The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-10-08
From Tuesday 8 Daily.

From Tuesday Daily.
Mrs. c. G. Roberts and family are in the
city.
Mr.. II. II. Walker. of wasco, called on
US last evening.
Mr. G. E. Bayard left to-day for Port
land on the afternoon train.
The Office of the Harney Times was des.
troved by fire one day last week.
A foot of snow fell at Cloud Cap Inn last
week; but it only remained one day.
MIR. G. N. Crosfeld, leading citizen of
Grant, came up on the noon train to-day.
Mr.. J. B. Warner, of White Salmon, was
passenger on the Regulator last evening.
Hon. NJ. A. Moody returned Sunday
evening from a visit to Hood River and
vicinity.
Mrs. AL. Mcfarland and her daughter
Miss Dottie, of Seattle, are visiting friends
and relatives in the city.
A meeting of the public school board was
held last evening. Nothing but routine
business was transacted.
Mrs. j. Southwell, of Ten Mile, left on
the 4 o'clock train yesterday for Salem,
with her son George, who is deaf.
The public school enrolment for Septem-
ber of this year exceeds the opening
months enrollment of any other year by AZ.
Judge Bradshaw, District Attorney Will
son, b. S. Huntington and j. L. Story are
attending circuit court at Moro, in Sher-
man county.
The wheat wagons kept up their usual
activity yesterday in the neighborhood Of
the warehouses, and these were unloaded as
rapidly as men could handle them.
We learn from the Glacier that captain
Coe has been engaged for three or four days
with the steamer Irmd In bringing hay
across the river from White Salmon"
Mr. A. w. Patterson, of the Heppner
Gazette, was a passenger on the evening
train yesterday. He accompanied the COM
mite on the boat to-day to the Cascade
Locks.
Hood River Glacier: We understand
that George Herbert is to quit the hotel
business to-day. George has made many
friends here, who hope to see him remain
with us.
Parties from Sherman county average the
yield at from 70 bushels to the acre.
About half OF this has been hauled to the
railroad, and wagons are constantly remov-
ing the remainder.
Glacier: Mrs. G G. Roberts and family
came in from their mountain home Tuesday,
and will leave shortly for California to
spend the winter. Mr.. Roberts is in New
York, where he will remain until January.
The members of the Gesang Verein Har-
monte celebrated the third anniversary Of
the organization Of the society at the X. Of
p. hall last Sunday evening. They had a
4, kaef al
ing programme was rehearsed.
Eagle: Supt M. N. Bonham has received
notice of his being made general manager Of
0regon's educational exhibit at the Worlds
fair for Grant county The Prof. will do
his part of the work encumbent upon him,
and will furnish as much for that depart.
ment as any interior superintendent.
Statesman: The long.halred street
preacher who has been doing the upper
valley has reached Salem and nightly pro-
claims the worlds immediate hnis. He
says this mundane sphere will very soon
come to an end, but unfortunately he omits
to mention which end. He gains his infor-
nation on the point from the bible. he says,
and. claims to have seven real and genuine
reasons why the end is coming now.
Mr.. J. B. Crossen, our county clerk. re-
ceived the sad intelligence to day of the
death of his brother William in New Y'ik.
on September 18th, of consumption. Ahe
deceased paid visit to his brother in this
city In 1877, and renamed here about six
and during his sojourn made many
warm friends. We extend TO Mr.. Crossen
our heartfelt sympathy in bis bereavement.
Long Creek EdQLe: Q. s. Miller, super
of the Monumental mine, arrived
in the city Friday from Portland, where he
has been for the past three weeks on bust
ness, says the Baker City Blade. The
gentleman is on his way to the mine where
he goes to superintend operations. Mr..
Miller has unhinching faith in the mines,
and his experience IN this industry in this
section covers period of many years and
in all probability will continue for years to
come.
Bro. Cradlebaugh, of the Glacier, has
been branching out and has bran new
Office at Hood River. This is what he says
in the last issue of his paper: ''Tne GLACIER
Office has been moved to Oak street, next to
Bartmess' new building, where all old
patrons can find us with pleasure, and new
ones with ease. The Office will be enlarged,
so that it will not look so much like wart
on Bartmess' building, but where the money
Is coming from to enlarge il is more than
we can tell. Gentle reader, can you tell"
A little masterpiece of mechanism. and at
the same time model of garden decoration,
is the floral clock which decorates the gar
den of an ingenious Parisian. The dial,
which is not less than thirty feet in
diameter, is composed entirely of choice
plans of various colors. The hands, which
move over the face of the clock,
are made in the same manner, and the
whole effect of the arrangement is that of
IN Immense basket of flowers. The mechan-
sm which drives the hands is lodged in
arge chamber built in the garden imme-
iiately beneath the DIAL 1t is composed OF
The usual machinery employed IN operating
arge clocks, except that it is particularly
to move tie great weight Of the
,arth which must be supported by the re-
yolving hands. This Is cleverly accom-
olished by making an ordinary clock tram
'elease volume Of water every minute and
his by its gravity operates the wheels that
Iend the heavy hands forward. The whole
is exceedingly ingenious and
interesting, and, according to the PhIladel-
ohia Record, is the daily admiration and
wonder of hundreds of the inventors towns
men.