The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-05
ITEMS in BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.


several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. S. Wilson were
passengers on the Dalles City for dow n
river points today.
Charles q. Green has returned TO
the city and vii: be in evidence in the
wool market the next few days.
Haray Gilpin says the wheat crop in
his section will not give a yield OF
over five bushels to the acre and none
of il will be No. /.
Al. Brigham, T II. johnson, Lin.
sey Thomas and Mrs. ]. w. Wilson. or
Dufur, were in town today, witnesses
in the case OF the state against Wat
ton.
A volcano on Mouna Loa, one OF the
Hawaiian islands, is lively affair. 1t
is said to be throwing up rocks as Dig
as horses, and covering all the islands
with smoke.
CITY Recorder Gates and Attorney
Fred w. Wilson were passengers on
the boat this morning. They refused
to give their destination, stating that
they were just out in search OF some
cool spot.
The Kaudish creamery in Portland
is in the hands of a receiver. Internal
dissensions are said to have been me
cause of the trouble. The assets OF
the concern arc about $2O,O0O; liabiii+
ties are said to be $4,000.
A party consisting of Simeon Boi-
ton and family, Mrs. 81 l. Jones and
son, Mrs Kinersly and family, Miss
Edna Barnett, Miss Josie jenkins and
Chris Schwaube left this morning for
Stevenson for few weeks outing,
Herbert johnson, formerly of Cor
wallis. ard a native son of Oregon, has
accepted the pasJorate of the Warren
Avenue Baptist church of Boston,
Mass. The Boston papers declare he
is an eloquent and forceful preocher
Nathan Pierce, prominent farmer
and politician of Milton, Umatiiia
county, died in San Francisco on the
27th Mr. Pierce was elected on a
union ticket for presidential elector In
1892, and 1894 was the candidate OF the
peoples party for governor.
Judge Bennett and other fruit
growers in this vicinity have begun
picking their peach plums, and report
the yield very satisfactory. So Tar
there has not been enough ripenrd &c
ship ia carload lots though a consider
able amount is being shipped by ex'
press.
B. S. Thomas, lineman, was in
stantly killed in Portland by an elec
trio wire, carrying COCO volts. de was
in the employ of the Portland General
Electric Company, and vas among tne
cross. beams of pole when ne LOOK
hold of alive wire with his naked
hand.
The real name of the man Frank
Collins, who was released from Jail
Yesterday afternoon, is Bruce Roberto.
He is a sleek fellow, for no sooner had
he got out of Jail than he worked on
the sympathy of swo OF our young at
torneys. and got contribution OF Sl5
from them to pay a fine.
Thursdays Heppner Gazette says
there are but three cases of smallpox
in Heppner. and those are of mild
form. E M. Shut, editor of the
Times, has the disease the worst OF
any of the patients but is convalescing
Only few houses in the town are
quarantined, and people go and come
without interruption.
Yesterday Sheriff Kelly went to the
Cascade LOCKS and took possession OF
the steam launch Water Witch, for
the purpose of foreclosing mortgage
held by the Cascade Construction Co
The boat was put 10 charge OF Deputy
Sheriff e. B Wood, and will be sold
at Cascade Locks on August 1lth.
Mr.. Hicks, of Kingsley, was in town
and gave rather encouraging reports
concerning the conditions of crops on
Tygh Ridge. He said fall wheat there
was as good as usual. and most OF it
will be No. l. Harvesting is now
in progress in that section, and
threshing will begin in about two
weeks.
The Dufur Dispatch says Melvin
Sigman was dragged off load of hay
last Monday by running into tele-
phone wire that vas too low, and sus-
tianed some painful injuries. His
team ran away and was considerably
damaged. Mr.. Sigman will ask the
telephone company to make good his
loss.
There has been a scarcity of farm
hand here for several weeks past, but
there are plenty at present. and far
mers are getting all the help they want
and at reasonable prices. With crops
as poor as they are this year farmers
cannot afford to pay high wages, and
it is fortunate thing for them that
help is plentiful.
Last evening Detective Ford arrived
here after the two men, Smith
and Smithers, whom Marshal Hughes
arrested yesterday morning. They
are wanted for having knocked down
and robbed a companion by 5he
name of Ellenbush, near the North
Pacific warehouse in Portland. rhe
colored man was deserter from Van
couver.
There was no inquest held on the
body of the man found floating in the
Columbia at the big eddy above The
Dalles last Thursday. The coroner of
Klickitat examined the remains, and
as there was no evidence of his identity
did lot deem an inquest necessary.
The body was that of man about 40
years of age, and had been in the water
for several weeks.
George Webster, who was to have
been hanged at Spokane Friday for the
murder of Mrs. Asplund, was granted
an extension of life by United States
District Judge Hanford, who refused
his application for writ of Labeas
corpus, but granted him leave to ap-
peal 70 the United States supreme
court. Pending decision on tne ap-
peal the execution of Webster is sus-
pended.
Yesterday Justice Bayard accepted
800 cash bail from Frank Collins. and
he was released from the county Jail
where he has been confined since June
Is. No sooner was he released than
he was taken up and fined SIS for car
ryiug concealed weapons. Collins is
the fellow who was left in charge of
Willis Hendricks place and proceeded
to sell his horses and grain. After
being arrested he corresponded with
his friends in Missouri and was sent
with which to bail himself out.
A friend writing from Cascade Locks
says. Licurgus, the Locks heavy
weight champion, and Davidson, a
bantam weight from Stevenson; came |
together in a two round contest on |
the 25th. In the first round hobors |
were even, but in the second the ban
tam retired with a badly discOlored |
sye. Constable Trana appeared and |
arrested the bantam, who plead guilty |
and was fined S. and costs. The cost
still remaid unpaid. and the matter
has been referred to r. Black and DR..
Levans for adjudication.
From Mondays Daily.
r. B, Hood went to Portland today
IN business trip.
]. W. French returned last evening
rom a visit to Long Beach.
G. l.. Ireland, of the Sherman
County Observer, is in the city.