The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-17
From THURSDAYS Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. James Baldwin, of Portland, is
the city.
Master Geo. Liebe is attending the stat
agricultural college at Corvallis.
There is yet a little STIR in justice cour
circles; but police matters are very quiet.
| There was carload of sheep shippe
&gom the stockyards yesterday to Portland
Y License to marry was granted by tn
deputy county clerk to Francis Condor an
Elizabeth Agnes Lyman.
Mr.. T. n. McGreer, of Antelope, was II
the city on Monday. His son is IN attend
ance at one o. our schools.
]. Miss Cassie Wiley left on the Afternoon
| train for Monmouth, where she will pursu
| the normal course of studies.
DIR. Sanders is now prepared to admins
ter nitrous oxyde gas for the painless ex-
traction of teeth, at his dental rooms ovel
French & Co.'S bank.
! Mrs., Russell has opened dress m akIp@
| establishment on the corner of Third and
Lincoln street, where she solicits share Of
the public patronage.
| Mrs. &, E. Sanders, wife of DR.. Sanders,
and family of three children, arrived few
days ago from Saginaw, Mich. and will
make their future nome in The Dalles.
The last session of congress appropriated
S35, 600 for the survey OF public lands in
Oregon, and our citizens may avail them
selves of this fund by applying and naming
the lands they desire surveyed.
At the regular meeting of Friendship
lodge, No. 9, K. of P, Mr.. G. E. Haight
was elected c. to fill vacancy and Mr..
Nv. II. Wilson alternate to the grand lodge,
which convenes Oct. llth.
Messrs. Floyd & Shown have secured the
services of Mr. Martin Donnell to superin-
tend the drug department of their store.
He is thorough chemist, being graduate
of pharmacy and having had several years
practical experience. Mr.. Donnell was born
In this city, aud has an excellent reputation
with all who know him
A young man named David Martin was
killed in the Cascade mountains near Clear
lake last Monday. In company with his
brother he went into the mountains after
timber, and, on returning, the team became
frightened and threw HIM to the ground,
breaking his neck. He resided at Wapin.
itia, was aged about 80 years and unmar-
RED.
A special train Of several coaches passed
through the city about o'clock this morn.
ing, with the Vancouver soldiers who had
been stationed at Wardner en- route to Van.
couver, Wash. The train stopped a half
hour here for breakfast. The soldiers from
Ft. Spokane will yet remain IN the Ceur
d'Alene mines; but all others have returned
to their posts.
Fires In the woods on the banks of the
Columbia river have been doing more than
usual damage this season of the year, and
in the neighborhood of Washougal, short
distance from Vancouver, great injury has
been done. Mt. Plea ant has been threat
ened with destruction, and all the inhabi;.
ants have been fight ng for their homes for
the past two days.
Oregonian: Mrs. Mary McCabe, who
came from San Francisco about a month
ago, expecting to find her daughter, Mrs.
Catherine Byrue, in Portland, has been un-
able to hear anything tom her. Mrs.
McCabe is old and feeble and is at st. Vim
cents hospital. 1t is hoped this notice may
come to the attention OF her daughter, who
when last heard from was at The Dalles.
Last evening about o'clock. street
preacher held forth on the corner of Second
and Court streets, on the doctrines of
spir1tualism. He first offered a prayer,
sang SIN the Sweet By and By" and then
gave discourse on modern splritualism.
Quite crowd gathered and listened atten-
trvely to the DISCOURSE After dismIssIng
his congregatIon'he p omised t. give another
talk on the subject tonight.
East Oregonian: A fatal accident occurred
near Endicott few days ago to John
Thomas, the l3-year old grandson of w. Is.
Bloomer. The boy was riding after horses,
when his horse stepped into badger hole
and fell upon him. The boys feet hung In
the stirrups, and the horse regainlng his 20.
sltion, ran, dragging him about 200 yards
The affair was witnessed by the boys sister
who ran to him, finding him dead. with his
body badly crushed and bis limbs broken.
Yesterday afternoon, at the time of the
funeral of Mr.. Albert Anderson. some chill
dren were playing on the bank of Mill
creek within the cemetery enclosure, when
the bank caved on them, burylpg one al
most completely As sGOn as the accident
was known several persons ran to his assist |
ance, and he was removed from his perilous
situation. The boy was not seriously in
jured. and soon afterwards was running
around as lively as ever No one apparently
knew the child, and his name could not be |
The business portion of the city of Tekoa.
WASH, was destroyed by fire early Tuesday
aud a loss of nearly $40, 600 suf- |
red by the business men. No residences
were burned, and consequently there Is no
destitution. The water mains were con
nected the day previously, but it was not
in sufficient force to stop the spread |
of the flames. Among the losers We are
sorry to see the name Of Mr.. j.. c. Bald
win.-a former resident # this city-whose
loss is estimated at $450O, with an lnsur-
ance of $500 Mr.. Baldwin Is an excellent |
business man, and no doubt will soon re-
cover from this misfortune.
Additional reports from Meacham station
say that the fires in the timber near that
place are doing much damage. 81. Kopittke
& Co., who own about 1000 acres of timber,
says the East Oregonian. have sustained
loss. Not stick of timber Is
left on quarter section belonging to j. L.
Sharon. A cabin and twenty cords of wood
were also destroyed, and nothing remains
except stone well. Mr.. Sharon will sell
the well, # anyone desires to pull it up and
haul it away. s. P. Hutchinson is also
loser to the extent of much timber and
wood, and other parties are sustaining
losses. Smoke Is very dense at Meacham.
From Friday Daily
Mr.. A. Mcleod, of Kingsley, Is in the
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