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

are some of the choicest gems from this
gifted poetess, and ar descriptive OF scenes
in Oregon and Washington.
A meeting was held in Goldendale one
day last week 10 consider the feasibility oil
building a barrow gauge electric rsiiroa
| from that city to the mouth Of the Kick
| itat Committees were appointed to can
| vass the subject. and see what could be
done in the premises.
Frank Klein was on the witness stand
| Saturday afternoon and evening. HIS ties
| timopy did not olffer much from that gwen
On the pre- iminary examination, except tn 't
| he aid he ed the key to the express
| Office fIom a confederate, and that he dld
not visit the cfh;e in beat during the
| flood.
The UmatiIla county school superintend
eut, Miss NJ. Woodruff, is advocating many
| improvements in the school laws. and one
| of these tnat lady teachers should attain the
age of 2I Years This is advisable, a.
Young teachers will DOT take the interest IN
the ad, anc ment of pupils that persons OF
| more mature years would.
Tom Huntley, Curry county sportsman,
| had an Interesting time one moonlight night
| last week, he aud his dogs, with nIne-
| sheep IN the neIghborhood. just after his
| last shot the huge brute made spring and
| laid hold upon him, but the shot proved to
nave been fatal, and the panther tumhl.d
| over at Huntley' side and expired
H. the case ct State VS. Otis Savage Frank
| X ,ein entered a plea of guilty Saturday.
| ana this morning there were examined bv
the state two witnesse,, when 1t rested
| This afternoon the following witnesses
were examined for the d. Tense: Sam Sim
! mons, Lawrence Nolan, A. b Ferguson, Ad
E lgar, A b ttIng-D, Jr. A Larsen, ii.
Glenn, 1. D. Francisco aud Nj. F. Funk.
Mr., ]. B. Crossen received intelligence
TINS morning of the death Of his father, MIR.
Anthony Crossen. aged SO years. He was
an old resident OF New York city, haviog
I'm migrated there from Ireland over forty
years ago. He was highly respected citl-
zen, and leaves large number OF friends
who will mourn his drmlse. His SOD VIII
! receive the sympathy of our citizens in his
sad bereavement.
A load of foot ball PLAYERS in going to
game in wagon in Massachusetts,, were
struck by tram of cars, and four OF them
have died. The accident has been mixed
, up with game by an exchange and the
rutaliiy OF foot ball played i'll the east
is referred to. Some eastern games are
nearly az bad as that, though death, from
fr b IL in rhe U. S. are scattering. About
twenty Fl, are killed IN England annually
from foot ball
A CURIOUS pledge has been taken by a lot
of San Fran, isco girls at the instigation of
their pastor, DIR Martin. These young
women made vow that not one OF them
would ever hold secret engagement or re-
ceIve attentions from any min that their
parents old Lot al prove; t. at. come what
may, nothing could ever induce them to
break the vow they so solemnly made. The
thing was thought TO be joke at first, but
on inquiry it was iouhd that the young
women had thus pledged Themselves.
Last Saturday mort ing a tramp called at
the residence OF Mrs s. X Elm, in this city,
auh r. quoted something to eat She left
him in the dining room while she we into
the kitchen to- procure some vIctuals, and
while she was absent the tramp managed TO
steal hand bag, containing about Sl4
in money and note on one OF the banks
for $500 Mrs Klein did not know that
she va robbed until some time after the
tramp had left the house. She Immediately
notified the bank not to cash the note. but
the money cannot be recovered. The tramp
j. described as an old man. AID one VINO
would elicit sympathy from almost any
one,