The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-10
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From SATURDAYS Daily.

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to-day.
The shadows gather early these evening
and the nights are cool and pleasant.
Mrs. Chas. Dehm and son Berthe left Il
morning on short visit to Portland.
There are several more water rig
notices to be filed with the county clerk.
Freighting is becoming quite lively, al
several trains leave the city for the east al
west daily.
The item -gatherer meets little reward f
daily visits to the clerks and sherltfs ofic
these days.
Judge Bradshaw left for Heppner on I'll
O'Clock train. Court will convene f,
Morrow county next Monday.
Miss Aque, of New Bedford, IS IN th
city, and will spend the winter months wit
her friend, Miss Bessie Holcomb.
Mr.. Cushing brought to town to-da
several tine clusters of grapes, which grey
wild near his vineyard on Eve Mile creek
Deputy U. S. Marshal Jamison is on tn
qui UiOe, and undoubtedly the U. S. CON
missioner will have work before many day
'elapse.
A large number of fat hogs are at tn
| stookyards, from the vicinity of Rockland
WASH, and will be shipped to Portland thi
evening
Those who have been spending the sum
mer months on the ocean beach are return
ing, and in few days the cottages by tn
sea will be vacated.
The frame work OF Mr.. j. W. Condon'
residence on Union street is now in position
1t will be very handsome building, and O
the latest style of architecture.
MIR. Geo. Brown, the engineer of the fire
department, spent this morning cleaning uE
the old hand engine, so that it would be il
presentab!e shape when sent to Portland.
Two demi.monde of the city were ar.
rested last night for riding on the sidewalk,
and the recorder fined them this morning
$40 apiece for this violation of the city
ordinance.
At the meeting of Jackson Engine Com
pany last night twenty-three members sig
nlhed their Intention of attending the meet.
ing of the Veteran Volunteer tiremen in
Portland next week.
There are few members of jackson En.
gIne Co. No. who helped institute the or
ganization IN 1868. Some of these will
visit Portland to be present at the Volun.
teer Veterans meeting next Monday.
Prof. NJ. ". Smith. wife and family re-
turned last evening from Salem. He will
remain a few days, and then remove to
Salem, where he has accepted the snperln.
tendency of the Reform school.
Col. Geo. T. Thompson, accompanied by
Lieut.. F. M. Bushke, Ben. Bushke and
Chas. Harter returned yesterday from
camping tour in the vicinity OF Mt Hood.
They had an agreeable time; but made no
rich discoveries of minerals.
from the millinery business intends to offer
her entire stock at auction, commencing
next Tuesday. Mrs. Phillips has been in
business over eight years. and kept one of
the best stocks in this upper country.
An open clstern, in which bloom every
most beautiful lilies, in the prop
srty owned by MIR. j. W. CondonS ION Union
street, is quite attractive to all lovers of
lowers. Very many make morning calls to
pay their devotions to these beauties of the
vegetable kingdom.
Mr., Chas. Cartright, who lately returned
rom Missouri with l6 head of bucks and 4
ewes. Spanish merino, for the Baldwin
Sheep and Land Company, left this morn
ug for the company's farm on Hay creek.
These are fine thoroughbred sheep, and will
De used to improve the breed of the COM
3any's hocks.
Again the police court was enlirened by the
plea. Eyes. your honor, l was somewhat In
last night when arrested" The
ecorder ''smole smile" like ray of morn
ng sunlight. booked the usual fine, and
urDed the iPpecunious and unfortunate
lenizen of the mundane sphere over to the
ender mercies of the city marshall
Tee Eugene Guard reports the killing of
frank Russell, school teacher, few days
go. He was riding young horse when
he animal reared and fell backwards upon
lin, injuring his head and badly bruising
Iim. He was in such position that the
lorse. had to be pulled off him. Medical
i'd was summoned, but RussePs injuries
we're fatal and he died Tuesday evening.
The band of forty-one head of Spanish
derino bucks, which were brought to the
tockyards yesterday by Hon. Chas. Hilton
rom California, left for their destination
his morning, moiety going to Mr.. Allen
rants sheep farm at Antelope, and the re-
1ainder to Mr.. Hilton's farm near Fossil |
'hese are fine graded sheep, and will great
Y improve the wool product IN this part of |
he state.
Guard: Inspector Withers, U. S. light |
ouse inspector, and Mr.. Montgomery, of |
'ortland, one of the contractors for the |
uilding of the lighthouse at Heceta Head,
orth of SIuslaw river, went out from the |
lead the first of the week hunting elk
When about eight miles east of the Head
hey came across drove of II elk. Mr..
killed bull and Mr.. Withers
nree cows. The head and antlers Of the
ull was brought out by the WIsman stage
.st evening and sent to Portland on the
zeal train to be preserved by a tayider.
llst. It was one of the finest heads and
air of antlers we have ever seen.
Condor Globe: Sheriff Wilcox arrived
ONE Saturday with the elopers-Scott
lderson and May Newman. Monday he
,ok Mr.. Anderson over to Fossil, where his
examination has been in prog.
,ss since Tuesday. The prosecution is con-
ucted by H. III. Hendricks and the defence
Y Geo. w. Goode. From our brief ac-
uaintance with Mr.. Anderson we Judge
i'm to be gentleman of education and re-
nement, who doubtless would provide
bod home and make a comfortable hving
IT the lady. If they want to marry, and
iere seems to be no doubt of this, by all
eans let them marry. We fail to see the
enefit or advantage to be gained from pro-
lifting their marriage. The case is
eedless expense to the county. Thousands
as good women as. can be found in the
,untry have married at Miss Newman's
ye. Let them marry and 20.
Corr Condor Globe: Saturday morning
bout $3.50 o'clock B. K. Searcy's large barn
urned, together with a large quantity of
ed. 1t seems to be a mystery how the
re originated. Mr.. Searcy and son were
,turning from where they had been build
Y fence and discovered the fire bursting
ON the windows in the barn. Mrs.
carey was visiting sick neighbor, and it
as only by the most determined efforts
rat the flames were kept from spreading to
,e house. A large stack OF straw also
nrned, and had assistance not arrived just
hen it did number of cows would have
srished. Several hogs were burned to
cath, also a lot of chickens. ]. M. Curl
as pretty badly singed while saving the
ang plow. Part OF several sets of harness
as saved but considerable grain was des-
Dyed. The loss will fall heavily upon
Ir. Searcy. as his crop was light anyway.
nd he was just preparing for the threshers.
From Mondays Daily.
County court is in session.