The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-08-25
From Tuesdays Daily.

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| Mr.. T. A. Ward, returned yesterday
from a camping excursion at Trout Lake.
| Yesterd,y ,y load of cattle left the stock
yards of r. E. Saltma marshe & Co. for Port
| land, and today there are four carloads
awaiting shipment.
| The Second Eastern Oregon District Agri.
| cultural Society will hold its sixth annual
| exhibition at the grounds near this city be-
ginning Tuesday, October 9th, aud continu.
ing five days.
The o. R. & n Co. haye men employed
| all along the line from Arlington to Port
| land improving the road bed. 1t Will be
some time before the railroad will be in as
good condition as it was bofore the flood.
| St Mary's Academy in this city will
| begin its fall term ON September Sd.
| There Is an excellent faculty in cOnnec-
! tiOn with the academy, and careful
supervision will he had over all pupils
attending.
The wool season is nearly at an end; but
occasionally load Is hauled into the ware
| houses. There have been few safes since
| the Wilson bill passed. and if it becomes
| law the sheep business in this country will
| be losing venture.
Tomorrow the annual conference of the
NJ +. church co1venes in this citv, and last
| night and this morning several ministers OF
this denomination arrived. Tonight more
| will arrive, and for few DAYS the Me5ho-
dists will be the guests o. the city.
Rev. Mr.. Rigby and family, of Fossil, are
rived IN the city today. and has put un their
| tent iu Mr.. l. q. Nickelsens yard. He is
member of the Nj. E conference, and
came prepared to camp out, which he
prefers to living in house.
| A freight train on the Seattle, Lake
| Shore & Easter railroad was wreckei near
| LatonIa yesterday afternoon about o'clock.
Fuem,n Thomas j. Black and Brake
| man Frank Parrot were killed. The ac-
| cident was caused by the locomotive st7iko
| lug COW.
A meeting of Columbia Hose Company
was held last evening in the council cham
bers, and among other business transacted
the sum of $40 was voted to pay the ex-
penses of each member who desired to at
tend tue anDu j convention which will be
held in Oregon City, Sept. Sd and 4th
The Milton Eagle gives the following
sensible advice: 'lf any people on earth
| have cause to rejoice aud to be thankfu
to the Glver of all good things. it is our
| people. Let US husband our means, pay
as-we-go basis, and the day of hard times
| will be heard no more in all our land"
The great coal mines near Dombrowaua
| GradnO, Russia, have been burning since
| the 10TH The fire started BY the expo-
sion of gas while the full force was under
| ground. The main shaft was wrecked.
| Comparatively few miners were rescued.
| The latest report is 600 men are entombed
and all hope of saving them has been
| abandoned.
If the Chinese at home are as apathetlc
about the war with Japan as those are
who live around this city China will be
badly whipped. In conversation with
some prominent ones they say: "Me no
care; plenty Chin amen. S'pOse kill two,
tlee hundred thousand; s'pose million;
heap Cinnamon left. Too many China
men, no good. Heap kill Cinnamon,
belly good"
The chief, warriors, braves and newly
adopted Red Men will meet in their wig
wan this sleep, sturgeon moon. and prepare
to thoroughly scout the forest. Pale faces
are on the trail, and they should be in
Quoted into the tribe. There will he work
10 one or more of the ranks, and full at.
tendance is requested. The doors of the
wiewan will be opened promptly at the
eighth run.
Prineville Reuieu: Last Saturday after
noon at Lem Castles place on Clmp creek
hay baulipg was interterei with by the
sudden appearance of thunder storm. The
Teams were unnitcned ana leu 20 'ne oarn.
barn door, when a flash of lightning struck
the animal, killing 1t instantly. 1t singed
the hair all off the horse and set the straw
aure' anu u was ~ VIII un'y '"a' 'n'
oa'n was AeP' 'io"'
Travellers must not forget that the o.
r. 81 N. line Is thoroughly repaired and
all trains are running without transfer or
delav. Through service to Omaha, Kan
sas City, st. LOUIS and Chicago; Pullman
sieepels, lree recIlnlng g onaii a oals, upln'.
e.eiea .oui tst eloopei ",u Ia'
coaches O.li ou IL ~; aseus
lore purchasing tickels, or auuress W n.
Huriour', generai passenger agent, fort-
land, oregon. ~
Salem Iadenenaeut. Rev. N. Ooane. of
Portland came TO Salem TODAY ON bnsi-
mesa The reverend gentleman came to
Oregon over fifty wears apo. as a mission
arv II ia sa;d that he nreached the frat
sarmon ever nreached at the Jstbmus of
Panama wb,ie nm his wav ont tn tbis
coast. For many years he ministered to
the Indians and a few white people, while
he Travelled from place to place 10 canoes.
The old man is now nearing four score 4
years, but IS still active and hale. u
An ,nonirv has been raised 40 IN who
bod tho 6rst hon vard In Oregon Az
nord;no ,ha hos, o,thor;t,, ~ eoan,s
Poih County had the fret 7, WAS nisnte5
bv Mr. p Wells m 1897 Georoe Gess-
nre in the foiiov;no wear ,1anted a five
acre ward in the ho,tom On the east side
of Eugene. That place ls now within
the corporate limits OF that CITY Mr
iIeasure's yard mas eeen bearing con-
stantlY since that year, ana IN the season |
oil 1898 produced 2UUU POUNDS To the acre.
Charles Nickell. Of the .Iacksonv,lIe T;o,es
a delinouent taxnaver himself is sendino
duns to delinonent srbscr,hers and thns
thew 90: "Dear Srr:-As will be seen bv
the del,nouent tax list. unfinished nv the |
sheriff of Jackson county. 7 have been nm
able to nav nv taxss for lSg3. and he has |
9evied nnon INV nronertv Yon are in
debted to ma IN the sum nj s. If Won
don't settle the same b fore August 10 suit
VIII be omnenced against you. l have
been lenient and think IL Is your duty TO
help me now
speaking of tbe Orepon hon vie,ds tbis
vear. q dealer said at Portland the other |
dsv. "I think Won can safely sav that
the Weld of hons for 1884 will he IN, |