The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-08-27

Bolivar, Missouri, slipped out with Henri
eta Mority, the midget % inches high, an
the two were married. The mother of tn
dim,nutive bride was very indignant, bu
Ter new sop-in law was more than she care,
10 "tacsle."
The Queen of the Inland Empire. the littl
boat lately built by MIR. Kennedy, got NJ
steam and made a trial trip to-day. Sh,
plowed the placId bosom OF the river in
determined manner, and demonstrated hel
| powers of yohtion.
| A few members of the Salvation Army
| are in attendance on the camp meeting now
| beng held in the pines south of this city.
| and this give rise to rnmor last evening
that that branch of Christians had visited
The Dalies. On examination this report
proved unfounded.
A cat and dog fight created considerable
excitement on our streets last night, but
the canine was of the bulldog species, and
the separation of the combatants nearly
caused a fistlc encounter between the
respective owners. But an armIstIce was
declared, and the dog was washed clean Of
gore, and the cat sought safety under a
sidewalk.
East Oregonian: Many Of the Indians are
leaving the re ervation on their annual
summer pilgrimages. Some 60 to Wallowa
valley to fish and hunt, but the majority
will travel to Huntington in accordance
with an agreement to meet the Bannock In
dians half way, trade horses and goods, and
smoke the pipe of peace. The two tribes
were enemies in the war of 1878 but
emissaries have been lately sent here by the
Bannocks, and friendly terms restored.
Salem Statesman. Ashley White has
relic that is a rare curiosity. 1t consists of
an old Hudson Bay Company knife around
which an oak tree has grown. The tree was
felIed and IN being chopped up the wood
mans ak came in contact with the knife
The tree has grown entirely around the
knife, which was hidden from sight un il
discovered by the blade of the axe. The
knife, which is badly rusted, was very
long one. Its blades are closed and one end
of the handle is seen from either side OF the
stump. This knife must have been brought
to Oregon and laid in the forks of an oak !
tree III Polk county as early as 1872
The Union Pacific railroad has failed to
adopt the suggestion OF the railroad com |
mis- -ioners to put another brakeman on their |
trains Commissioner Hamilton, of Baker |
as we wanted it to do. but we cannot force
the corporation in this matter. The COM
mission acts merely IN an advisory capacity.
Only one brakeman is employed on each
rain, while more should be put on. / do
rot suppose that more than one man is
needed all the time to work the air brakes,
,ut another man at least should be employed
10 assist ladies and children on to the plat.
orms When the through trains reach here
hey are composed of about fourteen cars,
md seven cars are on the train all the way.
regard The Dalles division as dangerous as
he mountain run. l suppose the company
an get along all right between accidents,
nd no one SO far as l know can force it to
axe proper precautions"
A rather odd wedding took place few
avs ago at Cotton, Wash. In a party of
ourists, journeying from the coast up into
Iorthern l aho, by team, were a young
ian Of eighteen years and maiden of tif
zen summers who were desirous of being
and arriving at Cotton they
allied a preacher who married them OIL
cense from Columbia county. but on con-
d.ration the minister concluded this was
OF legal, so the hero of the cloth got him
buggy and followed the couple. and upon
them, again, while they were
andIng under the wagon covering, and she
as ''a chewing of her bonnet string" pro-
ounced them man and wife. The picture
presented to the mind of witness was
dicrous indeed. He with overalls and
lcking shirt, and a hay belt acting as sus- I
snders. She with calico dress running
ring IN the waist-and sunbonnet, making
odd pair as Josh Bill ngs ever saw.
For several days Little MISS Genevieve
sh has been informing her friends that
10 was ''doin { have patty" last Satur-
~ being the third anniversary of her birth; !.
ID any one entering the parlors of Mrs. N.
Sinnott yesterday afternoon would have
doubt that it was party in the fullest
nse of the term. A pretty sight it was to
e the little children playing around the
ON, entertaining zach other in manner
at would do credit to an assembly of
own-up people, Genevieve doing her ut
ost to see that every little guest had
lood" time, and the children seemed to il
Joy the refreshments served as well as n
cir mammas. who of course were present !;
the occasion. Among the little ores =
esent were. Gepevieve Fish. Geraldine =
alley, Florence Hollister. LOIS Taylor, =
abel McInnIs, Harold Gates, Teddy Seu- :.
t. Alfred Thompson, Clifton Condor, q
mie Kinersly, Dickey Hinton, Frank Hill. !;