The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-05


ing the condition of Walter French, who's
father, MIR. D. Nj. French, was summoned t
his bedside yesterday by telegram. Will
mo news may be considered good news,
the anxiety OF the many friends of t e litti
boy would be relieved if some intelligenc
were received.
Roseburg Res5es. July 81: Judge Rid
die who visited the southern part of tn,
county yesterday. reports blg fire in thu
| CANYON anove Canyonville. The big winC
storm of last winter leveled several SEE
| tons of timber and now it Is all akre anC
| the road is impassible. One large bridge
| has been burned out.
Mr.. Henry Denlinger. who formerly held
/ a case on the Oreyonian, Is now treasurer oil
| the new county OF Lincoln. HIS many
friends who knew him as 'galley slave
| will be glad to hear of his good fortune.
Doc" as he was famIliarly called, fully ap
preciated Stat take, and has not forgotten
s.plck ups" aud double loaded matter.
John NJ Harper, well known farmer of
Union Fiat, and an old pioneer Of the Pa
louise country, was hauling hay from the
field, The double tree broke and the wagon
tongue dropping down frightened the horses
so they ran away, the wagon was overturned
and Mr. Harper, falling on his head and
shoulders, his neck was broken, death being
almost instantaneous. Less than three
years ago, brother, Milton Harper, met an
almost similar death.
The new postal money orders to be pro-
vided by the government will soon be is
sued. 10 the new system there will be no
complication. Sheets will be Issued calling
for amounts from one cent to three dollars,
which can be torn off to suit the purchaser
The postmaster will have no whiting to do
on it, the sender simply endorsing It the
same as check or draft One cent will
pay the charges IN any amount up to three
dollars, instead of three cents as now.
The dressed hide and tnsks of a monster
sea lion have been received by taxidermist
of Seattle The hide alone weighs 225
pounds. The monster, which was twelve
feet long, was shot with rifle while run.
nIng after the salmon in the traps, by Oof
Akluud, July "a near the mouth of the
Columbia river, and weighed when. caught
1000 pounds. The apimal will be mounted,
and will probably be placed on exhibition
at the coal. m neral and lumber palace.
Wistar johnson, says the Eigeue Guasd.
the youngest son of Prof j. w. J 'huson,
met with serious accident NEAR Belknap
Springs few days ago. A dipper Of boil
ing hot water was taken off of the stove by
one of the party. and just then Wistar ran
against the lady which emrtied the con-
tents of the dipper down the boys neck.
burning his back until the skin came off.
He suffered terribly for a time, but anti
dotes were administered and the pain was
speedily removed.
Edward L. Kennefic, AZ years old of Spo-
kane, was an athlete. Iu conversation with
a friend Friday night he boasted of good
spirits and an excellent constitution, and
described the course he had adopted to
make him live 10 be 100 years old 'Iu
wear l have never missed cold bath IN the
morning." he said, NOR run into the
country when the weather was good. As
result feel as fine as silk, and l am going
to live century," Next morning he was
found dead In bed. He had heart disease.
Salem Independent: The governor states
positively that the building will not be
erected at the reform school this year.
The principal reason Is that there are no
available funds. The bank failures in Port
land have cut off money that belonged to
the state. In the Oregon National of that
CITY was placed the Mntuomah county
tax amountlng to $500 900. Part of this
belonged to the state. The state treasury
is almost depleted and it is impossible to go |
ahead with the contemplated improve |
ments.
Gazette: Heppner had little taste of a
prairie FIRE Sunday. 1t started south of
town within the corporation In L. W.
Ayers pasture, and 1t was by dint of hard |
work that it was prevented from running |
the cemetary and fehcing. After it had |
burned over a good zed patch, it was |
gotten under coutfol. The wind was blow |
ng from the north hence damage to build. |
ngs IN the south part of town was pre-.
vented 1t is said to have been started by |
some boys who built up fire to cook some
hing, and this should be a lesson to the
to be more careful.
Yesterdays Evening Telegram says: At
meeting held by the members of the Vet
ran FIremen'> Association it was decided |
20 attend the state tournament which will |
be held at The Dalles on September 4 |
committee of arrangements was also ap-
. 'inted. The association propose to enter
/ team for each prize at the tournament,
and final action will be determined upon at |
A meeting to be held August % The |
members expect to take along with them |
the primitive appliances with which thev
b.ttled with the flames during Portland's |
earliest days.
Tuesdays train, No l, w. & Z R. R,
says the East Oregonidn, was stopped at |
point three miles below Vansycle, man
being seen beside the track. He was to all /
appearances dead, but was finally restored |
TO consciousness and proved to have been |
prostrated by heat and exhaustion. He |
aid he came from Walla Walla and had |
been walking along the track in search OF
work He had few dollars and offered to |
pay his fare, being to all appearances an
honest workingman in distress. He was
,arrled to Vansycle. and there left at the
-esidence OF j. l. Killian, where he was
yiven food and cared for.
The Cincinnati Times Star, Rep, says:
THE silver mine owners OF this country
lave kept up such din oyer the free coIn-
ige of their product that they have sue
;eeded in convincing thousands that silver
mining is positively the most important in
iustrv in America. The largest product of
American mines rarely, if ever, runs over
80, 600 600 worth, and this product is not
marker when compared with the wheat nr
,orn or live stock product. The poultry
product in America exceeds the value OF the
ilver product every year by many millions.
Among Americas great industries silver
mining is about the least.
Thursday evening, at Dairy, klamath
county. while raising from his chair on the
porch, and knocking the ashes from his
,ire with his right hand, John McCurdy
uddenly pressed his breast with his left
,and and tell upon the f ,or of the porch,
lead. He had been talking to camper en-
he silver question. and apparently IN full
of all his mental and physical
powers, when the heart suddenly ceased to
,eep up circulation of the blood. John
AcCurdy went to Klamath county about
6 years ago and engaged in stock and
arm bus ness, accumniatiDg in the region
bove Dairy about 1900 acres of land, and