The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From wedne,dav,s Daily.

Mr. C. 4. Jones, OF Emigrant, is regis
tered at the Umatiila House.
Lieut.. Benjamin, agent at the Warn
Spring agency, is In town to-day. he Is el
route to Portland.
There was light fall of snow at Kings
lev Sunday, but it had all disappeared b.
noon of the next day.
Mr.. W. T. Wiseman came In town iron
Antelope yesterday. The weather there
is about the same as it is in this vicinity
and cattle are dong well on the hills.
The following deed was placed on file
with the county clerk to-day: ID. K. Ord
way and wife TO w. v. johnson; 321
acres, secs. and =, tp n, r II east; $75
The runner for Skibbe's hotel, fined
SIS yesterday for creating disturbance
was delivered up to the marshal by his
bondsmen today and Incarcerated in the
city Jail.
The weather continues considerably
mixed, with decided tendency towards
webfoot variety. A light RAIN has fallen
during the day, and the atmosphere Is
damp and chilly.
W. T. Wiseman left for Grass valley this
afternoon with his own team. Amongst
the ''cargo" stored away under the after
sheet" was go pound package, said to
contain legal paper fer Republican ballots
to be used by sheepmen at the next June
election.
The Knoxville Tribune after reading
the presidents message, said: "We are
granfied to find that the president has
taken such u firm stand on the momen-
tous question of garden seeds"
A son of Mr.. 1. l. Burgctt, in playing
foot ball yesterday afternoon near the
school house yard, fell and broke his
collar bone. The fracture is not a very
severe one, and the boy may be expected
TO be around in a few days.
A person who arrived from Antelope
yesterday says there is not Democrat il
that region. Those who voted for Cleve-
land are the sorryiest lot of indiyiduals in
the country, and are constantly doing pen
ance for their wrong deeds, politically.
young man by the name of Chas.
Smith was arrested last night 10y the city
marshal, and being interviewed by the city
recorder this morning was fined and ordefs d
to work on the rock crusher. This he
refused to do, and he was jeweled by bail
and chain and placed in dark cell until e
became tractsble
Grandma McEwen, mother of Mrs. W
N. Wiley in this city, suffered stroke of
paralysis this morning. DIR. HollIster
was called and applied the usual remc-
dies On account of the age of the lady,
who has attained 81 years, this affection
is quite serious, but ii is hoped she
will recover.
There is plenty of money in the coun
try for all purposes ii those who have
possession would put it in circulation.
10 mr. fit1rn fIor, IA to
prove your property. Labor Will not
again be SO cheap, besides the work
would relieve laboring men and make
times easier.
Mrs. Alice Wells. one of the disciples
of Mrs. Williams ID Portland, IN attempt
ing the forty days fast prescribed by the
prophecies, died for want of food last
Monday. A coroner's jury held an in
quest over the remains and returned
verdict that death was caused by thirty
six days. fast.
The medical board of examiners for the
branch insane asylum In Eastern Oregon
were driven down to the Irvine farm
again this morning to make a further eX
animation OF the grounds The Dalles
possesses every facility for the location;
but 1t is doubtful if it will be chosen tor
reasons net necessary to be mentioned.
The ladies of st. Paul's Guild have ar
ranged very pretty attraction for. this
evening at Pease & Mays An ilumi-
mated Christmas tree will he displayed
in the center window, and rare collec-
tion of dolls will be offered tor sale.
This is an'excellent opportunity to obtain
nice Christmas presents.
This is an opporlune suggestion from
Bro. Cradlebaugh, of the Hood Riyer
Glacier: 1--WE suggest that the Hawaiian
question be submitted 10 Corbett and
Mitchell for arbitration, according to
Marquis of Queensberry rules. The best
man to take the queen and gate money,
the other fellow TO be muzzled for life"
The ringing of the fire bell in Athena
by some practical joker, one night last
week, made a raving maniac of lady of
that town, whose nerves had already be-
come shattered by long period of i'll
health. She was taken 10 the asylum at
Salem for treatment. while the idiot who
rung the false alarm is enjoying perfect
freedom The Athena fire company of
fers $50 for the Williams capture.
The city will improve the squares at
the intersection of streets. and it would
be great advantage TO the travelling pub
lie if all these intersections should re-
ceive covering of crushed rock. By
this means the municipality would set an
example for citizens To follow, and in
time 1t might be expected that the thor
oughfares of The Dalles would be equal
If not superior to any interior town on the
coast.
Chairman E. L. E. White. of the execu-
tive committee of the Oregon press associa-
ton, has received letter from John F.
Sheehan, of the midwinter fair committee
of the San Francisco press club. stating that
April Will be set aside as ''press day" at
the fair. Mr.. Sheehan advices the mem
bers of the Oregon ASSOCIATION to postpone
their trip to San Frar cisco until late in
March. Meanwhile, the organization of the
press clubs will haye been completed, and
arrangements made for Accommodations
for the visitors.
The top buggy and harness found In
the woods below Salem the other night
has found an owner. Deputy Sheriff
John Mount, of Portland, identified the
rig as belonging to liveryman, johnson
at East Portland, who has ordered ii sent
down to him by the next boat. 1t was
taken by young recruit of the regular
army from Vancouver, last summer. The
supposition is he took the team out and
= sold them. He has never been heard of
since.
Water ls being successfully brought to
the surface of the apparently dry streams
of Colorado, western Kansas and Neb-
raska and applied to the purpose of irri-
gaticn. A brief mention is made In one
of the Morgan county papers of the sue
cessful experiment of Mr.. G. s. Owens, of
Byers, who has obtained plentiful sup
ply of water from the west fork of the
Bijou, stream which rises in the DIVIDE
and flows beneath Its sandy bed for more
than fifty miles.
At IL o'clock yesterday forenoon an ex-
plosion occurred at the iron mine near Os-
wego, says the Evening Telegram A spark
from candle Ignited dynamite cartridge.
causing an explosion. Two men who were
at work were badly injured. Their names
are Burnhardt and Shuholm The after
was badly wounded in the thigh, and the
former had his right hand partly blown
away; ne also had hole torn In his side.
Neither will die. They were brought to
the Coed Samarition hospital. No Others
were injured by the explosion.
A religious census is being taken of
Salem. The Statesman says: The per
cent. of church members and church go
ers is surprising, so much so, that 1t IS es-
timated were all those who gave the can
vassers to understand they attended
church, to go to church, Salem the city
of churches, would not have near enough
room to hold the congregations. 1t is
thought policy has been exercised some
what The per cent. of Infidels and those