The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-19
From Mo nday's Daily.

Mr.. Jacob Fritz spent yesterday at Mo
sier.
Mr.. C. G. Roberts. of Hood River, is il
town to day.
Miss Jessie Lown left this morning for {
short sojourn on the ocean beach.
Rev. E. D. Sutcliffe left this morning fol
a short vacation on the ocean beach.
One more was added to the street gang
this morning He was arrested under the
ordinance against vagrancy.
Mrs. j. B. Warner, of White Salmon,
Wash, was in the city Yesterday. She re
turned on the boat this morning.
Mrs. j. B. Crossen and daughter Emily
left on the boat this morning for Clatsop
beach, where they will spend few days.
Mrs. G. N. Thornbury and Mrs. T. A.
| Hudson and daughter Helen were passeu-
| gers this morning OF the Regulator for the
ocean beach, where they will remain for
| short time.
DIR. Sanders brought to this office to day
some peach plums, which for size and favor
| equal any we have seen this season. They
were from his Roseland farm. and he saws
his frnit crop will be very good, considering
that his orchard is very young.
The Mcintosh hrothers, who were drowned
on the Annie Fdaon this morning, were
merch ants at Starbu K, Wash, and were
well and favorably known IN that vicinity.
One of them leaves a widow and orphan
children to mourn his sudden DEATH
The Juvenile Temple will give lawn
sociable Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, 10
the Academy grounds. Ice cream and
cake will be furnished for ten cents, and
the admission will be free. The proceeds
will go towards procuring appropriate
banner for the temple.
We understand that Mr. A. Hudson, u
conductor on the Union Pacific. had two
fingers of his right hand badly crushed
while coupling cars at the Locks last SAtur-
day afternoon. In some manner his hand
was caught, and before he could pull 1t
away the cars came together with crash,
iuficting the injary mentioned.
james Z. Ewing, carpenter employed
! on~the new schooihouse at Brooks, near
Salem, last Saturday fell from the cupoIa to
the ground, a distance of 80 feet. He was
SO badly injured he died in an hour and
quarter later. Ewing'g right leg was
broken aud internal injuries sustained. He
recently came from the east. where he
leaves family. He was So years old.
We have received copies of the "Llst of
Premiums for the Fifth Annual Exhibition
of the Second Eastern Oregon District Ag-
ricultural Society, Embracing the Counties
of Wasco. Sherman, Gillian, Crook. Nor.
row AMI Umatilla. to be held at The Diiles,
Wasco County, Commencing Tuesday, Oct.
ober 10. 1898, I'd Continuing Five Days"
It is a pamphlet of about sixty pages, and
is published by the state printer at Salem.
About 8 o'clock Friday night Jessie
Walton W, s shot and killed at Pendleton.
Ed. Dalson and wife were present at the
time, and he cleims that the pistol dropped
from his pocket and was accidentally d s
charged. The unfortunate girl had led
sorry life for years, but has very respectable
parents in Southern Oregon. Dolson Is an
all.arouud sport, and has an unsavory repu'
tstion 10 and around Pendleton. He was
arrested and held for manslaughter.
The Dalles National bank had railing
placed around the counters yesterday,
which is very ornamental and adds very
much to the appearance of the interior. 1t
is of glass with brass mountings, the upper
portion being clear and the lower half
crystalized. Gates are arranged at proper
distances, which may be opened or closed
fo. the convenience of the cashier or de-
positors. It is very artistic work, and by
far the most beautiful railing in the city.
Emigrants pass through PrineviEle almost
daily gong east, west, north and south.
says the Ochoco ReUieac. They all declare
they are leaving the poorest country on
earth, and are going to the promised land
of .'corn and WINE, but one half OF them
are headed in the direction from whence the
other half came. These nomadic creatures
never fad the place for which they are
searching. They are not content to settle
down in a country where they can build up
a comfortable home by slight exertIon and
at limited cost. Ii they were they would
never pass beyond the limits Of Crook
county.
Two eight horse wagons, loaded with
wool, arrived In the city last Friday from
Silver Lake in the southern part of the
state, over 200 miles distant. On the wsg-
ons there were about l6 600 pounds of wool,
and this was unloaded at MoodY's ware
house. They loaded with merchandise and
started for their destination to-day. The
importance of The Dalles as a shipping
point can be fully understood VIII n the fact
Is known that every year goods are sent ny
our wholesale merchants to Southern Ore
pon, With an open river to the sea and
railroads to the interior this city would be
the greatest Shipping point in the north
west
About 10 o'clock this forenoon grass
fire caugbtin Dry Hollow close to Mr.. Rob
erts' farm, near tn city, and for time
ragged furIously. 1t threatened the destruc.
tion of fences and buildings for a while, and
1t required herculean. forts to subdue the
flames The men were considerable Gis-
tapce away from the fire, being IN the field
harvesting, and the Misses Roberts, in con-
function with some of the neighbors, brought
water and put 1t out before any great dam
age was done. The boys who did the mis-
chief were observed by some of the farm
ers, who, as soon as they ascertained the
fact, gave chase; but they ran too fast to be
overtaken. II they had been caught It
would have been quite warn" for them, as
such fires are very dangerous to property IN
the present dry condition OF vegetation.
Last Saturday afternoon Hop CEong,
Chinaman well known to our citizens, died
IN this city. For many years he was in the
laundry business IN The Dalles, and has |
been a character on our streets for over |
twenty years. He was aged 6l years, and |
his death WAS quite sudden, having been !