The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-10-10
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

eApOSlIlO1.
MIR. Geo. Williams has let the centrac
Ior very substantial store building in the
burned district.
Mrs. E. L. Hemingway, of lila, Wash.
passed through the city yesterday, en- route
to San Francisco.
Mrs. B. Rlnehart, wife of DIR. Rinehart
returned yesterday from a two weeks visi
to friends and relatives in the Willamette
valley.
With one or two exceptions those who
were burned out during the recent fire have
begun business, with perfect confidence in
the future.
There were two sd. and d. arrested last
night. One paid his fine, and the other
came to the determination to work his out
on the streets.
The platform on the Washington side OF
the river is well-flled with wheat, and as
rapidly as it can be placed on the scow this
is being removed to market.
Mr.. NJ. Dichenmiller, of Mosier, is in the
city. He says the crops in that vicinity
were very good this year, and the yield OF
fruit, grain and vegetables cannot be ex-
celled anywhere.
DR.. V. T. Cooke, who owns farm near
Rockland, gave US pleasant call this morn
ing. The doctor is very much interested in
slices, and has promised to write an article
on the subject at early day.
A spare passenger car that was being
taken from Grant to Albina for repairs
jumped the track at the former place Satur-
day evening and was not gotten well on till
| Sunday morning. 1t caused a blockade,
being on the main line and that town was
full of trains nj niUht
We received call this morning from MIR.
L. Samuel, formerly publisher OF the Vest
Shore, of Portland. He is now representing
the Equitable Life Insurance Society, of
New York. Mr.. Samuel is a good business
man, and takes the same intense interest in
life insurance that he did in journalism.
We haye received cards announcing the
marriage on Oct lst of Miss Happie Day
Potter and Mr.. Homer Mcfarland, which
occurred at the residence of the brides par
ents at Hood River. Our klndest congrat-
ulations are extended to the young people,
for all the happiness possible In the mar
riage relation of life.
As reward for the very valuable assist
ance rendered by the Indans during the
Condor fire Sunday night, who deserye a
large portion of the credit for saving the en-
tire town from destruction, j. Fl Downing
next morning generously presented each of
the large crowd of bucks, squaws and pap
ooses with sack Of -four. A happier lot
of redskins were never seen, for these In
dians are never bothered much anyway
with gout, caused from high living.
Moro Obseruer: We are IN receipt of
sample of fruit from MIlt Damon which he
raised on his place northeast of Moro. The
assortment includes apples, pears and plums
of two different varieties. We never saw
so many pIums on one small twig as there
are on the one received. Mr.. Damon picked
one hundred pounds Of plums from the tree
off which this twig was broken. We are
more convinced than ever that Sherman is
one of the best counties IN the state for
fruit raising
On Sunday evening last Condor, the
county seat of Gillian county, was visited
by disastrous confagratiop, resulting in
loss OF about $4,000 The losses are esti-
mated as follows: Western Photograph AS
socIation, $1,000; no insurance; c. Glasgow,
$1,000; no insurance; G. W. Rinehart, $1,000;
no insurance; F. H. Ward, $1,000; insur-
ance, $1,000; J. H. Nelson, $3.50; no insur-
ance; damage from moving property, $500.
1t Is supposed to have been the work of an
ncendIary.
i A meeting of the members of the Third
Regiment band was held last evening, and
it was determined to hold ball on the 9th
instant for the benefit of the band. The
following committees were appointed: On
reception, j. P. Benton, s. d. Fisher, w.
Fl. Corson and j. WIgle; floor managers, j.
Hertz, W. E. Garretson, Julius Fisher and
W. s. Graham; caller, q. L. Phillips. As
this ball is to be given for funds to replace
uniforms and instruments OF the band lost
in the recent fire, it should be literally
patronIzed.
We learn from the Globe that Sheriff Will.
cox and deputy of Gillian county left for
Salem Tuesday morning with the Indians
who were sentenced to year each for kill
ing heifer. Owing to the valuable assist.
ance rendered by these Indians and their
relatives in helping to save the town from
fire, a petition was circulated on Monday
and was signed by every citizen in that Sec
tion, asking His ExcellencY. Gov. Pennoyer
to pardon the redskins. The sheriff will
take the petition along and will present it
himself. They will doubtless be pardoned
or the sentences greatly shortened.
It is more fun to see a man read puff OF
himself in newspaper than to see a fat
man slip up on banana peel The narrow
minded man reads it over seven or eight
times, and then goes around town and steal
-appropriates what copies he can. The
kind hearted family man goes home and
reads it to his wife and then pays up his
dues to the paper. The successful business
man who advertises regularly and makes
money by it Immediately starts out to find
the editor and speaks word of acknowl-
edge, and then two men start out of the
sanctum and walk thoughtfully down the
street together, and the business man takes
sugar in his'n and they both eat Glove or
two and all life is sweeter, and peace like
gentle dove settles down In their hearts
from that moment. Such is the experience
of ''seed'' as it falls upon different soil.
East Oregonian, Oct. Sd: A dispatch from
La Grande was published in yesterdays
daily regarding man who fell from a
chair, dead, in dive In that city. 1t now
appears that the unfortunate's death was
caused by beating administered by the
barkeeper. Two colored youngsters, saloon
''song and dance" artists, who are wanted
custody on a telegraphic warrant by the
sheriff here this morning. They say the
man. new conner. had been treating in the
saloon until his money ran out and was then
allowed credit by the bartender. Toward
morning the latter demanded $3.25, the
drunken stranger refused to pay, and was
struck and knocked down by the bartender,
his head striking the foot railing of the bar.
He was taken into back room, came out
again and tried to go outside, but was not
allowed to do so. He then sat down in a
chair, but soon fell out, rolling upon the
floor. He was again removed to the room,
the door locked, and the boys heard those
present say he was dead. The case is now
beng investigated.
There cannot be much objection to COWS
roaming at large during the night if they
are unencumbered with bells; but when
these are added, they are a terrible NUS
ance. In Mr.. Geo. Kennan's article in the
last Century we learn that bell was exiled
to Siberia because it rang out revolution
ary movement in st. Petersburg in 1893,
and if it were possible we would earnestly
advocate that these cow bells be exiled
somewhere, never to be heard again for the
next thousand years. When one Is passing
into the land of dreams to be forced to
listen to the discordant sounds of the tin
tinnabulations of bell, "jlngled out of
time is simply horrifying and an outrage
on the constitutional liberty of American
citizens. This must be stopped, or red
handed riot will disturb the peace and
quiet of this portion of the common wealth.
Never mind the cow-let her roam at large,
break down fences, open gates, eat fruit
trees and destroy plants and shrubbery; but
for heayen's sake, confscate the discordant
bells which hang pendant from her neck.
An accident which caused John Bemeky,
a Bohemian, to loose his life occurred Tues
day morning on the Lewiston road about