The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-29

Miss Maie Atwater arrived in the cit,
to-day from Sprague, Wash. She wa
formerly a resident of The Dalles, and is
daughter of the late Hon. j. E. Atwater
Recorder Dufur last night IN a test o
speed wrote l2S words a minute on type
writer, The largest number ever writer
with test phrase was 140, and Mr.. Dufu
thinks he will accomplish this feat after
little practice.
Mr.. E. B. Sinnott returned from Notre
Dame, Iod., last night. He has been at
tending the law department OF the univer.
sity at that place, aud will spend the vaca
tion with his parents in this city.
The rawhide which created the sensation
in this city last Friday afternoon was fled
realized from this two bit whip will be very
large, and will be donated to Miss HJlcomt
and MISS Equia.
A meeting of the board OF school directors
was held last evening for the purpose Of
examining the records for the past year
Everything was found In good condition,
and set OF rules was adopted for the gov
ernment of the s, hool.
Mr.. Chas. Sandoz, on Mill creek, gave an
evening lawn party last night. There was
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hours We're spent agreeably in dancing,
card-playing and other amusemeuts. There
were about fifty present, and all appeared
| 10 enjoy themselves.
| Benjamin Chapman was found dead in his
| bed at o. s. Boardmau's hotel in Mitchell
| Mr. ChIpman had been aIIing for some time
past, but his sickness was not considered of
| "a serious nature. When he retired the pre-
| vlous night he made no complaint, and was
supposed to be in usual health. Heart dis
ease was the cause.
The paper and pulp mills of Oregon City
will shut down the first of the week for an
indefinite period. to give them an oppor-
tunity to work off stock In hand, as with
Fthe present condition of trade and the finau-
>cial depression it is not possible to continue
paying cash for iahor and material for the
sake of accumulating stock.
The following officers were elected at the
regular meeting of brotherhood of Locom6-
tive iremen, held at K. of P hall " ednes-
day night: Master, w. ". Young; vice
master and collector. j. H. Douglas; re-
ceiver, J. ?. Leinhard; board of trustees,
J. w. Ready, J. c. WcCoy and James il
son; medical examiner, DIR. D. c. Hollister.
Mr.. q L. Phillips made one of his mis-
sionary tours yesterday, and returned in
the evening with 81 trout. h started out
late IN the forenoon, and only ti'hed few
hours. Becoming hungry he turned his
horses head towards home with his basket
full of fish. II he had something to eat be
Is fully persuaded that he could have
dou bled the number.
The patrons of the public schools In this
city are invited to visit the buildings to-
hot fho of q
and II o'clock. They have been repaired
throughout. and the directors earnestly de-
sire that the people in this citv shall be
come acqusin ted with the accessories to
common education now possessed. The
doors will be opon, and ali will be made
welcome.
A 3. Lamb, of the Fossil firm of Lamb &
Putnam, met with a severe accident while
hauli"g hay. HIS team became unmansge-
able, and he was thrown from the hay rack.
had his wrist broken, his head aud face
bruised, and came near being killed. MIR
Laub had similar accident three years
ago while hauling hay, and this IS the first
time he has attempted to drive team
since, as we are informed
he following is taken from the Oregonion
of to-day: so. ID. Taylor, Indicted for lar
ceny by embezzlement of S50,O00, appeared
in pc son and by his counsel, General il
liams, before udge , unly yesterday morn
ing, and was allowed till the beginning of
the next term of the criminol court to plead.
His bail was reduced from S25, 900 to $500,
with K. II. Mitchell and K. " illiams as
sureties, and he was released from the
sheriffs custody.
About fifteen persons, in the base ball
club. left this afternoon in the wagonette
for Go dendale, WASH, to witness the game
to be played tomorrow afternoon. The
positions OF our players are as follows: Ed.
Howells. p; F. Saunders, C; J. Maloney,
lst b.; j. Hampshire. I'd b.; g. w Phelps,
81 b NJ. Jameson. C. f !; r. Logan, !. f.;
). Crate, r. f.; A. Henderson, 8. 8. Mr..
Ed. Howells is manager of the nine, and
great confidence is felt in his ability.
Dispatch: 1t is said that Superintendent
A len, of the Portland Industrial expusi-
tion, is endeavoring to have Mckinley,
Watterson and Henry George speak here
during the exposition. He wishes Mckinley
to speak on protection, Watterson on free
trade and George ON single tax. This
would pack the building to the door.
The parties have been written to- it is said,
and Inducements offered to get them here.
We are informed that l. W. Miller, who
has been in the city for two or three days
past, attempting to proc ire some clue re
garding the whereabouts of his lost child,
received a telegram from Salt Lake city
yesterday and left on the midnight train for
that place. The dispatch stated that the
officers had in custody little girl who
answered the description OF Gladdis Miller.
and it is hoped the Information may prove
tIaft ho f,tb
possession of hi long. lost daughter
Ben. Ullrich, Julius Ullrich, William
Nichols and ORGY Mcdonald returned yes
terdsy. from several days vacation at Lost
lake. hey reported having an agreeable
time, and during their stay they hooked a
vast number of trout and brought sackful
home with them dried. Deer and bear
huntin was indulged in, but they reported
no success. According to their statements,
Lost lake must be veritable paradise for
fishermen and hunters, as members of the
inny ibe and large game are in abundance.
We will not vouch for the truthfullness
Of the following: A young gentleman, not
a thousand miles from The Dalles, who is
very articular about his washing, got dis
pleased and wrote a note to his washer
woman. He also wrote one to his best girl.
BY strange oversight he rut the wrong
address on each envelope and sent them off
The washerwoman was delighted with the
invitation to take buggy ride with the
young man the next day, but when the
young lady read: ''If you tumble up nv |
shirt bosom any more You did last time I |
will go somewhere else!" she cried all the |
evening ami declared she would never
'peak to him again.
The Oregon National and the Northwest |
Loan & Trust Company Sayings banks, of |
Portland, failed to open their doors yester-
lay morning. Ga the door of tine Oregon
National the notice read: Our depositors
lave Withdrawn more rapidly than we can
collect our notes. We are therefore com
oelled to suspend" And on the Trust Co:
Closed by order of the board of directors
Being unable to realize on securities rapidly |
enough to meet immediate demands" Mr.
,. B. Mcfarland, formerly of this city. was
rice president of these institutions. 1t IS
presumed the suspensions are only tempo
ary, and as soon as the panicky feeling |
,uiets down they will remain.
The Wheat Outlook.
Eaough is Low known of the present