The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30

and although he suffered great pain, the bo,
is quite comfortable to-day. This acciden
should serve as strong lesson for boys t.
keep away from moving cars and trains.
81. G. Stock advertises in Yamhll
county paper that he will pay no debts con
tracted by his wife; and in the same column
Mrs. L. Stock announces that she will pay
none contracted by Herman Stock. Tht
family evidently does not take mu ch stock
| IN itself.
The city is quiet, and no arrests were
made by the police officers last evening
This is as it should be, for while our vigi-
liant police force cannot find DO nefarious
| practices by hoboes. we may consider The
Dalles enjoying immunity from petty thefts
and robberies.
A correspondent wants to know the ori-
GIN of the phrase, He isn't in it," An
eastern editor says that the expression was
first used by editor who died and went
to heayeu, and looked around for the man
who took his paper and read 1t three years
and then refused to pay for it.
Eugene and Albany are so nearly equal 10
population that the papers are quarreling
about it. The latter polled 600 votes at its
late city election, while the other poled
Growing, and the Albany papers say 1t was
an ''off year" and light vote. Wonder
what difference it makes anyway.
Eugene Guard: A gentleman who. came
in from Roseburg yesterday states that
shooting scrape occurred there on Sunday.
Frank Kenny, railroad man, became In
volved In a quarrel, and William Van Buren
interfered to preserve the peace. Kenny
drew pistol and Van Buren was shot IN
tine back ami dangerously wounded.
We have received from Senator Dolph
the published Letter from the secretary of
war transmitting report of board of engI-
neers regarding Instructions in the Colum-
bla river" 1t Is very comprehensive in
every detail, and has complete maps of all
the projected improvement is at the Cas-
cades, The Dalles and other points on this
great highway of commerce.
Help is needed for the sufferers by the
hurricanes among the Sea islands and along
the South Atlantic coast. Governor Till
man, of South Carolina, finds that not less
than SIS, 900 between now and March will
be needed to care for those whose crops
were destroyed and their food and clothing
supplies thus cut of. The loss of life
reached fully 1000 persons, and the desti-
tute number 10000.
There seems to be some unreasonable
criticism in the Sound papers about Prof.
Plummer's high tide predictions. When
scientific man says the conditions will he |
favorable for certain phenomena, it is not to |
his discredlt at all If unforeseen conditions |
preveut the realization of his prophecy to |
the extent the public interprets it. The |
science of meteorology is not precise, hut it |
is as exact as other applied sciences. and it's !
utility cannot be questioned. As matter
Of fact. the tides We're very higu, even ac-
cordIng to the published tables.
East Oregonian: Paul Showaway came
TO town day or two since, and reported
difficulty between another Indian, Billy
Craig, and a young son OF Agent Crawford.
Craig alleges that he was riding along and
rom some quarter unexpectedly came whiz.
ling through his hat brim bullet from
'evolyer. Another followed in second or
Two. He AYERS the pistol was in the hands
If young Crawford. Nothing further could
De learned, the affair being in the hands of
thief Peo, who is enjoying himself at
Young Chiefs camp at Thern hollow and
or time dropping his duties rs protector
# the young bucks who follow his tram.
Baker City Democrat: A Christmas dance
It Toponis, a small statioo on the Short
line about twenty miles west of Shoshone,
nded In tragedy, man named Sprague,
' no played the violin for the occasion, be-
Dg shot down by Peter Silk, rancher
The shooting was the outcome ofIsn old i
eud between Sprague and the Silk boys.
christmas night at the dance an alteration
prung up between Sprague and Martin
ilk, winch resulted, in blows. While the
ght was in progress Peter Silk stepped up
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