The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-14
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Saturdays Daily.

from the stock yards of R. E. Satmarshe
Co., of this city, few days ago, 400 hea
? of beef cattle to the Chicago market.
The funeral of Walter French this fore
} noon from the residence in this city wa
, quite largely attended, notwithstanding tn
fact that there was heavy fall Of ram dur
ing the time.
Mr.. e. w. Haight, of Ferry Can, Cd,
in town to-day. He says the rain will ben
fit volunteer grain very much, ard do con,
siderable damage to wheat in shock, anC
even to that in sacks.
Mr.. E. Schanno left to-day on the stag
for Goldendale. His father-in-law, Mr.. a
Schuster is very sick at that town, and Mr.
Schanno is on visit to him. Mrs. Schann
has been with her father for several days.
The residence of MIR. Shedd S. GrIder
about two miles from Condor, was burner
last Thursday. A feather bed and pair o
blankets were all he saved from the flames
1t is supposed to have been caused by th,
disJointing OF stove pipe.
Mr.. E. Schanno sent lot of choice fruit
yesterday to the horticultural exhibit al
the worlds fair. This consisted principally
of pears, and he thinks the Hood River
apples sent to that point will be sufficient
advertisement for Wasco county in that
line.
| Mr.. S. P. Shut, editor of the Condor
Globe, left last Wednesday on visit east,
where he will spend few days at his old
home in Armstrong county, Pa, and also
stay short time at the worlds tair. Dur
ing MIR. Shuts absence Mr.. Charles Viii
Tins will superintend the columns of the
| Globe.
Owing to the serious illness of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Handy, Senator Mitchell is on his
way home from Washington. Senator
Mitchell disliked to leave Washington at
this time, but it is not probable that vote
will be taken in the senate before his re-
turn.
Programme of services at Christian
church: Sunday school at $50 A. M. Ser
mon at II o'clock; subject: 'Living Epis-
ties. I" Preaching at s O'Clock P. NJ; subject:
'Harps On the Willow S." Half hour song
service, beginng at 1880. All are cordially
invited.
Persons from Klickitat county say the
rain will do fearful damage to wheat in
that county. Farmers are not nearly
through threshing, and the grain cut has
been aid in loose piles without any cover
ing. In this condition the heavy rain to-
day will cause great injury.
The Albany Democrat says: John Vail,
the man shot at Lebanon, was alive at the
last report Yesterday he sent for lawyer
to make a statement; but refused to do so
on his arrival There is an opinion among
some there that he was shot by someone.
This makes three versions of the matter.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather there was one poor unfortunate son
of hardship and of toll who became intoxi-
Gated last night and in consequence found
lodging in the city jail. He was inter
viewed by the recorder this morning, and
was given practical evidence that he who
violates city ordinance has no royal road
on which to travel. s.-
Mr.. IL. III. Riddell returned this morning
from Baker City, where he acted as mem
Der OF board of examiners OF the Third
regiment, y. N. e., of captain eject. He
speaks In very complimentary terms of the
manner in which the board was entertained
by members of the militia. Col. Thompson
accompanied him, but on the return trip
took the tralu at Pendleton for Weston,
where he will muster IN a new company,
and alss be present at the election of Off
GERS.
This afternoon, as Mr.. A. Bettingen, sr
was coming down the cut in Union street
several large rocks disintegrated from the
bluff and fell few feet in front of him. If
either of the rocks had struck him it would
have undoubtedly killed him instantly
For long time the seams have been open
ing in the bluff on either side of the street,
and during rainy weather they are liable to
fall any time. This was fortunate es-
cape on the part of Mr.. Bettigen, as if he
had been two feet farther he would have
met his death.
Baker City Democrat: The armory was
the scene of activity and military tactics
last evening. ''F" Co. was out armed, un-
formed and equipped and the brave soldier
lads never showed off to better advantage.
The occasion was the visit here of Col. Geo.
T. Thompson, commanding Sd regiment
and Lieut.. h. q. Riddle, members of the
board of examiners of the Oregon National
Guard, for the purpose Of examining Capt.
Isidor Fuchs and Lieut.. Ellis of "F" Co.
Col Thompson and Lieut.. Riddle were met |
at the depot on their arrival on the morn
ing train by Major W. S. Bowers and es-
corred to the Hotel Warshauer, where dur
ing the afternoon the gentlemen had the
pleasure of meeting many citizens of Baker
able.
Milton Aiken was arrested Thursday and
yesterday afternoon before Justice
Schultz for burglary. The facts are that
Mr.. Aiken aud his wife rented the upper
hoor OF dwellIng.house, IN the basement
of which was stored some furniture belong
ing to parties who formerly occupied the
building. In their possession was found
certain articles which had been stored in
the lower room, and on this the warrant
was issued. Mrs. Aiken claimed that she
purchased these from a man giving the
name of jenkins, and she did not know at
the time that he was not the owner of them.
After hearing the testimony and the argu-
ment of counsel the defendant was held in
$500 bail to answer the charge, and this
amount furnished.
An exchange says they have combina-
nation machine, header and thresher, in
Whitman county, WASH. that revolution
ICES harvesting. 1t harvests wheat at the
rate of thirty acres day, leaving over 400 |
sacks of clean grain piled in punches of |
three where growing stalks stood only
few moments before. A machine to per-
form such feats belongs to the latest evolu- |
tions of inventive genius and it is claimed |
they are only two such machines in the !
Palouse. Thirty horses are required to |
draw the machine, six abreast. 1t cuts
3 swath of eighteen feet, and the cost of |
is Sl.75 per acre. The machine |
with full trimmings cost about $1,000.
While the l2-year-old son of Mrs. c. A.
Miller was driving a load of wood last |
Tuesday over the bridge near the Jake |
Richardson place one of the stringers broke |
and the team, wagon and all that was in it |
were precipitated into the creek ten feet |
below, says the Goldendale Sentinel. Mrs.
Miller was ON the load and had her baby |
in her arms. The baby fell on one of the |
horses and the struggling animal threw it |
off distance of several feet. The child |
was bruised q little but not badly. The |
mother and son escaped with scarcely a |
scratch, and SO did the team and wagon be- |
yond the breaking of one of the standards,
but the rack was broken to pieces.
From Mondays Daily. /
Mr.. Ira F. Powers, the manager of the
orphans home in Portland, was in the city |
yesterday.
Mr.. Chas. A. Ingalls,, of Boston, Mass, q
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