The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-22
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.

Hon. w. ii. II. OuIur, Oh Oulur,
in the city today.
The west-bound passenger did mo-
pass through the city until half past nine
O'Clock this morning. A wreck neal
old Cello caused the delay.
Mrs. W. H. Fl. Dufur, of Dufur. who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. R. Fl. Holmes, in Tillamook county
for the past few weeks returned home last
night.
Wheat is being brought to the city in
large quantities; but the price offered ii
not in the least renunerative for the
amount of labor bestowed on the culti-
walton of grain.
Mr.. VIM. j. Roberts and wife, of Colfax,
are on a visit to friends and relatives in the
city. Mr.. Roberts is Dalles boy. grad
uate of the Massachusetts, Institute oi
Technology in Boston. and has practiced
civil engineering in Colfax for several VI sars.
Wasco Tribe, No. Is, 1. o. R. M,
adopted two pale faces into the order
last night, and there are several more In
the forest desiring admission to the wig
wan. The order is very prosperous,
and Wasco tribe will soon be entitled to
the eagles feather above any other one
in the state.
A big deed has been filed in several
counties of % pages of closely written
matter and is patent from the United
States government, conveying to the o.
& G. R. R. Co. the title to 123, ,475. SO
acres of land situated in Lane, Linn,
Clackmas, Douglas, Polk, Marion, Coos,
coin and Benton counties.
The reason of the prosperity of the
French people is very easily arrived at.
There are 3S, 900, 600 of people in France,
and 1900, 900 dwelling houses. 1t is a
matter Of statistical ascertainment that
two-thirds of the house--holders are
house-owners. That tells the whole
story. In this country the proportion
is between 40 and so per cent.
The trades union congress, in session
at London, representing the labor or
ganizations of the United Kingdom,
took up the question of importing labor
to take the places of strikers or locked
out men by resolving that employers
ought to be legally punished for i'm
porting extra labor into any locality
where the existing supply is sufficient
to meet the needs of the district.
A Burns dispatch of Sept. 10th says:
-'Word has just been received that a
homicide was committed at the south
end of the county, known as the Wild
Horse country, the End inst. The re-
port is that man giving the name of
Gilhooley, shot and inftantly killed a
man by the name of Gaudaloupe, who
was attempting to steal span OF horses
from the former.
James Egan and William Williams,
the two men who were arrested this
morningfor burglarizlng MAYS & Groves
store were brought before the recorder
this afternoon and demanded a prelim
mary examination, which was set tor TO-
merrow morning. They managed to take
from the store l42 pen-knives and 8 reyol-
yers, and these one of them was weighted
down with when arrested.
S. A. Clarke, of Salem, who has spent |
wears of time and considerable sums of |
money in trying to open a market for |
Oregon fruit in the Eastern states, in
forms us that the bottom of the whele |
business has fallen out, says the Eugene |
Journal He showed us several tele- |
grams in Portland from Chicago and |
other Eastern cities and from parties in
California, stating that it would be
ruinous to make any more shipments,
IS the last shipments did not pay freight /
and expenses. There is nothing left for |
,he growers after the fruit is sold, and
.hase who undertake to handle it do not
make expenses. Mr.. Clarke has given
Up the business.
Klamath Falls Express: County Clerk
Leavitt is going to test the salary law
enacted by the last legislature, and the
.esult will be of interest to every county |
n the state. He collected 1919 for
ees during July and August and de-
LINED to pay the same over to the
reasurer, claiming he was entitled to
he fees, whereupon the court refused
o allow him his salary. The matter
will be carried to the supreme court.
Mr. Ben Ulrich, of this city, who has
! large collection of Indian curios, found
fine specimen of native sculpture one
lay last week, on the banks of one of
he sloughs of the Columbia. 1t was
made out of basaltic rock, and the head,
yes, nose AMI chin are we'll delineated.
from the condition OF the relic, it must
rave laid for. centuries, subject to the
lction of the elements. OF course, it is
lrt in a rude form; but it indicates the
iegree of culture enjoyed by the prim-
tive tribes in this region at an early
late. The conception, properly de-
,eloped, may indicate talent of no mean
legree, in him. who, with rude imple-
nents, shaped the stone into the present
Ihape.