The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-08
From Friday,s Daily.

The county court adjourned this after
noon.
The high. water prophet has taken back
seat, and his words DO longer posses fasci
nation.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Griffin, of Port
land, arrived in the city on the afternoon
train, and departed with his prisoner on
the o'clock passenger.
An exchange tells of poor man who less
than year ago had but one suit of clothes
He went into the newspaper business and
now he has eight suits. Seven of them are
for libel.
1t seems that the fish wheels in this vi.
cinity usually catch as many eels as salmon,
and the river appears to be full of the tor
mer. If some industry could be inaug-
urated by which these could be utilized
there would be an unlimited supply.
The Regulator this morning had about
one hundred bales of wool, which will be
shipped through to Boston. This product
will tiDd direct outlet to market; but it
will he much more convenient when the
river flows unvexed to tine sea and cargo
will not be broken IN transit.
Justice Schultz had case before him this
morning OF a man charged with embezzle-'
ment The detendent was l. A. E,teb,
lawyer, who in collecting debt placed in
his hands, had appropriated portion OF the
money to pay his fees. The evl ence was
not deemed sufficient to hold Esteb, and he
was discharged.
10 the county court Yesterday the appli-
cations of T. W. Lewis aad z. j. McAleny
for licens to sell liquors at the Cascade
Locks were denied because they had not
complied with the requirements Of the law,
the former not having the notice published
| the rt quislte number OF times and the latter
not having majority of the voters.
Salem Journal: Oregon has a panhandle
II has been discovered at the School land
office that tine legislature in describing the
| boundary of Lincoln county. a strip on the
| west side of the county, between Polk and
the 81 etz reservation belonging to Tilla-
NOOK, was left out. 1t is twentyAtwo miles
long, four miles wide at the south end and
runs to a point at the north. Tillamook
has handle like frying pan.
A writer in the North American Repie,c
states that 1--WE shall have on the rolls
twenty widows and two daughters of the
revolution, the last two Survivors of the war
haylng died IN 1860, aged respectively los
and 100 There are l65 survivors and
6657 widows of the war of 1872, and l3, 2l5
survivors and 1882 widows of the Mexican
war This leaves 687 S62 Survivors and
l5S, 893 dependent relatives of the war of
the rebellion. with 426. S9S claimants for
pensions for this and earlier wars on the list
for consideration at the date OF the last re-
port, October IL. 1892, besides 36l, 1858
claimants for incr ase OF pensions"
Exchange: The depression should teach
our farmers that mixed farming will pay
better than wheat II a crop of some kind
was being harvested every month in the
year times would be easier in Oregon than
they are. This is one advantage that the
east has over the west. little in your
pockets all the time is tier than large
amount once q year. Cash in hand Tor
everything reduces the rate of interest and
| is the lite of trade, without the possibility
of failure. With the sale of the wheat crop
comes month or SO OF prosperity, then ex-
tended credit. increase of interest aud
| failures.
A son of Mr.. Moran, a wealthy farmer
residing near Centervllle, WASH, was work.
| ing in the wheat field with his father yes
terday shocking grain, when he felt himself
| bit, and soon the blood began Co course
kdown the boys arm and hand. Looking up
he saw two Indians riding past as rapidly
as they could, and on examination it was
| found that he had received a charge of
| buckshot in his lett hand, lacerating it IN
| fearful manner. The father went after the
Indians, but they were well mounted and
could not be oyertaken. Patrick, the boy,
| is about 13 years old, and his father brought
| him to town and DR.. Rinehart attended to
| the injuries. he thinks he can save the