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

The Regulator had large passenger lis
this morning.
Mr.. G. A. Thomas, of White Salmon
WASH, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. C. G.. Roberts, of Hood River, gave
us an agreeable call this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. [. N. Sargent were passen.
gers on the boat this morung for Portland.
The common council will hold is regu-
lar monthly session this evening at the city
hall.
Messrs. j. Cleek, j. Fl. Stewart and II
d. Dunham, of Hay Creek, are registered
at the Umatilla House.
The following deed was filed with tn,
county clerk to-day: A @. Wyndhan
aud wife to Nathan Harris; lot 1 block 2
Ft DaIles military reservation; $3.50.
Mr.. C. G. HeadIy, prominent business
man of Stevenson, Wash, was in town yes
terday. He reports everything booming in
the new county seat of Skamania county.
A line of wagons, loaded with wheat, oc.
cupIed the street for a considerable distance
| in front of Moody's warehouse Yesterday
afternoon. These were nearly all from
.KickItat county, and the employees could
not unload wagons as rapidly as they came.
Mr.. Fred d; Hill, of Omaha, Neb., form
erly official stenographer of the Pine Ridge
agency, South Dakota, arrived in town yes,
terday. He speaks of times in the east as
very deplorable, and says in the west we
have not the least idea of the suffering in
the large cities.
The telephone line between Portland ana
Spokane is about completed, and Yesterday
was the time for free messages at the office
IN this city, Blakely & Houghtons drug
store. When the wires are in proper work.
ing order, this lire will be great conven-
fence to the northwest.
The clouds have darkened the atmosphere
all day, and this afternoon a few drops of
moisture fell, but not enough to wet the
ground to any great extent. More rain
has fallen this fall than has been recollected
for many years, and, while 1t may have IN
jured gram somewhat it has done great
good to growing grass.
The American people are guessers from
''way back, and this may be turned to an
exercising this faculty. 1t may be dormant
developed. A gold watch for the best
guesser, and other valuable prizes Ior those
less accomplished In this regard.
The exhibit of apples at the Hood River
horticultural fair was pronounced very fine,
and the Willamette valley will no longer
bear the palm in this regard. There is no
denying the fact that the Hood River val.
ley is adapted to the growth of fruit of all
varieties, and its resources In this regard
have not been nearly developed.
The number of Chinese who are now in
the United States contrary to the provis-
ions of the GearY exclusion law Is estimated
at So, ZOO by Secretary Carlisle, aud as he
estimates the expense of arrest and deporta-
tion at $40 per head it can be readily seen
that 1t will be a rather expensive affair if
the provisions OF the law are car ried out.
In the window of Mr.. NJ. L. Nolan's post
odice news depot is a cred liable Representa-
tion of our agricultural exhibition made
from notions which he has on sale OF
course the animals are all toys and the
ladies are pretty dolls. 1t make an at
tractive show of his goods as well as gives
evidence of the ingenuity of the constructor.
Sheriff Combs passed through Long
Creek Friday last en- route to Monument
where on Saturday noon he sold band
of 1900 head of sheep belonging to EN-
met Cochran, for 81 per head, o. E. Farms
worth, of Reppner, being the buyer, says