The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-10-27

. Wasco tribe, No l6. I. o. X. NJ, vii
have = drill In the Chiefs rank this evening
at K. of 2. hall.
MIR. N. j. Anderson, of Dufur, th'
Keno correspondent of the TINES Noun
TAINEER, is in the city today.
MIR. J. B. Golt, of Wspuitia, gave us {
pleasant call this afternoon. He says the
crops are all harvested in good shape in that
locality, and the weld has been better than
was expected.
A marriage lIcen was granted yesterday
by the county clerk to s. H.. Miller and
Louisa +. Whitcomb, and, we presume by
the time this appears in print the parties
have been declared, under the laws oil Ore
gon, husband and wife.
Aud on this cloudy day, in the history of
the northwest, comes Louis Eggen, and de-
clares on oath that it Is his intention to be.
come citizen of the United States, To
this end he registers bis oath renouncIag
allegiance to the king OF Sweden.
The half-mile road west of the Ten-mile
post will be impossible in few days, and
our county court should attend to the
| matter Immediately. The fall rains washed
| out this highway, and the supervisor of the
| district should deyote his attention to the
matter Immediately.
All the legislative tickets in Colorado
| haye women candidates, and it is certain
| that number of women members will help
make the laws at the next session. About
40, 600 women have registered. What Is
that we heard once on time about the
women not wanting to vote?
Portland Sm: j. B. Long Of Amity,
formerly proprietor OF the Amity Popgun,
the Eugene BrodddEe and another populIst
paper at Albany, has made an assignment
for the benefit of his creditors. 1t is hard
times when q man with broadaxe and a
popgun can't win,
The Baker City authorities have pecu-
liar way of dealing with the demimonde |
class. Several times each year the men, |
bers of that class are rounded up by the po-
lice; and when they are arraigned IN the |
police judges court fine of $40 each is i'm
posed upon them. Last week the amount
of cash In the city treasury was increased
1920 by that means.
Several months ago considerable was
said about the swallowing OF hat pin by
child of Mr.. Charles Cannon, five miles
from Salem. On Sunday the pin was re-
moved by Drs: Smith and Byrd of Salem.
The pin was working out of the stomach,
into which an incision was made. The
pin was Just four and half inches long,
1t was discovered by protuberance on the
lett side, at first thought to be sn abcess.
Salem Statesman: Oregon bids the big
Burlington welcome. She reJoices that an
other great transcontinental road has en-
tered her borders to complete for portion
of the business and to assist in the develop
s 81 a,a rfoh |
stands ready with open arms to receive the
Chicago L Northwestern also. aud any and
all o. her great roads that may come this {
way, not excepting the Oregon Pacl6c's
eastern connecting link.
Rev. ". C. Curtis who returned this
from Grants reports that the little Q
town suffered very much from the re- /
cent highwater there being hardly build
ing in the lower town which was left on its c
original foundation, and larger percentage q
being swept away or otherwise entirely de- '
'troyed. Still the little town is up and at !
{ again New and better buildings are I
;aking the place of the old ones Every. f
body talks hopefully of the outlook.
Pendleton Tribune: It has long been '
conceded that there was necessity for /
,ranch asylum IN thrs section, aud Union T
vas the place, notwithstanding the number a
# candidates IN the field, was elected by the +
commission as the most desirable place for
he location of such institution, and at | o
Jnion the branch asylum will be located. /
And now that all distinctions to Its speedy {
obstruction have been removed, 1t is to be Ii
oped that work will commence at onte.
Developments in the express robbery in {
his city will implicate some persons IN The I
)alles who have been watching the oppor- o
unity for some time. DetecrIve have been 8
t work for several days. and they have 81
'asted no the. Arrests may be made n
ny time and the persons on whom e.
he suspicion will rest will be a surprise to
II. The detectives who came from Port. c
md have done effective service, and they s,
rmlv believe they know the guilty parties, "
nd they will be arrested today or tomorrow. m
Exchange: A retired newspaper man 81
ives this philosophical reason for quitting a
be business: "a child is born, the doctor Il
attendance get $25; the editor notes 1t Il
nd gets 0; it is chrIstened, the minister Is
cts $40; the editor writes it up and gets b
3; it marries, the minister gets another W
10; the editor gives a culumn puff and ia
sts 600; in course of time it dies, the "a
octor gets from S. TO 500; the minister Ii
ets another So; the undertaken $25 to 5000;
he editor plints an obituary and gets 0000
nd then the privilege of running free of
large a card OF thanks" and half column
'.pome." el
The Dalles is well represented by literary IL
,cietIes. There is one class consisting of il
bout fifteen members who are devotIng fo
leir time and attention to the study of :.
ngIish literature, and have chosen the a'
-ejudiced Frenchman, M. Tame. as their L
lther. Without single exception, from OF
lakespears to Shelly, this writer has never .,
,ne Justice to a single English author. The :.
her is a general literary club, and at II
,ery weekly meeting debate some public fir
lestion. Aside from the discussion there &C
an essayist and critic. These make a h.
,ry enjoyable programme. and one which y
i'll be both interesting MISUNDERSTANDING to W
e members. W