The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-23

by all orthodox Jews as an absolute fast da
aud nothing is ate or drank during tt
twenty-tour hours. Exceptions are made
: case Of Invalids, very old persons and il
, fants.
Freight trains leave the city east ar
west almost every hour. The freIghtIr
season has now fairly begun. and her att
business in this line will be quite lively.
The following bond for deed was filed f.
record to-day: Algernon S Osborn an
Mary NJ Disborn to James E Hanna; W
of ne or of sw or sec 2, tip N, r 10 eas
$1,000.
In the Willamette valley the Oregon Pa
cifit and Southern Pacific are cutting rate
ON each other on the shipment OF hops cas-
When railroads fall out and fight the pee
pie will get their rights
September, so far. has had cold wind
and rain storms, which ara something un
usual for this latitude. Some fear earl
winter; but very likely there will be warn
days yet before snow falls.
The Phythian Sisters of Washington ar
in council at Walla Walla. Mrs Hattie A
Robinson, of Canton Ohio, supreme chief Q
the order is in attendance and viii organlz
| grand temple in tnat sIale.
Hon j. P. Wager, formerly state senate
from. Umatilla county, and an able writer
has been released from the Multnomal
county Jail, where he had been Imprisoned
for obtaining money under false pretenses
A grouse flew into one of the principa
streets of Eugene one day this week ant
struck against a plate glass window. l
was captured by one of the citizens ant
| furnished the substance OF noon-day meal
| About 400 men are employed at th
| Locks, and work is being pushed very rap
| idly. There are rs men now at work in the
| pit of the canal, and l30 in the quarry
At present Indications the canal will b'
completed by the time named in the con-
tract, and perhaps before
Front sti eet, through which passes trains
at all hours of the night, and on which is
situated the passenger depot and the prln-
cipal hotel of The Dalles, is without sin
| gle arc lrght. This thoroughfare should
have some benefit from the complete system
OF arc lights now in operation in the city.
Glasses for academic work are being
formed by Miss Holcomb. Terms: Ten
dollars per quarter. Weekly lessons IN
drawing or painting without extra charge.
Those who wish to continue their academic
work or to begin such work please send
word by mail to Miss Holcomb at once.
Exchange: A farmer hauled load of
wheat into Corvallis the other day which
weighed just ton and sold it for 45 cents q
bushel. realizing Sis for his ton OF wheat.
He bought ton of bran tor COW feed from
the miller to whom he sold his wheat. and
it cost him 80 cents per hundred or SIS per
ton, so it cost him So IN money to trade his
ton of wheat for the miller's ton of bran.
Miss Booth will open her kindergarten on
Monday 25th, inst, session to begin al 9
O'clock The school will be held temporar-
lily in the vestry.roOm of the Episcopal
church. The terms will be 81 per week, or
case two children en- ter from the same
family, 81 so for both. Miss Booth is
graduate from Mrs. DunIap's training
school, Portland, and has had tour years ex-
perience in teaching
By reason of the academy closing this
fall several young ladies and gentlemen, re-
siding in this city, have gone to distant
places for the means of acquiring an educa-
tion, and The Dalles has lost very materi-
ally in financial way. With the favorable
conditions this city possesses, collegiate
patronage.
1t s estimated that the hay crop this
Year is worsh about 81, 900, 600. 900. The
indications are that the corn crop will be at
least LOO, 600, 900 bushels. The value Of
the crop at 45 cents a bushel would be
about $725, ,000, 900. The wheat crop of the
year will probably bring to the producers
$500. 900, 600; cotton at least $3.50 600 900;
oats. slS5. 600, ,00O aud potatoes Sl25. OOO,-
900
New York Daily Herald: Mr.. K ellogg
played, sanS. whistled or war5led ''Ga-
votte," by Smith. He did as probably no
other man IN the world can do He had in
his throat Lark, Canary, Mocking-
Bird and PIccolo, where he concealed
them we do not know, but we heard them
all. He is good nger, too, but the birds
fairly took his song away from him and
made the audience crazy"
There was a large, attentive audience at
the Christian church last night to hear the
discourse on the Baptism of the Holy
Spirit" You could have almost heard the
historic spin Drop at any time during the
sermon of an hour and 1ve minutes. At
,he close of the discourse. three of our most
substantial and respected citizens came for
ward and made a. confession of their faith.
fhe minister will favor the audience with
ecture this evening. Subject: WANTED
AMan." All are cordially invited to at
en- d.
A good story is told by the Pendletou
East OregoniGn at the expense OF our own
state Two ladies of Pendl eton, who had
ust retu ned on Friday from visit to the
worlds fair, informed the reporter that they
we're of course astonished at the vastness of
everything they saw. But they declared
that they were indignant while on the
grounds to have some one ask "where is
Oregon? Somewhere in Washi ngtonY Peo-
Pile have been thoroughly acquainted with
the resources of Washington, while Oregon
IS hardly represented. A mistake was made
hat Oregon did not invest more money in
placing there an exhibit which would nave
been credit to the state.
Vancouver is troubled with large num-
Der of worthless dogs, and this is what the |
Independent says about them: ''Vanco uver
s again becoming filled with bald-faced,
lop.earned. moon barking,
cellar thieving, rumpus hunt
ng ours and dogs of the barn door breed.
hat greatly need exterminating. Most of
them are poor enough to cast a shadow on
both sides as they totter down the street
barking at the street cars or the beer wagon. |
They should be cared for by the city board |
If charities or be given deed to a lot in |
.he potters field. where they can hypothe- |
,ate to some populist butcher shop, where
;he wavering rank and file (three cornered) |
will be received with open arms.
David Horne has informed the East Ore |
,onian that large proportion of the cattle
If this section would be shipped to South |
Omaha, Neb., this fall. A gentleman re-
'iding at Soda Springs, Utah, has purchased |
I5. 900 head III Malheur county to ship to |
South Omaha and will load them at Ontario. |
From Pendleton and Heppner also. on about |
October 18th, will be shipped 1000 head. |
The recent experiment has had the effect of |
urring the attention of buyers and sellers |
oward Omaha as an advantageous market. |
4 letter to Mr.. Horne from Gorrow, Kelly |
Co., commission merchants of South |
Omaha, carries the information that prices |
If Oregon and Montana cattle have stiffeued |
in the Omaha market.
From fridays Daily.
Mr.. A. Tlzer returned last night from a |
short visit to Portland.