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


the gun, all the contents lodging in one O
h,s arms, shattering it IN a terrible manner
| Dr. AppIewhite OF Corvallis was sent fo
and amputated the arm. Mr.. Hannibal II
about 35 years OF age, and has family.
Harvest has begun in Klickitat county
and the yield is very good, much better
! than it has been for number of years. ] ht
interesting question now is, " ha. will the
price be?
Our base -ballists are drilling daily, anc
will soon be in excellet condition to meet
any contesting club. They are arxious tc
meet the Goldendale club, and give them q
practical lesson in ball playing.
| The Colorado governor was mild when he
wanted to wade in b.ood only to his horse.
| bride. Mrs. Porter, of Kansas, raises the
| governor clear out and takes the pot by de-
manding free silver or blood up to her ears.
Hon. o. p. Hubbard, who has been in the
city for several days past, left yesterday
| morning tor Crescent City, Calf where he
| will take testimony os residents in that
vicinity regarding Indian depredations
committed.
Mrs. L. E. Dunham, Mrs. o. J. Barrett,
Miss Grace Ctmpbell, Miss Grace NJ ,rden,
Mr.. G. ". Phelps and Mr. Ed NJ Win
gate were passengers on the boat this morn.
ing for Collins Lauding, where they will
spend few days camping.
An effort is being made to organize a
band for the Third regiment, o. N G., and
we have no doubt 1t will be successful.
Baker City is also in the field, but we be-
lieve The Dalles has better material, and
will be selected by the militia board.
Arlington Record: We saw Mr.. w. "
Weatherford in town Thursday. He in
forms US that the harvest Is fair. He
loaded five thousand wheat sacks on his
wagon b, fore starting out, which is an indi
cation that there Is some wheat on his
ranch.
We are Informed that vast army of
tramps are turning their steps toward Ore
gon. They are principally composed of
men thrown out of employment In Montana
by the closing down of mines and other in
dustries, aud consider this state che pom
ised land.
At Centralia a son of Deputy Sheriff
Black well aged about Ia years, picked up
a cartridge on the railroad track and threw
it against q stone, which caused it to ex-
plode. Part of the shell hit him IN the eye,
cutting the eyeball to such an extent that
it had to be removed.
the Cheney Sentinel says the yield of
wheat in that section will he simply enor-
nous. averaging perhaps 40 bushels per
acre. While rain might benefit growing
gram. it Is not needed to such an extent
that the country is suffering from the want
of 1t. From all portions of the eat belt of
Eastern Washington comes the same en-
couragIng report.
Rose urg ReUie,C: Last Tuesday morn
ing just after her husband had started to
go to town, Mrs W. B. Atterhury, of
Glide, took down the rife to shoot hawk.
The gun was loaded with shot as it had
been several times before. but appears to
have been overcharged this time. When
the shot was fred the gun exploded. beng
lit rally torn to pieces. The lady's hand.
walked about mile to a neighbor's to pro
cure relief. At last repor. she was in a
fair way to complete recovery.
I7quiry at the national treasury elicits
the information that the government has on
yer, costing Sis, 600 900; coming value Of
bullion on hand about Sl67, 900 600. Ii
this Is coined the government would realize
a profit of about S4S 600, 900, against which
silver certificates could be issued. It
would take, however, 1t is stated with the
:: esent coinage capacity of the United
States, about five years to convert this
bullion into silver dollars Silver csrti6-
Gates by law could only be issued on dollars |
actually coined.
Miss Moilie Nichols, says the Wasco |
Ne,cs. about whom there has been consider |
able anxiety, has been found. 1t appears |
that she was thrown from her horse aud |
severe injuries, causing concus- |
sion of the brain, and that she was found by |
,ote parties, whose names could not be |
learned, and kept for two weeks, when be-
coming conscious, sh requested that she be |
brought to Wasco, which was done last |
Friday. She was left at W. NJ Reynolds,
md is nnder the care of the Drs. Beers
Her mother is with here. She was taken to
Grant Tuesday evening.
We have been informed of a hunting in
,ident which happened a few days ago. in
which two prominent citizens of Dufur
igured, which, fortunately, did not result
iisastrously. They were walking through
he brush in the vicinity of Wap,pitia,
when one of them sighted flock of grouse
md fired Unfortunately his comp inion
vas in range and received several shot in
lis face. Aside from the alrasure of the
utlcle no further injury was done; but the
nan was fearfully frightened, and it took
ome time before he was restored to nor
nal condition.
That young Austrian who boxed himself
lp IN Vienna some time ago and had the
,ox labeled ''Glass--TEis side up," and |
hipped to the worlds fair, has arrived
here. Ii he has not pro ed to his own
atisfac ion he has to that of everyone else !
hat he Is the biggest fool on record He
,rGinary express matter. In Chicago he
vas left for several hours ON platform in
he hot sun, and suffered greatly. When
he box was opened in the fair grounds he
capped out. He was at first arrested and i
.fterward taken to the hospit 4.
A willy attempt to evade the Roscoe ci
,arette law nov in Effect in Washington has
been unearthed. An agent of an eastern
was in Seattle trying to place
cigarettes on sale which, instead OF being of |
he usual paper covered kinds, are the same
I'D brands covered with small natural
eaf of tobacco. The filing Is the genuine
cigarette tobacco. The object intended is
10 get around the law and evade its penalty
oy the use of the pure tobacco covering
The covering. instead of being rolled on as
8 done with cigarette making, Is put on and
pasted down. The size and shape of the |
cigarettes are not changed.
Exchange: A Kansas editor and rich
widow were engaged to be married, when
he peighbors began to talk about it, charg-
ng that be was marrying her riches. The |
young editor was vexed at this of course, |
md in order to show up its untruthfulDess
persuaded his athanced to turn al her
worldly pelf over to her grown daughter
that he coul prove to the world the SIM
,erity of his affections. The tru ting
widow did 80, and the first night after the
editor and the girl eloped, and III the morn
ng the widow pied the forms of the Office
md would have pied the editor could she
nave found him.
A party of tramps on the banks of the
willamette near Eugene became engaged in
fight with stones aud knives last Tuesday |
evening", and one of them was seriously in.
ured and left in an unconscious condition
by all except companion, who had jour
leyed with him from Oregon City. He
.ried to revive the wounded man. but being
started to town TO give the
alarm. On the way he was met by the
,ther members of the gang and thrown into
, creek, from which he managed to escape.
Sheriff holland brought the man to Eugene
md medical ard was summoned, who pro-
bounced his wounds not fatal. Subsequently |
The sheriff arrested two tramps, whom he
suspected of having committed the assault
Ia speaking of Oregon being unrepre.
tented IN the national board, the Chicago
Tribune of late date remarks: Oregon IS
without representation in the deliberations
If the national commission. and IN this in
,iGent the is another feature of the old
md of "a