The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-06-18
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday Daily.

The river is falling.
Mr.. Vim. Shelly and wife, OF Celilo, wer
In town to-day.
1t Is expected that the rain yesterday wa
quite general over The county.
,, The official returns for Wasco county ar
> published in another place in these columns
, MIR Ed. Griffin, one of the most prosper.
GUS sheep men in the neighborhood OF Nan,
sene, is in the city.
Mr.. N. B. Whyers, former resident o
TIE Dalles, but now located at Tacoma
WASH, is in the city.
A Texas editor was drowned Saturday
while engaged in bathing, There is no en-
courgement for innovations in Texas.
The cool weather this season is unprece
dented in the history of the county; but
this Is beneficial to crops. and a bountiful
harvest may be expected.
The railing on Union street, between
Front and Second, should be repaired, as in
places it is in dilapidated condition and
may cause serious accident some day.
MIR. Pierce Mays received q telegram to-
day, announcing the election of his brother,
Polk Mays, to the legislature Oh the Repub-
lican ticket from Wallowa county. HIS
majority was SO.
The bound volume of the weekly TIMES.
MoUNTAINEER, from August IL, 1890 to
August IA. 1891, is missing from this office.
Whoever has 1t in possession will please re-
turn the same to this Office.
The Dalles City band serenaded some of
the successful candidates Wednesday night,
and the excellent music rendered increased
the Joy of the officials. This band is be.
coming quite popular because of Its pro-
ticiency i'll the art.
the nomination of Harrison and Reid,
| for president and ce-president on the Re-
publican ticket, gives general satisfaction to
the party IN this city, and there is consid-
| erable enthusiasm felt over the result of the
Minneapolis convention.
Advices from Heppner, his home, received
yesterday state that the condition of Con-
| gresham elt ct W. R. Ellis is not at all sat.
isfactory to his friends. His fractured limb
| is giving him much trouble and his improve
ment does not meet the expectation of his
| physician.
The kaolin field, recently discovered and
located near Huntington, promises to be
+ one of ineatimable value. Kaolin is used
in the manufacture of porceiain-ware and
chinaware, and is rare prodnct in the
United States. This discovery is said to be
oo per cent. pure Kaolln.
Mr. A. Mcintosh, of Moro, Sherman
county, is In the city. He is al old SUBJ
scriber to the TINES MoUNTAINKER. Mr..
Mcintosh drove thirty head of cattle into
the city, weighing HOO pounds each Mr..
Woods will accompany him to Grass Valley
to-day to receive 1000 head of mutton
sheep.
The Christian denomination is soliciting
subscriptions for a church edifice in the
city. Mr.. Geo. w. Miller, who lives on
the bluff, has donated to the church organi-
Zation two lots south of his residence, and
work Will soon begin in the erection of an
ediice costing about $2500. 1t is expected
to be finished this fall.
Preceded by drum and In charge of two
ladies, quite company of little girls and
boys marched through the streets to-day |
with banners flying. As they were well
supplied with baskets it may be supposed
they were journeying to some of the neigh |
boring groves to enjoy themselves picnick- |
ing as only children can.
Major E. McNeill, who recently resigned |
his position of general superintendent of the
Pacific division of the Union Pacific rail-
way, has left for the east. His successor is
r. w. Baxter, who has had an extended
Union Pacific. He will prove worthy |
successor to Major McNeill, and in select
ing him for this important position the gen.
eral manager of the company, Mr.. Edward
Dickinson has acted very wisely.
If small boys continue to stand around on
the railroad track in the vicinity of the
Umatilla House on the arrival Of trains,
some of them will get killed or crippled for
life. To day, as the engine which brought
up the o'clock train from Portland was
backing down the switch, the hind trucks
of the tender struck an urchin, throwing
him violently backwards, his feet barely
missing the wheels. Parents should use
every vigilance to keep their children from
getting too near the cars.
Although Bill Nye. as a professional hu-
mo1st, is not expected to say serious things,
the following paragraph extracted from
recent article by him, fairly glistens with
pearls of common sense: ''Our wagon roads
throughout the country are generally dis
grace to civilization, and before we under
take to supply jaeger underwear and seal
skin covered bibles with flexible backs to
the African, it might be well to put few
dollars into the relief of CALLED and broken
down horses that have lost their health on
our miserable highways"
oahy Democ.os c. ;s - was rePgaSeu @r1so mere M
EJ T1:s. sas iaSS n,ens, nea. I' a..
county had shot his son.in.I law. Mr.. Palm.
er. causing his death. Palmer had married
Keniston's dauobter and afterwards SEN
arated from her causino conslderable feel
inc The renort was that Palmer was after
MI Keniston when the latter GOT the dron
on him. Men from Halsev This noon knew
nothing abont the shooting and IL is possi.
ble that there is nothing in il tbonqh a
knowIedoe ot the relationship led some To
think there might he somethiny in IL.
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discoveries oi rather RIas.y na.uIe "e.e
maoe IN TINS vlcihi.y. w hi'e r.uins @ ,3r oas
Tie al the mouth Oh rerry cany0n, messrs.
nay hensen' ". N. Prown ana geo, ocno.s
Iouho tne sKeieIon Oh man. ~nlc1 lrom 's
appearance, must nave oeen ourieu : mum
y. uel 4l yeIIs. was parry Mssaeu se - ous -
she oank ny tIs "a.er, anu was VI kikauao
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coVereu 'ne eAeeson =. n.an neat F.p ns p'G
in the sand Is or 20 wears. A few Indian
reiics were Iouna WIN .ne oones, anu Ine
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