The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-10-17

presence disagreeable. YESTERDAY one of
them took from his son q new riding whip
and would not give it up until threatened
that the sheriff would be called. He Qlves
notice in another column that he is getting
tired of Los sociability.
We are informed by q resident of Dufur
that our lively correspondent "Keno" has
changed his versatile quill for a deadlier
weapon and is now out in the mountains
hunting bear. Our informant claimed to be
very solicitous for his welfare because his
prowess has not yet become established,
and doubt is generally experienced by the
Dufur-v eople (so he tells us) whether Keno
will get the bear or the bear get Keno.
The lilacs and some of the apple trees in
Geo. Liebe's yard were in bloom last week.
The intense heat of the big fire was in ver-
ity an artificial season for these trees, thus
accounting for the queer phenomenon.
There is the remotest chance that they will
die, for if the winter should be premature
or unusually cold, the sap which is up will
render the trees subject to the chilling
change and kill them.
The East Oregonidn says: II. r. Sibley.
ex-agent for the Union Pacific at Pendleton,
eft Monday on No. for The Dalles. Mr..
Sibley was rendered position Immediately
after his retirement here as general agent.
with headquarters at The Dalles, for the d.
A. z. Navigation Co., a new carrying
enterprise which will operate boats on the
Columbia river. He has gone down for an
interview with the company management,
and will accept the position If it is yet
vacant.
ID. ". Aldridge, Of the Prineville Neacs
returned home on the stage this morning.
MIR. Aldridge is pioneer in journalism IN
that town, and has witnessed some pretty
tough usage in that field. At one time he
was ordered by a select committee to leave
town for publishing an adverse criticism on
the action of q mob who hung two alleged
horse-thieves, but the editor Is still there
and making the same spicy, readable paper
as OF old. There 10 an element of fact In
M. Quad's creation of fancy-the Arizona
Kicker.
Says an exchange: A judge in Hungary
gave decision the other day of which Solo,
mon himself might be proud. A Nazarine
cruelty one of their number who had been
called by heaven to save men. II do not
wish to Interfere with your religions prac-
tees, said the Judge, "but if your Messiah
wishes to be cruci6ed, let him prepare him
self for death. But remember If he does
not rise again in three days | shall
cause every one of you to be hanged" It
is needless to add that the Messiah was per-
mitted to live.
1t is very Disappointing to be disap-
pointed. SO thinks a resident of Biggs who
came down to employ Chinese cook and
left on the train without him last night.
Jnst before train time last night China
man armed with an injunction caused the
arrest Of another Celestial who had bor-
rowed from him 5000, and just as he was
preparing to depart for Biggs with his be-
employer. "How are you
going to get the money from him nowi" was
asked. keep him in Jail till he pays me
my money" he said. 1t ia evident that
Cinnamon cannot grasp the intricacies Of
our law, but being peacesble class OF peo-
Pile they seldom haYe occasion to employ 1t.