The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
From Tbursdav's Daily.

strange or sensational about the affair.
, From Thursdays Daily.
Miss Maria Helm and Miss Anna White,
of Nansene, are in the city.
Il Mr.. J. c. Brogan, formerly of Antelope,
Is COW residing at Centervile, Wash.
Buffalo Bill is candidate on the Repub.
licin trlcket for governor of Nebraska at
the next election. Ii he runs 1t will be a
rszzle dazzle, red not rush for victory.
DR.. Terry, OF Central Point. Southern
Oregon, is IN the city. aud intends to per-
manentiy locate at The Dliles He is a
graduated physician, aud enjoys an excel
lent reputation.
The following deed was fled with the
county clerk yesterday: Laura E Bsrgfeld
and VIM Bergfeld to Alfred S. Bennett;
ne or of sw or ard lots 3, 6 and 7, sec 5, tip
l n, r l3 east; 5000.
We aIe informed that the roads to the
interar ;r' almost impossible, and in
places they very miry. Horses ard We
hicles sink down, and 1t Is almost impossi-
bic TO eXtrcs te them
: A day OF sunshine and OF blue skies
dawrei upon US to-day This is Eastern
Oregon wea her, and the people would pre-
fer deep snow, with low temperature, than
misty, foggy, webioot atmosphere.
Mr.. s. A, Byrne has ornamented the
window OF Z. w. Helm & Co.'s drug store
with the words "A Merry Christmas, in
very artistic design. This window is very
attractive, aud is fine showing of Sans
artistic tastes.
The following officers for Wasco Lodge,
No Is, A. + and A. NJ, were elected at
the last regular meeting in this cIty: G. E
Hilton. W. M; A. Llrsen, S. W.; James
| Harper. J. ".; G. A Liebe, treas; l.
Bnrgsts sec: K. G. Cioster. tyler.
Mr.. and Mrs Adams of Grass Valley.
and Mr. and Mrs Baker. of Fifteen Mile,
si-i'ei MIS-. Hendricks of this city last
'ening. Mrs Hendricks is the mother of
Mrs. Adams ard Mrs. Baker and this
meeting was the nature of family
union.
! New Years cantata Will be given by the
members of the Christian church in this
city on the date designated The singing
Will be under the manage msnt of Miss
| Moore, whose competency teacher of
instrumental and vocal music is well known
In this city.
| Grandma McEwen, who suffered a para
| lytic stroke yesterday, died about noon to
day She was aged 81 years old, and was
| che mother of Mrs. w. N. Wiley or
many years she has been resident of this
city, and exempiified in the highest degree
| the most coumendable Christian virtues.
The weather is too delightful to be appre.
ciated at this season of the year. Only
| three days intervene between now ana the
| Christmas tide, and the air is spriDg-iIk
| This Is something unusual, and 1t would be
| more in harmony with the season if snow
covered the ground. and good sleighing was
enjoyed.
A knot is geographical mile, or two
minutes of the earth's surface, or | Goth of
a degree of great circle. This is !. l53
| little less than l times the statute mile
of $3.50 feet. So when the Columbia made
over 25 knots on squirt in her trial trip,
she steamed at the rate of about 81 miles
an hour, or pretty fan railroad speed.
The following officers OF the Royal Arch
! Chapter of this city were elected last even.
ing: G c. Bakeey, H. P; E Schannc,
king; V. G. Bolton. scribe; l. l. Burgett.
Capt. OF H G. Z. Hilton, Pr. S j.; NJ.
Marden, R. A. Capt; A. Larson. 81 v;
j. H. Phlrman, 2d "; w. E. Garretson,
sec.; X. G.. Closter, sentinel. y
The following from Mankato, Kan, beats
! the record on legislation taking away the
! peoples rights: The city council to increase
the funds Of the city treasury last evening
passed unanimously an ordinance making 1t
| a nulsance for any person, man, woman or
| child, to hereafter sing or whistle ''Atter
the Ball" between the hours of 6 and 10
| P. NJ. The offt nse is punishable with fine
of fifty cents for each performance.
| John Crook and Jerry Collins came mp
! the Curry county beach road last Saturday
| on horseback. When a few miles below
Gold Beach near Frank Daniels ranch,
| they noticed two panthers in the bru n
| lighting. Having no weapons they dis
mounted, and, securing rocks, charged on
the ''varmits" The animals quit their
family quarrel and charged the intruders,
who were compelled to mount their horses
and fly, the psnthers pursuing for some dis
| tance.
The ram poured down in torrents this
afterroon as thought 1t had not rained for
| forty days and nights, while. on the contrary
| for the past two months there has been an
| abundance of moisture in this portion of the
northwest, and it appeared as though the
| supply had been exhausted. Notwithstand-
ing the amount of rainfall we have exper-
fenced there may be four or five feet of
snow yet before the sprIng opens. and still
| this is barren region in comparison with
the willamette valley.
Salem Democrat: DEPUTY State Treasurer
Hodgkin is expected home to day from
-Roseburg, where he has been during the
| past week to give testimony in the trial OF
| the county treasury Tor embezzling S23, 900.
| he has also been subLR. 9 | to testify in a
| civil suit by the county, agaiDst the bonds
men of the delinquent treasurer; bat the
| evidence in the criminal case may be used
in the civil action, thus doing away with
the necessity of Major HodgkiI,'s presence
at the latter trial.
James Barnard, Clarence Zichary and
Ebel Carno were bound over to answer the
charge of larceny of cattle before Justice
court in Fossil, Gillian county, last Satur-
! day. the former two 10 500 and the latter
$500. Clarno was also held as a witness in
the sum of $1,000. There have been we'll
laid schemes OF cattle.stealing carried on
for years in that county, and the next
grand jury will deYote considerable atten-
tion to this species of crimes, and undoubt-
edly several arrests will be made.
East Oregonian: Report has reached
town of the death of William Rust, a prom
inent sheep man of Umatilla county, at his
] home at Ridge. Mr.. Rust's death, which
occurred very suddenly, is supposed to
have been the result of cancer OF the stom-
ach The sad event Is a sudden and severe
blow to his family and friends. Mr.. Rust
long resided IN Umatilla county and earned
the respect aud esteem OF those who knew
him by his integrity and sterling manhood
He leaves friends lnnumeralle to unite with
his wife and family in their sorrow
The twelve-year.old son of Mr.. Bradley,
who lives about two miles south of Cor
J Wallis. gays the Nears, is reported as lost.
The particulars we learn them are that
Yesterday MIR. Bradley's Roy and son OF
George Houck, both about the ,ame age
went hunting. As the Bradley boy did
not return home in the evening the parent
went over to Mr.. Houck's place and found
the latter's son at home, who informed Mr..
Bradley that they had separated at a small
pasture near the Houck house, and that
both had started for their respective homes;
but until yet the Bradley boy has not put In
an appearance. We understand that
search for the lost boy was kept up all
night and to-day, but nothing has been
! heard of him up to last accounts. 1t seems