The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-07

: erly stacked after being cut. By this meanl
ID wheat would be protected from the inclem-
|. ency of the season.
Mrs, o. J. Lewis returned this morning
It from visit to her sister at Wallace, Idaho
Messrs. Edward and Vivian French, stu
r. dents at Berkeley university, arrived In the
. city last night
O So far this month ten carloads of hops
n have been shipped from the Southern Pa
d cifc freight depot in Eugene.
D Mr.. s. A. Byrne, the druggist at z. W.
Helm Co.'S drug store in this city. Is suf-
q ering from an attack of typhoid fever.
Mr.. G. w. Herbert, of Brdgewater
Iowa, arrived in the city yesterday He is
visiting his cousin, Mr.. George Herbert
The Junior League will postpone the en-
tertainment and pie social on account of the
death OF Walter French until further no.
tlce.
The rain his frightened the atmosphere,
and given sprIng-lIke buoyancv to vegeta.
ton. In this climate spring lasts nearly
the whole year.
Lessons in painting are to be given by
Miss Holcomb Friday afternoons, from l
until 3. at room over Pease & Mays store.
Terms: Fifty cents per lesson.
The ground is in good condition for fall
plowing. and farmers are very busy turning
up the SOIL. There will be large acreage
sown to fall grain this season.
A quiet day IN the recorders court Not
single arrest to disturb the equilibrium of
his judicial mind, and sunlight and shadow
were alike congenial to him.
Mr.. Ed. Wingate, merchant of Ante
)ope, who has been In the city visiting his
moth since the latter part of July, left for
his place of business yesterday.
| The poor are being more cruelty down
trodden with every day that passes. While
Bohemian woman was standing in line in
| Chicago waiting for the distribution of free
| bread somebody stole $500 out of her
packet.
Deputy. Sheriff Phirman returned from
Moro this morning, where he was sub
poenaed as witness in the case of state vs.
Gilbert who was found guilty a5 the pres |
ent term of court in Sherman county of lar |
ceny in a dwelling.
Mr.. Thos Gavin, brother of Prof. Gavin,
OF this citv, left on the boat this morning |
for Portland, from which place he will take
the train east and visit the worlds fair at
Chicago. He has been sitting his brother
IN this city for some davs past.
James Burkey, of Walla Walla, was
bound over Wednesday II the sum of S2500
for attempting to commit rape on four
year-old girl The crime is SO heInous that
there is no punishment adequate under the
statutes of our neighboring state.
The board of county commissioners of
Walla Walla have adopted an infant. who
was deserted by Its parents some time ago.
1t was left with Mrs. Halles by the parents,
j. j. Burnett and wife, and she claimed she
was too poor TO care for it, and so made it
county charge.
Crowds of men all over Crook county are
riding after and gathering beef cattle for
eastern purchasers. The county will send
to market not less than 6000 head OF beef
during the next two months. Present sales
will take out most of the 3-year old and A.
year old steers.
Arlington Record: DR.. Nlcklin, of Con-
don, died at that place the first of the week
after long and painful illness. The doctor I
was one of the leading citizens of our ]
county, and was honored and respected both
as citizen and physician. His loss is
mourned by host of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. D, M. French and daughter
Bessie arrived in the city last night on the
train, bringing with them the mortal re-
mains of their believe son and brother,
Walter. The funeral will take place in
this city tomorrow forenoon at half past 10
O'Clock from the family residence. c
Rain fell ooplously last night. 1t came &
down in torrents, and continued for several
hours. This morning the ground was G
thoroughly soaked, and water LAID in OILS
in low places. During the night the rain
fall amounted to IL of an inch, the heaviest
recollected in this gion for a number of
years. r
Moro Observer: On account of the late :
ness of the season several threshers through. i,
cut this county will hereafter run Sundays
as well as the regular working days, as the b
season is far advanced and farmers are clam. a
oring to get their grain threshed so that n
they can haul their wheat to the market be.
fore the inclemency of the weather prevents
them from doing so. n
The Epworth League elected the follow a
ng officers for the ensuing year: Mr., S. 81
Winzler. president; Mr.. E. j. Collins, lst 6,
vice. president; Mrs. E. Cross, 2d vice. presi. -'
lent; Mrs. F. Haworth, Sd wee. president;
Miss L. E. Ruch, 4th vice presidents; w. A. h
Kirby, secretary; Edith Randall, treasurer; t
Miss L. E. Ruch, organist; Nellie Sylvester,
assistant organist; John Parrott, chorIster.
Railroad business has not been as brisk
OF years az IL Is now. ElALra crews nave | :
been put on, and freight trains are lea wing T
.he depot in this city everyl hour. The o
lmount of wheat is something unprece. ri
ienred in the history of the country. and :
1t all stations along the line 1t is piled to "
considerable hight. 1t rs very questionable CT
|hether it can be removed before snow flies e
Yesterdays Walla WaIla Statesman says: Il
The prisoners e. S. Harris and Edward RI
Moore, who escaped from the penItentiary "
tuesday evening, Oct. Sd, were seen ::
Wednesday evening at the ranch of o. De- e'
witt oa Dry Creek, six mics from the city. a
they slept IN straw stack on that night. hi
posse left the city this morning and 1t IS n,
expected they will be captured this even
ng." 81
Elmer Williams, the man mentioned as
icing arrested for horse stealing by the "
heriff of Benton county was In this city for | OF
ONE time, working at odd jobs, and he b
eayes no enviable reputation behind him. -
The item published in yesterdays TIMES. -
attracted the attention of
ONE OF our citizens, and they were not sur.
rised that he was In the hands of the sher-
&. 70
There will be partial eclipse of the sun ct
n Monday, October 9th, visible to this :.
ection of the country. The eclipse begins sc
lU:ZZ clOck A. M anu iaSt5 ABOUT an ~
our and half, endidg l2:4l P. M. Great So
st magnitude, about four and one.haf IN
Igits. Get out your glass and smoke it :.
venly all over, aud you will have the op- ~
ortunity of examining the transit of the be
loon across the suns disc. of
Thos. Edison has figured out solution to be
he financial problem. He would discard ~
9th gold aud silver as worthless, and :,
,ake wheat or iron, products representing al
.bor ami wealth, the back bone of our wi
,oney, issuing wheat and iron certificates fo
he same as gold and silver certificates. He -,
lso suggests COMPRISING bushel of wheat
ITO dollar, stamp it and circulate it. If w
ne gets hungry he can soak his dollar and
ut it. P,
We fully endorse the following from the IT
Jnion Scout: "a few acres OF hops, with ol
sprink!iug of hogs and cattle to eat up the -
rain when it is worth its present price, 10
'ould be good thing for the Oregon farm. WI
rs. 1t would enable them to feed their
lrplus wheat SO that it would realize for
lem price far In excess of what is now
fered, and the hops would make a nice in -,
ome this year" Dy
DIR. E P. Howard and partners in the s''
asst Chance mine, at Cornucopia, says the ac
huntingdon Herald, have sold that proms- Or
lg property through Joe. w. Young, the IN
xpert. The Cornucopia mines are coming m,
the front rapidly and will yet prove the IL
not r,oId oop,p ~, EoSfarp 0.aoo, Ill., n | tei