The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-12-10

1t shows what wonderful change may b.
wrought during the lifetime of man
Uncle Penmau Is hale and hearty, but per
haps the oldest man in Benton county.
Senator Mitchell has introduced bill Il
charged to him and lost or stolen while ht
was agent at the Warm Spring reservation
Mr.. Wheeler was appointed agent by Cieve
land. He claims that the property which
is charged to MIN was condemned. or dam
aged, and not justly chargeable to him II
making up his accounts of his office.
Sometime during the year 1890 William
A,lguIre, a resident of Sheridan, started fol
Tillamook and was never heard from be-
yond Grand Rounde Indian agency. All
| guire had considerable money IN his posses
| sion. and as no one saw him after leaving
Grand Rounde, many believed ne had been
| foully dealt with. However, he has jusi
written letter from Chippewa Falls, Wi.
| showing that he Is very much alive, but
| gives no reason for his sudden disappear
| aBce.
Coos Bay Mail: Some person who has evi
| IDENTIFY been around the smallpox hospi al at
| Coauiile City, says that ''cats and dogs are
the most dangerous OF all means OF spread
| ing the disease;" and alleges, ''that out of
| 10 cats around the hospital died OF small
pox the third week" In view OF this fact
| 1t would be interesting to know whit the
| management Kept those ten cats around the
| hospital for? One would think the 'spltal
was kept as means of spreading the dis
| ease.
A Michigan exchange says: "The female
students Of Ann Arbor, Michigan, have
| adopted a rainy weather costume which
might be profitably initiated by Oregon la
dies. 1t consists of a high water skirt
instead of reaching to the soles OF the shoes,
1t reaches only hall way from the knee to
the ankle and long CATERS serve to supply
the deficiency. II thl, costume was adopted
in Oregon the rainy season would lose nall
its terror to the female heart"
While William Tucker, OF Douglas county,
was away from home and bis wife was milk
ing the cows, the small children IN some
way set fire to the house, and 1t was entIre-
ly consumed with all its contents The
baby was tied in rocking chair and was
pretty badly burned about the head and
face The family were left quite destitute.
as their winter supplies were In the house,
and nothing was saved except what clothing
thev had Oh, and the chair in which the
baby was tied.
One day is the same as the other at the
stock wards of 4. E. Saltmarshe Go. As
soon a. a carload OF cattle-leave the yards,
another takes Its place, and these come from
all portions OF the northwest-Iiaho. Wash
ington aud Eastern Oregon. Almost every
freight train or boat that lea es bears its
burden from the stockyards The industry
is one of the best advertisements The Dalles
ever received, and it seems to be growing in
Importance as it's facilities for feeding and
shipping become known.
A poor demented young man was brought
into Pendleron yesterd morning, who first
gave his name as Smith; but afterwards
sail his name was no. Smith but was G. A.
Ralstoa' OF which he wa not ashamed.
The poor mans story showed that he Is un-
dorbtedly insane. He must have travelled
a great distance. From what he said of his
wanderings it Is beleved he is~the ''sus-
picI us character" seen in the vicinity of
Weston, who was thought to be Wolfe, and
created a great sensation up there. The
man had a recommendation on his person
from the Metrnpolitao Railway Company of
giving his name as c. A. Ralston.
East O,sgonSaa: Clay Brans'etter
kid" Hevel, Millard Gillett and Homer
Ca IN pbelt have gone to South D,kota.
A year ago seventy five head of horses
lie onging TO these parties were stolen by
some rn'erprising idea 'ers" aud shipp'd
east. Since then officers have been
work ng on the case and while no trace
could be found OF the thieves the horses
were, located in South Dakota. Mr..
Branstetier went back there last winter,
but people having possession of the ami
mails refused to give them up unless he
could plove owner hip. The four young |
men mentioned have gone there for this |
purpose and hope to recover their stolen |
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