The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-21

: several miles some days.
; There were two persons who had no plat
to pass the night who were furnished lodl
ings IN the city Jail last night. The Gil
police force have consciences, and FREQ Ient
do acts of charity which are commendabl
Mr.. G. F. Beers received stroke of pal
alysis this morning at his residence in tn
city. This is the third time the old gentl,
man has been afflicted with the same dis
ease. He was rendered speechless, an
at last reports his limbs were losing all &C
tion.
Constable Trana brought up from tn
Locks last night Thos. Pnnr, who was ex
amined before Judge Candiana tor larcen
of six pay checks. Five of them were found
but the other one is still missing. He wa
committed to the county Jail to await tn
action of the next grand jury.
The Astoria Budget declares that youu
married man IN that city played poker tw,
days and two nights asst week, and whel
he went home he found his dear little wifi
sitting up In bed eating canary seed. See
ing that she was not liable to starve h
went back to the game and played anothe
day and night.
Mr.. H. P. Potter, of Boyd. died las
night of consumption. He has bsen con-
| fined to his bed for the past four weeks, bu
had been ailing with the disease for man,
years. Mr.. Potter was an industrious anc
| respected citizen, and his death will bt
| greatly deplored. He was aged about 4C
years, and leaves a widow to mourn his loss
East Oregonian: Cap ain n. B. Hum
phry walks the streets of Pendleton glad tc
be again in a country where Gods sunlight
shines alike on the just and unjust for the
greater part of the time. The captain looks
better than for years before. He prescribed
to cadaverous locking youth who talked
with HIM, unlimited quantities of egg nog,
saying that it Rad saved his own life and
brought him to robust health.
VIM. Blair, agent at La Grande of the
Pacific Coast Elevator Company. writes
at the report oil the origin of the fire were
erroneous Ia so far as it names the elevator
as the meeting place of the anti. Chinese
agitators, and the Chinese as the incendiar
les. Mr.. Blair says he took no part on
either side OF the Chinese affair; the agita-
tors met in another building owned by
other parties, and while the elevat r was
doubtless set on fire. he does not think it
was done by Chinese.
News comes from Colfax that after three
days of fair weather, rain began descending
on Monday and has continued at intervals
ever since. II the storm keeps up the
damage will be serious. Many farmers
spread their stacks to allow the sun to dry
the grain, and consequently the rains will
cause much damage In that respect. The
threshers were busy all day Sunday, how
eyer, and many thousands OF bushels of
grain were sacked and stored, and thus
thousands of dollars were saved by the
Sunday labor.
Idaho Free Press: Heavy rains, winding
up with a fall OF wet, heavy snow, have
afflicted US every DAY for the past two
weeks, and to say that great damage has
been inflicted is putting it mildly. One
half of the grain crop of the Prairie was
still uncut and it is now lying fiat on the
ground, ruined beyond recovery. 1t Is the
most discouraging event eyer known since
the first settlement of the country. We
are not a calamity bowler nor an alarmist
at midnight, but the hardest times ever
known on Camas Prairie are at hand aud
the wise man will govern himself accord
Ingly.
Mr.. H. Marlin and Mr.. Henry Smyth-
accompanied by their wives-of San Lor-
EMO, Calif., have been visiting Mr. and Mrs
J. B. Crossen IN this city for a few days
past. They are extensively engaged in
fruit culture IN California, and speak very
highly of the possibilities of The Dalles and
vicinity IN this regard Mr. and Mrs
Smyth will lesve this evening for Chicago, |
where they will visit the worlds fair, and |
Mr.. and Mrs. Marlin will take the train in |
The morning for Puget sound. and from there |
will return TO their home in California. Mr.. |
Marlin is cousin of Mrs. Crossen, and has |
,ther relatives in this region.
Eugene Prescott farmer twelve miles
outhwest of Colfax. was shot twice and |
eriously injured by his mother-in- law, Mrs
7. M. Sutton. One ball passed through the
eft shoulder and the other took effect in
he right side. Some time ago Prescott had
Mrs Sutton arrested on charge of insan
ty, but the charge was not sustained, and
he: court reprimanded Prescott severely tor
he accusations, which seemed to be the re-
ult of plot to get the old ladY's property.
The two have been bitter enemies ever
lnce. Just before the shooting Prescott
tarted across Mrs Sutton's field. She or.
ired. She is widow. Her husband was
aptain of an Ohio company all through the
lvil war.
An important decision was rendered.
Wednesday, and contained in the Washing
on dispatches of Oct IL. 1t was made by
he secretary of the interior on the appeal
# James R. Daniel, INVOLVING the right to
purchase certain forfeited lands in tina La
arande district. He holds that the pur-
haser is entitled to purchase. technical
lalf section of such land when SO surveyed,
of the actual acreage. but if the
and lies In different sebtions the acreage
must then approximate 320 acres. The sec-
etary also decided that lands heretofore
ateDted to The Dalles Military Road Com
ANY were originally granted the. Northern
'aciti, Railroad Company, and that the
atents were without authority. He or
ers the institution of proceedings looking
o their cancellation.
Ex-Governor Francis, of Missouri, in an
ddress said of the services to community
t the home newspaper: Each year the
peal paper gives from $500 to $1,000 In free
ines to the community in which it is 10
ated. No other agency can or will do
his. The editor, in proportion to his
leans, does more for his town than any ten
len, and in all fairness with men he ought
o be supported, not because you like him
r admire his writings, but because the To-
al paper is the>best investment commun-
~ can make. 1t may not be brilliantly
1Ited nor crowded with thoughts. but
it is of more benefit to com
lunty than teacher or preacher. Un-
erstand me, / do not mean morally or in
but financially. and yet on the
loral question you will find most of the 10
Al papers on the right side. To-day the
itor of the home paper does more for the
ast money than any other man on earth"
From Fridays Daily.
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