The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-02
ITENs IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Miss Urs ula Ruch returned last evening
from few days stjourn on the ocean beach
Sheriff Ward left this morning for Sa-
lem, having IN charge George hurry
who was adjudged insane.
The grand ball next week will be given
at the Umatilla House Tuesday evening.
instead of Monday as heretofore an
nounced.
The new Christian church on Court
street will be dedicated to divine service
next Sunday, at which time there will be
exercises morning and evening.
The following deed was filed for record
to-day: State of Orr gon VS. john Tucke'; !;
southeast quarter OF southeast quarter.
Sec 27. TIP N, R 10 east; $50
There will be baseball game practice g.
the fair grounds every afternoon at 3
o'clock, and all those desiring to be prof.
cient IN this athletic amusement are re-
quested to be in attendance.
On the Jerkwater road between Jack
sonvllle and Medford, there is conductor
only years old rs father is engineer
of the train, and The hoy collects the fare
and occupies the position of "boss."
This year the state fair will be lighted
by electricity as usual, and during four
nights of the week there will be band
concerts IN the pavilion. The contractor
will use portable engine and have
dynamo on the grounds.
Recorder Dufur and Mr. S. B. Adams
represent the municipality and school
district, in company with the county as
SCISSOR IN appralsing the value of propert,
IN The Dalles. They began their work
Today, and will continue until 1t is COM
pleted.
Next Monday Is the day set by the
statute of this state as Labor day. 1t is
legal holiday; i. e. those having no reg
ular employ ment can parade the streets
and boast of being American treemen
Unlike the 4th of July or Christmas 1t is
not the anniversary of any memorable
event in the worlds history.
Thos. Gilbert, the man who was ar
rested in this city a few days ago for
larceny of goods at the mouth of the Des-
chutes was taken 10 Moro and examined
before the justice of the peace
for larceny in "a dwelling. The |
examination was finished yesterday. and |
Gilbert was held in the sum of $500 to |
answer the charge before the grand jury. |
The town of Elgin, in Union county,
was destroyed by fire this morning. |
Nearly the whole business portion is in |
ashes, and the loss will fall heavily on |
the people. The amount of property de-
stroyed is estimated at $50, 600; but there |
is C nsiderable Insurance. Situated as it |
is In fertile country the town will re-
build, and undoubtedly in more sub
stantial manner than before.
Astoria Herald: j. r ReIter, who mur-
dered Victor SnellEan at Olney two weeks
ago has made confession. The confession
shows that Snellman was murdered for S22.
the amount of money he had on his person.
1t was a cold blooded murder. without
cause or provocation. Reiter was given
preliminary examination to-day. [Saturda,
and hound oyer to the grand jury without
bonds. Flora Snodgrass, witness for the
state was also bound over in $500 bonds
Two murderers are now in the county jail
awaiting trial and the public, under the
circumstance. expect verdict of guilty and
that both men be hanged. If the law does
not hang them. the people will.
Our landscape is obscured by smoke from
the fires IN the mountains. The sun does
not shine as clearly as usual, and the moon
mas d TeQ cOlOT al Digub. pOTtst uTcS III |
the Cascade mountains cause these dense
clouds of vapor to fall upon us like pal.
and our atmosphere, which is generally |
clear and invieorating, becomes muiky and
oppressive. But there is one consolation, |
the smoke is not as dense as it might have
been. In former years it has settled upon
the Columbia like an impepetrable veil OF
darkness, and boats on the middle river
have been forced to tie up during nights
and walt for the rays of the sun to afford
them an opportunity to make their destina-
ton.
Mr.. A. Genres is excelling all his former
efforts in the manufacture of summer
drinks, and his brands of soda. sarsaparilia,
cider ard ''tax" are most delightful bev.r-
ages. They exhiIarate but no. stimulate,
and appear to wash the eobwebs off the
brain and soul. After partaking one appears
to be more in love with his fellow.m men. and s
his thou hts come clearer and in mere con I
cise manner To the manual laborer these
drinks steady his nerves, and to the pro
fessIonal man and word forger. they make
plain the scientific road he should follow
and open mp new fields Cf thought with
''hower besprangled plains and verdant {
meads," in which his fruitful Imagination t
may roam at will and pluck the gems of in
tellect It is not necessary to state that 6
the writer has just partaker OF bottle OF r
Genres summer beverages
The city Jail was the scene of considerable
excitement Yesterday, and the recorder and r
er gineer were foi ced to inter ere and re-
store order An individual had been ar i
rested the day previous for being drunk and /
dIsorderly, and he was SO very much intox- O
icated that not satisfied with painting the
town red before his arrest he still continued a
the operation after being Incarcerated. As ?
soon as placed inside the door he began to I
abuse an inmate, and then picked quare b
with another unfortunate on the inside. ln
the latter case this was resented, and the {
man had chair raised over the lnebfiate's
head when the recorder and engineer en- n
tered They restored peace and harmony II
by making the man lay down his chair and d
the beliggerent to occupy one of the cells +
The fellow was sober enough to-day to t
be interviewed by the recorder; but when p
he is in proper condition he will be made
to pay for his amusement.
The residence of Mr.. A B. Mott, on
Pleasant Ridge about twelve miles south T
east of this city, was destroyed by fire
Yesterday afternoon between the hours of
2 and o'clock Mrs. Mott and her ?
daughter had been baking bread, and had
stepped into the garden to pick some
fruit. Hearing a peculiar noise coming n
from the house they turned TO go back, c
but were stopped at the door by the
flames, land it was impossible for them to r
enter. Mr. Mott and his boy were in the s
field, and by the time they returned the
house was enveloped in flames. II was +
impossible to save anyihi;- g, and the
building and furniture were completely
destroyed, leaving the family with nolh-
hot bod no loco q 1 I
estimated at $S5O and the insurance is =
$500 This will be but slight remunera-
tlon to MIR. Mott as it will not nearly ie
imburse him for the loss suffered.
From Thursdays Daily.
Sheriff Ward returned from Salem last
night.
Mr.. W. s. Cram arrived on the train last :
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