The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-11-14
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. L. Thompson,


in the Willamette valley.
Mr.. Frank Sayrs, living near Moro, Sher
man county, raised over Al bushels of grail
to the acre on 70 acres. This is hard Il
beat in Eastern Oregon.
| Glacier: If our contemporaries in The
Dalles will ease up just little on the Reg
ulator business they will do wise thing.
Too much sweetness IN time clogs.
Two hoboes worked Arlington during the
week They got away with S45 in coin and
several valises and considerable clothing
They were not overhauled at last accounts
1t Is currently reported the Paul Mohl
surveyors haye commenced a definite sur.
vey of the line on the Washington side,
from Columbus to landing opposite Crates
Point.
Property-owners on Second street, be.
| tween Washington and Federal, are clean
| ing the mud in front of their places of busi-
ness, and improving that thoroughfare very
much.
The gentle rain fell in copious quantities
this morning, and we believe the farmers of
this and adjoing counties will feel amply
satisfied before there is any long period of
sunshine.
Col. L. S. Lowell, engineer on the state
portage road at the Cascades, was in the
city yesterday. He was accompanied by
his brother, who is making tour of the
northwest.
Mr.. W. II. Search, a conductor on the
Union Pacific, starts east on the midnight
train for Niagara Falls, New York. He will
return In a month and bring his wife and
baby with HIM.
Harney county's total resources, accord.
ing to semi-annual statements, are S63l9.6S,
while her liabilities are $40, 264.47. This
leaves an Indebtedness of $33, 944. 79 against
Harvey county.
Mr.. ]. J. Burns, conductor on the
Union Pacific, left on the midnight train
Saturday for his home in Albany, New
York. His mother is very sick, and he Is
going home to be at her bedside.
One unfortunate, ''rashly importunate,
paid his fine this morning, a wiser and
soberer man. This mistake will not occur
again, he says, as he fully realizes that, while
drunk, he was not at all at his best.
Statesman: M. R. Webb, the man who
was injured in the recent runaway at Mil.
ton, and received such injuries that his left
leg had to be amputated GU Tuesday of last
week, died Saturday evening and will be
buried at Milton on Monday.
The man Chas Z. Stone, who forged sew
eral checks in this city. and received the
money tor the same, is under arrest in AL
Sany. Although wanted" in this city, the
authorities at Albany will not give him up,
until they are through with him.
Mr. Simons report that rain fell in the
neighborhood of his farm on Eight Mile N
such quantities as almost to amount to a
waterspout Friday night. The ground, he
says, was meyer i'll better condition for
plowiug.
The following persons were sworn as
grand jurors to-day, and retired for the con-
slderatIon of such business as may be
brought before them: R. B. Hinton, FORE
man, G. G. Butler, Frank Graves, E. L.
Boynton, E. L. Craft, Henry Hillgen, J.
w. Henricks.
The Tampa Leader, In Idaho, says that
specimens of ore from the Poorman mine
will assay S25OO to the town. This mine
has been worked for years, and it is aston
ishing that Its wealth still holds out. Ore.
gon will be forced to acknowledge that
there is no such ore as that in the state.
An explosion in the Last Chance mine at
Warder last Thursday night fatally injured
Dan Mclean and seriously hurt Dan Sulli-
van and VIM. Parks, three miners. Nc.
Lean died Friday morning. The others
will recover. Forty pounds of giant pow
der near by was not shaken off.
Tne following al attorneYs are IN attendance
on the circuit court now in session: w. II.
Wilson, A. S.. Bennett, Geo. Watkins, J.
L. Story, j. b. Condor, E. B. Dufur, j. w.
Condor, B. s. Huntington, II. s. Wilson,
A. r. Thompson and Frank Menefee, of
The Dalles. and Zera Snow, of Portland. i,
What is known as Rays ferry, below Sa-
lem, was established by the Hudson Bay
Company in 1926, it being the first one on
the Willamette river. In 1850 G. f. Ray
was the only owner of wheeled mail route
in Oregon territory, it being from Oregon
City. to Salem. He introduced the first
Concord coach IN the northwest and built
the first livery stable in Salem. 4.
Judge Hewett, one Of the earliest pio-
neers of the Sound, and Familiarity known
among Odd Fellows as the father of the or
der in that state, died of pneumonia at his
home in Olympia Friday of last week at
the ripe old age of 50 years. Judge Hewett
was for many years prominent member OF
the bar of that state. He served term as
chief justice of the territory under the ad.
mInistration of Abraham Lincoln, and was
charter member of the first 1. o. o. F.
lodge instituted in Washington. April 10,
1851.
Oregon City Enterprise: Samuel Kennedy
and family formerly lived on the farm near
Park Place. About two years ago the fam
ily moved to Nestucca where they have
since lived. The two boys, Jeremiah and
Jesse, were well known here. Last Satur-
day the boys were in the woods hunting a
bear. Jesse heard great commotion in the
brush in which their dogs were participat-
ing, and, supposing it to be caused by the
bear, he shot. 1t was his brother Jeremiah
and the shot was fatal almost instantane-
ously.
The Yakima Herald is authority for the
statement that the San Jose scale had made
It's appearance IN the orchard OF Doc motifs
in the Ahtanum valley. Mr.. Morris thinks
the scale came from boxes which he had
under an apple tree in which California
fruits had been packed. This pest is sure
death to all kinds of trees, and the orchard
lists of Kittitas county should be very care
full that the scale does not enter their
orchards.
Hood River Glacier: The Dalles, Port
land and Astoria Transportation Company, |
in other words, the company owning the |
~
boat, which will be placed at the landing |
here. 1t will be 45x20 feet and will have
convenient waiting room, with stove, etc., |
for passengers. 1t will be covered over SO |
as to give ample protection to freight, and, |
IS scarcely necessary to add, will prove a |
great convenience. This company seems to |
be going on the principle of deserving sue. |
cess whether 1t gets it or not.
Palouse Ne,os: E. A. LaDow comes to the |
front with yield of oats which it is safe to
say has never been equalled even in the fer
tile Palouse country. His entire crop aver
aged seventy-three bushels to the acre. An
acre and half OF the big field had previ-
ously been fenced off for q hog pasture, and
the fence is still standing. 1t was upon this
little patch that the world-besting record
was made. The acre and half yielded by
accurate measurement ZIG bushels to the
acre. The oats were of the White Russian
variety. This puts Pullman's big yield OF
wheat in the shade.
The Newport Times is authority for the
statement that there has been little quiet
concilIation between Col. I. E. Hogg and
Mr.. Blair and arrangements are on foot to
push the Oregon Pacific road in the near
future to its eastern terminus with all fac
tlons working in harmony. The pre7ent
outlook fer the Oregon Pacific is better than
ever before and more confidence is felt and
shown all along the line than has ever been
seen in the past. 1t is said Col. Hogg is to
be president and Mr.. Blair is to name the
manager. Our citizens are more confident
that prosperity is at our very door now
than ever and all expect work to be.
gin early in the spring.
The Hood River Glacier says that there is
a rumor, that seems to have general cred
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