The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-08
From MONDAYS Daily.

= Mr.. W. II. Holmes, OF Salem, is in the
Il city.
Mr. A. X. Dufur, of Dufur, was in the
d city to-day.
Mr.. Q. f. Hobart is in the city visiting
his parents.
Poles have been laid in the streets of the
city for the Oregon Telephone Co.
Hon. j. F. Caples. of Portland, was q
passenger on the afternoon train to-day, en-
route east.
Mr.. A. TIlzer returned Friday evening
from two weeks vacation in the William.
cite valley.
Mr.. G. w Burlingame, who has been at
Buffalo, N. Y for several months past, re.
turned Yesterday.
According to the annual report of the
STOCK inspector there are now 1913, ,S32 sheep
in the county of Wasco.
II has Just arrived-Mexican Silver Stove
polish. 1t causes no dust. Try box; ask
your dealer for it.
MIR. J. II. Worsley, who has been east
for the past month, visiting the worlds fair
at Chicago, returned on the afternoon train.
Sheriff 7. A. Ward, wife and family re.
turned yesterday from "A visit to MIR
Wards slater, Mrs. Saltznln, at Burnt
Rapch.
Mr.. Henry Hudson arrived at his bono
near Dufur Yesterday from DayviIle. He
brought 20, 200 pounds of wool on three six.
horse wagons.
/. Mr.. Frank Seely, Deputy U. s. marshal,
| arrested man asst night for selling liquor
to Indians He was placed LIN jill pendlng
his examination before the U. 5. commits.
sioner.
|
The vault of the clerks office has been
newly fitted up with shelves and drawers
for papers aud records. This will be a
great convenience, and will insure the pres.
ervation OF documents in good shape.
There were seven carloads of horses
shipped from Mr.. r. L. Saltmarshe & Co.'s
stockyards in this city to Indiana yester-
day. There is quite a demaLd for Oregon
horses In the east, aud hereafter these will
find ready sale.
| The Baker, H,tntress and wharfboat were
taken over the Cascades by Capt. Michel
Martineau and Mr.. John Leary, who acted
as mate. We were wrongly informed when
we stated that Capt. Baughman was the
| pilot on the occasion.
A young lady of Pendleton was engaged
Sunday in beautifying her locks with curl.
Ing. g.iron, when, to her horror, tae iron
ehpptQ lEOui anu EOiAcu hOWu
her back, scorchIng the tender flesh. Aside
from a brand mark that will remain for
some time, he was not seriously barned.
Mr.. G. L Phillips was on one of his mis-
sionary tours. and result came home |
with ar abundant supply OF tro ut. This |
time the gentleman went TO the head waters
of Eight Mile, anil the spsckied beauties
eagerly snapped his fly. He brought home /
fifteen dozen, but the day was not favorable
or he would have caught more.
The sea-lion hunters on the Southern
Oregon coast are all busy, and have promise
OF good seasons work, as lions are re-
ported plentiful. At Cape Blanco reef
there are George Forty, Thomas Lane, Jack
Wilson, W. LInpach, William Logan aud
Charles Forty, while Robert Culver and
crew are working the Rogue river rect.
Mr.. Jephtha Fox, young man aged 20
years, who lived with his parents near
Johns mill, was adjudged insane Saturday
by Judge Blakeley and taken to the asylum
yesterday. He has been afflicted for sew
era wears, and his ailment is somewhat
of the nature of idiocy. Deputy Sheriff
Pnirmsu accompanied him to Salem.
Last Sunday, we are informed. Jack Nc
Donald and - Bosco were arrested at
Mitchell for robbing sheep camp. They
examination. and were bound oyer in the
sum OF $500 each to answer the charge.
The next day they were taken to Prime
vile and turned over TO the Crook county
authorities.
The store of Mr.. Vogt on Washington
street was burglarized Saturday night by
breaking pane of glass in tne front door.
Although the goods were scattered around
considerably on che floor nothing was
stolen. 1t was evidently for the purpose of
robbery, as no other OBJECT can be assigned.
The money drawer had been tried, but Mr..
Vogt had removed all the money the even.
ing before.
Ochoco Reviesc: Taylor Hill while in Chi
cago this summer will endeavor to make ar
rangements for shipping beef from this
county to eastern markets. If satisfactory
arrangements can be made with the rail-
roads, he will have at-his disposal 1000 or
$500 head of beef for shipment this tall.
The prices which Portland buyers have Of
tered for beef the past two years are so low
that cattle raisers are forced to hunt another
market.
The city Jail was crowded with occupants
last night, and the city recorder exercised
the functions of his Office this morning to q
good purpose. This was the last oppor-
tunity that Mr.. Menefee had, and he sat in
hrs judicial capacity with good effect
Three intoxicated individuals were brought
before him and four vagrsnts, and the fines
ranged from S. to SIS. 1t is always advls-
able to take these fellows III out OF the cold,
as the malarial effects of the atmosphere
might have bad effect upon their general
health.
Kent corr. Antelope Herald: AL Hembree
came near meeting with serious accident
los 0f m Tho |
Dalles. As he was crossing the bridge at
the mouth of Buck Hollow on the Shearer's ,
Bridge road, the bridge gave way with him.
and it was only extra use of buckskIn and
the scare from the breaking timbers that
the team was enabled to save itself ard the
wagon from falling to the bottoms distance
OF twenty feet. The bridge was conse-
quently impossible for several days, but it |
Is now pronounced safe. w
Nathaniel Greene Mcdonald, a pioneer of
lS45, died at his home near Scio yesterday I
afternoon at the age of 10 Years. He was
born IN North Carolina In 1916 and settled
near Oregon City when he first came to the
state. Later he moved to Linn county,
where he remained to the time of his death.
Mr.. Mcdonald took part in the organiza-
ton of the first county on the Pacific coast ,
Clackamas. Upon the breaking out of the
Cayuse war In 1916 he performed valiant
services under Capt. Gilliam.a and was at one
time shot through the righC lung He was
the grand father of Hon. JEFF Myers.
In view of the fact that an enormous
number of insurance agents have been
around the following from the Wolf Creek
correspondence in the Grants Pass Courier
will be of interest: As one of our young
ladies was on the train coming nom Grants
Pass the other evening. young dude. with
his neck and ears corsetted with standing
collar, protesting to be an insurance agent
from Ashland, forced a conversation with
her As the train sped along and the dude
was talking very learned thinking our
young lady ''greeny," iong-eared jackass
put in an appearance and the smart 'insur-
ance AGENT said: .sAh, deah Miss, what