The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-05-07

should seek some other employment NOR
| profitable to himself and interesting to tn
community.
County court adjourned yesterday after
noon. Full proceedings in another column
Mr.. R. D. Palmer, of Dufur, one of the
solid farmers IN that vicinity, came in town
to-day.
Mr.. G. w. Miller, of this city, paid a
| visit to his son at Goldendale during the
week.
| Mr.. Geo. N. Chandler, who has been in
England for some years past, returned last
night.
The Democrat and Inquirer at Baker City
are strong advocates of free silver; but the
| party they represent are apparently needless
| OF their wailings.
We invite honorable competition. Dis
honorable competition we ignore.
VIM. BUTLER & Co.,
Dealers in Building Material.
Several bales of wool have been recelyed
at Moody's warehouse, and, if the present
| pleasant weather continues, IN a few days,
| the East End will be thronged with wool
wagons.
The services held in the Court House
during the week by Elder Jenkins of the
Christian denomination have created con-
siderable interest in religious matters in
this community.
The 4-weeks-old child of w. D. Day died
on the train Tuesday near Grants Pass.
The parents were from Eugene and on their
way to Hornbrook, Calf, and were almost
destitute. The conductor raised $40 among
the passengers for them.
Mr.. A. N. Varney, who owns the Mis-
sion Gardens, informs us that the late trosts
have not at all injured his fruit, and that
there is every evidence OF an abundant
yield. We have not heard of any injury to
our orchards by reason of the cold weather.
The largest university in the world is
said to be at Cairo, Egypt, where there are
ii 900 students; but these young men are |
not thoroughly drilled IN classical literature |
or the sciences. Mahommedan colleges de- |
vote more time to the Koran than to gen.
eral literature.
The town of Burns in Harney county, is
to haye another paper. 1t will be conducted
by Gerald Griffin in the interest of the peo-
ple's party. The plant has been ordered
from Portland, and when the enterprise ma
terializes, Burns, a town of 300 inha abitants,
will have four papers.
The celebrated Willis. Haggin baby, over
which there was considerable litigation in
the Portland courts, died IN that city Mon.
day, and now Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Haggin
are fighting for the right to bury the child,
but the officials ct the Baby Home will do
the work in the presence OF both women.
We have received the resuscitated East
Portland Vindicator, aud there Is every in
dication of new vigor and life. With the
old Vmdicator wn have often had pencil
fight; but We hupe our relations with the
paper of the renaissance may be pleasant
We extend to 1t our earnest wishes tor sue
cess.
1t now transpires that Al Modi who was
shot near Wells, In Benton county, instead
Of being killed accidentally, undoubtedly
suicide. Before gong he had
lrawn 5000 from Corvallis hank, about
mis- entire wealth and LETT II with his sister,
Mrs. Brown. He had not been hunting sor
;welve years, and all the circumstances in-
Heated that it was not an accident.
Three horses were recently found tied to .
/ tree, with their saddles and brldles on,
lead near Spokane They had guawed
way the bark OF the tree and had evident
y died of starvation. The supposition is
hey were iitched there by some despera-
loes who went into the city and who had
% get speedily and stand not on the order
# getting, so left the poor brutes helpless j
% die OF starvation.
Eugene Gudrd: The ''green goods" men
n the east are working new scheme that
will probably bring them an abundant crop
f suckers. Tney send out with their cir
ulars a genuine 81 bill as sample of the
tuf they propose to furnish. A number =,
i the bills haye been received in this vicin-
ty lately. 1t is needless to say that the
nan who patronizes the sharpers will lose
is money.
Miss Hamill. the elocutionist from Chlca-
o. who gave such pleasing entertainment 7
few evenings since, is in the city and has
training two classes in elocution, and, we Z
nderstand, the people of The Dalles are to
e favored with an entertainment by them
ext Wednesday evening. Our young peo-
lie are not behind so far as eocution is con.
srned, and with the help and training re- U
sived from Miss Hamill will no doubt give
he people quite a treat. q