The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-12-03
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays S Daily.


Wheat is still being sold at the ware
houses at good prices.
Mr.. Saltmarshe's stockyards are feeding
large number of hogs for the Portland
market.
Mr.. VIM. Hunt, OF Shelby. Gillian coun-
ty, is in the city, and gave us an agreeable
call.
Tyeh ridge is represented In the city
TO-DAY by Messrs. A Mcleod, W. A. Hen-
bricks, W. L Hendricks and Thomas
Glavey.
The Jury in the case of trial of rights
of property, before his honor, Sheriff
Ward yesterday afternoon brought in a
verdict for the plaintiff.
Letters from the country contain the
pleasing intelligence that during the past
few days rain has been quite general
through the county, and the ground is in
good condition for blowing. More acre
age will be planted in grain this season
than ever before.
Mrs. Nerva A. Corum, about so years
of age, last Saturday evening, at amic,
fell off the porch of her residence aud
sustained severe fracture of the hip. A
physician from Tygh and one from
Dufur were called, and rendered all the
aid possible. BY reason of her extreme
age her injury Is liable to result seriously.
A social party was given in this city by
Miss Carrie Young to her associates last
Monday evening. A very pleasant time
was spent, and all pleasant seemed to enjoy
the occasion. The following are the names
) of those present: Bessie French, Peariie
Williams, Pearlie Butler, Nellie Sylvester,
Dottie Mcfarland, Georgia Sampson and
Carrie Young; George Dufur, Harry Fred
den, Eddie Jenkins, Victor Sampson,
Jimmie SimonsoL and Ell. Michel.
Last week there was the finest run of
salmon in the Nehalem river known for
many years. The water was literally
alive with an unusually fine quality of
fish and everybody who could buy or
borrow spear enjoyed the intensely ex-
citing and quite profitable sport of killing
salmon So plentiful were the fish thai
one man could kill 2O0 of them in a day.
The fish were large, clean and fat and all
that could be taken were salted and dried.
Portland Dispatch: An unknown man
was found dead IN box stall at the old
race track, yesterday afternoon. The rats
had eaten out his eyes and disigured every
exposed part of his body. The deceased
had been seen IN the neighborhood for sew
eral days, and was last seen Sunday after
noon. He was aged about 30 years, and
wore full, black beard To man who
inquired from whence he came, he sud that
he was miner from Eastern Oregon. !.
Portland Dispatch: Letters of inquiry
have been received from parties in East
Bonne Terre, 81. Francois county, Mis-
sour, in regard to Robert johnson, who
was found murdered in boxcar al
AlbiDa few days since. One OF these
letters is from Mrs. Amanda M Tur ey,
who was the stepmother OF johnson and
raised him, and is deeply interested in
him. She says bis true name was Robin,
and be was q good, industrious, hard |
working man. She asks for full particu- |
lars concerning the murder, and Is evi-
IDENTIFY under the impression that johnson |
was murdered for bis money.
The Yagabond Spokane Iudians will in
few weeks remove to their new home |
on the Ceur d'Alene reservation. About |
thirty families are to be moved before
winter begins, aud thirty houses, each of
two rooms and costing about $500, arc to
be built for them. These will be planned
SO that they may serve as additions to the |
permanent houses that are to be built
next spring. In the spring their crops
will be planted for them, or If an Indian
wishes 10 do his own work he will be
paid for it by the day. There will be no
excuse for any Indian who does not raise
good crop neat year. 1t is thought they
will be SO well satisfied with their new
homes that those who ran away last sum
mer to other reservations will return and
take up land with them before the spring
Is ended.