The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-05-06
From Tuesdays Daily.

Nephews have filed gap. and given cur
| sheepmen the chance to show the world
what they can do.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Hon. Henry McGinn, of Portland, is in
the city,
A bouutitul rain fell last night, and this
morning heavy clouds obscured the heavens.
The fire department engine pumped out
| the ciStern at the corner OF Court and Sec
oDd streets this afternoon.
L. NJ. Lapointe purchased about $50 cat
tie in the neighborhood of Fossil last week,
paying $40 head all round.
Mr. ]. e. Binns, subject of Queen
Victoria, was granted papers decreeing
| him full citizen of the United States by
the county clerk TODAY.
Mr.. c. S. Miller, owner of the Monu-
mental mine in Grant county and the coal
beds in Gillian county, is IN the city
A carload of beef cattle will leaye the
stockyards today for Port Townsend.
They are destined for the mea: market of
MIR. Chas. Butler OF that city.
The Great Northern's bridge o, er the
Columbia below Wenatchce is about fin
ished or so near completed that trains viii
be able to cross 1t in a few days.
Mr.. J. Bright, an attorney of Wasco,
is IN the city. He says that the fall
wheat is not entirely destroyed, and, while
a portion of it will be worthless, there
will be large harvest of this grain.
A new device for holding a nozzle was
tested to-day by chief Fish on some of the
corner hydrants, and Il worked to
charm. With one hand the nozzle was
held in any position with the full force of
water'oE.
The mayor an d council Of Baker City
threaten to resign unless the citizens
"pungle up" their taxes. OF $4,000 due,
only $500 has been psid to the treasurer
and there is no fun in running bankrupt
corporation.
1t has been suggested by an irreliGious
person in this community that resolutions
of thanks be extended to Jupiter Pluvius
for bountiful rainfall this spring. Per-
haps the Willamette valley might second
these resolutions.
John Barrett, city editor of the Port
land Daily Telegram, has been chosen 10
deliver the address before the Laurean
aud Eutaxian literary societies, at the |
commencement exercises of the unIver- |
slty next month. Mr.. Barrett is one of
the most eloquent speakers in the state.
Mr.. James Jones. living near Fossil, was
playing ball with one of his boys last week, |
and while striking. the bat left bis hands, hit |
ting the lad in the eye, inflicting serious |
wound. At one time it was thought be |
would lose his eYesIght; but medical atten-
ton restored the same, and the boy will be |
all right in few days.
lStdtesmGn Michael Sullivan, an Irish
man from ireland, whose years number
As and whose occupation is that of ship
carpenter, IS now in the asylum for treat
ment, having been brought from Astoria
Sunday. Another arrival was Dane
named Christian Nielsen, from Hunting
ton, who is 81 years old.
Long Creek Eagle: Dennis King came up
from Monument Thursday to look after
business matters in this city. He informs
the Eagle that stockmen haye had rough
time of il in that locality this spring. A
atge per cent of the early calves were lost,
and sheepmen will not in any instance mark
over 75 per cent OF lambs.
East Oregonian: Fl. F. Day, who came
in after supplies from the Kelsay >sheep
camp in the John Day country, states that
on account of the backward weather"
not over half the lambs throughout that
section, on an average, were saved. There
were some yields of 70 and 80 per cent,
but these were exceptional.
Yakima Republic: One of the largest or
chards in the state is to be planted in the
Yakima valley next year. at which time
lO7, 900 trees will be set out. The orchard
will cover 1900 acres, and will be planted
principally with apples and prunes. although
100 acres each will be set to pszrs and
peaches and 200 acres to grapes.
A metropolitan exchange says: "Port-
land can boast OF cold, wet and disagreeable
weather, and occasionally pretty stiff old
zephyr, but she has never yet had water
spout or cloudburst." We consider "cold,
wet and disagreeable weather" nothing OF
which to boast, and regarding ''water-
spouts" or "cloudbursts," Portland enjoys
such continuous rain that the supply for
either of these is exhausted.
Mrs. Eliza Lowell Francis died Sunday
afternoon at the residence of her niece, Mrs.
Byron q. Holmes in Portland, with whom
she has made her home for a number of
years. The deceased was nearly 100 years
old. She was the wife of Major Simeon
Francis, who died twenty years ago. He
was at one time paymaster In the United
States army, and during President Lincoln's
term of office he held an important commits.
sion to the Hawaiian islands.
A Medford dispatch of April Both, says:
"Wellborn Beeson, an old and respected
pioneer of this county, died at his home
at Talent yesterday. He leaves wife and
several children. AS there were sus-
picious rumors concerning his death,
Coroner Pickel, of this place, held an IN
quest to. day. The jury, after due dellb-
Grafton, came to the conclusion that heart |
failure was the cause of his death. 1t |
Is supposed that excitement caused by a
quarrel with neIghbor brought on the
fatal attack"
Salem Journal: Last night as the prls-
oners were counted in the pen, one man
was found missing. A search was made
at once, and revealed Otto Krohn con-
cealed IN an old oven. He Is the man
x,bn affornrfo6 f0 70 his aeaana a0me