The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-10-15
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From wednesday's Daily.

morning.
A clear, bright sunshinY day, and ever
person Is happy.
Mr.. w. NJ. Rand of Hood RIyers is i
the city visiting the fair.
Mrs.T. G.. Condor Is visiting friend
and relatives 10 the city.
Circuit court will convene at Prinevill
for Crook county next Monday.
We are glad to see Judge Thornbury abl
to be around in buggy these tine days.
Fallen leaves cover the sidewalk il
places, and these should be removed i'm
nediately.
There are large number of visitors il
the city, and a large attendance at the fai
may be expected.
What is the matter with the Pendietol
Tribune that it credits Its Heppuer Item
to the Long Creek Eagle?
Pupils at the public schools are re-
hearsing exercises for the proper celebra-
tion of Columbus Day, October 21.
Spray Bros. OF Heppner, shipped slz
carloads of cattle to Puget sound from
Saltmarshs & Co.'s stockyards yesterday
Mr. John Irvine will sell lot of fine
horses at The stockyards on Saturday, the
sale beginning at O'Clock In the after
noon.
Hon. Binger Hermann may be ex-
pected IN The Dalies in few days, and
will address the citizens on the political
issues of the day.
The rogues' gallery at the sheriff's
office furnishes variety of photographs
Some are fair looking people and others
are not In any manner attractive.
Hogs continue to pour in, notwith-
standing the fact that few sales are made
in Portland but the local dealers manage
to buy all the hogs offered tor sale.
Mr.. Lorton, of Long Valley, Idaho, fed
one carload of cattle at the stockyards
few days ago. These were shipped to
Troutdale, and were in prime condition.
Yesterday the races were not such as
would be expected where only thorough
breds were entered; but they furnished
considerable entertainment and amuse-
ment for those in attendance.
MIR. A. Mcintosh, who has been rang
ing his sheep on the mountains at the
head of Mill creek during the summer
months, is now engas ed in driving them
to the Tygh ridge, where he will winter
them.
The stockyards of R. E. Saltmarshe &
Co. have been shipping beef cattle to the
Puget Sound Dressed Meat Company
during the week, and not a day has
elapsed that the employees have not been
bnsily engaged.
Some young men in Pendleton answered
the matrimonial advertisement of
would-be husband in Illinois, and the vic
tim has journeyed across the continent to
claim his bride O.. But these practical
jokers will very likely be forced 10 be de-
PENDANTS in an action for damages in the
courts. i
Yesterday, while the moisture lay upon
the ground, and the birds were warbling |
their sweet songs, VIM. Nelson marched |
into the clerks Office and declared his in
tention of becoming an American citizen
by renounclng his allegiance to the king
of Norway and Sweden.
Baker Democrat: Mr. Grimes, the Port
land cattle buyer, yesterday shipped an
other train load of cattle, consisting of IL
cars to the metropolis The beeyes were
from the upper Burnt river ana John Day
sections. The cattle from the former
range were larger and fatter and showed
off to a much better advantage.
Lots z, and In block 27, Gates addi-
tion, were sold yesterday to A. Bettingen,
ST., for 1925, the appraised value; lots 2
and 10, block S4 to same party for $3.50
and $I25; lot block 43 to L. A. Bunch
for 1925.
Mr.. W. N. Wiley returned from his
sheep ranch near Antelope yesterday.
He gathered bis herd and droye them to
winter quarters. Bountiful rains have
fallen in that vicinity, and grass is grow
ing nicely.
Mr.. Phil Brogan, jr.. arrived IN the
city this morning from Ireland, bringing
with him Mrs. P. Brogan, to whom he
was married while absent. He is glad to
return to Oregon, and has seen no place
that he desired more ii which to make
his home. Mr.. and Mrs. Brogan, sitter
visiting friends a few days in this city,
will return to the farm near Antelope.
A frightened team of horses in coming
down Court street this morning made
things lively for time; but they were
finally brought up against an electric
light pole, and were forced to come to a
sudden halt. J he wagon to which they
were attached contained man, his wife
and family; but no one was injured, al
though the woman and children were
badly scared. {
Mr.. !. P. Moore, of Townsend, Mont,
arrived in the city few days ago and
went out 10 Antelope to purchase Merino
bucks. He bought large band and took
them back with him. A few years ago :
Mr.. Durbin, of Antelope, sent few Me
ripo sheep into that state. and their repu- =
tation is such that induced Mr.. Moore to :
come down this season and take more of :
the same breed into the new state. Wascn :
coupfy,c hafflo chooy ond horooo oro uyo1I q
known over the northwest, and this is the
result of improving our breeds.
Moody's warehouses are crowded with +
wheat, and sill long line of wagons are r
waiting almost every hour IN the day to :
be unloaded. No one can doubt the fact
that Wasco is a grain producing country
if they were to pay visit to this portion +,
of the city any day in the week. We
to get the ear of Mr.. w. 81. r
Moody for minute. and he said he ex-
pected the same rush" for many weeks
to come. Prices have appreciated, and
for first quality wheat the quotation to-
day Is 81 cents bushel.
Mr. R. Sigman has fine lot of horses
IN the city. They are at present at Rob
inson's stables, on account of their not be-
ing stall room for them at the fair
grounds. These consist of Shire stal ,,
Hon, the sire OF several colts, and an ami
NAL of almost perfect proportions and of L
splendid action; two colts, foaled last
March, one from Clydesdale mare and f
The other from Percheron mare, and the r
Shire horse as sire, and the largest and
best developed for the age of any we have
ever seen. He has also yearling which |,
touches the beam at u8O pounds, and two 8
one-year old fill1es, weighing respectively
1880 pounds and 1880 pounds. This band
Of horses comprises as fine animals as I
can be seen anywhere, and cannot be ex- t,
celled in any county in the state.
From Fridays Daily.
The sidewalks were white with frost this
District-Attorney Wilson arrived home y
som Eugene on the noon train.
Master Willie Crossen is quite sick at the Il
residence of his father in this city.
Mr.. M. J. Anderson, of Dufur, the cele- T
,rated "Keno" correspondent of the TIMES. Z
is in the city.
The RAIN last night extended all over the
county, and farmers are well satisfied with
the present favorable conditions.
The second crop of strawberries are in the n
market, and they are of very excellent fl
iayor. Who would not 1--we in Eastern !,