The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-05

q from their Sne goes TO Glen WO(
where she will remain a couple
. weeks.
W r r. Hinton and family are hon
= from Newport, where they spent tv
weeks rusticating.
Last night car of cattle was r
ceived at the stockyards en- route fro
Weiser to Troutdale.
Roger B. Sinnott returned last evei
ing from Salem, where he has bee
:, spenuing his summer vacation.
William Heisler, proprietor of th
Dufur roller mills, and Mr.. Patterson
..r the village blacksmith, are in the cit
is from Dufur today.
Fully 1000 Dalles residents are al
y sent from the city at the dlfferen
summer resorts in the Cascade noun
tafns and at the sea coast.
e This morning Ed. Sharp left TO
Crook county in charge of govern
ment survey party to parcel out SOM
a Of Uncle Sans land in that section.
e George Johnston, the popular sales
s man in the New York Cash store, lef
on the boat this morning for Steven
4 son where he will spend a week or ter
q days rusticating.
Miss Annie Healy and brother Mas
: ter Frank. who have been visiting with
the family of Mrs. and Mrs. Theo.
r Seufert for the past three weeks, left
, on the boat this morning for their
, home in Portland.
Yesterday Joe Stadleman brought to
town the first cantelopes that have
Z come in this season, and remembered
the Times-Mountaineer with a fine
NJ. al hoe
, about the earliest vegetables of any
body in the country, and their quality
/ is never excelled.
Yesterday Mr.. Ballard of this city
received Telegram from his son, Roy
Ballard of the Second Oregon stating
that he had arrived in San Francisco
Philippines, on the hospital ship Re.
lief, and was feeling we'll. When he
left the islands he was on the sick list
and the relatives and many friends of
the young soldier in this city felt some
concern about him and the above
telegram furnished no small relief.
Yesterday 24O Indian horses were de.
livered at the stock yards here for
S hipment to the Linnton cannery
where they will be- converted into
canned horse. They were delivered
by Yakima Indians who have con-
tracted to furnish the cannery with
1000 horses at so per head. The
animals were not in first class con-
dition, but .<ill no doubt make pretty
fair canned meat.
Governor Geer has decided to pre-
sent tha members of the Second Ore
gon regiment with bronze medal, to
be Cast from one of the cannons cap.
tured in the Philippines. He has
written to General Shafter with view
to securing the cannon. The COVER.
nor is now studying out the design for
the medals and figuring on the cost.
While there Is NO appropriation for the
purpose, the governor feels confident
that the next legislature will provide
the necessary funds.
Frank Woodcock and son Frank Jr.
of Wamic, are in the city on business.
Mr.. Woodcock states that the people
of Wamic are doing their part towards
building the telephone line to Tygh |
Valley to connect with the long dis |
tance line at that place. They have |
already got the poles on the ground
and it will be but short time until |
they can say hello! to The Dalles,
Portland, San Francisco and ther |
places in the outside world.
OF the three parties at present incar.
cerated in Jailer Fltzgerald's summer
resort, the most interesting Is the |
'colored gentleman" whose desire for
beef caused him to unwil-
lingly spend 80 days in Johns hotel.
He is willing worker and assists his
host in doing odd joos without muir
muir. Being desirous tn go to the Phil
ippines, he would be delighted to have
John train him up in military tactics,
would in all probability be the right
man in the right place.
Five men we're examined by DR..
yesterday afternoon for
the regular army and all rejected-for
various reasons. Two were examined
this morning and accepted. they being !
the first that Mr.. Lewis has secured
since he has been in The Dalles. Sew
sral others will be examined this after
noon and tomorrow. The require
ments are very strict and only the best
men can ges into the army at present,
and if many who went with the volun-
teers attempted to enter now they would
never have seen the Philippines.
Stanley Brown, the l8.y year-old son
Of Alvah Brown. was killed by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun
while hunting in tina mountains IL
miles from Walla Walla Monday
He laid the gun down on II
rock by his side while he stopped to
drink from spring. The gun slipped,
fell and was discharged. The charge
passed through the head, blowing out
both eyes and part of the brains.
Young Brown was lieutenant of the
high school cadets, and was one of the
most popular boys of Walla Walla.
Last night Mr.. William Gates was
aroused by some unusual noise in bis
house and upon INVESTIGATING found
that there was an intruder. While
getting his gun the burglar escaped
and although Mr.. Gates made diligent
search no trace OF the miscreant could
be found. This morning he found his
tracks and other indications which
lead him to believe that he had con-
cealed himself behind some large boxes
OF the house. The burglar
must have Just entered the house
when discovered az nothing was missed
from the premises. There are few
chances Of him being captured as he
left no clew whatever.
]. E. Sims, the coiored deserter from
Vancouver, who was arrested in The
Dalles last week. was given one year In
the county Jail Monday, by Judge Heu-
messy. for robbing q companion In the
grounds. The police had ex-
pected demand for Sims person from
the military authorities at Vancouver.
bu5 none was made, so that deserter
will probably be permitted to serve out
the sentence imposed by the state be-
fore they take him In hand for court
martial and imprisonment at Alcatraz,
Cal. Smithen, the white companion
of Sims, was dismissed Oh the charge
of larceny of the person, but held to
serve out the remainder of a sentence