The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-09

used to be for he broke his leg when. as
chief of the Anacortes fire department, he
rushed headlong to a towering conhagration
and fell through trestle.
Mr.. G. j. StubIing returned this morn
ing from a two weeks visit in Minnesota
and Wisconsin. He reports the weather
cold, snowy and wIntry there, and was glad
to return to this land of perennial spring.
Eagle: ). A. Sparrow, who passed through
Long Creek last week, from Hsrney county,
displayed several ounces of beautiful mug
gets taken from the Gold Gulch and Trout
J creek diggings in that county. II the own
ers of mines in that camp had access to
plenty of water, ssid Mr.. Sparrow, the rich
ness Of the camp would rival anything eyer
discovered on The Pacific coast.
Quite a relic Of, the late fire was found
yesterday in the ruins of the Congregational
church, where the foundation for the new
one Is being laid. This was bible which
had passed through the flames, and al
though completely burned, the printing
could be distintly read on the outside ex.
posed pages. 1t appeared as though the
pages were intact, but very little handling
would have caused them to break into very
small pieces.
Oregon City Courier: The 800, 900 worth
of real estate which, according TO the Salem
Statesman, John w. Draper bought from
the state board for $40. proves to be of very
uncertain value, as it is a rock pile lying in
the river west by north from Canemah and
is covered by water nine months in the
year. The state school board refused first
filing on the same acqua realty from the w.
f. Electric Co., and Capt. APperson at Ore
gon City did likewise, and therefore, il the
rock pile has any value, it does not seem
how Mr.. Draper, either in law or equity,
can hold 1t.
Heppner Gazette: During recess Of Doric
Lodge, No. 20, K. of P. last Tuesday even
ing, Marshal John Rasmus and E. j. Slo-
cum became involved in playful scuffie, K.
j. getting thrown, being much the lighter,
but in doing so the marshal fell in such a
manner as to dIslocate the left ankle, and
also breaking the larger bone near the joint.
DIR. A. L. Fox reduced the fracture, after
which the brother was taken home where
he is doing as well as could be expected
under the circumstances. During Mr.. Ras-
mus absence from the force, j. J. Roberts
will execute the duties Of marshal.
Eugene Guard: VIM. Thurman, who met
with an accident by jumping from freight
train at Irving. Sunday evening, March
9th, died from the results of the same last
Saturday. He meyer became perfectly con-
scious after the accident happened. He
was single man, his parents residing near
Walton postothce on the Siasaw, and was
"a years OF age. His death is q hard blow
on the parents as they arc poor aud needed
his assistance badly. MIR. Thurman was an
industrious, sober young man. The funeral
occurred near Irving Monday morning. The
railroad commissioners haYe examined into
the cause of the accident and will report in
a few days.
0swego Iron Worker: Thomas Scollard,
j. Clark and Frank Perkins. three en-
ployees of the Willamette Falls Electric
Company, at Oregon City, attempted to
loosen the moorings at the company's sta
hon, Wednesday, aud swing the boom OF
logs, used as a bridge, around with their
boat to the east shore. Clark was on the
boom, the other two in the boat. Scollard
had hold of rope, making the extremity
Of pendulum. The boom had swung but
4 short distance when he let go for some
nnaccountable reason, and both Of them
were swept to their death oyer the falls.
They dropped q distance of forty feet and
struck where the water was but three feet
neep. At this writing their bodies have
not been recovered.
Salem Statesman: The latest arrival at
The state reform school here is a young lad
rom Rosebnrg, who was committed for dis
obedience. There are now forty-nlne boys
confined at this institution of reform, all OF
whom are employed about the school in
ome capacity. There are several in the
aundry and kitchen. Others are in the
lining room and about the premises. These
ncorrigible youths have all arrived at the
chool during the past five months and
vhen one more shall have been committed
here will be Accommodations for no more
Intil preparations haye been made. At the
chool the youths are taught many things
hat will be of benefit to them in after life,
hould they conclude to make men of them
elves.