The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-02-10
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From Saturday Is Daily.


Albany Herald: Monday an empluye Of
the wooden mill, while intoxicated, fell head
first sixty feet through the wool spout into
the refuse matter at the bottom. He was
uninjured, but presented spectacle not
often seen.
Methodist Episcopal church-Preachlng
by the pastor at ii A. M, followed by the
administration of the Lords Supper:
preaching at 7:30 by the Rev. R. c. Moter,
presiding elder; love feast at 10 A M All
other services as usual. A cordial welcome
to all.
In the grocery of Mr.. Fl. II. Campbell
are several boxes of prunes grown In this
vicinity, and dried by Mr.. c. E. Chrisman,
by his new patent process. They are fine
fruit and preserved in excellent shape for
family use. He has dried l6, 265 pounds
this season, and has had remarkable success
The weight of cattle can, of course, only
be told exactly by the scales; but reason
able approximation may be reached by the
girth. measuring a short distance back of
the fore legs. A girth of five feet indicates
weight of $50 to $50 pounds. according to
form and fairness; adding 25 pounds for
each additional inch of girth measure, un.
til six feet is reached, and fifty pounds for
each additional inch over six feet.
Mr.. Geo. Krause received letter yester-
day from Mr.. Leslie Butler, who is now re-
siding at Lecompton, Kansas, in which it
was stated that two days previous the ther.
mometer had changed from 20 degrees
above zero to 20 below. and this change &C.
CURED within twenty four be urs. I his is
q good country from which to emigrate
and Oregon is good sta in which to emf
crate. The thermometer has ranged lower
than 81 above this winter.
Salem Democrat: The state printing of
flee is now engaged in getting out Mrs.
Frances Fuller Victor's book, ''The Early
Indian Wars of Oregon" the publication OF
which was authorlztd d by the last legislative
assembly. 1t will make book of some 400
octave pages besides the roster of names
that are to accompany it but which haye
not yet been sent to the printer. Possibly
a third of it is already printed. Mrs. Vic
tor Is here to read her proofs.
Mr.. W. W. Little, of Wapinitia, gave Us
an agreeable call to-day. He says the wiz
ter has been very mild IN that vicinity, and
cattle are in good flesh The ground is
thoroughly saturated with moisture, aud no
fear need be entertained of a crop failure
next season: Fully three times as u:h
grain will be planted this year than ther.
was last year on juniper hat. Mr.. Little says
he knows where one hundred acres of sod |
have been plowed in one place.
A move is on foot to hold an int rstate |
fair at Tacoma, WASH, within the next few |
months. An invitation has been mt by |
the governor of Washington to the govern
ors OF the five northwest states-Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, Alaska and British Co.
lumbia, inviting them to unite with the
state of Washington. in collecting and pre-
senting to the public, an exhibition of the
natural resources of these states Each
state will maintain separate exhibit, rep
her own resources.
This good story of early days from the
columns of the Walla Wa la Union-Jou,nai:
)ne of the ways of trying to get China
nan to tell the truth is to swear him by the
lood of chicken which is beheaded in his |
resence in the court room. Every time |
hinamen is sworn a fresh chicken mu.t be |
illed, as two of them will not swear by
le blood of the same bird. In the good !
ID times, when Bill Horton was chief jus
ce of Walls Walla, chickens w re so
arce as to readily sell for six tits each.
ne day Chinese case was tried before {
lstice Horton and several witnesses swo: |