The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-10-17
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
| Mr.. w. j. Kern, os East Portland, is in
the city.
Miss Aubrey Story is visiting friends in
East Portland.
Mr.. James Crossen, jr., is visiting the ex-
position at Portland.
Water mains are being laid east through
the alley from Court street, between Fifth
and Sixth.
Mr.. C. E. Wilson, formerly druggist in
Mrs. Dunham's store, left yesterday noon
| for his old home at Fairfield, Illinois.
Mr.. D. w. Aldridge, of the Prineville
Neacs, gave US a plasant call to-day. He
reports very fair prospects for Crook county
this season.
At Saltmarshes stockyards yesterday
there were shipped two carloads of cattle,
two of hogs and one of sheep to the Union
stockyards in Portland.
Mr.. Whitman, who mas been IN the city
! for some time representing life insurance
company, was a passenger on the noon train
yesterday for New York.
Work is being prosecuted vigorously
down the cut through Union. to connect
the new reservoir, by means of iron pipes,
with the lower portion of the city.
Col. Lowell, secretary of the portage road
at the Cascades, is in the city. He is
member of the grand lodge. X. of P, which
meets in Portland tomorrow evening.
There were two arrests for drunkenness
last night, and both this morning, on being
interviewed by the recorder, paid the
amount of their fines, and left happy men.
The city Jail appears very lonesome with
out occupants, and reporters are not satis-
fed when around these places not to find
anything with which to point a moral or
sdorn tale.
We learn from Col. Lowell that the loco
motive for the portage road has been re-
ceived, and is being placed ON the track.
In short time it will be hauling freight
across the portage.
A slight encounter between two belliger:.
ent individuals, occurred on Front street
to-day. 1t furnished amusement to quite
number of spectators; but no one was in
jured and no arrests were made.
Ella Conklin, about Is years of age, had
his left arm broken last Saturday evening,
by his horse becoming frightened by sheep.
He was brought to the city Sunday morn
ing, and DIR. Rinehart reduced the fracture
and the boy Is resting easy.
1t Is reported that the d. S. Baker will
be drawn off the river route this week,
leaving all the trade to the Regulator. This
will be quite victory for the opposition
company, and is very encouraging to those
who are firm friends of river traffic.
Albany Democrat: The preliminary trial
of Frank S. Ingram, charged with murder
in killing his brother, Henry, came up be-
fore y. P. Coshow, Jr., justice of the peace,
this afternoon. A large number of people
had gathered to hear the evidence. But
they were disappointed, as defendant,
through his counsel, Messrs. W. r. Bilyeu
and j. K. Weatherford, waived examina-
tion and was held by the court without bail
to await the grand jury, which will convene
October 26th. On motion of j. r. Wyatt,
acting district attorney, the witness, Chas.
Louden, was placed under bonds of 500 to
Albany Herald: Saturday evening about
5 o'clock the lifeless body of Paul Riston
was found dangling at the end of towel
in Lebanon. Riston was one of the propri-
etors of the Star restaurant at that place
and a man of good character and had many
friends. There Is every Indication OF de-
liberate self murder. Riston left a note di-
recting the disposal of his body and saying
he was tired of this world. Judge d. r. |
N. Blackburn Friday evening received a
dispatch from the city marshal of Lebanon
to send the coroner out Immediately. Cor
oner Farrell left late Friday night for the
place. and up to the hour of going to press
had not returned.
Oregonian: David Mortimer, aged go |
years, who has been living with his son-in-
law, P. A. Surface, at the corner of Rusells |
Street and Rodney avenue, East side, left |
bone Saturday. morning and has not been |
heard of since. Mr.. Mortimer has lost his
right hand and is somewhat feeble, hayins |
been sick of late. His friends are very
anxious about him, and Mr.. Surface will
pay a liberal reward for any information of
mis- whereabouts. Men we're out all day
and Yesterday searching for him,
and inquired at all the trains and boats,
and VISITED every place where it would be
likely that he might go, but could learn
nothing concerning him, and 1t IS feared
that some harm has befallen him, or that he
nay haye put an end to himself.
Last evening, about o'clock, Mr.. j. L.
Knebel was stabbed in the breast by
young man named Morton in saloon in
his city. They had been quarrelling for
,ome time in an inner room, and finally
.ame into the bar room, Morton with a
knife In his hand and striking at Knebel.
who was dodging around a pool table.
Morton made several lunges at Knebel, but
missed HIM every time except the last,
when the knife entered Knebel's breast,
piercing the lungs. Mr.. Howe. the night.
policeman, Immediately arrested Morton
ind placed him IN Jail. and Knebel was
,aken to the hotel. 1t seems the quarrel
.esuIted from dispute about debt OF one
iollar, which Morton claimed Knebel owed
him. The young man is about l9 years OF
lge, and is brother of Mr.. Knebeps de-
,eased wife, DR.. Hollister is attending to
he wounded man, and we learn from him
;o-day that the injury is quite serious, al
though not necessarily fatal.