The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-05-27

Mark Twain and William Edgar Nye
have each attained some literary fame,
but I guess that it is left to Mosier,
Wasco county, Oregon, to produce the
star of the Pacific slope. The holy land
had its Nazareth, Indiana its Posey
county, Illinois its Egypt, Jerusalem
its Hades, and Oregon has its Mosier.
Your readers will remember what came
out of some of these backwoods places
named, including the Savior of the
world, and, not irreverently speaking,
Abraham Lincoln, who spoke universal
liberty. How, then, can Mosier, the
prosiest of all, fail to produce its genius?
Well, this is enough upon that point,
and will try to give you some news.
1t has been discovered by Mosierite
who it was that struck Billy Patterson.
been one of the most perplexing ones of
the last 1897 years, and no one seemed
to know, who would swear to it. Your
correspondent was informed, from an
authentic source, that it occurred on
Noah's ark, the 39th day out. Billy
was talking loud at the supper table.
His remarks were frequent, though
brief, and reflected discredit upon Mr..
Noah, the owner and proprietor of the
slapped him overheard and he was
drowned. Billy's folks were we'll con-
nected and well to do, and we'll thought
of before the food, but they were all
drowned and this case WAS nolle pressed
by the district attorney for want of tes-
timony.
I have been reading San Article on
Railroads from the Indiana Journal of
May Sth, 1927, that would be of interest
to your readers, but the paper looks so
much like smoked ham that it is hard
to get the full meaning of the writer.
He says railroads are of two kinds, the
tram road and the iron rail, with
turned up edge to keep the wheels on
the track, and that a horse car can draw
much more on railroad than on dirt
road. I see from the same paper that
Buell. & Dunn of Charlottesville propose
to sell goods lower than the same quail
ity of goods has ever been sold in the
state, for ''pay in hand,'' which means
spot cash; that they will pay the high
est price for country linen, beeswax,
tallow, coon skins and feathers; they
also keep on hand salt and whisky by
the barrel, which they bind themselves
to sell at the Cincinnati cash prices.
The arrival and departure of the
mails to and from Indianapolis are pub
lished as follows: 'fFrom Centerville,
on Saturday a. M, departs immedi-
ately; from Brookville. arrives on Mon
day and Friday, departs Immediately !;
from Vernon, arrives on Thursday; from
Princeton, every other Thursday; from
Washington every week. The Office will
not be opened on Sunday. Persons ex-
pecting mail should bring the postage
(money) with them, as no trust can be
given.
"Henry Clay has been spoken of as
the probable Whig candidate for the
presidency in the coming national cleo
ton.
General Jackson is criticised for the
lack of civil and diplomatic attainments
to fit him for the presidency.
s'The Kankakee Indians, on the head
waters of the Illinois river, are said to
be in state of wretchedness for want
of provisions, and are eating their dogs
and horses to keep from starvation.
Governor Cass has ordered supplies for
them.''
A citizen of Mosier has a flint lock
musket, British piece, made in 1852,
214 years old, found in 1885 on the
plains near the Turtle mountains. This
gun will be exhibited at the next county
fair. 1t should have been sent in the
Oregon exhibit to the worlds fair.
This town is called "The New Jeru-
salem'' by some here, but think that
is nickname, and is not, strictly speak
ing, to be considered compliment. ItI
ofends the writer to see people SO famil-
lar with things that do not belong to
them. Mosier is the proper name of
this station. Don't let Rev. D. o. know
about this town, or he might get map
of 'sThe New jerusalem and go east
and sell it.
Mosier, May 25. 1898.
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