The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-09

: taken in this city, and from these it wa.
i concluded that the murderer was still a
. large On receipt of the telegram the
marshal gave the man his liberty and hi
departed for parts unknown.
MIR J. p. Abbott, of Wapinitia, came
in town to-day. The roads from Duful
to his home are in fair condition; but
from The Dalles to that town they are IN
, a terrible condition.
Mr.. Henry GilpIn, the successful farmer
on Ten Mile. Is in town to-day He says
, the road in places is almost impossible,
ard IN one instance the earth has sunk
forming a hole, oyer which it is nearly
impossible 20 cross.
One solitary hobo found his way into
the city Jail last night lie was found
asleep in a lumber pile, and was consid-
cred proper subject of Judicial severity.
He was fined the usual amount, and in
default of payment was placed in durance
vile.
Busy Cleaners fair opens this evening
at z O'Clock. Admission, ten cents. Tc-
morrow evening it continues. Refresh
ments and music, and the sale of the
MANY fancy goods will no doubt make it
an entertainment, which will be largely
attended.
The Stuttz' theatrical company played
"The celebrated Case" 10 fair audience
| last evening. Mr.. Stuttz Is good IN any
| part he may desire to take, and he has
fair support. Tonight the play will be
East Ly nne," aud this will undoubtedly
attract a good house
We have received the first number of
the american Hebrev Ne,cs, published at
Portland, Oregon, L. Roseuthal, editor. 1t
is publication repletc with good whole
some reading matter, suitable for our Cit
lzens of the Je lsh faith, and we wish 1t
success ir the field of journalism.
A Crook county exchange says that
since harvest the PrinevIlle mills have |
been doing quite business, having run
almost continuously, day and night. The |
mills have ground $4,000 barrels of flour
from this years crop, and of that amount
10000 pounds have been exchanged TO
owners of wheat.
We learn from the Inder that number
of miners, driven in 10y the snow at the
head of Lake Ghelan, are NOW at Lake
side. The steamer Queen has been raised
and is beached at Lakeside. The Burch
Bros. are having the machinery taken
from the wreck and are yet undetermined
whether or not they will build another
boat fo- lake transportation.
Charlie Graves has made a success of the
pu ping scheme which he inaugurated at
his place on the Deschutes some time
ago, says the Oohoco ReUie,c He
put in an overshot wheel which fur.
ishes abundant power for driving the pump
which is 10 raise water 200 feet ont his
farm land. Next season he expects to be
able to irrigate several acres of land by this
means.
Hood River Glacier: The rain has fallen
steadily for the past ten days. commencing
on Governor PenDoyer's day. The fifteen
inches of snow which greeted us on that
special day of Thanksgiving was converted
into slush in two days, and then slowly
disappeared. Since then the prevailing
dampness would shame the best, or worst
efforts of webfoot itself. However, we
should feel thankful that 1t is rain, for the
same precipitation in the shape Of snow
would have buried the town. Alasl it
needs it.
About six weeks ago, one Rev. Josiah
Crouch appeared in Prineville. says the
ReUiea0, and few weeks ago he was elected
pastor Of the First Baptist church. He be.
ing a minister aud smooch talker, it was
easy for BIN to gain the confidence of his
aud borrow S52 to send to his
mother. But he used the money for an
other purpose-to pay his way out of the
country. He departed Wednesday without
announcing bis leaving or arranging to
settle with his creditors.
There is said to be little doubt In Athena
that the younger of the Milton bank rob-
bers was a woman. There were quite a
number who recognized her in Athena
saloons on Saturday before the robbery oc-
Cured. She was dressed in mems clothes,
Ha. s., T. l. |
had known her both in Athena and Walla
Walla as ''hard case, and capable of un-
dertakiDg any act of daring. She was at all I
tunes in company with the two men whose
descriptions have been gwen.
Long Creek Eagle: The cold and snowy
weather has at last put an end to the placer
operations at Elk Creek. The work has
asted the entire summer and up to No.
vember 10th, making it the longest seasons n
work for hydraulic that had ever occurred
1t the Elk creek mines since their discov.
sry. The mines here are Welding hand.
'omely and larger nuggets and more of ]
hem have been found this summer than q
aver before since they came IN possession
If Messrs. Haskell & Sloan.
In view OF the advantages presented )
~ the midwinter fair In San Francisco for o
'uch contest Company u, First regi-
nent, Oregon National Guard, extends
challenge to any National Guard COM
)any in the United States, especially the q
Jhickasaw Guards of Memphis, Tenn, to s,
compete under the heads of drill and
separately or combIned, A
or the championship of the United !.
states. Captain Farrar, of Company q,
las deposited certified check for $1,000
With Adjutant General Mitchell, which
ny company is invited to contest for.
East Oregoniau: j. E. Bean came IN \
after a nine days trip in the
ain. He drove from Umatilla TO his
lrm's Butter creek ranch some 2200 head n
II sheep brought over from the Yakima W
ountry. Weston, Bean & Suiste will feed 81
etween eleven and twelve thousand head W
f sheep in UmatIlla county this winter, d
nd are well equipped for hard season, b,
hould it come. However, popular super T
titution has 1t that if the three first days | in
n December are pleasant it indicates v
hree mild winter months, and there | ot
GEMS to be little prospect at present of
ny prolonged severe weather.
A dispatch to the Albany Herald. dated o
Iates. Ore, Dec. lst, says: "Albert Por- l.
er IS lost in the mountains south of this ~
lace. Mr.. Porter and other parties were p'
uniting on the ridge between here and n,
homas creek and Tuesday evening Mr.. N
orter failed to return to camp. Search nj
arties started out yesterday, but no trace ~
the lost man have been found up to the :, y,
resent time. This is the came section of "
)untrY in which Tom Tucker and Fred
ill persisted, and the roughness of the
'untrY joined with the inclemencv of the
Gather render Mr.. Porter's chances of life | =.
cry precarious." VI
Jos. Chapman and VIM. Bledsoe were =,
/ town Tuesday with two wagon loads of 70
pples. Returning Wednesday, they had a
narrow escape from drowning In the n
ohn Day river, which is very much Ia