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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-06-30
The Fire Fiend.

Last evening about o'clock an alarm of
fire sounded from tine bell at the engine
house, and soon the different companies of
the department were en- route to the scene
of the conhagration. The fire was ascer-
tanned to proceed from dwelling house on
the bluff, ia Fulton's ad iitiou. south of the
Methodist church, and occupied by Mr..
Beck and family. Mt, Hood Hose Co. bid
fair to be entitled to the first water, but
Columbia Hose Co. usurped the position at
the plug and carried away the honor. The
flames burned fercely but slowly, as they
started on the outside of the building and
were forced to fight theIr way through the
roof and caves to the interior, but soon
there were two well directed streams of
water to combat their fury. The family had
time to move out, and saved all their fur
niture Before the flames were subdued the
house was almost completely ruined, al
though the shell remains intact. The build.
ing is owned by Mr.. VIM. Frizzel, and his
loss will be $500 or $1,000. Fortunately no
wind was blowing, and the fire was con.
fined to a single structure.
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A WindfaII.

For many years an honest an industrious
| KIckitat county, barely making a living
| for himself and family, and during years
when crops were a partial failure being
''hard pushed" to provide food and clothing
for those dependent upon him. This was
not always so with our Danish friend, for
when he left the old country young man
to seek his fortune in this far-awsy land he
bid farewell to conf portable home and his
parents were in good circumstances regard
ing property and money; but some unpleas.
antness arose which caused him to change
his habitation. Many times during his
hard life he has thought of the old home
stead, ard the agreeable circumstances that
would have surrounded him had he re-
manned; but he made his choice of new
location and was determined to be brave |
whatever might happen. But a sudden |
change has come over the spirit of his |
dreams, and his future will be much differ |
ent from what he anticipated. A few days |
ago he received letter from Denmark con.
tanning the sorrowful intelligence of the
death of a relative, but also informing him
that he was the only heir to a fortune of
half million dollars. Oar informant could
not give any further details than the simple
TACT, and it is not known what he will do
with the fortune boqueathed to him; but it
s to be presumed that he is satisfied with
rec institutions, and, after a visit TO the
cenes OF his childhood he will return to
his land of the free and spend his remain
ng days in the country of his adoption.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-06-30

Following is cropweather bulletin, No.
l3, of the Oregon state weather service, for
the week ending Monday, June 25, 1894,
by B. S. Pague, local forecast official:
| EASTERN OREGON.
The weather continues cool, partly cloudy
and few light showers have occurred.
| The mean temperature ranged from 5S to
Ga degrees, which is practically the same as
last week. There has been an absence of
warm afternoons and the nights continue to
be quite cool.
Crops-The harvesting of rye is now in
progress in the Columbia river valley, where
also the barley will soon be ready to cut.
Winter wheat is very promising; sprIpg
sown and volunteer crops will make good
yield. In Wasco, Gillian and Morrow
counties. the wheat prospects are usually
the poorest, this year rival the prospects of
Umatilla, Sherman and Union. The hay |
crop is heavy. Some hay ranches and or
chards were ruined for this years crop at |
least by the flood in the Columbia. The
fruit prospects are generally very bright,
though tue late frosts did do considerable
damage. II have never seen better pros
poets for good crops" writes several we'll
known corrsspon dents. To the south of
the Columbia river valley the late frosts,
extending up to the middle of June, did
damage especially to vegeta-
bles. A Grant county correspondent re-
ports ''the fruit crop very short, almost a
failure. The hay crop is pronounced short.
A green fly is damaging fruit trees. Spur
rels are doing damage" Generally through
the in erior the cattle are fat and the range
iced is good. Snow fell to the depth of
TWO inches on the 10 h and lth at KAN
Ith Falls. Sheep shearIng Is practically
completed and the wool is unusually c,ean,
leavy and of long staple.
Flood-The Columbia and tributary riv-
rs continue to fall and are slowly recedIng
o within their banks. The waters yet
ontinue to be high; bat they are below the
point. The riyers will continue 9
0 fall, though the decline will be slow, not
,uch over foot during the next seyen 9
avs.
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this simple and well intended obedience,
Mr.. Hendricks SAID ON the following even
ing to the boys, "McNamara will get good
strapping tonight for telling an officer what
happened In my charge" And Bryant
added, "Not orly that, but we'll whip him
for telling a falsehood." The boy was taken
out and given a s.rapping. Ga the follow
ing morning this boy appealed to Superin-
tendent Hendricks, claiming that he had
been unjustly punished and that Mr.. Bry-
ant wrongfully accused him. Iu reply to
this Mr.. Hendricks said "Dry up, or You'll
get another strapping." Little Mcnamara
then appealed to other officers, each of
whom went to the record book aud found
the boys words to be true; that the report
given by the lady was not recorded, and
Hendricks afterwards acknowledged to |
subordinate officer that it was wrong to |
nave punished the boy.
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will simply prolong the time in which to
complete the Improvement. Mr.. Morgan
described mlnutely the work done to saye
the bulkhead, and says 1t was herolcaliy
accomplished. 1t was extended to the gov
ernment buildings and constructed OF sand
bags and stone, and on top of these were
laid fascines, kept down by heavy rocks, so
that the ends of the brush should lap over
and save the washing of the outer walls.
On the inner side was laid a solid wall OF
scement and about $4,000 worth OF the ma
terial was used. During the time this was
being done electric lights were used along
the line of the work, and there was no cesA
sation night or day. The loss of the Day |
Bros. will amount to $4,000 or $4,000, in |
the injury to machinery and damage to en-
gines which were submerged by the river
As soon as possible work will be continued
On a grand scale, but the change of plans
will put eff the time of realization of an
open river fully year.
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Not the way to Reform.

The Salem Journal gives the following
reform school item to show how 1t is run;
On the 25th of April Johnny McNamara
who is said to be very bright boy, wa
asked by an officer in whose charge he was
placed, if Superintendent Hendricks had
honored report given by her, the lady Of
6cer, on the previous day. Little McNa-
mara answered truthfully and in compliance
to the above rule, that it was not. For
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Rough Road.

The dust-brown travellers who arrived
yesterday in carriages from the landing of
the Almota at the mouth of the Deschutes
had an unpleasant drive of seventeen miles.
The road is not the smoothest in the world,
and the up hills and downhIlls are too fire
quent to make it delightful. In places
there are wash outs, and the driver has to
manage his animals carefully. as deviation
of foot would hurl the vehicle down into
deep gul,hes. On the highlands the wind
blows continually, and it is almost impossi-
BILE to protect eyes or face from the clouds
of dust. When the passengers arrived at
the Umatilla House. from appearance, one
could not distinguish trace, color or pre-
vious condition of servItude" The first com,
fort they desire is bath, aud from this they
emerge like Mazeppa, to assume the posi-
ton of christians and men.
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Sherinss Sale.


NJ Office is hereby given that lei and by vir-
IN the OF an execution issutd out OF the Circuit
Court Of the state of RECON for Wasco county, on
the 10th day of April 1894, upon a judgment made,
rendered and entered in said court in suit wherein
Walt Breeze was plaintiff an3 Alfred Kennedy and
Caroline Kennedy were defendants, to me directed
and delivered, did the 21st daY of April, 1884,
duly levy upon and will on Saturday, the 26th day
OF May 1894, at o'clock In the afternoon of said
day in front OF the Court house door in Daes City
Wasco county. Oregon, sell to the highest bidder
for cash in hand all of the following described real
estate to-wit:
Lot IS. in section L. and lots and g. in section O..
all In township north, of range 13 east, of the
Willamette Meridian, containing 20.73 acres accord
ing to the government survey thereof, together
with the tenements. hereditaments and appurte-
nances thereunto belonging or in any wise apper-
tanning or so much thereof shall be necessary to
satisfy the sum Of S309.50 and interest said
at the rate of 10 per cent per annum since the Sth
day OF January 1884, and the costs of said writ ana
accruing costs aud expenses of sale.
Dated at The Dales, Wasco Comfy, Oregon, April
q, 1894. T. A WARD,
Sheriff Of Wasco County, Oregon,
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From Friday's Daily.

Mr.. E. c. Fitzpatrick, the stock inspec-
tor of the county, is in the city today.
Mr.. Chas. Nell and wife, of Centeryille,
Wash, are visiting friends in the city.
The wool securing mill at Pendleton Is
| doing lively business. There should be
one at The Dalles.
Mr.. F. W. Silvertooth, who has been in
the city for two days, returned to his home
at Granite Creek today.
Yesterday afternoon a marriage liceDse
was granted by the county clerk TO Mr.. G..
o. Horning and MISS L. M. Rand.
Mr.. T. J. Driver, the sherif-elect, has
moved his family from Wamic to this city,
and hereafter they will be residents of The
Dalles.
AS the name indicates, Halls Vegetable
Sicilian Hair Renewer is renewer of the
hair, including its growth, health, youthful
color, and beauty. 1t will please you.
The recorders court has furnished no
pabuium to hungry reporters during the
past few days, and all ANXIOUS inquiries
after news were answered in the negative.
As a reminder of the recent food the
lamp placed in front of this office to indi-
cate the landing of the free boat for the
Umatilla House still remains in position,
Prairie fires have been raging in Umatilla
county, and Senator j. II. Raley's farm
near Pendleton suffered from the flames
recently. Fifty acres of grain and grass
were destroyed.
The Regulator brought to the city large
IL l,at
the Atmota lett the Deschutes for the rail-
read terminus, and persons deslrous of go
ing east made close connection
One hundred sacks of wool were received
today at Moody's warehouse from Silver
Lake in Southern Oregon. This Is about
200 miles distant from The Dalles. and this
city is the most available market.
MIR. n ]. Sinnott, of this city, will de-
liver the 4th of July orarIon at Moro in
Sherman county. The young man is
fluent speaker. and we congratulate the
citizens upon securing such choice talent on
the occasion.
MIR. c.. Leroy Phillips had basket of
cherries with him today, from his garden in
this city, which were the finest we have
seen this season. Some of them were nearly
the size vi pIuuls, anu tuof uau VIC uioot
delicious flavor.
Not many business houses in these United
States can boast OF fifty years standing,
The business of DR.. ). c. Aver & Co.,
Lowell, Mass, whose Incompatible Sarsap-
arilla is known and used everywhere, has
passed its half-centennial and was never SO
vigorous as at present.
There is still forlorn and solitary boat
remaining high and dry on Court street.
near this office, on which the bill for wharf,
age has accumulated to quite a sum. Ii
not removed soon the craft will be sold to
satisfy the charges.
When the blood is loaded with impur-
tiles, the whole system becomes dlsordered.
This condition of things cannot last long
without serious results. In such cases, a
powerful Alternative is needed, such as Ayers
SArsaparilia. 1t never fails, and has no
equal.
The Irma arrived with the mail from the
Cascades about o'clock this morning, and
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-06-30
GUARDIANS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has
IN been appointed by the County Court,
ty, in drobate, guardian of the person and es-
tate of Nancy Stanley, an aged and inirm person.
AL persons having claims against said estate are
hereby notified and required to present them to
at the law office of Condor Condon in Dalles CITY,
Oregon, with proper vouchers thereof.
HANS LACE.
Guardian of the person and estate of Nancy STAN
ley, an aged and infirm person.
Dalles City. Oregon, March II, 1894.
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wanted GoIds.sI Iner.

To develop the gold properties in Lewis
ton Miners Delight, Atlantic, South Pass,
Gold Creek or on the Rustler Belt. You
can get full information regarding reliable
mines which are for sale by the camps men
toned by addressing James A. McAvoy,
county clerk of Fremont county, Lander,
Wyo., VIM. SturRis, jr., Cheyenne, Wyo.,
A. Kendall, cashier First National Bank,
Rock Springs, Wyo., S. L. Sp,ugIer, chair
man Fremont board OF county commission
ers. Atlantic City, WYo.
The Union Pacific is the shortest and
quickest line to the South Pass country,
daily stages from Rock Springs and Raw
Inns.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT The DALLEs. ORIG

LAND OFFICE AT THE DALLEs OREGON,
April 2, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register and
Receiver of the U. S. land office at The Dalles, Or
on May II, 1894, viz:
LYDIA E. WILDER,
HID No 35O7, for the lots and q sec 1S tp H. Is
he names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: ~
Anna Brown, Thos Mccoy, Chas Green, Dell c
Wilder, all of The Dalles Oregon
app JOHN W. LEWIS, Register
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SALE OF BONDS.

r WILL SELL. ON THE EST DAY OF MAY,
u 1894, 5000 in bonds uf Hood River School
District, bearing per cent interest, payable semi.
annually. They vii, either be sold in parts of
81 900 each, or the entire 600 at time or any
number OF the eight bonds of 81 900 each, to the
highest bidder for cash. These bonds are redeem
able in twenty years, after ten years II conye.
nient for the district WILLIAM MICHELL,
County Treasurer.
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The jury in the case of State Us. Walter
Douglas brought in verdict yesterday
afternoon about 4 o'clock of guilty as
charged in the indictment, and recon-
mended the defendant to the mercy of the
court. The crime was committed In Sher-
man county. and was larceny from the
dwelling of Mr.. Searcy during his absence.
He Is bachelor, and be made trip to the
John Day leaving his house without an oc-
cupant. While he was away the building
was entered and several articles stolen.
George Eaton, one of those implicated, con-
tessed the crime and gave evidence for the
conviction of the others. One of the Doug
las brothers was tried and found guilty of
the crime at the term of court held in Sher-
ma county and was sentenced to the pen
itentiary, but the other moved for change
of venue to this county, and the trial has
been held and the verdict rendered as
stated.
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Land transfers.

June 25-United States to VIM H Pugh
NV or sec "a, tp s, r IL east; homestead
June 25-United States to Winceslaus
Pashek; nv or OF NV or sec 30. tp n
r Is east; timber culture
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1t was evidently premeditated attempt
at suicide that induced Lewis Martin, the
boat builder, to tIe an anvil to one end of
rope and fasten the other around his neck
last Tuesday at Astoria. In this condition
he proceeded to the wharf to end his exist
enee; but before he got to the Jumping off
place the anvil fell through the planking,
and he was nearly choked to death by being
wedged in the hole made by the heavy
weight falling into the water; out he was
rescued before life was extinct 1t is a
pity that such deliberate attempt should
prove futile, and the loss of the anvil is to
be deplored. The next time he tries to
commit the deed he should hire some one to
dump the anvil in the river at the oppor-
tune moment, and then the attempt may
be successful.
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of hell where his dirty soul will be
clothed IN the purple and excruciatlng
fires Of damnation instead OF hard labor
in the penitentiary where the abortion
should be doing time"
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Letters Adxerttsea

The following is the list of letters re-
manning in The Dalles postofice uncaIled
for Saturday, June 80. 1894. Persons call
ing for these letters will please give the
date ON which they were advertised:
Martin, Mrs Nellie Jensen, Jorgine
Alenbaugh, D N Howa, Sara
Jordan, Mrs Catherine Houlton, Thos
Agirlas, Juan Woodrath, Mrs Clara
Britt. Mrs Ann M Walker, John R
Segai, German Bryant, Hank
Ginlinger, John w Cobel, A j
Conn, 7 P Dennis, VIM
Freeman. Will E Lyus, Mrs Jugrid
Depel, Dudy Mcdowell. Ben
M, T, NOLAN, P. NJ.
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Freiighters!

Dds WANTED for hauling 100 600 pounds of
ID wool (more or less) and 25 600 to 40 900 pounds
OF back freight; said wool to be hauled from Little
Front creek about fifteen miles southeast Of Ante
lope to The Dalles, the back freight to be hauled
from The Dalles to Muddy station, about eighteen
to be well protected with wagon-sheets and deliv-
cred in good order and condition. Bids will be
opened May 1st and the award made known at
Moody's warehouse. Terms: Onehalf will be paid
on the delivery of each load, if desired; balance
completion of contract.
Address all bids to HENRY HAHN, Sec'y,
Gre Wadhams Co.,
mch31-4w Portland, Oregon.
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NOTICE.

To whom it may concern: have disposed OF all
my interest in the saloon, corner FROM and Court
streets to Mr.. A. Baldwin, who will hereafter con-
duct the business in his own name. All bills due
and owing up to June Goth will be collected by me-
and will be responsible for all Indebtedness to that
date. A. BETTINGEN, JR.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND UFFICK AT The DALLRs, OR.
June 26, 1894
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claii,i AID that said proof
will be made before the Register and Receyer Of tn
U. s. Land Office at The palles, Or, on August T.
1894, viz:
WILLIAM S. wooDcoCK,
Homestead No. 1928, for the NV o. See 20, TIP / S,
Range 1885,
He names the following witnessa sa prove his
land, viz:
q D Doyle Ben southwell, Ed Doyle, VIM Dyole,
all cf Endersby, Oregon.
Jun 80 JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
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Children Cry
Tor P1TcHER's
GAS TO RIA

"Castoria is so well adapted to children than
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" H. A. ARcHFP NJ n 0--
III south oxford St., Brooklyn, N.
use Castoria in my practice. and find i,
specially adapted to affections of children"
ALEX. ROBERTSON, NJ. D..
1857 I'd Ave-, New York.
From personal knowledge can saw THAI
Castoria is a most excellent medicine for chill.
dren- DR.. G. G. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass.
Castoria promotes Digestion, and
overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour
stomach, Diarrhea, and Feverishness,
Thus the child is rendered healthy and its
sleep natural. Castoria contains no
Morphine or other narcotic property.
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WeathPr-Bureau.

Following is crop weather bulletin, No.
l3, OF the Oregon state weather service, for
the week ending Monday, June 25, 1894,
by B. S. Pague local forecast official:
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-17
FOND OF WEDDING CAKE.
A Post Office Rat Making Free in C1eve-
 land with Letters and Packages.

A Post Office Rat Making Free in Cleve-
 land with Letters and Packages.
 "Have you ever heard of our post office rat?" queried a handler of Cleve- land mail addressing a writer for the Leader. "He is kleptomaniac, born thief, I guess," continued the clerk. ''He steals letters and we cannot keep him from it. He has taste for we'd ding cake, too, and his conscience never restraints him from indulging it. We have set trap for him repeatedly, but he is too wise for us." The clerk then discoursed concerning the habits of the distinguished rodent. "He hides among the rubbish of the room," he said, land has several means of ready access to the outside world. He takes charge of affairs when we are out. The other day he was seen sitting upright on the table nibbling at package of hickory nut kernels which happened to be side-tracked during transit through the mails. Not long ago box of wedding cake got lost. A card was mailed to the sender to come and cor rect the address. She called and when we looked for the package it was gone, A feeling something like that which crept over old Mother Hubbard when she went to the cupboard to get her poor dog bone gradually gained pos session of us. The rat had made off with the cake, and the closest search revealed only scattered fragments of precious sweetmeat. We thought for long time that some inquisitive per son was taking certain missives, but our suspicious proved to be unfounded. One day we discovered several of the missing letters near a hole made by the rat under desk. He had taken them as far as he could, and then had bade them good-by."
 The rat makes the correcting clerks office his principal rendezvous. It is there that stray letters and packages are held for time to ascertain their correct address or for additional postage.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-17
Haunts of the Iguana.

In an article on Canoeing on the Cuyumel,' writer in o uting says. In many places the banks were walled by grass so dense that man could not force his way through without cutting path. In such places the iguana loves tc stretch his green length on the grass tops, basking in the sunlight, or nibbling the tenderest of the young leaves, or dozing away the midday hours. If he becomes alarmed he skins over the bending tops of the tall grasses and is gone, If the day is un- usually warm he may lie at ease along some branch from which, if frightened, he will drop into the water, perhaps twenty feet below, with prodigious splashing, and flash across it's surface. He doesn't swim. He simply skins along the top. So marvelously quick are his movements that he has no time to sink deep enough to make swim ming possible.