The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-07-28
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From wednesdays Daily.


Walla.
Mr. John Graf, who was formerly IL
the employ of Capt. A, Ad. Keller, CAV
us a call yeste day afternoon.
Large quantities of the wool in thi
citv have been baled, and in this shap'
the product is more convenient for ship
ment.
The usual number of our residents are
absent at summer resorts, and are no
expected to return until the 1st. of Sep
tember.
Captain Foster brought load of pIle'
early this morning to the city. and thu
pile-driver has been at worK all day OIL
the Mill creek bridge.
The visiting Red Men, who came to th'
city last night on the boat to organic
Wasco tribe, left on the Regulator this
morning for Portland.
The receipts of wool at Moody's ware
house have been quite heavy during the
past month, and wheat will begin to be
hauled to market in a few days.
Harper's for August has been received
by Mr.. M. L. Nolan,at his postoffice news
depot This is the first of the periodicals
received, and is up 10 its usual excellence
The first through passenger train from
the east since May 2Sth arrived in The
city at 9 o'clock this morning. 1t had a
full passenger list with Pullman coach
attached.
The discharged uavvies are keeping
the police force busy making arrests
Fifteen were placed in the cooler Yester
da,, and there will be nearly the same
number today.
When the city Jail was emptied this
morning there was quite an array of Of
tenders before his honor, the recorder,
and Mr. Dufur fined each one $5, which
they will work out on the streets.
Among the arrivals by the eastern
passenger train this morning there was
lady member of the Salvation Army
These religionists have established bar
racks, and hold meetings every night.
Prof. Falb's earthquake that is to de-
.stroy New York city and make things
lively In California is near at hand. As
the cyclones and strikes have come about
son time we need to keep sharp look out.
The following deed was filed tor rec
ord with the county clerk yesterday
afternoon: Samuel Hutchinson TO John
T Busklrk; s hf of ne or and the hf
of NV or sec IL, tp n, east; $400.
The Rosnena is in the middle river near
Mosier; but it is stated that the little
craft cannot accomplish much as a sup
ply boat. 1t is not large enough to haul
piles, and for this reason river barges
are employed.
The prisoners in the city Jail refuse be-
ing fed on bread and water. and prefer
work and hearty diet. Today there are
q large number of them making them
selves useful to the community cleaning
the thoroughfares.
An Astoria paper says shark has been
seen there with two rows of teeth
twenty-five feet long and hide on him
Ike an alligator" Pretty long teeth
those for even aD Astoria shark. Wonder
what the reporter had been drinking.
The road bed at Columbus rock, since
it has been reconstructed, is said to be
In excellent condition. Instead of the
bridge at that point, the bluff has been
blasted cut and the place filled in. The
first tram since The flood passed over it
last night.
The Inland Star returned from her trip
to the Locks last night. She took down
ten passengers, and made the trip in
good time. Coming up yesterday the
river was very rough, and the Stnr
proved herself very seaworthy.
We received an agreeable call today
from Mr.. John G. Hudson, of Warmic.
He says farmers are busy harvesting
crops, and the yield is very good. Far
mers in that portion of the country are
happy and contented.
Harvest has begun in this county, and
for several days past headers have been
in operation. The crops on the elevated
land on Tygh ridge are later than those
in other portions, and it will be some
days before grain will be harvested there
The man Schupert, who broke the
windows in the Umatilla House last
evening, was brought before Recorder
Dufur this morning, and for this offense
OF disorderly conduct was fined $50 and
sentenced to thirty days in the city Jail
A banquet was given the great chiefs
and newly initiated Red Men last night
at Branner's restaurant. The repast was
all that could be desired, and served to
revive the chiefs, warriors and hunters
after their arduous tolls around the
council fire.
The Salem Statesman pointedly says i:
There should be no pardons at all out
of the penitentiary, The whole system
should be done away with. A danger
GUS criminal should no more be turned
loose upon society from the penitentiary
than dangerous lunatic from the asy-
lum."
The Northern Pacific railroad com
pany offers reward of $1,000 for evi
dence sufficient to secure the conviction
OF any person or persons who set fire to
and burn bridges or other property, or
who tanper with the tracks, switches or
bridges Tor the purpose of wrecking
trains.
Last evening, about s O'Clock, there
were double attractions for our citizens
on the corner OF Second and Court. On
one side was The Salvation army holding
services and on the other q photograph.
Both h ID several people around them, but
f1nall. the Salvation army was victorious,
and claimed the undivided attention of
the crowd.
ElleDsburgh Register. The Kittitas
valley will furnish employment to hun
dreds of men and teams the coming fall
and winter. The canal work will be the
means of additional employment, and
bring large number of people here
The harvest is larger than ever before
and will take large force to handle it.
With this in view the prospects for husi-
ness this fall are exceedingly good.
A man named Schupert, one of the
Coxeyites imprisoned in Idaho, arrived
in the city yesterday, and having a pass
on the Union Pacific thought he could
use it on the ID. P & A. N. Co, He ap-
piled to the telegraph operator of the
w. U. T. Co. at the Umatila House for
redress, and was told that he could not
help him. At this Schupert became an
cry, and told the operator that if be
could not procure him pass he must
take the consequences Going outside
the hotel he toox a chair and broke five
of the large panes of glasses in the win
dows in the front before he was arrested. .
This strange and malicious freak on his
part can only be accounted for on his
part that he was bent on meschief.
From Thursday Daily.
1t appears like clvIiization to again have
daily communication with the east.
The bridge acrtss Mill creek will be
finished for the passage Of Trains tomorrow
The Powder River stables built In 1865
were destroyed by fire In Baker City, Tues
day.
Mrs. VIM. Kelly. Of Portland, wife of the
foreman of the ZINES MorNFAINEER, ar
lived in this city last night.