The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-31
From Wednesdays Daily.

Swiss bellringers this evening.
Mr.. Leo. Fried, of Prineville, is in the
city.
Mr. Kenneth Mckenzie, Of the Locks,
has been in the city tor the past few days.
Col. FL Parker, of the Walla Walla
Statesman, was on the wrecked train this
morning.
Mr.. Geo. Gardner, formerly of Cascade
Locks, but now of Spokane Fails, is in
the city.
Mr.. F. w, Silvertooib, of Antelope, and
hrother, MIR. Walter Silvertooth, of Fossil,
are in the city.
Some fish-wheel owners calculate to
salt the salmon, as the run is SO plentiful
that they cannot all be sold,
Mr.. George Porth, of Hamilton, ILL.,, ar
rived in the city this morning. He is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. E L. Grunow.
The wreck was visited this morning by
large number of people, and carriages
were constantly going and coming.
The Diamond Mills, we are informed,
have ground all the wheat on hand, and
will now stop running until harvest.
Mr.. Saltmarshe has made several ship
ments of cattle and horses from his stock
yards during the past two or three days.
Col. e. w. Nevius returnd early this
morning from Astoria, where he is cred
i'ed by The local press with having made
the aHlest speech Of the campaign.
Mr.. J. A. Rusk, who lives near Block
House, Wash, has opened road 10 the
mineral springs near his residence, and is
now supplying some Of our saloons with
the water.
Many farmers are troubled great deal
by squirrels. A farmer gives the follow
ing remedy: Take four gallons of oats,
two and one-half gallons of water and one
and one-half sticks of PHOSPHORUS. Boil
till the oat hulls open. This is said to be
the best preparation known for poisoning
squirrels.
The run OF salmon is almost unprece-
dented in The history Of the city. Yester-
day we understand Seutert Bros, in their
wheels, caught ffty-one tons. The can
merry is running to its full capacity, and
cannot can the fish caught. For this rea
son many Of the wheels have been hauled
out Of the water.
Two confidence men have been working
the change racket in the valley. They
hand you $50 piece to pay for 3ome
little ARTICLE and while you are handing
9pt the ehapge they find the right amount
and hand 1t TO you and take back the
twenty and some extra aud walk out be-
fore the trick is noticed.
The house of Mr.. j. Pieburn in Thomp-
sous addition took fire this morning
about 10 o'clock. People in the vicinity
succeeded in stopping the flames before
the building was consumed. One side is
damaged and also the roof; but it is far
from a total loss. The extent of the dam
age is estimated at 500.
Col Eeyius will address the citizens of
The DaTles and vicinity on the political
issues OF the day Saturday evening. The
colonel is considered one OF the ablest
speakers IN the canvass, and our people
should give him crowded house.
The wreck of the west.beund passenger
train, which happened this morling Lear
the mouth of Three Mile creek, is the most
destructive of property of any that has
happened for some time. The engineer.
Mr.. G. McEvoy, escaped with slight
INJURY, also the fireman, Mr.. J. E. Hirsch;
but Mr.. III. M. Bloch. mail clerk, was badly
cut in the head. His assistant, Mr.. Z. j.
Campiop, was bruised somewhat. 10 view
the position of the locomotive and baggage
and express car, and 1t appears almost MR.
aculous that either the engineer, fireman or
mail clerk escaped alive.
4 few days ago an operation was ..per-
formed by Drs. Doane and Boyd on George
Huston, a boy about sixteen years old, an
inmate of the county hospital. For the
past two years he has suffered from necrosis
of the bones forming in the right ankle
Joint, and the doctors opened the joint and
removed four inches OF the fbula, an Inch
from the lower end of the tibla, and the