The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-12-19
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.


An exchange. says: Surprises will never
cease. This Is true as gospel.
A cold, miserable Willamette fog pre-.
vailed in this vicinity last night and this
morning.
Mr.. Louis Rorden, who has lately visited
his native country-Europe, returned yes.
terday. He still has absolute faith in Ore
gon and the Pacific coast, and feels happy
that he is once more at home.
Of the $4,000 taken by Albertson, the
Tacoma bank robber, about $4,000 of
which was taken in currency at the time of
his departure, $500 is still missing, and it
is believed a portion, at least, of that
amount was cached, although the prisoners
offer no further explanation than that all
except what was found on them when cap
tured had been spent.
Salem Journal: The stage drivers are per.
forming heroic services and have hard
times to reach Salem from the various
suburban towns. No stage came to Salem
from Independence from Monday noon to
Wednesday noon though it reached Salem
before night. 1t is only by swimming the
streams and cutting through fields that
some of the routes can be made at all.
We have received the first number OF the
Dufur Dispatch, by W. II. Brooks, mana
ger. 1t is a neat seven column folio, and
replete with interesting local news. The
editor, in his salutatory, says: at will be
country paper, giving Its attention mostly
to Dufur and vicinity; kindly permitting
the president and congress to run the
United States; Democratic by procliyity,
and independent by force of circumstance"
Salem Statesman: County Stock Inspector
Simeral had nine head of horses under
quarantine the other day, but a passing
train killed couple of them. These horses
are afflicted with glanders and the state
veterinarian will be up in few days to
look at them. The animals are Just aboye
Salem. In only three herds of sheep in
the county is any scab found now-less than
400 head in all, whereas about year ago as
many thousand were afflicted. This Ger.
tainly speaks volumes for the dip treat
ment.
Capital Journal: There is at present
probably more sickness among the inmates
of Chemawa Indian school than at any
other time within its history. Thirty-one
patients are IN bed aud some others ailing,
besides few convalesceDts. The physician
of the school is off duty with sickness, and
DR.. Richardson of this city is looking after
the ailing ones. 1t would seem difficult to
name the disease, but it seems to be cross
between la grippe, pneumonia and typhoid.
1t is to be hoped it may soon be checked.
A social party was held at Mr.. Frank
Laughlin's residence last evening, for his
son Guy, at which were present: Bessie |
Rowland, Bessie French, Pearl Williams,
Pearl Butler, Hattie Cram, Nellie Sylvester, |
Dottie Mcfarland, Ina Coffin, Laurene |
and Paul French, Walter French, Ivan !
Oakes, Roscoe Lee, Guy Ward, Guy Laugh
lin, Elmer Ward, Birnie Selleck, Harry |
Bochan, Victor Sampson, Eddy Michel and |
Varde Mcfarland. The young people had
a most bountiful rejection served at sea-
sonable time, and games were INDUCED ID
until late hour, when the young people
retired well Satisfied with the evenings en-
The Yaquina Post tells how young boy
named Bennie Schloupe accidentally shot
himself in the arm while bunting near To-
ledo last week. BennIe was in boat and I
in some manner the hammer of the gun
caught ON timber of the vessel, discharg-
ing the contents OF one barrel, which en-
tered the inside of the left arm, shatterIng
it in horrifying manner. On reaching
home the boys injuries were attended to
but it was soon discovered that the flow of
blood could not be stopped. Acting upon
the last hopes the saddened father per-
mitted the arm of the sufferer to be ampn-
tated. But the blood had flown too freely
and too long, and the boys life succumbed
to the natural consequences. His parents
are almost distracted with grief. His re-
mains were buried in Toledo cemetery.
The following from the Oregonian will be
Of interest to our citizens: captain Sy-
mons, United States engineer, has returned
from visit to Yaquina bay. The principal
object of his journey was to inspect two
quarries that are being opened there, and
also to ascertain the possibility and practi-
cability of procuring rock for the jetties
along the line of the railroad and shipping
it on the cars to deep water. The great
trouble with the quarries along the river is
the vast amount of debris left after taking
out the rock wanted, and the difficulty IN
dlsposIng of it. There are some good quar-
ries along the railroad, but as to whether
they can be utilized or not, of course de-
pends upon the freight rates the railroad
company can make. Work will be kept up
ali winter on the jetties at Yaquina. Rock
is now being dumped in the north jetty,
but in few days the force will be trans
'erred to the south ietty, and it will be
built up to -nigh-water mark and finally