The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-01

Our base ballists are drilling every day.
Mr.. w. Kelsay, of Antelope, is in tt
city.
Mr.. J. P. Van Houten, of Hay Greek,
in town to day.
Mr.. James Kelly, of Kingsley. IS regi:
tered at the UmatIlla House.
Mr.. j. H. Cradlebaugh, of the Hoo
River Glacier, is in town to-day.
A carload of cattle left the stockyards' {
R. E SaltmaIshe & Co. this morning fc
Portland
Marriage license was granted to-day b
the county clerk to Lewis c. Hennaghal
and Amy Batty.
The street commissioner has begun wa
on thistles and will continue until vacan
lots are cleared OF these pests
Notwithstanding the fact that the gentl
zephyr bloweth every dav the streets ar,
~ept in good condition by the stree
| sprinkler.
| Harvest will be much later this year thar
formerly, and spring grain in some localitie.
IS not over three inches high. The colo
spring has made vegetation very backward
Mrs. J. M. Patterson and two children
| arrived home on the afternoon train from a
months visit to Salem. She was accom-
panied by Miss Van Wagner, of the capital
city.
The many friends of the old pioneer, Col.
James Fulton, will be glad to learn that he
has SO far recovered from his illness, as to be
around. He is now II years old, and came
to Oregon In early days.
Rev. A. Bronsgeest will hold services at
the Cascade Locks next Sunday morning at
o'clock. Services will be held in st.
Peters Catholic church IN this city at the
usual hours next Sunday.
News from the rock crusher ordered by
the city has Teen received, and 1t is ex
pected to ar I've about the 1st of July. Its
capacity is several tons day, and it will
break rock from the size OF a chestnut to
two inches in diameter.
At the Methodist Episcopal church, Sun
day July 2d a5 o'clock M, the pastor,
Rev. j. Whiser, will delIyer a nation ad.
lress. 'The Duty of the Citizen Toward the
State, Jer. 1927 A general and cordial
invitation Is g ven to citizens, to military
and civic orgauiz ,tlonr.
Heppner Gazette: Word came in Satur.
day announcing the death of Johnny Welch,
who suffered from broken leg recently
The fracture was bad one and last Friday
had to be res 1rted to, from
which the patient never rallied. Johnny
was well liked IN Grant county and else
where where he was known. He was in
Heppner not very long ago for freight.
Salem Statesman: Mr.. and Mrs. q W.
Wassen OF Harrison institute, are in 1iaho
aud will soon return with twenty five In
dian lads and lassles Tor the training school,
These young people will come from LapwaI,
southeast of Lewiston MISS
Fletcher, as government agent at Lapwai
mas done great work among those savages and
the sending of TINS class TO the Chemawa
school,
Mr.. Robert Kelly, of Kingsley, is In
town to day. He says the weather con-
rInues cold on Tygn Ridge, with frost nearly
every night. The season is fully a month
later than formerly, and grain is not nearly
A party visited XII g,ley during
the past few days, VINO had come over the
Cascade mountains, and he said there were
about ten miles of snow on the road.
A particularly aggravated case of the
gambling mama has recently teen disclosed
at Les Angeles. Mrs A. Wiley, society
woman. formerly Of Seattle, became infat-
uated with ChIuese ottery. and to provide
herself with money to play the game,
bought sewing machines and furniture upon
the lnstallment plan and r. sold them for cash.
Sne also lost $1,000 belonging to her hus-
band. For months she squandered an aver.
age of $40 day on the Cninese enticement,
and within that time the highest prize
awarded her was 81 A warrant was finally
issued for her arrest, and she hurriedly left |
he city and her whereabouts remain un-
known. M
An exchange contributes the following |
interesting bit of history: The first ele- |
pnant on exhibition in New England, and |
,aid to nave been tine first In the United |
States, was killed In 1917 at Alfred i'll the |
state OF Maine, about one mile west from |
The village, IN piece of woods on the old |
post road leading to Dover. N. HI. A man
Nv the name of DAVIS had an alteration |
with the proprietor of the menagerie the |
Jay previous, while on exhibition at Alfred, |
md sought revenge bv shooting the eie-
ohsnt. The affair caused great sensation
1t the time throughout New England. The
;ulprIt, Davis, was subsequently app e
lended. but for some cause escaped the pun
shment he so justly deserved tor the com
MISSION of the dastardly act. The locality |
s known and pointed out to this day as the
pot "where the elephant was killed" II |
8 said several citizens have in contempla
ION the erection of monument or tablet
or the purpose of commemorating the spot