The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-09-26
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

Harvest Queen, is In the city visiting h
parents.
Mr.. Emile Schanno left this morning fc
short visit to the Industrial Exposition
Portland.
Mr.. LOUIS Rorden has moved his store il
to the building with MIR. j. FREEMAN, o
Second street.
We see great many farmers in the city
and business appears to be brisk in all de
partments of trade.
The wheat trade in the East End is no
very lively yet. Farmers appear to b
holding their crops for better prices.
The Christian Endeavor Society of tn,
| Congregational church will meet tomorrow
at the residence of Mr.. j. L. Story at 5:3t
| o'clock.
| Several of our citizens were passengers oil
the train this morning for Portland. They
| go to hear Nine. Bernhardt at the Marquan
Grand to night.
We are informed that bear are quite
plentiful on the banks of the Columbia, anc
can be frequently seen coming from and 60
ing to the river.
The charred trunks OF many of the trees
In the burned district are being cut down
instance, and new trees planted.
Preparations are being made for a grand
fair at the grounds near this city, com.
mencing next Tuesday. All indications
point to very successful exhibition.
High scaffolding has been erected on the
north side of the remaining wall of the
opera house building, and we understand 1t
is the intention of Mr.. Max Vogt to tear it
down.
r. L. Alexander, who was arrested some
two weeks since for larceny of a watch,
was brought up from Salem by Marshal
Gibbons this morning, and is now confined in
the county jail.
We received letter this morning written
in German, which we were unable to trans
late. From the import of the letter we be-
lleve the gentleman made mistake in di-
recting his epistle.
To-day was unusually quiet at the stock.
yards Of r. +. Saltmarshe & Co. Gener-
ally there is busy throng of meu around
this industry, but to-day the oYerworked
employees were enjoying rest.
Heppner Gazette: M. G. Starr, an old res
ident of the town, was asked to leave on
short notice last Tuesday. He is guilty of
in these columns. He got off light.
Mr.. VIM. Michel has let the contract for
a building on the corner of Third and
Washington streets, where he will again re-
establish his undertaking business. He is
now prepared to fill all orders in this line.
The BaptIsts and Congregationalists will
hold union services at the court house Sun
day morning at II o'clock. and evening at
o'clock. Congregational Sunday school ln-
mediately after the morning service.
Christian Eudeavor at Mr.. Story's.
The Union Pacific has carried all proyis.
ions for the sufferers by the late fire free of
charge, and have even given reduced rates
on material to those intending to rebuild.
These kind acts should be remembered,
even if they are done by soulless corpora
tiou.
Mr.. W. F. Grunow and Mr.. E. R. Smart
returned yesterday from two weeks camp
ing trip in the vicinity OF Mt. Hood. Fish
were plentiful and also game, and Will
Grunow returns much improved IN health.
He will be able to stick type in few days
as well as ever.
We received an invitation to-day by tele-
graph from MIR. K. w. Mitchell, manager
of the Portland Exposition, to be present
Monday, press-day. 1t would afford us
much pleasure to be in attendance, but our
business is such that we cannot be absent
from our post of duty.
The state fair closed its exhibition to-day,
and it has been one of the most successful
IN the history of Oregon. Attendance has
been far above the average, the articles
haye been superior in quality, and taken as
a whole the annual meeting of the agrcul.
tural society has been very successful.
A big gambling raid, the first in years,
was made in Victoria, B. c., Monday, by
the police, and % victims were captured,
number of well-known business
men. The den was at the corner OF the two
principal business streets, and faro, roulette,
ETC., were in full blast when the police ap-
peared.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. T. 7.
Turney, formerlr opera& at the Western
Union in this city, is now confined to his
bed at his home In Jacksonville with con.
sumption. His mother and sister, who for
some weeks filled the position of operator
in this city very efficiently, are waiting at
MS bedside.
The sheriffs office was very quiet to-day, |
and there was nothing to mar the harmony !
Of the situation. Deputy-Sheriff Phirman
was holding the fort nobly, but could giye |
no item of news to your reporter. He was |
genial and courteous; but this was far from |
satisfying the hungry appetite for news.
Mr.. Gilmore, from Aalsey, was in Salem |
attending the state fair, and was robbed at |
The depot Thursday afternoon at the l |
o'clock train. He was standing on the |
platform of the depot when a stranger |
threw up his hands and told Gilmore to |
lake that hack, polntiug to vehicle back
If Gilmore. Gilmore looked around, and,
Is he did so, man reached into his hip |
pocket from behind, and relieved the Hal
'ey man of $40.
1t is fact that should be continually
Kept before the American people that the
crops of this country will ahis year be
worth at least one billion dollars more than
N the year 1890 The deficient crops
abroad, which we must supply, cannot fail
20 bring enormous quantities of gold from
Europe to this country, and give an Impe-
Jus to all classes of American business.
The west bound passenger train did not |
arrive in the city until $40 o'clock, caused
BY head-end collision between two trains |
seven miles beyond Pocatello, on the Short |
Line, yesterday morning about o'clock. |
From passengers we learn that four Indians, |
riding on the blind baggage car, and a mail |
clerk was killed outright, and another mail
clerk fatally injured, and who was dying |
when the train left. The passenger says |
The baggage car was complete wreck, and |
burned up. 1t is believed the accident was |
caused by the air-brakes not working prop |
,rly.
Union Scout: It is estimated that the |
lamage to the crops of Union county this |
,eason by rust, will be about half million |
dollars. This is the first time in the his |
,ory of the county that our farmers have |
oeen bothered with rust, and while it will |
20 pretty hard with some, it should not dis |
courage them for the future. 1t may never |
occur again. Crops that a few weeks ago |
promised more than an average yield will |
lot turn out more than one-half what was |
In some sections rust did not |
lamage much; but, taken all together, there |
will not be much more than half crop of |
grain in Union county.
Lovers OF fine music will have grand |
opportunity to gratIty their taste at the
coming Portland Industrial exposition, COM
nencing Sept. 18th. The celebrated Zapa-
lores band, from the city of Mexico, has
been secured at great expense, tnrougn tne
kindness of President Diaz and it will dis
course music such as has never been heard
here before. The compositions of the great
masters, as we'll as the popular music of the
lay, will be gwen, and novel feature will
De the national music of Mexico. A num-
Der of the leading prima donnas of Mexico
lave also been promised, and, from a mu
zeal point of view, the exposition will be
N snusual feast.
Euoene Guard: Several families arrived |