The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-05-21


five persons. If the debris at Rock 1slar
and Cabinet rapids, loosened by Engine
Halcomb, is swept away by the high waite
the boat will make her terminus at Po
Eaton.
They have declared war on squirrels
Morrow county, and this is the way tl
Gazette foots up the result for one day: "U
to three o'clock Saturday afternoon, Cler
Morrow reported for that day. as receive
and paid for at his office. squirrel scalE
numbering 1859 The
will remain at 21a cents apiece, payable
county scrip, till Jaue 20. 1892.
| Heppner is making arrangements to Civ
] substantial aid to the Roslyn sufferers, an
The Dalles should not lag behind othe
Oregon cities In this regard. The sacks @
-four remaining in Moody's warehouse fror
donations received after our disastrous fir
of September last should be sent to th
widows and orphans caused by the recen
mine disaster.
Locdlizer: Nature has been doing NOR
for this region for the past month in th
way of irrigation than all the proiectet
bitches could possibly do. The rainfall ha
been SO coplous and frequent that tin
ground has been kept In fine condition as tt
moisture. Good crops, we are assured, vii
be realized this season without contention
over the flow from the mountains. There
will be no quarreling over water, we pre-
dict, this season, and we have reason tt
believe ihe crops will be the best grown for
many years.
superintendent Downing, OF the Oregon
state penltentlary, mas just submitted his
quarterly report, from which the following
figures are obtained: Earnings, S622l; re-
ceipts, SI3l0 IA; expenditures for cells,
Sc, 547 80; number of convlcts received in
the quarter, so; discharged, 43; 2l0 are EN-.
poyed at the foundry; crippled and unable
to work, Sc; in the hospital. Z.
Salem Statesman: Amy Cooley, the l6-
year-old daughter OF A. j. Cooley, of
Woo6burn, took dose of strychnine Mon.
day evening, with suicidal intent and came
near dying. Physicians were summoned
and she is now out of danger. The reason
assigned by the young lady for taking the
poison is that she had a curiosity to expert
ence the feeling of death.
Grangeville FreePress: Dennis Holland,
while driving cattle along Snake river last
week on what is known as the "Ha!f-moon
trail" discovered the dead body of man
on the bluffs below. Examination disclosed
that man and horse had evidently rolled off
the trail. The remains of pack saddle,
sawed off shot gun and silver dollar,
minted in 1866, were also found. The man
had evidently been dead about 20 years.
The remains were given decent burial.
Here Is sumner on the corner ioafer: In
the beginning God created heaven and
earth and all thing therein. He then
Azl 4
ers on the corners, and in due time they
and spread into the saloon, post
otice and stores. In the latter place they
sit and explain state and national problems
that have vexed great minds, and exist by
partially sampling goods. While he is thus
engaged, his wife is out washing for his
ire left at home to care for themselves AS
best they can. There is nothing more no.
ticeable than the loafer.
Baker Democrat: S. Grier, proprietor of
The Grier livery sta bles, Yesterday lost
valuable horse in most unusual manner.
The animal was taken to the blacksmith
hop of Jake Clarke to be shod. After one
hoe had been put on the horse commenced
pulling back and after struggling for a short |
Ime fell to the floor and before the rope
ould be cut the animal had passed IN his |
hecks. Mr.. Clark says that he has shod |
he horse for the past three years and meyer
experienced the least trouble with him be- |
ore. The animal was one of the blacks
1hich has been used in the stable for |
lumber of years and was considered to be |
ne of the finest livery borses in the city.
Albany Democrat: Last night about 9
clock William Burnett was getting out
ock at the Santiam mines for the null,
7hen large piece fell on him. striking in
uch way as to cause his death shortly
but not bruising him much.
superintendent Hazelton hastened to Gates
nd telegraphed the news to Albany, and
he body of the unfortunate man was
rought to Albany Oh the $3.50 train this
fternoon. Mr.. Burnett was young man
bout 25 years of age, and has worked for
ne Albany Mining & Milling Company, off
I'd on for abont three years. He was
.ithfui, reliable young man. HIS parents
,side in Reldsyllle, N. c., and were tele.
raphed at once.
Most readers remember the Jones county
1T case that was in the courts in Iowa
yenty years, and finally determined in its
st phase the past year. 1t entered into
lie social life, religion and politics OF tue
,unty, and had it been little warmer lat
ude would have resulted in vendetta
wo or three cheap calves involved became
,yine matorns and passed away. but the
tigation over them went on. All the par
es to the case became bankrupt. The
,sts exceeded $50, 900. Most of the lead
Y lawyers of Eastern Iowa were at times
,nnected with the case, Gov. Boles one of
lie latest of them. Iowa papers say the
'se is to come up again to determine the
Ispositiop of the costs. It affords rather
i exaggerated Illustration OF the results of
oing to law over trivial matters.
In the Astoria Toaon Talk curio room is
lie that is nearly two hundred years old
i'd looks every day of 1t. 1t is a wooden
,oon that formerly graced the table on
ate occasions of the famous one-eyed chief
IN Comcomly, who figured so conspicuous
IN the early history of this country. 1t
as handed down to him as a wedding
resent upon his marriage to his third wife,
Id is said to have been used at the wedding
asst when McDougal, of the Hudson Bay
joined hands with the favorite
aughter of the willy old chief. During the
one of the old Indians who
sited Astoria, promised L. E. Selig that
, would send him over the relic as a keep
Ike, and that gentleman kindly presented
to the Talks private curio room.
The terrible disaster at Roslyn, WASH,
which several bread-winners were killed,
IS left women and children helpless; but
lere will be a ready response to the re-
lest for aid from the generous citizens of
If neighboring state. This is the way
Tala Walla has responded. as copied from
e Union Journal: "The car cf provisions
r the Roslyn sufferers is now ready and
ill leave this morning in charge of Henry
elling oyer the Hunt road for the scene of
The car is loaded with the fol-
wing: Flour, 55 barrels; graham. 5 bar
Is; oornmeal, 500 lbs; potatoes, 1000 lbs;
gar. 800 lbs; syrup, so gals; tea, 100
s.; coffee. 800 lbs ham and bacon, 1900
5. The cost of the whole amounted to
Id 25. Owing to miscalculation in the
ice of some of the articles, balance of |
2 .25 remains, which will be placed ON de.
,sit to await the next call for charity"
From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. c. w. Haight. of Ferry Canyon, is
the city. Il
Misses Ursula and Louise Ruch left on