The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-07-23
n. N... WILLIAMS & C0WPHl
NORTHWEST NOTES.

NORTHWEST NOTES.
Lightweight sacks of wool were
sold at Heppner, Monday for 121 GER Is
| a pound.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
of Western Washington and British
Columbia are making extraordinary
preparations for their summer assem-
bly,, to be held at Chautauqua, Vashon
island, August 4 to Is, inclusive.
Henry Blackman, of Walla Walla,
must have been training with the
Spaniards. He threw rock at rat
the other night and hit John Cunning
ham in the mouth. Cunningham was
knocked senseless. His injury is not
serious.
A drunkard named Tennessee Bill"
tore his clothes tu shreds in the Pen
dleton Jail SO that he would not have
to go into court to answer the charge
against him. Recorder HALEY, to be
accommodating, held court in the Jail,
and sent the naked man up for 10 days.
While Oliver Lee and three other
boys were bathing, Monday, about
half mile below Salem, Lee got below
his depth and was drowned. Assist
ance was called, but the body had
been in the water half an hour and
all efforts at resuscitation were of no
avail
Ropg: overs say that lice are appear
ing in great numbers in some yards in
Polk county. The outlook is not
favorable for more than one-half or
two-thirds of crop.
Judge Thomas j. Humes, mayor o.
Seattle, yesterday definitely announc-
ed himself as candidate for the posi-
tion of United States senator, to sue
ceed Hon. John L. Wilson, says the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
r. J. Hendricks, of Salem, publisher
of the Salem Statesman, has assumed
the duties of appraiser of the port OF
Portland, vice Colonel o. Summers,
who resigned to enlist in the service
of his country, and is now in command
of the Second regiment of Oregon vol.
unteers at Manila.
The members of the Oregon battery,
under command of Captain Greenleaf,
at present stationed at Vancouver,
awaiting orders. are reported to be
enjoying life at the military post huge
ly. All are growing fat, and even the
more severe discipline of army regula-
tions is pleasure to them.
The wheat crop promises to be one
of the largest ever harvested; fall
sown grain is beginning to ripen, and
the prospects are that great majority
of the crops will grade No. 1, which
was not the case last year. says the
Grand Ronde Advocate. Barley and
oats also promise an abundant yield.
After being mustered into service at
Portland, battery B will 60 to Vancou.
yer barracks to receive equipments.
Captain Kendall will soon leave to ex
anime the men recruited at Baker
City, Salem and other places The
men will then be ordered to Portland
to be mustered into service. 1t is
thought they will be there by Saturday.
The normal institute for Klickitat
county was opened Monday in the
public school building. Forty teachers
are in attendance, and the session will
continue into August. Professor
Charles Timblin has been selected as
chief instructor. State Superintend-
ent Browne is expected to be present.
This is the first normal institute in
the history of Klickitat county.
A man by the name of Butch, con-
fined In the Ritzville city Jail on
charge of drunkenness, attempted to
burn his way out Sunday night. His
frantic yells attracted the at ention of
the marshal. but before he could be
liberated, his clothing had caught fire.
When rescued he was insensible, and
it was some time before he was restor-
ed to consciousness. 49,
The Columbia Southern railroad
began carrying the mails Monday
morning. This gives Wasco II mails
a week, leaving at 5 a. m. and 4:30 p.
MI, and arriving at a. m. and p. m.,
each day. Stage connections from
this point will give the interior towns
a mail service several hours earlier
than formerly.
Deputy Sheriff Croner, of Lane
county, has returned to Eugene from q
trip over the Southern Pacific railroad
as far south as San Francisco in a
search for Claud Branton, wanted for
the murder of John Linn. He found
no trace of Branton, and is confident
he has eluded the officers and gone in
another direction. Officers at Eugene
not think the man seen in Grant
county is Branton.
A burglar called upon Father James
Rebmann, president of the Bonanza
college, Spokane, Thursday night, but
the father awoke while the intruder
was in the room. The burglar seeing
he was discovered, started to escape.
The president of the college pursued,
but the thief leaped through win
dow, after firing shot at the
father. No clew exists as to the iden-
tity of the midnight visitor.
Sixteen cars of salmon, valued at
$50, 900. left over the Astoria & Colum-
bia River railroad for the East Monday.
AS this was the most valuable ship
ment yet to leave Astoria by rail, BAN
ners streaned, bearing the names of
the different canneries from which the
salmon came. Ten carloads were