The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-12-08


ness. He is now alb e to sit up in hi
room, and his many friends at Dufur al
hopeful that in II few days he will b
able to be around.
The public school at Dufur is YER
largely attended this year. There is a
average daily attendance of over 10C
The-citizens are canvassing the subjec
of building a new schoo house to ac
commodate the pupils.
Ii an additional argument for the re
strIction of Immigration were needed it i
furnished by the figures of The last fisca
years of age, out of a total immigration
of 2s5. .63l, could neither read nor write
By reason of the engine, attached t,
the freight train on which was the Uncl,
Toms Cabin Company, being wrecked a
city until late this afternoon; but this will
not interfere with the performance thl.
evening.
There was shooting match at Duful
on Thanksgiving day, and the nimrods
of our neighboring town had an oppOr
tunity to display their skill with rifles
and shotguns. Fred Frazier carried of
the medal fer the best rifle shot, and
ITALY" Vanderpool the best with the
shotgun.
1T. Welch, the section foreman at
Pasco, while sitting in Gray & Parkin-
sons saloon in Pasco Monday afternoon
suddenly drew revolver and putting it
to his eye fired. The entire top Of his
head was blown off by the discharge.
Welch had been drinking heavily for
the past two or three weeks.
brated at PrinevIlle November 9Th, being
Eliza Wigle. The groom is a native OF
Lane county. The bride was born IN
Crook in Crook comfy (then Wasco) and
Is granddaughter, through her mother,
of Rev. Spaulding, the pioneer mission
ary.
Last Monday the city election was held
IN Pendletou, and there were 614 votes
cast The following were the successful
candidates: Mayor, T. q. Taylor; mar
shal, 7. j. Means; recorder, George X.
Lash; treasurer, Harry Blckers; council
men, Il. FlickInger, c. j. Whitaker and
G. f. CeleswOrtby.
This evening at the regular meeting of
WascO tribe, No IL, l. O. r. M, there
will be election of officers for the ensuing
term, and full attendance of members
is requested. There are sew raj pale
faces in the forest, who are waiting To be
adopted into the tribe, and the adoption
rank will also be conferred.
The election at Hood River yesterday
resulted in the adoption of the charter
and the election of the fol owing city
officers: ayor, G w Wolfard; recorder,
CP Head marshal, E S Olinger; treas
urer, M Fl Nickelsen councilman-S E
Bartmess, F II Button, j E Rand, j w
Watt. o b Hartley and L E Morse. The
vote for incorporation stood 49 for and
35 against.
The farmers of Pullman and vicinity
are holding their wheat and despite the
recent furry in the market believe in
the advance of price. Flax will be largely
sown for next fall in that section be-
cause the ranchers can contract now for
$l.O5. There has been constant de
mand for some years past, and there
seems no possibility of taking chances
on the price when contracted almost
year ahead, if the yield compares with
that of other years in Washington.
Col. E. +. Brown, of Dayton, Ohio,
government inspector, on Saturday last
inspected the Oregon Soldiers Home at
Roseburg. He found it in first class
shape, and highly complimented the
man agement. That Institution is now
crowded to its utmost capacity. and
many deserving veterans are unable to
enter it for the lack of room. The in
coming legislature will he requested to
provide funds for the erection of an adj
dition to the building.
Goe of our best sportsmen. Mr. Willard
Vanderpool, of Dufur, recently imported
an extra fine Eagllsh pointer, of which
he is very proud, and justly so. Meeting
a matter of fact old farmer few days
ago the old gentleman noticed the dog
and remarked: "By Gosbl I've got to
have that pup, for when it comes to
varminf-dog l wouldn't give the whole
business for great, big ornary hound"
Van says but very little about his thor
oughbred since.
dispatchwas published, dated Port
land, December LIST, that the Oregonian
had been sold to an eastern syndicate, and
Yesterdays Oregonian published the i0l
lowing: ''The Oregonian has not been
sold, has not been offered for sale, will
not be offered for sale; there has been no
change IN the personnel of the O-egenian
Publishing Company or ownership of the
company's stock, or any portion of 1t
during the last eighteen years, nor will
there be during the lifetime of III. l..
PIttock and III. W. Scott"
This is a desperate state of affairs as
depicted by the Baker City Democrat: "It
is embarrassing TO admit, but it is never
theless a fact, that the people of this COM
munIty never before felt such insecurity
and lack of safety tor their personal wei
fare as al the present time. 1t is the gen.
nlxr nvrn hot tho
only protection against the maraud:ng
class that infest this community is for
every citizen TO arm himself and be pre-
pared to take the law IN his own hands,"
There is in progress at the Umatilla
Indian agency census taking. Since
the allotmentsnone has been taken. At
that time there were 1G45 living on the
reservation. and 81 came later to claim
right to residence and the allotment of
land The census being taken is differ
ent in character from any which has
gone before. At this time 1t will be as
certained the total number of Indians
residing on the reserve the nu nber liv-
ing in houses, the number living in te-
pees.
An excellent story is told of John
Brown. the late body guard of her mai
esty, the queen of England He was sent
one day at Balmoral by the queen in quest
of the lady in waiting. who happened TO
lie the Duchess of AthOle. Coming upon
her suddenly, Brown exclaimed: "Hoot,
ma'an, yer just the woman was looking
lori" The enraged duchess rushed at
once to her majesty and exclaimed:
MADAME, John Brown has insulted me;
he has had the impertipenoe to call me a
womapr To which the queen replied