The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-09
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ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Prof. Paul Schwert, of Portland, cam
down from Pendleton last evening.
Mr.. /. H. Taffe is making extensiy
preparations for the fishing season, and j
putting three new wheels In the river,
DR.. A. II. Lsayers and Frank Kiucai6
have been in the city during the weet
attending Tie session of the cou-ty court
The Repub lean state convention or
eanlzed this afternoon at o'clock, but ne
nominations were made up to the time Of
going to press.
Mr.. j. o. Warner returned from sew
eral months sojourn in Montana last
evening. He reports winter, with all Its
rigors, In full sway in that port.0n oil the
northwest.
The election in Goldendale, Wash
Monday, resulted in victory for the
Prohibitionists, there only being one
councilman and the marshal elected in
favor of license.
/. Rev. w. a. Tibbetts, who officiated as
pastor of the NJ. h. church IN The Dalies
some time sgo when Rev. W. G. Simpson
was sick, is IN the city. He is in poor
health, and intends to make his home in
Colorado.
Hon. ]. G. Luckey, of the Wsrm
Springs Indian reservation, came 10 town
on the stage last evening, and left this
morning for Portland. He is delegate
from Crook county to the Republican
state convention.
The TIMES MoUNTAINEER is the only
truthful exponent of Republican politics
in the county. It has no "axe to grind"
and Is therefore newspaper. not a per
sonal or factional organ. Subscribe for
it il you want the news, and decent liter
ture.
Idlewilde Lodge, No. 107, 1. o. o. F..
will give basket picnic ou April Goth.
the seventy third anniversary of the es-
taolishment of the order in the UniIed
States. Friendship Lodge, No. 5, of The
Dalles, will participate on that occasion,
and cordial invitation is extended to ali
to take part in the celebration.
Mr.. M. H. NIckelsen Is still very sick
q. his home in Hood River, and appre
tensions are felt for his recovery. His
brother, Mr.. l. c. Nickelsen, visited him
yesterday, and found him in a yer,
serious condition, although he was re
ceiving all the help necessary from the
members of Waucoma Lodge, No. 80.
z. of P, and from neighbors. 1t is to
be hoped that Mr.. Nickelsen will re-
cover.
Liukville Star. Robert Veatch, the
man who stood up in the last legislature
and used such remarkably poor logic and
worse grammar in condemnation of h |
worlds fair appropriation for Oregon,
will be. the Democratic nominee for |
congress from the First district. 1t is
said that Mr.. Vcatch never buys any bed |
clothes. He wraps the drapery of his |
moss around him and lies down to pleas
ant dreams.
Mr. j. E.. Kelly, alias Mason, was
brought from Hood River yesterday, |
where he attempted to jump into the
Columbia from one OF the high bluffs
overhanging the river, beng possessed I
of the halluclnation that some one was
him to take his life. He for
merly resided In this city, and was the
contractor for the foundation work for
the Methodist church. He was born in
Maine. unmarried, about 30 years of age,
and is man of more than ordinary in
telligence. In the afternoon he was ex-
amined and sdiudged to be insane and
this morning was taken to the asylum by
, deputy sheriff.
Eugene Register: A peculiar and inhu-
man transaction has come to light this
week. A couple of mornings ago babe
a few days cd was found al house in
his city. When this became known other
were put together and the
whole story as summed upis that young
woman gave birth to child
about a week ago. The babe was taken
o Portland and an effort made to place 1t
n an orphans home. This did not prove
Iuccessful and the babe was brought back
IN the night train. The next morning
,ne was found at a residence and it is
the same child. The unnatural
mother will doubtless become known and
will have to take care of the child.
Mr.. W. H. Michell,a clerk in the Union
Pacific Office in this city has been granted
! leave of absence, with the understand
ng that at any time he desires he can re-
claim his position. He has been sick for
ome time, and vacation being necessa-
y, a man was employed in his place un-
il he sufficiently recovered his health to
'esume his duties. An unreliable cotem-
,orary published wrong statement OF
be matter, which caused many to con-
,lude that the young man had been
discharged. The facts are as stated,
md Mr.. Michel being a faithful
md competent employe of the company,
md being unable to perform his duties by
'eason of i'll health, was very generously
granted vacation.
Jack Long, an old man living about SIX
niles from Collins Landing on the Co
umbia river, has resided there for the
,ast twenty, five years, and is a yeritabe
Kermit. When the o. s. N. Cos boats
eceived wood at this place he was in the
employ of Mr.. Collins, and saved nearly |
very cent he made. Since the railroad ,
las been built he has lived on his former
earnings, and rarely ever leaves his cabin
Except to procure bacon or coffee. A few
Ipple trees around his residence furnish
lim with fruit. His only companion is a
log, and on this animal he bestows all
lis affection. The last time he visited
rhe Dalles was twenty three years ago,
md since that date he has not disturbed
he haunts of civilization. He is about
Is wears of ago, and seems to be content
With his isolated position.
From Thursdays Daily. IL
Little Rhody is all right
Mr.. J. Fl. Sherar, OF Sherar's Bridge is