The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-08-27
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From WednssdaY,s Daily


city.
There are four occupants in the coun
Jail.
Mr.. P. E. Miclrell came down frol
Grant yesterday.
The family of Mr.. ". Tackman naye +
moved to Long Creek.
Trade, incident upon the wheat seasol
is opening at the East End.
Mr.. L O'Brien, of Blockhouse, Wash
has been in the city for several days.
Mr.. Frank Sampson, of Sinemash
Mrs. A. ] Genres returned this mornin
from visit to her sister at Sprague, Wash
Mr.. Jos. Worsley was q passenger on tn
o'clock tram from short visit to the Sc
coast.
The camp-meeting services in the pine
still attract considerable attention, an
the attendance is quite large.
The fruit crop this year Is very prolific
and melons, which are shipped to distan
points, are IN great abundance.
Charlie Lewis, who has been spending hi
summer vacation at Dayville, Grant county
arrived in.the city last evening.
Miss Virginia F. Marder. who has beer
spending the summer months at Pine Res
cottage on the beach, returned yesterday.
.Pfof. Bloss, of the Agricultural College
in after dance on the institute IN this city,
returned to Corvallis on the morning
train.
The first load of wheat of this seasons
harvest was received at Moody's ware
house yesterday The price paid was &c
cents.
E. s. McComas editor of the La Grande
Gazette, has disposed of his interest in
that paper to Ed. L. Eckley, formerly in
control,
! Among those registered at the Umatil' a
ihouse to-day were Mr.. II. C. Rooper, of
tBakeoven, and Mr.. Chas. Butler, OF Port
Townsend, Wash.
J The sand is constantly encroaching on
the roadway leading from Rockland.
Without glass factory is started soon
sand will cover the entire barren fat.
The anniversary of the great fire has
nearly arrived, and in looking over the
burned district the number of buildings
erected is subject for congralulation
The Engrauer and Printer, a magazine
of progress in illustration, is on our ex-
change taole. II is the most beautiful
work in Typography that we have seen.
The fri-ky festive squirrel has fed on
Grant county grain this season; but
around The Dslles he feasts on water
melons, muskmelons, peaches and other
choice fruits.
Yesterday Dane named Andrew HO-
rler, about 25 years of age, committed
suicide near Fulton, suburb of Port
land, by hanging himself with piece of
bale rope. He was supposed to have
been insane.
Rev. Sam Driver, who was well known
as boy at The Dalles twenty years ago.
has resigned from the Eastern Oregon and
Idaho conference and will locate IN Cali
fornia. The gentleman had the misfortune
to loso his house at Union by fi,e recently
The meeting of the Editorial Associa-
ton has been fixed for Oct. 4th, and it is
expected there will be full attendance
of the editors of the state. Our citizens |
are making arrangements to entertain
these brain-workers in a becoming man
ner
Before Justice Clark this Afternoon was
tried the case of State VS.. Geo. Mann, John |
Mann and James johnson for the statutory |
offense of tearing down a fence. 1t was |
jury trial, and she State was represented |
by the district attorney and the defense by |
Mr.. E. Schultz.
John Green, the boy who killed Dunno at
Blockhouse, WASH, some time ago, has
been sentenced to ten years in the peniteu-
tiary. He is only 10 years old, in delicate
health, and the only solace to his widowed |
mother, his father having died from grief
Just before his trial.
The Royal Baking Powder maintains
its vigorous hold on the public, and is
active and AGGRESSIVE against the impure
and injurious baking powder palmed off
on the people. In this task it Is perform
ing good work for honest and unadul-
teraied food products.
Sheriff Ward returned yesterday from
Portland. He, in company with Mr.. w
G. Kerns left the city Monday, Aug. Is.
via the Barlow road for the Willamette
valley. arriving at Oregon City the follow
ing Sunday. They camped out nearly
every night. and enjoyed the trip very
much.>
There is some disease prevalent among
tomato plants, that has nearly destroyed
that industry IN this vicinity. The leaves
turn yellow and the fruit wither and die
If some remedy could be applied it would
be great boon to horticulturists,as as toma-
toes have yielded very small returns dur
ing the past few years.
A telegram from Ellensburgh, WASH,
announces the death this morning of MIR.
ID. O'Mears, formerly an emp oyee of the
Union Pacific, and well known to all rail-
road men. The cause of death was not
given, and no particulars we're sent. He
was generous-hearted, and made many
friends wherever he resided, who will
hear with regret the news of his death.
Perry King, apparently hobo, on be-
ing arrested last Friday at Baker City for
yagrancy, through remorse of conscience,
confessed to having committed murder
on the 18th of July, 1885, in Walnut,
Kas., by killing John Page. He claims
to have escaped, after being arrested and
placed in Jail. While making. the con-
fession, the Democrat says, he shed tears.
and his whole oemeauor was that of a
man who had undergone great torment of
mind.
A. Pazmandy, Hungarian, will send
for exhibition at the Worlds Fair, col
lection OF exceedingly novel paintings,
which will, doubtless, attract much atten-
tion. There are twenty-five of the pic
lures and all are miniatures almost to the
microscopic degree. One OF them repre-
senting the landing of Columbus, with
seventeen human figures in it, is about
the size of the nail of the little finger.
Another is portrait of Emperor Francis
Joseph and is of the size of the head of a
match. The work on these pictures is
said to be exquisite.
According to an act passed last May all
Cinnamon within the United States must
register themselves within one year or
leave the country. Three photographs of
each Chinaman, a concise biography and |
critical description OF each will be re-
quired. According to the latest informa-
ton there is about 100000 Cinnamon in
this country. of this number more than
$4,000 are in the Pacific states Conse-
quently the register work on this coast
will be no picnic, but the photographer
whom they may elect 10 patronize, in
large cities, will have his hands full.
From Thursdays Daily.
Delightful mornings.
The publlc schools will omen on Monday |