The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-26

owe. If everybody owing small debts ant
who has the money in their possession q
pay them would do 80, the would not b
so much complaint about hard times.
Mr.. Jas Fl. Fraser, the sheep king o
Grass Valley, is in the city His flock
are now at their summer pastures on tn,
foothills of Mt Adams in Klickitat
county, WASH
Freighting on the Union Pacific line il
very quiet. Some days pass with only
one or two trains leaving the depot; but
when the wheat crop begins to move
). there will be considerable activity.
It Miss Mary Bird. principal of the. high
school of San Jose, Calf. and Mrs. A. w.
: Barron, of San Francisco, are on a short VISIT
i to DIR. and Mrs. Eshelman. They are on
their way home from the Chicago exposi-
d ton.
] The river is not sufficiently low vet fol-
work to be prosecuted in the bed of the
canal at the Locks; but in few DAYS a
pump will be put in operation, and the con.
: tractors will rush matters very expedi-
r tiously.
Quite number of young men, who have
, been ENJOYING an outing near Collins Land
: ing, returned to the city last evening, and
among them were Ed NJ Wingate, Ed.
Patterson, r ]. Sinnott. A. Clarke and M.
Jameson.
The smoke that hides our beautiful
landscapes is indicative of fires in the
mountains and the ruthless destruction of
timber. THIS should be stopped, as mil
lions of feet of forest trees are DESTROYED
every year.
Mr.. John Il. Aver, manager of the New
England Building, Loan and Investment
association of Portland, has skipped
out" taking with him about $1,000 of
the company's funds. His Whereabouts
is unknown.
The Mongoh aamsel who wls srreste,l
Yesterday was discharged from custody this
morning The complaining witness mad.
himself very scarce around The d Il es, and
no testimony appearing against her she was
given her freedom.
Secretary Gresham is now earnipg 5000
year as secretary of state. He gets $50
month pension, and the infamous admins.
tration to which ne now belongs Is cutting
off the pensions of the poor fellows VINO yet
from 81 to IS per month
! Mr.. w. G. Keys. of Giham caun;y.
| drove to Three Mile 1870 heal of beef
cattle from Mayvile, arriving at Mr..
Sharp's farm Yesterday. These will iD
shipped east from r. L. Salimarsle II
Co.'S stockyardS They are in fine condl'-
tion.
The passenger trains, passing through
The city from the east. are thronged daily
with tramps. They manage TO find sit
ting room between baggage cars, and some
| ride on brake beams With all the vigi-
lance exercised by conductors and brake
men 1t seems impossible to dIslodge
them.
Our correspondent at the Locks writes
under date of yesterday that thirty-f ur
stCne cutters only were at work. Some
few of those who had been working there
had left. No drlllers working with the
cutters. 1t is not known whether any
more Of the strikers will be put to work
or not
An examination was held before Justice
Schultz yesterday afternoon, on charge
of driving horse ten miles from the
usual place of grazing. There were two
persons arrested for the crime, end after
the testimony was heard they were each
held In the sum of 5000 bail to appear
before the grand jury.
The weather is not oppressively warm
these days, and the last OF summer is rap
idly approaching TINS season has bean
remarkable one iu many particulars. A
late spring and very little summer; but the
query is, what will the winter be. The
''oldest inhabitant" has not begun to proph-
ecy yet regarding snow and Ice.
Astoriaa: Chinook salmon. are running
so numerously in the Willapa rIYer that
number of Columbia river gill-netters
have abandoned their old fishing grounds
Sllversides have begun running, and
within three weeks il is expected they
vuii ha lo - or tI,,
and McGowan's cannery, on the North
river, will begin operations.
One person very inebrIated was escorted
to the city jail last night. He was in no
condition to perambulate the sidewalks,
streets, or other place that required equi-
librium or where by posture the center OF
gravity could be determined. After a
nights sleep he was much soberer this
morning, and In more inteligent condition
to understand the nature of his offense
The Veteran Volunteer Flremen's asso.
ciatlon which holds its annual convention.
in this city beginning Sept. Attn, promises
to attract large number of visitors. There
will be tremen from all portions of Oregon
and also from some towns in Washington.
Our boys are constantly drilling with their
hose carts, and we surmise that The DalIes
will not be the last III any OF the tourna-
ments that may take place.
Mrs. Williams, of Portland, has located
the devil in man and finds him to be what
Psychologists term vermiform appendix.
This appendix performs no known office in
mans physical economy except as an oc-
casional receptacle for foreign bodies that
poduce the fatal disease, appendicitis. By
Mrs. Williams system Of religion forty
days fast exercises this devil and man lives
afr ri h.,
Salem Democrat: A gentleman recently
returned from Burns, Oregon, states that
all the applicants for the land office in that
city have withdrawn from the contest, and
no one seems to want the office of receiver
aud register The office yielded large rev.
enue, but at present not over $50 per month
can be realized by each officer. 1t will
evidently 60 begging and the Office must, in
this instance. seek the man.
Del Norte Record: Five freight teams
came over from Southern Oregon Wednes-
day, loaded with goods and returning
Thursday. Each team brought over a
load of wool. 1t begins to look like old
times to see teams coming in and taking
out freight for Southern Oregon mer-
chants. This place is their way of ship
ping goods, and we hope to see all of the
southern Oregon trade come through
here A railroad is badly needed.
Mr.. j. p Abbott, of Wapinitia, is in
town to-day. From him we learn that
the harves: on Juniper Flat and vicinity
will be better IN yield than ever before
realized. A large area of his wheat land
will cut thirty bushels 10 the acre, and
there are many other fields IN that portion
of the county will average equally well.
Harvesting is now In operation, ,and farm
ers are very busy; but they are very
much encouraged at the prospects.
W. w. Statesman: The outlook for
farmers on Eureka Flat is Frightening.
From several wheat raisers in the city to-
day it is learned that the yield is averaging
from 20 to 30 bushels OF good A No. l
wheat. Commencing to-day the market
opened and wheat is going out at the rate
of 10 to 20 cars each shipment. The price
offered on the Flat is 40C94l cents per
bushel, which is several cents higher than
offered elsewhere. VIM. Jones purchased
&c, 900 bushels at the above figure on FRI
day, and there is slight inclination for
raise IN price. 1t looks as if the farmers
will come out all right yet.
In fifteen states an alien is allowed to
vote without having been naturalized, the
law requiring simply that he should have
declared his intentions. All of the states
require an alien to haYe lived longer or
shorter time in the states. The states,
with the length of residence required to