The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-06-10

/ resembles that of a bear, but It's long ia
precluGes the idea that 1t might be a cinni
mon. 1t is probably specimen # the SC
sailed fox tailed bears which tradition say
were once numerous IN the mountains
that vicinity.
The street commissioner, as soon a
informed of the dangerous bent unde
the elevated walk on Court street, re
paired it, and the walk is perfectly saf
now for pedestrians.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
t1on to be present at the commencement ex
ercises of the university of Oregon at Eu
gene, June 18th to 22d, with the compli
ments of Mr.. D 81. Roberts.
A special meeting of Friendship lodge
No. 9. X. of P, will be held Saturda,
evening at the hall to make arrangement
for the funeral of the late ]. R. Booth
which will take place Sunday at 2 P. NJ
from the Methodist church.
The Walla Walla Speed and Driving clul
has decided to hold the spring race meeting
June %, % and "a, open to all horses il
Eastern Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana. Liberal purses will be hung and
a successful meeting is expected.
The U. S. land office has been besieged
during the last few days by citizens of Sher.
man county who have settled on the lands
claimed by The Dalles Wagon Road Co. A
large number of filings have been made,
and the clerks have been kept busy.
The Oregon pioneers will meet in Port
land on the 18th inst. if that Salem citi-
zen does not have them enjoined from
| meeting in any other place except at the
''seat of government" Pioneer meet
ings are undoubtedly ''public institu-
TONS"
An Astoria man who wanted his wife to
come home from a protracted visit at the
metropolis, took copy of his home paper
and carefully clipped out an item, then sent
the paper to her. She was home within
forty eight hours to find ont what had hap
pened that her husband did not want her
to know.
L. 81. Bowman, OF Walla Walla, was
badly stung by bees Yesterday afternoon
while attempting to hive them. The attack
was so severe that he was Frustrated and
fell to the ground. When found he was
unconscious, his body terribly swollen and
turning purple. 1t took two hours to revive
him, a ard he is in a precarious condition.
The residents of Three Mile creek will
celebrate the coming 4th of July on the
farm of Mr.. S. Creighton by a basket pic
mic, grafton music by the brass band and
by select choir, anu by games in the af-
ternoon. This Is a beautiful location for
patriotic exercises on the natal day of the
epublic, and undoubtedly large mum ber
will attend from this city.
1t will be SAD news to the friends of L. E.
Harrington of this city, who was attending
the state university at Eugene, that he was
committed to the insane asylum yesterday.
He IS young man about 26 years old, and
the malady is supposed to have been in
duced by constant study and lack of rest.
His symptoms are loss of memory and inco-
herent talk on religion and loYe.
'When the magic of night touches with
poetic fancy" the old bell at the Mt Hood
hose house, aud some mischieyous boys
cause it Co ring, 1t reyerberates through
the air in a very unpleasant manner. The
quiet of the neighborhood has been dis
turbed on several occasions by these dis
cordant sounds, and a long suffering and
great oppressed public demurr to the pro-
ceeding
The remains of Mr.. j. r. Booth, W hich
will arrive from Portland in the city on the
midnight train SATURDAY., will be accompa-
MED by members of the knights of Pythias
and Workmen lodges and G. A. R. posts of
that city, and they will be received The
Dalles by a delegation of Kniph hts, Work
men and q. A. r. The Union Pacific have
granted free transportation to the visiting
delegations.
If our American locomotive builders con-
tinue to make as much progress in the fu
ture as they have during the past few years,
England will soon cease to have the reputa
ton of running the fastest trains in the
world. The record of mile in 35 seconds,
made this week by the New York Centrai's
new Columbian engine M 999, makes that
locomotive the champion flyer of the world.
1t deserves to be numbered 1000 now.
Yakima expects to secure the location of
, wooen mill. The Herald says that while
all of the finer grades of
woolens, the mill will make speciality of
blankets for Indians, expecting to largely
,upply the trade of this state and Alaska as
we'll as portions of British Columbia The
calculations are that on the start about 1000 |
pounds of washed wool will be used per |
week. THIS is equivalent to 5000 or 5000 |
pounds in the dirt.
The Roseburg Review says that Hero |
all Friday but was unsuccessful. The pris- |
,nefs had been let out into the corridor |
Ifter dinner, and the train saver at once |
proceeded to dig through the wall. He had |
IN old case knife and short bar of iron, |
which he had secured in some way, and was
making rapid progress when the Indian
Eearn gave the alarm. He had already re-
moved several bricks.
Mr.. g. E. Chrisman Is meeting with
,reat success in the introduction of his pat
mt fruit dryer, aud already has received
arge number of orders from this state and |
Washington. 1t possesses all the elements
hat will recommend it to fruit growers, |
nd will place the product In market in
uick time and at little expense. Its intro.
uction will save to the farmer many dol
ars each season, besides putting his fruit in
he best condition tor shipping.
An auctioneer, conducting a sale near
lewiston, Me-, few weeks ago, not be-
ng able to get bidder for an old bean
'ot filled with miscellaneous articles,
nocked pot and contents down to him
elf for ten cents. He discovered that
e had bought an old razor and a COPY
f the scarce original edition of HaW-
horne'S "FanShawe He had read in
Boston paper that copy had sold re-
emily for $I3I.5o, and had no difficulty
i getting $Ioo for his find.
A dispatch from Washington. says that
oloDel John Lane, special agent of the In-
ian Office, left for the west Monday. His
rst duty will be to inspect the Harrison
lstitute, near Salem. This was formerly
allied Chemawa institute, but was changed
uring the Harrison administration anu
AIMED Harrison. 1t is said that Hoke
mith said to Colonel Lane that the only
hing that seemed necessary for him to rec.
mmend was to change 1t to Cleveland in
.itute, and that possibly it may get back
, its Indian name.
Albany Herald: Two Linn county gen
emen of an inventive turn of mind are in
lex They are Mr.. Galloway, of PlainA
lew, and George P Cramer, of this city.
hey have invented and patented a car
,upler, which is about to bring them for
Inc. They have been working upon it for
,yeral months and haye now signed a con.
act with the American Association of In
eutors for the sale of their patent for $50.
DO cash and $50, 600 of stock in 5000 600
1mpany to manufacture the me. Rail
lad men say this coupler Is complete and
mple, and will come into general use.
A dispatch has been received at Albany
om the First National bank of Chatta-
ooga; Tenn, to the First National bank of
.lbany, announcing that Captain E. ]. Lam
ing had placed $40. 500 to the credit of the
.lhauy bank. This, says the Albany DEM
crat, relieves Mr.. Lanning of the charge
sainst him of absconding. The prevailing
,ntlment is that Mr.. LaDniDg has not been
i his right mind. A dispatch received by
IF. ]. T.. Hill from Captain Labning, at