The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-15

months of August and September. Thi
Is a mistake. 1t is lawful to kill deer fo
ones own use during these months but moi
to sell the meat.
A law wss sssed by the late congress al
lowing postA ,asters of the fourth class tt
| administer al and all oaths required to be
| made by pensioners and their witnesses in
the execution Of their vouchers, with the
same effect as officers having seal. Such
| postmaster must affiix the stamp of his Of
flee to his signature, and 10 authorized to
charge the pensioner 25 cents for each
voucher. This will be great convenience
to pensioners living In remote towns, who
have heretofor been obliged to travel some
distance ID order to execute their vouchers.
From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. T. q. Williams. of Cascade Locks,
was in the city yesterday.
A wagon from Goldendale removed the
last load of the Sun plant today.
Circuit court will convene in Gillian
county at Condor next Monday.
Politics in Klickitat county is beginning
to warm up for the contest in November.
sheriff Harrington, of Morrow county.
arrived in town last night from Portland en-
route to his home at Heppner.
Mrs. w. L. Bradshaw aud son Clinton,
who have passed the summer months on
the coast, returned last night.
Sherman has bountlful crop of wheat,
more than has ever been produced In the
history of that portion of the country.
The weather still continues rainy and
cool; hut 80 far farmers have protected
their grain, AMI no serious loss is appre-
hended.
The grand chancellor, K. of P, expects
to make fraternal visit to Friendship
lodge. No. 9. at the regular meeting next
Monday night.
The following deed was placed on file to-
dav with the county clerk: A. M. F.
Kirchheimer to P. A. K;rchheimer; lot 3,
block 3. Laughlin's addition to town of
Antelope aud part of lot in block 3; $1,000.
A warrant was sworn out in Justice
Davis court this afternoon by a man against
a woman of the town for stealing from his
lers on 1915 in gold coin. The person was
arrested and the examination will be had
tomorrow.
Some of our farmers are beginning to get
anxious about threshing. says the Moro
Observer. With all the machines in this
county, and shorter days approaching,
there appear to be reasons for appre hension
that some OF this immense crop will be late
in getting to the river.
Ayers Hair Vigor is cleanly, agreeable,
beneficial, and safe. 1t is the most ele-
giant and the most economical of toilet pre-
paratiops. By its use ladi 8 can produce
an abundant growth of ,hair, causing it to
become natural in color, lustre, and texture.
There is nothing to prevent anyone con-
cocting mixture and calling it ''sarsap-
arilla, " aud t1ere is nothicg to prevent any
one spending good money testing the stnff;
cut prudent people, who wish to be snre of
their remedy, take only Ayers Sarsaparilla,
and so get cured.
A commendable movement Is being made
to close ali places of business at o'clock 10
,.he evening. This will give clerks and en-
ployes time for rest and recreation, and the
same amount of business may be done as If
stores were kept open several hours later.
The evenings are constantly increasIrg In
length. and o'clock will afford every one
an opportunity to do their trading.
Sheriff House, of UmatIlla county, ar
rived last evening by the Prinevil stage,
having In charge Charles Mesplie accused of
horse stealing. He followed him to Prime
vile where he found he had sold the stolen
horse and went into the 0choco mountains,
where be was found herdiug sheep for
man by the name of Hamilton. The sheriff
left last night at II o'clock for Pendleton
with his prisoner.
In building in this city is a safe that !
has been in nse for over thirty years, and |
1uring that time has bsen the receptacle of |
millions of dollars. At one time, We are
it held half million In twenty |
Iollar pieces, eucased in lengths of gaspipe. /
This was when the income tax was in opera
lion, and one of our citizens took this
method to evade the tax-gatherer. During |
Mining days it frequently held bags of gold
lust, which would run into the thousands
n value.
The force of employees at the government
works at the Locks number about 400, and
hese are principally engsgsd In excavating
nd stene-eutting. It is expected that more
nen will be put to work very soon and
he caral will be rushed rapidly to
ompletitn Without doubt boats will be
BILE to make the passage through next year.
nd this will be the beginning of the era of
;he free navigation of the Columbia river to
he producers of the Inland Empire.
The Goldendale Sentinel denies the impu-
alton that the Republicans of that county
n the nominating convention were led by
v. A. Maxwell and Hugh Gourlay, and
ays the latter has scarcely been IN Wash
ngton lorg enough to claim citizenship and
he former never pretended leadership. It
nds its denial by saying that "the whole
abrication looks like it had emanatsd from
very small mind that has been nearly
rowded out Of existence by corpulent
ody."
Eleven deaths of congressman occurred
urinP the session Just ended: Three U 8.
of Georgia; Vance, of
lorth Carolina, and Stockbridge of Mich
gan; eight members OF the house of repre-
and Enochs of Ohio,
'hipman of Michigan, O'NeIll. Lily and
iutchler of Pennsylvania, Bratton of Mary.
md. and Lsle of Kentucky. Two SEN
of Louisiana and Walthall of
10 members of the house
+ representatives resigned,
Mr. and Mrs Comfort, old and respected
itlzens of Arlington, recently sold their
roperty and moved to Washington, where
hey expect to make their future home. |
fr. Comfort has long been an inyalid from
analysis. and the two have been keeping
ouse alone. A desire to be with children
nd relatives prompted them to make the
Record. Among the
arliest resI1ents of this city are Mr.. and
frs. Comfort, and they are both we'll
nown in The Dalles and highly respected.
This is what Popuiist exohang says of
he political contest in Washington; "Cah-
idates can now be seen standing ON the
treet corners with chatterlng teeth claim
,g it is cool asthey contemplate the chances
nomination and election. We can assure
number of them that the political atmos.
here will be void of hydrogen before the
les of November to such an extent they
NIL wish they had never been born into
nch a oheerless world. Take courage,
rethren. many have gone that way before
ou."
Bill Nye: Every newspaper man has at
'me time in his business experience met
ne man who now takes more papers than
e can read. He was in town last week.
lie paid 35 cents for an almanac, wiped his
lectrio light at the hotel, failed to light his
gar on it, put nickel In the slop at the
ostodice expecting the postmaster to ap-
ear, wanted to lick the cashier of the ban X
ecause he closed at o'clock, watched the
gn over one of the jewelry stores waiting
,r 1t to strike.
An alarm OF tire was sounded last night
bout go clock, and was tonnd to proceed
'om an IncIpient blaze in the shoe shop of
lr. Veg ,erman on Washington street. A I
w buckets of water stopped a conf ,gra-
on before the fire department arrived on
be scene. 1t created quite an excitement
n the streets for a little while and there