The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-01-30
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

III tnC Oitl
Mrs. Agnes vinsou, of Walla Wall
arrived in the city to-day on visit 10 rel
atives and friends.
Yesterday four carloads of calves lie
the stockyards for Portland. They cam
from the interior connties.
The fall-sown grain Is suffering fror
frosty nights, as 1t is above the groun
and is not protected by snow.
The charred remains of the shade tree
are being cut into cordwood, aud in fe,
weeks none of these will remain.
The winter in Eastern Oregon Is passin
mildly away, and it IS apparent that no sc
we're weather will be experienced.
These frosty nights are great protec
down, and prevent the trees from bud
ding.
The masque ball of Jackson Engine Co
No. l was success financially. a goot
sum was realized over and above cx-
penses.
Miss Lena Morgan is an accomplished
singer, late from Paris, and will rende
some of her finest selections at the c. C
g. G. tonight.
Ice is being received in carloads from
Pen d'Oreille lake, Idaho. Our local ic,
dealers have gwen up hopes OF cutting an,
in this vicinity.
A force of men are at work grading for
the foundation of the new brick Catholic
church, which will be erected during fht
coming spring and summer.
The stockyards of Mr.. r. E. Saltmarshe
& Co. are filled with cattle to-day. They
are from Idaho, and destined for the Amer.
lean Dressed Meat Co. at Troutdale.
If this fine weather continue for another
week building will begin in earnest in
the burned district. Notwithstanding
the winter, carpenters ana masons have
continued at their work without cessation.
MIR. w. R. Cantrell, of Tygh valley,
came in town last night When he left
the hills were all free from snow, and
stockman have turned cattle out on the
range. 1t showed on him all the way :;
but he thinks 1t will disappear on account
of the sunshine to-day.
The placer mines all over the stale will
have plenty of water next spring From
every district most promising reports are
received. Owners of quartz claims are
putting in the winter dev clipping their
properties, and with the opening of spring
many new mines will be added to our
fast increasing bullion-producers.
w. w. Statesman: Joseph Warner, the
newsboy who was scalded in the wreck
on the Union Pacific, near UmatIlIa, was
brought to st. Mary's hospital in this city
last night for treatment. He is IN very
critical condition, his lungs being badly
injured, besides being horribly burned
about the head and limbs, and his chances
for recovery are very small.
Salem Statesman: Gov. Pennoyer yester-
day issued two warrants of arrest on a
lequisition issued by Governor A. G. Mil
lett, of South Dakota. The warrants are
for the arrest of Frank Cake, alias Frank
Koch, and Martin Cross, both charged with
having committed the crime of grand lar
ceny in Fall River county, South Dakota
The warrants were placed in the hands of
Samuel N. Moses, who left for Portland,
looking for his man.
ALI signs, says the San Francisco Post,
point to revival of the era of railroad
construction in the west, which has been
suspended for the past three or four years
on account of short crops, of strikes, of
stringency IN the money market, and
other causes of minor importance The
splendid grain crops of 1891, so great that
the railroads with all their facilities could |
not handle them, have created new in
terest in railroad extension and made the |
prospect much brighter.
Klamath Star: Mr.. Stewart, "the lost |
man" of Keno, wasn't seriously lost. He |
had merely taken an overdose of cold ge-
ography, and was rapidly getting rid of it |
at Mr.. Otey's stove when the searching |
party came down upon him like land
slide. "We thought you were lost, amid |
the deep SHOWS of the forest, and we have |
come to carry you home on bier" said |
Mr. Emmitt "Well, fetch on your beer"
said Mr.. Stewart, rubbing his hands glee- |
fully, "fetch on your beer"
Our book-keeper Is engaged IN making
out the accounts Of subscribers with the |
TIMES -MoUNTAINEER. We follow no pi-
ratIcal method in journalism, and do not /
send papers to any persons not desiring
them. As business principle, readers |
of paper should know their indebted |
ness 10 publishers the same as to mer-
chants or mechanics. 1t requires money |
to print paper the same as 1t does TO
operate factory or other industry. Our
patrons should consider these statesments
as business-like balancing of books,
which should be done at least every year.
Hon. W. Lair Hill said to Seattle Press
Tilues man: 81 haye received advlces to the |
effect that the Oregon senators are still
pressing ths claims of Mr.. Joseph Simon,
and the Washington senators are still stand
ing by their recommendation of myself; and
that. while nothing can be predicted with
much positiveness. my appointment is prob
able. Still l am not counting much upon
it; am not going to be greatly disappointed
if defeated, and am not gong into the cave
of Adullam in any event, because there ls
too much fun ahead in Washington for any
sensible man to go into cave with unfun-
nv associates as long as he can help IT."
Last Saturday L. W. Deyoe, Dr. H. A.
Lieuenger and o. V. Adams left Browns.
vile in skiff on hunting expedition down
the Calapooia. After varied experience,
killing a large number of ducks and geese,
they arrived just above the Calapooia
bridge, when they were whirled against a
log and the boat was capsized. Mr.. Adams
succeeded in getting On the log with his
gun, but Deyoe and Lienenger were thrown
into the river, and their guns, thirty ducks
and some geese dropped to the bottom
where they now are. Mr.. Deyoe swan to
the shore though loaded down in leather
suit. DIR. Lienenger clung to the boat, and
was rescued nearly exhausted by a farmer
who happened along The experience was
thrilling one, and their escape is fortunate
ope,
Iniander. Dayton has little flour war
on hand. For some time past flour has
been retailing at $5 barrel or l.3O per
sack. On Monday the Portland Flourlng
Mills Company issued circular reduc
ing the price of flour to 81 % per barrel
and $l.l0 per sack. 1t was generally un-
derstood that the object of the big cut
was to freeze out the Huntsville flour and
the flour made by the little mill just re-
Gently started in this city by r. III. Kribs,
and the sentiments of the people were
mostly with the small firms The mer-
chants returned to the company all the
stock on hand and the mill company is
now selling direct to the people, The cut
was met in part by Kribs. The Mill
Company say they are not at bottom
prices yet and things are just getting in
eresting. We remember about three
years ago the Portland Mills Company
made war on the Huntsville flour in the
same manner but failed in accomplishing
its object
East Washingtonian: Gose Fields had
lively experience with crazy man on
Friday of last week. Gose was sitting
quietly IN chair in the hotel bar when
Toe Crouch came up to him and said,
Damn you, l can lick you," at the same
time striking Gose a stinging blow in the
face. Gose tried to reason with Crouch,
thinking he was intoxicated. but Crouch
insisted on fight and emphasized his
words with another blow. Gose then
,prang to his feet and regular Sullivan
Knock down ensued which continued for
several minutes before the enraged men