The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-07
Sritchelr minutes.

Harvesting is being prosecuted with
vigor, and if our present good weather
continues three weeks the hay of the
present cutting will be in shelter and
stacks.
One day last week the thermometer
stood at 104 in the shade. We have ex-
perienced extremely warm weather the
past week, but at present cool breeze
gives freshness and vigor to the atmos-'
phere.
On the Goth Mr.. Wooden met with
serious accident, and the wonder is it
was not fatal While on his road to
The Dalles with load of wool he came
to one of the excellent grades of county
property, that is generally but few
inches wider than a wagon, and after
few days' rainfall is ready to crumble at
a slight jar. At one of the narroWest
and most headlong points the grade sud-
denly gave way. turning the wagon
over in its downward tumble, catching
Mr.. Wooden underneath, crushing him
very seriously, breaking one leg at the
ankle, and seriously bruising the other;
also breaking his collar bone and jam
ming a shoulder badly. He suffers
very much with his bruised limb from
cramps, but with all he is bright and
hopeful. He thinks with some bad
luck he meets with some that is good.
Now every attention is paid him that is
possible, the best of food is brought him,
and he will miss harvesting. He is
thankful this time in life that he was
Wooden, or surely he would have been
crushed out of existence. We find but
few natures that are as cheerful in ad-
versity. DIR. Houck is attending pbysi-
clan.
s. T. Allen, while on his way home,
met with a serious accident as he vas
coming down the Deschutes hill. A
wheel gave way under the break at one
of the most rocky points in the road.
The lurch cast him on to the break and
from there to the rocks, inficting seri-d
GUS wound. But with his usual stub
bornness he drove his team home, and
on reaching there looked as if all the
gattling guns of America had threat
ened him at one time. Am glad to say
at present he has almost entirely re-
covered, and is able to go on in his
usual way.
This month"; as you will notice, has
been one of many accidents, but fortu-
nately none fatal. About the 18th
young man by the name of Rankins,
who had been breaking horses in the
neighborhood, was thrown. from his
borse and seriously mangled in his
right hand and arm by the horse step
ping on him. The horse was sharp
shod, and when it stepped on the arm
it took the flesh to the bone, severing
one of the arteries of the wrist and tear
ing the flesh entirely from the fore
finger. 1t was necessary to amputate
the finger. He is doing very we'll un-
der the care of DIR. Houck.
Mrs. John Gage returned to home
and friends on Saturdays stage much
improved in health and well lowered
by sun and wind. Her baby that was
SO seriously Ill at The Dalles, has en-
tirely recovered, and is fat and saucy. /
Rev. Baily of Prineville was with us
Saturday and Sunday giving us of his
thoughts for a serious digestion. He is
a much better speaker than we are used
to. If any of the members of the pres
ent conference should chance to see this,
adjure them to use their influence to
send US good speaker, if they think
there are any souls here worth redeem-
ing. We can be made tired here as we'll