The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-03-11
ITEMS IN BRIEF


to-day.
J. B. Hayeley, of Boyd, was in tow
to-day.
D. W. Butler, of Warm Springs, is i
town to-day.
John Medler, of Wasco, was In the cit
yesterday.
james Somers. the veterinary surgeon {
Grant, Is in the city.
Lem Burgess, of Bakeoven, is regis
tered at the Umatilla House.
The spring Is very backward and tn
weather continues cool and disagreeable.
Judge Bradshaw returned on the mid
night train from a short visit to Portland.
Misses Margaret and Bessie Rowland, Q
this city, are visiting Mrs. j. G. Smith a
Salem.
The roads to the interior need improve,
ment, and this Is a good season of lh'
year for necessary repairs to be made.
Another militia company should be Or
ganized in this city The state was very
liberal with the o.. n. d. at the recen
session.
Mr. c. E Chrisman has received pat
ent from the Office in Washington City
for his fruit dryer. He will soon have
! it in the market.
James Somers, formerly subject OF the
queen of Great Britain and Ireland, received
his full citizens papers this morning from
the county clerk.
Farmers have begun blowing in the
vicinity of Dutur. This is only In Ger
tain spots, for there is still cons der able
snow on the grou.d in places.
Mr.. AL. SIgman, son of Mr.. r. Sigman,
at Dufur, has been very sick with lung
fever; but is improving, and may be ex-
pected 10 be around In few days.
The cold weather experienced during the
winter has not killed fruit to any great ex-
tent. so far as can be ascertained, and the
scale appears. to still retain life. This in,
sect pest will do more damage to our fruit
export than all other causes combined.
A dog died to-day in this city that had
been pet IN family for over fourteen
years. He had attained age of abour
seventeen years, and was kindly cared for
during the last few weeks of It's existence
BE was good dog and faithful friend
J. M. Ashworth, the Day creek fruit
grower, Is IN the city, says the East Ore
gonidn, and says that not only fruit, but the
trees have suffered much in this locality
Peach, apricot and pear trees have nearly
all been killed, and orchardIsts are in hard
luck. The apple crop will be partial
failure.
The FIRST match was the product of the
ingenuity of John Frederick Komerer, who
early in this century was imprisoned in the
penitentiary at Hohenasp re, q Germany.
He invented the lucifer match while IN ms
IL i 4.
VIennese competition when he was released
from prison and died pauper.
A card in our possession of bank IN
Iowa, says that il Is agent for several
good Sire, lightning, tornado and hail ln-
surance companies" Insurance on the
last two destructive elements wou o
little business IN Oregon, and company
organized for that purpose would soon go
into bankruptcy.
Mr. Frank Gabel, of Wapinitia, came III
town to-day. He says the farmers in that
neighborhood have begun plowing. Cattle
have passed through the winter III excellent
condition, and they can feed now on the
hillsides. The winter has been very favor
able IN every particular, and farmers and
hockmasters are satisfied.
The resignation of Sylvester Pennoyer
and r. d. Allen and the death of Robert
Bybee has created three vacancies in the
state board of worlds fair commissioners
The governor has appointed the following
members 10 take their places: Jas. A
Wright, Portland; II. D. Allen, Sparta;
ID. A. McAllister, La Grande.
James Mccormick, of North Salem,
caused the arrest of Professor Sellwood
and Miss Carnahan, the former principal
and the latter teacher in North Salem
school, on charge of whipping. beating,
biting and kicking in cruel manner his
SON, Clinton Mccormick, aged 10 years.
The first jury failed to agree and the case
was to be tried again Monday.
Deputy Sheriff Durham, of Pendleton,
wears singular watch charm, conch
shell picked up by herder, Thomas Ed
wards, at the tor OF one of the highest
buttes In the John Day mountains, far
distant from any human habilation and
about 5000 feet above the sea level. The
shells presence there is a mystery. 1t is
supposed to have been dropped here by
some blrd that had carried it from the
sea shore.
Mondays Salem Journal: Governor Pen.
noYer Was seen at the executive odice this
morning and seem to take all the pro-
ceedIngs relating to the capture of his cam
Lon in good part. He remarked to trend
that new chapter had been added 1t
American history. '.We have all read
about Shay's rebellion, the Whisky rebel
lion, and the Southern rebellion. But
this, said the governor, "wlll be known as
Tom Waits rebellion"
We are informed by the clerk of the COM
mittee to whom the Lawton bill was re.
ferred, that the item published from the |
Salem Journal one day this week, does
great injustice. This bill had nothing |
Whatever to do with city and school taxes,
but repealed the mortgage tax and indebt-
edness exemption clause. The name New |
" ork Goes not occur In it in any manner, |
ana our cotemporary must have had refer
ence to another measure.
Mr.. Nj. ]. Anderson, of Dufur, gave us
a pleasant call to-day. In company with |
Mr.. I. 81. Johnston, of the same town, he !
before the county court and re- |
quested portion of the funds given to |
the different counties by the King bill for |
the improvement of the road from len |
Mile TO this city. This highway is |
the general outlet for the country east and |
south OF this city, and the money could |
not be expended to better advantage.
According TO new law which goes in
TO effect on May 2lst, the county courts of |
the several counties of the state will here
after be required to make levy, at the |
same time they levy other taxes, of a tax
upon all taxable property In their coun-
ties. 10. school purposes. The levy is to |
be made upon the per capita as shown by |
the last preceding school census. The |
tax thus levied is TO be collected in the |
same manner, at the same time aud by |
the same officers that other taxes are col |
lected.
Salem Statesman: The levy of state
taxes on the 1892 assessment has not yet
been made, although the estimates aud
figures are about ready to be acted upon
by the state board, which consists of Gov
crnor Pennoyer, Secretary of State Nc
Bride and State Treasurer Metschan
This levy will be made ON the assessment
Us equalized by the state board of equal
ization, the supreme court having dis
missed the suit brought by Multnomah
county.
Monday the body OF John Loveall, an
old bachelor about 30 years of age, was
found dead in his cabin on the Santiam,
lhree miles south of Lebanon. His skull
was badly crushed. He had evidently
been dead four or five days. The cabin
was. locked on the outside. Loveall was
d peculiar man and did not believe in
banks. He is said to have drawn $1,000
from the bank last Tuesday for which he
was undoubtedly murdered by some one
familiar with his characteristics There |
is no clue to the murderer.
Salem StatesDan. The renort of Sinner