The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-06-21
From Fridays Daily.

The air Is cool and agreeable.
Mr.. W. j. Saltzman, of Burnt Ranch, il
in the city.
Mr.. H. W. Cooke, of Antelope, has beer
in the city tor the past two days.
Mr.. H. B. Haverly, of Boyd, one of ou,
most successful farmers, is in the city.
Holden's Ethereal Cough Syrup the
best in the market. For sale by all drug
gists. a2lf
The rain which fell yesterday was great
blessing to the county, and will benefit the
grain very much.
Rain Bow Catarrh Cure will cure your
catarrh in short time, is pleasant to take.
Sold by Blakeley & Houghton. m29w4t
A rate of $755 from The Dalles to H.
waco and return for the season, commencing
July lst will be placed in effect on July lst.
Mr.. Henry Phirman, manager of the
water works, has resigned his position, and
Mr.. 1. J. Norman wlil occupy the position.
Wool has been sold during the past week
for l9 cents, How Is this for Republican
administration and the Mckinley tariff bill,
the rain yesterday did not reach the
farms Washington on the opposite side of
the river. The moisture fell very copiously
in portions Of this county.
Scrofulous e1uptions, such as pimples,
discoloratlon OF the skin, especially on face,
are caused by impure blood and will disap-
pear rapidly by using Plumbers Oregon
Blood Purifier. junl6w&dlm
Three carloads of thoroughbred Jersey
cattle arrived from Marietta, Ohio, yester-
day. They were taken to the stockyards of
Mr.. r. E. Saltmarshe for shipment to the
sound country.
Shoes, stockings and overalls of some
man was found on the Canyon City road
this morning from Five Mile. 1t is not
known whether man was murdered or
not, but the circumstances are suspicious.
We do not know what we have done to
be prosecuted. A book agent called on us
yesterday, another one to-day, and close on
the heels of the latter came a life-insurance
agent. From pestilence, etc., good Lord,
deliver US.
The firm ef Bennett & Wilson, attorneys
at-law, have dissolved, and MIR. Wilson will
hereafter occupy rooms 50 and SO in the
Vogt block. This dissolution was necessi.
tated by MIR. Wilson being elected prosecu-
ting attorney for the district.
Mr.. H. H. Wheeler, one of the oldest
pioneers of this region, Is IN the city. He
was shot all to pieces In 1866, but sur
vived the ordeal, and is as healthy and
strong to. day as he ever was.
By reason of q false alarm the engine
and hose companies got IN position to-
days but the peop.e soon found out the
alarm was given by reason OF the boys at
the shops giving three tuots IN memory
of their being ''ired."
A freight train this morning parted near
The Dalles fishery, and tine air being on the
forward section the back portion came on
with jar, throwing Conductor Thomas out
of the cupola and pitching Brakeman Hug
stoD through the windows of the cupoia,
without injury. Mr. Thomas was bruised,
but not seriously. Seven cars were badly
damaged.
The house of Frederick Noble, eight
miles south of Pilot Rock, Umatilla county,
was burned to the ground the other night
The family had retired about 10 o'clock in
the evening, and the household was soon
wrapped in slumber. About ii o'clock the
falling of a burning brand awoke Mrs No
bic, VINO gave the alarm, and the members
of the family escaped in their night clothes.
A few minutes later escape would have been
impossible. The fire started from sparks
from the chimney. Everything was burned
except a clock and sewing-machine, which
Mr.. Noble managed to save. Forty or fifty
chickens, which were blinded and be-
wildered by the blaze, ran into the flames
and were burned to crisp.
Quite curiotity wac discovered at the
Wha,fom wharf the OF ier day. 1t was
an old-fasbioned chest, painted by hand,
and dated March l, 1917. TLis old box
is dove tailed in every joint, and has
haud-iorged iron hinges, and is probably
some old family hi rloom. The addres,
on the chest was Thomas Sheidar, What
com, Wash. /
Probably the Oldest man in Lane county
is Hosea Brown, of Lorraine. He was born
in Westmorelapd, N. H., In 1892. He
came to Oregon in 1878 and has lived in
Lane county ten years. He was soldier
in the war Of 1872, and was under Captain
Bridges, New \ ark volunteers. He cast
his first vote for James Madison for presi.
dent in 1918, and has voted for seventeen