The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-05-14
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Prof. Aaron Frazier, of the Dufur pu'l
lie schools, Is in the city to day.
Mr.. Donald McRae was made ful
citizen to- day. 10y forever renouncing al
allegiance to Victoria, queen OF Englauo
Justice courts are very quiet these days
A reporter may diligently examine In
records, but nothing of Interest can b
found.
There was q public examination
teachers bed in the court house tor day
and those who teach the "young ide'
how to shoot were fully represented.
Baker Democrat: Within the past few
days nearly two. feet of snow has fallen II
the Elkhorn mountain mining district ant
interferes considerably with mill building
going on at the Baisiey- -Ekhorn mine.
A large Chinook salmon, weighing 81
pounds hung in front of The American
market this morning. This was noble
specimen of the salmon species, and is ar
5, illustration of the wealth of our streams
Friendship Lodge, Knights of Pythias
of this city, at an early date, intend giving
an excursion to some convenient poin
down the river. The matter may be dis
cussed at the meeting next Monday night
and a full attendance of members is re
quested.
The following patents from the United
States were recorded to-day: Donald
McRae; e11 of the ne4, ana e14 of th.
se1, sec 81, tp 6 s. range 10 east. Dun
can McRae; s1z of the se4, sec 90, and
~ of the sw4, sec 81, tp 7s, range IL
east.
The case of diphtheria is reported in a
favorable condition, and no other one has
developed. 1t is to be hoped that the DIS
ease will not spread, and as heretofore
the single case will be the only one. The
public schools have been fumigated, and
families have been careful IN the use OF
disinfectants.
Mr.. Jud Fish was elected chief engi
neer of the fire department last evening
by acclamation, Mr.. Geo. Munger having
resigned. This is an excellent selection,
as Mr.. Fish is an enthusiastic fireman.
ana vii, carefully superintend all matters
In connection with this branch OF muni
cipal government.
There ara now four fire companies in
The Dalles, and it would be an entepris-
ing movement to give tournament on
the 4th of July, and give prize to the
good advertisement tor the city, and would
attract here very many people from other
portions of the state.
mirror of the Yankee skipper, Capt.
Robert Gray, has arrived from his grand
daughter IN the east. 1t is now In the
hands of J. W. Case, and will be kept in
the bank till removed to other quarters
for the inspection of visitors. The chest
is s feet long, and about ] 71xlH feet
square.
La Grande Chronicle: An expert pros
pector who has been searching the noun
tains of Baker county in the interests of
California capitalists, reports having
found ledge carrying chromide of iron,
which is said TO be worth $50 per ton.
He also found a mine carrying kaOin,
the first ever discovered IN America, and
used in the manufacture of chinaware,
which he thinks will prove very valuable.
Baker Inquirer: j. e. Young, just in
from his mines in the Greenhorn district,
says that the snow up there is marvellous
1.-TWO feet on the level and still snowing,"
is what he says, and he also said that
when he reached the cabin in the vicinity
of his claim he had to dig down seven
feet to reach the top of his stovepipe. 1t
will be several weeks before much pros
pecting can be done on account of the
snow.
There was one drunk and disorderly |
person and two hoboes in the city jail last |
night, and the record of vacancy was |
broken. The inebriete had found his way |
into the Office of one Of our professional |
men and fallen asleep; but his slum bers
were ruthlessly disturbed, and his dreams
of marble halls were changed to the |
reality of dark and murky prison cells.
Astorian:: The steamer City of Frank
fort is making daily trips from here TO |
the Lewis and Clarke with men and ma.
terial for the Astoria & Portland railway.
The wagon road to the tunnel is com
pleted. From 500 to 700 men are at
work. Two hundred men are employed |
making roads and clearing land. The
contractors will double the force as soon
as there is fine weather.
The serenade last evening in front of
the Umatilla House was in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. w. =. Cram, by the Citizens
brass band. After one piece had been
played, the bride and groom appeared on
the balcony, and very becomingly ac-
Mrs. Cram are well and favorably known
in the community and have the best
wishes of all In the new relation in life |
they have assumed.
Lewiston Teller: D. D. Jones, steward |
of the steamer Spokane, was drowned at
Boomers Ferry one day last week. He
was returning to the steamer drunk, and |
fell overheard. His body has not yet |
been recovered. He formerly lived at
sioux City, Iowa, and moving to Montana
he was employed for time as news agent |
on the Northern Pacific, running out of |
Helena. He was man of about 80 years
of age and well liked and respected.
East Oyegonian: Two men have been ar
rested at North Powder for stealing sad
dies from several farmers In that city |
Another culprit, Dick BARLEY, escaped,
while the officers were engaged in secur-
ing the place where they were stopping. 1
The three are believed 10 be members
of the gang who perpetrated the robbery |
of Rothchilds store at North Powder, the
attempted hold up of the Union Pacafic |
train near Tellocaset and the robbery of |
Clough's store at Sparta few days ago.
Review Last Thursday Mrs. D. F.
Stewart was cleaning the windows in her
house, and put one of the upper sashes in
place when 1t started to fall. She reached |
out to catch it, and her hand went
through one pane of glass, which severed
two arteries in her wrist and also a |
severe cut in the temple. DIR. Belknap was
immedistely summoned, but Mrs. Stewart
came near dying from loss of blood be-
fore the doctor succeeded in stopping the
flow. @
Eaak: Three Indians were sentenced
to the '.pen" for year and one-half each
By Judge Fee, who is holding the present
term OF circuit court IN Grant county.
1t will be remembered that not long since
Indians killed small band Of sheep for
w. q. johnson near Dsyville, for which
four squaws and three bucks were COM
mitted to the county Jail to await the
action of the grand jury. When the mat.
ter came before that body the squaws
were released and the bucks indicted and
tried with result as before stated.
klamath County Star: The bucks and
squaws of Grant county are engaged in
selling wool and buckskIn, but their
business, methods are peculiar. Some
times they find dead sheep and skin them.
All other times they find live sheep and
run them into a corner. When they get
this peculiar corner on wool and hides
they break the necks and skulls of the
sheep with rocks and make the sheep
owners sQueal from earth to heaven This
is why there Is great cry as well as con-
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