The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-11
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.


The CITY iall was vacant last night, ant
no items could ne gathere by the re
porter in that vicinity
Circuit conrt convenes in this city mex
week, and the TOW may be xlucted to re-
Mr.. 1. 81. Taffe still continues to shil
salmon from his fishery at Ceiilo. This
the latest that II h nave been caught IN thu
upper river for many years.
The buildings of the Eastern Oregon dis
trict agricultural association were sold BY
sherifFs sale last Monday for $780, Tn,
sale was made on chattel mortgage.
A genuine webfoot day, with lowering
clouds and fitful showers of rain. The
streets are muddy. and in many places tn,
sidewalks are covered with fallen leaves.
The following deed was fled with the
county clerk to-day: Rosenthal Brothers
to L. Rosentha; ne or, sec 27, tp ! n, IL
e; 81 and other valuable consideration.
1t is very evident from the news from
Ohio and other November states that the
verdict of the sovereign people is in favor
of the protective policy of the Repubiican
party.
The board of school directors has not
vet decided whether to observe the gov
ernor's or the presidents THANKSGIVING
day. A decision may be expected in a
day or so.
Mayor Kreft says he is in favor of ap-
pointing Thanksgiving day next Thurs
day in honor of the Republican victories
yesterday. so that citizens may have three
holidays this month.
There are heavy freights to and from this
point, and trains leave almost every hour.
The principal product now being shipped is
wheat, and this Is being transported to sea-
board as rapidly as possible.
A suit of replevin was heard before
Recorder Dutur to-day. The attorneys
were E. Schu'z and J. L. story; but up TO
the time of going TO press we had not
heard what decision had been reached.
Mr.. J. B. Magill. of wamic, gave US a
pleasont call this morning. He says the
residents of that portion of the county
saved their crops without any damage
from rain, and the yield was very encour-
aging.
Mr.. E. E. Lytle, wife and family re-
turned Sunday night from visit to his
old home in Pennsylvania and sojourn
at the worlds fair. Mr.. Lytle thinks Ore
gon the best state in the Union, and is
very willing to remain.
Eight months of Democratic control of
national affairs has made the people re-
alize what they did last fall, and, by the
vote yesterday they have repented that
act. As far as possible they made rep
aration, and in 1896 Will fully redeem
themselves.
a Nooksack rancher opened up his
heart In Seattle the other day and took
poor friendless girl home with him TO
save her from the dangers of the great
city. After two-days' drunk with her
on his ranch, he sobered up to find the
good girl gone with $35 of his good
money.
M. A. Koontz, of Mount Vernon, went
to the house of Mrs GottschaIk, who
was taking care of 6-month old baby,
grabbed the child and maze off with II,
though there was quite little due on its
keeping. 1t was just train time, and only
the fact of the train being two minutes
late enabled deputy sheriff to arrest him
just as it was pulling out. He is held
under $500 bonds on three charges
The public school of Wamlc has
opened with the most encouraging pros
poets. Prof. r. p. Underwood is princI-
pal and Miss Ward assistant. There are
rs pupils enrolled in the two rooms, and
the indications are that d very successful
term of school will be taught. A new
bell to surmeunt the dome of the school, |
house left the city this morning, and as
soon as it arrives the hours of recitation |
will be tclled from brazen tongue.
A meeting of the trustees of the SOL |
diers' home, SAY s the Roseburg Pllindealer, |
will be held the first of next week, and it |
Is quite likely that work will be COM |
menced Immediately thereafter on the |
site for the home which was selected last |
spring. The building plans are all in |
readiness, and 1t is probable that contracts |
will be let at an early date. The act to
establish the Oregon soldiers home re
quires that all contracts for the construc-
ton and erection of buildings be let to |
the lowest responsible bidder.
Albany Herald, Nov 5th: Sheriff Jack |
son returned yesterday morning, having |
IN custody the now notorious Dr. J. d. |
Sponogle, who was indicted for commit
ting rape upon the person of Mrs. M. F. |
Wyatt, of Brownsville. Sponogle, who |
eluded the officers at Fresno on a techni- |
calIty, Immediately fled TO the mountains. |
The sheriff OF Fresno county and his |
deputies assisted Sheriff jackson in trac-
ing him up and they finally located him |
IN a stock herder's ranch in the San |
Joaquin mountains, where he was ar |
rested. He offered no resistance and |
made no effort to escape.
The Grand Ronde Lumber company is |
turning out a new style of boxes for ap-
Piles. The boxes are about three feet in |
length and have six sides, the two ends |
being cut IN the form of hexagOu. An
opening of about an inch is left in the
side to show that the contents are of uni
form quality. The boxes are made to
answer the demands of eastern buyers,
who want something different from the |
styles of boxes used by the California
shippers. These boxes are made to stand |
on end like barrel, although for conven-
lence in shipping they may be laid down
flat.
The following is the list of jurors sub
poenaed for the coming term of the circuit
court to be held in this county: M Mich
olson, The Dalles; G NJ Sterling, The
Dalles; A Linton, do; q Cross. do; Vim
McHaley, do; ] w Allen. do; L P Ostland
do; Michael Stecker, do; NJ N Cushing, do;
Latlmer Booth, do; 5 Creighton. do; W
C Allaway, do; Dan Roberts, do; Geo W
Miller, do; Chas Davidson, Du:ur; James
Burlingame. do; F c Sexton, do; Gus Mil
Ter, wamic; Chas Wing, do; Shepherd Klst-
ner, Tygh; A LaughlIn, Wapinitia;
Manly, do; E C Dickens Antelope; l. Bur
CESS, Bakeoven; Ward, Boyd; Martin
Doughty. Mosier; w 7 Wright, Nanseue;
George Udell, Hood River; T r Coon, do;
Edgar Locke, do; d L Gates. Cascade
Locks
Among the things reen at the worlds
fair were an $4,000 clock, Don Pedro's
chair, $l7,500 cape, 26 ton block of
coal, John Wesley's CLOCK, glass um-
brella, the Magfoa1er Bible, lace worth
$1,000 yard, Sal 1888 nugget, tree 29
feet in diameter, one of Gladstone's axes,
Grace Darling's life boat, tea worth Sl75
pound, $40U000 worth of watches, a
800 year old dwarf cedar, 10000 pound
chunk OF salt, $5OO,0O0 Spanish vase,
II ton lump of alum, a $4,000 COW,
10000 pound cheese, 100000 necklace,
an 50 pound Oregon salmon, Miles STAN
dish's clay pipe, fifteenth century vases,
the first umbrella brought to the United
States, plate glass l48x2l4 inches, two
and one-half ton SILVER statue fountain
of California wine, shawl containing
"a 900 stitches, some 1900 year old coin
The monthly socIable of Mt Hood
Camp. No. 80. Woodmen of the World,
held last night at Fraternity hall, was
very largely attended. A. musical pro-
gramme was introduced by the mando-
lin club, followed by recitation by Miss
Kreft, and the next number was a euar-
tette by Messrs. johnson, Patterson,
Snowdon and Jameson, which was ex-
cellently received. Miss Myrtle MIchlle
sang solo, which was loudly apDlauded.
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