The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-22

is that the stage may get over the
worst part of the road during the COO
of the morning.
Mrs. J. P. McInerny and family, and
Mrs. Mary McInerny and daughter
of Merced, CAL, were passengers
on. the Dalles City, this morning
going to Clatsop Beach to spend
month camping.
This morning a num Der OF the dele
gates to the WUrkmen and Degree OF
Honor grand lodges left by boat for
Portland. They took advantage OF
the opportunity to view the COlum bla
| that is offered from the boat.
Carl PETE. of Sherman county, went
| To Wind river today for the purpose
of bathing in the hot springs. He
bathed for a time there last spring aud
it proved such relief to his rheuma-
tism that he hopes to be entirely cured.
L. S. Logan arrived from east of the
mountains Tuesday, coming, via.
the Mckenzie wagon road. says the
Eugene. Guard. He reports about III
miles of snow, from Two TO fifteen feet
in depth. and says the trip across the
same is hard one.
A hand some sword will be presented
Major M b. Ellis by the citizens OF
Albany on his return home. Captain
M. D. Phillips will also be remem-
bered. Albany citizens have pur'
chased beautiful silver water service,
and will present it upon his return.
Dr. Grant is doing good thing for
Oregon in showing his friends from
the east over the state, but his mar
ratiYes of western adventures should
be little more guarded. The account
of 200 Indians being hung at the block |
house near Cascades was little too |
many.
The fall of temperature from 100 to |
IS degrees and the cloudy weather |
will be worth thousands OF dollars to |
Wasco county farmers. Grain that
was scorching under the blistering |
sun will now revive and much that
was thought to be ruined will yet
make pretty fair crop.
Another machine made woman will
be on the market in few years. At
New Haven, Conn.,, a three pound baby
girl, ten inches long, is being nursed
in an incubator. The wooden mother
may be warm hearted enough, but she
probably doesn't cherish much real
human affection for the child.
The crook, t'Crooked- Mouth" Green,
who buncoed farmer near Walla
Walla out of 5000 by film fam game
sOme time since, has been located in
the Pennsylvania peuitentisry where
he is serving sentence for swindling.
After he gets out there he will be
brought to Walla Walla to answer for
mis- offense there.
Today 81. F. Wickham left at this
office some samples of grasses grown
On his farm on Durch Flat without
irrigation, that would compare favor
ably with the products of the best ir.
'igated farms. There was timothy go
inches, red clover 54 inches, alfalfa Sc
inches long aud alsike 20 inches.
The steamer Dalles City arrived
here last evening, it being the first
rip the boat has made here from Port
and since June 7th, when the locks
we're closed on account of high water.
The Dalles City came up with the
liver standing at 1913, the highest
tage at which boat has ever been
Ible to reach the locks.
That the crops of Wasco county
,ave been considerably injured by the
ecent hot weather is certain, but it is
lot so bad as some anticipated, and
ven in some places the crops are |
,etter than common. John Dalrym.
lie, who is farming the Floyd placed ]
N FiYe-Mile, says he has the best
rop ever raised on the place. He has 6
harvested 100 tons of hay and has 7
ne stand of grain. {
Last Monday night some thief en- q
cred q. F. Wickham's house Oh c
dutch Flat and caused quite a COM I
notion. Mr.. Wickham was away r
rom home and his two boys aged IL r
nd Il years respectively, were pre- t
airing to retire about dusk. They a
topped out the front door and as they C
i'd so heard some one enter the house r
.om the rear door. On tryg to re- r
nter the house they found both doors @
,cked, and could hear the intruder 8
,side. They went to neighbors to t
tay over night, and on returning in o
ne morning found the front door open /
I'D the house ransacked. All that t
as missed from the house was silver l,
atch chain and a government pension a
oucher for $24 issued to Mr.. Wickham r
nd numb bered 2280. il