The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-10-29
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Saturdays Daily.

t Mr.. r. Sigman, of Dufur, is in the city.
Mr.. 7. J. Drips, of Hartland, is in towr
to-day.
There is good opening at Grant for a
grocery store.
, Mr.. Frank Gabel, of Wapinitia, was IL
town yesterday.
There will be no meeting of the Mckinley
club this evening.
Mr.. F. G. Sexton, of Kingsley, was on
our streets yesterday.
Hon. G. w. Brownell left on the delayed
train this morning for his home in Oregon
City.
! Mr.. Frank Abernethy, of Roslyn. Wash
has been in the city for the past two or
three days.
Tie East End manifests great business
activity with the arrival and departure Of
wheat wagons.
Miss Bertha Ehlen, of Aurora, is visiting
her uncle and aunt in this city, Mr.. and
Mrs, Geo. Ruch.
Misses Rose and Annette Michel returned
from tour of the Sound and visit to
Salem last night.
Wild geese are very plentiful on the
hanks OF the river, and furnish considerable
| dHuSenenG TO hunters.
Mesdames D. ! Lewis, r. G. Davenport t
and A. II. Utley returned from a visit to
the exposition In Portland on the midnight
train.
Mr.. A. Velarde returned from Grant last
Thursd.y, where he has been for the past
two weeks working at his vocation of house
moving.
Miss Birdie Morton, who was cowardly
shot by her discarded loyer few days ago
at Mt. Tabor, died yesterday from the effects
| of the wound.
Yesterday was generally observed as a
holiday during the time the exercises were
in progress at the schools, and all places of
| business were closed.
We were sho xn some excellent specimens
| of quartz yesterday which came from the
vicinity OF Bridge creek. They were very
rich in gold, galena and silver.
Our nimrods are expecting great sport
| hunting ducks and geese Tomorrow.
Whether they will realize their dreams or
not will furnish an item for Mondays paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Benton returned
Thursday evening from their bridal tour.
They were serensded by The DAlles band
| on their arrival and welcomed back ~ the
members.
Alfred Huott, son of Mr.. Frank Huott
of Eight Mile, fell off strawstack last
evening and dlslocated his elbow. He was
brought to the city day. and DR.. Hollis.
ter reduced the dislocation.
We acknowledge an agreeable call from
MIR. W. j. Hartman, of Fiye mile. In
conversation with him on farming Mr.. Har-
rIman informed US that with bouutiful
fall of snow this winter crops will be good
next year.
The west bound train was over seven
hours late this forenoon. and did not arrive
until half past 10 o'clock. An axle broke
somewhere OF the mountain division, and
this had to be repaired btfore the train
could proceed.
We received pleasant call to-day from
Mr.. Geo. w. Henderson, of Kingsley, who |
spoke quite encouragingly of the crop just |
threshed in that vicinity. 1t Is not equal |
to the average yield; but it is much better
than was expected.
Mr.. c. G. Roberts, of Hood River, is
now in Boston, and expresses himself as
very sorry at having missed the campaign /
in the west; but being In the midst of it in |
in the east, as looker-on only, he says, ia
SINE compensation.
The success of the exercises yesterday, |
were largely due to the efforts of Mrs. j. M. |
Patterson, who trained the children in the |
songs, and to Mrs. e. j. Crandall, who |
played the accompaniments. Mr.. s. B. |
Adams, president of the board of directors,
was instrumental in procuring the band.
Mr.. G.. w. Crosteld, of Grant, was a |
passenger on the west-bound train this |
afternoon. He says the Touring mill will |
be IN operation In two weeks and the dis |
tillery in three. Zines are much easier |
than they haye been for some tiIe aud 1t |
is expected that more money will be in cir
culatlon after the company begins operation.
The item we published Thursday from |
Creston, Iowa, In which the father of Peter
Oamek inquiries for his son. whom he had
not seen for twenty years, brought an
answer to-day, and the old gentlenan's
heart will be gladdened by letter from
him. The moral is easy of application! II
you want information or news, read the
TMEs-MoUNTAINEER.
Mr. Andrew Keller will open Monday
morning In tine brick building his bakery
and confectionery store, and would be.
pleased to see all his old patrons. He will |
have oysters and cigars, the latter of the
best brand, for any of his customers who
fitted up. and he feels satisfied he can en-
tertain his patrons in royal style.
East Oreqonian: The Umatlla Indians
who went to Huntington to trade horses /
and blankets and smoke the pipe of peace
with their former enemies, the Baunocks,
have returned, much disappointed. Only
two Bannocks appeared, although an agree
ment had been made by their chiefs, Major
Jim and Captain Jim, who lately visited
this reservation, to meet the Umatillas at
halfway point. near Huntington, and en-
gage In friendly trading, as was their GUS
tom before the war of 1878.
Democrat: In response to the request of
the people of Cracker Creek. the depart
ment has allowed the petition for the estab-
lishment of a postofice at Cracker City.
Yesterday Mr.. Kit Smith, of the mercantile
firm of Calhoun & Smith, who is in the city
on business received notification of his ap-
pointment as postmaster and that all the
paraphenalia necessary In conducting the
office had been forwarded from Washington
Mr.. Smith will return to Cracker City and
will arrange for the operation of the post
Office at once.
Mrs. Mary Thomas, an. old and highly
esteemed resident of Sauyie's island, near
Portland, was killed Saturday afternoon by
the accidental discharge of revolver, which
she was about to fire at mark. She took
the pistol from her sons hand and said she
would try her skill. The boy was absent
only few moments, and when he returned
she was dead, the pistol-a self.cocker-hav-
ing been discharged, and the ball entering
the carotid artery in the neck.
The house of Mr.. James Gray on Jupiter
fat, near Wapinitia, was burned last
Wednesday. Mrs. Gray and her children
had gone to the well for some water, and
was only absent little while when she re-
turned and found the buildings in flames
and the roof ready to fall. 1t Is difficult to
ascertain the cause of the fire, as the people
were not absent long enough for an Incen-
diary to do the work. Nothing was saved
from the house, and this leaves the family
homeless and in a sorry condition.
From Mondays Daily.
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