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


Judge Bradshaw returned this morning
from presiding at term of court at Hepp
ner.
District Attorney Wilson returned thi
morning from beng in attendance on tn
circuit court at Heppner.
Master Ray Logan is visiting his father il
the city. Next Tuesday he will pursue hi
course at Bishor Scott academy in Portland
The recorder did not have any interview
this morning, and consequently the city
Jail did not increase Its population las
night.
Mr.. 81. s. Wilson returned last nigh
from an extended tour of the east, during
which he visited the worlds fair and hIl
old home in Vermont.
We received a call to-day from Mr.. A
81. Jewett, of White Salmon, Wash. He
says fruit and other productions IN his
vicinity yielded very well this season.
Mr.. James II. Fraser, OF Grass Valley
is In the city. His sheep are IN the neigh
borhood of Mt. Adams, and are In splen-
did condition He will not take them TO
the home pasture for some time.
A carload of horses was shipped from
the stockyards of r. E. Saltmarshe u Co.
yesterday for the east These were fine
work animals, and are expected to find
ready sale. as Oregon horses are In good
demand.
The marshal sold two horses yesterday at
very low figures. They were impounded,
and were auctioned off to pay the price of
keeping. One brought 81. so, and the other
about $S. This was good opportunity for
any one to purchase riding animal at a
cheap price.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bettingen returned last
evening from a trip to Astoria, where
they have been for several days. Mrs.
Bettingen's health was very much bene-
They were accompanied home from Port
land by their daughter, Mrs. Baldwin,
who returned from placing her son Berthe
at Mt. Angel college.
We have heard rumor on the street
that company of capitalists has leased
ground In the city and will erect large
manufacturing works in The Dalles at an
early day. 1t Is reported that this com
pany will pile portion of the banks of
Mill creek, and erect extensive buildings.
This is undoubtedly the best point for
manufacturing industries in Eastern Ore
gon.
Florence West: On Thursday of last
week a large cougar was treed near the
home of Mrs. A. Glover. on Eve Mile lake.
Several men fired number of times at it
but were unsuccessful. Finally Mrs. Glover
said: "Let me take shot at it," After
some persuaslo the gun was handed to her
and with true and unerring aim she pulled
the trigger, there was loud report, and
xu1 ,olx1 ofo oil J
at her feet, lay the huge breast writhing In
mortal agony.
The "petrifed frog sitting on petri6ed
limb" reported as found In Union county
thirty feet underground by Prof. M. G
Royal, has gone the round of the papers,
but has at last been corralled bv the
Herpner Gazette, which says regarding it:
.This petriication (D IS product of the
Heppner country instead of Union, but
the limb, frog and all were whitfield out
who was with q. p. coal prospectors
about two years ago up at the head of
Butter creek. The Gazette had all the fun
it wanted over the curiosity (0, then
handed it over to Ed Matlock, who kept
it till Prof ROYALS visit here short time
ago."
a l6TIluC LQuUu6TSlOTul WdS Will us
Wednesday, says the Fossil Journal The
lightning flashed and Goods artillery
boemed in close proximity to this place
almost too close to be comfortable. The
rocky point in Mr.. Newman's pasture
was struck and somewhat diminished by
a stray bolt, and we are informed that
another shaft made q big hole In the
county highway near the head OF Darl-
ing canyon. Such severe storms are like
angels visits in this country, and it Is
only. on extremely rare occasions that
lightning strikes any object In arid East
ern Oregon. Since the storm rain has
steadily and continuously fallen, and the |
grass has commenced to grow.
Fossil journal: The dwelling house of |
D. N. RlDehart, of Condor, was struck |
by lightning during the terrific thunde :
storm last Wednesday afternoon. The |
terra Gotta fue was smashed and quite a |
rent made in the roof, but fortunately no |
one was hurt more than being slightly |
Also one OF the largest shade |
trees IN town was badly shattered and |
broken off within five feet of the ground. |
As the citizens viewed its PROSTATE form
one melancholy individual shook his
head and exclaimed: "Too bad, too bad,
Its trunk is nearly three-fourths of an
inch In diameter" The boys utilized Its
larger limbs in the manufacture of whis. |
ties, that so magnificent production of
our soil might not be wasted.