The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-07-23
From MONDAYS Daily.

Scarlet fever is prevailing at La Grande
Mr.. J. B. Haveley, of Boyd, is in tn,
city.
We are informed that the board of trad,
of chs city has disbanded.
Two fine heads of white mountain goat,
are mounted in Stublng's sample rooms.
Miss Laura Thompson, who has been Wis.
itiug friends at Dallas, returned during tht
week.
Mr.. A. Mcintosh, who Is engaged in the
meat business In Sherman county, is in the
city.
Peace and quiet reign in the city, and the
next rush will be WHOM wheat is being
marketed.
Cows roam at large over the city, and en-
Joy the greatest liberty in their onslaught
on shade trees, fences. etc,
Miss Anna Thompson. student at the
State Normal school, is spending the vaca--
tion with her parents IN this city.
Latest reports from Sherman county say
that the coming harvest will be half crop,
and in some places up to the average.
The lumber has not arrived at Grant for
the distillery plant, and before work begins
a side track will be constructed to the
ground where the buildings will be erected.
The foundation for the new residence oi
hon. J. b. Condor at the corner of Fourth
and Court streets, is completed, and car
penters will soon put the frame in position.
Fossil Journal: A new lead of coal has
been discovered on Pine Greek, just opposite
the posto.fice. by :. w. Lyle, the post
master. A sample of the coal, which is OF
fine quality, may be seen at this Office.
An old acquaintance of the police force
found his way into the city jail last night.
He was fonnd on the sidewalk drunk and
asleep. and the police housed him. The
quarters are quite familiar to him, but they
are not ct all agreeable to his aesthetic
taste.
La Grande Gazette: The smallpox patient
has entirely recovered and is able to be
around. DR.. Molitor discontinued his ser.
vices Monday, as there was no apparent use
for his further attendance. The patient and
the nurses will still be kept insulated for
about ten days In order that there NAV be
no possible chance for the disease to spread.
The necessary bail being furnished Wa;d.
who was in Jail IN this city for crime COM
mitted in Gillian county, was given his
liberty Saturday. Bail was fixed by the
Justice at Condor and the sureties were citi-
zens of that town. He was kept in the jail
at The Dalles for the reason that Gillian
county had not completed repairs on their
court house.
We learn, from letter receive in the
city that Mr.. Thos. Gordon, former rosi-
dent Of The Dalles. died in the hospital IN
Los Angeles, Calif., a few days ago. He
was aged about IS years, was well-known in
this community, and had quite reputation
for many trite sayings and possessing rare
Information on general subjects. For many
years he has resided away from The Dalles.
and for long time lived in Portland. His
widow and one son and two daughters still
reside in Wasco county.
The shortage OF crops is expected in East
ern Washington the same ~ in this portion
of Ore .on. We quote from the Waitsburg
Times: From different sections of the SUR
rounding country come different kinds Of
crop reports. West of us the crops are
light, northwest they are failure, and
north and northeast they are only fair, but
east and southeast they are good. Immedi-
ately east and southeast of this city there
are many fields of wheat which will yield
80 to so bushels OF excellent grain per acre,
Portland Telegram: J. w. Cox, of Salem.
who came down this morning on visit to
his brother, Police Captain Cox, of East
Portland, stated to a reporter to-day that
the curiosity evinced In Marion, county to
catch glimpse OF the murderer, Charles
Wilson. absolutely beggars' description,
Men, women and children are coming to
Salem from miles and miles afar for that
purpose. Married and single ladies, one
would suppose to have better taste, pur.
chase the fisnd's photograph to place ip
their albums.
Fossil Journal: The other day badger
pushed his way out through the sand bank
on q. Z. Miller's place about half a mile east
OF tow. Nothing strange in that, and We
should not make mention of it but for the
fact that Mr.. Badger pushed ahead of him
a bucketful of coal, which Mrs. Miller
gathered up and used for fuel. Where did
the little miner bring the coal from? We
venture to state there is not a mile OF
ground between Fossil aud the John Day
river "a distance of 20 miles-in which coal
can not be found by boring moderate
depth.
Waterville Democrat: The opening Of the
Columbia river to the sea would be of all
most incalculable benefit to Eastern WASH
lngton. Nothing would more conduce to
the prosperity of the farming industry, its
mainstay. The importance of utilizing this
great natural highway at an early date can
not be urged too strongly. If the national
government is to improve our rivers and
harbors, surely there can be none more de-
serylng of recognition than the mighty
Columbia, which passes directly through
the heart of our great Inland Empire. The
object is one which should be vigorously ad:
vocated by all Eastern Washington. Here
is where Uncle Sans money should be sx-
pended, and not on Puget sound.