The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-07-20

brought home with him as evidence O
his find some very good stock salt an(
some bottled brine from a pool neal
the beds.
L. S. Fritz, wife and child who have
been visiting friends and relatives ir
this city for the past few days, left on
the afternoon train for Portland.
Prof. J. T. Maddy, of tie Portland
university, who has been in the city
for few days past, was passenger on
on the boat this morning to Portland.
2. P. Jones, who was held in default
of 500 bail for the crime of lewd and
lascivious cohabitation was released
this morning. having furnished the
necessary bonds.
Chicago Herald: 1t goes without
saying that Mrs. Hinsdale's "Tell Me
My Heart" was roundly applauded,
and an encore responded to in her
usual charming voice.
Hood River Glacier: Miss Gertrude
Mimic, the English pianist, will assist
Mrs Hinsdale at the concert Thursday
| evening. She is fine artist and well
known throughout Great Britain.
The examination of P. A. Mahaffey
was postponed until word was received
from La Grande whether the check
which he drew on the The Dalles Ma
tional Bank would be honored by the
bank in that city.
The depositors of Baker City Ma
tional bank, which is in the hands of
Receiver A. Edgar Beard, will be
pleased to learn that another dividend
will be declared inside of 10 days. The
July dividend will be the same as the
last one, which was 20 per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Webster-Hinsdale,
of Portland; Miss Gertrude Mimic, of
London, England, and Miss Lloyd Jes-
sup, of the concert company, who will
give a performance at the Baldwin
opera house this evening, are regis.
tered at the Umatilla House today.
Moro Observer: 1t is estimated that
1900 Indian ponies range over the
hills of this country, and each pony
eats enough good fodder to fatten a 4
year-old steer; and one steer is worth
ten glass-eyed bronchos. If law
could be made to declare every pony of
an assessed value of less than 500 a
public nuisance it would add to the
prosperity of the people.
Mr.. Hubert Rogers, representing
Brddstreet's, gave us call this morn
ing. He has been making a tour of
Eastern Oregon, and taking data on
which to base his report for that STAN
dard journal. He finds the business |
outlook here good, and the crop pros
poets in the county very encouraging. |
The Dalles, he says, has a splendid |
showing, and has as fine reputation |
as any point east of the mountains.
The Conley farm, in the Grand
Ronde valley, will not have a first
class yield this year, but better one
than last. There are 1000 acres in
wheat, 900 acres of which have been
damaged by grasshoppers; 900 acres
will give good half-crop and 2500
acres will yield probably 20 to 25 BUSH
els to the acre. 1t is estimated that
from the present outlook the Conley
fields will turn out total of 10000 to
70, 900 bushels of wheat this year.
Albany Democrat: DIR. Maston re-
ceived Saturday by express full set of
and tests for giving exam
nations for color blindness and hear
ing, it'll Instructions to examine all
train men and men employed around
stations on the S. P. Co.'S lines be-
,ween Oregon City and Roseburg@ on
;he main line, the Lebanon branch,
and West Side branches, to
,e done as soon as possible. ALI men
Employed by the company hereafter
will be examined as to sight and hear
ng.