The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-05-13
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From SATURDAYS. Daily

Mr. anu Mrs. +. Houghton lett Yesterda
on a visit to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Johnston,
Dufur, visited friends IN the city-to day
Mrs. Ira Powers, jr., is VISITING at tn
residence Of Mr.. w. Michel in this city.
Mrs. Ida Durham left on the afternoo
train on visit to her brother at the Des
chutes.
The river IS rising and the weather warm
and IN few days the salmon run may b
expected to be bountiful.
Miss Fearuside, who has been visitin,
Miss Story in this city, returned to Port
land on the afternoon train.
i. Q. Darland, OF Goldendale, Wash, ha
been appointed postmaster at that town
He will assume his duties June lst.
Mr.. Ray Davis, of Portland, who hai
been in the city for some days, left on the
afternoon train yesterday for Portland.
Very soon there will be two fish wheel:
| in operation on the john Day river. The
fish caught will be sent east in refri- erahug
| cars.
The street sprinkler did good work to-
day in keeping down the dust, and maklnp
our thoroughfares in good condition for ped.
estTiaDs.
Mr.. +. E. Brown, of Grant, has rendered
bis resignation as postmaster, and James
Somers has received good endorsement for
the position.
DIR. Rinehart's twin boys gave birthday
party to their associates this afternoon, and
the little folks enjoyed themselves as only
children can.
The berry crop, aJ Hood River, will be
very large this year, but will be late COM
ing into market on account of the back.
wardness of the season.
DR.. Hollister and Rev. W. G.. Curtis took
trip this afternoon to the mouth of the
Descnutes. where they sp Mt few hours
hunting arrow heads and Indian curios
The NJ. E Sunday school of this city
gave picnic tins morning In the pines
south Of the academy. They were supplied
with well filled baskets, and had jolly
time.
Last Wednesday three life prisoners were
received at the penitentiary in Salem. They
were Morgan Wassom from Linn county,
and James Burns and Theran Mack from
Clackamas.
We haye received copy OF the Nehalem
4 "seSob h'S III" PoPSA III SOdhs1
1t is six-column, patent inside publication,
and sets forth the many advantages of that
portion of Oregon.
Mrs. L. E. Grove lett yesterday for
Berkeley, Calf, where she viii be present
at commencement exercises. when her
bro her, Mr.. Edward Mays, will be grad
uated from the university.
Arlington Record: At 6ickletou, Mr..
Watson's son, about years old, was lead
ing horee, and it IS supposed, fell down.
The horse stepped on his head, crushing it.
The boy WAS still alive, but without any
hope of recovery.
A paper in one of the Willamette towns
hoists at the head of Its columns the names
of the manager and cashier; but not of the
editor. Perhaps management and cash may
make a newspaper successful, without a
line of original matter being written.
Mr. John McGiIlivray and Mr.. George
Clark, of Inverness, Scotland, arrived in
the city to-day, having made the trip-in
thirteen days from Glasgow. They will
make Wasco county their future home. and
will follow sheep-raising as vocation.
There are about 200 cattle being ted at
the stockyards of the Grant Milling and
DistlllIng Co. They are rounding out nice.
ly, and 200 more will be put in the yards as
soon as they can be procured Swill and
water from the distillery are conducted to
the yards by means of troughs.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Gilmore, of Menu
ment, have been in the city for the past
few days. Mr.. Gilmore came down to visit
residence in Rockland, Wash. The old
gentleman, we are glad to state, is improy-
ing, and, in a few days will be able to be
around again.
1t would not be bad idea, says an ex-
change, for tine sections in which large acre.
age of potatoes are planted to agitate the
erection of starch factories to consume the
stock when there was an over production.
Potatoes will not always bring Sl.5 per
bushel Other sections have starch factories
and why should not we?
Mrs. Laura Henricksou returned this
evening on the Regulator from Vancouver,
Wash, where she has been visiting since
Tuesday. She brought with her basket
full of very beautiful flowers from the green
house of Mrs. Wilson in that city. We
acknowledge the present of a beautiful
bouquet of roses.
Lewiston Teller: The steamer Atmotd
took trip up the Snake to the Lime Kiln,
Tuesday, and delivered about ten tons of
merchandise at the landing there. They
storped at the mouth OF Couse creek on
their way back, and loaded on abont five
hundred sacks of wheat. A small company
of Lewiston young people made the trip.
Harmon Lodge, No. sol. 1. O. G. T., last
night installed the following officers: G. T.,
L. c. ChrIsman; P. c. T., Miss Annette
Sylvester; " T Miss Clemma Martin; C..
Miss Nellie Sylvester; S. J. T., Mrs. j. E..
Barnett; Sec., 4 G. Fieck; A. S., Miss
Lette Johnston; Marshal, John Psrrott; d.
M, Miss Emma Thoma.; F. s., Harry
Espine; Treas, Mrs. A. Urqahart; Guard,
Miss Ulrich; Sent, John Osborne.
This item, from the Lewiston Teller OF
last Thursday, reads like news which fire
auently found its wav into the MoUNTAINEER
a quarter of century ago: "a new pack
train will be put on the route to Elk City
this season. Felix Warren and Ezra Baird
are the proprietors. Monday morning, for
Mt. Idaho. Frank CaustIn has charge OF
the train. and it will make regular trips be-
tween Mt. Idaho and the mining camps
about Elk City.
From a Corvallis paper we learn that Os-
car Kendall, who has been resident OF
Benton county since 1876, was killed last
Monday while telling tree eleven miles
south Of that town. He had laid his coat
down In the direction In which the tree was
falling, and running to take it out OF the
way slipped and fell. He could not regain
his feet before the immense pine, four feet
in diameter, fell on top of HIM, crushing
his life out instantly.
A domino whist party was given DIR.
Rlpehart at his residence last evening, it
being the anniversary of his birthday.
There were thIrty-six couples present, and
the games at the tables created considerable
interest. As all appeared masked and in
domino many coniectures were made re-
parding the identity of the individuals, but
this was fully exclaimed at the time of un-
masking. At seasonable hour bountiful
refectlon was served, which was duly ap.
preciated.
An American acrobat in Vienna won q
queer wager on Wednesday. He bet q
considerable sum with Vienna strong mar
| that he could not endure to have litre Of
| water fall drop by drop from a height o.
three feet upon his hand. When 300 drops
had fallen, the athletes face became red
and he looked as If in pain. At the 420tt
drop he gave mp, saying it was impossible