The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-11-07
From Mondays Daily.

Umbrellas are now the raining fashion
Mr.. A. B. Jones, of Hood Riyer, is IL
the city.
We received call to-day from Mr.. E
P. Ash, of Cascade Locks.
Mr.. w. NJ. Moody was passenger for
Portland on the early morning train.
| Ducks are now In their happiest mood,
and so are the hunters who are after them.
Mr.. Jno. McKInnon, a former resident,
now of La Grande, spent Saturday and Sun
| day In The Dalles.
The wrecking car came in this morn
ing, having finished doing some clearing
up of freight cars west of this point.
Geo. Macintosh, this morning a subject
of the queen OF Great Britain. was later In
the day made citizen of the United States.
Many families who were burned out are
now moving back into their new residences
erected over the site of their burned dwell
ings.
The regular annual meeting of the VIM
quat Toboggan club will be held tomorrow
evening at the recorders office. By order
of the president.
The meeting night of the Young Peoples
Society of the M. L. church has been
changed to Friday and will meet hereafter
at the residence of Mrs. Adams.
The Linn county grand jury has returned
al indictment against Frank Ingram, charg-
ing him with murder in the first degree for
killing his brother, Henry Ingram. near
Albany.
The Opera Eating House under the man
agement of Billy Graham is getting to be
very popular with the travelling public, If
one can judge by the looks OF his dining
room at train time.
The fall term of court begins next Mon.
day, There are more than the usual num-
ber of criminal cases on the docket-thir-
teen-and about 100 civil cases, ten of
which will be heard.
Geese and swans are very plentiful on the
river bank, and furnish good sport for nim-
rods. Notwithstanding the fact that yes
terday was Sunday, hunters apparently
enjoyed shooting these birds.
Excavations were commenced this morn
ing for the basement story of the Methodist
church building The new church will be
much larger and finer than the one burned
and, when finished, will be one of the chief
ornaments of our city.
The showers of rain which have fallen
copiously during the last few days are a
great blessing to the country. They will
put the ground in good condition for plow-
ing, and the grain already planted will be
furnished every incentive to growth.
Now that the rainy season has COM
menced, 1t would be well for those who are
living where pools of water are likely to
stand all winter to provide a means of
drainage. Standing water is productive of
malaria, and San ounce of prevention is
worth pound of cure"
Statesman: A native of Germany named
Barbara Frazer was brought to the insane
asylum Saturday from Astoria by FL. A.
Smith and III. Brown. No direct cause is
known for her insanity, but it is due more
or less to the excessive use of liquor. This
is her third commitment to the asylum.
Her age is 5S years.
Fossil has new -four mill, and the people
are happy. This is the way the Journal
expresses its delight: "On Monday morning
Smith, Royal & Alderson's new mill was
IN operation, and its euphonius hum has
been heard ever SINCE The proprietors
have been faithfully at work for about four
months getting things in readiness and
when power was applied Monday all parts
worked harmoniously and Fossils new
who saw it start. 1t runs smoothly, with
but little friction, and the -four 1t is turning
out is pronounced by those who haye tested
it equal to the best of flour made by the
roller system. Mr.. Smith, the senior part
ner and head miller, has had charge of some
of the best mills in the valley, being last
foreman of Scott's Marion county mills, and
is recognized to be leading member OF his
profession There is not a mill in Oregon
that will do better work than the Fossil
one; we congratulate the proprietors, the
town and the large country around which
will share in the benefits accruing from the
new MILL Long may she hum"
Fossil Journal: Mr.. C. s. Miller came up
from The Dalles Saturday and spent several
days at the coal mines. Three men are at
work at the mines and few more men will
be put to work immediately. Mr.. Miller |
ordered a winters supplies tor the men,
and had the same charged to The Eastern
Oregon Development Company, composed |
of Portland capitalists principally, which |
company pays the hands on the first OF each
month. Mr.. Miller is to ship new set of
mining tools, including car for the main |
tunnel, and commissioned Mr.. Steiwer to
see to their being delivered at the mines.
The prospects for the coal mines being de-
veloped are now very favorable. We un.
derstand that Mr.. Brown, the U. P. expert |
who recently examined the mines, reported |
fayorably TO his company, which wishes to
bond the mines, but this Mr.. Miller refuses
to give them permission to do. until they |
put up forfeit. He informs us that his
Monumental mill is now running, and he is
going up to the mill to stay for couple of
months, after which he will return to Fossil
and remain at the coal mines until spring.