The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-21
ITFMS IN BRIEF
From Saturdays Daily.

, 1ue SueSG OI MISS DOlile W llllaIlS.
Mr.. Fred. Wilmarth, formerly editor
the PrInevile Neacs. gave Us pleasant ca
to-day. He arrived in town this morning
There were five carloads of sheep shippe
from the stockyards of Mr.. K. E. Salt
marshe & Co., last night to Troutdale an
the sound
Uncle Joe Woodford called at our sane
tum to- day, and said he has bid farewell t.
his poetical fancies, and would hereafte
turn his attention to foot racing.
Our streets present great scenes OF actlv-
ity to day on account Of the vast QUANTITY
of wheat being hauled to town and tin
number of people in attendance on the ag
ricultural society's fair, now being held.
Mr.. D. Harrington, who lives few m1e
east of The Dalles, presented us to day witt
lew branches OF tree which werr in full
bio SOLE, although they had borne apples
this year. THIS shows the productivenes,
of our soil and its facilities for growing
fruit.
The Simmons artesian well, northwest O.
Peudieton is down 275 feet aud still nc
signs of water. Neither the well borer mol
the rancher is discouraged, but the latter'<
funds have about given cut. Perhaps the
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lie spirit.
Mr.. A. A. Urquhart returned last even,
ing from a visit TO Sherman county. lie
says that threshing is not nearly finished,
and large portion of the grain has been
damaged by the recent rain. In some in
| stances, by reason of the moisture, wheat
has sprouted through the fibre of the sacks.
S,lem Journal, Chief OF Police Mimic has
established by spoudence that the man
Huffman. now in The county jail suspected
OF being Frederickson, the murderer of
Bruce, is not that party, but that his name
is really Huffman and that he has served
three years in the California state prison
for burglary.
The editor of the Chehalem Valley Times
disagreed with neighbor about sunhower
and whipped the fellow. Being short of
funds, the newspaper man will edit his
paper from the county Jail for &c days.
The justice who pronounced the sentence
will hear from his nibbs in future issue.
He is promised royal roast.
The East End is crowded With wheat
Wagons, and there appeared to be constant
line coming down the brewery hill eve
hour during the day This year there will
be more wheat marketed than at any previ-
Gus season, notwithstanding the fact that
late raius damaged the crop consid erably.
The price is low. aud the product is usually
stored In the warehouses.
The following paragraph from the Astoria
Budget has the right ring: Fire out your
Cinnamon. Hire white men to split your
wood. Hire white men to wash your win
dows. Hire white men and women to do
your cooking. Hire them to do your scrub
bling and all other work you have to give
out. In doing so you will keep hunger
away from some ones door.
The banner OF the Juvenile Temple was
found this morning IN Fraternity hall in
damaged condition. Il had been carelessly
handled, GDd some Of the silver tinsel work
was ipju ed This banner cost the children
$40. and was highly prized by them. We
do not believe any one would b. gnilty of
such an act maliciou4ly; but no person can
be too careful in banding the property of
A band of cattle arrived at Eight Mile
yesterday, and will be driven into The
Dalles and shipped east, az soon as Mr..
Rand comes from Huntington. He picked 450
out of the different bands in Crook county
for which he contracted 70 pay S27 head
Nearly 5000 heal of cattle have been pur-
chase in that county this year, and the
sales have sent Into circulation about Sll0,
0O0
DR.. Barr informs us that the gentleman
who recently took cha ge of the Lewis
homestead, above the Mckenzie bridge
claims he has letter written by MIR. Lewis,
the man who suddenly disappeared from
that section, and that he is suill in the land
of the living and all right, says the Eugene
Guard. For some reason, though, the man
refuses to give Lewis present address or
the cause of his sudden disappearance.
The state board of railroad commissioners,
consisting of General H. B. Compson. L A.
Macrum and Colonel j. b Eddy, will start
on their semi.annual tour OF inspection over
the Union Pacific next Monday, O,t 10th.
The roadbed and equipment will be in
spected. and the trip will consume week
or ten DAYS. The Southern Pacific aud Ore.
gon Pacific were inspected short time ago,
and the commissioners found that many of
the improven ents recommended by them on
their last trip had been made during the
summer.
The Migonette club gave very enjoyable
party at Fraternity hal last evening Prof.
Birgfeld's orchestra furnished the music,
which was very excellent. The especial
feature was the german, the first time it has
been given ny the club. It was very sue
cessfully and gracefully led by Mr.. Robert
Mays. jr.. and Miss Bessie Lang, and the
''favors" pre- ented were uniqne in design
and very pretty. Every one pronounced the
german decided success, and desire 1t to
be repeated in the near future.
James E. Langley, William J. Cantrell
and James Rucher have sued the Union
Pacific at Baker City for damages in sums
ranging from S25Oo to $4,000 from overflow
of lands of plaintiffs on Burnt river in
Baker county by reason of neligent and
careless construction of bridges. The
defendants have filed petition and motion
with the Unit d States circuit court for the
district of Oregon to have the case removed
from the circuit court of Baker county to
the United States court.
The Salem Statesman of yesterday says:
"Capt. N. B. Humphrey, who has been an
inmate IN the state insane asylum for sew
eral weeks, was yesterday dischi irged from
that institution. 1t will be remembered
that the captain. during the summer, had
the misfortune to fall underneath a train
near Pendleton, and the result was the loss
of foot. This so acted upon his mind as
to impair it, and ne was committed to the
the best OF medical attention given him,
and now he is well man-as good as new.
excepting that foot. He returned to his
home in Pendieton. leaving this city yesser.
day."
East Oregonian: A certain Mr.. Raymond,
who has been operating threshing outfit
on the reservation, decamped from the
country recently, leaving his hands without
pay for their summers work. The men,
thirteen of them, haven't cent in their
possession, and are certainly entitled to the
feeling that this world, especially at this
time in its history, is one of sorrow and
misfortune for the poor man who must toll
and produce that others may be comfortable
and wealthy. Ra, mond abandoned his ma
chine, and there is some money due him.
The victimized harvesters have therefore
come to Pendleton to see if they can get
something for their labor by process of law.
Mr. G. S Miller arrived 10 this city to-
day from Portland. He will leave to night
for the Monumental mine in Grant county,
and will start his mill on high. grade ore
Immediately. Mining is not profitable
at the present price of silver, and Mr.. Mil
Ter only intends to turn into bullion his
richest ore. Such operations will not devel
ope the industry as 1t should be done, and
while the present low. rate of the metal pre-
walls In the markets Of the world very little
he unnliehad n