The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-30
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.

H.
leans, La, are registered at the Umatil
House.
The case of state OF Oregon vs. Susanna
Fox, tried before Justice Schultz yesterd;
afternoon, was tn, e by the jury brIngir
in verdict of guilty..
Mrs. John Leary and children left la
night for Butte C,fy, Montana. Her hn
band went there some time since, and 81
received word to JOIN him.
Mr.. E. E. Lytic. agent of the Union Pa
citic IN this city, wife and children, le
Sunday night for trip east, and will
absent until the latter part OF next montl
Several wagons loaded with wheat al
rived in this city to-day from klicit'
county, and it is expected that the bulk I
the harvest in that portion of Washington
this season, will find market in Th
Dalles.
The Regulator took to Portland th
morning 1856 sacks of wheat. This is tn
first shipment of grain this season, and W
expect that this will be favorIte route fo
transportation hereafter of the products o
the farm.
Miss Lange, of Red Bluff, Calit., VIII
has been visiting at the residence of Judg
Liebe and wife in this city for several day
past, was a passenger on the boat thi
morning to Portland, from which place sh'
will proceed to her home.
Now that wheat is arriving IN consider
able quantities the East End Is showing its
usual activity IN business circles. The
wagons unloading at the warehouses and al
the Diamond mills creates quite stir, and
blacksmIths, wagon makers and merchants
receive the benefit
Glasses for academic work are being
formed by Miss Holcomb. Terms: Ten
dollars per quarter. Weekly lessons In
drawing or painting without extra charge.
Those who wish to continue their academic
work or to begin such work please send
word by mail to Miss Holcomb at once.
Misses Annie and Bessie Lang and Miss
Lou Eaton, of Portland, left yesterday
morning for Hood River, where they will
be joined BY party and make trip to
Cloud Cap Inn. The late rains have
cleared the atmosphere of smoke and from
that altitude the view will be better than at
any time during the season.
The clerks office will not receive prem
inent place In the columns of the paper t i
day. There was not deed on record,
marriage license applied for or foreigne
applying for GENERALIZATION papers. The
reporter stepped in. took seat, and began
a discussion on evolution. He lett when
the argument became interesting.
More wheat has been received at Moody's
warehouse to-day than at anv time during
the season. Wagons were constantly being
uDloaded, and these came from all portions
of the county. The price has not appre-
clated, and farmers are not selling but stor-
ing their grain, expecting good figure in the
fall. Wheat is of excellent quality, and
the kernel is plump and fully matured.
For the purpose of examining into the
qualifications of Isador Fuchs, captain
elect of F Co., of Baker City, the follow
ing board has been appointed: Lieut-Col.
George T. Thompson, colonel command
ing Third regiment; Maj. w. S. Bowers,
Third regiment, and First Lieutenant H.
81. Rlddell, adjutant Third regiment
This board is to meet at Baker City Oct.
9Th to make the necessary examination.
A frIghtful double crime of murder and
arson was committed at Conconully OF
Wednesday night of last week, says the
Waterville Inder. Mr.. Moss, proprietor OF
the Miners Exchange, was killed and
robbed in a rear room of his saloon where
he slept and the building was set on fire.
The fire had a pretty good headway. but /!
was finally got under control without the
destruction of any other buildings. For
q while the citizens feared repetition of
last years work. No clue has been found |
of the murderer and incendiary.
Notwithstanding the complaints about |
hard times improvements are still being |
made in different parts of the city. Mr.. G.. |
W. Miller, in the bluff addition, is haYing |
his house repainted throughout, Mr.. W.
Lord has had an excellent job of plumbing |
done by Messrs. Maier & Benton on the |
dwelling corner of Ninth and Court streets, |
and ih different parts OF the city residences
are being beautited and made more attract |
i've.
Up on Meacham creek a 15-yesr-old |
boy stopped passenger train to get a |
chew of tobacco, and was considerably |
aggravated because he secured none. |
SCOT any terbacker?" he inquired Re
ceivlng a negative reply from the as
founded newsboy he left the car in dis
gust, and disappeared in the darkness |
with the parting shot that it must be "a |
HI of q train" that had no tobacco on |
board He belongs in the reform school.
Portland Sunday Welcome: There will |
be considerable surprise in society circles |
around town when this announcement is |
-ead the first time that Mrs. Walker,
widow of the late W. q. Wslker, In lire |
one of the firm of Staver & Walker, was
married in Vancouver. Wash, on Thursday
Of this week, to youth known to his asso.
crates as Jack Squires. Squires is about 20
years of age-about the age of Mrs.
w Walker's oldest son-aDd Mrs. Walker is
in the NERO h horhood oe 36 tn a.
Daily intelligence is received at the
telephone Office in this city of the progress
being made in constructing the line of the |
Telegraph and Telephone Co. The dis
patch from J. II. Thatcher, secretary of |
The company in Portland, to C. B. Hop
kins, president in Spokane, this morning
says that on the night of the 25th the con-
,truction gangs had about four miles of
holes to dig, SIX and half miles of poles
10 set, and about eight miles of wire to
string. This is good progress, and it may
be expected in a little while the metropo-
lis of Oregon will be on speaking terms"
with the great city of Eastern Washing
;on.
The George E. Gee Grain company of
has been searching tor the
best wheat from which to make cracked
wheat, germea, and other breakfast dishes,
,aYs the Waterville Inder. They secured,
/ short time since, few bushels from the
Big Bend to test its quality for these ar
slcles and they report that they found it
made a breakfast cereal that was easier
cooked, more nutritious, easier digested and
better favored than any they had yet tried. i
The Great Northern railroad has received a
contract to ship 100 car loads. which is 35,
I,~o -. - ko- /
This fact should encourage our farmers to
Jay attention to quality as well as quantity
n raising wheat.
Salem Statesman: Governor Pennoyer
received a letter from Miss
Daisy AiDswOrth, daughter of captain j.
:. Alnsworth of Oakland, Calf, IN which
he accepts the invitation 10 represent the
tate of Oregon at the launching of the
United States ship Oregon N San Fran
,isco on the 9th of October. 1t was the
governors privilege to name the young
ady to break bottle of wine on the bow
If the big new cruiser as she glides from
he ways Miss AInsworth was born In
Oregon, where her father was prominently
Identified with large business enterprises,
specially with Columbia boating, and
he young lady will fittingly represent
his commonwealth.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. w. 81. Moore, the leading merchant
# Moro, is in the city.
A very agreeable shower of rain fell this
fternoon, laying the dust and making vege-
ations springlike.
A. H. Christie, Case Edwards and s. c.
Friendly, OF Chicago, ILL.,, are registered at
he IIrnofillo Houso