The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-01
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.

ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.
holiday in this state.
Mrs. ]. H. Cradlebaugh, of Hood
River, is in town today.
The term of the county court for Sep.
tember will begin in this city next Tues
day.
; Mrs. E. c.. Price, and daughter, of
Ellensburg, Wash, are visiting relatives
and friends in the city.
Harvest is progressing very encourag-
ingly in this county, and the yield is
equal to expectation
The street commissioner has one man
at work under his charge today, and he
has kept him busy.
The weather experienced an agreeable
change yesterday, and there was less
profanity used In speaking of the heat.
Mill Greek farmers are shipping large
quantities of tomatoes to Portland. The
Dalles leads Oregon in fruit and vegeta-
.bles.
Mr. S. Blumaur, in business in this
city for many years, but lately residing
in Portland, is in the city today, shak-
ing hands with his many old friends.
Several of our sheepmen have their
hocks in the neighborhood of Mt Hood
for summer pasturage. The grass is very
good on high attitudes, and sheep are in
fine condition.
The barber shop at Hood River was
burglarized last night, and razors, clip
pers and scissors stolen. In fact, the
shop was cleaned out, and the barber's
occupation, under the circumstances, is
gone.
Mr.. R. B. Hood returned from short
visit to Portland last night. While alb
sent he purchased the complete fnrni-
ture of lodging house, which he will
offer for sale in this city about Sept Sd.
in parcels to suit purchasers.
Prof Gavin, C. Leroy Phillips and H.
Stoneman returned today from their
camping excursion on the headwaters of
Eight Mile. They had an enjoyable
time, and lived like princes on game and
fish. Mr.. Phillips will take "day off,
to deliver his orders for trout
There was one person before the |
mayoi- this morning who was charged |
with being drunk an ddisorderly, and he
was fined the sum of $40, which he paid.
This was his second offence, and the
two ''sprees" has cost him $l5, besides
the price of the stimulants.
Mr.. Max Vogt, OF this city, planted a
hop field on the banks OF Fifteen lie
creek last spring, and has an excellent
crop. We congratulate Mr.. Vogt on his
enterprise, and hope that others will
follow his example. as we believe Wasco
county is adapted to the growth of hops
We are Informed that Mr.. Milt- Morn
while working with thresh1ng machiDe
at MapinIta yesterday, had his arm caught
In the machinery someway and before the
thresher could be stopped The member
was literally torn from the body Mr.
Morris lives at Tygh, and was one of the
crew engaged ia threshing grain in that
T,
Mr.. R. B. Hood will open collateral
bank opposite Ward & Kern's stable on
Second street, and will deal in all secur-
tiles. He will bny and sell secondhand {
furniture, implements, etc His sale
days will be every Saturday from II A. |
N. to P. NJ, at which he will dispose of I
at public auction any goods placed with s
him, at small commission. t
The accident to the Regulator was not az a
serious as at first apprehended, and the Il
hole caused by collision with the pile I
was only 4 inches by l2 Four hours t
elapsed before she began 10 sink at the
stern, and by that time the passengers | {
and freight had been landed. The in b
iur, will be repaired today, and she will r
,e expected at her wharf in this city this n
evening. h
We learn from today's Oregonian that =,
asst evening A. Tilzer, druggist at :
Huntley's drug store at Oregon City. !,
vas severely burned about the face by .
he explosion of about two drachms of /
ther that he was using In filling pre- cl
cription- His clothing was also set OH NJ
ire, and it was only by great presence A
f mind that catastrophe was averted.
lr Tilzer was form erly resident of :.
The Dalles, and has many steadfast per- y
onal friends. who will deeply deplore J. y
he accident that happened to hina. y,
Under the column of News of the n
orthwest" in the Sunday Oregonian, the oil
cribbler who furnishes the ''copy" al
ays: "The Dalles editors are living tt
Ugh these days. Their method is to 90 d,
ut among the threshing crews, where d,
hey fare sumptuousiy at the cook wag- m
ns. ;" As matter of fact we do not be- vi
eve an editor in this city has been with G
threshing crews" for many years. Per- m
,nally we can say we have not been in ne
u6iu -
over quarter of a century
20. The poor fellow evidently became
liked in his locations, and used 'The
allies" when he intended Dallas. TO
The Palouse is a great country, accord
lg to the Colfax Gazette. Many won es
erful things are to be seen there. That's
hat Joseph Oakes, of Endicott, thinks, ea
nd he has good reasons for his opinion IN,
n Friday evening last his little child OF
yo or three years was missed by the
other. She finally heard the child - ss
rowing and laughing in the yard, and w.
ping out found the little one sitting ON
le ground, while twined about its neck na
nd shoulders. and partially coiled in it's 'o'
p, was an enormous rattlesnake, whose
iangular head was swaying and yibrat- az
lg about the child's face. The snake ro,
as snatched away and dispatched when
was found that the baby was entirely so,
nhurt. o.