The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-21

y across the mountains last Wednesday on
e visit to his parents, who live on the Nc
s Kenzie. At that time there was fiftee
miles of snow on the summit, the deepes
about one foot. There was considerabl
fallen timber in the road.
y We are under obligations to Hon. w. +
Y Ellis for some bulbs of plants from the DIT
partment Of agriculture, and al.o to Hor
John Fl. Mitchell for package of seeds.
s Salem Statesman: Wm Scott, who wa
committed to the penitentlarY from Catso
county on March l6, 1891, for the crime 0
robbery for five years, Tuesday had his sen
tence commuted by Gov. Pennoyer upol
the recommendation of the jury that con
victed him.
Franz Hampton, who is on his stool
ranch In Union county, has sold 300 heat
CT his three and four year old steers to al
eastern buyer and delivered them at Hunt
ington. He got S28 and S2S per head H.
paid $40 to Sl4 per head for them llttl
over year ago.
Great poverty is reported in Western
Kansas. Many farmers famiIes are a.
ready suffering for the necessaries of life
and hundreds don't know where they will
get fuel enough to keep them from freezing
to death this winter. Oregon farmers are
not all rich, but they certainly never have
anything of this kind to face.
Polk county will raise about 1000 OOC
pounds of hops this year, which at 20 cents
will bring the neat sum OF $3.50, 900 into the
| county. This ought to set our farmers to
thinking. What a convenient thing it
would be If very county had 1000, 900
pounds OF hops to market, and they could
Just as easily have been raised here as else
where.
The new company, o. N. G., in this city,
was mustered into the service last night BY
Col. Thompson, and the following officers
were elected: L. G. Cnrisman, captain; D.
Bunnell, first lieutenant; J. R. McAvoy,
second lieutenant. After some debate the
letter G was chosen to designate the COM
| panY. There were forty. three names on
the roster.
w. Fl. Gray, a Union Pacific brakeman,
went back over the line from Pendieton to
Barnhart's station on a railway velocipede
and recovered purse and Sl40 for Ger
man immigrant, who had dropped it from
the train. The loser was oyerjoyed, as the
money had been raised by mortgage on
his place for the purpose of bringing out his
family fIom Missouri, an errand he was
then engaged on.
Surveyor General Byars has been notified
by the commissioner of the general land
office that there has been apportioned for
surveys OF public lands, in the surveying
district of Oregon, for the current fiscal
apportiorment was $4,000. The with
drawal of the Cascade reservation, a strip
twenty to thirty miles ide, along the Cas-
cade range, consisting principally of unsur-
veyed lands, will save a great deal of sur
veyiDg in this state.
Eugene Guard. A rifle team consisting
Of I'll. N. Cockerlne, R. S. Brumley, r. II.
Parker, A G. Osburn and w. P. Chesher
has been organized by the militia company
here to shoot for the National Guardsman
cup. The contest will take place at Camp
C.mpson rauge near Portland next Satur-
day. Any company teams IN the national |
guards of Oregon or Washington is entitled |
to compete. The four members of the |
team last mentioned went down on this |
mornings local, and Mr.. Cockerline will |
follow in dav or two.
The Wasco NeDs has the following notice
of an accident at Grant: Sunday morning
a Sheeney came up from Grant and made
straight for the Office of the Drs. B ers. He
was beating his way through to Pendleton,
and at Grant was put off the train. When
the train started up he attempted tn board |
it aud slipped. falling with his right hand
on the rail. The heavy wheels mashed the
first two fingers of his right hand into a
pulp, making it necessary to amputate
them" We presume the editor means by
the word "Sheeney" an Israelite.
w. w. Statesnadn: A little year old son
of Russian woman, in the employ of Mrs.
Cliff Cambern, on Fourth street. came near
meeting with fatal accident aoout l:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon. While playing
in the yard the child stepped into an old
well. about twelve feet in depth. Fortu-
nately there was very little water at the
bottom, and as tine youngster landed on his
feet, only few bruises were received. His
cries attracted the attention of Mr.. Jack
Jones, who, with the aid of a Chinaman,
sxtricated the child from his predcament.
From the Stevenson Pioneer we learn
that 'Skamania county is not only coming
70 the front With her rich agricultural land
md vast timber belt, but is also receiving
attention as to her mIneral
wealth. Deputy Auditor Green reports
that there were sixteen mineral CLAIMS filed
or record last week. The mines are located
n the north end of the county about ten
mules from Mt. Adams Fine specimens of
gold and silver bearing quartz have been
taken from them. 1t will only be short
sIre until Skamania county will be known
ior her mineral wealth"
The recorder had two cases before him
this morning. One came from Butte,
Mont, and the other IRON Colfax. The
irst said he was a railroad man, had been
,ut OF werk for some time, harvested SO
lays in Whitman county. but the farmer
,ould not get the money to pay him, and so
le didn'r have cent. The other was a
ciano player, and on account of being out of
work by reason of dull times was not pos
essed of any money. He wanted to get to
Portland, where he could find employment
n some of the saloons. Both were dis
charged on the consideration that they
would leave town.
The Grant county grand jury at Canyon
City returned true bills against j. ohm Chris
nan, Ralph Rieter and William Moore.
They were reported as the trio who called
lanes Allen out of his store and tied his
eet together, then compelled him to open
lis safe and robbed him OF about $780, IN
FOX valley last August. In the case OF the
State VS.. Mel Dustin, charged with rape,
he grand jury returned not true bill.
The report of John Ambrose having been
ound guilty of mansaughter is wrong.
The grand jury returned true bill at the
asst term of the court, aud he was arraigned
donday morning at 9 o'clock.