The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-16
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From SATURDAYS Daily.

moodys warehouse Tor Antelope.
The ocean beach and camping resorts il
the mountains are deserted; but still on
streams are being whipped occasionally 70
trout.
Justice courts do not afford rich harvest
Tor reporters these DAYS, and the business
depression appears to have had its effects
on them.
The street commissioner works one soil
tary tramp on the streets. Now that th'
rock crusher is here, hoboes could bt
worked to an advantage.
The Rev j. Whistler expects to depart
Monday night for Moscow, Idaho, the seat
OF the Methodist Episcopal annual confer.
ence, to be gone about ten days.
The rain has made the roads to the in
terror in excellent condition. This comes
in good time, as very soon they will be
travelled by numerous wheat wagons.
Five carloads of caetIe were shipped from
the stockyards of K. E. Saltmsrsne & Co.
| yesterday to Troutdale, and one carload to
Portland. The latter came from Dayton,
| Wash.
The new militia company being organized
in this city is rapidly receiving ITS compile
ment of'recruits. Forty Is necessary for or
ganization, and already thIrty.seven names
have been enrolled.
Since the rain vegetation seems to have
acquired freshness only witnessed during
the spring months, and the atmosphere has
attained that clearness for which the eli
mate of Eastern Oregon is so remarkable.
Rev. w. C. and Mrs. Curtis returned last
night from a short vacation at the ocean
beach, This tour to the coast was taken
as proper celebration OF the twenty fifth
anniversary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis.
The shipments of fruit this year have
been much greater than usual Large
quantities ofmelons have been sent to Port
land and the sound. Our fruit industry is
not nearly developed. and will eventually
be source of great revenue to our orchard
lists.
The fall season for salmon opens to-mor-
row, and fishermen will try to make good
the light run during the first months of the
year. In this locality the September run is
always very small, and very few fish are
caught Some wheels IN this vicinity will
not be let down into the liver at all.
Hood River Glacier: The wind last Sat
urday caused the steamer IrmG to break
her fastenings and she drifted across the
river onto the rocks. on the Washington
side. She was quite badly damaged. The
machinery was removed md she was towed
back to this side the first of the week.
Miss Maie Enright, who has occupied
the position of ticket agent for the Union
Pacific at the depot in the city for some
time past, left for her old home in Wiscon-
sin Thursday. She was accompanied by
her mother. Her position has been very
filed by Miss Maie Atwater.
A thorough search has been made by the
neighbors of j. .. Lewis, the missing owner
At the ranch at Lost Creek bridge III Lane |
county without avail. He lived alone and |
left the house open Just as he customarily |
used it, his gun only being missing. Sui
eide is thought to have been committed.
The Bonanza mining company, recently |
oaganized with a capital stock of S10,000,-
900, have sent for milling plant which is |
to arrive soon. They will put in
a one hundred stamp mill which will be op-
Grated by the water power of Eagle creek. |
and will work about fifteen mining claims. |
They have mountain of ore which aver
ages 50 in gold to the ton.
The AImota is now In the Snake river |
trade, and made the first trip to Lewiston |
last Saturday. She has been thoroughly |
over hauled and repaired, and a new ooIier |
placed in her capable of Withstanding $50 |
pounds pressure without lining. Mr. Chas.
Dehm, the new engineer. is well known to |
our citizens and is competent as any one
in the employ of the company.
The subject for the discourse this evening
at the Christian church will be 1.-The Elev-
snth Hour Man. Who is He?" and re-
view of Col. Ingersolls graphic picture of |
Gods injustice. There will be placed a
special question box at the rear of the
church for the benefit of those who desire
to ask questions. Come and bring your
Bibles. Miss Moore will render special
solos.
Prices on wheat still continue to hang al
mighty close to the zero point. The Dalles
can do another good turn this year by max
ing ferriage free 1t is needed worse this
year than LAST Centeruiae Leader. Our
merchants have already subscribed iber
ally, and by the time the wheat crop of
Klickitat county begin to move the ferriage
across the Columbia river at this point will
be free.
Capt. N. B. Humphrey has SO far recov
cred his mental faculties as to be able to
leave the asylum every day for a few
hours, and visit the state house and other
places. His leg is healing up nicely, and
he is beginning to navigate steadily on his
,rutches. Deputy U. S. Marshall Hum
phrey, brother of the Cap, will take him
up to Albany in week or so, to remain
until he can go home.
The town of Grant was visited with two
cloud bursts last Wednesday and the coun-
,ry back of the river towards Wasco had
water spout, says the. Goldendale Sentinel.
IF the water spout was nearly equal to the
cloud bursts it must have done considerable
lamage. M. s. Jones telephoned up here
that s'6 inches" of rain had fallen at Grantsl
If so Jones must have been drowned about
,he time he sent the message, if not before.
Condor Globe: VIM. Radzom, the long
haired, hatless German of Eight Mile was
n town Monday and began suit for dam
lges against A. Liebel for malicious prose-
,ution and false imprisonment, arising out
If the recent arrest for insanity, mention Of
which was made in this paper. He has
igured out his damage at exactly $1,000,
which modest sum he has sued for, SO we
ire informed by his attorney, 81. B. Hen
tricks.
Wheat has not been received in any very
arge quantities yet, aud the last two or
hree days of rain has delayed harvesting
,ery materially. No great injury has been
lone to grain so far. and dry weather may
,e expected hereafter. Three days of rain
s something unprecedented, and has not
happened in this region for years. 1t has
cleared the atmosphere of smoke, and if no
lamage has been done to grain the showers
nave been very acceptable.
There is very little doubt that well or
yanized gang of horse thieves exists in this
county, and it seems impossible to break 1t
lp. Their haunts are known. but as soon
is an officer with warrant of arrest ap-
pears they are made aware of his actions
md effectually elude pursuit. It seems
that committee of vigllantes would be the
,nly means OF stopping their operations.
ind for the protection of property this ap-
pears to be absolutely necessary.
Astoria Budget: Not long since, band
If horses, raised on the brisk ozone and
nutritious bunch grass of Eastern Oregon,
was taken to Kentucky and sold at prices