The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-08-11
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Watermelons and muskm.elons are on sale
in the market.
Mr.. Geo. Phelps, of Collins Landing, is
in town, today.
MIR. and Mrs. J. a. Shearer, of Shearer's
Bridge, arrived ia town yesterday.
There were three Pullman and one Wag-
ner coach on the train this morning.
Mr.. T. A. Hudson and Mr.. Ed Martin
left today for trip through Sherman
county
The alleys need cleaning, aud property
owrers should not neglect this salutary
measure.
All the leading periodicals for August are
on sale at M. 7. Nolan's postoffice book
store
1t is very likely that the railroad shops
of the o R, & N. Co. will be re-established
this city.
w. Young, T A. Ward and Hugh
Chrisman left this morning on hunting
excursion to Eight Mile.
The street in many places since the flood
has been caving IN, and repairs are being
made as rapidly as possible.
Mrs Chas. StubIing and daughter left on
the boat this morning for Collins Landing,
to spend few days camping.
An effort should be made to secure the
Grant distillery at this place. It would be
factor of development for The Dallles.
Mr.. Arthur Studevant, D D. S, grad
uate of the dental department of the uni
versity of Michigan, is among the late arri.
walls 10 this city.
Mr.. Frank Irvine, of the firm OF E. NJ
Wineate & Co., Of Antelope, and little
daughter is IN the city. He is en- route to
Portland on business.
The weather during the past two days
has been much cooler, and there have not
been as many complaints made about the
heat being oppressive.
The Salvation Army holds meetings
every evening at the corner of Second
and Court, and their services are usually
listened 10 with attention.
The grape crop will be unusually large in
this vicinity, and we understand that sew
eral of the Mill Creek vineyards will have
the product converted into wine.
We are ashamed to state that piles of
rock still remain on some of the sidewalks,
and these were placed there to save them
being washed away by the water.
The road from The Dalles to Portland,
although admitting of the passage of trains,
is in need of repairs, and gangs of men are
constantly employed on the line.
Threshlng will begin IN few days, and
then the wheat season will begin at the
warehouses; The Dalles will handle more
gaain thIs year than for long time pre-
viously.
The west bound train was delayed sey
eral hours this morning because Of being
forced to wait at Pendleton for the arrival
of the Spokane train. It did not arrive in
the city until 10 o'clock.
OF the numerous summer resorts of easy
access to the people of The Dalles Trout
Lake appears to be the choice, and hardly
a day passes that some of our citizens do
not journey in that direction.
The last issue of the Catholic Sentinel,
published in Portland, printed list of the |
A. p. A. IN The Dalle-. There IS quite an
array of names, among whom are several OF
our prominent business meu.
The ladies of the Christian church will |
give an ice-cream sociable in the lawn sur
rounding the brick school house this even |
ing. As tins Is given for the benefit of Mrs |
McGuffey it should be literally patronized. |
Farmers are paying harvest hands 81 25 a |
day IN Sherman county. A band of har- |
vesters went out there last week. expecting |
to receive 81 so day, and when informed |
that 81 25 was the price, struck and came |
back to this city.
A fire ragged yesterday in the hills east of /!
the city, bordering on the river, and now
black and smoking stumps mark the place |
which was once the primeval forest IN all |
its glory. 1t approached close to hillside |
farm, but fortunately stopped before it de.
vastated the grain field.
The farmers in the country are busy har- |
vesting grain, and crops are very bountiful |
Some spring wheat is shrivelled. but fall |
grain is In excellent condition. Threshing |
will begin IN a few days, and the outcome |
of the harvest will then be definitely |
known.
At the ffremen's election held yesterday |
Mr. John Blaser was elected chief for the |
ensuing year, and MIR. Matt. Schoren as
sistant. The candidates for chief were |
A. Sandrock, F. Faulkner and John
and F. 3. Cunning.
The usual individual, guilty of Inebriety
in the consumption OF alcoholic, stImuants
was before the recorder today. He gave his
pane but not his lineage; but this did not
imposed fine on him, which he did not pay,
and will do gratuitous work for the city
The offices of the sheriff and clerk pre-
sented the same air of calm and quiet
that they have for some days past Not
4 single deed had been recorded in the
clerks office, and the sheriff and deputy
we're pleasant and agreeable and amusing
themselves by making out the delinquent
ak list.
The many friends of Gen. James A.
yarney. who formerly resided in this city,
cut who has lived at Oakland for two Years,
will be sorry to learn that he has suffered
,wo strokes of paralysis during the past few
iaYs, and is perfectly he pless His son,
Mr.. A. Varney, of this city. is at his bed
ide.
B. A.. Burns, the North Powder man
Who entered suit against the Oregon
Short Line and Utah Northern railway
companies for $4,000 damages for false
imprisonment, has been awarded a YER
lict for damages to the extent of SIS.
This verdict throws the costs, which is
he main thing, on the companies.
Sheriff DRYER received notice this
morning that Sunday afternoon three
prisoners broke out of the Oregon City
all by climbing up on the steel cells and |
making hole through the ceiling into
he recorders Office. They are Mort
1reen and Mort Edwards, IN for assault,
nd AL Names, for larceny. Three other
refused to climb out.
This evening there will be council of {
Vasco tribe. No. l6, ]. O. r. M. at K. of s
,. hall. All chiefs, warriors and braves
re expected to be.in attendance, as there
7ill be pale faces who desire to be
dopted into the tribe and raised to the
osition of hunters, warriors and chiefs.
ouncil will convene at the eighth run of
he sleep of the seventh sun, sturgeon
loon.
Neacs: T. NJ. Baldwin, cashier of the
irst National bank of Prinevllle, in
rms us that he has sent to the San
rancisco mint over $500 In gold dust
lring the past month from the Ocheco
ines. Mr.. Baldwin owns an interest in
lie of the lest paying claims, and in
rms US that mining will he continued
/ much larger scale in all the claims
,xt season.
The gavel that will be used at the
preme lodge, knights of Pyth1as, IN
'ashington on August II, 1894, will be
ade of silver, and it will be present
Om the grand lodge of Idaho to Hon.
:. w. Blackwell, supreme chancellor OF
e world, knights of Pythias While
q UraD6 lodUa Uaa in sacoiop m Dooa