The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-06-25
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday Daily.

pointed and programme outlined.
Mr.. j. a. Rinehart, the banker and mi
Ter of Union county, and father OF d
Rinehart, of The Dalles, Is In the city tc
day.
All societies which will join in the pr,
cession on the 4th of July will confer ia
vor on the executive committee by sendiu
ID their names.
Wasco Neecs: A large band of cattle bt
longing to Alex Mcintosh passed throug
town Wednesday morning, en- route for N
Adams for summer pasture
The political complexion of the next O,e
gon state legislature will be as follows
Senate-Republicans is; Democrats ~
House-Republicans 36; Democrats 24.
Wasco Meas: This season will undoubt
edly be a setback to Sherman county. /
few months ago the prospects for bountifu
crops were very fiattering, but to-day
but another illustration of the fickleness O
the future.
Nearly all of the old settlers on the liz.
of the Willamette Valley and Cascad,
Mountain Military Wagon Road Co. hav,
been subFenaed to appear in the U. S. dis
trict court in Portland, to give testimony il
regard to the condition OF the road previou.
| to 1883.
Historian: The entire Pacific coast should
| be proud OF the progress which has been
made in shipbuilding at San Francisco. As.
| toria should aspire to like greatness in that
| noble art, which is so essentially Americ IN.
Our natural resources and facilities are
greater than those of the California metrop.
oils.
It is stated that the height of the human
body is generally ten times the length OF
the face. This may be correct generally.
But the proposition will scarcely hold good
when a man sees the horse he has heavily
backed come in last, or when he puts his
countenance IN order to tell bis wife why he
was so late in coming home.
Ostrige B:os., of Kiicktat county, pur-
chasedan shipped from Moody warehouse a
.iue separator and power, TO be used through
the east end of the county in threshipg the
splendid crops Of that section. Inquiry
shows that the farmers OF that section have
not sustained any of the losses that are re-
ported on the Oregon side OF the river.
Observer: Roy knight, of Grass Valley,
met with a pa:uful accident last Saturday,
which resulted in the loss of his right
thumb. He was riding horseback when his
horse fell with hin breaking his thumb. He
then came to Moro to consult DR.. Saith.
AID the doctor concluded 70 amputate the
thumb. The operation Was successfully
performed, and the patient at last reports
was dong favcrably.
Baker City Enquirer: Mr.. George Foster,
mail clerk on the division between this city
and Cheyenne, states that all the mail for
several days past that usually goes over the
Northern Pacific road now comes over the
Short Line. Nine washouts are reported on
the Northern Pacific and it will be several
days before the repairs are made. Mr.. Fos-
ter says that 1t makes the work pretty hard
but they manage to get through with it.
Arlington Record: Many of our farmers
are complaining of the devastation of crops,
caused by squirrels or sand rats. One gen
tleman reports so acres of fine growing
crop of wheat which has been entirely de-
stroyed by these pests, and from all sources
we hear of similar troubles. There has
never before been such crop of these little
animals, therefore we suggest that our
county commissioners should offer bounty
for their destruction.
The following from the Lewiston Teller,
reads like items In the MoUHTAINEER thirty
years ago. when pack traius were the means
vi Ndh|Oi Nit1t DoiSSs O"y yHCS
ard Blackfoot with the conveniences and
necessares of life: 'The Grostein & Bin
nard pack train left the city Friday morn
ing for Warrens. They carried from here
1000 pounds of merchandise and meant tc
fill the remainder cf the packs with flour at
Grangeville. This is the second trip made
by the train this season. The first attempt
to go in failed as the trail was not yet open.
1t is thought that there will be no trouble
this time. 1t will take about "a days to
make the round trip from Lewiston to
Warrens."
Receptions, whist parties, dances, ETC.,
are all right in their seasou, but those who
who were honored with an invitation to the
lawn party given by Miss Cassie Wiley last
evening came to the conclusion that they
could net b. compared to an hour spent
in the open air. with the grassy lawn for
carpet ani the starlit sky for a canopy.
The evening passed too quickly in games,
singing. etc., and the following persons re-
uctantly babe Miss Wiley good night:
Misses Newman, Brooks, Michel, Camp
belts Grace Mardep, lone Ruch, Auburn
Story, Nellie Michel, Cad Booth, Evelyn
Newman, Ruth Cooper, Maybel Mack, and
Messrs. Davis, Henderson, Booth, j. Wei-
gle. McAvoy, Byrne, Martin Donnell, and
Bert Phelps.
John Hutchinson, the insane man from
the Wolf creek country, vino was commit
ed to the insane asylum from Lane county, |
about SIX weeks ago, at whose capture so |
much trouble was experienced by the otfi- |
,ers, escaped from the asylum at Salem |
Early Wednesday morning, by prying off |
the transom of his room, then breaking off |
,he bars from ole of the windows. Before |
escaping he informed several of the inmates |
hat he intended returning to bis home
IN Wolf creek and killing the settlers near
lis ranch, and from the desperate character |
If the man 1t is not improbable that he will
ltrempt to carry his threat into execution.
rhe settlers In that section were notified OF
;he mans escape and they are reported to
,e much alarmed for their safety.
A meeting of Mt. Hood Hose Co. was
leld last evening at the company's building,
corner Ninth aud Union, and an organiza-
ion effected with the following officers: A.
Reese, president; q. L. Phillips, foreman;
]. w. jackson, first assistant; i. Harper,
econd assistant. Board of delegates, Hon.
rownley. A drill was mad the same even
ng, and in 65 seconds the boys had water
N at one of the fireplugs. This shows
/
ince the terrible lesson of Sept 2, 1892, the
water commissioners have fully endorsed
be precepts of the TIMES MoUNTAINEER,
dvocated for years, that the residents on
he bluff needed protection against fire as
veil as those in the lover portion OF the
ity.
Teller: A band of fifty or more Ceur
PAlene Indians passed through Lewiston
n route for Lapwai Monday. 1t will be re.
nembered that these Indians have been
aid recently several hundred thousands
ollars for the remainder of their reserva-
ion lands This money they have been
lowing in ever since they received it. The
ompany who passed through town Monday
,ere riding in carriages and bugg1es, and
irving with flourish that equals that of
vestsrn stage driver. They stopped at the
arious stores in town and loaded up with
royisions and delicacies to take on the
rir. They bought out Wildenthaler's en-
ire supply of bread, and in consequence
,any of their pale iace b; others had to go
ungry the rest of the day. 1t is thought
hat their magnificent display of wealth
,ill have an influence on the Nez Perces
nd cause them to hasten their deal with
he government for the sale of their own
acant lands. The Nez Perce allotments
nil be completed now in a few weeks, and
hen the government will determine about
be remainder of their lands.
From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. Geo. W. Wells, of Portland, is in
he city. L
The river marked "a feet above low water
,ark yesterday-the highest this year.
Mr.. n. w. Wells, one of the heaviest
been men in this county, is in the city to-