The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

ory, as stated in the invitations.
A divorce was granted by the clrcnit
court to-day to Mr.. j. W. Ready from
Minnie Ready, ana the care and custody
of the minor child awarded to Mr.. Ready.
Change of venue was granted today In
the cases of Andrew Kuahtla VS.. D. s. l.,
and o., N, Francis Gonlon VS.. the same
and ]. L. Carlson VS.. the same to Wash
ington county.
Mr.. Geo. Stewart, being by birth sub
ject of her majesty, Queen Victoria, forever
renounced his allegiance to this foreign po-
tentate and became full citizen of the
United States yesterday.
The usual individual found his way into
the city Jail last night, and this morning
the recorder read the ordinances In such
cases made and provided, ending with i'm.
posing light fine on the unfortunate.
In the person of Mr.. John Pashek, for
mer subject of the emperor of Austria and
Hungary, the United States gained citizen
by the aforesaid John Pashek renorncing
forever his allegiance to the House of Haps-
burg to-day.
Moss will probably be about the most
appropriate crop TO plant on the space al
lowed Oregon blythe Columbian ExposI-
ton managers. We may yet have to SUBJ
NIT to the humiliation of seeing such dis
position made OF the space.
Mr.. h. B. Sibley,, who was agent for
the Regulator for some time In this city,
leayes on the noon train for Walla Walla,
where he will take a position In the Hunt
Railroad Cos Office. The community
will regret very much losing Mr.. and
Mrs. Sibley from their social gatherings.
We have recelyed from the Bureau of
Statistics, Department of State, special
consular reports rega.ding gas In foreign
countries. So soon after the Chillan inn
broglio, it would be much more interest
ing to the American reading public to-
have a report on "gas" in our own coun--
try.
Articles of incorporation were filed in the
clerks Office in this city yesterday by G. B.
Durbin. s. Durbin and W. H. Herman of
Wards Creek Road Co., for the purpose Of
constructing wagon road down Wards
creek canyon. Office at Meadow Lawn
farm, Wasco county; capital stock 500,
divided into ten shares of $40 each.
Grants Pass Courier: Our old settlers
claim that the Indians kept the country
looking neater than the whites do There
was no underbfush forty years ago in 10.
sephine county, as the aboriglnes kept it
burned off. Grass grew luxuriantly every
where, but now much vegetation has been
largely killed off by layer of resinous pine
pins and the deep shade. Deer could be
seen for miles in those days Of open country
and big grass.
: Mr. Bird Waggoner, died at his home
near HaIsey on Monday, at the advanced
age of 50 years, He was one of Linn coun-
tY's Searly pioneers, having come to Oregon
in 1852, since which time he resided near
Halsey.. says the Albany Herald. He leaves
a daughter and two sons, one Of them being
Hon. George Waggoner. Of Corvallis. The
deceased was man of upright character,
and his many friends will deeply regret to
hear of his demise.
The Salem Statesuan says: Alfred 1.
Lake, of Prairie Creek, Wallowa county,
has been committed to the asylum. He Is
10 years old, and Is now suffering his Sec
ond attack, which has lasted three years.
James II. Callahan, a stock raiser, of Gala
han ranch, Buckmaster fat, Klamath coun-
ty, was also placed In Dr. Rowland's care.
Excessive drinking and severe fall from a
buggy followed by exposure are assigned as
the cause of his unbalanced mental condI.
ton.
A doctor will sit down and write pre-
scriptioD; time, i've minutes; paper and
ink, cent; and the patient pays 81, S. or
$40, as the case may be. A lawyer writes
ten or twenty lines and gets from $40 to $50
from his client. An editor writes half
column puff for a man, requiring more intel
ligence and erudition than either of the for.
mer, pays a printer 81 for putting it in
type, prints it on 81 worth of paper, and
surprises the pulled man if he makes any
charges.
: The seven-year-old son of Jacob Wettle,
Lying about six miles from the city ON
Chenoweth creek, met with very serious
accident last night. In company with
his mother he was returning in wagon
drawn by team of mules from visit to
a neighbor's, when, in climbing to the
seat he fell between the spokes of the
wheel. The mules became.frIghtened and
started to run, which resulted in his left
limb being badly crushed. Dr. Holllster
was called and dressed the leg, and, al
though it was terrible fracture, the pa
tient is doing very well
Locaiizer: Before Portland had an ex-
istence Vancouver on the Columbia was
the head of navigation for foreign ships,
and that was the port at which the Hud-
son Bay Company received their goods
for trading with the Indians of the entire
Columbia basin. The trade, prior to lS40,
fn furs and pelts of all kinds was very
heavy, and Vancouver was not only the
head of navigation, but it was the great
center of trade for all the tribes west OF
the Rocky mountains. Vancouver is
again looking up. 1t is one of the best
locations for city on the lower Colum-::
bia.
Silverton Appeal A man, whose name
we did not learn, who has been at work
above Scott's mills on Butte Creek, re-
Gently met with an accident in which he
narrowly escaped with his life. His
cabin was In the heavy timber, and large
trees stood near on all sides. He enter
tanned some fears of the trees falling
when one day last week his danger was
fully realized. While in the house he
heard a cracking sound and ran out just
as an immense tir tree was falling. The
tree came down literally MASKING the
house and its contents inro the earth. 1t
was a close call.
The Baker City Democrats Sparta corre- !
spondent says that the news received and
published that the-io of stock owned by
Reed & Beezley, on. Snake river. would be /
very large. is incorrect. Hay becoming
short. the principal part of the band was
driven down the river to Brownlee where
there is plenty Of forage-and up to the 10th
inst. not single head had been lost. In
Eagle valley the loss in stock has been less
than half of one per cent. and stock of all
kinds is IN better condition than ever be-
fore. Nearly all the large crop of hay has /
been sold and will last until April lst, al
loving full rations to all.
Eost Oreaonian: Deputy Sheriff Johnson,
of amscounty, is IN Pendleton look
ing around this nelghborhood for very
smooth young man named George West,
who recently escaped from the :. Gllliam all am
county jail. George was confined for the
unromantic crime of robbing sheep.
herder's cabin, yet while in Jail managed
TO captiyate the hearts of several fair
ones, who visited him and sent him love
letters. After breaking jail he made Tor
the railroad and boarded an eastbound
train. A telegram intercepted him at
Umatilla, where he was taken In custody,
but so glib was his tongue that his cap