The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-02

Pa.co would be the paradise of the uni
verse. What are you dong for Pasco! Get
a move on you and don't SIT around like q
bump on a log II you want to retain a
live paper in this city get in with your
purses and support it or there will be q
funeral. A. j. Littlejohn, of Tacoma, was
in the city the front end Of the week, and
predicted bright and glowing future for
the city which has no Optic"
Record: Judge o. N. Denny of Portland,
one of the large property holders Of this
city, Is with us this week. The judge, in
vested originally about $4,000 In town
property and thinks now that his landed
interests here will net him far profit. He
fully endorses the course of the Arlington
board of trade on upper river transporta-
tion.
Glacier: Hon. Z. L. Smith has purchased
the Stoller ranch at Trout Lake, and Is
having a boat made for use in the lake the
coming summer. This is one of the most
delightful camping places in the northwest,
and the trout fishing is simply immense.
Mr.. Smith is an ardent fisherman and
should be content with his purchase. 1t is
worth the amount paid for the whole place
for the fishing privileges alone.
We understand that Wallis monkey on
Eight Mile, named Hugh Gourlay after one
of our notorious citizens. died last Saturday
after being sick for several days. On the
evening of Saturday, March 10th. he suf-
fered a severe attack of cerebro spinal men,
ingetis. He rallied somewhat in the morn
ing of Saturday, but died in the evening
soon after the Republican convention ad-
journed.
F. w. D. Mays, of the Pomeroy, Wash,
Independent, wields a vigorous pencil. Here
Is the heading of the leading editorial II his
issue of March 10th. "The buzzards OF
damnation are packing and the carrion
crows of hell are spewiDg out their filth in
order to once more deceive the people,"
Then he writes a column article in which he
invokes all the powers of earth and heaven
to arise in their majesty and might and hurl
the boodlers into the bottomless PIT.
Bsker Democrat: At depth of 100 feet,
the present depth of the shaft, the ledge of
the White Swan mine measures full four
feet wide and samples clear across the vein
at $40 to the ton. This is certainly won-
derful showing. The mill is being repaired
and will be put in operation again in few
days. Then the Democrat will be able to
record the arrival here of bullion shipments
from the White Swan and see the grand
output of $4,000 swelled by thousands
more.
A poor, unfortunate tourist applied for
lodging last evening in the city Jail and was
there until o'clock this afternoon without
food. He was terribly demoralized when
found In the cell, and he wore a woe. begone
when the Bind-hearted recorder
and city marshal took hin out and gave
him meal. If he had been drunk or
hobo his name would have been found on
the register; but as it was, no one knew he
was there, until he was found In his forlorn
by one of the many vigllant re-
porters of the TIMES. s.MoUNTAINEER.
Arlington Record: Ernest Franks, the 49,
year-old son of G. A. Franks, OF this city,
mad narrow escape from drowning in the
Umatilla river last Thursday afternoon. He
was on his way from Arlington to Cold
Springs on horseback. and tried to ford the
river at the rapids above town. When in
the middle of the stream his horse fell. The
boy managed to get clear of the saddle, but
was carried quarter of mile by the cur
rent. He was finally fshed out in a half.
drowned condition by some railroad men
who happened to see him In the river.