The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-06-11

large colony or religious sect, know
. as the River Brethren have located at Pho
nix, Arizona Ter. They are from Pennsy
vania and have purchased tract of lar
for fruit growing purposes. The settiemel
has been named Glendale, and will be col
Quoted according to the rigid religious an
temperance ideas. They will be joined
the fall by two hundred more families.
HIllsboro Independent: Two men name
Tomkins and johnson, were slashing tin
Der on Joseph Hare's farm when tree fall
ing slipped backward from the stump an
crushed Mr.. Johnson's head, killing him il
stantly, and broke Mr.. TomkiDs' thlgf
Mr.. Tomkins lives three miles east of Gler
coe. The man who was killed was
stranger, who had lately come to tn
neighborhood.
/ The latest news from Sherman count
confirms the report of the defeat OF Mr..
j. CHM, Republican candidate for count
i judge and tine election of Mr.. Leslie, Demo
crat, for sheriff. Mr.. Y. G.. Brock, Demo
crat, for clerk, who was candidate for re
election was defeated. Moro carried tn
county seat question by about $50 majority
| Our neighbor. the Sun, came out with tn,
conventional rooster Yesterday, to illustrat
the feelings Of Democrats over the recen
victory. But, they must remember, IN tn
language credited to Marc Antony.
Twas no foeman's hand that feled US
Twas our owa that dealt the blow.
| We acknowledge our defeat, but, with re
! gret, we point to traitors in our own ranks
that knitted our candidates in the back.
| Albany Herald: News was received IL
this city last evening of another serious
train wreck on the Southern Pacific railroad
| in Southern Oregon. A freight tram, con-
| sistIDg of two engines and twenty -fonr cars,
were ditched beyond Grants Pass by train
wreckers, who had piled mp lot of ties
upou the track. The engines and cars were
badly wrecked. No one was killed, but the
bridge superintendent had his leg broken by
Jumping from the train. There is no clue
as to who the tends were who committed
the dastardly deed.
Localizer: A second earthquake has oc-
Cured at Chelan in the last month. The
first was experienced on the lst inst, and
lasted about minute. The second was more
severe, bat did not last so long. 1t is nearly
twenty years since heavy earthquake hap
pened in the same region. There were two
shocks at that time, being about thirty
seconds between them. Between that time,
twenty years ago. and this quite number
of quakes have been felt, but much lighter
anu with much less rumble.
Baker City Enquirer: Reports from diff
ferent parts of the country concerning the
cold weather of the last few days are that
the fruit crop has been severely damaged.
At Clark's creek the entire fruit crop had
been ruined as well as vegetables. At Ex-
press ice was frozen a quarter of an inch in
thickness At Huntington the weather was
very severe. Perhaps in Baker City the
frost did the least damage of any place in
Baker county. Here, although a few
vegetables were frozen, no damage was
done to the fruit.
Among the eccentric bets made before the
recent election was one between MIR. G. J.
VanduyL and Mr.. VIM. Cantrell. of Tygh
valley, as follows: If Judge Thornbury
was reelected Vandnyn would dip Cantrell
in Tygh creek five times, and, vice versa. if
Mr.. B.akeley was elected, then Cantrell
would do the same by Vanduyn. They
propose to carry out the provisions of the
bet, and have named June 18th as the date.
1t Is proposed to give picnic on that day,
and to charge 25 cents admission to witness
the performance. The receipts will go to
the common school fund of Wasco county.
Father Andre, distinguished French
priest, while preaching against the too free
indulgence in Irritation among the lady
members of his congregation, threatened to
divulge the name of one present as being
the most culpable In this respect; but feign-
ing to pity her dread of exposure by this
means, gave out that in charity he would
only throw his skull cap in that direction
of the seat occupied by the lady for whom
his special remarks were meant. As soon
as the preacher raised his hat as though to
throw 1t, every woman in the church is said
to have ducked her head.
East Oregonian: Charles Jones, the man
who stole horse and saddle from the stable
of j. L. Guiliford, by whom he was en-
pIoyed at Vinson, was seen and captured
near Blue Mountain sawmill, Monday, by
Howard. and taken to Alba. He
was brought down and lodged in Jail Tues:
day evening by Jack Tarpie. Jones, it will
be remembered, was followed and chased
into the brush by Jap Gulliford, and
compelled to abandon the horse. Jap took
q shot at him to frighten him into giving
himself up, but he escaped, and had been in
hiding until his capture. His brother,
John Jones, who had also been employed
by Gulliford, and was mixed up In the |
conspiracy. Is also in jail, |
being brought down Saturday.
East Oregonian: Reports of deplorable
case Of POISONING come from the Dry Creek
Valley precinct, two little
of Samuel johnson, a boy
and girl, being the sufferers. Sunday night,
their grandmother, Mrs. johnson, had pre-
pared a dish of sweet corn with trough on
rats" for the purpose of killing squirrels,
and unthinkingly placed 1t in on corner
shelf OF the cupboard. Early next morn
ing the children arose, and being hungry, |
vent in search of something to eat They |
iound the corn, which the boy took out and |
placed on the table, and were engaged IN
eating it when Mrs. johnson came In and
discovered the horrifying result of her
Drs. Bialock and Stons
were summoned as quickly as possible, but
arrived too late to save the life of tine boy,
whose condition at last accounts was con-
sidered fatal. The girl will probably re-
cover. The boy 10 a 4-year-old son of Guy
Fruit, and the girl a daughter, hardly 2
years-old, of Henry Ramer.
The Eugene Guard relates that Sheriff
holland, arrested on a warrant issue by the
attorney, one L F. Reyier, at
MS home four miles northwest of Eugene.
On the river road. on the charge of polyga-
ny. He was taken before Justice Hender-
son and waived the privilege of prelim-
mary examination, when he was bound over !
to appear before the grand jury in the sum
Of $500. Not having bondsmen he was
lodged In the county Jail. Revier, the gay
IS man of about 40 years Of age,
while the second wife is probably so years
Did. The lady is the prosecuting witness
herself. She was married to him In Novem-
ber, 1890, in Wisconsin, and was unaware