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


Mrs. NJ. White and Mrs. D. Nickel. of
Portland. are visiting Mrs. E. jacobson. Of
this city.
Hon. T. &. Coon. M. P. lsenberg and A.
| A. Jayne, returned to-day from a visit to
Antelope.
Mr.. Harry Liebe, the watch maker, took
| the afternoon train to Portland where he
will make short visit.
After few days IN the blaeksmith's shop
many q wheel Knows what it is to have
shat tired feeling"
Several Albina people came up yesterday
to attend the picnic, and were much disap-
pointed to learn that it had been postponed.
Miss Ida Booth, who has been managing
the kindergarten in this CITY for some
months past, left on the boat this morning
for Portland.
Yesterday was delightful, and our disci-
Piles Of Isaac Walton had good time trout
ing, returning after days toll with we'll
filled baskets Of the tinny tribe.
The following u s. patent was filed with
the county clerk today: United States to
MILO M. Cushing; hf of NV or sec 80, tp
2 n, r Il east; timber culture.
Judge O'Day, OF Portland, was IN the
city yesterday. He spoke in favor of De-
mocracy and Populism at the school house
on Eight Mile SATURDAY. afternoon.
One of the fish.wheels OF Winan's Bros
on the Washington side of the river, oppo-
site Cello, foated down the Columbus to-
day. The timbers were caught near this
city and hauled TO the beach.
Herald: The town Of Antelope has live.
lier appearance than for ma ny months. The
sheep shearers are here from all parts of the
northwest, and wool haulers with their
teams almost blocade the street occasionally.
Before the county clerk came Godfred
Fncker, of Germany, and under oath de-
clared his intention of becoming an Ameri-
can citizen to-day, and to this end renounced
all allegiance whatever to the emporer of
the German empire.
Tomorrow evening at Hood River, Hoh.
G. W. Fulton, of Astoria, will address the
citizens on the political issues of the day.
He is one of the most eloquent speakers in
the northwest and will undoubtedly have
good audience at the neighboring town.
The river rose over two feet during the
last twenty-four hours, and the current is
full of logs, lumber. etc. This morning
what appeared to be the heavy timners of
6sh.wheel hoated past the city. but were
hauled to the beach by men engaged in saw
ing drift.
The portage from the upper to the lower
Cascades IS now made IN wagons, by reason
of the high water covering portion of the
railroad track, and the Dalles City not being
able to make the landing at the mouth of
the canal. Passengers and freight from the
Regulator are taken in wagons and trans
ported from one landing to the other.
The prospects for heavy crop of grain
in Sherman county were meyer more hatter.
ing than they are now. There ls an abund.
ance of moisture in the ground, an d the |
grain is already Is inches high in the stock.
Now If the price will come up to about rs
cents per bushel by next fall. it will make
lively times In our neighbor county.
Prineville Ne,cs: Joe. Elliot who was
down from the Ochoce mines Thursday, in |
inform us that the late snow storm stopped |
work two days at the mines, there being |
about five Incnes. He informs us that there |
are sbout twenty-five men at.work opening |
up five claims. A thorough test is to be |
made of these mines during the coming |
summer.
A man named Patfick Ryan received |
several severe scalp wounds Saturday night |
while in an intoxicated condition, and was |
arrested and placed in the CITY Jail. DR.. |
Hollister was called and applied the usual |
surgical remedies. We nave not learned |
the particulars, but from the beating the
man received We believe the matter should |
be Investigated by the courts.
James Wesley, an Indian, informs us that
Doctor Charlie, an aborIginee who lived on
Moeier creek, has been missing for over two
months. Jim says he has hunted for him
for long time. and can find no trace of his
He was in the habit of whip
ping his wife, and Jim thinks perhaps his
boy has shot him for the treatment he gave
his mother. Doctor Charlie is we'll known
in the northwest, and his disappearance Is
very mysteriova. Any information regard
ng him will be thankfully received by his
friend, James Wesley, The Daller.
One of the busiest places in Eastern
Washington at present is the little town of
Starbuck, says the W. w. Union Journal
At this place the U. P. railroad com ,any
has large force of mel at work re-build-
ing the machine shops and round Mouse,
which were destroyed by fire some time ago.
The brick work on the buildings is all COM
pleted and the finishing work is now being
done. The round house Is large building
and will have capacity of fifteen engines
1t one time.
An exchange says: A few days ago
citizen cut into p,und of butter which be
mad puI chased at a store whose proprietor
does not advertise, and found therein a
small tin box, which contained a piece of
paper bearing the following. written in
neat femme hand: II am girl IL years old,
good. looking and an excellent house keeper.
Should this be found by some unmarried
Christian gentleman, will he please write to
he following address," etc. The finder,
being bachelor, decided to unravel the al
air, and succeeded, only to destroy the ro-
nance The girl had died many years ago,
eaving an aged husband and a grown family.
The La Grande Chronicle publishes the
ollowing regarding a, railroad accident near
North Powder: "Foreman johnson and
hree men Of the work train were hurt Fri
lay while getting out rock near he 300 foot
unnel between Telocaset and North Pow
Ter. They were walking through cut
vhere thev mad shortly before blasted with
liant powder. The rock had been loosened
nd came crashing down upon the men.
ohnson had the top Of his head cut, another
ian had his face frightfully cut. and one