The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-07-16
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mr.. NJ. c. Thomas, Of Alblns. is 10 Il
city on visit.
Mr.. Jeff Mosier, of Mosier, is in II
city to-day.
Mr.. w. S. Cram returned to-day frol
short visit to Portland.
Mrs. C.-E. Dunham and family al
camping near Hood River,
Mr.. F. M. Thompsonhas been appoin
ed stock Inspector, with salary fixed
$500.
The run Of salmon has been quite hgt
this season, and 1t ends the 10ih OF neS
: month.
Judge Bradshaw left on the mornin
tram for Lafayette, where his family
spending the summer.
Licences to marry were granted by tn
county clerk to ]. I. Nowlen and Leon
ora Morris, and Geo. E. Phelps and MAI
tie r. Johnson, yesterday.
Mr.. W. MIchell returned to his camp o
Cascade Locks this afternoon. He has bee
in the city for the past few days clerking il
the Office of the Union Pacific to allow Mr.
Ross to attend the death bed and funeral Q
his mother.
Mr.. H. Moses, of Nebraska, is in the cit.
with the intention of locating He will Ell
gage in the purchasing OF furs exclusively
which he has followed for the past thirt.
years IN frontier states.
In the month of June the post'fIice a
Arlington received and handled ], ,920 sacki
81 hat nta ha N
season of the year. 1t is estimated thai
over SO. 600 sacks go through this office in I
year.
Mr.. Estabrook and Mr.. Frank Cram re-
turned from few days outing at Trrui
lake last night. They brought back 9
bountiful supply of FISH, but would not in.
form us whether the Indian from whom
they purchased them had left the lake OF
not.
In cuttineup a roast of beef yesterday
one of our citizens found six No. or 6
shot embedded in the meat. It is very
evident the bovine had furnished target
for some of our shootests, but, unfortun-
ately, there were. no remains of a bell
found
During the thunder storm last Sunday
EVENING an old gentleman by the name OF
Moore was struck by tightening and killed
in La Grande. One or two houses were
struck and set on fire, but the flames were
extinguished before any serious damage was
done.
Boss Lotan has fled his bond of $50, 900
as collector OF customs at Portland. HIS
sureties are w. Henderson and B. Holmes
The bond has been sent to Washington for
approval and his commission will be sent
back. Then Mr.. Lotan will take charge of
the Office.
The following officers were installed at
Friendship lodge, No. 8, K. of P, for the
ensuing term by D. D. 6. c., C. L. Phil
lips: William Butler, g. C;F. Menefee,
v. c.; w. L. Bradshaw, prelate; Ad. Kel-
Ter, M. at A E Jacobsen, NJ. of F.; julius
Fisher. I. g.; F. Clarke. o G.
Messrs. w. J. Montague, J. w. Jack
son and Gus. Bonn left to-day for a
camping tour in the Cascade mountains.
They take plenty of provisions with
them, so as not to suffer for want of food,
and if they meet any Indians they will
purchase an abundance of trout to bring
home.
Heppner Gazette. E. Neele johnson, of
Portland, nice looking young man CT some
seventeen years, visited Congressman-elect
Ellis this week to secnre his inf uence in his
behalf, being de.irous of receiving the cadet
appointment to West Point. Mr.. johnson
is backed by some of the best citizens of
this congressional district.
W. w. Copeland, publisher and proprie-
tor of the Weekly World. has been COM
mitted to the insane asylum tor treatment
Mr.. Copeland has been drinking heavily OF
late, and will no doubt be himself again
within a couple of months. The report that
he was addicted to the use of morphine
seems to be without foundation.
In work recently Published, the cost of
hauling freight oyer the ordinary country
roads or moving 1t upon the railroads Is
sharply contrasted. It is said to cost as /
much to take 100 bushels of grain ten miles
from to the station as to send it 1900 miles
from the station to the market. Aud yet
the famers are Taught that the railroads rob
the poor man.
Long Creek Eagle: M. L. and John Mosk.
Ed Keepey and William Baire returned
from the Marysvllle country last Tuesday
and report the discovery cf rich placer
ground near the summit OF ridge ID the
locality. They obta:ned fifty inches OF
water from aLoi her mining company in that
locality and IN four days ground sluicing |
cleaned up $52 25. They each run out the.
lines to claims and returned again Wednes-1
day to do farther prospecting and work on
their claims.
Mr.. John Buker, of Caleb, Grant county,
sold his wool to day at Moody's warehouse
at IA very fair price. He says the sheep |
business this season is very remunerative. |
Mutton sells at good figure, and the clip |
of wool has been excellent in quality and |
large in quantity. Very many old citizens
will recollect Mr. Buker as a young man |
when he resided at The Dalles, but long |
years ago he left the attractions of city life |
and engaged In the sheep business in Grant |
county, and since that time has prospered |
in this worlds goods.
A case of larceny was tried berore |
Justice Schultz this morning. The COM |
planning witness was w. H. Odell, and |
the defendant Henry Deerhake. They |
slept together last night, and this morn |
ing Mr.. Odell found his purse gone, con-
tanning sum of money. This sum of |
money, amounting to $4I-less about |
81. 5o-was found in Dearhake's wagon,
and he was bound over in the sum of |
$3.50.
Capt. E. w. Spencer, well known in |
this city, was inducted into the office of |
chief Of police in the city of Portland
yesterday, in place of Samuel Parrish, I
who has occupied the position for many
years. The new captain of police is
Hon. Ben L. Norden, an old politician
of the metropolis, in place of Captain
Watson. These are the result of the |
victory of the Citizens ticket at>the re-
cent election.
Heppner Gazette: To-day Master Bert |
Gov, the eldect cor, IF Hon II q Cov |
was painfully and perhaps fatally injured. |
hay, when the wagon overturned, Bert |
falling on the tines Of pitchfork, two of |
them piercing the abdomen just below |
the ribs. William Allison came to town |
for DR.. Fox, and at the time of going to |
of the injuries, but hope it is not as bad |
as reported.
Vancouver Register: A big stick for |
the Washington building at the Worlds
Fair has just been hauled to water at |
Kamilchie. The length of this log is I22
feet, with diameter at the smaller end |
of 46 inches without knot or blemish
its entire length. A slab will be sawed
from this log at Port Blakeley on three
sides, in which form it will be placed in
will, to the height of the second story, |
be constructed Of logs like this that will
give the best idea of the capabilities of
our state as a timber producer.
A number of gentlemen whose horses
won races on July 4th would like very
we'll to hear from Bill Taylor, who has
disappeared with a number of purses.
A day or two before the dawn of the