The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-11-03
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From Wednesdays Daily.


Miss Maude French returned hom
has been for the past two years studying
music.
Mr. W. 8 Geary, the piano tuner, will
be in the city next week. Orders left a
either of the music stores will receive
prompt attention.
Today has been wet and disagreeable
but the rain did not pour down in such
copious quantities as it does in the
region of the Willamette valley.
MIR. w. s.. Myers returned this morning
form an extended trip east, during which
time he visited New Hampshire, New
York, South Dakota and other points.
Mr.I. G. Richards, of Hartland, Wash,
came in town today with drove of hogs
from his farm. Klickitat county fur
nishes. good pasturage for hogs, and
perhaps as good pork is raised there as
anywhere in the northwest.
Two hundred men are working at the
upper part of the Cascade Jocks and are
making good headway. The gates have
all arrived and will be put in as soon as
the masonry in completed. Arrangements
have been made for keeping the masons
at work until high water drives them out
Malheur is not such an unfortunate
county as the price of horses might lead
one to consider. Several Malheurlans
claim that there Is profit in selling hor-
ses for $40 head, and that many have
been sold at that price. Thousands of
cattle, too have been sold, and, altogether
things haven't gone to the "demnitlon
bow-wows" by long shot.
Frank Refs, one-armed man of Mount
Hood, should be given medal of some
kind for his proficiency In the manly art.
Arthur Disbrow, a neighber, made as
though he would thrash Refs, but the
one-armed man broke his collar bone
with one blow of his single fist, and his
jaw bone with another. Disbrow Is pretty
badly hurt and is In the hands of a Hood
River doctor.
Clermont, little town in, Florida rev.
els in the luxury of two mayors. Last |
June Mr. Todd was elected to the Office |
without a dissenting vote. He was |
away from home at the time and did not |
return for ten days. The ordinances re-
quired the mayor to qualify within three |
days after the election. Mr.. Good
enough, who was mayor last year, holds |
On to the office
A habeas corpus case was heard be- |
fore Judge Bradshaw in chambers this
in the case OF the state of
Oregon VS.. Charles Deckert, who was
for larceny OF pair OF spurs
md pair of gloves, and for which he
was sentenced to the county jail for
thirty days, by a county justice. After
nearing argument in the case, and from
he authorities produced, the judge /
Al IeJ 1
o hold the defendant and ordered his
'elease from custody.
The first of series OF soirees was
iven at Chrysanthemum hall last night
~ the members OF the club recently or
.anized in this city No one but the
members, accompanied by their ladies,
we're admitted, and the way they ali en-
oyed themselves proves the young men
o be royal entertainers. In the conrse
t the evening the ladies were called
pom to name the club and from hence
1rth it will be called Myrtle Social"
Ioping to meet again next Tuesday
light the ladies extend our best
fishes to the members of syrtle Social.
Victor Moretti, the artist, returned from
'ortlaud last night, and Will hereafter re- l
lain with us. His studio, in that CITY, 6
1as broken into about two weeks ago {
nd almost all of his properly stolen, iu
luding bis designs and artists material
j value to the amount of about $30U He |
better satisfied than ever with The G
,alles, and Is perfectly contentea TO be-
ONE resident of the city.
The celebrated Barring estate is ap- I
reaching final liquidation. At one
me the liabilities were largely over
LOG, 600, 900, now they are but $l2, $780, i
DO. With the improvement in all as !
sts the world over, the bank of Eng !
md will not need a long time to close
ut the collateral they hold. A large ,
lrplus is expected. In history this
iii stand as the. greatest financial ex-
lott ever accomplished in business.
1t must have been a mistake on the
art of our boys removing gates, ETC., |
st night theusual accompaniments ola !
,lebration of all Halloween. On the i
lurch calendar the day is marked as the {
st of October and tonight would be time e
n boyish freaks. The young Americans
ho inhabit this vicinity are never be-
ind the times, and usually stride for !
ard ahead of the front rank antici- =
ating events.