The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-11-28
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

| FROM saturdays DAILY.
Weather-spring-like and balmy.
The beach is almost one continuous wood
pile.
Two barges are unloading wood on tn
beach.
Mr.. A. ]. Dufur, jr., Of Dufur, is in tow
to-day.
Mr. Geo. Herbert, of the Hood Rive
hotel, is in the city.
Thanksgiving day will be becomingly eel
ebrated next Thursday.
A new assortment of ladies' Jackets JUS
arrived by express from New York at il
Herbrings.
The jury in the case of State vs.. VIM
Morton, not being able to agree, were dis
charged by the judge, and a new trial will
be had.
The jury in the case of the state VS.. R. L
Alexander, in the second indictment fol
larceny, found a verdict of guilty, bringing
it in last night.
Mr.. c. W. Stone killed monster wood
wolf mile west of town Thursday. II
was gray in color, and the first we have
heard of In this vicinity.
Fishing in this neighborhood is prlnci
pally confined to sturgeon, and several fine
specimens have been taken from the Colum-
bla river during the past few days.
The high price of wheat this fall has
made a marked improvement in all branches
of trade This demonstrates that Wasco
county is controlled largely by the output
of It's wheat crop.
Mr.. FItzGerald, the janitor Of the court
house, cut down the Gala lilly IN the yard
this morning. One of the stalks was eleven
feet high. The roots will be preserved
during the winter, and in the spring will be
planted.
arrived to-day. Mr.. Brooks, the editor,
has removed the plant from Monmouth, and
the former Democrat will hereafter be
named after Duful, the town In which 1t is
to be published.
In court the case ON trial is VIM. Frizzell
VS.. the o. R. & N. and o S. L. and U. N.
Cos. Tne jury arc I. Joles, X. Mckenzie,
John Bonn, Jos. Turner, James Brown, c..
L. Barnett, L. A. Haynes, j. Craft, George
F. Arnold, NJ. Doyle and j. L. Kelly.
Lewiston Teller: The weather opened
with cold snap Monday, the thermometer
standing at Is degrees above zero, lacking
but 10 degrees of Its lowest range last year.
1t soon moderated however and Lewiston is
not likely to see such cold weather till after
Christmas,
Chas. E. Stone was brought up from Al
bany this morning. He Is indicted for for
gerry, and, by his request, the name on the
indictment was changed to Chas. E.
Schmidt, which is his correct name There
are three indictments against him for the
crime.
Journal: A German girl in Salem has a
letter from brother who wanted to leave
Germany for America and was coming to
Salem. He says the government will not
permit him to leave, as all Germany is be-
ing got In readiness for war with Russia
and France. No young man of age to do
military duty is allowed to leave the coun-
try.
Burns Herald: The parties who robbed
the stage between Lakeview, Or, and Red
ding, Calf, are SAID to be Harvey county
boys. Their names are Abe Jones, Bill
Howard and Jack Rice. Bill Howard was
killed by the officers, Jack Rice badly
wounded, was captured and is now ill jail at
Redding, Abe Jones was seriously wounded
but made his escape and is still at large.
Baker Democrat: Thursday evening Con-
stable Yantis arrested man supposed to be
VIM. Rawl, who broke Jail at Vale, NAL
heur county, on last Saturday night, and
placed the suspect III the county jail here
awaiting orders from Sheriff Fell. The
man arrested answers RawPs description,
so says the officer, and when iLterrogated
would not give any satisfactory account OF
himself.
Moro ObrerUer: Ole Dahl, we'll known in
this neIghborhood as the "water witch" has
been committed to the insane asylum. Re-
Hgion and water-witching have unsettled
his mind. He claims to have two sons IN
Portland and sister in the Washington
insane asylum. Among his effects were
found a number of notes for small sums
from well known citizens in this county and
a cancelled note given to Scott & Hamilton,
the Grass Valley merchants.
Oregonian, 2lst: Coroner River held an
inquest yesterday morning on the remains
of Tom Powers, the printer who committed
suicide Wednesday night, and the jury re-
turned verdict IN accordance with the
facts, as stated. Powers was buried in the
afternoon from Coroner Rivers parlors.
Multnomah typographical Union, and a
large number of Mr.. Powers friends were
present. The remains were inferred in
Lone Fir cemetery.
Baker City Democrat: Last Tuesday
while engaged in hauling tlmbers on sled
at the Robbins Elkhorn mine, Elmer Rob-
bins, son of ]. H. Robbins, the manager,
was thrown from his seat and under the
sled while going down a steep grade and
only by merest chace escaped being killed.
He was badly bruised and received a scalp
wound about three inches in length, be-
sides has complained since of severe pain in
the back. DIR. Atwood was called and ad-
ministered for the young mans welfare.
Moro Observer: On Monday pight of last
week the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
White was broken into by two tramps who
went through several trunks that were
packed up ready for their departure to
Portland. Papers were found scattered on
the floor and other evidences were visible
as to the evil intent of the visitors. How
ever there was nothing of value stolen. 1t
is thought that the work was done by two
tramps who had been seen in the neighbor-
hood on that day.
Walla Walla Union Journal Tuesday
morning, VIM. Hunter, the well-known
young druggist, drove with double team
to the front gate of II. NJ. Stott, on Cherry
street above the Baker school, and halted
his horses. In a moment Miss Blanche
Williams, the l6.year-old daughter OF Mrs
Stott, tripped out of the front door, stepped
into the buggy, the horses were tapped with
the whip and with a whIrl of wheels an
elopement was accomplished that for the
rest of that day attracted goodlY share of
curiosity.
Hood River Glacier: Among the future
industries of this place, that of making
leather promises to be of great Importance
Oregon ships a large number of hides east
every year and ships the dressed leather
back again. The price of tan bark in the
eastern states is much greater than here,
ranging from IS per cord In Pennsylvania
to Sl2 in Massachusetts,. Here we have
pulimited quantities of hemlock, the timber
being now held as useless, yet of immense
value when once market is opened for it.
There is no reason why all the hides now
shipped east should not be tanned here,
and there is every reason why they should.
Besides tanning all the hides available, our
forests would furnish enough tanning to sup
ply the markets of the east for years to
come. When we consider the amount paid
in treights, it is easily seen that there Is
fortune awaiting some practical tanner who
will take hold of the business.
From Mondays Daily.
A slight frost ON the ground this morning.
Mr.. H. G. Rooper, of Bakeoven, Ore, is
in the city.
Mr.. A. w. Branner. the proprietor of the
prino novtlle STAGE line ia in the citV.