The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-15
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From Wednesdays Daily.
Hon. W. R. Ellis was a passenger on
the afternoon train from Portland.
The river is constantly decreasing in vol
ume, and the beach is being left bare.
The street commissioner is improving oul
thoroughfares and putting in crosswalk!
where they are needed.
The Reoulator loads with wool every da'
and fhls Is shipped direct to Boston. Tn,
whar, tbs crowded all the time with this pro,
duct.
at the last regular meeting of jackson
Engine Co. No. l, Mr.. John Crate was
elected foreman for the remainder of the
Official term.
The Oregon Telegraph aud Telephone
Company are preparing their poles prep
paratory to Placing them in position on
Second street.
The Barlow road over the Cascades IS be
ing travelled quite extensively, although
there are several miles of snow which has
to be crossed.
Mr.. Nello Johnson, of Oregon City,
who has been visiting his brother IN this
city for some days past, returned home
on the afternoon train yesterday.
Impoundlng cattle furnish work tor the
marshal at times, and the wandering men,
bers of the bovine species appear to realize
the situation, and use many ways to elude
pursuit.
Mr.. A. z Dufur, the miller of the
neighboring town of Dufur, is in the city
to-day The rain last Saturday added
many bushels TO the yield per acre OF the
land in that vicinity.
Mr.. Ii. M. Beall, of this city, will dis
pose of his furniture by auction next
Saturday, preparatory to going 10 Albany
IN this state, where he will take the posi-
ton of receiver of the suspended pa-
tlonal bank.
MIR. Oscar Angel, who Is engaged in
bee culture on Eight Mile, says he will
have fifty pounds of honey from one hive
this year. He says this country is well
adapted to the production of honey, and
more attention should be paid to bees.
Saturday evenings East Oregonian says:
Captain Humphreys limb was dressed
to-day by his physicians and is healing
nicely. The captains friends intend 10
make him-a present of new cork foot,
which shows that all desire TO remember
him.
The receipts of wool have not been
very brisk tor the past few days, and no
sales have been made. There is con-
siderable quantity yet unmarketed; but
sheep owners are not anxious to bring
their wool in because of there not being
any sales.
Grants Pass Courier: Twenty-one ounces
Of gold in one nugget was brought in by
A II. Platter from the Althouse last
week. The chunk was found by Dick
Crosby in the old Alex Anderson placer.
on Sucker creek. Seventeen times twenty
one amounts to 1857.
Hon. o. N. Denny, of Portland, is In the
city. About thirty years ago he was county
Judge of Wasco, was afterwards police
judge of Portland, and then was appointed
o. s. consul at one of the ports in China
He has also held high official positions
Johnnie Jacobsen, boy about IA years
old. step son of MIR. Henry LauritseD, Of
this city, was thrown from horse he was
riding yesterday afternoon, but no serious
injury was apprehended at the time.
About two hours afterwards the boy became
sick and complained of pain. DR.. E-hel
man was called and ascertained that the
collar-bone had been dislocated.
At the last regular meeting of jackson
Engine Co., No. l, committee of three
was appointed to cooperate with the other
companies and make the necessary arrange
mepts for the reception anu entertainment
of Veterans Volunteer Fireman's Associa.
tion, which convenes In this city in Septem-
ber. E. Schultz, John Crate and l.. Payette
constituted the committee.
Prinevlle Ne,os: Some miscreatt has been
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portion of a partnership fence belonging 10
John Vanderpool and Mr.. Hale was burned |
on Wednesday of last week, and about half |
a mile of fence was again destroyed by fire
last Sunday night. About eighty-five acres |
of grain wao thro outside of an enclosure |
by these fires, and If it had been little |
'later in the season, the grain itself would |
have been consumed. 1t is pretty definitely |
known who set the fires, and it is not un-
likely that arrests will be made soon.
A party of nine took the Regulator thi
morning for White Salmon, Wash, from
which place they will, proceed TO Trout
lake, where they will camp for a few
days, and enjoy themselves hunting and
fishing. The party consisted of Messrs
A. W. BranDer, G. E. Halght, W. f. Gar
retson, /. l Burget. Prot. Brown, Edward
French and three others, whose names we
did not learn. They took complete
camping outfit with them, and their wag-
ons and horses occupied considerable
space on the boat MIR. French took
saddle horse with him.
Items: Out in tie valley between Burns
and Craze creek there are a good many
crickets. Numbers don't count in a case of
this klrd, so to be brief and the same time
comprehensive in estimating them, will ju-f
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travelling towards the lakes some twenty |
miles distant, where they will ricnic during |
the long sultry days of August. Ii these go
on In the same ratio by which they came, it |
is likely that next year another dimension,
that OF depth, will have to be used in re-
porting them. But this is the fourth year.
and according to tradition, their last. It is |
to be hoped that it is their last year.
Last week, says the Oregon City Enter
prise, as Col Nevius, of Portland, W s
out In a skiff with his wife, who was up
here for the purpose of looking about the |
city to see how she would like to live |
here, and was leisurely rowing about on
the now placid Willamette, he was sud-
denly astonished by the appearance of a
huge something from the water at the |
side of his boat which, springing into the |
air, struck him blow upon the face |
which nearly dazed him, and then falling
back rested for an instant or two on the |
oar which the colonel was holding, and
then with the raising of The oar slid off
into the river. The sturgeon, for such it
must have been, was six feet long and
was doubtless surprised fish.
From Thursdays Daily.
Judge Bradshaw returned last night from
visit to the Willamette valley.
There are encouraging reports from the
grain fields of the county since the last fall
of rain.
Mr.. VIM. Menefee. of Antelope, brother
of the former city recorder, is IN town to-
day.
Miss Oracle Michel and her cousin Miss
Nettie Michel left yesterday on visit to
Columbus, Wash.
The wood boats, since the water in the
river has decreased, have landed large lots
of fir and oak wood on the beach.
The region around Trout Lake, WASH,
has very many Dalles VI itors. who are