The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-08-04
lTRMs IN BeIEF
From wedns.day's Daily.

the usual monthly calls Will be made OF
business men.
Mr.. A. H. Jewett, the manager of th'
cooperative colony at White Salmon
Wash, is in the city.
Mrs. L. Nichols and Mrs. A. A. Urqu
hart are camping In the mountains abou
eight miles from Hood River.
MIR. j. f. Halloran, formerlv editor o
the As.orian, passed through the city thi
morning en- roule 10 Astoria from tb,
east.
Mr.. D. H. Stearns, of Portland, wss
passenger on the train from the east TIM
morning He left on the boat Tor Port
land
Hon. c. NJ. Cartwright, of Crool
County, is in the city.
Mr.. VIM H. Stats, of Dufur, is il
town today He says nearly every one
in that vicinity is in the harvest field
saving the grain, which has produced al
abundant crop.
The salmon run is very light, and the
cannery is using from four to five tons
daily. The season will end on the 1Utl
of August for month, and will again
open on the 10th of September.
A farmer from sherman county who
was in town yesterday says his wheal
crop on one hundred acres will average
thlrty-two bushe to the acre. He cal
culaied OF harvesting only siyteen bush
els 10 the acre.
A girl in Ell Paso, Illinois, curled her
hair at an expense of $4,000. She set
fire to house in doing so, and this
amount of property was destroyed. A
loss of that kind would curl almost any
ones hair and keep it eurled.
There were four arrests made last
night of persons who were drunk and
disorderly They were brought before
the recorder this morning, and each was
fined s., in which amount they-refused
to replenish the city, but preferred to
work the amount out on the streets.
The success of the state portage road
around the Cascades makes it evident
that the same improvement could be in
augurated around the Instructions be-
tween this city and Cello, and the next
Oregon legislature should pass au appro-
pristion for that purpose.
Large quantities of wool have been
baled in this city during the present
season, and this has been shipped east
in this convenient shape. We have
noticed during the past few days several
loads going to the wharf, which will be
sent to the eastern market by water.
And now comes Judge Bronaugh of
Portland. who fixes the date of the end of
the world for the year 1899. The judge
has settled some knotty questions in law
In his time, but our opinion is that he has
now tackled a bigger rounding up of
things earthly than he has ever passed on
in court.
Mr.. G. S. Miller, of the Monumental
mine, writes column in the Baker City
D~mocrat of yesterday, explaining his side
of the larceny by bailee case for which
he is under $1,000 bonds to answer the
charge at the circuit court. He claims
that the witnesses gave false testimony
before the magistrate, and that the JUS
tice was prejudiced in the matter.
A brother of Mrs VIM. Keyes, of May
vile, died recently at @eiser, Idaho.
worth about half million dollars, says
the Fossil Journal He bequeaihed.all of
his property To his nleces and nephews
who will each get in the neighborhood OF
fifty thousand dollars. Tbs properly IS
invested IN real estate and Il W eiser bank.
Mr. Keyes has one son and three
daughters, all unmarried.
We received an agreeable call this
morning from Mr.. Willis Brown, of Port
land, manager of the Oregon Fruit
Union He is in the city for the pur-
pose of seeing what could be done as re-
CARDS shipping a Car OF fruit east this
week The object of the Union is to ship |
fruit direct to de lers in the east, with |
out paying any commission to middle |
men.
" asco tribe, No. l6, 1. o. R. NJ, of this |
city, adopted three pale faces into the |
tribe a. the regular meeting last evening |
The next council will be held at the |
eighth run of the sleep of the seventh |
sun, sturgeon moon, al which time the
ihree recently adopted into the tribe Will
be raised 10 the rank of hunters, and all
the chiefs, warriors and braves ere earn
estly requested 10 be present.
With the FIVE new members chosen at
the June election the personnel of the
state beard of equalization, which meets
in annual session next December, is as
follows: First district, A c. Auldon;
second district, A. e. Woodcock of Eu
gene; third district, s. D. Gibson of
Rickreal; fourth district. George K. Wat
kins OF Portland; fifth dislrlc:. G. Win
gate OF Astoria; sixth district, w. q
Hunter of Island City; seventh district,
w. e. Mills.
Frank P. hogan, of Spok ane, has been T
Chairman OF cOmmissl q TO
examine and recommend site at or near
Walla Walla upon which 10 locare the
United States penitentlary ior Washing
ton he other members are Receiver
Dunpby, of the Walls Walla land office,
and William r. Forrest, of Seattle The
deficiency appropriation act of March 3,
1888, appropriated $ss0,O00 for the pur-
chase of slle aud erection of the build
ing, and designated Walia WGlla as the
location.
Mr.. W. L. Chittenden, who was for
merly clerk i'll the pos totfice in this city
when Mr.; } b. Crossen was postmaster,
and also during portion of Mr.. Nolan's
term OF office, but who n lately re-
sided at Roslyn. Wash, arrived in the
city this morning. When Mr.. James A.
Crossen is inducted into the office, which
will be as soon as his bonds are ap-
proved by the author ties at Washing
ton, Mr.. Chittenden Will again assume
the Clerkship iu which he has always
given general satisfaction to the public.
VIII McClure left this morning tor Sc
attle where he will spend day or two
his brothers Horace and Walter,
says the Eugene Guard. From there he
will go directly 10 Annapolis, Md, TO take
The September examination for a cadet
ship in The q. 5. Naval Academy He
received the appointment two weeks ago
upon the recommendation of Hon. Bin
ger Hermann. Only one appointment is
allowed for each congress onsl district
The course includes six years Instruction,
Cur in the school and Two on board a
laval vessel.
Salem Statesman: That Injunction case
against The location and erection of the
Eastern Oregon branch insane as lum,
in the circuit court for Mari
On county at the February. 1894, term is
still on The docket of the supreme court
Judge Burnett granted the injunction by
.eason of not having sufficient time to
examine into the case and with the
that it would be appealed
o the supreme court. 1t was entered
lpon the docket for he March term and,
,eing among the cases from the third dis
rict, it will not be reached until about
he middle of September.
Hugh Medlock, who Is now fugitive
rom justice and is wanted by the officers
# Columbia for stealing horses, says the
Nalla Walla. stat sman, was formerly well
,nown in Walla Walla, this being his
lome for several years. He served a
erm in the state penitentiary when John
ustice held the position of warden. The
voman who was seen with him at
deacham, dressed in male attire, is said
O be a former resident of this city. Her