The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-29
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

city
Hon. ]. n. williamson left today for
his home in Prineville.
W. ]. Johnston, aud wife, OF Moro.
are visiting in the city.
A. q. Breyman, B. F. Allen and c.
M Cartwright came up last evening
from Portland.
A. N. Nollins, the we'll known cattle
buyer of Kansas City, Is registered at
the Umatilla House.
A car load of hogs from Elgiu en-
route to Troutdaie was unloaded and
fed at.the stockyards here last night
Hon. E. B. Dufur and family left
:, this mrouing for Wind river, where
they will spend month camping.
This is a busy time with farmers, as
harvesting is just beginning, and
farm hands throughout the country are
said to be scarce
Zach TAYLOR, of Antelope, returned
this morning from Spokane, where be
has been visiting his SOD, who has
been dangerously i'll.
The past few days fisherman on the
river have been making pretty good
catches the fish having begun to run
since the water began to get clear,
Portland had a splendid shower OF
rain yesterday afternoon 1t began
falling about two o'clock and con-
tinued to pour down until late IN the
evening.
The 300 people who were bere dur
lug the week attending the two grand
lodges have all gone to their homes,
and the town now has deserted
appearance.
A band of so head of bunchgrass
mustangs were brought into Eugene
recently and auctioned off to the high.
est bidder. The prices paid ranged
from "a to $40 per head.
Leslie Fry, 12-year boy. was riding
a bicycle in Lebanon. barefooted,
when his right big toe was caught be-
tween the chain and the sprocket
wheel and was taken off,
Recently Salem voted to issue $685.
600 of 4 per cent bonds TO refund its
debt. On Thursday bids we're opened,
and it was found that Salem capitalists
had submitted bids for double the
amount.
The water in the Columbia river is
once more clear which is pretty good
indication that the rapid thaw of snow
in the high mountains has ceased.
The river now stands at 33 feet above
low water mark. and those who are
we'll posted say it will remain high for
two or three weeks to come.
Mrs, J. A Fleck left at this Office
four fine, large white turnips raised q
mile west OF town without irrigation,
that were fine specimens. The largest
one measured % inches in circum.
terence.
The improvements that have been
made in the Butler Drug Co, store
make of it very attractive place. The
shelving and fixtures have been re-
painted and the interi orrearranged 80
as 10 give it the appearance ola ne"
store.
A number of farmers were in town
today, and allreported the cool weather
of the past few daus having been here
fetal 70 growing crops. Many of the
fields that were thought to be ruined
have revived, and fair crops will be
harvested.
I he old man who died hers yester-
day from the effects of strong drink
should serve as a warning to others
who are following in his footsteps.
Long, continued drupks will eventually
tear down the system and lead to an
untimely death.
Yesterday Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson visited Seufert Bros caunery
above town, 10 company with h. G.
Ju6son, industrial agent of the o. r.
& NJ, and while there was presented
with a royal chinook which he for
warded to Mrs. Wilson at Washington.
Some hunters have unwittingly |
been shooting prairie chickens and |
grouse. probably not knowing the date |
of the open season had been changed |
by the last legislature. The open sea-
son for grouse opens August 1sb and
for prairie chicken September 1st.
Today W. J. Hartman left at this
Office few stalks of timothy raised on
his Eight mile farm, that are hard to
beat The longest stalk is 6 feet I
inches and one of the heads measures
lii inches, Mr.. Hartman says this
is not an average of his timothy crop,
it being rather taller than the aver
age. but he has timothy meadow
from which he has cut three tons to
the acre.
1t is now reported that the Oregon
regiment will be mustered out the
first week in August, and the boys will
probably arrive at Portland about the
10th. This should bring the Wasco
county boys home about the 18th, when
rousiug reception should be given
them. 1t will not be necessary to go
to Portland to receive them for we
can cheer their hearts when they come
to The Dalles.
Eleven freight cars on the o. r. &
N. line were thrown in the ditch be.
low Alto at an early hour Wednesday
morning. The freight train was south
bound and when descending the steep
grade of what Is known as the "Alto
hill" the engine got beyond the con.
troll of the engineer and the train
plunged down the grade piling the
cars up in the ditch just below the
curve at the end of the long grade.
Yesterday j. B. Manly, of Victor.
had quite a serious mishap on Tygh
hill with loaded team. When near
the top of the hill this side of Tygh
Valley. the wagon went off the grade,
dragging the horses with it, and to-
gether they rolled down the hill half n
mile. The team was badly cut and the.
wagon totally demolished, but FORUM
ately Mr.. Manly jumped off the wagon
just as it left the grade and escaped
injury.
Everybody wants to do the returning q
volunteers honor when they get home,
but how many will offer them positions T
where they can earn livelihood when :
the reception is over? The boys have
not made fortune in the Philippines, r
In fact the most of them will come out q
,f the service with very little ready +
.ash. Those who offer the boys a ]cb
# work when thew discard their uni. | .
'orms will do them better act than
hose who wine and dine them. !
Two young fellows, Frank Turner
md William Fruit, both under 81 =
7ears of age, have been arrested at !,
Baker City for cattle stealing and :,
pound over in the sum of $1,000 to the
yrand jury The most recent op-
,ration of these alleged cattle. I
'ustlers is said to be the rounding '
I'D of a band of cows on the I
Powder river range, taking the calves t
o Baker City, and on last Monday,
elling them to the local butchering 3
irm of Carter & Miller. 1t is reported L
everal of the COWS were shot by the q
1ouug'range-riders. &
All the bodies of the dead in the Sec
md Oregon will be brought home for v
burial at the governments expense. j
Removal of the bodies will not begin n
or FIVE or six months. A plan was &
ried of em balming the todies as they b
we're brought in from the field, but for
,arious reasons it did not succeed u
rba military authorities have promjs- :,