The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-09-23

against the. Day Bros. for injuries re.
ceived by Miller caused by falling
rock from Il blast SET OIL at the Cascade
Locks. Mr.. Miller was aboard the
steamer Dalles City at the foot of the
locks when some pieces OF rock. which
were hurled from the blast, struck him
injuring him severely.
The Regulator was kept busy from
Saturday evening until late yesterday
hauling sheep from Collins landing to
this city. The boat made Two trips
Saturday night, one Saturday evening,
and one yesterday afternoon making
in all four trips and bringing up about
5000 head of sheep which will be ship
ped out tonight. along with some
more that are coming in from the in
terror. They have been purchased
from Mr.. Mays and Ketchum Bros. by
Ray Bros, of South Dakota. The ewes
will be shipped to Montana while the
lambs will be sent through to Chicago.
Judge Mays was informed last even
ing that John Stocking, who had been
committed to the insane asylum from
this county last spring had died yester-
day. and was asked for Instructions as
to what should be done with the body.
He sent word hack to bury the same as
the deceased had no relatives in this
county. Stocking was COMM itted sew
erai months ago, he having attracted
the attention of many of our citizens
by his strange actions, and was the
constructor of the little shanty hack of
Skibbe's, which some have termed
Stockings hotel. His insanity was of
harmless type, as he was easy to con-
troll and never violent.
Mrs. G. a Hunt. an early pioneer,
',ied from OLD age in Portland. Friday,
at the home of ner daug ghter, Mrs. Nj.
w. Trevitt. 429 Third street. Mrs.
Hunt was born in Bedford county,
Virginia, on March SO, 1911, and cros-
sed the plains in 1853, fret locating at
Salem, from which point the family
moved to The Dalles, where they
lived a number of years, and where
Mr.. Hunt died in 1862. She had four
children, three of HON are now living:
Mrs. S. C. Drews. Mrs. T. Cox and
Mrs Nj. w. Trevitt, her son Frank
having died in 1895. The funeral was
held yesterday afternoon, at 2:3O, from
ST. Matthew chapel. cornor First and
Caruthers street.
The fruit raisers have adopted a
new system in this section which
proves much safer and more satisfac-
tory than any way that they have
tried of disposing of their fruit. This
fruit, which they wish TO ship TO East
ern markets is picked and loaded on
the cars by the producers, after which
it is sold and turned oveT to the agents
of the Eastern houses and there the
responsibility of the prod ucer ends.
He knows exactly what he geLs from
his product and is not responsible if
the fruit does not arrive In good shape
aud he is not at the mercy of the
Eastern merchants. Nearly all the
fruit is being sold on the above terms
and satisfactory prices are being re-
allied.
Yesterday the Prineville stage met
with an accident while coming down
the Five-mile hill near this city. 1t
seems that the break gave way and the
team was going on gallop when they
rou -ded a sharp curve and ran into "a
hill. Ali six of the horses were piled
up in heap some being unde" the
stage and all of them in very un-
comfortable position. Neither those
who were on the stage or the teamsters
were hurt so that the accident was in
deed fortunate one, and outside of
broken singletree the wagons were
not injured. Mr.. Lawson, the stage
driver, is said to be an experienced
teamster and the accident was evident.
ly no fault of his.
The marriage of Mr.. Charles Nelson
and Miss Emma Jacobsen was celebra-
ted at high noon today at the residence |
of the brides mother, Mrs. Lauretson, I
in this city. The marriage ceremony |
was performed by Rev. E. V. Polling of |
the Congregational church and was Of
a private character. there being but
members OF the family and a few in
innate friends present. Mr.. Nell
son is a highly esteemed young
man who holds the position of
irst officer on the steamer Regulator,
while Miss Jacobsen Is a highly
esteemed young lady who has made a
1ost of friends while she has been in
The Dalles. The Times Mountaineer
oins with the numerous friends of the
'oung couple in extending congratula-
ions. They will leave this afternoon
or a wedding trip to the sound.