The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-02

days.
The First National bank of this cit,
which lately suspended reopened to day f
business. This was the last bank that su
I pended in Oregon and to the credit of III
Dalles was the first to reopen.
We learn from the Centerville Leadt
that Mir. as. arrett, living in the timbe
east of that town, lost his dwelling hous
by fire last Honday. he fire originate
from defective stove pipe.
Thomas WInnitord, of the Caapooa, hst
peculiar accident while he was carving
pltchfork in his cart. The horse kicked
him out of the cart, and he was impaled OF
the fork. The cart was demolished. :.
Mrs Flournoy, the Califo MIA woman who
has been looking through Southeastern Ore
gon several weeks for her missing chld
supposed to be in its fathers possession
has given up the search and gone home.
DR.. Hollister received a letter from hi.
sister-Miss Natilda-written from Belle
vue, Iowa, which stated that she would
start for he Dalles to-day, and she may be
expected to arrive here some time next
| week.
Nh. J. C. Clark and his brother Gibbs,
will start Monday for the opal mines near
l
thoroughly prospect the ground, and see
whether the fire opals could not be found at
a greater depth.
Capt. w: 5. Bowers. of F. Co. of Baker
City, is in town to-day He appears before
the examing hoard of the Third regiment,
y. n. c., who will pass upon his qualitica-
tions for the office of major, to which he
has been elected.
A,hano D,oaa. =, = - Il
Leonard, the l3 year-old son of tn widow
Naught, who resides on the lower Milton
road, was foolIng with % caliber revolver
the gun was accidentally discharged, the
all entering his left leg Just above the
knee. DR. Ely was summoned and probeu
the wound, but failed TO find the bullet
The wound, while not serious, will doubt
less serve 10 teach the young gentleman
that guns are dangerous things to m lnkey
with.
The item published in some papers that
the Annie Fd1on was blown up by piece
of giant powder secreted in a stick of cord
wood is absurd here has been no animos-
ity manifested by the employees of the
Union Pacific against the property of the
company that would furnish any evidence
of the intention to commit such a diabolical
act. The boiler exploded, presumably
from some defect; but what the defect was
will, perhaps, never be known.
John Ghent, a paralytIc, comm tied sui
eide by dro~ ning in the WaIiows river, ,near
Lostine, Monday. he had gaei a note as
security with friend, which fell due In
few days. a probability appasrng that
this friend could no5 meet hs.nnte at ma
turity, hefeared that it onld ,ievolve upon
him TO pay 1t, which wauld SO cripple MIN
In a financial way that he would be unabl-
to rise again. He was an industrious. hon
est, upright citizen, and left cousider,b
property, wife and several children.
In the burglary at the mouth of the Des-
chutes there were evidently two men inter-
ested. one OF whom is still at liberty The
harness and carpenter tools stolen have not
been found yet, and the value OF the arti-
cles recovered only make the crime petit
larceny 1t is expected after Gilbert serves
his term IN our jail for the crime he will be
taken to Sherman Co. and he examined for
the felony OF burg airy in breaking into the
house of Mr. Bennett and stealing there
from certain articles of fixed value.
Salem Statesman: State Treasurer Nets
chan Thursday sent out the last of the
warrants for the school fund that was APP
portIoned among rhe counties Tuesday.
Thus We're $S4. 45l. 80 sent out among tie
people, though that sum is not supposed
really to get into circulation immediately
1t Is to be used in the support of the schools
dunDg the winter. Marion county's share
was $6426 20. 10 addition to this sum the
county fund is SlS26 20, making the whole
sum to be distri uted among the school dis.
tricts of this county SS252 80.
The residence property of J. z. More
head, of Goldendale, on his farm east of
that town, says the Centerville Leader,
was destroyed by fire last Monday, only
few of the household goods being saved.
defective hue was the cause of the fire.
a header crew working in the field near by
rushed to the burning building and left
their teams standing in the field. One of
the hands wa sent back to look after the
header teams, which took fright on his ap-
proach and started to run. ! he result was
the header was completely demolished.
Condor Globe William Radzom, Ger
man about 80 years old, who lives on his
ranch near Eeight- lie, was b ought to
town ednesday by Sheriff i ilcox, upon a
warrant issued by Justice Clark on COM
plaint of A. Liebl, on cha ge of insanity.
His examination thursday before the JUS
tice and DR.. Hogan resulted in his dismis-
pearanee, having allowed his hair to grow
long and never wears hat But he is as
sensible as anybody, and good deal more
SO than lots of people who pass themselves
as sane.
IL has been suggested that In the valua-
ton of city property the council appoint
one man and the school directors another,
who, in conjunction with the assessor, will
constitute board of three. and from the
,iecision of these there would be less oppor
tunity for the state board of equalization to
differ than if the value of property was
fixed by single individual. As a ma ter
Of onomy prominent citizen expressed
the opinion that the recorder should constl-
uute the member from the city, and the
clerk the one from the school board. As
the former has monthly salary this would
entail no extra expense upon taxpayers, and
the fee of the school clerk would be merely
nominal.
Eugene women are clear headed. Hear
the Guard: ''A party of about dozen la
dies IN this ity had their curiosity aroused
and started in to see what shelf game
was like. The crowd around the stand
gave way as they advanced and soon they
had the front row in nearly half the circle.
They called balls on the gamester and wo-
manllke started IN TO Deat MIN taking.
After they had spotted the right shell
mber OF times and also sped the ball be-
tween his fingers and made it known to the
whole crowd the fellow gathered around his
table and shells, and, in a cresttaleu man.
ner, announced that he was obliged to shut
up shop for while, and sneaked away be-
hind the tents"
Walla Wala Statesman: There are not
few inexcusable errors made by over-ambi-
tious reporters for the Associated Press tel
sgraph ASSOCIATION. Under date of August
25 h, the dispatches from Washington, d.
& +, state that Senator Allen, ter listening
20 the question of seating LIE Mantel as
senator from Montana, has gwen up all
nope and expresses his intention of gong
home." 1t may be too bad to spoil such a
| good Item OF news, hut the fact of the mat
ter is that Senator Allen has not been in
Washington during the extra session, and
informs reporter that he does not intend
to go. He has been at home In Walla
Walla attending to his law business.
An exciting runaway took place this
morning at the East End. which fortunately