The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-04-21
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.


From Wednesdays Daily.
Fall grain is in better condition in thu
county than for number of years past
Volunteer wheat is also in good con
dition.
The Oreqonian of Portland, the Post-in
telioencer of Seattle and the Reriew o.
Spokane, the hree leading papers oi
their respective cities, are getting ready
to put in type-sett1ng or type-makine
machines like those used by the Salem
Statesman.
Mr.. Geo. Nolin of Dufur, gave us a
pleasant call today. The farmers in
that locality are plowing and seeding,
and more grain will be planted this sea.
son than last. Roads are in good con-
dition, better than they have been at
any time during the Sc son.
The fremen on the Unien Pacific night
boat struck Sunday against reduction
in wages from $40 to $35 per month, says
the Astorian. Their places were promptly
filled, and aside from the green hands
burning three or four cords of wood per
day more than the old hands, all IS serene.
During Thursday night two men broke
into N. Anderson,s saloon by forcing
the door open with board used as a
battering ram, says the Fossil Journal.
They stole quantity of whiskey and
half dozen bottles Of champagne, and
left the imprint of their boots on the
damp cellar floor. No arrests have been
made yet.
Pendleton Tribune: An Indian named
Joseph was severely damaged last Satur-
day evening while returning from Pendle-
ton TO his home on the reservation. The
attack is supposed to have been made by
some of his companions who were slight
ly un.er the influence of strong drink.
DR.. PilkIpgton ls attending the wounied
man and states that it is doubtful II he
will recover.
Bert Conkling. boy about 4 years
of age, while attempting to get on disc
harrow yesterday afternoon was thrown
under it and his left leg badly lacerated.
This happened at Nansene, and the boy
was brought to town last evening The
doctor, we are informed, inserted ten
stitches in the limb before the wound |
was closed, and the boy is resting as |
easily as could be expected.
Ten carloads of cattle were shipped |
from R. E. Saltmarshe & Co.'s stock |
yards last evening for Troutdale. These
were consigned to the American Dressed
Meat Co and were in good flesh The
cattle market is expected to be quite
lively in short time, as farmers will be
driving their livestock from the range
and selling them for beef, and there are
numerous herds on the bunch-grass hills
of Eastern Oregon.
Notwithstanding the fact that the city
fail is open to the public, hoboes and in
ebriates do not enjoy license. There
were several yesterday in charge of the
street commissioner, who gave them ex
ercise on TIE streets. The city Jail is a
good place for these gentlemen of leisure
to be housed, and while they prefer
from town to town instead
of joining the army of the Commonweal
they must be satisfied with their treat
ment.
The Democratic state convention
which has been in session at Astoria this
week adjourned at noon today. This
afternoon the members of the convention
we're given an excursion to the jetty, !
md they will leave tonight for their
homes. The convention has been haT-
nonious one and the ticket gives salts
action, but the platform is not such as the Q
prominent opposers of Cleveland would =
nave endorsed.
A San Francisco merchant has brought |
\ suit against his wife for divorce on the =
ground that she bleaches her hair. She
changed il from nut brown to canary
color, ard the complaint says: "As =
of this artificial color she q
las been obliged to paint her face and Sc =
cure an artificial complexion in contrast =
With The artificial color of her hair. The =
has given her glddY, fast .
md sporty appearance" The decision OF ;.
he court will be awaited with interest. =. :.
Fossil Joxrnal: Harry Clay returned ii
his week from a trip through Grant and Ii
Irook counties with J. M. Boardman, of ft
dontana, in search of bee. cattle for the
after Mr.. Boardman bought 1000 head !,
f one and two-year-old steers in those r
ounties, at So and sl3, the cattle to be !.
at Walluls or Pendleton. Mr.. ID
LAY intends shipping ira load of "
heep to Chicago about June 1st. j W. /,
Blake has sheared his shipment of sheep 1t
nd expects to put them on the market h
ONE day next week. IL
The water in Birch and Mckay creeks Sc
oes not seem to have fallen any for two Il
7eeks, says the Pendleton Tribune. One Il
ridge on Mckay was washed out and II
he place is now dangerous to cross.
.ee's crossing, on Birch creek, is also
npassable. Two women and child o,
tempted to cross there last week in c:
7agon and came very near being taken 81
own the stream. From the amount of as
now in the mountains at present there is
, not much hope OF the water subsid- e,
1g. The Umatilla is not so high as it A
Tas, but is still somewhat swollen. ga
The Democratic ticket nominated at u
lstoria yesterday IS as follows: For ~ ~
oyernor, William Galloway, of YamhIll /; u
DR. secretary of STATE, Charles Nickel, of l
ackson; treasurer, Thomas L. Davidson, a.
f Marion; supreme judge, A. y. Bennett,
Wasco; attorney general, w. 81.
Iolmes, of Marion; superintendent of
ublic instruction, D, Y. s. Reid, OF Lane;
tate printer, Captain John O'Brien, o =,
congressman. first district, u
Z. Weatherford, of Albany, second
district, ]. Fl. Raley, of tt
Tmatilla The nominations for this dis
'Ict we're given in the dispatches yester- B
ay. it