The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-16


crop.
The rain has done considerable ipiur,
to grain; but it is to be hoped that it il
over and dry weather will be enjoyed fol
some time yet. Grass is in excellent con-
dltlon, and the ground is In fine shape fol
plowing.
The following deed was filed with the
county clerk on Sept IL: Levi w. Zum-
walt and Mary M. Zumwalt to Maria B
Zumwalt; W hf of Sc or, ne or of Sc ql
and Sc or of ne or, sec z, tp 4 s, r IA east
$SU0.
Seufert Bros. shipped east to-day a
carload of Hungarian prunes, consisting
OF one thousand boxes. This is the first
shipment of prunes from Wasco county
this season, and we expect large quanti-
ties to follow.
Tne fence on the east side Of the block be.
tween Ninth and Tenth aud Court aud
Union streets have been removed, and
lumber has been hauled for the construc-
tion of new sidewalk. This is much
needed improvement.
Two convicts named Miller and Kruectl
escaped from the Walla Walla penitentlary
last Friday, and nothing has been heard Of
them since. Miller was sentenced TO
twenty years imprisonment for killing his
wife's paramour In Spokane.
Sheepmen will not take their focks away
from the mountain ranges for some weeks.
They will not bring them to the home pas
lures until grass has grown sufficiently to
furnish fee ID. The recent rains will help
matters in this regard very materially.
There was calufness i1 ,dieiai circles as
well as quieGuess Ia business Quarters.
The country Lpparcutly awaIts the acticu Of
The senate on tle silver-purchlse clause,
and the only STIR We will enjoy until that
time will be caused by the gentle zephyr.
The new species of fish caught III The
Columbia rlYer near this city is claimed
by Col. Slnnott as an emIgrant from Ire
land; but Justice Schulz says 1t ccme
from faderland. This dispute will un-
doubtedly be settled by arbilrlou.
Exchange. Cleveland's Wy 81 running
the government differs tron .ns L ,s,t.n
plan, because if he Is beaten on any ''gy.-
ernment measure" he will nos resign n,r
''go to the people, but keep risht on,rus-
ming things in his own way. As for tue
laws of the country, they were cot m4.e
for him.
farmers, aud the supply is quite limited
The pTice has raised, and farmers complain
that, notwithstanding the Democratic
hard tinss suffered. they are forced to pay
an extra charge for the means of putting
their grain In shape to get it to market.
The Three Sisters Irrlgating Ditch Co.
has finished present work on the canal,
which IS eight miles in length, says the
Prneville NesOs. 1t is probable that the
ditch will be greatly enlarged next year,
now that i is known to be a success, 50
lar as the flow of water is concerned
A. Gehres left on this mornings train
on u business trip To UalifornIa. Mr..
Genres has secured a practical soda man
who will attend to his work in
bis absence. Orders left with A. Keller,
at the Oregon Bakery, will receive
prompt attention.
This is news from the Skamauia Pio-
ueer published at the new town of Steven
son, opposite the Locks "W. Ii. Butts,
of The Dalles, was In the city
Wednesday and purchased lot and will
erect building Immediately" MIR. Butts
is member of the city council and are
spected citizen, and The Dalles will re-
gret losing him.
EIlensburg Register: There are eleven
Indian farmers in KIttitas county holding
decided Ianus, which, under the law are ex-
smpt from taxation or liability. Their
names are as follows: Antoine Bsrtram.
Alec Bertram, Joe Ce-al-a.pahan, John
reopiil, Major Toc.no-man. Enious I'm
pekin, Pholster, Abraham Lincoln. Indian
Charlie, Chinook Sam and Mrs. Yaxam.
The city council of Newberg has Or
lered that no one under the age Of is
years shall wander about the town after
p. NJ, between November and April and
after 8 O'Clock the rest OF the year, with
)ut the permission or company Of parent
Dr. guardian. The penalty Is not less than
81 nor more than $50 fine, nor less than
wo nor more than twenty days imprlson-
nent.
Our regular correspondent at the Locks
tated that the campmsetIng at that place
vas not successful; but the editor of the
Pioneer gives different YER
ion OF the effort: "Campmeelng was
leld during the week in the grove near
he new hotel, A special meeting was
leld for stone cutters and was largely at
ended. Several were converted and a
0c. collection was taken up"
The clouds have rolled by, and every
'ody is measurably happy. Rain and
aud are not congenial elements with
'eople east of the mouptains, and for
hem to enjoy life>sunshine and lnvigor-
ting breezes are absolutely necessary.
When these prevails the happiest best
atured and most generous people n ihr
treams and on the boundless plains Of
he Inland Empire
A man and woman giving the name of
,oDerts and wife arrived at Goldendale
ecently by stage from The Dalles. They
eat the stage out of fares, also left their
otel bill unpaid in the morning when
hey struck out for North Yakima on
)ot Mrs. ROBERTS says her husband is a
and she mas been trampIng
18th him from one mining camp TO an
ther.-Y Yakima Herald. These parties
re not known in this city.
Prineville Ne,os: Following is the as
,ssed valuation of property in Crook
ounty, as returned by the assessor for this
ear, Agricultural lands, l49,2 acres;
$40. lO3. Wagon road lands, 25l, 1888 acres;
24l. .33l. Horses. l0.007; $l70,0O0 Cat
e, &c. 0.546; S203, l04. Sheep. 203. S4S; $685.
49, Swine, S53; S222l. Polls, 423; Im.
rONcueuLb, SIO,t ,tOO, JOWu lOths SllsolOs
STA. 160; money, S6607; notes
nd accounts, $249, ,7SS; shares of stock,
i7, ,720; household goods, $53 533; exemp-
ons, $l07. 7.53l.
Yesterday, September IL, was Jewish
lew Year, or "Rosh Hashana," the first
ay of the month of ''Tishree," in The
Hebrew calendar year of 1854. The hol-
lay festivities extend for two days as
enerally celebrated by this religious
ct, and on the thirteenth OF the month
ccurs the "Fast of Guedalyah," also
observed ia commemoration of
le death of Guedalyah, the head of the
ewish nation at the time of their de-
from Jerusalem, and who was
n that day slain.
Antelope Herald: The Goldendale base
all nine was defeated by the Oregon City
,am at The Dalles last Monday, by a score
l3 TO l9. The Goldendales were also
enowed under the follow
* day by The Dallea nine, the score stand.
x Is to IN favor of the latter. The
during the past couple OF wears
ave attained considerable notoriety defeat
lg weak clubs or euchreing good mines out
| the easily learned spoils by means OF
ilky umpire, but the lesson taught them at
he Dalles this week will no doubt take
,me of the conceit out OF them.
Baker City Blade: A cleanup aggrega-
Dg $1,000 was brought in Yesterday from
,e Elk creek digglngs, near SusaDvile,
rant county, owned by Sloan Haskell,
,d der,osited at the First National bank.
na nngoer among the lot weighed S375