The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-06-02
From Tuesdays Daily.
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From Tuesdays Dally-
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Boatrlding in Union apd Court street
today.
Mr. James Kelly. CT Kingsley, is in the
city today.
]. A. Gulhford and wife are in the city
today from Dufur.
Tomorrow being Decoration Day no
paper will be issued from this office.
The city ueasurer's Office will be in the
Masonic building until further no tice,
The petit Jury was excused this morn
ing from attendance on court next tues
day.
Capt Blowers,.J. A. Soesbe, E. S. Oiinger
and L. E Morse, OF Hood River, are IN the
city today
The ladies OF the Methodist church have
postponed indefinitely their festival, OWING
to the high water.
The small boy has fine time padding
around in the streets. He NAV take boat
ride now, aud still remain in town.
The telegraph lines to the east have been
down all day, and no definite news has been
received regarding the rise of the river at
RiparIa or Umstllla.
The report by telephone from UmatilIa
saws the river has risen six inches during
the past twenty-four hours. Nothing has
been heard from Riparia.
Mr.. Robert Kelly, of Kingsley. drove
over from Goldendale, Wash, yesterday.
He has made a tour Of Kiickitat county,
examining that region of country.
The railroad track is covered with
water from Cape Horn for mile east,
but the only impossible place is from L
Seuferi's farm to near the mess house.
The high water has been the cause of
death to many rats; but the supply will not
be exhausted, and there will still be rats
after the river recedes to the normal stage.
A SPECIAL aud passenger, consisting OF
two trains, were being transferred across a
| washout near the mess house at o'clock
this afternoon, and may be expected IN at
| any time.
The submerged track of the Union Pa
cific. cutting of communication east and
west, leave The Dalles in an isolated posi-
tion. The only news from the outside
world will be by the Regulator.
| When Wikerson was arrested in the
mountains Mr.. Ferris was accompanied by
| -. D.
| While Ferris held the revolver on Wilker-
son. the boy searched him, and he dIi il
with all the bravery of man.
1t was reported this morning that WIN
ans Bros. lost two more fsh-wheels, max
! ing four in all, aud that Mr.. f. A Seufert
also lost two IN addition to the one that
/ washed down the river Sunday. These
will be heavy losses on the parties. as the
cost of each jof these will foot up thousands
| of dollars.
The berry crop at Hood Riyer, on ac-
count of having no facilities for shipment,
will be almost total loss. We understand
| that sales of strawberries had been con-
| tracted at the price of % cents per box.
These cannot be shipped, aud the producers
! not only lose the sale of the crop, but the
cost of gathering.
All last night Hon. M. A. Moody aud a
force of twenty men were at work at
Taffe's cannery saving property. His
wheels are all safe, and his loss will SIM
ply be little ice. They worked all night
and only left this afternoon when every
thing was in good condition.
The food at the Locks has practically
stopped all work on the canal, aud yester-
day the water was reported within four feet
of the bulkhead. Mr.. Geo. 2. Morg N was
in the city last evening securing all the
sacks he could, which were to be filled with
sand, and to be used in Strengthening the
balkhead.
Mr.. F. c. Sexton, wife aud family, ar
rived in this city yes.erdaylfrom Kingsley.
He intends to go back to his old home in
Kansas, where he will remain few years
for the purpose of giving his children ed
ucational advantages. Mr.. Sexton has
lived in this county for the past fourteen
years, during which time he has resided IN
the vicinity of Kingsley.
The grand jury found true bills yester
day against Frank Williams for burglary
aud Charles Weaver for forgery. Charles
was arralgned last evening, and pleaded
guilty to the indictment and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for two years
and half. This morning Frank Will
liams was brought into court, the iDdlct-
ment read TO him, and he entered plea
of guilty. He was sentencet to serve
term of-two years In the penitentiary.