The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-25
ITFMS IN BRlEF
From SATURDAYS Daily.

| Luis 'uOIHlDR ice lOTUlSu on water, an
the temperature was lower than any tin
!, during the season
} Mr.. A. Moline =, formerly president of I'll
r editorial association Of Oregon, and a new
paper man for the past quarter of a Gel
tury, is the city.
. he grand ball at Dufur will given O
the We he national thanksgiving day
and not Penno er's thanksgiving as pre-
viously announced.
The jury in the case of c. NJ. Fouts v
N. Har is, appealed from ju /. ment #
in ju tice cou by the d fendaut, eturne
erdict of so cents for the plaintiff las
night, after being out about twenty -fou
hours.
The west bound passenger train did no
arrive in the city this morning until alb u
9 p'clock 1t was DELAYED bv SHOW storm
east, Wh'ch blocked the track. Winter i
approaching, and we may expect l, will visl
u in a few weeks.
Nr. Isaac ioles killed large eagle las
Monday in the Fulton canyon, east of tn,
Dc chutes, and it now in front of thu
grocery store of Joles Bros. 1t measures
feet and inches from tips of wings, and i!
a mammoth bir of the species.
Mr. Ben McA ee. who was in town sew
eraI days few weeks ago. left this city fol
the Grand ROnde valley, and has not been
| heard of since His dis appearance is sune.
| what mysterious; but no serious apurehen
| -!Cns are felt that he has been foully dealt
with, and 1t is expected he wili yet turn up
| all right.
The various county assessors throughout
Ore on are making preparations to hold a
| meet ng at Salem during the coming session
| of the state board of equalization. 1t is
! thought that suggestion may be offered to
the board which will enable it to arrive at
be t conclusions as t its changes in the
various county rolls T. ey wi also meet
among THEMSELVES to talk assessment.
Hood River Glacier: Wednesday an old
man named johnson, wto has claim near
the o derwood place, near the mouth of
the White Salmon, was foun i dead in his
bed by Billy Woods. a coroner's ju y was
summoned Thursday, but we have been I'M
able to get their verdict, though it is prob
able death was caused by heart di ease of
some kind. johnson was a Swede and
about go years old.
rancher named Peterson, residing on
the Colocken came toaEllensburs, Wash,
and bought lot of supplies, including
liqu d poison for C votes, He left before
night and stopped at a ranch a few lies
out. He took out some tobacco to chew
and soon bee me sick Looking among his
groceries he fou d the bottle of poison had
broker. He Immediately gave an alarm
and asked for help, and while calling fell
over dead.
L. Vance, an old-timer of Josephine
county, was found dead in bed at Wilder
vile, 10 miles south Grants Pass, hav-
ing shot himself through the heart with
44-caliber;revolver. Deceased had evident
ally been dead two or three days when
found. He was m mber of the Masonic
order and Odd Fellows of Grants Pas and
they bu led the remains. He was over &C
years old and had lived in Josephine
county ov 20 years, and was respected
and esteemed by all who knew him.
Mr.. Frank Nal ney met with two hard
cases this morning, who imagined tn
could run the town and paint it red at their
pl asure. W zen told to desist in their con
duct they informed him in language which
implied that they could tax care of them
selves and desired no interference. Fina ly
one of the struck the acting marshal,
and he, after short tussel, arreste both of
them and placed them in the city Jail.
they were brought before the city recorder,
charged with being drunk and disorderly,
and were fined $5 and costs.
1t is noe generally known that Mr. Geo.
Brown, engineer of the fire Department
steamer, Practices law in the courts; b It
yesterday he displayed rare ability IN the
prosecution of a cas-. of vagrancy before the
city recorder. The man was arrested and
pleaded not guilty to the charge, and
gagged Mr.. Walton to defend him. When
. th.afa fnr~t trio
for the city. and. we are informed, made an
eloquent argument A general demurrer
WAS interpo.ed by the defense. aud this was
sustained; bat, nevertheless, Mr.. Brown
GOV red himself with considerable glory in
the msnly effort he made for the citv
John Aurig, stepson of W. Winegart-
ner, living on White Salmon, shot himself
accidentally Wednesday, says the Hood
River Glacier. He came over ON Switz-
erland about month ago, and expecting
to start home next week was anxious to
secure pair of deer horns to take home
with him. Arriving at the house from
deer hunt W ednesday, he sat down on the
porch and pulling the gun towards him, the
hammer caught and he gun w s dis
cha ed. he bullet struck him about an
inch above the left nipple, and passing out
side of the ribs, came out under the edge
of the shoulder blade No bones were
bro en-. and few weeks will repair all
damage. r. Brosius was lied and at
tended to his juries.
Roseburg Reyieao: News reached here
several days ago that Seen" Holmes had
bee obbei again in Camas valley, but it is
so difficult to obtain news from that place
at this time of the year that only meager
details were received by the ReUielo until
to-day. The report got out tn t he had
only recently been paid $1,000 by George
Smith, who had purchased his remaining
real estate some time since, and that last
VI nday night an unk own Iarty broke in
the door of his house and with a drawn
pis ol terrorized him int giving up all the
money he had, about $4,000, which was Sc
creted in the room. He as livin in a new
cabin he had built on the Mckay place,
and was completely prostrated by this
latest adventure that he is utterly helpless,
and has since removed down to George
Smiths, where he is being cared for. 1t is
said though that he only had $1,000.