The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-12
From Tuesdays Daily.

MIR, Mcintosh, OF Grant IS ia toxin
to day.
Mr.. Henry Heppuer, of Hsppaer, is in
the city.
IL rortlons of Glillam county the crop
yield will average Il 30 10 bushels TO the
acre.
Mr.. Vivian French left this morning for
Long Beach, where he will spend several
days.
Lieu. Col. Thompson is In command
of the Third regiment, with headquarters
at The 1alles.
Mrs. r. f. Gibbons and Mrs. J. 81. Mar
den returned last evening from visit to
the Cascade Locks.
Mr. Henry Clough and Mr. James Ben
nett were passengers on the boat this
morning to Cascade Locks.
Mr.. L. o. RaIston mas been appointed
postmaster at 0iex; ;snt Mr.. F Nv Silver
tooth to the same pGsltion at Antelope
Mr.. Fl. Herbrlng left on tho Regulator
this uorning on a ,isit 10 Shepherds
landing, near the Locks, where bis famIly
are ca pping.
I.se rlerk snd sherifTs Office present no
sesIvItY these days By ingeSlous devices
the otieials manage TO keep themselves
bqsy; has nave !slsuic 20 sasSany, matSsr
otlnte-est. i q a.:
4sr Andrew Keller, Of the confectionery
IN this city, arrived from Portland last
nsssps where he spent.lwo days visiting
reiatiyes and friends.
III, q. IL Rlddell has been appointed
adiutant of the Third regiment by Lieut.
stoi. i'hoapgon, commanding THIS is an
excellent appointment, and will meet
with general approval.
There was nothing at police headquarters
this rioTning. and the visits of reporters
tiay be discontinued for the present By
retereeoe to the blotter OF the c,ty marshal
we ascefrained the fact that no arrests had
been made, and the city jlil were occupied
by the same gang as yesterday.
John R Schlegel saloon. keeper OF Port.
land, Was evidently tired of life, for last
Saturday afternoon he went down ui.der
the Southera Pacific company's wharf, fred
bullet into his head and fell into the
water He was found sotaetIme afterwards
dead haYIng lodged on the piling.
PrineyIlle Neacs: Mrs j. j. G. Lawson
had the misfortune to lose about fifteen
tons of new hay by fire on Wednesday
morning, Aug. I'd. How the stack caught
is unknown, but it is supposed that some
matches which had been dropped near
the stack became ignited by being ex-
posed to the burning rays of the sun.
Real estate is reaching the lowest price
in all portions of the conbtrY, and from the
Canyon City Ne,0s we learn that "at the
assiguee's sale last Friday the townslte of
Ddyville, insisting of 320 acres, was sold
to J. NJ. Franklin for the sum of $760.
The new mayor of DayviLle got bargain,
many of which are floating around at real
estate sales these days"
Another sale of fish to-day, to satisfy the
attachment suit against Winan Bros, took
place on Second street. The salmon
brought about 2 cents a pound under MIR.
j. B. Crossen's hammer. These were
claimed to be the property OF The Dalles
Packing Co.. The PURCHASERS were A. w.
Branner,e A. S. Bennett and q. P. Jones.
Freighting along the Upper Columbia
and Snake rivers Is reported very quiet
just now. Above The Dalles only one
Union Pacific company's steamer is run
ming. The Annie Fd1on is making trips
between RIparia and Lewiston. AS soon
as the gra u begins to move business will
become quite active along the rivers.
Mrs. Ferguson, the wife of Mr.. ii. A.
Ferguson, died at Prescott Friday even
ing. The remains were brought to this
city on the Union Pacific train Saturday
and inferred in the city q cinetery. a del
egatlon OF Walla Walla odd Fellows met
the remains at the depot and accompa-
hied them TO the cemetery.-WaiiG WoLLG
Uniou-Journat. MIR. Hope Ferguson was
for many years resident of The Oalles,
and his many friends Will sympathlze
with him in the loss OF his wife.
The total pack of salmon for the Co
lumbia river to date Is 239,6l2 cases, in
Guiding 359, 900 chinook and 920, 900 small
fish, mostly steelheads and bluebacks.
The total seasons pack will amount 10
abour 2S2,0OO cases, or at least 10000
cases short of last ear All the canneries
on the lower Columbia will pack fall fish.
The cannerymen have decided Eot to pay
more than two cents for the fall run and
the union has not yet decided to accept
this rate.
Santiam Lumberman: For the past few
days large forest fire has been raging
on the north side of the BreItonbush
about SIX miles northeast of this place.