The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-08-04
From Mondays Daily

Miss Myra Helm left on the boat thl
morning for an outing to White Salmon
| Wash.
The damage to the portage road by tn
| nigh water was not as serious as expect ed
1t can soon be repaired, and at a trifiini
cost
Sheriff Driver left for Salem this mornin
with Morrell, the insane patient, who wa
committed to the asylum by the count,
court.
The railroad is now open tor travel as fal
west as VIento, and between that place snC
| The Dtlles there are few bridges to be re-
built, which will be completed in few
days.
A number of our residents took passage
on the boat yesterday for points on the
river Some spent the day at Hood River
and White Salmon, WASH, while otne
went to the Locks.
Salem Statesman: FIX Gov. and Mrs. T. f.
Moody came in on the overland last night.
The governor had been to The Dales and
brought down with him three orphans for
the home here, and Mrs. Moody went as far
as Portland to meet them.
A. w. Branner, William Mardtrs and
Henry Dunn left SATURDAY. morning for an
outing at Trout Lake, Wash. They will be
absent several days, and will amuse them
selves fishing and hunting, as that region
abounds in game of all varieties.
Mr. Mat. Murphy, the newly apo onted
U. s. deputy marshal, arrested man yes
terday for sci ing whisky to Indians. He
took him to Portland this morning to be.
tried for the offense before the U. s. dis
trIct court. We did not learn the name OF
the individual.
The Ochoco keUiel0 ard PrinevIlle Neaus
have been consolidated under the maps ge-
ment OF MIR. N Williamson, form,r.y
editor of the Nescs. This is movement in
the right direction, and should IT suit in the
county seat OF Crook county havIrg an
4ble and energetic exponent ofIts resources.
The city recorder had in his court iv
vIolators of the city ordinances, four of
whom were demi- monde and one man for
beiLg drunk and disorderly The former
were fined $40 each tor creating disturb
ances and the latter S5 Each of the first
named repleDIshed the treasury, and the
latter preferred woi king on the streets.
A London newspaper offered cash przes
for the best definition of Home" Thr. e
of the best answers were: "a world of life
smut out, and a world Of love shut in "
''Where you are tr, ated best ard grumble
most" ''The only spot on earth where
the faults and failures of fallen humanity
are hidden under the mantle of charity"
The largest nan in the world. John Han
son Craig, died at DanvilIe. Indiana, few
days since. He weighed 907 lbs, was SIX
feet five inches in height measured eighteen
inches around the ankle, eight feet four
inches around the hips. 1t required forty
one yards of cloth to make him suit of
clothes, and three pounds of yarn to make
him pair of ,tockings.
A Salem dispatch OF July q says: While
crossing the river on the terry at Woods,
fillsmook county, yesterday Mrs Terrell
of New berg, her four children, and another
lady were capsIzed from the buggy in
which they were seated, into the stream by
their horse becoming frightened and back
ing off the boat. Mrs. Terrell was drowned,
but the others were rescued.
This is decidedly cruel on the part of the
editor Of the Eugene Guard: ga ladv has
invited. one of the employees of the Guard
Office to attend reception in honor of her
22nd birthday, and The employee hink- he
mas got laugh on the editor, who didn't
get an invitation That's nothing; that
enltOr got an ibyitd'ion u tne ceieDratiOn
of that la1y's 22ud birthday ten years ago."
Complaints are made that the Indians in
in the vicinity of Columbus, Wa'h., have
procured alcohal from the wrecked iIstilery
at aut, and are behaving not am yer
cably. Several euarrels have resulted
among themselves, and IN some instances
they have threatened their white nrign bors
An Indian is not any more calm and peace
full than a white man when he is 'tlt AIDED"
with alcoholic beverages.