The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-12-15

Yakima county, says the Goldendale Senti-
mel, but Klickitat rabbits are too wild to
ever submit to such indignitles; besides we
might rub the wrong rabbits aud let the
guilty ones escape.
MIR. A. Genres is handling the Bingham
| springs mineral water. These springs
are situated in Umatitla county in the
Blue mountains, and are justly celebrated
| for their medicinal properties. The water
is equally beneficial with that imported
| from Waukesha, WIS.,, and Should find
| ready sale IN this market.
Messrs Stubllng & Williams, at their
| sample rooms, corner Court and Second
streets, have received fine assortment or
imported liquors during the week, con-
sisling of brandies, whiskies and wines:
| These they will offer over their bar, and
| will retail at very low prices. They keep
only the lest wines, liquors and cigars
Mr.. W. E. Walters, the salesman for
Mays & Grove in this city. received lssf
| week a carload of raisins from his fathers
| farm in Southern California These are
large and magnificent and will excel any ID
| this market. California is we'll adaptei to
| grape and other fruit culture. and we hope
to see Oregon taking a commanding position
| IN this respect in few years.
There is more thieving and robbery be-
ing committed all oyer the country than
| has ever been done in the cOuntrY's his
tory. Cracking safes, holding up trains
| and robbiDg stages has got TO be pro-
| fession. Petty thievIng does not require
| so much ingenuity and is practlced by
unskilled persons, as it used 10 be IN days
agone, but the number is multiplying.
Ashland Record; The continued decline
of the value of horses until they are now
seldom worth feeding Is turning TINS most
civi lied of the animal kingdom back INTO
barbarism. On the desert IN Like county
there is now a rowing band of 1000 "unem-
poyed" horses Gh4t are running wild and
are almost as shy and hard to approach as
the deer and bear of the forest ShootIng
horses 10 get rid of them as an expense is
becoming more frequent every year.
At the meeting OF the common council
Saturday evening X. V. Gibbons resigned
his position as night watchman, which
was accepted; but there were no appoint
ment made to fill the vacancy. A COM
In ttee was appointed, consisting of Hood,
Laner and Eshelman TO canvass the sub
ject and see whether the number OF arc
lights could not be reduced. This Was
the only business of importance that was
transacted.
A good, hearty laugh is better than
course of medicine, and those who attend
next Saturday night at the opera house
will De rejuvenated from the wear Incl
dent to the cares of business life.
Every member of the troupe Is come
dian, and those will laugh who have
never )aughed before, for the "Jolly Old
Chums" make it point in their enter
taInment to please all classes and condi-
tiOns of men.
Milton Ea lie: j. p. McMinn, the ex
tensIve stale-line fruit raiser, was in town
on Wednesia and in talk with u re-
porter conveyed the intelligence that he
had shipped u carload of his celebrated
dried prunes 10 Omaha. He states that
the consIgnees of the fruit in that city
were much pleased with it and speak In
high praise of the fine quality and flavor. |
The carload Melted abOur b cents per |
pound or little over $5lI9 in round fig |
ures.
Grants Pass Courier: A hobo on Mon.
day mornlr g's train tried t. get out from
under the coach while the cars were leav
lug West Fork. His foot was caught by
whe-l and his toes pinched off He crawled
hack to the br ak beam agsiu and rode to
Gl male wnere the train hands took him
ln and brought him to this city. DR.. Kre
mer cut of the maugleh toes. The unfor-
unate young man stood his agonies like
hero The state pa, the expenses.
Friday afternoon, rep ris the Union Re-
publican, c. F. Hinckley, the Telocaset
aiming man. sold to Messrs. J. Z. Bellies
J. F. Pny, G. w. Benson, T. H. Crawford
and wright & DaYis Bros, all of Union,
ID undivided one.ha interest in the tol-
owing mining properties at 'TelOcaset,
welve miles south of Union, viz: The
Riverdale, River Queen, Black Maria,
dipckley-Spotted.h Horse, War Eagle and
Felocaset. The new owners will at once
commence active development by run
ling l50-foot tunnel into the Spotted
Horse.
We were approached by Chinaman to.
lay and asked what "Mellcan news about
leap fight between ChIna and Japan" We
old him that the latest news from the,
orient indic,te that the Japanese were
imply '.wiping the ground" with the Chi
ese. He smiled in evidence of his incred- |
lity, and said, "Heap lie, Melikan papers.
DE getim paper from Hong Kong HIM
ny China whip japan all lie time. Japan
mall country. Heap Chinee. Little jap
nese all killed. Bime-by you see." We {
eft him in bis blissful ignorance, aud fouLd I
! impossible for him TO understand the
reat victories Japan had won at Ping
any, the Yalu river and Port Arthur.
A terrible storm ragged about the Birch
reek mountains Saturday night, reports |
he Pendleton Tribune A farmer named i
'Issett driving four horses was overtaken ,
y blizzard at the High bridge. On the
.eep grade he met team and in attempt Q
,g to turn aside, the team and wagon were a
over an escarpment. to the {
ottom of the gulch. 200 feet below. Mr.
lssett escaped by Jumping off the wagon.
wo of the horses broke loose and were
uud several miles distant in the morning.
he wind blew tiercely and a large amount
snow fell, and the storm goes on record
one of the most severe ever known in
lat vicinity.
The state military board of the o. N. G.
ct this afternoon to devise ways and means
r the purpose of presenting the battle {
up Oregon with an appropriate souvenir,
ys the Evening Telegram of yesterday.
he military is doing this because there is o
,lnaval reserve here. The proposition is b
have each company of the . N. G a
the state give entertainments, =,
e net proceeds of which are to be trans y
itted to Colonel G. F. Brebe. treasurer OF e
e fund SO devised. At the conclusion of v
series OF entertainments he will turn the u
opey oyer to the chamber of commerce, .
1m which body committee is to be St -
cted to cooperate with the military | q
ard in reaching the desired end. W
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