The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-31

Of the greatest electrical plant on the
American continent, to be held on
Monday, September 9th. There will
be several electric floats. and grand
celebration may be expected.
1t is estimated that Pacific coast inn
porters will this year carry over TO-
100000 grain sacks because of the
shortage in California. Sacks are low
now. 1t requires from 80. 900. 900 to 40, :
600, 900 to supply the Pacific coast, and
dealers have already contracted in In
dia for &c, 600, 600 for next season which,
with the 10000, 900 to be carried over,
will make full supply for 1896.
The following are the names of those
constituting the hose team who will
| contest in the tournament at Vancou-
| uer: N. J. Sinnott, r. B. SinnOtt, G.
| G. Cooper, G.. A. Clarke, L. Porter, W.
L. Hunter, r. league, II. Bills, j.
Maloney, 8. Frank, W. Norman, r.
Gibbons, G. Mays, W. Klindt and G.
Bartelle. They will leave on the
Regulator Monday morning, arriving
at Vancouver at 2:30 in the afternoon.
The Cowboy preacher and wife left
last night for towns further east, where
they will continue their evangelistic
work. Their home is at Logan, Mont,
and they will hold street meetings en-
route. Mrs. Rice spoke last night at
the corner of Second and Washington,
near French g. Co.'S bank, to a large
audience She is very agreeable
talker, and makes many friends by her
apparent earnestness.
Mr.. A. Ullrich has some fine to-
bacco plants near his factory in the
East End These have grown from
seed, and are now in a matured con-
dition, ready to 60 through the process
of curing. This spring he was de-
termined to test the success of to- |
bacco in this region, and so far the ex-
pertinent has been very successful. |
He has Connecticut, Summarize and |
Havana plants, and they have all done
we'll. any one desiring seed can be
supplied by calling at his factory.
A miniature eruption was caused
today by the assistant superintendent
of the water works repairing the pipe
in the alley near the soda works. The
plug blew out that he had in the main,
and the water spurted to the height of
several feet before he could turn off
the supply on court and Union streets.
No damage was done, and the outburst
of the confined element only furnished
entertainment to small crowd OF
spectators.
Another and unique use has been
found for the much abused bloomers.
Mrs. J. G. Vermilye, of New York,
was rowing in boat at Gales Ferry,
Conn.,, few days ago, when the craft
overturned and the lady was thrown
into the water. She did not sink,
however, for the bloomers, filed with
air, upheld her upon the surface of the
water, and Mrs. Vermilye foated tri-
along the crest of the tide
and the bloomers until boatman put
put from shore to rescue her.
The Rosburg Reuie,c has this to say
about one of the men lynched at Yreka,
Cal, last Monday morning: Garland
5temler was member of the Stemler
amily at Dora, Coos county, on the old
Coos bay wagon road. He attended
he Corvallis college last year, leaving
here in February, and while there 6
vas frequently accused of theft, The
and's brother, Milton Stemler gradu- '
ted at the Agricultural college this !
year with high honors. The lynched
10Y was "black sheep" a
In Barnwell County, South Carolina, . =
;he other day, mob called upon an |
lnassuming family, insulted the MEM 9
,ers thereof in vulgar manner, and
ook the man of the family into the g
Toods and administered severe fog =
ing to him. The surprised man was l
hen told that he had been too "stuck l
p." He hadn't associated on familiar U
erms with his crude, ignorant, and
azy neighbors. And yet southern
eople wonder why immigration
rowds into far western states and 7
srritories and endures cold and hard
hips when land is cheap in the south,
nd the climate perfect. There are
ections OF the south not yet ready for :
nmigration-and Barnwell County, (
outh Carolina, is one of them. u