The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-15

rived in the city with his wife and two
children this morning, where they will in
future reside. Mr. Grimes lived here for
several years until he removed to Hunt
ingtnn, and he will come back TO old
scenes and acquaintances, with whom he
will be familiar.
At Corvallis last Thursday afternoon
Judge Fullerton set Oct Goth as the day for
fixing the o p sale He was assured that
there will be bidders. The limit will prob
ably be $50 600 without any restrictions.
Mr., Nasf1, though, assured the court the in.
terests of the l,borers woul1 be protected
i, the SALE The sale will propably take
place in December.
OF shooting with ''unloaded" guns there
IS no end. Ernest Dewitt. nephew OF
Mrs. c. J. Whfttaker, of Pendleton. was
recently examining a shotgun in the hands
of two companiouns, with a view to blying
it. II some manner the gun was dis
charged, and heavy charge of fine shot
entered young Dewitt's side, killing him in.
stantly. No one knew the gun was loaded.
Mr.. F. w. l.. Skibbe. of the brick hotel
| In the East End, has during the past week
received visit from his brothers and sister
| ard their families These were Capt. Max
| Skibbe. of the Eclipse, and Messrs. Paul and
Albert Skibbe and their wives and Mis- E.
Skibbe. Mr.. Nick Zimmerman accom-
panied them. Tney are now whiting Mr..
| Wm Brupe on his farm near Rockland,
| Wash.
Governor Pennoyer, says the Tidings,
| has been enjoying the following letter, re-
| ceived few days ago, from that jolly old
war-horse, General Slglin. of Coos coun-
|
| Lincoln caught the smallpox he said :
Thank Col, | have something. now to
! give to everybody The governor OF
| oregon can give a notary's commission 10
everybody, and want one." 1t Is need
less to remark the gentleman got his
commission.
A B nton county man has received a
letter from q friend In Iowa that says
"every thing on my farm Is burned up by
the drou,h, ] have finished digging an acre
and halt of potatoes off of which ! got
three bushels all told. There are many
people here lily prepared tor the long and
cold winter that is coming" Thirty-eight
cent wheat and a shortened crop in Oregon
is bad enough, but in ccmpari, On with the
iowa picture Oregon farmers are in the hay
day OF prosperity.
MIR. NJ. Murphy, the deputy U. s. mar
shal, was arrested yesterday on charge
of obtaining money under false pretenses
We are Informed that at place in this
city where liquor is sold without license
he offered to procure one for $50, which
he received, and for which he gave re-
ceipt. He waived examination before
Justice DAVIS yesterday afternoon, and
was placed under $1,000 bonds, which
we're furnished. The complaining wit
ness gave a bond of $500 for her appear
snce al the circuit court.
Courier: A unieycle which takes the
place Of pack horse was seen on our streets
Monday. L. is simply a single wheel upon
which IS mounted frame work to carry
-four, bacon, blankets and mining tools,
One nan at each end of the frame furnishes
power for loeomoti6p. The maker. who
was wheeling it through town, said two
men could wheel 500 pounds anywhere q
pack mule could go. and they would not
haze to hunt pss' ure or carry stake ropes
to keep the thing fr9m running away.
Down by the s,undiug sea they have not
| given up summer sports, and this Is the
way the Historian says the ladies enjoy
themse yes: "Al summer long Young's
Ray. in the vicinity of the old mill, has
zen an objective point for bsthing parties.
Yesterday fully dozen ladies enloyed a
SWIM in the Delightfully."- cool and crystal
waters of the bay at that point, not man
not even boy-being in sight. They had
| a great time all by themselves, even though
one of the young ladies did nearly lose her
self under the water before her companions
could come to the rescue. Most of the
ladies had life preservers with them,
Win Johnson's sluice.box was cleaned up
for him by outsIders last week. without his
knowledge or consent, and between $500
ami $500 in gold and quicksilver rur-
loined, says the Pendleton Tribune. Mr.
johnson has been operating an extensive
placer claim in Crane gulch, seven miles
north of Canyon City. He employed four
Cinnamon to assist him. When he COM
menced orerations three months ago. he de.
posted so pounds of quicks liver at the head
of the sluice box, but when he came to clean
mn last week, he only found 10 pounds. He
'nerally pleaps mp about $500 as a result
Of three or four months run.
Bill Shepard met with an accident
Thursday evening that would have
caused a funeral but for the presence of
Benton Mires. Bill had killed sheep
out at his ranch and was in the act of
cutting of part of the animals leg when
the knife slipped and entered Bills own
leg clear to the hinge, cutting vein, says.
the Fossil Journal He shed quart of
blood and tainted before Bent, who was
on the spot when the accident occurred,
succeeded In partially stopping the flow
DIR. Howard was at once called and at
tended TO the wound, and Bill Is about all
right again except that be is weak from