The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-05

debteness, S42I,SlZ; exemption, S34, w
net value of assessible property, "a, 229, 40
The roll will 60 before the city council t.
night, and then be turned over to the boar
of equalization.
East Oregonidn: Two white men an
one Indian were drowned near Blaleck
while crossing the Columbia Friday las
The body of man who was drowned tw
months ago, after having started fisher
In operation, has just been found lift
miles below the place of the accident.
Pasco Pilot: Banker Snlpes, of Ellensbnre
was standing upon the platform at the de
pot the other evening talking to lad
from Walla Walla when the train pulle
out and left them. AS he watched the trail
pull out the banker impatiently exclaimed
THAT beats h-l" And much to tn
bankers as.onishment the lady turned +
him and smilingly responded: ''Thank you
sir; that expresses my sentiments exactly.
w. w. Journal: H. A. Davis ON open
ing box of apricots, Saturday, saw some
thing dark that looked like a bug. HI
looked closer and recognized the thing a.
| a centipede, and ran to the drug store, go
small bottle of alcohol and tried to pu
| it In the bottle, but the centipede got Out
of the box and ran around on the counter
1t was soon fastened under a stick anG
with the aid of bystander, was put into
funnel and ran down into the bottle.
Messrs. Prinz s. Nirschke have Just re
celved carpet exhibitor, in the shape of
table upon which are four sides of a
box covered with mirrors. The specimen
is stretched on the table, and the person
examining the specimen sees its differ
ent shades and colors the same as if it
was laid upon a floor. BY means of this
exhibitor this house can carry as large
variety of carpets as any house in the
state.
Mrs. Annie Rousb, of Letart, Ohio, was
born at Morgantown, Pa, June A, 1857,
and has lived in Meigs county since 1901.
She is in good health, and, from appear
ances, she will live several years yet.
More remarkable than her great age is the
fact that she is at the head of fully 1900
living descendants, which, 1t is believed,
no other person in the world can success
fully claim. She can look down on six
generations.
Homer E. Newton, one Of the most
prominent farmers of Northern Ohio,
died recently at his home in West Rich
field. Three weeks ago, on wager with
friends, he ate twcniy-six hard boiled eggs
at meal. His stomach and bowels re-
fused to perform their functions and med
ical cid was unavailing. He fingered in
terrible pains for three weeks without
food. He was known throughout the en-
tire couptry as breeder and importer of
fine cattle. He leayes large estate.
Mr.. Fred Halfpap. in charge of the
wrecking crew at La Grsnde, met with a
serious accident last Monday while raising
a ditched engine. The stra.n on the wire
cable was sach that it broke and struch Mr..
Halfpap across the waist, striking his left
held marlin spike-and
4evering the thumb completely. He was
also injured internally, but how serious
the hospital, where he will remain until he |
recovers. His escape was almost miracu-
lous, as the force of thu blow was broken
by the marlin spike, or else the body would
have been cut in two by the wire cable.
w. w. Union: Monday evening about |
o'clock, julius Wertheimer, who is man.
aging the sale of the bankrupt Cox stock,
lOticed two suspicious looking characters
standing in front of the store. In a
he noticed one of the men draw
Jack his hand and then one of the big
glasses in the door Was smashed in. Wer-
heimer Immediately ran over and &C
,osted the men, asking what they broke
he glass for. The men instantly turned
IN him, threatening to assault HIM. They
we're prevented by the arrival of Police
nan Ames, who took the men into GUS
ody. They were locked up, but refused
o give their names. They are strangers
fho fox md h,r ri inC
East Ore9onian: George Kinney, the we'll.
;nown farmer who has been sojourniug in
he Blues for some days past, killed large
ougar Tuesday night In rather peculiar
aapner. He had turned in and was sleep.
ng soundly under the slumberous influence
f mountain ozone when he was awakened
y an outcry from one of his horses, which
1as tethered near the camp. He could
aintly distinguish-the outlines of huge
atlike body crouching near, and evidently
repairing to spring upon the horse. Pick
lg up big stone he threw 1t at the crea-
are's head, BY great good luck stunning
be animal He then belabored it with
lub and killed it before it could recover.
he cougar measured six feet in length
.om head to tail, and George now exhibits
IS pelt with pride and as an evidence OF
Is stone-throwiDg ability.
Prineville Nes1s: Several of our. friends
nd neighbors residing on the west side of
be Deschutes river intend to leave the
pantry this summer or next fall. Most of
hose who are going away were heavy stock
,sers last winter, and they are Discouraged.
While we regret to lose a few of our old.
me, unfortunate citizens, we are some
hat consoled by the fact that not less
nan nine well.to.do families from webfoot
ame over the mountains recently on hunt
,r homes ip Crook county. Some persons
re too easily discouraged anyway. The
tie arrival of strangers Will do well in
licking up left fortunes at any rate
is in their favor to do 80, and we
elieye they will reap the rich harvest sown
,r them by those who feel SO much DIS
,uraged over losses that are as far apart as
ley are improbable.
The Ggegonian speaking editorially of
lie readings Of Dir. Locke Richardson,
ays: "Of all students of Shakespeare of
HON we have knowledge MIR. Locke
who has rendered in Port
md during the pasI fortnight number
the dramas of the poet paramount is
, several ways the most remarkable.
lis conceptions of the work of the poet,
is powers of discernment and apprecia-
on are not so rare; but when to these
re added his ,uneaaalied powers Of rem
itiOn, we haye results thar are truly
onderful. he is beyond question the
rst of Shakespearean readers, and COM
ared with him there is hardly second.
lis insight is profound. his expression
riking and even marvellous. For the !
resent he has finished his readings of
hakespeare to Portland, though he may
e prevailed on TO give another series !
ithin a. short time, after engagements at
le north shall have been fulfilled. To-