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

cred and dried in the blazing sun and
scorchiug wind. Except along the
foothills :. in the Fossil end of the
county, grain Except fall sown) is
hardly worth the cutting, apd the yield
| from fall sown will not average over
ten bushels per acre.
| From Mondays Daily.
| Mrs. Geo. Herbert and children are
visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. J. M. Marden was a passenger
| to Portland on the afternoon train to-
day.
Rev. J. W. Miller left on the boat
this morning on short visit to Port
land.
Mr. c. W. Stone returned last night
from visit to different points on the
sound.
Miss Lucy Wheeler, of Oregon City,
is the guest Of Miss Hattie Cram in
this city.
Mrs. Andrew Keller and son. Otto,
left on the afternoon train on visit
to Portland.
| o. Kinersly was passenger on the
train yesterday afternoon for short
sojourn on the ocean beach.
Mrs. Geo. P. Morgan returned to the
Locks this morning after visiting
friends in the city a few days.
DIR. J. F. Lewenberg, the occulist,
arrived in the city on the afternoon
train, and will remain few days.
Maude E. Michel, who has been
spending few days with her grand
mother in Portland, returned last
night.
Master Roy Grimes returned Satur-
day from spending the vacation with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Sherar at the
bridge.
Prof. John Gavin returned from his
summer vacation in Illinois last Satur-
day night. Mrs. Gavin and child are
t visiting friends at Huntington, where
they will remain few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Mccoy returned
to Grants last night from spending few
days at Hood River. They will soon
remove to this city, which they will
make their permanent residence.
II. Glenn left yesterday afternoon
for the coast. He will return In few
days accompanied by his wife and fam
lily, who have been spending the heated
term at their camp near Sea View.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, who have
been visiting their son, Mr.. A. r.
Thompson, in this city, for few days
past, returned on the afternoon train
to their home in Los Angeles, Calf.
Wheat has been received in very
large quantities at Moody warehouse,
and large number of bushels have
already been stored; but no sales were
made, and therefore quotations cannot
be given.
Antelope Herald: Mrs. A. M. Kel.
say came up from The Dalles last Sun.
day to see her mother, Mrs. Jones, who
has been quite i'll for some time. Her
little son and daughter, Silvy and
Lota, came along up.
The case of LIE Git. for the murder
of Look Woo, promises to be an inter-
esting one. Several wealthy celestials
are interested in keeping this Mon
| golian alive, and, of course, he will be
defended by able counsel.
Chief Engineer Faulkner has issued
call for special meeting of the en-
| tire fire department, at the council
chambers, tomorrow evening at $3.50,
| to make arrangements for attending
the tournament at Vancouver.
The hose team still continue after
noon and evening practice with, their
cart. They are becoming proficient
! in running and in placing the hose.
/ The boys will undoubtedly make
good reputation for The Dalles at Van
couver next month.
Spokesman ReUieao: The Waitsburg
| Times has a grievance against the
| q
has been done to the rural districts
| by driving hoboes out of the muni-
| cipalities into the country where the
women are not under police protection.
A Japanese paper ascribes the fol-
lowing to Ii Hung Chang. the great
Chinaman: Ii was looking at some
photographs. "What is this?" he asked
surveying one curiously. "That is an
American lady in ball toilet" poor
thing" he answered, "she must have
fallen into deep disgrace, as she seems
to have lost almost as much of her
wardrobe as l."
G. G. Cummins, native of the
United States, of Japanese parents, is
in the city today from Portland. He
is thoroughly conversant with the
Chinese language, and is here to ar
range matterS on tne Part OI tne SHi-
namen arrested for the murder OF Look
Woo regarding attorneys, witnesses,
etc. Mr.. Cummlns Is courteous ana
gentlemanly, ana apparently weii eou-
Gated.
T. NJ. Denton. jr.. was arrested yes.
terday morning for arson in setting
fire to the barn of Thos. Johns & Co.,
mention of which is made in another
column. He was arrested by the sheriff
soon after the fire, and was brought
before Justice Davis this morning,
and the examination postponed until
3o'clock tomorrow afternoon: Denton
was placed under SlOOO Dali Tor his ap-
pearance.
Eugene Guard: A few days since
the Oreqonian published the statement
that the Warm Springs Indians were
slaughtering deer and had six hundred
skins drying near Foley Springs.
Peter Runey, the proprietor of this re-
sort, sends US word that said rumor is
without any foundation whatever. A
few Indians are in the Cascade noun
tains.near that place berrying, but
they have killed few II any deer.
Farmers are still busy harvesting
their grain, and very few appear on
the streets these days. Soon the har-
vest will be over, and then a busy time
will be realized bringing their wheat
tn markat Our warehouses; will than