The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-01-05

itors. The sport. we are informed, IL all
that could be desired, and there is no dan
ger Of accidents.
The larg. engine, which was damaged in
the wreck at Bolies Junction last s ,turday,
passed through the city this morning en-
toute to the shops at A bins, and about
noon t~ o pas sed down the road, presumably
damaged in the wrecks that have occurred
near Cello IN the last few days.
The allotment tor Oregon from the appro.
prlation TOR pui.Ic surveys for the fiscal
year is $40 00C This does not include
lands within the limits of railway land
grants, or work performed under the special
deposit system. Probably tine amount oil
work for which contracts will be awarded
through the surveyor generals office during
the present fiscal year, will approximate
S20,G
About 1886 Thursday afternoon a young
man about 20 years of age, apparently, ap-
peared at the First National bank with a
check signed by E II. logham and psyab e
to II. G. Kel;ey. Gays the Eugene Guard.
They were at once suspicious and asked nIui
if Ingham had just signed it and gwen It
to him. When he informed them so they
st ono proceeded to take HIM into custody.
He ls ow in charge OF the officers and his
trial will occur immediately. The check
was fJr Sl00.
Every preparation has been made forthe
grand masquerade ball of the l. U. X. NJ,
Nngates ball, December 81, 1894.
and th, re is no doubt it will be the most
successful one ever given in III city, n
charges will be made tor ladies, masked or
unmasked, and committee has been
chosen that will extend every courtesy to
guests. This is the first party given by the
hourishing tribe of he'd Men in this city,
and the members have eyerted themselves
to make this EN- nently successful.
The Corvallis Times says edItorially
"Mr. Bonner gave 10 one In Corvallis t.
understand that the e,slern extension han
been agreed upon, tut on the contrsr'
stated distinctly that none OF his people
had seen Eastern Oregon, and hence were
not warranted in giving out that an east
ward extension was determined upon
soon 10 be undertaken. His talk was no,
OF the "boomer" variety such as some of tht
papers make 1t out, and is therefore entitled
to some respect.
A gc cd story is told of lazy and loqua
cious farmer whose farm lies along the J onp
Day river. He called ut nerghbor's hous.
neiphbor. II don't know as l ought" re.
Piled the farmer, bue pevertheless he sat
down. After seme talk about the crops ana
the value Of an adjoining pie:e of ground
the inner said. slowly: Il don't know as
ought to be sitting here l came over t.
see II / could borrow ladder; our houss
is afIe."
Mr.. e. 8. jackson, of the Eds, Oregonian
ia deli led
tram this morning for Portland. This vet
eran newspaper man ls somewhat absent.
minded at times, and this morning when he
first addi essed the editor of this paper he
cailt d him Mr.. Virtue, and asked when he
left Baker City. He soou fund ont his
mistake, and we are of the opinIon that he
owes au apology to Mr.. Virtue. But 1t Is
almost an uupardcnabe mistake to imagine
that an editor has the least resemblance to
d banker and mine wner, and the diverg-
ence must be very marked in the possession
of this worlds goods.
La Grande Chronicle: Tom Wright, of
UuIon. was in the city short time this
morning, and, it ls stated, informed a l..
GIaude map that he had received telegram
from the state treasurer requesting him not
to cash the oh .cks obtaiUed from the state
in payment tor the asylum site. He had
cashed the checks. however, and would pay
over the money TO the men who sold the
land. 1t Is supposed there will be an effort
made at this session of the legislature to-
"k IL the braLch asylum project. II should
not fail of success. Such an institution is
needed, and the right locality has been Sc
lected 10 which to build it.
Another wreck of freight train occurred
this morning near Cello, and the west
bound passenger did not pass through the
city until after o'clock. The hrst disls-
ter occurred at this point last Wednesday,
when the train loaded with the iron frames
for the gates of the locks was wrecked. After
this track was built around the obstruc-
tions, and the next day the rails spr ad aud
another wreck occurred. This morning the
third accident happened at this spot.
the tragic collision at the Summit
Tuesday this makes four railroad accidents
hat have happened within few miles of
The Dalles during the past week.