The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-01

irt He had driven several tramps away, W
D. had been stealing a ride on top Of the
he cars, when one of them fired revolver, t
n ball taking effect in Bruce's body. 1t "
r. dark at the time, and the tramps made tn,
Id escape without being arrested.
r The editor of the Salem Independent b
es made visit to the jute mill at Wa
ID Walla. He went there to gather statistic
lr and is of the opinion that the project
n this state will not be renumerative, al
I'd that it is ''oie steal"
'e Fishing is undoubtedly good sport, al
residents of The Dales have wellearn,
: reputation OF being skillful anglers Near
k every day parties leave the city TO whip ii
g streams IN this vicinity with the hy-hooi
: and return very succe sful.
Prof Troy Shelly, superintendent
Z schools ia this city, arrived in the city c
VI the afternoon train from Hood River. h
has sufficiently recovered from his accider
to walk around, but to-day IS the fir:
u time that ne has been able to be out.
A telegram was received at noon to da
stating that the DalLes City had reache
. her landing at the foot OF tine Locks, an
, the Regulator got up ste IN and left he
wharf at halt past o'clock. Hereafte
daily trips will be made by the D. ?. an
A Company between The Dalles and Port
land, carr, ing freight and passengers.
An automatic nail-driver has been in
vented by a genius at Pendleton for tn
purpose of driving down the nails in tn
sidewalks. 1t works to pc fection. ard thu
person using it has only to walk along with
out STOPPING over and give the obnoxIou
nail punch and down she goes. The Dale!
should order fifty Of these for immediate
use.
Acting land Commissioner Bowers has
| rendered a decision in which he orders can.
celed, on the ground of collusion and fra d,
about twenty timber and stone entries OF
valuable timber laLd in the Vancouver,
Wa h., land district and now held by ]. B.
Montgomery, of Portland, Ore, to whom
the lands were transferred Immediately
after the final proofs were made.
Baker City Democrat: While hauling a
load of slabs at the Sumpter mill yesterday
afternoon, Chas. Sunk was ran over by his
wagon and seriously Injured. The accident
/ was caused by slab Shipping off the wagon,
carrying the unfortunate man with it. The
wagon passed over his right hip and
bowels. leaving him in very critical condi-
| tion. 1t is impossible to tell at present
| how badly he is pjured.
Moro Observer: While returning from
| Grass Valley, Wednesday, 2lst inst. Dru
Barnum met with an accident whereby his
head was severely bruised. In attempting
to pass team near MIR. Dorothys place.
several miles south of ErskInevilie, the cart
in which he was riding struck deep ditch
throwing him out, one of the wheels pass
ing over his head, bruising it. considerab y.
The horse then started to run, but was
stopped before any damage was done.
In the pride of his manhoud, the stall
wart aboriginee walks the streets of our
city, apparently monarch of all he surveys.
The decline IN silver makes no difference to
him, and it will not exchange his happiness
or increase his misery If the Sherman act is
not repealed, or the special session of ION
gress is net called before the last days of
September. His meal of salmon Is easily
procured, and he consults no fashion journal
tor his attire. "Where ignorance is bliss
'tis folly to be wIse."
Walla Walla must be terribly aff1 cted by
tramps. as the following from the Union
Journal will show: Tuesday evening gang
of hoboes, numbering So, made a raid Oh
the Blalock farm below town. They stole a
large quantity of strawberries and other
fruits, after which they brgan destroying
the vines. Frank RaYbum, the foreman,
ordered them off the premises, when they
showed fight and threatened to kill him.
Deputy Sheriff Guthridge was sent for, but
when he arrived the gang had lett the |
premises.
John Bailey, whose home Is three miles |
southwest of Eugene, was in that city with |
a number of relatives he is entertaining for |
a few days. Among them are three broth |
ers and one sister, Ezekiel Bailey, of Indian |
lah Go
Bailey, of B rberville. Knox county, KY; |
Isaac Bailey and Mrs E zabeth Stron g, OF
Myrt e Creek, Douglas county, this state.
VI the live. brothers and sister, the least in /
height is feet and the tailest is fee, u |
inches. The youngest is 66 years and the
oldest is in his S0lh year.
M. Smith, travelling on foot from
Portland to Pendleton. fell in with two
other pedestrians, and when near Pendleton,
the three took nIght lodgings IN a barn.
When Smith awUke IN the morning, his tel
low travellers were gone, were also $3S
which he had IN his pocket. At Pendletop,
however, he found the two men intoxicated,
and caused their arrest. They gave the
names OF George Davis and John B Hood
They had spent all Smiths money except
S5 CO. Hood was sentenced to tn ee
months imprisonment and Davis to eight
months.
John Dunno, living about fifteen miles
east of Portland, near Holhrook station,
suicide yesterday morning in
very determined manner. The Willamette
slough runs up close to the small patch of
and rented by Dunno, and the recent high
water had covered part of his farm. Yes
.erdav morning he started off on raft, and
when some distance from the house jumped
nto the water HIS body was found soon
afterwards with his hands tied together,
ind heavy log chain, weighing about fifty
pounds, about his body.
The amount of wool piled in our ware
,ouses Is a matter of surprise to visitors,
md if 1t could be turned Into money at for
ner prices there would be one city In East
I'm Oregon where times would not be dull,
md that city would be The DAlles. As IL
3, as far as any benefit is derived to the
the same amount OF rocks stored
would be equally beneficial. The sheepman
annot pay his herders and shearers, be-
ause there is no market for the fleece, aud,
IS consequence, the employees cannot pay |
heir debts. Thus 1t Is seen the community l.
uf on account of the dullness of the |
market. Ii produce cannot be sold, there
5 little encouragement for farmers or flock
There seems to be a general rendezvous of
oboes in the rocks in the vicinity of the
Nasco warehouse, and it requires the great
st vigilance Of our police officers to get
hem to move on" 1t may be true that s
q some instances the industrious are rem. j,
ered idle by force of circumstances, and =.
or such there is generous sympathy; but
this moce of lite is adopted from d
hoice, because it affords many opportupi {
les for rettv thieves to prev uIon the COM q
nunity, If the unfortunate could be dis
lnguished from the others We should be-
eve IN extending to them some considera- c
ion; but this Is almost impossib e,and they a
re forced to suffer for keeping bad COM r
any. As general rule, in this country. !.
be honest and industrious can find en-
loyment, and need not take to the road :, a
nd become tramps. W
Mr. Jacob Fritz, one of our Oldest resi- N
ents. dropped into onr sanctum this after. d
DON. Fl, came to Vancouver. WASH. In
S52, with the 4th q. s. Infantry, and =
revet Captain U S. Grant was regimental t
uartermaster. Mr.. Fritz was well ac- q
with Capt G ant, and when he T
assed through The Dalles the ex.president
nd general still remembered his old COM
ade. In 1856 he took part IN the Rogue 1
liver war, aud there became acquainted q
nth Lieut. Sheridan. At the time ne went +,
D the re ief of the beleagured garrison at
ascades, Sheridan had only IL men IN his
pmmand. In 1868 Mr.. Fritz came to The b
)4lles, and has renamed Lere ever since v
lie shows somewhat the effect of age, but
still hale and Al eartv and bids fair to live