The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-11-19
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Saturdays Daily.

n colu oreeZS uleW tO-uay, apparently
Y foretasts of winter.
j The wheat market was lively yesterda
0 and large quantity was sold in the city.
Mr.. Newton Clark, former resident
Hood River, but now living In Portland,
in the city.
The Democrats have secured a victor
r and now will come the after considerable
E of a division of the patronage.
, Miss Rose Stannus, the celebrated eloc,
} ZIONIST, will give an entertainment in ii
, Methodist church next Tuesday evening.
The cases of diphtheria reported fe
days ago are convalescing, and there is nj
the least danger of the disease spreading.
Recorder Menefee had his Judicial ermir
on this afternoon, and tried civil cas-
We understand demurrer to the complain
was sustained.
Baruyards are almost depopulated {
roosters. There has been great demaD
for them to crow over the Democratic vic
tory last Tuesday.
MIR. Geo. H. Thompson, who has spen
the last few months in Southern Californl
for the benefit of his health, returned las
evening very much improved.
There are quite number of strangers il
the city to-day from the country. The,
are doing their marketing, and learning tn
news of the presidential election.
Mr.. VIM. Mckenzie. of Tygh ridge, say
the farmers are busy plowing and putting IL
a large crop of grain. Fall wheat Is gooc
and cattle are In prime condition.
Reports from the cattle range in tn,
county are very encouraging. Grass il
growing, and horses, sheep and horned cat
tie are In prime condition.
Old Waco is still true to protection, and
| the official returns published to. day give
the Harrison electors 2ll majority over
Pierce. the Cleveland Weaver tusionist.
Mary Bodle, six years old, WAS run over
by an electric street car in Portland yester-
day and instantly killed. She mad stopped
suddenly 10 let the car 90 by and fell under
the wheels.
There is very little political excitement
on the streets since the news of Cieveland's 3
election has been settled. The cup of Joy
with Democrats is running over, aud Re-
publicans are patiently awaiting develop
ments.
Mr.. Chas Bascomb, who has been east
for the past year visiting relatives and
friends returned last evening. He has sut.
fered for several years from partial psraly-
sis of the right leg together with absolute
deafness.
Justice Schultz had his Judicial optic, on
several persons before him to day; but he
was so extremely busy examining papers
that be had no time to give our reporter
history of the weighty subject on which he
was cogitating.
Sheep throughout the Inland Empire are
in excellent condition. As there are but
few for sale their price is advancing There
is an unlimited quantity of feed in the
country, and owners are well prepared for
hard winter. should it come.
Commenting upon those Oregon pioneer
families, who propose to visit the worlds
fair in prairie schooners, drawn by OK
teams the New York Herald says, If the
plan will permit the dodglng of railroad
fares, hotel rates and hack hire, it might be
generally followed with advantage.
From now on till January lst, the killing
of any deer will be misdemeanor, and the
killing of elk, moose or mountain sheep,
will not be lawful till August lst. On the
18th Of this month the season for shooting
grouse, pheasant, quail or partridge will
close, not to reopen till Sept. lst. So the
owner of rifle or shotgun will soon have to
put his arms away and forget the good eat
irg afforded by the toothsome pheasant.
Last evening Joe Moore, better known as
"Whisky Joe. says the Astoria Examiner,
was found dead on the floor of his room in
the rear of Victor Bergman's saloon. He
was last seen Tuesday evening after cleo
tion. Last night Mr.. Bergman went to go
to his room to call Joe, to have him clean
Al IL L.
the floor. Coroner Pohl was Immediately
notified, and the remains were taken to the
morgue.
A young son of Mrs. A. B. Moore, living
on the bluff IN this city, aged about 9
years, was severely kicked by horse yes
terday evening. He had returned from
school, and there being a strange animal in
the barn he attempted to ride it when dog
came along and scared the horse, and it
threw the boy and kicked him IN the face,
breaking the right cheek in a fearful man
ner. The bones are broken in several places,
and this has caused a serious pressure on the
brain. 1t If doubtful whether the wound
will heal, so that the disfgurment to the
features will not be permanent. DR.. RIne.
hart was called and applied the usual rem.
edIes
worlds fair the state of Washington is set
ting an example of which Oregon should
profit. A Cathlamet paper says: "The ten
logs donated by the Puget Sound loggers to
the state worlds fair commission are fair
samples of the immense logs cut In that
state. The logs are l2l feet long and Al
inches squared. One of the logs before be-
ing squared was l25 feet long and contained
II, ,276 square feet. They are the largest
logs ever shipped out of the state by rail-
road. Four fiat cars were required for one
log. The end cars were built up 80 that the
middle cars can swing while rounding
curves"
Arlington Record: Mr.. G. W. Parrish,
brilliant attorney from Canyon City, re-
turned to his home last week from an ex-
tended soiourn at Forest Grove and Port
land, where he has been taking treatment
for the morphine habit. Some ten years
since he was attacked with stomach
trouble, and under his physicians advice
used the drug, as many an innocent person
has, until he unconsciously crossed the rubi-
con and was powerless to refrain by his own
effort. He now pronounces himself entirely
free from the enchanting effects of the in
sidious drug. and is loud in his praises of
his benefactors.
Wednesday night a serious accident oc-
CURED at Foster, says the East Oregonian.
John MepdenhalI, son of T. c. MendeDhall,
the well known citizen of that place, was |
kicked in the abdomen by horse and per- |
haps fatally injured. He was found about |
thirty minutes afterward and conveyed to |
the house, where he remained unconscious |
for several hours. DIR. Smith was sum-
moned from Pendleton and drove to Foster, |
arriving Thursday morning about ii o'clock. |
He found the patient suffering intensely, |
and did everything possible for his relief. |
His condition Is very critical. as localized |
peritonitIs has resulted. The injured man,
who is about 20 years old, is brother of
Mrs. Zoeth Houser. of this city.
Lire Stock Journal: Live stock raising is
| business, and the man who would make
.eal success of it nowadays must be good
man. Besides buying and selling
here are the employment of labor. and the
cultivating and harvesting OF the
,rops, the selection, breeding and mating,
eedIng and care of live stock, the use OF
and hundred other important
;hings that require intelligence, skill and
ability of q high order. There
ire thousand little details of the business
% be carefully looked after to make the
anch do its best. Taking everything into
the wonder is that there are
lot more failures on the farm than there
re. No business in the city would long
tand the easy-goiDg management of the
.verage stock raiser.
From Mondays Daily.
County court adjourned Saturday.
Hon. Zera Snow, of Portland, Is in the