The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-10-13
morning train tor Portland to attend the
grand lodge IN session in that city.

morning train tor Portland to attend the
grand lodge IN session in that city.
The wheat wagons from KIickitat coupty
crowded the street yesterday in front OF
Moody's warehouse. This is of daily oc-
currence, and hardly an hour passes that
the ferry does not cross two or more teams.
The west-bound train that passed
through the city this morning had fourteen
coaches attached, and was hauled by two
locomotives. This extra number of coaches
was caused by delegations of knights of
Pythlss visiting Portland to be in attend
snce on the grand lodge.
A movement is on foot to organize liter
ary society aud debating club, in which
criticism and discussion will be had on the
SUBJECTS IN which the people are directly
Interested. A meeting fr the purpose of
organiza tion will be held at the Congrega.
tional church next Wednesday evening.
George Herral, of the firm of Herrall &
Zimmerman, propuetors of the United
States Brewing company of Portland, CON-
mitted suicide Yesterday morning in the
yard back of his residence by shooting him
self through the head. Litigation and
financial embarrassment appear to have
been the causes.
MIR. j. F. Roots residence, about nine
miles southeast of the city. burned to the
ground yesterday afternoon. TIE loss Is
estimated at $1,000 on which there was
5000 insurance. It is supposed to have
csught fire from the carelessne-s of childrea,
who started fire in the stove and then
LETT the house without a single occupant
]. 81 Hastings was arrest d ye, ,terday at
Hood River tor obtaining money under
f.lse pretenses. He drew check ON The
Dalles National bank for $5, which he
passed on James Crate. It was proved that
he had no money On deposit, and was there
fore arrested on the above barge. He was
examined before Justice Davis this after
noon.
Rev. A. Bronsgeest left on the afternoon
train for the Cascade Locks. wn.re he will
look attsr the matter of building church
in tina. town. He has two lots for build
ing purposes, one of which cost him 500
,nd the other was donated. Mr.. Otto
Keenan,. the celebrated architect, has
drafted plans. and there is no doubt the
etitice will SOON be under process of CON.
struction.
While coming down Mckay mountain
with load of freight. Henry Burchtorf
had the misfortune to upset, says the
Prlneville Reuiew Henry received some
severe cuts and bruises. by the fall, and
had his property considerably damaged in
the bargain. Truly, the lot.. of freighter
is not an easy one, when one reflects that
such accidents will happen when he is
within ten miles of home after trip of |
240 miles.
The Lakeview Examiner says: j. N
Watson, the Reno mutton buyer and all |
around hustler, was in last Friday and |
Informed US that he had just started his |
sheep on their southern drive. He has
something over $500 head, IN three bands,
and will reach Reno about the first of |
November. He originally bought 10000 |
head, aud made the summers run on
loss of little more than one per cent.
He bought some yearling wethers at 81 |
and could have got more at $l.25 but said
he didn't want them at that price. when
asked if the mutton market was looking
mp he said IL was not, because there was
a strong disposition on the part OF most
sheepmen to unload