The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-22
From Mondays Daily.

Mr.. II. c. Rooper. of Ridgeway, is in
| town to-day.
Mr.. Frederick Smith, of Stewart, Grant
county, is in the city.
Mr. NJ. q. Donnell, of Goldendale, Wash,
spent yesterday IN the city
Mr.. Geo. P. Morgan, of the Cascade
Locks, spent Yesterday IN the city.
The city marshal wishes those owning
| cows not to allow them to run at large, as
they will be impounded If found on the
streets.
Mr.. Harry Moran, a former resident of
The DaiIes. arrived in the city last night
from the Big Bend country, where he has a
large band Of cattle.
Sheriff Leslie, of Sherman county, was
pass nger-en the afternoon train to Port
land. He will be in attendance on the
sherItf's convention, which will be held in
the metropolis this week.
Ia the review case of John Stegman ys,
| G.. G. Blakely, ct al, the decision of the
county court was set aside by Judge Brad.
| shaw, and the decree was filed with the
county clerk this morning.
The scaffoId has been erected, says the
Ora Go. Neics of Thursday, the grave
outside the cemetery wall Is yawning for It's
victim, and the hand OF tate indicates thar
Calm, the murderer, will stand before a
higher tribunal on the day appointed.
Mr. J. B Magill. of wamic, brought to
the office this morning fine sample OF blue
stem wheat which surpasses anything we
have seen this season. Fall wheat, Mr..
Magill says, is in good condition, and the
late rains have wonderfully improved spring
sown grain.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. W. Phelps were passen-
gers on the east. t.bonud train yesterday
afternoon. Mrs Phelps stopped at D s.
chutes 70 visit her son, and Mr.. Peeps pro-
ceeded to Grants, from which point he will
make a tonr OF Sherman county to canvass
tor the sale OF agricultural implements.
Mr.. and Mrs H NJ BeaIl and daughters.
Misses Daisy and May. left on the after
noon t ain ye-terday tor Portland. Mrs.
Beall and daughters will 90 east and visit
the worlds tar, and Mr. Beall will proceed
to Albany to take the receivershIp of the ma.
tional bank that has lately suspended.
LAWS curious tning." said the Harvey
county Justice. as he tilted the jug "In
what war; asked the mayor. ''Well, in
this way; tried man this mornin' fer
stealin' boss. an jts' as was about to
fine him Sc and costs, the burned hoss
turned out TO be mule and knocked the
case sky nigh"
A bucket which had been used iu COM
pounding truit-spraying mixture on the
farm OF L. I Reynolds, few miles north
of Salem. was used in priming the well.
which resulted in the poisoning of Mr.. Rey-
nOids and his family Mr.. Reyno ds I.
dangerously Ill. The others drank less of
the water and were only slightly poisoned.
Saturday night one ''drunk" and one
hobo found lodgings in the city Jail, and
Sunday there was another ''Inebriate" to
Keep them company. The hobo was adj
dicted to morphine, and was sorry wreck |
! physical manhood. He would be a good |
subject for an Inebriate asylum. Recorder |
Dufur interviewed them this morning, and |
the amount in the city treasury was in
ere Ised.
The amount appropriated by V. L. Ar
rington, county treasurer OF Jackson |
county, Oregon, is reported to be S23,
OPS 81. The treasurer has resigned and the
county court has APPOINTED w. A. Frater
to fill the vacancy. HIS bondsmen will
AXE good the shortage Arlington pro-
fesses to be ignorant to wnere the money |
has gone, but 1t Is apparent he has applied /
1t to the payment of his personal debts, as
ne was Lnucu luFOlFcu WHICH nc OOOA tue
ofice.
The Pullman Tribune says: "Mr. E. j.
Nortncntt, the man who has gained so much
on account of the mammoth yield
of l0l bushels of wheat on one acre on his
farm near this city. has completed the the
,ome task of counting the grams in one
bushel. He says there are 726. 900 grains
in one bushel, graded wheat. IL is doubt
ful if the gam 10 the world will be great
enough to balance the expenditure of time
and patience required in accomplishing this
task"
This is what the Gazette says of mount
ain orchards in the vicinity of Heppner:
Joh ny Beeler reports his apple aud plum
trees loaded with fruit, fourteen miles above
h H-ppner on Willow creek. This is fully
1000 feet in elevation above Heppner.
w hIle his trees are all alive those farther
down are dead from the effects of cold
weather last winter. Two years ago he
planted out an orchard of apple trees, and
was advised that It was TOO high--trees
wouldn't grow Now while his nsiRhbors
are without trees and the prospect Of fruit
crop, he has good orchard with pretty
good chance of an abundance of fruit this
tall ana succeeding years.
A runaway team Saturday evening cre-
ated considerable excitement. The animals
ran down Third street at a break neck pace,
q ID turned the corner aud kept up Union
street at the same gait. When near his
re -idence Mr.. J. P. McInerny attempted to
stoo them, b the horses threw him down
and dragged him quite distance. Fortu
nstely ne escaped with some slight abra- !