wandering about in demented condition
was taken in charge by the officers Wednes
day morning until the arrival of Judge kal.
ahan and Sheriff Holmes when, after ar
examination, the man was declared insane
and ordered sent to the insane asylum.
Mr.. j. Z. Hardy, the artist painter, dur
ing vacation, has packed his valise for @
visit to Shullsburg, Wisconsin, to see his
daughter Carrie. Thanking his many
patrons for his prosperity In the past be
hopes to see their smiling countenances
again after spending few weeks at rest in
the east.
A special consisting OF two palace and a
baggage car dropped into the yard this
morning. We were informed that they
contained some of the dignitaries of the
road; but the portals on either end were
guarded by stalwart son of Africa, and an
interview could have been had with the
Shah of Persia with easier facility.
East Oregonian: A convict named VIM.
HOyt, confined for murder, attempted to
escape from the Walla Walla pen yesterday
by concealing himself in a load of brick.
He had lain in the bottom of the wagon
when the other convicts, engaged in loading
the brick. had covered him with boards
upon which they piled the brick. He was
discovered during the process oil unloading.
Yakima Republic: Over four miles of
water mains have been laid and the con.
tractors say that water will be In the mains
by the first OF September. Contractor
Scott says that the power house will be fin
ished In ten days and the big canal is now
about completed. 1t is doubtful, however,
if the company will be able TO get every
thing completed and high pressure on by
the time specified, as the works are Of
greater magnitude than is generally thought.
William Myers, the bridge carpenter who
Tell eighty-tive feet from the highest trestle
bridge between Tacoma and Spokane Falls,
says the Sprague Advertiser, is around
again. He broke both legs twice, both
lrms and both shoulders; broke the skpll so
that he has four silver plates in the back of
lis head; also his jaw bone and smashed
nearly all his teeth. 1t has also left HIM
subject to epileptic fits. He was twenty
,wo months in the hospital, altogether,
having left the railroad hospital because
,hey were going to take his legs off.
a fire broke out IN Renfro & Pellets plan
ng mill at Talent, Jackson county, last
Thursday evening, and consumed that
building, Talents store and Helms hall.
The Baptist church was on fire once, Ben.
Dyer's blacksmith shop half dozen times
md John McCrosky's dwelling several
lines. G. X. Klums store was IN danger,
,ut the wind changed to more favorable
direction and saved its destruction. Tne
ire originated in the planning mill-un-
by sparks from the engine. The
mill was the property of Renfro & Pellet,
md was insured for $500.
Chsuncey NJ. Lockwood left the Journal
'ffice in Eugene last Wednesday morning,
uly 80, a few minutes after 4 o'clock, on
lis bicycle, and arrival at the Postal tele-
,raph office in Salem, by way of Junction
nd Corvallis, at 6 o'clock the same even
ng, the distance being 81 miles, as regis
cred by the roadometer on his wheel. He
topped at Junction for breakfast and at
corvallis for dinner, 30 that after deducting
he time lost in stopping, he made the dis.
ance of 81 miles on the wheel, over the
lusty and uneven roads, in ten hours, being
little more than eight miles per hour.
Frank Kissinger was recently engaged
erding sheep near Pilot Rock, Umatilla |
ounty, and while playing with his dog, a
cry intelligent sheep dog, 1t snapped and |
aught one of his hands; in endeayoring to |
zee the hand his other was caught and |
itten through the thumb. Then he tainted,
nd from that time, about ii o'clock in the |
,renoon, he knew nothing until o'clock |
'hen he regained his senses and found his
and still fast in the mouth of the dog |
hich was dead. The day was extremely
arm and flies had blown in the wounds
lade. With butcher knife he pried open
ne mouth of the dog and released the hand.
lie left the sheep and went to the home of
is employer who procured physician and
ressed the wounds, but shortly after he
ecame violently insane, and was taken to
endleton, four men being required to re-
train him. He was committed to the asy.
I'M at Salem and Is now confined therein.
From Tuesdays Daily
Mr.. c. V. Lane, OF Antelope, is in the
tY.
Why not start boating club in this
ty.
The ice-wagon is welcome visitor