The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-07-13
From tuesdays Daily.

County court adjourned yesterday.
Mr.. James Mckay, of Portland, is in
the city.
Hazel Waud returned last evening
from visit to relatives in Portland.
Mrs. J. E. Barnett was passenger
on the boat to the Locks this morning.
Gen. W. H. Odell was appointed
clerk of school land commissioners
yesterday.
Mr.. j. A. Waddle, who was in the
city yesterday, left on the boat this
morning for Portland.
Many of our citizens are preparing
for sojourn at the seaside resorts
during the heated term.
Mr.. W. Moabus, of Tacoma, Wash,
arrived in the city this morning on q
visit to relatives and friends in The
Dalles.
Miss Agnes Bates, who has been vis-
iting relatives in this city and at Grass
Valley, returned to Portland this
morning.
A number of the members of Mt.
Hood Camp, WOodmen of the World,
left this city for Dufur this afternoon,
where camp was instituted this even
ing.
The river has increased in volume
very perceptibly during the past few
days; but the highest water this season
has been experienced, and when the
water begins to receed it will do so
very rapidly.
There were thirteen occupants of
the city Jail yesterday morning; but
these were hobees and were held in
durance vile until the circus with its
attractions for such life had left the
city.
The railroad company has received
two big pumps, one of which is to be
stationed at Umatllla ard the other at
La Grande for round house and water
tank supplies. The pumps are very
large affairs and are capable of lifting
1900 gallons of water per hour.
Mrs. T. T. Nichols, wife of the pro-
prietor of the Columbia Hotel in this
city, accompanied by Miss Sophia and
two younger children were passen-
gers on the boat this morning to Vic.
toria, B. c., where they will visit
friends and relatives for few days.
Col. Moore, the agent for the w. W.
Kimball Co.'s pianos in this city, left
on the train this morning. Mr.. Her.
rick will remain for a few days, as
there are several persons anxious to
procure these high grade pianos at the
low prices at which they are Offering
them.
The case against Brown, who was
arrested for embezzlement, was dis
missed yesterday at Goldendale, Wash.
He settled with the cattlemen by Civ
ing them check for $1,000 and a mort |
gage on his Seattle property. When
the prosecution called its witnesses
the principal ones refused to testify, |
and the case had to be dismissed.
The John Day valley has large coal |
beds cropping out in d fferent places |
along the John Day river. The only |
place at which any work has been done
on these coal beds is on Mr.. James
Small's farm, % miles below Canyon
City. A 50-foot crescent tunnel has
been run, exposing a number of coal
veins varying in thickness from four
10 seven feet. The coal is Ignite, and
Of good quality.
A dispatch from Centralia, Wash,
N the Orego,ian of July 4. tells of the
receipt there of a package containing
In explosive, addressed to Mrs.
Chambers, who with her father claimed
10 recognize the hand writing of
minister, former resident of Albany,
whom the dispatch says at one time
confessed to having had improper re-
ations with Mrs. Chambers. The
.ase is very mysterious one, and its
development will be watched with
interest,