The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-01


and put up first-class show. Admis.
sion only % cents.
A. H. Tiemen. pioneer settler OF
the Hood River valley, came up today
on the noon passenger and returned b,
l3P NJ
Sidney Kelly, son of Sheriff Kelly,
arrived here from Burlington. Iowa.
after graduating from the business
college of that place.
The ground is being prepared for a
restaurant building on the Michel lot
on Second street. which was occupied
before th e fire by Lonie Comini.
1t is expected that the repairs on the
Sarah Dixon will be completed bv
next week when she will resume her
trips between this city and Portland.
| Jim Combs, a prominent and wealthy
resident of Prinevllle, passed through
town yesterday on his way to Spokane
to look after his land interests there.
| Oakes & Wilson, late of Mite hell,
have purchased the stock in trade of
| Fuller & Co., of Prineville ana will
continue the business at the old stand.
The southwark migration of ducks
and geese has commenced and large
banos of both were seen flying over
| the city during the past few days.
Johnny, get your gun.
Over at Mule, Harney county, lives
| John Hoss, the sheepman. His post
office address is John Hoss, Mule, Or.
John is Gully good fellow, but it gets
the best of him wnen the boys insist
on calling him "hoss" mule.
The steamers Inland Flyer and Pearl
towed the wrecked Regulator yester
ay from the Cascade locks to her
dock in this city, where she will lie
till the new hull now being built for
her in Portland is brought here.
A man giving the name of Weed
arrived at La Grande from the east
Saturday and gave himself up co the
marshal, stating that he had murder
ed man named Smith in Joplin, Mo-,
last March. 1t is thought the man is
crazy.
Howard & Stearns, of Crook county,
are on the way from there with 300
head of cattle which will probably ar
rive here tomorrow. Roe Grimes will
take al that are fit for beef and the
rest will be shipped to Nebraska and
disposed of there.
Last saturday the Times-Moun-
taineer mentioned that Hon. Otis
Patterson was acting in the capacity
of editor of the Chronicle. Mr.. Pat
terson desires the statement corrected,
as he says he is not connected with the
Chronicle as editor.
Today DIR. Hollister was called to
Mosier to consult with DR.. Shaw, with
reference TO Miss Prather, who is
violently insane. The young women
is in a pitiable condition, having lost
her reason several days since, and at
present is raving maniac.
Peter Martin, half bi other of the
late Ed. Martin, formerly deputy coun6y
clerk of this county, arrived to-day
from the Blue Mountains in com pany
with T. A. Hudson. Mr.. Martin is on
a tour of inspection of the lands OF The
Dslles Military Road Company, of
which his mother is the principal
owner.
A telephone message from Dufur
this morning announced that Henson
Mccoy, who has been i'll fol a long |
time with enlargement OF the liver |
and other complications, was sinking, |
and that if his sons, Tom and Dennis,
wanted to see him alive they should |
hurry out there. The boys left i'm
mediately.
The stockyards had lively time of |
it to-day. In addition to 300 head of
beef cattle from Crook county, Mays
& Son brought in IS head from their
Antelope ranch; Billy Cantrel brought
in fine bunch from Dufur; another
fine lot came over from Klickitat FIR
the Columbia Packing Company, and
another lot of feeders for the same
came over from High Prairie
to be sent to Sherman county.
Letters were received yesterday
from Roy Ballard and Ed Lemison,
two of the boys at Manila, dated Aug.
20, in which they give an account of
the surrender of Manila, and the rails
ing of the stars and stripes over the
old Spanish city by their second Lieu
tenant. Geo. W. Povey, of Co. L. The
boys both are enjoying excellent
health, and find life in Mapila quite
pleasant,
Paul French, the IA year old son of
D. NJ. French of this city, was acci-
IDENTIFY shot last Saturday, in the feshy
part of the leg above the knee, the
ball passing through the leg. Paul
was playing with some other boys of
mis- own age, using in the sport a 80
,aliber rifle, when the gun was dis
charged. Or. Logan, who is in attend
.nce, anticipates no serious results.
There are no indications that the ball
struck the bone.
Miss Laura Jones, Oregon's only
woman editor, sums il up thus: There
8 one satisfaction in connection with g
he convening of the legislature in q
xtra session, and that is that the cleo
ion of United States senator will be
ompleted and out of the way of the i ,
egular session in January. A great
,any of the leading papers of the state :
re pushing forth their favorite man.
Unfortunately, however, there is only
ne vacancy to fill, and it is appalling
} think of the many who will be dis
ppointed when the election is over.
uch is life in the political ''swim." T.
Superintendent Croisan of the State :.
eform School asks the sheriff to look =
ut for the boys who escaped from that ri
stitution on the nigh: of September
|. One of them is George Brandt,
ght cOmplexioned lad of 16 whom =
lex. Mcleod of T gh Ridge, in 1894. :, :,
ok from the Boys and Girls Aid -
ociety of Portland and tried to make =
man of, but in vain. Brandt was "
mt back to Portland and from thence
} was sent to the reform school as an