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

tainment Is for very worthy purpose 1t
should be literally patronized.
Mr.. James A. Crossen will take charge OF
the postotfice in this CITY next Monday
His bonds have been approved and he has
been regularly inducted into the office. HIS
many friends will congratulate him upon
assuming the duties OF this popular brahcn
OF the government service.
At the Congregational church, corner OF
Court and Fifth streets-Sunday services as
usual. At II A NJ. and at s III worship
aud sermon by the pastor, w. Y. Curtis.
Sunday school immediately afte- the morn
ing service. Meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavnr a. 6;o0
Topic, "Plain Living and High Thinking.
Mark x:23 81. All persons not worship
ing elsewhere are cordially invited to unite
with us.
San Francisco Examiner: The wool
market In Boston is taking boom. The
iron furnaces are preparing to reopen all
along the line. Everything is in readiness
for great revival as soon as congress gives
the word. When the sugar trust takes Its
hand off the throttle IN the senate and al
lows the tariff bill 10 pass we can begin to
speak of "the recent hard times.
Union county is about to see her wish
realized at last. The company thai has
made proposition to build a sugar factory
and refinery, ask a bonus of $500 acres of
land and agree to give hond in the sum OF
5000, 900 for the faithful performance OF
their part of the contract. Thus far about
one half of the land, required has been sub
scribed and the balance will doubtless be
secured in the next twenty days. Ii Sc
cured the factory will be built i'll time for
the crop of 1895.
A Kentucky paper tells the fellow ing for
a fact: James ". Hasty, 65 year old
bachelor, was born within two miles OF this
place He is gunsmith and watch nXer,
and has not been five miles away from here
in 25 years. He lives in-his shop, keeps
house by himself with dog and two cats,
and never saw a railroad train or county
seat in 80 years He rever kissed one OF
the fair sex in his life, and says he can
hardly imagine how such fruit would taste.
de has no bad habits, and is strictly moral.
A fire occurred at Centerville, Wash,
Yesterday morning about o'clock, result.
iny in the loss of property to the value OF
about $4,000. 1t started from black
smith shop, and ranged through that por'
tion of the town, without crossing the
street. The following buildings were COM
pletely destroyed: Delmonico hotel, Mer-
camille hall and store, Centerville hotel,
two story building, owned by Bunnell q
Co.. and the residences of Mr., Harvey and
Mr.. Crofton, the blacksmith and wagon
shop of MIR. Harvey and the K. of p hall.
The loss will be $4,000, and the insurance
will be small.
The rapids above this city have been
treacherous to many unfortunate victims.
Yesterday four men, who had besn at work
on the railroad in the vicinity of Arlington.
started down the river on raft. and when
at the head of the rapids near Cello one
was washed off and drowned. The turbid
waters engulfed him as he fell of the raft,
but he struggled manfully for the shore.
and as his strength failed and he realized
that he would be drowned he gave one nm
earthly, despa,riug veil, and still struggling
desperately with the augyy rapids, sank
never to rise again. We are informed that
he was a Swtde, has no relatives in the
United States; bnt mother. father. brother,
sisters and sweetheart in his native country,
who will be heart. broken when they learn
MS sad fate.