The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-15

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ITEMS IN BkiRF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A cold springlike rain tell this mornin
The track il now open to Portland, a,
trains are on time.
The loss of stock in this county is yel
small. twill fall short of per cent.
st. Paul's Episcopal church has BET
repaired outside, and now has a neat ar
new appearance.
In the Kingsley district some bridges an
fences arc washed away; but not to caui
any material damage.
Mr. Goodwin thinks that the celebrate
Bandmann will open in Shakespeare
drama next Monday and Tuesday.
Our dealers are buying a large number {
sheep pslts. Many of these do not com
from this county; but from Gillian an
Morrow.
Mr. John Brookhouse, living near Duful
was in the city to-day. He says stock
doing well in that vicinity, and grass on th
hills is verv fair.
Fall.sown grain in this county appear
well, and the ground is In excellent condi
tion. There is every indication of goot
crops next summer.
Mr.. /. H. Taffe, of the Cello fishery
has had shipped to him drring the weel
four carloads of brick. As soon as The
weather win permit he will erect his can
Eery.
At the schoolhouse near the residence oil
Of Mr.. John Brookhouse, in the Kingsley
neighborhood. debating society has been
organized, and very interesting and enter.
tanning evenings are spent.
Nsns: Crooked river and Ochoco were
both navigable for the '.Hoating of logs,
lumber, etc." this week. They took des.
perate chances in running the gauntlet of
corporations who want to SOW seed that will
grow big lease.
Astorian: There was more drifted in
the channel OF the river yesterday than any
day before of this year. Everything from
out to sea. Several of the vessels at anchor
had logs fastened in front of their bows to
prevent the drift ,jamming into their sides.
Prinevllle Ne,cs: Mr.. D. E. Templeton
has enough ice plled upon patch Of grain
farm cool for months. His piles of drift
wood are little too numerous and high to
be removed in day, but he thinks they
will furnish enough good fuel to pay all the
expense and trouble they will occasion.
Ne,os: On Thursday of last week Wm.
Barnes, who resides on Upper Ochoco. had
two valuable horses killed In his feed yard
by q tree falling on them. A strong wind
was blowing at the time, and an apparently
sound tree that stood close by the yard was
suddenly uprooted and blown down among
. number Of horses, with the result above
stated.
Columbian, 9th: A man by the name Of
Peter Anderson fell off the roadway near
the Washington cannery last night and re.
ceived serious injuries. His hip was dislo.
Gated, and it is feared that he has received
internal INJURIES At the point where he
fell there are no lights or railing along the
road. He was picked MP twelve feet below
the road from which he fell.
Pendleton Tribune; A young man namsd
Henry Stevenson was frozen to death last
week this side of the summit, on the Ryan
wood road, Idaho. He was employed With
q man named Schoonover in choppIDg wood
for Ben Neimier. The two former bad been
to this city together and were returning
when Stevenson gave ont and could 60 no
further. Schoonover went to camp for as
sjstspee. He returned with help, but
Stevenson was 20 far gone that he died soon
after being taken to camp.
A fnll house crested the opening of the
Vegt Grand opera house, and the citizens
may eaEpropd of the new building and
have reason to thank MIR. Max Vogt for his
spirit of public enterprise in erecting the |
most commodious and beautiful edifice for |
the purpose in Eastern Oregon, The Mir |
ror of Ireland consisted of magnificent views |
of that beautiful island, interspersed with
lauehable comicalities peculiar to that Joy. |
fpl and mirth. provoking race of people, and |
while interested in viewing the picturesque
scenery, the audience were also entertained |
With songs and witticism. Mr.. Sullivan is
q good IRISH comedian, and Mrs. JOSIE also |
did well. The other parts were very fairly |
taken. They will perform again tonight. |
and, aside from enjoying the splendid views |
of this garden spot, the audience will be |
amused and entertained by the perform.
ance.
Up in British Columbia among the |
KsoteIi Indians there is u natural curios-
ity in the shaps Of = tYqheaded boy.
He is now about 4 years Of age and is |
perfectly healthy, and gives evidence of |
possessing the average amount of intelli-
gence possessed by other Indian children
Of similar age. This peculiar piece of
humanity has one body, but has TWO well
formed heads, with perfect eyes, mouth
and nose, but one OF The beads has very
formed ears. The heads are
This freak of nature is anything but pre-
But one mouth is used in |
eating aud in making sounds, the other |
not being perfectly connected
Eith the larynx. When the child was
born the Indiaps looked upon it with
hGrror and many faYered taking its life.
4 council was held and the resplt Yss the
dual headed creature was allowed to live,
and is now looked upon by the tribe as a
being.
Yakima Herald: On last Monday the
wind blew almost hurricane at Prosser,
coming with such force as TO blow down
all the wind mills. and unroof several
,ebaeks" In that thriving village. The
shaft of the ariesi8n well borer engaged
in sinking well in Horse Heaven WAS
blown down, and for while loss of life !
was seriously feared. Creason's black
smith shop, in PrOsser, was wrecked, and I
Col. W. F. Pr0sser, of this city, who was
visiting Ills pameeake down the river, met
with what narrowly escaped being very
serious accident. He was sitting in Mr..
Rich's store, and the wind blew so hard
as 10 break one of the large showsswindows,
the glass in different directions
with great force. A piece of the glass
struck the colonel on the lett side of the
nose and nearly succeeded in amputating
that member, and one OF his fingers was
painfully cut by another piece Of the fly
ing glass. People who experienced the |
.l.bjg blow" pronounced it Washington's |
erss eyGlepe! The wind is also reported
70 have blaWn With terrific Force thirty
seven 10 fifty miles abaFe North Yakima,
but this city was not in any way molested
by old Boreas.
Ellensburgh Register: In an interview |
with MIR. Ad. Edgar, the well.known stage
man, who has been wrestling with the snow |
On the Wenatchee road during the present |
winter aud particularly 30 during his last |
Erip Of two weeks. the following interesting |
Isdts wsre learned; During the period Of
ais last trip. ittlG less thap two weeks.
atteen feet and three inches OF fresh snow
fell. SIN fact" said he, sit snows more or
less every day. The snow of course settles |
very fast, but there is now solid hard |
bank of snow of twelve feet. We have four |
men. including myself. and eight horses at
work. Horses get along pretty we'll except |
when they get off the old road. then they
founder in the deep snow. The road from