The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-23
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays s Daily.

At.the Christian church in this city la
night there were two immerslons.
MIR. and Mrs. 1. q. Richards, of Gold
endale, Wash, are In the city Visiiln
friends.
There IS a COYOTE in Priusville that
fed on watermelons, and the inhabltant
are trying to trap him.
Mrs. O. J. Lewis and daughter. Mrs. Z
G. Davenport, lett On the tram last nlgn
for Wallace, Idaho, where they will visl
relatives and friends.
Farmers in many portions of the count
are plowing, the ground being in tiDe con
dltlon. This is the first year for Ion
time that plowing could be done In Sep
tember.
Miss Jennie Paden and Mr.. Cunning
little daughter, her neice, left on the trai
Monday night for Lltchtield, ILL.,, their olt
home, where they will visit relatives an
friends.
Snow Is reported as very low on tn
foothills of the Cascades. and during tn
past week il has fallen close to the settle
ment on the upper waters of Chenowltl
and Mill creeks.
We are IN condition to appreciate tn
declaration of a colored philosopher "dowI
: sontb," who is reported to have said: 'Life
my breddern, are mostly made up of pray
ing for rain and then wishin' 1t would cl'a
of"
A shipment of 200 dozen frogs arrived a
New Whatcom Sunday over the Canadian
Pacific from Pitt River, d. G. The frog'
were destined for San Francisco, and wers
all alive, kicking vigorously and singing a
tbou arrivad op he Sahone donk
Ten teams are now at work drawing
bricks from the yard of the state peniten
tiary to the reform school. About 1000,
900 bricks will be required for the new adj
ditions to the reformatory, and it IS desired
to haye as many as possible of these on the
ground this fall.
Subject of the sermon at the Christian
church this evening, IS: "The Baptism
the Holy Spirit" What was the original
design of the Baptism, and is there any
subjects of this baptism now? Come and
let US see what the scriptures teach upon
this important subject.
The following appointments for this
district were made at the Methodist con-
ference In session at Moscow, Idaho: Rev
John Whistler, reappointed to the pasto-
rate of the Methodist church in this city !;
Rev. T. q. Hodson, of Prineville, TO Hood
River; Rev. E. Baker, of Dufur, to Prime
VILE and Rev. Mr.. Rigsby, of Hood River,
TO Fossil
Every congressman lie not a financier,
though each feels that he is competent to
rule the nations money affAirs. jerry
Simpson for instance, says he can live well,
move IN good society. and save half his sal
ary. Donovan of Ohio saves So. 900 year,
while Livingston, the Georgia orator, says
he can make more money, and make IT
easier, on farm.
Speaking of Oregon at the worlds eaIr.
the New Orleans Times-Democrat says:
s.Oregon's Iumbermen did something thae
DO one else has done. They hunted no
tide land spruce tree 300 years old, 305
feet high, with diameter of l6 feet. They
cut this down, carved a block 8 feet .
inches in diameter from it at point % feet
from the roots and brought it to the wor DIS
fair. They also built house out of thirty
five different varieties of native Oregon
woods.
Complaints are made about class OF
hoodlums who attend services IN our
churches apparently for the purpose OF fun
and amusement to the annoyance of those
who attend for their own spiritual benefit,
and who have proper reyeren &c for religion
This should be stopped, for it gives bad
reputation Of the city, and reflects to the
discredit of our young people. 1t would
not sound we'll for an item to be published
that the police of this city are forced to
preserve order In churches in The Dailes;
but such will be the case if this practice is
continued.
The state fair closed Saturday for the
time. The attendance was
not large, and the exhibits were compar-
atively small, but the races were there
and were of an interesting character. sat !
urday in the free for all pace, Del Norte |
won the first heat In 2:20, and Doc Sperry |
the remaining three heats and race, max |
ing the last heat in the fastest time ever |
made on the track, 2:l41a. Wild Oats |
won the l ID dash IN 2:30. Dolly WIthers |
won special trot, best time 2:20 Multi |
Barrows Bros. was at the end, |
and was withdrawn on the last heat.
Last night, about 10 O'Clock, team |
was hea. passing the residence of Mr., A. |
j. Anderson, about three miles west OF
the city. He went out to ascertain the
cause and found a team of horses at
tached to spring-hack passing through
his lane, and no driver was discernible.
he caught the ANIMALS and placed them
in his barn. To-day he has canvassed
the city and can find no owner of the We
hicle The horses and wagon are unin-
jured; but what became of the owner re-
mains mystery. ]
The report published by our contemporary
that the Tygh hill grade was badly damaged
during the rain storms few days ago is in
correct. Hon. E. N. Chandler passed over
the grade since, and ascertaIned the fact
that 1t was not rendered impossible for
teams. The streams in the gulleys from
the hillside washed some loose gravel and a
few small rocks on the road, but not suf
fcient to render travel difficult. 1t Is un-
doubtedly one of the most substantial and
best built highways in the county, and Mr..
Driver Is entitled>to considerable credit for
the work done.
East Oregonian: There are not fifty full |
blooded Indians left on the reservation. |
The braves, old and young. and their famil- |
les, are scattered throughout the mountains |
from Northern Idaho to Southern Oregon, |
in the pursuit of game, except some |
500 of them, who have gone to Washington |
hop fields. The latter will probably profit |
more than their brethren, as the modern In |
dian, when he starts cut hunting, Is not sat- |
is6ed with the meager outfit OF his ances- |
tor, and goes to considerable expense in |
equIplng his camp with goods and provis- |
ions. 1t commonoly takes four or five pack |
animals to convey the luggage of one small |
family.
T. o. Republican: A large number of |
inning claims have been located in Tim
ber canyon, in the vicinity of Eagle val |
ley, southeast of Union, and w1ll'no doubt |
become good camp as soon as the pros |
poets are properly developed. Much |
work has already been done there and
the showing made is excellent. The gen.
eral character of the ore Is free but some |
base ores are found. The ledges are !
from two to ten feet IN width and VIII
mill from IS to $l5 per ton in gold and
from 81 10 $50 in silver. The canyon
lies IN the mineral belt that passes |
through the eastern part of Union countv,
has an abundance of wood and water, and
will, no doubt, IN time become the seato
great mini G operations.
The effect of whispered scandal had an
illustration in Astoria the other day, and
the fact that honest men and |
should pay more attention to their |
own business and less to the affairs OF |
their neighbor. We copy the following |
from an exchange: "Mrs. Classen, wife of
John p Classen, of Astoria, came to Por:-
land to visit her step-daughter last week,
and some evilly disposed persons started
a rumor that she had left her husband.
Both Mr.. and Mrs Classen were terribly |
annoyed and humIliated when they heard |
the story, which was extensively circula- |
ted, and feel so badly over the matter that |
hey are making arrangements to sell
heir house and lot and will then leave
a