The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-06-18
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From weanesday's Daily .

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The river rose about six inches last
light.
The rain Mouday night had a beneficial
effect upon grain.
A zephyr bloweth, and the atmosphere
is more endurable.
The city primary will be .held at the
court house this evening.
The estreet sprinkler keeps the thorough
fares in excellent condition.
Mr.. Geo. A. Young, of Bakeoyen, has
been in town for the past two days.
Several bands of cattle were driven
through the city to-day to the neighboring
slaughter houses.
There is cnly one occupant in the
county jall, and he is serving sentence
for petty larceny.
There are several candidates for city
marshal and city recorder, and the cleo
tion next Tuesday will be quite interest
ing.
The Umatilla House has been newly
painted. This hotel still maintains its
reputation as the leading one in Eastern
Oregon.
The county clerk to-day presented each
successful candidate with a certificate of
his election, which will be a pleasant
memento to them.
There are several new buildings in
course of erection in different parts of the
city, and the burned distric, can no longer
be distinguished by vacant lots.
st. Mary's Academy will hold the com
y Umencement exercises Friday morning
There are two graduates, and the exer-
cises may be expected to be OF consider
able interest.
Mr.. T. J. DRYER, the builder of the
Tygh grade, Is in the city to-day. He
says in two weeks it will be completed.
An Indian, with four cayuses, pulled 1000
pounds up the hill oyer the new road
few days ago.
The grade up Tygh hill. Is so nearly
completed that teams are passing con-
stautly, and the stage to Wapinltia always
takes the new road. Every one is well
pleased with it, and declares it to be the
best grade IN the county.
MIR. VIM. Frazier, of Portland, had a
large plumber of horses from which to make |
bis purchases Monday and Yesterday, and,
we understand, was agreeably surprised at |
the fine stock In this vicinity. The prices |
paid were very fair, and all appeared sats- |
fed.
The remains of Mr.. Sonnenscheln were |
followed to their last resting place in the |
Odd Fellows cemetery this morning. 1t
seems that he expected to die suddenly as
he left key to his door at neighbors
and requested him in case he did not ap-
pear any morning TO come over and as
certain the cause.
Mr.. C. w. Phelps will soon open an agri-
cultural implement warehouse in this city,
and will occupy the building now being
erected adjoining the Wipgate brick on
Second street. He has had many years
experience IN this business, and has an ex-
tended acquaintance with the. farmers ct
this and Sherman counties.
In Senator Oolph's speech on the bill
providing for the irrigation and reclama-
ton of arid lands, delivered in the senate
on June Sth, he made use of the letter
from Col. T. s. Lang, giving explicit IN
formation regarding the supply for irri-
CATION there IS in this county. MIR. Doph
is doing earnest work for this portion of
Oregon and is heartily in favor of the ir-
rigation scheme.
Three highwaymen in Port Townsend,
at noon Monday, on the principal street,
knocked down and robbed Alexander
Burch, brick mason, of $40. They
dragged the man into deserted building
and rifled his pockets. Before commit
ting the deed they asked Burch for pecu-
niary assistance, and responding, he in
advertently exposed gold coin, when the
trio grappled and robbed him. The rob
bers escaped.
A Portland paper says a Chinese mer- .
chant OF that city is authority for the ,
statement that within five years time
there will be very few of his countrymen
remaining in this state. The extension OF
the Chinese exclusion law removes thejp
last hope of continuance of profitable
business here and the number of Chinese ;
remaining in the city will each year be
greatly diminished. 1t has been learned
completely that they are not needed nor
desired.
Mr.. Chris Paulson's three-year.old boy
was kicked by horse this afternoon, cut I
ting severe cash from the mouth diagon- j
ally down the chin and otherwise bruising
the face The boy was playing on the fiat
above where Smiths mill formerly stood, {
and coming too close, the animal viciously
used his feet at him. DR.. Rinehart was
called and sewed up the cuts, and the little 1
fellow is resting easily. The doctor says
the cuts are not at all serious, and he does ,
not think the injuries will dis6gure the
child. ]
Albany H6TutU. OH1CcIS VI tuC ihbShiOi |
department stated that the allotment of :
lands of the Siletz Indian reservation will
be completed soon, not later than this sum- s
mer when negotiations will at once COM
mence for the release OF the surplus lands
to settlement. This reservation contains i
225. 600 acres, and there about $50 In
dians to whom allotments are beng made. {
10 addition to which the state becomes en- c
titled to about % school sections. There {
&c |
acres for settlers. g
Baker Democrat: Dragon .GellalIc, the
unfortunate young man who had his hand
cut off about one year ago at the Pleasant I
Valley mills, followed by the amputation
of the arm, was yesterday examined by s
Drs. J. P. Atwood and g. W. Biggers be-
fore his honof, Judge P. Campbell, and G
adiudged insane. He is a SlavonIan and I
has been in this country number of I
years. He imagInes that some one wants 3,
to take his lite and that his lost arm {
should be returned to him. He will be c
conveyed to the asylum in day or two.
Eugene Guard: Articles of incorporation
of the American Central railway were filed
in the clerks Office yesterday by Cyrus q
Baldridge, G. ". Lamson and W. s Camp
bell, of Junction CITY, 1t is proposed to !
build railway from the north shore OF San :
FRANCISCO Day III q uOILDCdbbCblt uhCSeiob | n
through 5olauo, Yolo, Sutter, Butte, Te-
hama, Shasta, Lassen and Modoc counties,
Calf, and Lake, Harney and Malheur 2
counties, Or, to Boise City, Idaho, and
several branch lines. Also to buy and sell !
real estate, run ferries, street railways,
banks, steamboats,. etc. Principal office,
junction City. Or. Capital stock, S20 00O,-
600. Shares, 500 each.
Baker Democrat: During the violent ;
storm of Sunday evening. the dwelling j
house of Mrs Darling, in the de Roo ad- !
ditlon, was struck by lightning. The !
bolt apparently first struck the house al
the north gable, travelling along the roof !
removing one layer of shingles until '
about midway of the roof, when 1t passed r
down, taking off the shingles for space !
of about foot wide; when, reaching the '
ewes, it separated on the roof of one
story addition and passing down each q
side tore the rustic for space of about r
ten feet square, from the ratters on each 3
side OF the main portion of the house. 8
Strange TO say, none of the inmates of the .
house were injured, or felt the electric i
shock. 1
Astorsan: The self-rlghting life boat is ex- t
pected here soon on its way to Illwaco. <
These boats right themselves IN ten seconds