The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-29
From MONDAYS Daily

Mr.. Thos. Batty, of Wapinitia, is in
town today.
A load of smoked sturgeon was disposed
of at good figures today.
Judge Bennett returned Saturday even
ing from attending court at Condor.
E. M. Dudley, of st. Paul, MINI is
registered at the Unatilla House.
W. D. Armsworthy and wife. of Wssco
are registered at the Umatila House.
Geo. J. Foster. A. w. Regner, j. P.
Hayden, L. Hayes, E A. Taylor and III.
Collins, of Portland were in the city yester-
day.
Mr.. j. A. Waddle. grand chancellor of
tbs KDighus of Pythias of Oregon, arrived
in the city on the midnight train. He will
pay Friendship lodge an official visit this
evening.
Notwithstanding the large amount of
wool and wheat that have been hauled over
the roads in this country they are still in
fair condition. The late rain had very
beneficial effect on them.
James McGegee was arrested Yesterday
for selling liquor to Indians by Deputy u
5. Marshal Hal. French. He was caught
in the act, and taken before the U s. COM
missioner and bound over to the u s.
district court the SUM of 5000.
Judge Bradshaw arrived home from Con-
den in Gillian county Friday evening He
says the amount of grain har, ested in that
county this year is wonderful. and at every
station alo e the line of the road wheat
is pIliug up in very large quantities.
MISS Ruth Cooper, of this city, received
the appointment of teacher at Klamath res.
ervation to begin term of scheol on Oct.
ober l,t. She has been teaching at Warm
Sprin Ss reservation, and has been tlans.
ferred from there to Southern Oregon.
Mr.. Geo. Thompson. a passenger on the
west bound train near UmatIla fell from
coach Yesterday afternoon striking his head
and receiving severe cut in the forehead
about two inches long. He was brought to
the city and DIR. Sutherland attended to his
injuries
JEFF Dsvis, the strongest of all the Neah
bay Indians and a noted wrestler, was
killed while hunting recently, his slayer
claiming to haye mistaken him for bear |
Davis wis b eakinridge ssrt of a man,
and some of the Indians say he was too |
familiar with his slayer's wife.
Not many weeks ago John McManus and
Miss Waggoner were maried in a Harvey
valley hay field IN blaze of sunlight, and
now 1t appears. though not OF official record,
hat their only We l6ing presents consisted
of three tons of hay, two hay knives, hay
rack and scythe.
Mr.. W. A. Maxwell, editor of the
3oldendale Sentinel gave US paternal call
his morning He says the prospects for a
,rand Republican victory this fall are very
,rIght. The Sentinel IS the oldeet Republi-
an paper in the country, and has always
the ticket.
In the treasure-room of the maharaiah |
f Barnda is stored a carpet which cost
i ZOO, 600. 1t is only 10 by six feet IN
re. but is woven f:om strings OF pure
earls, with center and corner circle of
;amonds. 1t took three years to make it
I'd was intended as gift to q certain
beauty.
A party of prospectors are sinking TO-
1ards bedrock mp near the head of the
fumbolt ditch, SAYS the Grant County
1etos. seeking the original gold channel of I
anvon creek which was lost about a mile
Glow there. Should they find the lead we !;
'av expect lively times on upper Canyon |,
.eek.
The remains of the late James A. Varney,
i'll arrive IN this city this evening, from a
skland, Oregon. A short service will BE- t
cid at the Congregational church tomorrow n
tuesday, morning at 10 o'clock. The in t
rment will be in the g. A r cemetery, c
1der the auspiees of that order Immediately t.
ter the service, Il
Mr.. G. W Stone found the skeleton of &
man near his fish wheel this morning that
I'd been disturbed IN its resting place by e
e waves of the Columbia. It had eyi- l.
.ntly been buried for long time, as the D
mes had become bleached bv the action t
time. The remains are supposed to be W
ose of an 1n1ian. as there were rude i'm 4
ements scattered around the bones. fc
Upwards of 100 head of big horses and ct
ules raised quite dust as they Travelled IN
rough town Sunday last, says the Fossil | al
urndl They belonged to d. W. Small. e'
10 assisted by Dumber of cowboys, was sa
living them from Spokane to Fort Bragg, ca
lifornia, where Mr.. Small has contract W
the new railroad that Mr. G. W. Hunt
about to build IN the Golden State. W
evening Charles Lon, who al
d been herding sheep for Brogan, met 81
IN a serious accident IN Antelope, says en-
, Fossil Journal. He was in the act of G.
when bis horse started to run. tn
ore his foot was out of the stirrup. He ct
$ dragged about $50 yards, and kicked ] tn