The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-10-15
From Mondays Daily.

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From Mondays Daily.
Hon. J.. D. Lee, of Portland, is in tn,
city.
Mrs. McKibbon, of Portland, is visisin,
in the city.
Miss Tina Solomon, of Portland, is visit
ing friends in the city.
Prof. NV. Smith, of the reform school,
near Salem, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. j. E. Hanna and Mr.. L. q. Morse, .
Hood River, are in the city.
A great many persons from distance are
in the city, attracted hither hy the fair.
Mrs. d. Handley returned Friday evening
from an extended visit to Portland aud the
! seaside.
Mr.. J. o. Mack returned from visit OF
several days to Walla Walla and La Grande
last night.
Bro. d. G. Ireland, OF the Chronicle, Wis.,
tied the exposition in Portland Friday and
Saturday.
Mr.. G. A. VanHouten, of the Baldwin
Sheep and Land Company of Crook county,
is in the city.
A. Ullrich & Son haYe fine collection of
arrow heads and stones which they have
picked up in this vicinity.
The rain of the past two days has ex.
tended into the interior, and farmers from
the country say the roads in places are
muddy.
Little Emily Crossen, daughter of our
county clerk, who has been confined to her
room by sickness for several days past, is
improving.
Waucoma Lodge, No. 80. K. of 2. had
work in the Knight rank Saturday nlgnt and
three were initiated into the mysteries Of
that degree.
A bountlful ram fell last night. and the
streets are muddy this morning. This will
be of great benefit to growing grass, which
is very necessary for cattle.
Mr.. E. S. Waterman, of Athena, Una
tilla county, is in the city. He is delegate
to the grand lodge, K. of p, which con-
venes in Eugene this week.
Mr.. Geo. Herbert, of Hood River, is on
our streets to-day. He will soon again be-
come resident of The Dslles, having dis
posed of his business at Hood River.
Calvin Blanchard, of Goldendale, was ar
rested in this city yesterday by Deputy
Marshal Jameson for selling liquor to In
dians. He was examined to-day before
Commissioner Huntington.
Mr. c. j. Bright and Mr.. v. c. Brock
were passengers on the west.bound train
yesterday. en- route to Eugene City, where
they go as representatives Of the grand
lodge, X. of p, from Aurora lodge at
Wasco.
The Oregon Lumber Company of Hood
River, Is putting in plant at Cnenoweth,
about Is miles from the Locks on the WASH
lngton side of the river. We are informed
that there is belt of timber in that vicinity
that will take thirty years to exhaust.
The fair of the Second Eastern Oregon
District association will be held in this city
beginning tomorrow. A large number of
entries of cattle and farm productions have
already been made and the exhibit prom
ises to be the best ever held In this city.
Tobacco with leaves 33 incnes long and II
inches wide has been grown this year in
Grant county along the John Day river. 1t
was not intended for curing. but for manu-
featuring sheep dip. If the practice be-
comes general with sheep-owners, they will
save themselves and the county thousands
of dollars.
dale, Wash, Saturday evening, aud the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. A PROPOSE
tion has been made to the citizens from
Denver, COL, to the effect that for $4,000
bonus an6 right of way a railroad will be
built connecting the town with the Union
Pacific. The people appear to be very much
in earnest about the matter, and a move
ment is on foot to raise the necessary
amount.
Baker City Democrat: A report reached
the city last evening that some unprincipal
wretch or wretches touched torch to the
schoolhouse at Pleasant valley Friday night
and reduced it to ashes number of the
citizens of that section have been wrangling
for some time past over the location OF the
building, some wanted it moved while
others were satisfied with the present site.
1t is to be hoped that the guilty parties will
be apprehended and given the full extent OF
the law.
A letter to a resident of Prineville says
that while the writer was at Fish lake re-
Gently a number of Indians made grand
circle hunt and killed 800 deer. This sounds
like wholesale slaughter; but the recipient
of the letter says the writer Is reliable in
all things he has ever tried him on and SO
he is tempted to believe this, even if it is
hunting story. If it be true, buckskin
shoestrlngs should be cneap for while, al
though it may not effect the price OF buck
skin horses.
Mr.. ). w. Marques, who lives on Chem
oweth creek, met with an accident this
morning while harnessing a vicious horse.
He was putting the collar on the rnimal,
when it made q wicked kick at him and
bruised him in very serious manner by
pushing him against the manger. he was
extricated from his perilous position, and
Dr. Hollister called, who rendered medical
aid to the unfortunate man. At last ac-
counts he was resting easily, although in
very precarious condition.
Martin Keogh. young blacksmith. of
Tygn valley, and Miss Hallworth, of Gill
man, WASH, were married at Seattle
Wednesday. Keogh was shot by his pros
pectlve father-in-law, John Hallworth, at
Gilman, some weeks ago, the night on which
all the guest had assembled to see him
welded. He has been stopping for the past
two weeks at the Windsor hotel In Seattle
waiting for his wounds to heal, which they
have done. Then they were married. Hall
worth has been discharged from custody, it
appearing that the shooting was accidental.
Mr.. Keogh and wife will leave for TYgh
valley. as soon as his wounds permit.