The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-19
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From WednesdaYs Daily.
Fruit trees 10 the city are in full bloom
DR.. 81. L. Waters is very low this after
noon.
This evening we have slight indications
of rain
There are numerous teams in from tn,
Klickitat to-day.
Mr.. VIM. Mlchell. jr., is confined to hi
bed with measles.
Several freight teams are IN from Prime
vile this morning.
The common council will meet again on
the evening of the 10Th inst.
The Union party county convention will
be held IN this city next Saturday.
j. H. Shearer is building fine resi-
dence at his bridge in tins county.
The question at the court house to-day
is. "Who put all the bottles in the sink W
The weather this morning Is as balmy
as May, and spring is blossoming on every
hand.
Prominent Democrats are discussing
probable results of to-morrow's cenven-
ton.
Obserucr: Dallas claims the credit OF
having the person who first suggested
Arbor day.
Mr.. w. Lucas, of Karnic, is in the city.
He veri6es the accustomed report of fine
crop prospects.
DIR. Boyd was called to Blalock to-day
on professional visit. lie will probably
return tonight.
The Republican state convention at
Portland met at Masonic hall this morn
ing at IL o'clock.
The Third Regiment band will give an.
other OF their free open-air concerts to-
night. All are invited.
Everything is quiet in our justice and
police courts, and business for the legal
fraternity is extremely dull.
Messrs. Handley L Sinnott are preparing
for high water. We think it wise to do 30
as prospects are good for a food.
The Republican delegates to the state
convention from Sherman county were in
structed to support Hermann for congress.
The stone wall in the basement of the
Moody block has been completed, and
bricklaying will be commenced at once.
A court house official says that he is
sure that the Chinaman is crazy, because
he kneels down before said official
thinks him joss.
An elegant cornice is being added to
Mays brick corner. and when the work is
completed it will be one of the handsomest
buildings in the city.
Paddy Troy, native of the Emerald
Isle, died this morning at the county poor
house, and was buried this afternoon from
the Catholic church.
A party Of tourists comprising the Ray.
mond and Whiteomb parties ordered supper
at the Umatilla House this evening. They
will come up ON the boat, and take the
esst.bound train tonight.
Many of tine delegates to the Democratic
county convention are already in, and from
present appearances there will be no lack of
candidates for the various Offices.
To expel the impurities in the blood
and give strength to the system before the
effects of warm weather are felt, use
Plumbers Oregon Blood Purifier. 2alm
Mr.. Patrick Glenn, the o r. l. N. road
master who was severely injured in the
Bonneville wreck last winter, has taken q
relapse and is lying quite i'll at the Cosmo-
politan.
Mr.. W. Woodwork and Miss Della
Angle were married this afternoon by the
Rev. o. D. Taylor The newly married
pair lett on the 2:40 train for Portland and
Salem.
Work on our water works will doubt.
less be under way by the first. This ex-
penditure of 100000 in the city this gum
mer will furnish employment for all who
may he in need of employment.
Il was rumored on our streets this morn
ing that the state delegates could not de-
eide upon either Thompson or Moody
and that they had sprung the name ol
Col N. b. Sinnott, of The Dalles.
Adelegation of Yakima Indians waited
upon Deputy Commissioner T. 8. Lang;
Of this city, yesterday, and demanded
that corps of police be appointed from
members of their tribe to look after and
make arrests OF drunken Indians.
Astor,qa: John Duncan, young man oi
25. recently from Colorado, met his death
at the Clateop mill last Sunday afternoon.
He, in company with others, was moving
lumber and as one piece came out OF the
dilute be jumped to escape beng hit by 1t.
He fell overheard, and did not arise to the
surface. The body was rescued later in the
afternoon. The funeral will be at eight
O'Clock this morning.
Astoria Pioneer: A strange incident oc-
Cured on board Of the steamship Umotalo
yesterday. A lounge was put on board ol
the steamer aud was not touched until the
vessel arrived here. A the frat officer wa
looking around the freight he heard pc.
euliar boise coming from the lounge. He
Immediately cut the covering which waa
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