The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-12
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Rev. w. G. Simpson is reported as en-
tirely free from fever, but still very weak
Mr.. William Grant spent the day IN towr
yesterday. He reports things very quiet Al
Grants.
A refreshing sprinkle to lay the dust this
morning, with the scent of ''more to follow
in the air.
MIR. McInnes is again on the streets after
be typhoid fever.
Abrams & Stewart received this morning
car load of stoves direct from St. Louis
heaters, stoves and ranges.
Mr.. Joseph MacEachern left on last
nights train for Portland to see the fair
the exposition only Is alluded to, of course
There was no service in some of the
churches on Sunday evening, owing to the
temporary failure of the lncandescen
burners.
Mrs. Nancy Wiley, who has been visi ting
her son, MIR. julius Wiley, for the past
month, went below Oh yesterdays train te
her home in New berg.
Mrs. r. Stewart, daughter of Rev. Geo
Hutchison, who has been visiting her par
ents in this city for some time, will leave
this week for her residence in Colusa. Cal
We learn that there were $500 ins.r
fnce on the furniture and fixtures OF the
property injured or destroyed by last
nights blaze. The Northwest 1ns. Co.,
represented in this city by Mr.. c. E. Fay
ard is the loser in this Ease.
Messrs. Crandall & Burget commenced
this morning seating the new public school
building on the hill The seats, 20S in
number, are the s'perfect automatic" and
are the work of the Grand Rapids School
Furniture company.
The house occupied bv Capt. Houghton
on the corner of Union and Third streets
will be moved to-day by Andy Velarde.
Its new legation is on Fourth street next to
the residence of its owner, Mr.. Leslie But
Ter. Capt Houghton intends to hold the
fort during the change.
We wonder what on earth Mr.. Sharon is
going to do with all the furniture which he
is storing in the basement of Mr.. Ncilsen's
house. 1t is not at all likely that Crandall
& Burget will start a branch house so far
up the hill. 1t is good plan however
George, we have tried it ourselves.
Rev. Geo. A. Hutchison will go to Pen
dleton on Wednesday nights train to attend
the annual meeting of the Synod of the
Columbia, which embraces all of Oregon
and Washington. As he viii necessarily be
absent over Sunday there will be no service
in the Y. NJ. c. A Hall next Sabbath.
Some small boy might find light but Id
crative employment in assisting County As
sessor Gourlay to keep track of his ward
robe nights. When the fire bell rang last
night he sprang up and began a hasty but
futile search for his dr. that is his un-
derp-- well, no matter, anyhow he had
ZEN on.
MIR. Jesse Crandall went below on this
mornings train and Messrs. VIM. Michel
and l. 1. Burget leave this afternoon for
Portland to attend the Convention of Under
takers. Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Southwestern British Columbia will each
be represented. These gentlemen will also
take this opportunity to visit the exposition
while below.
Miss Lena Walters, who has been en-
ployed as domestic in the family of Hon.
#. A. Mcdonald for few months, died last
night at o'clock at the house of MIR. Chas.
Gilgard. Death resulted from lesion of
the brain. Those who knew her best. speak
IN no stinted words of her bright, brave
nature and the lovable character which won
for her especially the trust and affection of
tine little ones whose daily companion she
was.
A visit to the court house this morning
and few moments chat with the county
officials developed nothing beyond the fact
that the license market is extremely dull
albeit they bought whole basketball of
wolfscalps yesterday which were evidently
very dead. Peace reigns over the whole
establishment since the Sherman Co. con-
tingent has left with their pestiferous argu-
10 bpp licE
sleepy and Curg as handsome as ever.
1t is no more than simple justice to say
for Columbia Hose Co. that the repairs now
in progress on the engine house necessItated
the temporary removal of the hose carriage
1T generally stands. As man after man
came up on the run and found the door Of
the customary stall open and 10 cart there,
they supposed it already at the fire and tore
on down the street. Through the exertions
of MIR. Jos. Worsley dozen of the boys,
who were vainly hunting for the carriage ON
tine street, were brought back and although
late, good and timely work was done. They
got their water from the o. r. & N. Co.'S
plug. Any fire department which saves a
light, dry, wooden building, such as the
Sun building, with only an lS-foot alley be-
tween it and a tlnder box all ablaze, like
that of last. nights fire, deserves lots OF
credit.
At few minutes before o'clock this
morning fire alarm was turned in. 1t
proved to be the house just across the alley
from the San Office occupied by BERTHE
Smith. The first stream of water on the
flames was from j. Fl. McDonough's hose,
followed almost immediately by Jackson
Engine Co. No. l, with Columbia Hose
close at their heels. The house was COM
pleteiy Quilted, the inmates losing furniture
and wearing apparel. Fer time it seemed
as if the Sun building was bound to go, but
by steady good work the fire department,
with efficient aid from the citizens, sue
ceeded ia confning the flames to the build
ing in which they originated. The origin
of the fire is at present in doubt. There
are whispers as to probable incendiarism,
lowed up has been obtained. The fire de.
partment is to be congratulated on so for
tuna.e a termination to two fires, both in
frame ranges, within so short a time.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Capt. Jas. A. Varney, who went below
to attend the fair last Monday, is expected
home to-day.
~ uidtfidSe Aceuse Was isSueu Yesterday
to Mr. George ". Gilmer and Miss Minnie
Bussenshut.
A vile smell, particularly noticeable
mornings and evenings, afiiicts the bluff,
east of the academy.
Mrs. William Meow, who has been visit
ing friends in Portland, returned home to-
day On the noon train.
Another little sprinkle of rain helps to
keep down the dust and freshen the air.
The clouds still threaten.
Either the cow ordinance, or the weather,
or something else has constrained the
vagrant cows to behave themselves.