The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-03-31
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mr.. F. c. Sherrieb, Of Hood River, is il
the city.
Mrs. VIM. Shelly, of Cello, is yisitin,
friends in the city.
An unfortunate victim of uupropitiou
circumstances found his way into the city
Jail last night He was brought before tn
recorder this morning, aud was mulcted il
fine.
We hayeoaly pity for scribbler who at
tempts tomake an arch ''simile" of tn
Revolutipn, and then tries to wedge int
it the sshardy Americans" of that period il
order to make them "6t."
The man that offered rs cents per da,
wages for laboring mea>has the nomination
on the Populst ticket for the governor O
Oregon, - tze W ALA Walla Statesman
Eabofing men Of Oregon! Are you going t.
vote for such aman to better your cendi
tiony
Since Mr.. Lydeli Baker was not gener
ally known in The Dalles, we viii say he i.
nephew of Col. E. B. Baker, "the hero Of
Balls Bluff, hcuing been killed in that mem
orable battle.-The DalLcs Chronicle. The
italics are ours. Further comments unnec-
essary.
Mrs. e. Jacobsen and daughter returned
last night from Tacoma, Wash. where Mrs
Jacobsen has been visiting her parents.
She was accompanied from Portland by
Mrs. Nickel, who will be her guest in
this city. e
Hillsboro Independent: Wool is a fe.-
tilizer. This fact now that the staple is SO
cheap is being experimentally tested on the
farm of William bay, near here. A sh ep
that has the run of the strawstacks there
got few bandfulls of wheat lodged in his
coat. This has sprouted out and is now
grown to green tuft from his back.
1t is estimated that the amount of reven-
ne which the tariff bill reported by the SEN
ate will raise will amount to almost $751;
600, 600. This is a reduction of $l3 900 900
from the estimates in the first bill reported
to the committee. As the bill stands, if
the estimate is correct, it will produce
$50, 200, 600 more revenue than needed.
Our attention has been called to the fact
that some of the large plate-g,ass windows
in the store buildings on Second street
have been marked by some instrument, and
broken. As this glass is very costly, such
mischief is very malicious and reprehens-
ible. Whoever the guilty parties are
should be punished.
The Kansas Commoner, Populist news
paper of the sunfcwer state, appears to be
in harmony with the sentiment of some of
the Oregon brethren. In recent issue it
boldly declared: ''If Secretary Carlisle
decides to make another issue Of $50.
600 of gold bonds. not 100000 but l,000,-
600 men, should 20 to Washington, not
with paper petition, but with Winches-
ters." iese--
Prosser Falls has a unique advertisement
in the shape of big sign board 80 feet ling
by 10 feet high. standing so that it can be
Sc. n from the railroad, and upon it the fol-
lowing in big black letters appears: "Thus
saith the Lord. Make this valley full of |
bitches. Ye shall not see rain, neither |
shall ye see mud; yet the valley shall be
filed with water. that ye, your animals and |
your beasts may drink. I'll. Kings, iii.
l6.
The waseo Ne,cs says: From J. M
a prominent attorney of The
Dalles, we learn that Hen. F. p. Mays,
formerly of that place, mas decided to ac-
,ept the nomination for attorney.general
VI. MAYS held . government Office during
darrlson's administration, and was ahont
he only one who was not implicated in the
ecent smuggling cases. He is we'll and
svorably known in Sherman county, and
rould doubtless poll a large vote. regardless
{ party.
The ninth annual convention of the Ore
on State Sunday School Association viii