The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-04
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From SATURDAYS Daily.

Mrs. w. Strong, of Portland, is the que.
of Mrs. B. s. Huntington in this city.
MIR. and Mrs. s. E. Bartmes., of Hoo
River, arrived in the city yesterday on th
Regulator.
MIR. Emile Schanno is attending tn
state horticultural scieety, in session a
Corvallis.
marriage license was granted by th
county clerk to-day to N. L. Peterson ant
Georgine Jensen.
Mr.. A. w. Patterson, of the Heppnel
Gazette, lassed through the city this morn
ing en- route to Portland.
The Corum place at Hood River was sole
this afternoon to Mr.. Flank Seufert fo
$4,000; administrators sale.
We received a call to-day from Mr.. E
Z. FltzPatrick, stock inspector, who is now
making tour of the county.
Yesterday, while at play Fred Hilbert, a
| boy about II years of age, fell, breaking
two bones of his left hand Dr. HollisteI
was called and attended to his injuries.
Prof. Miller, the aeronaut, made very
successful balloon ascension and parachute
Jump this afternoon. de reached an alti
tude of about 5000 feet and descended as
gracefully as possible.
The balloon ascension and parachu te
Jump attracted quite number of people
from the country. For this reason the
streets of The Dalles present; very
lively appearance this afternoon
The crushed stone on Union street makes
an excellent road bed, and after the ma
chine grinds out a sufficient quantity it
would be an excellent idea to use them up
on the thoroughfares of the county.
Neither. John DE nor Richard Roe ap
peared before the recorder this morning to
answer for misfeasauce or malteasatce. and
hls honor sat In his chair of state and
calmly discussed other matters of terres-
trial nature.
Mr.. w. J. Jeffsrs, an old resident of The
Dalies, was adjudsed insane this afternoon,
and will be taken to the asylum tomorrow.
lie is au old soldier, aged about SO years,
aud thiss will be a sad blow 90 his family
and many friends.
Mr.. Alexander P. Moore, who died at
Englewood, near Chica.o last Saturday,
was an uncle Of Mrs. F. Ii. Rowe, of this
city. MIR. Moore was pioneer of Califor-
mia, and man well and favorably known
throughout the state.
Mr.. Geo. II. Holbrook, formerly in bust.
ness in this city, but at pre- ent agent of an
eastern wholesale drug house, is in the
city. He has just returned from Crook
county, where he spent several days visit
ing his father-in law, Mr.. Lis er.
The Mcclellan brothers, of An telupe, are
in the city, They came from ScotlInd
few years ago, and engaged in the sheep
business. Success has followed their en-
deavors in this line, and they are now con.
sldered the sheep kings of Eistern Oregon.
State Printer F. C. Baker has a force of
printers at work in his office getting up the
matter ard printing the twenty third Ore
gon supreme court reports. This publIca.
tion will contain 600 pages of texts besides
the index aud titles. r G. Morrow, the
supreme court reporter, is uperIntending
the preparation OF the co2y.
A man who has just arrived from the
Gray's Harbor country gives very deplor-
able account of Grav's Harbor City. He
states that there are upwards of 100 build
ings there, but they are all deserted. A
few fishermen dwell near the shores 10 their
own rude shant;es. Some of the deserted
buildings are handsome structures, one busi-
ness block having cost upwards of $40, 900
Salem Journal: The state board met this
morning in consultation and decided to pro-
ceed at once to build the south wing of tn !.
reform school. This is the smaller section
of the new, work, and it is hoped it can be
completed befo e the permanent rains A
large force # bricklayers will be put on at
once and Contractor Hazen will push the
work as rapidly as possible.
We find the following communication in
the Albany Democrat: ITO. How
many times has the case been brought up,
it is not decided yet. and recommend you
to stop proceedings at once, you will get no
benefit from it at last and If did wrong
feel sorry. Will you forgive me, and beg |
your pardon. God bless you. If we do
not meet again on earth may we meet in
heaven. Your friend. 'tX."
Corvallis Times: Will Couch, of Albany,
who owns and operates a wood saw about
town, met with painful accident late
Tuesday afternoon He was in the act of
feeding number of small oak sticks to the
saw, when the back OF his right hand came
in contact with the saw, which ripped Its
way nearly through four OF his fingers. near
the knucRles. Two of the mutilated fingers |
were amputated by Drs. Farra aud Wilson. |
A Sacramento man has solved the wheat |
and other farm product questions. He
would have the government carry it at a |
uniform rate, as mail matter is now carried. |
Thus the farmer in Oregon could ship to
New York for the same price that the |
farmer in Ne~ York paid 1t would be a |
fine thing for railroads. however, IS it |
would increase their business immensely.
A bushel of wheat would be orth just the |
same price in any part of the United States.
The Vancouver Register says that the |
drying plants of Clark county prune grow
ers are being operated at the fullest cspa-
city, with prospects of not being able to |
care for the immense crop of the season,
which breaks all previous records 1t is es-
timated that the product of Clark county
this season will reach GOO, 900 pounds, or an
aggregate of twenty carloads, which about |
equals the consumption in Tacoma and
Seattle. The value Of the crop will be
S50, 900.
The shipment of fruit from Medford,
Oregon, between September l and Septem-
Der 20, of this year, amount to 5S5, ,440 |
pounds, or little more than twenty mine
carloads. Of this amount seventeen car
loads were pears from the orchards of j. Fl.
Stewart and Weeks & Orr The pears have
given the best of satifaction and among the
orders received was one from Tennessee,
stating that they had received some of Mr..
Stewards pears and wanted more of the
same kind.