The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-07-09
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily
,nnfx court IS i'm session.


Mr.. d. c. Rooper, of Bakeoyen, is o
our streets to-day.
MIR. Frank Middleton, formerly editor {
the Sun, was in the city Sunday.
The weather is cool and agreeable, an
this is favorable TO the wheat crop.
The river is gradually decreasing; bu
It Will be some time before 1t reaches loy
water mark.
Mr.. NJ. J.. Anderson, the "Keno" CORES
pondent of the TIMES MoUNTAINEER, i
In town from Dufur TO day.
MIR. T. A. Ward, Tie new sheriff, whit
was indicted into the Office yesterday
wears the honor with becoming dignity
and seems as affable as ever.
Mr.. C. q. Bills arrested an Indian las
night in the act of disposing of hquor tt
aborlglnes. He was placed in the city Jail
pending his examination before the US
commi s.oner.
The framework of the new Baptist
church is now in position. When COM
pleted it will be very commodiaus edit
fee, and will be the third new church
building erected since the fire of last
September.
A man by thesname of Charles Sawyer
was arrested by Deputy U. 5. Marshal
johnson yesterday for selling whisky 10
Indians Marshal Maloney has him in
the city Jail preparatory to his examina-
ton for the crime.
Mr.. NJ. MacInnis and family returned to-
day from a few days 8 urn at Hartiand,
Klickitat county, Wash. He reports the
weather in tina, vicinity cool and bracipg,
and the conditions favorable for bountiful
harvest of the grain crops.
Hon. w. Fl. III. Dufur, of Dufur, gave
us pleasant call to-day. lie is candi-
date for stock inspector before the county
court. and his appointment wonld be very
agreeable to the citizens of the county, as
he has had several years experience with
cattle and sheep.
Wilson is thought to have been located
near the scene of the murder. The pace Is
surrounded and great hopes are entertained
that be will be recsptured. One fact is GER
tain, if the crowd now surrounding the
place where Wilson Is supposed TO be
secreted find him ne will never be entrusted
in the hands OF any executive otiicer again.
We have heard several complaints
about drunken Indians in this vicinity
during the past few days. On the even
ing of the 4th of July man coming TO
town from Eight Mile met several on he
road who were well armed and wild with
liquor. This mater should receive i'm
mediate attention, as a drunken Indian
with revolver is very unsafe.
Mr. J. NJ. Huntington, the Republican
candidate for county clerk, has filed the |
necessary affidavit for recount OF the |
vote cast at the recent election. The alle- |
gaiions are explicit, and if the number of |
Illegal votes were cast as alleged Wasco |
county must have had very unfair cleo |
tlon, and the different Judges very |
lerelict in their duties.
A persistent book agent, with the
Greatest Master Pieces of Art and Lit
srature" in a hand vaise, looked in upon
he meeting of the water commission this
afternoon, and, meeting with no smie of
beat hasty retreat. We care
uHy watched proceedings, and was about
o extend our sympathy 10 the individual
and gave a sigh of relief when
he left "unhonored and unsung."
Last evening at Mr.. Hood Hose house,
IN Union street, jolly time was had by
he members, to celebrate the winning
he prize in the tournament on the dth of
July. Chief Fish presented the company
With basket OF champagne, and the BOYS
lid honor 10 the occasion, and signlfied
heir appreciation OF the gift. Speeches
we're made by Hon. A. s. Macalllsier, MIR.
J. L. Phillips and Mr.. A. Reesex. Several
casts were drank to the fire department,
md good time had generally.
Last Saturday there was brought to the
ounty Jail in this city ID. Ii. Ward, who
8 held for murder in Gillian county.
he circumstances, as near as we could
earn them, are that Ward, who lives
bout mile from Arlington, shot man
y the name of Looney for improper re-
atoms with his wife. This occurred Fri
ny and the Jail not being safe in Gillian
ounty he was brought to The Dalles for
afe Keeping. He has family of three
r four small children, who are now at
is home near Arlington.
The Grant County Nescs, paper in
lined TO be Democratic, has the follow
1g: The average cost of convictIng a
lurderer in Ohio Is given at $4,000. If
ne people of that state get through with
lurder trials at that figure, and have any
easonable assurance of getting rid of the
riminal as the law provides after the
ost is taxed up against them, the people
Oregon should first congratulate them
nd then try to find out how it is done.
'ut then, Ohio has no pardonlng Pen
oyer.
East Oregonian: 1t is reported that A.
7. Cuthbert, the wellknown Kamela
ian, left that place Thursday, May 22d,
,r Portland, on business trip, having in
some eight hundred or one !
lousaud dollars in cash and checks. He I
as expected home the following Sunday,
ut nothing has been seen or head OF
i'm since his departure, and some alarm /
felt over his continued disappearance, q
, it has been his custom heretofore to
,turn home promptly on the day set
Irs Gu hbert is fearful that her husband a
as met with some accident or foul play. O
East Oregonian: NJ j. Logan, the we'll
nown section foreman, was shot In the !,
and shortly after II O'Clock Monday !,
ight by another section foreman, Norris ;.
ean, at Gayuse. The bullet struck the !.
lddle finger of his right hand, splitting =
, and lodged between the knuckles, in
icting painful wound. Logan came
Pend eton and had the bullet removed a
is tuesday, morning by DR.. Smith. q
e is now at the Go den Rule. Kean was L
rested and brought to town on this fore Q
IONS train by Deputy Sheriff Durham. it
9TH men were seen, but as their stories q
ere very conflicting. a Satisfactory ac-
unt can hardly be given of the affair. &
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