The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-08-25
From Monday,s Daily

time, when he resigned his office in favor
of h deputy. owing to sickness.
From Mondays Daily
Mr.. John Somervllle, of Portland, Is in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Helm returned yester-
day from short visit at their farm at Nan
sene.
Mr.. c. F. Stephens returned en- the train
last night from a tea d,ys' sojourn in the
Willamette valley.
Sheriff Maddox, of Clacksmas county.
returned this morning with the escaped
prisoner, Morton Greene.
Portions of the steel frames Of the large
gates at the l. ,cks have been received, and
.ill be placed in position as SOON as the
masonry i. completed.
Sheriff Driver left on the boat this morn
ing for Salem havioG in charge Mrs. N sely,
OF Hood River, who was judged insane.
Mrs Wishart, OF Hood RIVER, accompanied
Mrs. Neely.
The funeral of Mr. Joseph M. Gushing IN
this city yesterday was quite lirgely at
tended In line in the procession was A
TO-, o. N, G the young man being mem
Der of the National Guards at The Dalles.
United States District Judge Bellinger
has ratified the traffic agreements betwe. n
the Great Northern aud Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company and the UnIon P.ciic
and Oregon R4iiroad & Navigation com
pany.
Several persons from Hood River have
gone to work IN the Yakima hop fields, and
more will follow. A lerttr to a resident o.
t,.% hat 10 ll0 bo, MI. For
slil be needed II the Ya4ima valley this
season.
The fire department will attempt to pro
cure sufficient money to take the brass band
aud the old fire engine to Oregon Citv, dur
ing the sissioD of the convention. This is
the principal object OF the meeting called
TOR Wednesday evening.
Last Friday evening, we are informed.
the residence of Col. Fulton at the mouth
OF the Deschutes was burned to the ground.
We did not ascertain the cause of the fire,
but our informant stated that the fire con-
sumed all the dry grass on the hillside, and
was quite confagration while it lasted.
We understand that Prof Reynaud, who
has been teaching the French language to
ciasses in this CITY for the past ak mooths,
has accepted the chair of professor of
French In the Pacific university at Forest
Grove. He IS well-educated young man
and thoroughly competent for the position.
At meeting of jackson Engine Co, No
l held last Saturday evening John Blaser,
John Crate and F.. w. L. Skibbs were
elected delegates to the convention at Ore
gon City on Sept. 81 and Eth. and w. II.
Butts alternate. A motion was made and
carried that $40 be allowed each member
who desires 20 attend the meeting to defray
expenses.
Antelope Herald: 1t is said that the
pasture is getting very scarce in the mount
aims, and the sheep will more than likely
have to be brought back to their winter
range ea-lier than usual this fall This, we
ale reliably informed, was caused by the
sheep having been taken onto the summer
range too early in the spring, before the
feed got a god start. There is plenty of
water, however.
The thirty-four;h annual meeting of the
Oregon State Fair will be held at Salem on
the State F .ir grounds from September II
to %, inclusive and from present iudica-
tions the fair this year will be one of the
most successful ones-if not the most sue.
cessfui--eyer held in the state. The prem
ium lists have been thoroughly revi,ed for
this meeting, and many ns W and attractive
features have been added. Everything has
been moderniz.d, the old ideas having been
consigned to the archives.
Mrs. Lewis, an old lady about go years of
age, came down on the train Sunday night
very seriously sick. Before she reached the
city she experienced relapse, and persons
thought she was dying. She Is without
means, and is subject of charity. At
present she is stopping at the Umstilla
House, and a nurse has been employed at
the couuty's expense. DR.. Hollister Is the
zssesssing physician.
We are informed that Mr. j. 81. Sherar
has purchased the F.tzGerald property on
Second and Front streets, and will erect
thereon large twn-story warehouse for the
storage of wool. In connection Herewith
he will erect large securing mil to pre-
pare the wool he purchases IN the oest
shape for shipment. Mr. Slerar is gely
IN wool, and we hope his enter
prise will be successful.
The Grant county Neps says it learns
rom Mr.. Gillian, the M.t:neli mail con-
tractor, that the old gentleman f.
L Wood OF Dtyvil'e had ole OF his legs
broken lately just below the hip bone. He
was ,assoing wi d horse, and became en-.
angled 10 tne rope and was dragged bv the
ANIMAL, with disastrous results Mr. Wood
8 well known in The DAlles. haylng many
years ago driven team between The Dalles
md Canyon C,y n
Peter Henderson, pioneer of 1853, died
It his home near Corvallis from a stroke Of
paralysis The deceased was born in 1901, |
md was married in 1921 He C inns to O:e-
gon and located the donation land claim on
which he did There survive him four
sons, William, Lewis and James Hender-
son, of Benton county, and Mark Hender-
son, of Modoc county, California. and two
daughters. Mrs. Broom6eld, of Benton
county. aud Mrs. Gibbs. of Oregon City.
This Is what the Antelope Herald says
,bout division of the county: "We un-
1erstand that the Mitchell country will
make another desperate effort to have the
next legislature cut off the proposed Sutton |
county. They were disappointed 10 not |
getting their representative from that side |
# the mountains, but it Is said ihev have |
oeen offered help from Crook county's rep
A. r. Lvle. Whether they |
will be successful or not remains to be |
Ieep."
The remains of the Indian who was |
irowned ia the Columbia river opposite the |
JmatIlla House few days ago, were found
rear Wind river last Friday. Inc aborIgl-
lee who found the body on the river bank |
wrote to st eriff Driver to cone down and |
'ay him go for finding the remains. and |
nded the letter With words suggestive of 1
be fact that the body vas in high stage
Decomposition. As the place where the :
ody was fo1nd is IN Washington, this
ounty can take jurisdictIou in the mat,
sr. T
Mr.. Lewis Bradford, hnesl descendant
the old Bradford family of the old May
liver outfit. who now lives in Salem. will
xhibIt at the state fair lot of relics which |
lme ont in the May flower tS this country
ne of MIR. Bradford's ancestors saa the
rst governor OF Massachusetts The relics
e said to be well preserved. A rart of
lese same relics was exhibit,d at New
rleans exposition several years ago, and at.
acted good deal of atteatioa. This will |
one of the most attractive features of the
ir.-Independent
The Prineville Ne,os recently boasted of
rsrl Tha n.a,c