The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-17

A Dand OF mutton sheep was driven tC
y the stOckyards this morning from Klickitat
county.
Mr.. II. L. Kuck began excavating for
n the foundation of his new dwelling house OH
the corner of Fourth and Laughlin streets
this mornlng.
A member of the demi.monde was ar.
rested last night for drunkenness and rid
ing on the sidewalk. She settled the fine
this morning.
DR.. Rinehart left on the afternoon train
J for Salem to attend meeting OF the state
board of charities and corrections. He will
be absent until Thursday.
A brakeman of the Union Pacific Cor
betted runner of the New Columbia hotel
oil the train yesterday, and to-day ne was
arrested and tried for assault and battery.
Mr.. Andrew Keller is preparing his
brick building for an ornamental cement
and galvanized iron front. The scaffolds
are In position, and mechanics are at work.
Edward f. Dillon was drowned in the
Willamette river near Portland yesterday.
An exchange says he ate watLrmelons then
went IN swimming with the above result.
Thomas E. Harris, of Medford, while
hunting yesterday, was injured by the acci.
dental discharge of gun, infiicting dan
gerous wound in his hips. His recovery is
doubtful.
The public meeting tomorrow evening
should be largely attended, as committees
are to be appointed in conne;to with the
Editorial Association, which meets in this
city Oct. 4tb. 5th and 9th.
Mr.. G. s. Miller, of the Monumental
mine IN Grant county, is in the city. He
| speaks very encouragIngly of his mining
| properties, and exoects good returns as soon
as they are properly developed.
Mr.. L. II. Tafe, the proprietor of Gallo,
was in the city yesterday, en- route to PORT
land. He says that he made the largest
haul of salmon that day he ever made, hav-
ing taken out of the river twenty tons up
to o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. L. Leiblen, of Nansene, gave us a
pleasant call this morning. He says thresh.
ing ia in operation there, and will be fin
ished iii about two weeks. The crop is
much better than expected, and the yield
will be more than was realized last year.
As soon as the case of assault and battery
was finished before Justice Clark one of lar
ceny 10 dwelling was examined by Justice
Schultz. in which Jos Sivener was defend
ant. The decsIon in this case was rendered
too late for this issue.
Yesterday the decomposed remains of Os-
car Davies was found across the Willamette
river from Albany in Benton county. The
| body had lain so long in the SUI that it was
| a sTckening sight He left wife aud three
children, and was afflicted with consump-
ton.
Plans are being drafted by Mr.. R. w.
Crandall for new two story brick engine
house, with apartments below for storing
engine and apparatus and hall above. These
plans, with probable cost of building, will be
submitted to the common council at the
next regular meeting.
Two women, harvest hands, got on q
spree in Walla Walla and visited several
saloons on their rounds in regular disrepu.
table men fashion. After they were
stupIdly drunk they got into a row with
some beastly men. The most remarkable
thing of the proceedings, they were not
arrested.
From four and half acres on his farm
Just south of Union, Nick Ficklin threshed
432 bushels of as fine wheat as ever grew.
This is an average of 90 bushels to the acre.
When this yield is compared to the average
in some Of the eastern states this becomes
remarkable yield This shows what our
soils are capable Of doing; and demonstrates
beyond question that they are among the
finest in the world, says the Union Reptb-
ican.
Long Greek Edgle: T. J. Ennis was over
from Ritter last Tuesday. To an Eagle
reporter he stated that the grain crop was
good In his locality, although cut short
some by dry weather early IN the spring.
Mr.. Ennis threshed over 600 bushels of
grain, and all number one quality. His
wheat made an average of 81 bushels to the
acre. Mr.. Ennis ranch is favorably To-
Gated, and regardless of weather, he raises
crop every year.
A very serious accident happened yester-
day afternoon about o'clock to Mr.. Allie
Anderson, aged % years, son OF MIR. Alex.
Anderson, who resides about three miles
west Of the city. 1t appears that the young
man was riding vicious horse in the vIcin-
ity OF his fathers barn, when it became
frightened, jumped mp and fell over back
wards on HIM, the full weight Of the animal
resting on his PROSTATE form and the pommel
of the saddle lacerating the lower abdomen.
Medical and was. summoned. and he rested.
easily last night
The largest sample of gold quartz ever
taken from Montana mine is on exhibition
at Helena. 1t weighs 1875 pounds and was
taken from the Whitach Union mine. 1t
came from depth of only % feet. Several
other large samples have been taken from
the same mine and will be on exhibition at
the Worlds Far. One large specimen
came from the Shafer shaft at a depth of
ITO feet, one from the Musser sha'e alta
depth of 100 feet and another irsnI the
Naomi shaft at depth of 200 feet. The
quartz is open and coarse grained and runs
high IN gold.
Salem Statesman: Considerable excite
ment prevails a. IcfIerscn over the disap-
- T1s;.k
about 38 years, living at the Green bridge.
He was last seen at the bridge about s
o'clock Friday and was acting qneerly.
Since that time nothing has been heard OF
him, though men have been securing the
country for him. He Is about five feet,
eight inches in height, sandy complexioned,
slightly stoop-shouldered and was dressed
IN blue overalls, a striped coat, faded, and
brown hat ANY information regarding
him will be thankfully received and liberal
ly rewarded by his wife at Jefferson.
Statesman: Robert Wakefield, president
of the company that has the contract for
building the state house dome, and Justus
F. Krumbein, the original architect Of the
ress of the work. The circular girder will
be placed in its position to-day and the in
side trusses will be taken out. The BRICK
work that is to rest on the girder will be
commenced soon and the contractors expect
to have the wall completed and work will
be commenced by the first Of October. The
heavy beams and trusses that now form Q
labyrinth over the foundation Of the dome
will be taken out.
Salem Journal: People are getting an
entirely wrong impression Of the character
Of the State reform school. Some parents
seem to think it is place for bad boys. If
their boy fails to behave himself they think
that is the place for him. Regardless Of the
law a boy should not be sent there except
for criminal conduct. Here Is q case from
the Capital city that was not successful
Mary e Eaton Yesterday presented peti-
tion to Circuit Judge Burnett. asking him
to commit her sons, Elmer and Jessie Wal
trip aged II and 10 years, respectively, to
the reform school to keep them from evil in.
fuences. She alleged that her divorced
husband. Bird Waltrip, is dissolute person
unfit to have charge of the boys, and asked
the court to put them in the care OF the
superintendent.
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