The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-09
ITEMS In BRIEF.
From Saturday Daily.

April showers.
The heavens weep, let the world rejoice
The fruit crop never had better prospects
The constant rains have placed the groun
In excellent condition for crops.
The beautiful gardens and streets of Th
Dalles are the admiration of all visitors.
Politicians are beginning work in earnest
and button-holer's will be frequent on ou
streets.
Athletic sports are beginning in earnest
and The Dalles will lead In this as in othe
matters.
Mr.. I. j. Orps, one of the most su ccess
ful farmers In Klickltat county, is in the
city to-day.
More acreage will be planted in grain IL
Eastern Oregon than any year IN the his
tory OF the country.
| We have received no spring poetry yet
and this favorable season should Infuse the
soul with strains of song.
The baseball fever has begun in real
earnest, and The Dalles will soon have the
best nine in Eastern Oregon.
The Jubilee Singers will give perform
ance Monday night, April lth, for the ben
ett Of the Congregational church.
There were never better prospects IN
| Klickitat county than during the present
season. The rains have been abundant, and
the outlook for abundant crops were never
| better.
Already some little sluicing has been
done at Trout creek, and the water supply
Is gradually increasing, says the Harvey
Times. Preston Armstrong cleaned up Sis
| from about two hours run one day last
week, when he was compelled to turn off
the water because of defective boxes. This
was not considered fair test.
Albany Herald: A warm fight is being
waged in Marion county over the candidacy
OF George Burnett and Judge Boise for tie
nomination for district jadge. Burnett
claims to have 10 out of the IA delegates
from Marion county while Judge Bosses
friends claim he will have six and will haye
enough to nominate him. 1t will be close
contest.
Boise Democrat: A man named Morrisey
was drowned about five o'clock Friday
afternoon above the city where the new
bridge Is being constructed. While at work
he fell into the stream. The cold water
seemed to paralyze him for he made no
effort seemingly to save himself. He leaves
wife and children in destitute circum-
stances. They reside on the south side of
the river.
Up IN Montana boy was explaining to
other boys the process of casting vote at
election. When asked what was necessary
In case of a challenge, the experienced
youth said: Then you have to, swear that
you have been thirty days in the territory
and six months in the penitentiary." The
Australian system, under which we will
vote this year, does not require this latter
qualification.
Baker Democrat: Mr.. Sam B. Kidder, the
extensive sheep owner, came in Thursday
from First and Second creeks, east of this
citv, where his large bands are ont ON the
range He reports no loss but only averted
the same by fortunately securing few tons
of hay at a critical moment. The hills are
now bare and the grass growing rapidly.
Lambing has commenced, and unless
other storm occurs there is no occasion to
be alarmed.
DIR. ]. r. Cardwell, president of the Ore
gon State Horticultural Society, a short
time ago discovered that small colony OF
European sparrows have in some way been
introduced IN Portland The European
sparrow is an unmitigated pest. In the
cities it fouls the houses, block up chimneys,
drives out song birds and disturbs morning
repose by its vigorous chatter. 1t Is not
only extremely destructive to ciops but it
also drives before it such birds as are the
friends of the farmer.
Mr.. John NJ. Davis, a sheep man of Bake
oven, is in town to-day for medical attend
ance for injuries received from one Ira Stub
bletield, who rode up to Mr.. Davis house
Yesterday, and threatening him with Win
chester rifle, finally ending by knocking Mr..
Davis and wife down and injuring him in
such a manner that he may not be able to
do work for several days. This is very
aggravated case, and if the statements made
to us are true we hope Mr.. Davis will re-
ceive full satisfaction for injuries received.
A peculiar accident happened in Engineer
Raymond's odice Thursday, says the Astori-
an. He had a large blue-printipg press
with French plate glass six feet square in
the frame. When he went to dinner he
left the glass plate standing in his Office in
a position that the sun would shine on it
through the closed window. When he re-
turned from his meal he found the glass |
cracked from corner to corner. He is at a
loss to understand why the sun should have
had such an effect upon the glass at this
time, he having used it for printing for sew
eral months The plate cost $36. and Mr..
Raymond thinks he made poor invest.
ment. 1
Moscow Ne,os: Tuesday afternoon John.
ME Heath, four year-old son OF Mrs. 3. E.
Heath, who resides on North Washington
street. thoughtlessly put bean in one of his
ears. The little fellow tried hard to get the
bean out but all his efforts were fruitless.
Mrs. Heath also attempted to remoye it,
and failing. she carried the bov to DIR.
Blake's Office and the doctor tried to dis
lodge the bean. DR.. Blake's efforts also
proved futile and he advised Mr.. Heath to
fill the child's ear with warm water in order
to soften the seed and then instruments
could be used to remove the bean piece
meal. The doctor desires to remove the
bean without Imperiling the drum of the
ear. The child's suffering Tuesday night
was intense, owing to the fact that the
moisture caused the bean to swell in the
cbild's ear.
Geo. w. Lash, formerly retail grocer,
committed suicide at Seattle, Wednesday.
hanging himself with a window cord. He
has acted strangely for the last six months.
His wife found at different times cords
about the house.. all of which were tied in a
dangerous manner. Wednesday afternoon
he went out of doors, and fifteen minutes
later she found him hanging in an out.
house. The cord was 80 long he could
stand on the floor. In order to complete
the work, he had drawn his legs up close to
his body. Business reverses, dependency
and weak mind are given as the causes.
He left paper, dated March l4th, in which
an administrator of the estate is named.
H. IL.
and property of considerable value, but
heavily mortgaged.
A fatal explosion occurred in the mine
slope at Roslyn, Wednesday morning, just
as the o'clock shift were going to work.
Henry Gregory, negro driver, entered the
lower end of the slope with lighted lamp
on his cap and a safety lamp in mis- hand.
He failed to extinguish the open lamp on
his cap, and a tremendous explosion fol-
lowed his entrance into the chamber. Gre
CORY was instantly killed. almost every bone
in lis body being crushed by the fearful
concussion. Peter Hartman and George
Dunston, two white miners VINO were
changing their clothes near the opening.
were thrown with great violence against the
board PARTON, and both were badly cut.and
bruised. Gregory was about so years of
age, and owned some property at Roslyn
and other points. He was very indus.
trious man and had accumulated some
means.
From Mondays Daily.
Zephyrs blow in usual April style.
The weather is quiet cool for April.
DR.. 81. A. Leayens, of Cascade Locks, is
in the city.