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

From Saturdays Daily.
Mr.. R. r. Hinton, of Bakeoven, is in Il
city.
Mr.. A. J. Genres returned from San
Cruz Yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. Herbert and children are visi
ing at the residence of Mrs. John Gates i
this city.
Rain Is greatly desired as grass will nj
furnish good feed for cattle withor
more moisture.
| The case of larceny on trial before the r,
corder yesterday was non.suited, the stat
failing to prove its case. :.
Fallen leaves should be swept from tn
sidewalks, and by this means the street
will present cleanly appearance.
A fog came down on the residents of thl
| city this morning, and they suffered the il
| convenience of a webfoot morning.
Mr.. John Larsen, of Antelope, is in tow
to-day. Grass is lather short, Mr.. Larse
says, but cattle are In good condition.
Victor Sampson, Sherman and Will
Frank and Harry Fredden, some of ou
smaller boys, are visiting the Industrial ex
position in Portland.
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MoUETAINEER were placed in the postotiic
this morning, and those accustomed to re-
ceiving their papers Saturday morning By
carrier will hereafter get them through th
mail.
Mr.. E. Schultz. the justice Of the peace fo
West Dalles precinct, was admitted to tn,
supreme court last Wednesday, after pass
ing a very creditable examination. Thi
4 49, al 1e l.
this city.
The Yamhill Reporter comes CO us with
twelve pages this week, and full of interest;
iug reading matter descriptive of McMinn.
vile and vicinity. This shows enterprise
in the publishers and prosperity in the com
munity.
The privilege Of selling peanuts at the
worlds fair has been knocked down to, a
confident bidder at $4,000 This brave
man has accepted the idea that the public
expects to have nothing else but peanuts to
eat while at the fair.
We were presented to-day with photo
graph of scenery IL, 226 feet above the level
OF the ocean, near the snow line of Mt.
Hood. Mr.. Linus Hubbard had the photos
taken, and these give comprehensive idea
of the high attitudes IN the northwest.
The excitement in reference to the recent
discoveries near Goldendale is becoming
rife in this city, and very many talk Of
making the trip and locating claims. It is
claimed that these mines are as rich in the
precious metals as any ever discovered.
The Rock island, Wash, Sun reports
that peculiar stone was found just south
of that town puzzliug to the geologlsts. 1t
is crystal, having the appearance of pet
with cubform projections some
of which are quite brilliant. A smaller
specimen of the same kind of rock was
found farther east on the same line of the
Great Northern, and is worn as PIN by 81.
ID. Culver, of Rock Island.
An exchange says: "The man who can
run newspaper SO as to please everybody
is too good for this world and would soon
be carried by angels to that happy home
where the man who does not help support
his home newspaper cannot enter. That
place is heaven"
Mr.. Mckenzie, of Kingsley, gave us an
agreeable call to-day. ThreshIng is about
finished in his portion of the county, and
From 300 acres Mr.. Mckenzie has threshed
good considering the season.
A Wasco exchange says that "Mr. A.
Smith, who bought the Washburn place,
had the misfortune to have his house burned
Monday. 1t caught fire in the afternoon
and they put it out, or supposed they did,
but later in the evening it broke out afresh
and before it was discovered was beyond
Union Journal: Information is wanted of
j. E. Thompson, a pox-marked man, 27
years of age. dark complexion, medium size
lately of OpoIis. Kansas. He was In the
Sisters hospital last spring. His sister Is
in Walla Walla, anxious to hear from him.
Give the information to the Union Journal
or James Chadsey. Exchanges please copy.
Mrs. Sturgls left with us to-day three
samples of apples raised on the high lands
near the Columbia in the neighborhood of
Mosier. These ase monstrous specimens of
fruit, and the lady informs us that the
trees have only been In the ground from
gratis for two years. They are of the Red
Cheek Pippin and Northern Spy specie, and
were raised without the least irrigation.
Salem has been treated to little sensa-
tion recently over the supposed finding of
one of the Cronln murderers. The police of
Chicago, however, have telegraphed that
alias Coleman, the supposed
Cronin suspect in, the Oregon penItentiary,
is not "CooneY, the Fox" as has been
stated IN some dispatches, but Is a brother
Of the notorious Peter Geoghegan, now
serving his time IN Joliet.
The demand for mutton sheep is tending
to overreach the supply, especially in this
immediate neIghborhood, says the Baker
City Democrat, and buyers are compelled to
90 to neighboring counties to make pur-
chases. MIR. Jos. Geddes, of the butcher
firm of Geddes & Pholman. of this city, ire
turned from Summerville, Union county,
this morning. He purchased 1000 head of
fine mutton at a price of $325 per head.
The lot ia to be shipped by rail to Portland.
Teller: John Denny, who returned from
Elk City last week, relates a curious phe.
nomena that occurred at that camp. One
night about two weeks ago, during storm,
lightning struck pine tree and fred the
foliage. Every needle on the tree was
burned off and the fire made light SO bril-.
liant that the men in the camp could read
ly read newspaper at rs yards distance.
The tree burned about twenty minutes and
went out. An examination showed that
the remainder of the tree was but slightly
damaged.
Arlington Record: 81. Pressler,a printer
Of The Dalles. taking advantage of the low
water season, has recently been prospecting
along the banks of the Columbia above this
point. A few days since he and his partner
located claim on the Washington side be-
tween here and Castle Rock, and assert that
they are now taking out from So. 80 to 81
per day to the man. by the primitive proc
cess of panning. The Columbia river bars
N this vicinity have long been known to be
with fine gold, and were prof
tably worked many years ago.
A North Dakota editor writes: The poll
tician is my shepherd; I shall not want for
anything during the campaign. He leadeth
ne into the saloon for my votes sake. He
illeth my pockets with good cigars and my
beer glass runneth over. He enquireth
the health of my family, even
into the fourth generation. Yea; though
walk through the mud and rain to vote for
lim and shout myself hoarse when he is
elected, he straightway forgetteth me. Yea,
though l meeteth him in his own office he
znoweth me not. Surely the wool hath
been pulled over mine eyes all the days of
ny life.
]. W. Smith, who was hanged by mob
It Dunsmuir. CAL, last Friday for the MUIR
Ter of his wife and little daughter, was well
OlooL aounfu uhara ho liuad