The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-08-06

! Mr.. James Kelly, of Kingsley, is in tow1
| to-day. From him we learn the harvest or
Tpgh ridge will be fully three-fourths of ;
| crop.
Politics in the neighboring county oi
Klickitat in Washington is beginning tc
''boom." County nominations will be made
to-day.
License to marry was granted by the
county clerk to-day to Robert Foster and
Mrs. Ida Wernicke, both of Multnomah
county.
The framework of the new dwelling
house of Hon. J. B. Condor was raised yes.
terday, and carpenters are busy rushing the
building to completion.
Business Is quiet at the East End these
days. The wool season is over, and until
wheat begins to arrive there will be little
activity at the warehouses.
swell, if that amt mean," exclaimed the
prisoner. Every burned one O. the stories
in this here paper they've gimme to read is
continued, and me to be hung next week"
Waiter (seeing dissatisfaction on guests
face)-Wasn't the fowl cooked to suit you,
sir? Guest-Yes, all but the bill; Just take
that back aud tell them to boil IL down a
little.
The Condor Globe says the survey of the
Oregon Pacific crosses Butte creek a few
miles east of Fossil, runs through Condor
and will lntersect with the Union at Pen
dleten.
A party of eastern gentlemen went out to
Bakeoven yesterday to purchase band of
horses. They will be driven to Mr.. Salt.
marshes stockyards and shipped from there
to the eastern market.
There is always great excitement when
trial or examination is being held before
any court, and during the past two or three
days Justice Schultz headquarters have been
beselged almost every hour.
This afternoon while our reporter was at
the county clerks Office, lady and gentle
man procured a license, went to another
room of the building, where Justice Schultz
was clothed in his judicial ermine and were
married, and all this was done IN ten min
utes.
Stories of adventures with wild animals,
Of being lost on burning deserts or in the
juugles of AT lea are In order these days,
and IN a cool and shady nook even the ubi-
quitous reporter can patiently listen to al
most any yarn" without being wearied.
According to published statistics the
number of school children in Wasco county
last year were males, 1852; females, 1924
Total, 2S76. In Gillian county males, 6S3;
females, 599 Total, 1882. Sherman corn-
ty males, 4O6; females. 500. Total. S03.
The following from poor, overburdened
country editor can be appreciated-we mean
the sentiment, not the poetry--this wealth
ffT tr;ah I
head ell capped in snow, while down my
corrugated back the never-ceaslng glaciers
fow."
And now, during these days, when the
thermometer il ranging in the nIueties, La
Grande and Baker City are Induiging in
base ball. What little appreciation these
people have of the amenities of civilized
life, and the necessity for rest and cooling
shades.
Mr.. A. E. Lake, of Wamic, returned last
SATURDAY. from Portland, where he purchased
a 40 horse power engine for his new sawmill
on the site OF the one lost by fire on July
4th. The capacity of the new machinery
will be double that of the old. and will cut
20. 600 feet day.
There Is a subdued and touching pathos
In the valedictory of Kansas editor, who
winds up she affairs of the Lane County
Farmer as follows: "With malice toward
none and charity for all, retire from the
publication of this paper, and am ready for
a soft job IN the harvest field"
sum Of $2500 for the appearance of Mr..
VIM. Birgfeld at any time Justice Schultz
may require him, and he was released from
custody: c. E Haight, Ed. NJ. Williams,
G. J. Farley, C. J. Stubling. G L. Schmidt,
DIR. o. c. HollIster and Andrew Keller.
Dufur Dispatch: While heading at Slough.
toms Saturday, the header struck banK,
and threw the dryer, Harry Hudson, Jr.,
into the air. and onto the pole among the
horses, and after short but rather animated
circus, he came out severely but not serious
ly bruised, and the machine was none the
better for the fun.
The question is being discussed these hot
days regarding the coldest day experienced
in this city. To set lie the dispute we will
state it was January II, 1852, and the mer-
curry marked 80 degrees below zero. Such
questions furnish good bases for warm
weather discussion, although they may be
irrelevant, incompetent and not material to
the ISSUE.
The Blue Mountain university building
at La Grande land five &C es of ground ad-
joining have been sold to the school district
for the consideration of 81, and with the
condition subsequent that the district will
spend not less than Sc, 600 in repairing and
the property and conduct it as
first.c ass high school. This old building
has not been used for years. and it will Re
put to a good purpose if high school is es-
tablisned in that city.
Condor Globe: Wednesday morning about
o'clock l5-ton stack of hay belonging to
Dan Ward was burned on hi place ten
miles north of town. A stack containing
four tons, only few feet away, did not
burn. There Is not the slightest clue as to
its origin, but there is no doubt ss to it be-
ing the work Of an incendiary. Mr.. Ward
is very poor man, and the loss falls heaYi y
upon him. A man must be pretty low in
principle who will destroy such property
through petty spite. Hanging is too good
TOR such dangerous and vicious beasts.
La Graude Gazette: Secretary Glazier
and the directors of the Y. M. q. A. are
highly elated over the receipt of the news
that the late Sidney Dillon made provision
in his will that S25, 900 should be distrib-
uted among the Young Mems Christian AS
sociatlons connected with the Union Pacific
railway. This means that the La Grande
association will receive at least 5000, and
possibly s6250 Since the withdrawal OF
the railway company's support upon the ac'
cession to power of the jay Gould manage
meut. there haye been but i've associations
at all connected with the company.
Idaho Falls Times. Last Tuesday morning
at Beaver Canyon, while switching a train
load o. coal, one car broke loose and ran
down the grade distance of eight miles,
where 1t collided with the north bound pas
senger. The car had gained such momen.
tum that when noticed by the engineer OF
tine passenger train it was impossible for him
to reverse his engine and get out Of the
way. With the collision terrific crash oc-
Cured, dumping half of the car of coal on
the engine, covering the engineer. Mr.. Geo.
Dram, and his fireman, Mr.. Johu @. Moore,
with several tons of coal. The concussion