The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-08-20

ent time the department of the interior,
Washington, is examining the same as
whether tits timber land or not, as the j
spectors have entered complaint and hs
the same temporarily suspended.
The Dayton Inlunder saws that Eel
Warren. of Lewiston, spent the week
Dayton. He has two lead horses of his 81
horse team. which he will drive through tt
streets of Chicago next year, in training 1
this place. He says that he has thirtee
els In Montana training to drive in Chicago
| Mr.. Salrmarshe's stockyards are ful
nished with all conveniences for feeding an
shipping cattle. There are large corrals
stalls, sheds and chutes in which to loa
stock on the cars. ALI these appliance
make this place favorite shipping poin
for the cattle ranges in Eastern Oregon.
The committee soliciting subscriptions fc
| the entertainment of the Editorial Associa
tion in this city have been qu te successful
to-day. Messrs Crossen and Morgan re
port very liberal donations, and have nj
doubt the city will give the editors a roya
reception, and entertain them in prime ly
manner during the convention.
The Baker Democrat says: One OF the
earliest Of the Pacific coast aigonauts who
bazed the trail for the moving caravans
westward, is Mr.. John Buggy, of Vancou.
yer, WASH, who arrived in the city yester-
day on visit to his grandson. Mr.. George
Ernst. Mr. Buggy arrived IN Vancouver in
1852 with his wife. who was the fret white
woman resident of that place, and has ever
since resi- ed there. He is a remarkably
hale and hearty man, and from his appear.
ance is good for many years OF further use
fulness in this world.
The ''stray bullet" is fire quently heard in
the vicinity OF Eugene City, and here is the
latest from the Register: Last Sunday as
Il. N. Cram was standing on his porch he
was struck On the leg by small bullet,
such as some of the boys about town have
been in the habit of using in their sliDgs for
shooting birds. Mr.. Grain has no idea
where this came from, nor was he much
hurt, as the bullet had spent Its force, but
it goes to show that there is too much care
lessness in the use of small weapons"
Eugene Guard: A report comes from
Turner and other places to the effect that
showers of the queer are working In that
In some places they are us
ing the old dodge by changing two-dolar
bill to TO- by pasting thr figure ten from
a cigsr stamp on two-dollar bill. And In
tHdCcs tucy arc PdSslaS COuutCILClt oIiNSi
dollars. The counterfeit dollar is easily de-
tected by the sleek feeling, and is lighter in
weight than the genuine half dollar, but
,he two.dollar bill is hard to detect, unless
me is very observing when receiving it.
Look out for for them.
An endeayor is being made at Wallula to |
'aise bonus of 1000 acres of land for a
hich will construct an irrigating |
'aual capable of watering II. 900 acres near |
hat point. The land is at present almost |
worthless, but with water upon it will pro-
luce the finest quality of vegetables. 1t
TO take the water from the Walla
Valla river about three miles above Wal
ula and it will be discharged into the Snake
iver near its mouth The estimated cost
rill be abont S65. ZOO. Almost 500 acres
ave already been promised, and the out
ok is most favorable for the comsumma-
ion o. the plan.
Heppner Gazette: On last Monday some
ne set 1re to the range up in the vicinity
f the Stewart ranch, the large barn mar
owly escaping destrul tion. Much grass
'as destroyed, causing cattle to leave for
ther range. 1t is said, and thu Gazette get,
s information from Harrison Cnapiu, that
lany atrocities were committed on cattles
lch as cutting out the r tongues, and
therwise mutilating and d siguring them.
true as reported, the perpetrator is a
,wardly bastard who deserves even wor e
ian the laws prescribe The wIlful burn
e of range and torture of dumb animals
dictates that we have In our midst one who
ould stoop to even graver crimes, If he
I'd but the courage.
The TO loving from the Dallas Transcript
an excellent example of the CHEEK OF trav.
ing venders: .'The other day, while
unity court was IN session, a shirt vender
ON San Francisco stalked in and slapping
$ card down on the BILE struck an atti-
de and proceeded to harangue the august
'dy on the superiority of his double ,
easted. back-acting duplex movement
irts. In vain Judge Bnrch and the COM
protested that they hadn't time
talk to him just then. 1t was not until
ERIK Mulkey came to the rescue with the
formation that he had orders from the
eriff to prohibit turning the court room
to an auctioneer shop that his jags could
persuaded to desiss. Then he urned
tn scared loak aud some incoherent {
aculations, and with four or five spasmodic
rides he reached the door.
The saddest and most unfortunate acci-
mt that has cast dark shadow oyer our !
for some time. says the Rose
rg Reuie,o, was that resulting in the death =
Mrs. Capt. Bard, last Thursday about s
ION. Mrs. Bard and their little adopted
tighter and son went with Capt. Bard to
neigh boring farm to obtain load of straw,
d when the wagon was loaded Capt. Bard
sisted his wife and children onto the
agon: Mrs. Bard requested her husband
remain on the ground until she could
i've the team through the fence and into
e road;which request the captain granted.
lie unfortunate lady had driven through
e fence and was just turning the team I
to the road when the front wheels of the
agon fell into little ditch, causing Mrs.
lrd to lose her balance snd to fall Just in ,
INT of the fore wheels. At her fall the !, ,
am became frightened, running away and
awning the wheels across her body about
e region of the heart, producing injuries
pm which she died IN few hours.