The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-11-14

recent election, and it is to be hope
the ladies of that state will proceed
= once to purify politics.
q The d. P. & A. n. freight hou'
. which went to pieces Monday night
again rebuilt, and the company
again in position 10 handle freigt
without danger of damaee from rail-
1t rained last night in Portland, bu
that did not deter the republicans an
Palmer democrats from ratifying th
election of Mckinley. They had a bi
parade and wonderful noisy demon
stration,
The majority for John F. Shafrotl
in the first congressional district o
Colorado is 54,374, the largest eve
given any candidate for congress il
any one district since the foundation
of the government.
The case of Annie Urquhart vs. c.
z. Jones is on trial in the circuit court
today. 1t is case in which plaintiff
seeks judgement for 5000 on prom
isary note. W. II. Wilson is attorney
for plaintiff and F. A. Hosford for de-
fendant.
E. Jacobsen returned this morning
from an extended tour through East
ern Oregon. He says that for the past
twelve days he has been encounterlng
snow storms in Harney and Grant
counties, and only got out of the snow
when he reached Heppner yesterday.
Last night an accident occurred to
the o. r. & N. track at the foot of
Washington street, that delayed the
eastbound passenger train two hours.
A heavy freight caused the rails to
spread and they had to be replaced
before the passenger could proceed
east.
Tuesday night at Baker City q
Chinaman named Young Quong killed
himself and his mistress, China
woman named All Shoon. Quong was
at one time in the employ of Mr..
Moody in this city. He figured prom
inently in the circuit court here last
May.
The Chautuaqua kindergarten draw
ing and writing board is one of the |
neatest presents parent can give his
child. 1t is both useful and orna-
and is one of those devices
that aids parents to keep children at
home. Milt Harlan has the agency in
The Dalles for this board.
The dry goods and clothing store of
Taylor & Merrill was burglarized last
hight. An entrance was affected
through one of the rear windows by
'rying off the lock by means ofa black
mith's chisel and hammer, which
we're left on the scene of operations by
he guilty person or persons. About
ID worth of clothing was taken.
-Walla Walla Statesman.
The jury before whom North was
ried redered a just verdict last night,
he evidence against the old repro5ate :
as most revolving, and showed him to
3 q depraved brute unworthy the
anne of man. His conviction meets
le approval of all though it was an
incident that little girls =
Id to be called into court and submit
the humiliation of having to describe
8 dastardly conduct. North will re- =,
i've his sentence next Saturday. r
A quiet wedding occurred at the r
matilda House parlors last evening.
le contracting parties were Ozias S. O,
,ardman and Mrs. Charlotte Clark. :,
M. Filloon, justice of the peace, II,
iciated. Until recently Mrs. Clark
s been resident of Seattle, but has 20
sided in this city short time. in
;. BOardman is we'll known ~
siness man of Mitchell, and lis g,
,prietor of the Central hotel in he
1T city. They leave tomorrow for or
sir home in Mitchell. ri
n 1868 Louis Davenport, who now sa
ides near Mosier, came into The he
lies with pack train from the up be
: country, haYing with him bundle
gold dust valued at about $4,000. co
sat the bundle down while he Or
ked with some friends. and when he tb
Mt to pick it up again it was gone. 40
lere it went to Mr.. Davenport could to
ver learn. A few days ago man :
ned Bernard appeared in The Dalles air
asserted that it was one of Mr.. mr.,
mule drivers that stole of
dust. The matter will be investi- fo,
ed, and possibly the mystery of the for
appearance of the valuable package ex
7 yet be solved. bo