The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-07
hotel but few days, during which time he


Albany has the latest thing in the shape
of bill of fare that Is edible. While walt
| ing for the dishes you have selected you
amuse yourself and stimulate your appe-
| tite by devouring the bill of fare. l. is
made by London confectioner of sweet
ened dough, and the menu is printed upon
| it in ink made of chocolate.
Messrs. MacEachern & Macleod are now
occupying the second store in Max Nogt's
new brick block, Second street, and would
like to see their old customers at their new
stand. They are now busy opening fine
stock of fall goods-equal to any ever
brought to this city. which they will dis
pose Of at the lowest prices.
News from reliable source is received
that the Astoria & South Coast railroad
company have purchased some 1000 acres
of land down near Seaside of Messrs. West
and Kinney. 1t is part of the old Gear
heart place. The transactions have been
conducted by c. j. McDougall for VIM.
Reid, and IN value is something like $50 600.
A surprise party was given to Mrs. j. A.
Farney one evening this week, at which was
witnessed the full expansion of the night
blooming ceres csctus. which was most
wonderful sight. There were present, Mes
danes Lang, Newman, Marden, Mcleod,
Schultz, Schanno, James NJ. Smith, DIR. and
Mrs. Shackelford. The plant expanded
from a bud to flower eight inches in diam
eter. The ladies present Will never forget
the scene.
Register: Jack Fisherman, an Indian liv-
ing near Cottage Grove, went home drunk
one night about week ago and tell into
the fire and had his legs so badly burned
that the flesh came off in large pieces.
Last Sunday he was dying and made an
affidavit before justice OF the peace stat.
ing that one Jerry Rattee had furnished
him liquor. Deputy U. S. Marshal Coch-
ran wentSp and arrested Rattee and he
was M before Commissioner Walton
My but was discharged.
The appropriation for the Second Eastern
Oregon District Agricultural society, which
meets in this city Sept. oath, will be IN
cash-not diplomas. The approaching
meeting of the society promises to be the
finest stock show ever held in this county,
and should be extensively patrcnized. Our
farmers should take an interest in seeing
a good exhibition of our excellent fruits
and vegetables, and thus make the fair an
of our varied resources as
we'll matter of profit to exhibitors.
The Oregcnian says Police Officer Woods !
friday morning arrested TWO boys on one
of the city wharves on a charge of larceny |
committed at Washougal, W. L. The boys |
are brothers named Goebel, aged Is and IA
years, and the arrest is made on advices re-
ceived from the father, who accused them
of taking his money and portion OF cloth |
ing The elder of the boys is no spring |
chicken, having already served several
terms in Jail. One of his crimes consisted
in robbing the Washougai postoffice.
The following affidavit is published in the J
last issue of the Roseburg Rerie,c, and is |
probably about the first instance of the kind
On record: "We, James NJ. Keaton and
Fannie p McGathan, residents of Pass
Creek, Douglas county, Oregon, being duly
sworn each for himself and herself and not
one for the other, say that we are nnmar-
-ied and that the relation we bear to each
other is that of brother and slsrer-in-law.
This affidavit is made for the public In
general" This affidavit is made before the
clerk of that county.