The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-10-08
From Mondays Daily.
Condor has two lawyers.


clerk has been quite sick for several days.
We received pleasant call this afternoon
from Rev. Stanley, of Montana, who Is Wis.
iting this region and gathering statistics re-
gardiug our resources.
Mr.. Phil Brogan, of Antelope, is in the
city. His cottage residence is nearly ready
for occupancy, and will be one of the most
convenient dwellings in the city.
The Fossil Journal says that on Thursday
last the marshal being out of town n num-
ber of drummers took the place and in.
dulged in regular jamboree."
Mr.. VIM Marders is now in charge of the
corner saloon of Mr.. W. T. Wiseman. Mr..
Marders Is well known to our citizens, and
is the prince of mixologists in The Dalles.
Mr.. Max Robson, of DayvIlle, is in the
| city. A quarter of a century ago Mr.. Rob.
ison was a resident of Eight Mile, and
every old resident OF The Dalles knows
| hun.
From Mr.. Robson we learn that crops in
Grant county are good and feed for stock Is
excellent. There has been quite tall of
| moisture in that region and cattle are in
| good condition.
Rev. John Whistler preached morning
| and evening at the MethodIst church to
comes highly recommended. and no doubt
will be very popular In his pastorate in this
city.
A tramp named Jimmie Warren was ar
rested by Deputy Marshal Jameson
last night at the depot for selling liquor
to indians. He will be examined this
| afternoon before U. s. commissioner Hunt
Ington.
Last Thursday the wind blew a hurricane
at Condor, covering everything with an
inch or two of sand. The residents of that
burg should come to The Dalles where only
gentle zephyrs fan the down on beauty's
cheek.
Hon. Chas. hilton was in attendance at
the opening of the Republican campaign in
Portland Saturday night. He says the
speech OF Senator Dolph was very able
one, and we hope TO hear him in The Dalles
before the close of the campaign.
Mr.. F. l.. Woods, of Dayville, Is in the
city. He in company with others of that
vicinity are here for the purpose of pnr-
chasing thres hing machine, and the heavy
crops in that region will furnish work for
the machine for some time to come.
Chas. Slater, of Fossil, is making arrange
ments for another weeks races, to commence
October 18th. He advertises dancing each
night, and advices every one to bring their
blankets Further, he says, "no whisky
allowed on the ground and no rackets."
little boy, Ray White, aged years,
was thrown from a horse Saturday evening
in the pines in the suburbs of this city,
resulting In a confusion of the membranes
of the skull. DIR. HollIster was summoned,
and applied the usual remedies and the boy
is resting easily.
Albany Herald: While working at the
Sanderson bridge Saturday pile driver In
falling, struck one of the hands of Thos.
Butler, work man, crushing it in serious
manner. He was brought to Albany and
Drs. Maston and Davis dressed the wound,
which resulted in the loss of a part of one
finger.
A sheep owner in Umatllla county owns
81, 900 head of sheep, the value of which is
estimated at $9l 900 besides II, 900 acres of
land. He came to this country 20 years
ago a poor boy. This is one of many in
stances OF what has already been done in
Oregon. And, without Republican protec-
tion, the sheep industry in Oregon would
not be paying business.
The large building owned by Mr.. Jacob |
Kamm, and extending from Front to First
street in Portland. was destroyed by fire
this morning. The loss is estimated at
$50, 900. A fireman named Huston fell
from the fourth story, and received injuries
from which he will probably die. The first |
alarm was sounded at midnight, and it was
2 o'clock before the flames were under con-
troll.
They have veritable fiend in human
shape in Fossil in the person OF VIM. D.
Cunningham. if the report published by the |
Journal are correct. 1t seems that this |
brute, aged 46 years, has been attempting |
rape on little girl, only seven years old. |
1t is lasting disgrace to humanity that
such brutes are known to exist, and the |
crime is of such a. heinous nature that no |
punishment is commensurate with it.
Newport Times. The enrolment of the |
jetties Is going on nicely these days. Lieu
tenant Fitch did the proper thing in em-
ploying his new force from among our home
citizens, and we prophesy good work from
both crews. The work will not be complet-
ed at least until winter is well spent or
spring appears. The beneficial results of
the government Improvement of the bar is
now being seen more plainly every day.
W. W. Statesman: About year and
half of litigation to secure the desired end.
the money from sale of bonds has been
placed to the credit of the city of Waits
burg, to be paid out as the work progresses,
and next Monday active operations will be
commenced on the construction OF COM
plete system of water works in our enter
prising sister town. Too much credit can
not be accorded to those who have fought |
SO nobly to secure this much to. be- desired |
improvement to that thriving city.
Last week there were several disastrous |
fires in the neighborhood Of Condor. John |
Rarrison's sheep shed on Thirty Mile was |
destroyed entailing a loss of $500, and on |
Tuesday Grant Wade's dwelling in Scott |
canyon went MP in flames. He managed to
escape in his night clothes, and travelled
eight miles to his father-in-law's residence,
where he procured a suit of clothes. de
was badly scorched i'll escaping from the
flames, and his moustache and eye brows
were burned off. The loss is estimated at
500.
Localizer: A high wind about two weeks
ago destroyed the Coulee bridge OF the
Great Northern, which is located about SIX |
miles east of Rock Island. The bridge was
not finished, and the fastening of the parts
were incomplete. storm of wind arose in
the night and destroyed twenty bents of the
approach, which went down with crash,
occasioning a loss of upwards of $1,000.
New timbers have been ordered from the
sound for It's re construction. 1t will delay
the completion of the road to Wenatchee
month.
Union. Journal, On Wednesday night last
as Henry Anderson, eff Jasper Mountain,
was returning home from Waitsburg, he
met two men riding fast, one leading a
horse and the other driving it. As they
passed, the horse winnied at Anderson's
team and he thought that the horse looked
like mare of his, but as it was after dark,
he thought it might be fancy; but next
morning, on looking tor the mare, he could
only find the horses with which she had
been running and her sucking colt. The |
mare was sorrel, with blazed face. would |
weigh about 1850 pounds, no brand, with a
bad scar from barbed wire on the near hind |
leg. 1t is a clear case Of horse stealing. |
An effort is being made to trace the robbers.
Statesman: Jim Parker, the man who is
thought to have flooded Salem during fair
week with raised bills, is under arrest at
Portland, where he was run down by the
detectives. he had 500 of his own peculiar