The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-04-01

with about forty unwiped glasses on the bar
and not ''bean'' IN the till, in which con.
dition Dick woke up to find that he was
yet, fortunately, in a country where people
| paid for what they got, occasionally, at
| least"
The union whist club held its weekly
meetings last evening at Fraternity hall,
and were entertained by DIR. and Mrs.
Rinehart. By reasol of many members be-
| ing absent, invitations were extended to
other persons to be present, so to fill the
| tables. The hours were spent very delight
| fully by all, and great interest centered
around the games. Mrs. F. Houghton won
| the first prize, and the contest for the BOBBY
was tie between Mrs. B. S. Huntington
and Judge Blakeley, the latter winning
when lots were drawn.
The Dalles Chronicle in an editorial en-
deavors to cheer up the hearts of the produc-
ers of the Inland Empire in regard to the
completion of the Cascade locks by citing
the fact that the opening of the canal across
the famous Isthmus of Corinth Is set for
June next This work dates back to the
time of Alexander the Great, SO there is yet
hope the locks will be finished IN about
1000 years hence Walla Walia Statesman
This is unkind on the part OF our Washing.
ton cotemporary, for our neighbor hasn't
published an editorial for months.
Most men in misfortune have the sympa-
thy of the public; but L. s. Skinner, the
Polk county farmer buncoed out of $500 is
generally treated as deserving the loss for
being so green. In these enlightened days
such men deserve having guardian. Will
the Salem papers please ascertain whether
Skinner takes news s2aper?-Albany Demo-
has
that Mr.. Skinner took no newspaper. A
religious journal came to his address. but OF
course dealing largely with the world to
come gave him no pointers on the ways of
the willy bunco steerer.-SGLem Journal.
There are many descriptions of frauds IN
this country attempting to make living by
not working. The latest is a pretended
deaf mute by the name Of 7. Cunningham,
who came to grief in Eugene, and Is now IN
jail. When he went TO residences, says the
Guard, and found the ladies at home alone.
who did not contribute readily. he became
threatening and insulting At one place he
talked readily and abused the ladies He
was arrested Saturday by Marshal Eastland,
and was given trial before Recorder
Doris, who found him guilty and sentenced
him to six days imprisonment In the city |
jail.
Walla Wala Journal: Mr. W. s. Gillian, |
the well.known farmer OF Dixie, met with
painful accident on his farm Tuesday after
noon. He was engaged in seeding. when
some of the machinery of the seeder became
out of order. He stopped his team and was
making the necessary repairs when the
horses started up, and in reaching for the
reins to stop them, Mr.. Gilliam's left hand
was caught between the cogs. The flesh on
the middle finger was badly Iacerated and
the bone crushed. He was brought to the
atty and was taken to the office of DIR.
Glove, who found it necessary to amputate
The finger at the second joint.
The man who can turn off ffty-three-
year old beef steers weighing 1900 pounds,
Zach year, will make more money than his
1eighbor who turns off 200 head of three
year-olds weighing HOO pounds and he ac-
.omplishes it with good deal less trouble
ind expense.-The Datles Chronicle. Ex-
,use us from haying to tackle any fifty
;hree-old steer. They may be profitable for
boarding houses Portland Dispatch For
he benefit of our cotemporary we would
tate that the cattle on our bupch-grass
Hills are not fifty-three years old. They
ire young and furnish juicy steaks. This
vas simply one of the many Typographical
rrors' (?) of which our evening contemporary
8 guilty.