The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-08
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From Wednesdays Daily.


From Wednesdays Daily.
Blind Tom is the wonder of the age
He will give a performance in this cit,
next Monday evening
MIR. Jos. Heroux, an attache of th
TINES -MCUNTAINEER office, returned las
essght from visit to Oregon City ane
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Sherar left for theil
home at Sherar's Bridge Yesterday. They
were accompanied by Mr.. Z. P. Fitz-
Gerald, of this city.
MIR. P. E. Farrelly was granted the
privilege of citizenship Yesterday. Form
erly he was a subject of her imperial
majesty, Queen Victoria.
Mrs. j. Buchtel, OF Portland, who has
been visiting her daughter--Mrs. w. j
Kerns-in this city for the past few days,
returned to her home today.
Blind Tom, about whom every person
in America has read, will give one of his
phenomenal musical renditions at the
Baldwin Opera House next Monday.
Mr.. John A Clark has purchased a
steam saw, and will cut wood at very low
rates. Our citizens should patronize
white labor 10 preference to Monaghan.
Mr.. H. w. Wells returned last night
from Portland, where he has been for
some time ID attendance on the sick bed
of his uncle, Mr. Geo. F. Wells, who re-
Gently died IN that city.
Several of the firemen in attendance
on the tournament at Oregon City re-
turned last night and this afternoon.
Among these were Chief Blaser, A. HUI
guenin, Geo. Williams and others.
Cattle ON the range are being killed in
: Gillian county in Il very wanton manner,
and the Fossil Journal states TO the fact
that three found deed had recently been
shot The authorities of the coCnty
should attend to this matter, AMI see that
the miscreants are punished.
The Salem Statesman started,in month
or two ago to give the names of firemen
who went to Portland at the time of the
big 1878 fire. The list has kept growing,
and if there was any one in Salem IN that
year who was not a fireman and did not
go it would be difficult TO find him.
Harvey county has paid off her arte-
sian well man and called it quits. 1t Is
thought an abundant flow of water could
have been obtained if they had used the
proper machinery for boring deep holes.
The drill got stuck at depth of nearly
500 feet, and could not be recovered.
The plant of the Wasco County Sun
has been sold and will be taken to Gold
sendsse, Wash, where it will be used in
printing Republican paper. Mr.. A. j
Murphy was overhauling the material
today, preparatory to shipping. He will
take charge of>the mechanical depart
ment of the rev paper.
Prof. C. L. Gilbert, of Hood River, is
in the assessors office this week, trans
ferring the assessment lists to the assess
ment roll, copies of which will be placed
with the secretary of state, sheriff and
clerk Mr.. Gilbert is a very correct ac
countant, and the work done by him will
not need little or any revision.
The Salem Journal says: With Colonel
Eddy in New York at an editors conven-
stion, General Compson running the mil
itia, and Clerk Baker exploring Crater
lake, the railroads are taking pity on the
Oregon farmers aud occasionally cutting
down the blgh freight rates fixed by the
commission. But these conscientious |
public men draw their $4,000 year just
The same.
The county court of Linn is taking !
steps for the extermInation OF the Cana
dian thistle. A commissioner has been
power TO employ any means necessary for |
the determination of the weed. Th, ex-
ample can be properly followed in other
counties. Although the thistle is not
very numerous now, the longer it is left +
alone the more trouble and expense it
will be TO remove it.
Register Lloyd of the land Office IN
'Waila Walla has been receiving large
number of decisions of Secretary OF the
1nterisr Boke Smith, in the contested
lieu land cases in Whitman county, saws
the StatermaR. The settlers brought suit
against the Northern Pacific railway for
the land. aRd having won will-now be al
lowed to perfect their claims thereto.
Eighteen decisions were received on
The announcement that Thomas HI.
,, -ents, of Walla sWalla, is candidate
or he. United States senate, says the
Vana -tchee AdUance, will tend to compli-
.ats 70, Ter than compromise the sena-
or;oi CT, >ation. Mr. Brents has an ex-
client reco I'd as delegate to congress in
do vs. and has host of friends
Who will raIlv 70 his support. The sen
.torial campaign is already becoming.
Oscar Nelson. a sai Tor, is now IN Salem.
He was on the whalinl Z baik James allen,
wrecked in the Berinsy sea IN April;
With five others he lanGed On a small
sland quarter of mile In diameter
they lived on fish, but lost tbeir hooks
and could get no more, Twoot the men
lied, and the others ate their flesh. A
relief party found them; but all died but
Nelson before reaching land Nelson
came to the valley by way of Alaska.
In many parts OF the state, farmers I
have come to the conclusion that, with
The prevailing low prices for wheat. the
most profitable way of disposIng of the
present crop is to feed it TO hogs, and sell l
The grain fed pork In the market. Those
who have tried this experiment have
found wheat raised pork is equal, if not s
superior, to any raised In the corn states.
and commands first-class prices. There !
is, and alway has been, firm demand
for Al hams and bacon in she Oregon
markets at remunerative prices.
A departure in laundry work is made
by a firm in New York that offers to call
for and deliver work, wash and iron all
Hat pieces, such as sheets, pillowslips,
be6spreads, ETC., ready for
Use, and to wash and dry other articles
TO be starched and ironed at home at
four cents per pound. Most of the pieces {
TO be ironed at this rate are to be done on '
A large improved mangle, so constructed {
that it is guaranteed that goods ironed
on it will last from one-third to one-haif
longer than if ironed in the usual way.
Robert Bruce and John Moliers, neigh
boring ranchers on Bruce creek, near
Colville, quarreled the other day, and
later, induIged in regular pitched battle
with rocks. Bruce was driven to his
house for protection Subsequently he
caused Molier's arrest, and he was fined
$25 and costs. Bruce has been resi-
dent on his present homestead since
1859. For nearly one-third of that time
his nearest neighbor, outside of the mill
tary post at Fort Colville, was 80 miles !
away He is now 70 years OF age, but
does not look to be over 45.
From Thursdays Day
Mr.. Geo. W. Barnes. the leading attorney