The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-26
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Miss Lulu Bird returned last evening from
visit to Portland.
TIE liver rose eighteen inches last night,
and is now almost at full tide.
Two loads of merchandise left Moody's
warehouse Yesterday for Dayville.
Miss A. G. Fulton, of The Dalles, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. Floyd, at Pasco,
Wash.
Hugh NJ. Rogers representing Folger &
Co., has been attending to business in the
city today.
Mrs B. Conroy and Mrs. L. j. Law lor
left last evening for Portland where they
will visit their mother.
A heavy rain fell at Wapinitia and Warm
Springs Friday and Saturday. aud the roads
were miry for travelling.
The Good Templars sociatle last even
ing was quite largely attended, and we
understand the receipts were very liberal.
Several of our cit zens took the train this
afternoon for Hood River. where Hon. G.
W. Fulton will address the citiz ms on the
political Issues.of the day.
There were nine carloads of sheep shipped
from the stock yards of r F. Saltnarshe &
Co, Yesterday to Troutdale. They lett on
the mixed train IN the afternoon.
Together with full set of Justice and
other blanks there Is at the TIMES Noun
TAINEER office a good form of chat5el mort
gage, all of which are sold at reasonable
prices.
The gang of thieves who robbed MAYS
g. Lrowe's store last night are supposed
g. ha,, tI,ao tr-hn raj dnn
Chinese camp near Rowena Yesterday,
and in which scheme they secured about
5000.
Mr.. John Cradlebaugh, formerly of the
Wssco County Sun and later of the Hood
River GLazier, has assumed editorial charge
of our evening contemporary. He is an
able, racy writer, and genial, courteous
gentleman.
1t was smart saying of New York girl
in London to an Eng ishman who took her
in.o dinner. He said: II sometimes wonder
what becomes of all the peaches in your
country" And the damsel said; "Oh. we
eat what we can and can what We can't"
CHS. Kaabe aud Chas Frank started for
Five mile vicinity this m ornIng where they
spend day or two fishing. Judging from
the amount and quality of ''bait" which was
put aboard their wagon. some remark able
fish stories may be expected on their return.
Sunday. Dan. Maloney, acting as deputy
U. s marshal, returned with two witnesses
from Warm Springs, Vho were su5penaed
to appear at the U. district court IN Port.
land. He had difficult time in finding his
men, but finally succeeded and brought
them to town with him.
The greatest excitement prevailed In the
city this morning when 1t was ascertal ned
that burglary had been committed. Sew
eral of our citizens heard the shots fired,
and one who lives near the store, says the
shots were fred first and the glass in the
wIndow of the shop broken afterwards.
The sheriffs posse who started after the
burglars who broke into Mays and Groves
store were J. 81. Phirman, George Joles, G.
W. Runyop. Ral b Gibbons, j. W. Blake
ney. Frank Klien, OTIS Savage, J. A Jack
son, jr. These were all sworn in as deputy
sherIffs, well mounted and armed with Win
chesters and revolvers They left about
o'clock this morning. and their course will
be directed by further developments.
Wool is coming in'quite lively to Moody's
ware house from different portions of the
county, and the large force of employees are
constantly kept busy unloading wagons.
The feeces this year are In better condition
than eyer remembered. and should bring
the highest price in the market. There are
few buyers in the city, but the same eager
ness to purchase choice Clips has not been
eyInced as were in former years when fac
tories bought largely, and the shadow of
free-trade had not fallen upon American
industries.
Friday, Washington Wear, farmer
living four miles north of Oaksdale, Wash,
was shot by Alva Tucker, The men had
difficulty last winter over game of cards
and Wear was ALWAYS taunting Tucker.
Wear fired three shots at Tucker and cut
HIM with pocket knife. Tucker then fired
one shot, the bali striking Wear in the left
side, near the heart, killing him in few
Both men were single. Tucker
came to town and gave himself up to an
officer. Relatives and neighbors exonerate
Tucker from all blame.
There IS some evidence of a gang of horse
thieves on Government fat and portions of
the county contiguous. We were informed
that Mr. Roedell lost three horses and three
head of cattle recently, and, after diligent
search he has been unable to find them. One
1f his neighbors has also missed some of his
livestock aud his house was burgarized and
articles stolen therefrom. Another person
living at Mosier says tnat on the summit
between that place and Hood River. dead
,attle have been found with simply the back
bone removed. These reports, if true, would
Indicate that a gang of thieves infest this
part of Wasco county, and lost cattle and
horses NAV be accounted for on the hypothe
rs that they have been stolen.