The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-07
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.

Mr.. Henry Liehe, son OF Judge LleD
of this city, lett on The boat this mornln
for Portland.
Some of the Chinese who were driven ou
of La Grande are drifting back to that city
and will doubtless 1--we there unmolested.
The following deed was filed with tn
county clerk TO day: VIM Buskirk al
wife to o. L. S-rsnabsn ct al; lot block
Wacoma; $50.
A few more tickets for free crayons ca
be had of Herrin. Come before the clu
is filled, as the regular price OF the cray
ons is $40.
In criminal matters the police cour
was very quiet this morning. and ther
were no arrests made to fill the empt
corridors of the Jail or replenish the cit
treasury.
We acknowledge the compliments o
the Second Eastern Oregon District fair
to be held in this city, beginning October
10th. This promises to be the most sue
cessful exhibition ever held, and we hope
it will receive liberal local patronage.
A notice posted on the door of sus-
pended eastern bank read: This bank
has not busted. 1t owes the people $35,
600, and the people owe 1t $52, 900. 1t is
the people who are busted. When they
pay US we will pay them."
Hon. F. P. Mays returned from Wallowa
county Sunday morning. While there he
visited his brothers Polk and Benton, and
assisted in the prosecutions of some cattle
thieves, who were convicted of the crime
and sent to the penitentlary.
The Snyder building on Front street is
being thoroughly repaired, and will soon be
in good shape. After the fire, in which 1t
was considerably damaged, its shapeless
ruins has been an ungaInly sight 1t Is to
be hoped that the half-burned structure
will no longer be sad commentary on the
enterprise Of The Dales.
There were twenty carloads of cattle
shipped from r. q. Saltmarshe s. Cos
stockYards this morning for Troutdale.
Our facilities as shipping point are be-
coming widely known, and, perphaps,
there are more cattle, horned and other
wise, shipped from this city direct from
the pasture. than any other point west of
the Rocky mountains.
Steps are about TO be taken toward the
construction of fish ladder at the falls
of the Willamette at Oregon City, for
which the last legislature made an appro-
priation of $4,000. Governor Pennoyer
and Treasurer Metschen will make an
investigation of the premises, in connec-
tion with u. 3. Fish Commissioner Mar
shall Mcdonald.
A letter has been received from the chief
of the United States coast and geodetic
survey, Washington, D. e., stating that
Mount Orizaba. Mexico, is the CHEST
It reaches into the clouds l8. 3l3 feet, while
Mt. st. Elias only touches the mark at 49,
u a.
of Oregon and Washington by these figures
are over shadowed, and Hood and Rainier
must be considered simply hillocks In the
future.
After hiding its face behind murky
clouds all day yesterday, the sun came
out this morning as bright and smiling as
q young bride. Cloudy and rainy days in
Eastern Oregon make our citizens appre-
blue and all days bright and clear, the
difference could not be appreciated. Va
riety is conducive to proper enjoyment
of the weather, as well as it is 10 the art
lstlc delineation of landscape.
The estimated crop of wheat tributary
to Athena, in Umatilla county, is 10000
bushels. This will sell at 35 or 81 cents,
which will bring into circulation about |
$3.50, 900. The harvest of grain in Wasco
may not be as large, but the price quoted |
for some time has been 40 cents bushel, |
which shows that farming in this and ad- |
joining counties, by reason of the advan- |
tages of river shipments from The Dalles, |
is much more remunerative than farther |
in the interior.
at Hood River, last Sunday forenoon at |
,o1n har oin nhf nj
from this city who intended to be in the |
funeral procession, but one by mistake
was taken further down the road. The
of Idlewilde Lodge, 1. y. o. F.,
attended as body ,and there were large
number of friends in the line of march
to the grave. Mr.. Allison was highly
citizen in that community, as
well as honored member OF the frater-
nifty named.
We have received with the compli-
nents of the Oregon Farmers Alliance,
Oregon Knights of Labor, Oregon State
Grange and the Portland Federated
Trades Assembly pamphler entitled
Direct Legislation by the Citizenship,
through the Initiative and Referendum"
BY j. w. Sullivan. 1t attempts to applv
10 the institutions in this country the plan
adopted in Switzerland, and furnishes ar
gument TO support lis position. While
We do not endorse the doctrines advo-
,ated, in this free country, there should
be no restraint in any regard upon the
of opinion.
In the house at Washington Thursday
when McRea, chairman of the public
ands committee, got the bill through to
indemnify settlers for money erroneously
paid the government, Wilson, representa-
I've from Washington, said he would not
oppose the bill, but he hoped that McRae
would soon report bill to indemnify the
ettlers along the Columbia river for
money paid for lands at double the MIN
mum rates. These lands were upon the
,rant TO the Northern Pacific. This por-
ION of the road was never built and the
ands were subsequently, forfeited. Will
on says McRae's bill establishes pre-
edent which will allow the Columbia
iver indemnity bill to pass.
From the Salem Independent it Is
earned that two young ladies, riding IN
he Swan lake pine woods last Sunday,
we're chased for fully mile by Cali
ornis lion. The animal was attempting
o capture one of the colts which was fol-
owing the hsrses which the girls were ,
idlng. They put spurs to their steeds
nd kept ahead of the voracious beast,
nd did not scream or faint. Finally they ,
anne to fence surrounding an enclosure,
nd, after passing through the gate, the
ion gave up the pursuit. After it was !
yer, and the young ladies realized the
anger they had passed through, they
1ere badly frightened. But Oregon girls
ever give up when the emergency |.
uires nerve and pluck.
The Statesman says: Oregon moss is r
bout to redeem itself for all that has !
cen said against it. A new industry has E
ecently developed at Salem which prom !
ses not only valuable factor in itself, !!
ut an important matter for the railroads i
nd shippers. The day has come when )
'regon moss will enter into a new era.
llready has large amount been put in /,
Sc. A company in Fresno has already ,
rdered a large invoice of Oregon moss
, be shipped to them. When the moss
rrives it is put to use in packing goods r
,r shipment. Thursday five big bales OF !
loss were shipped from Salem to Fresno,
nd yesterday another bale was shipped j
his moss is collected and shipped by the !
apital City nursery company of this
ity.
From Thursdays Daily.
''The sere. the yellow leaf'' has begun to Z
III. Ii
Hon. A. R. Lyle, of Crook county, is IN
le city. r
Judge Blakely was passenge this morn t
g for the Locks. a
Mr. A. s. Macallister of Contention,
rmer resident of The Dalles, is in the
tY,