The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-11-26

deplorable condition, we are informed, an
| until the rain stops and these become dr..
very little whest will be hauled.
Mr.. John Qulrk, a subject of Grea
Britain, declared his intention before th
| county clerk to.dsy, under oath, of becom
| ing citizen OF the United States.
Miss Bertha Ehlen, of Aurora, who ha
been visiting her uncle and aunt in this cIry
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ruch, for some weeks
past, returned to her home Tuesday.
Mr.. Andrew Keller has added to his sup.
ply of bread, cakes and pies, an oyster
the tastes of the most fastlcious can be com.
p!etely satisfied.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. +. Maler were serenaded
by The Dalles band Wednesday evening at
their residence in this city. Th members
OF the band were Invited on the inside and
RECALLED with choice viands.
The mystery OF the murder Of r. l.
johnson, the man found in the wheat car at
Albina recently, has not been solved yet;
nut force of detectives is using every en-
ieavor to b ing the criminal to justice.
A very pleasant and agreeable p .rty was
held by the young mems dancing club at
the armory In tn city last evening The
music furnished was excellent, and tae
dance was participated in until late hour
The blockade at Oneonta is expected to
be removed tomorrow night, and consider
able freight will then be removed to Its des-
tinatiou. There will be trains every hour
as soon as they can make the trip TO Port
land, without transferring at Bonneville.
A party of Portland capitalists left The
Dalles one day this week N hacks. They
were driven SO far Antelope by one 't
our iiverymen, who returned from that
own, and they proceeded on alone. 1t is
supposed their destination was the op
mines recently discovered IN the southern
portion of this county.
There was magnificent display of me
teoriires Wednesda, night. Several briilI-
ant displays OF this phenomena was wit
nessed by our cltize 6, and there was
bright illumination of the heavens. ''Star
sazing" was inlulged in by many, and if the
weather had not been as cool astronomy
soulJ have been an interesting study.
Unlor ser ices we're held at the Congre
gationai church yesterday morning, and
we're largely attended. The sermon was
preached by Rev John Whistler, pastor Of
the Methodist church, and was masterly
Effort and appropriate to the occasion
Singing bv the choir was well rendered and
consisted OF carefully selected hymns.
Miss Margaret Jeffers, who has just
taught successful term in the Benson dis-
'rIet, was surprised yesterday on the occa
ion of the eighteenth anniversary OF her |
birthday by every member of tine school |
calling at her residence Tn were well |
received. and after partak ng OF boun tItul |
Inner, returned well satisfied aud highly |
3elighted with the manner OF their enter |
We are informed that one day this week
our double-seated hacks left this city for
he Interior. They were filled with we'll
y med men, supposed to be detectives, and
{ is conjectured they are on the track of
Evans and Sontag, who are supposed to be
u the mounta of Grant county. Our in
urmant could give no definite intelligence.
mt was positive regarding the facts of the
eparture and the Winchesters in the
agons.
The jury in the case of State vs.. Birgfeld
vas completed Wednesday evening, con.
listing OF Thos. Harper, Tim Mayhem,
robert Lowe. F Blythe, Chas Cramer. L
Holgate, L E Ferguson, I E Wickens,
Y Hartman, j W Wallace, T Murphy
nd VIM Edgar, bailiff was chosen and
he court adjourned until to-day. when the
ase was called this morning. The follow
az witnesses were examined up to noon:
)r. Hollister, j Nitschke, Lauer and Dr.
)oane.
A large force of men from the different
visions of the Union Pacific east of this
Ity passed down the road yesterday morn.
~. They had car loaded with piles and
II necessary machinery for bridging over
ne slid below Bonneville, which will be
ompleted as quickly as possible. The COM
any intends to make through connection
aturday night. This slide has been the
ost difficult problem in rai'roading with
HI ch the Uniua Psc'!ic mas had to coutrnd
nee the road was completed between this
ty and Portland, and has caused the CON-
my considerable al noyance.
Mr.. c. G. Hobart received telegram ,
from Lewiston, Idaho announcing
lie painful intelligence that MIR, William
1iggin had fallen from the government Sow |
Snake river, and had drowned He was ,
red about "a years, of steady and indus ,
iOus habits, the dest surviving son of
II. Lot Wiggin, an old and respected citi-
u Of Lewiston aud formerly a resident of
he D.lles, aud a nephew OF Mrs. Hobart
8 soon as they received the intelligence of
r. Wiggia's death, Mr.. an,, Mrs. Hobart
ade preparations To go to Lewiston, and
ft on the midnight train. The telegram q
d not state where the scow was located at r
10 time of the accident, and 1t is not
,own where on Snake river the young man
as drowned.
Provisions of the game law need frequent
lblicatIon in order TO be understood Here
g some of them: Deer-bucks may be
lied between July lst and November lst.
pes between August lst and January lst. c
,otted fawns mnst not be killed. Deer '
all not be killed at any time unless the =
rcass is used or sold for food. Elk. moose,
ID mountain sheep-August lst to Novem- /
r lst- Swan and ducks-Septenbe lst l
March 18th. Grouse, pheasants, Mon. t
lian pheasants, quail or partridge-Sep- &
mber lst to November 18th. All trap
ng, netting, Sharing or destruction of nests q
eggs prohibited. Trout-may be caught 2
tween April lst and November LIST. 1t is 8
lawful to take Or attempt to take them h
th any seine, net, weir or other device
an hook or line.
Last evening party of Young people as v
nbled at the residence of j E Barnett, and q
lieye crowded more fun into the short space I,
time, from 6 to 10 o'clock, than was ever
fore put into the same time. Those pres.
t were, the Misses Grace and Hattie Glenn I
zzle, Bernie and Martha Schooling, Pearl F
les, Georgia Sampson, Grace and Nellie n
ely. Emma Williams. Della Micheibach,
,ttie Fredden. Grace and Bertha VIII. y
ton, Edith Randall, Ellie Adams, Susie d
ase. Clara and Julia Nickelsen, Hilda Il
ok, Bulah Gilgard, May and Eina Bar n
tt, and Masters Frank and Guy Chase. Y
tor Sampson, George Ruch, Neddie
ldwin. Dayton Taylor. Earl Sanders,
lrry Fredden, Rowland Wiley, George
ce and Archie Barnett. After lunch was
we'd, and the usual good nights were said,
,h repaired home to sleep and have pleas. F
t dreams >,