The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-14
From fridays Daily.
There is one U. S prisoner in the
county Jail for selling liquor to Indians


county Jail for selling liquor to Indians.
Miss Edna Helm, of Nanseue, is In the
city. She will leave for Portland in the
morning.
The business houses of the city closed
this afternoon to allow all employees to at
tend the fair.
The weather this fall has been phenom-
email, and more rain has fallen than for sew.
eral years past.
Mr.. G. E. Bayard returned this morning
from attending the grand lodge knights of
Pythias, at Heppner.
Mr.. NJ. Reinig, business man of The
Dailes from 1859 to 1866. but now of Hell
ena, Mont, is in the city visiting friends.
To-day is children's day at the fair. The
public schools have been given a vacation,
and there will be large attendance of
children on the grounds.
Mr.. Gropper, of Stevenson, Wash,
lost 81 cords of wood during the recent
heavy rains. These wore forced out of
the boom and drifted down the river.
The grand lodge, Knights of Pythlas of
Oregon, which adjourned last night at Hep
pner, shows wonderful increase in MEM
bership, and the prospects of the order were
never brighter.
Mr.. h 81. Riddell welded the pencil
during the editors absence at the grand
lodge, K. Of P, at Heppner. Any improv-
ment in the columns OF the paper during
that time must be credited to him.
A person just arrived from Sherman
county says that threshing is only two
thirds finished, and there is considerable
grain yet to be cut. The wet weather
has damaged wheat to great extent.
Some members of the grand lodge, K of
p, returning from Heppner this morning,
went down on the Regulator to Portland.
They wanted to view the scenery of the
Columbia river. and the trip on the cars
would not afford the opportunity.
Justice Schultz has had three days trial
OF civil case before him. The issue has
been joined. and the contest Is now on the
sufficlency OF the pleadlngs, anu whether
new matter can be alleged after a succincs
denial of the allegations In the complaint.
The pasturage on the hills is in very
excellent condition, and this is encouraging.
Wool has not realized any appreciable
price, and wheat is very low; but people
must eat you know, and juicy beefsteaks
will aways command good figure in every
market.
A happy crowd of Knights of Pythias
passed down the road this morning frJm
the grand lodge recently In session at Hep
pner. They were escorted to the train last
night by the brass band, and left the city
of Morrow county with the>,moss kindly
feelings towards its residents.
Mr.. Alfred Allen, of Prineville, is in the
city. He drove to Three Mile $50 head of
beef cattle, which he will ship east from
the stockyards of Mr.. r. K. Saltmarshe &
Co., of this city. During the summer
Omaha has been found to be a good market
for cattle, and there are constant shipments
to that point.
In boring an artssian well at Pullman,
Wash, the other day. three foot vein of
coal was struck. The product is pro-
nounced, by those who know, to be of
high grade and well worth going after.
The vein was struck at depth of only 60
feet, 10 feet above artesian water. There
Is now strong talk of organizing company
to go alter the coal.
leveI.headed editor of an exchange
penned The following: ''My friend, do not
speak slightly of that man with the bat
tered hat and tlme-worn clothes. He is
probably the editor of the home paper,
while the man with the silk hat and well
brushed clothes that passes him 'on the
other side Is the delinquent subscriber.
Appearances are often misleading"
Moro Observer: J. M. Johns, editor of
the Arlington Record. was united In mar
riage with Mrs. Margaret Biggs, of LIE
Roy, Michigan at Arlington on the End
INST, by s. G. Hawson, justice of the peace.
Forty years ago they were lovers, but fate
decreed that they should wait nearly half
century before tying the hymeneal knot.
We wish them Joy and happiness ad
iibitam.
Observer: Sheriff Leslie started for Sa-
lem Monday with Thos. Gilbert, the man
who was convicted of the crime of larceny
in dwelling. and sentenced last week by
Judge Bradshaw to two years IN the peni-
tentiary. Gilbert is the first prisoner to go
to the "pen" from Sherman county, but as
he was only transient who happened to be
passing through at the time he committed
the offense. Sherman county disclains all
connection with him by virtue of citizen.
ship.
The Independence Vest Side editor says
of the state editorial association: "Forty
hundred and forty ate at the banquet. The
hangers on in journalism are the ones who
make our annual meetings such a farce.
Next year let no badges be given to those
who do not attend the meetings. The
number OF editors may be less, but the pro-
fession will be more honorable" In refer
ence to this, the Albany Democrat says:
The men who make themselves the most
conspicuous at the meetings of the assocla.
ton are about as much editor as a Yaquina
Bay clam.
Yesterday afternoon, at Nausene, while
Mr.. VIM. Robinson was driving the horses
attached to the machinery which propelled
a threshing machine, Portuguese Louis ap-
preached him in threatening attitude,
and ieyelled his revolver at him. He was
about to shoot when young man named
HadleY, who was standing close, struck
the weapon, beating it down towards the
ground. This caused its discharge, the
ball passing down the leg of young Hadley's
pantaloobs, but iLficting no wound. Mr..
Robinson has rented the farm from Louis,
and it is presumed there was some trouble