The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-26
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

Delightful.
An English syndicate is in bargain for tn
brewery at Walla " ALA.
Bids are being advertised for count,
j. buildings at Condor, Gillian county.
i 1t will insure long life for any one to in
e hale the life-giving ozons IN our atmos
phere.
q The Dalles is at the head of navigation
! and should command the trade of the In
land Empire
, There is a great demand for harvest
f hands all over the county, and good wages
are being paid.
There is gang of hoodlums which hang
around the police court who should be
taught to stay at home.
MIR. Daniel McLachland, the newly an.
pointed master mechanic. is in the city. He
is making tour of the shops
The printers of Vancouver have chal.
lenged the real estate men to a game of
baseball. The typos will win, as they
usually do.
The land office is rushed with business.
Yesterday the register and receiver com.
pleted seven final proofs, and FIVE are con-
sidered good days work.
The wool clip is nearly all marketed, and
consequently very few sales are made. The
Dalles has paid from u to 3 cents pound
more for wool than any point in Oregon.
Wagons, loaded with freight for the in.
terror, leave this city almost daily. We are
the distributing point for region OF coun-
try covering a radius of several hundred
miles.
Colorado men have invested in land
| around Pasco, and will build bitches and
| irrigate every available inch. Soon that
sterile region will bud and blossom like the
| rose.
There Is no place that has so many desir-
able summer resorts as this city. In any
direction fish and game are plentiful, and
the mountain springs furnish delightful
beverage.
disreputable character called Jerry Nc
Cralth has been harboring thieves and
hoboes in Wala Walla. He should be
given coat of tar and feathers and rode
out of town.
The young men of The Dalles should form
baseball club. As a commencement, we
will state that the printers and editors of
this city challenge the members of the legal |
fraternity to match game. Have the |
lawyers any "sand:"
The cIyil engineer employed by the water
commission will be in the city next week,
and will make complete survey of the
land for the pumping system. Everything
is hopeful that The Dalles will have a new
system of water-works in the next few
months.
Barn burners are at work in Salem.
Within two weeks five barns have been
destroyed, and last evening burned straw
and matches were found in the barn of
Martin Rowley, showing that an attempt
had been made to fire it, The straw had
burned partially, but went out before catch
ing to the building.
One of the pleasantest affairs of the sea-
son occurred last evening in which the
Celato Klub-already well known for So
the prominent part. The
club together with some of their fair young
friends gave coaching party and enjoyed
the ride behind four prancing horses along
the roads near the city.
The japanese are starving on account of
the failure of the rice crop in that country
last year among the poorer class, many of
them subsistIng almost entirely upon roots
and grass. A large demand is being made
for our western flour, and the heavy orders
now coming almost daily promise to give
wheat an upward tendency.
Mr.. Michael DOYLE, of Chenoweth creek.
brought to the office this morning specimens
Of wheat and oats grown OH hill land, with
out irrigation, that surpass anything We
have ever seen. The oats are fully six feet |
tall and the wheat five, and fully headed
This shows the capacity of the soil with
proper cultivation.
The crops in the neighboring county of
Alickitat promise an excellent yield. If
we had boats on the river to connect with
The Canadian Pacific at Astoria, the North.
,rn and Southern Pacific at Portland, The
Dalles would be independent of the Union
Pacific, and would be entitled to special c
'ates as an ocean competitive point.
According to figures given out by Super
ntendent of Census Jenkins, the population
If thirteen western Washington towns is as I
ollows: Olympia 1862; Port Townsend, s
E555; Vancouver, 1886; Snohomlsh, 1895; '
}entralIa, l772; Puyallup, 1876; Chehalis, /
Al; Ballard, 1857; Anacortes. ll36; Kent,
'6l; Bucoda, 795; Ortlng, 657; Tenino, 9
O2 Z
A convention of the sher,ffs OF the thirty I
me counties of Oregon will be held at the a
ourt house in Salem, Monday, July 2lst.
This meeting is held for the purpose of bet I
er acquanting the sheriffs with each other \
nd their several modes OF procedure, and 4
!so for the discussion of any topics, I
nd taking action on any matters of interest {
r benefit to the craft.
Saturday last at Arlington Frank Gun. g
ingharn, son of w. II. Cunningham. of n
sastle Rock. while cleaning out revolver. G
4-calibre, of the bulldog type, accidentally f,
aught the trigger-and of course it went VI
f-the ball entering the feshy part of the
sft leg, ranged upwards and lodged there >,
Paoop cd b,,t | "
xtract the bullet, which will probably re- o. o.
lain there for years. reminder of his =; u
arelessness.
Fossil Journal: The honorable county 2, g
ourt went to Condor last Saturday to view
ut suitable location for county offices and ~
, see about having building erected. Il
rimble and Bros. haye donated block o. g
md in their addition, and Condor & Cor - -
lsh have donated block IN their addi- - =,
on. The county clerk says If somebody -
oud only donate him house to live in,
: would even rent him house, he would u
3 satisfied. ia
W. w. Journal: Late last night the cor T
1er was notified that the body of a man =,
ad been found in front of cabin, seven ~
les west Of the city. We learn that the "'
,malDs are those Of Nicholas Longep, a
rmer aged about 20 years. The body was ii
scovered lying in the door yard, by p. A. 81
ecker, neigbbor, who had occasion to te
sit Mr.. Longen yesterday afternoon. kl
rom all indications deceased died from old fo
ye but few hours previous. He was an fo
d veteran, but never joined the G. A. r. fr
In about six weeks the biggest blast
lat has ever been fired IN the northwest
ill be set off at Port Crescent This de
last will consist of ten tons or 10000 hs
Dunds of powder, and will be sight an
ell worth travelling hundreds of miles to st
e. Men are now at work driving a mi
lnuel into solid hill of rock for dis. so
nee Of eighty feet and will run gal wi
ry each side of the main tunnel dis.
nee of sixty feet, IL which the powder TO
ill be placed preparatory to the blast. on
From Mondays Daily. III
This IS very warm. an
Ice seems to be in great demand these Ike
arm days. CO
No services were held at the Baptist