The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-17
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Saturdays Daily.
County court adjourned to-day.

ing her parents IN this city.
There is large lot of merchandise 8
Moody's warehouse, awaiting shipment
the interior.
Mr.. j. G. Scroggs, former employee {
the ZINES MoUNTAIEEER, gave us pleas
ant call to-day.
Mr. William Brune, who lives near Rock
Ian reports excellent crops in Khckita
county this year.
Mr.. Frank Kincaid. of Autel pc, ha
been in town during the week, attendln
the county court.
MIR. John A. Brown, has resumed hi
position on the Arlington Record after
acation of a few weeks.
The hop crop in the Willamette valley i
tui ming out very well, and quite revena,
will be received from this source.
The improvements now in progress CIV,
the city liv. ly appearance, and NOR,
buildings are in contemplation this fall.
The shipments daily by our fruit growers
proves that the Dalles aud vicinity are vel
adapted to the growing of these products
| Quite number of our citizens attended
the sale of horses at Saltmarshe's stoclyardl
to-day. The prices were fair for an auctlor
sale.
| The salmon season, which opened to-day
will be of little benefit to the wheels in thi:
vicinity, as the water is too low tor them tc
| work.
There are 150 bales of wool at Moody's
warehouse waiting to be shipped on the
boat to Portland, and thence by ocean craft
to Bostcn.
The COW still roameth at large, and nib
bleth grass aud shade trees wherever they
are convenient. @, that that inclosure was
completed
There is a good showing of wheat at
Moody's warehouse of this seasons crop.
Prices remain about the same as our former
quotations.. ht-' a ~.
Mr.. VIM. Wyndhan has associated him
self with MIR. Chas. Frazier in this city
Both of these gentlemen are excellent tom
sorial artists. So
MIR. A. A. Jayne, of Arlington, Is improv-
ing from his injury. Dr. Rhinehart re-
turned this morning from visiting him, and
reports him in a fair condition.
The city Jail is very lonely these days;
but it is always prepared for occupants.
The city being free from tramps insnres
peace, and that is very much to be desired.
"The scriptural injunction, my dear, "
said Mr.. Caraway, as he tried to eat some
of his wife's bread, sis, Cast your bread on
the waters. / fear this bread was cast IN
an iron foundry"
AnsexchaDge says 1t is reported that one
of the largest caRarys on the c5ast is. soon to
be started in this city. We have heard
something about a large canneFy being in.
augurated at The Dalles.
Better fifty years of Europe than .cy-
Gle of Cathay" sang Tennyson in Locksley
Hall; but not at present with the cholera
raging in Hamburg, Bertin and st. Peters
burg.
Bdc kac lie is the word the pronunciation
and Interpretation. of which mas puzzled
some of our local linguists. 1t is called in
English backache. and almost any school
girl can give the definition.
The sixteenth annual reunion of the Pio-
neer Society of Southern Oregon, held at
Jacksonville last Thursday, was grand
success. There was large number of the
oldest pioneers Of the Willamette valley in
attendance, and the proceedings were very
interesting.
VIM. Southwo-th came near having a
serious difficulty with the treacherous buzz
saw at the planning mill q few days ago. says
the Canyon City Ne,0s Three of his fingers
were hipped, but fortunately he moved them
in time. That saw has crippled two men
already, and will not do to monkey with. !"
We learn from the Portland Dispatch of
yesterday that ~. b. Phirman, deputy
sheriff from The Dalles, was in the city yes
terday looking for Joe Sienner, wanted at
The Dalles for larceny from dwelling.
With the assistance o. Detective Griffin the
man was captured in Albina and taken to
The Dalles this morning."
A presidential elector receives for his SER
vices the sum of SIS per day for each day
in attendance at the capitol, together with
10 cents per mile each way from his place
OF residence, by the most travelled route to
the place of meeting" Ten cents a mile
leaves q margin of profit, as no railroad is
permitted to charge morethan three cents
mile.
The jute mill at the Walla Walla penI.
tentiary is stopped on account of the sup.
ply of raw material running out. A large
shipment, direct from Calcutta, is on the
way ind is expected to arrive in few days,
when operations will again be resumed. In
addition to the shipment now coming, the
officials have ordered 500 bales, which will
arrive in about six weeks or two months.
'Wasco Nesos: Mr.. John Mersinger, who
is working on one of the threshers running
west of this place, met with serious acci
dent last Friday. He was handling one f
the forks when he slipped and fell from the
derrick table, the fork catching in his arm
and running one tine entirely through the
heshy part of the arm. He immediately
came to town and had DR.. Beers dress the
wound. 8a
Governor Pennoyer Tuesday granted par.
dons to Samuel Doane and Thomas Kearney,
the pardons being recommended by the dis
trict attorney. Doane was sentenced from
Umatilla county December 20, 1883, to
serve a life sentence for murder in the
second degree. Kearney's CRIME was rob
berry. He was sentenced in March, 1891,
from Clatsop county to serve term OF five
years.
San Diego will celebrate her 350th ami
yersary September 2Sth. The discovery Of
that harbor dates a long way back. 1t de-
serves to be suitably commemoratei. Gov.
Torres, of lower California, promises to be
present on the occasion accompanied by his
staff. President Diaz. of Old Mexico. will
send his finest military band to take part in
the celebration. Governor Torres will also
have present company OF Mexican troops.
Corvallis Gazette: Messrs. W. q. Noon,
jr., and Lee 81. Wolfe. of Portland, passed
through this city Wednesday. They are
taking a tour of the state on their bicycles,
occupying three days in coming here from
Port and, having been delayed by one or
two accidents in the lower part of the val
ley. They expect to be out about two
weeks, making Ashland the southern limit
of their journey, after which they will re-
turn to Portland.
Arlington Record:s The power house for
the city works caught fire about o'clock
Monday evening. F. T. Huriburt sounded
the alarm, which soon brought to the scene
the hose cart and fire brigade. Notwith-
standing the fire had gained considerable
headway, its rapid suppression was but a
mere bagatelle for our efficient volunteer
fire department. The blaze was supposed
to have originated from ashes from the ash
pan. The slight damage done was easily
repaired.
Exchange: Athena is also having trouble
in securing q water supply. The well sunk
at that place in the hope of providing
source OF water supply for the city, has
been drilled the contract depth, 200 feet.
without securing q sufficient amount, al.
though water arose to within q few feet of
the surface. An experiment is contem-
plated at another place, where the prospects
are considered more favorable, and the
council will hold special meeting to talk
the matter over.
Grant Co. Netcs: MIR. John Sloan, of Cam
Won creek, sent to Mr.. MuidrIck last week
a curiosity IN the fruit line, which the Nescs
sacured and has on fxhihitlon He orafted