The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-01

ces of the city. During the absence of the
| recorder the mayor attends to them with
becoming Judicial degnIty Yesterday there
were the sane num5er.
England is going to have lady o i'd Fell
lows. The British United Order of o Id
| Fellows has granted power to the executive
| council 10 estab ish lodges composed ex.
clusiveiy OF fem tIes over sixe en aid und. I
| thirty. Old ladies need not apply. The
lod<es may be established In any place
| other than a s,loou or hotel.
Last night and this morning the Mrtho.
dist cergymen who have been in the city
! attending the annual conference depar re
for their different charges. They were an
! intelligent body of Christian gentleman,
and during their stay IN the city it Is hoped
they have been agreeably ente tanned. The
Oall-s has always been renowned for Its
hospitality. and We hope our clerical friends
haye received the same treatment as other
guests on former occasions.
In tie first book of records in the clerk s
office the first p,ge contains claim OF
Henry Actor to tract of lani on Fifteen
Mile creek, and described by metes and
b,unds The date OF recording is Aug lst
city limits, aud ia described as tract of
laud in Wasco county. territory of Oregon.
aud bounded on the west by Fort Dalles
Reserve, north bv The DaIles town plat,
Est by w. D. BIgelow's claim, running to
= point sonth by east line The name signed
is VIM. IL. Pre- ton, and he claims TO have
re. ile,l on the land since Oat. p. 1855.
Mr.. Geo. Brown, the engineer of the city
fire de p .rtment, has been bisy for the pl-t
two days getting he old hand engine in
trim for Its appearance at o. egon CITY dur
ing the tournament next week This ma.
chine was built IN Boston in 1859, and was
purchased by Jackson Elgine 90. No. l at
the time of Its Orga nzatIon in 1863. IL has
done faithful seryIce to the city. and has
saved The Dalles from many disastrous con-
aagrations The boys are proud of their
old hero, and when it appears at the tour
nament 1T will present as neat an appear
ance as many engines that have come from
the work shops during the last few years
The Sheridan .Suu perDetrates the iol-
lowing on Senator Jeff Myers, OF Salem:
Ex-Governor Moody and senator left
Myers, OF Salem, went up to Grand
Ronde the other day to induce the Indi-
ans to come over to the state fair this fall
for an exhibition game of shiny jeff
in his usual debonalr way addressed the
Indians. In conclusion he SAID: Come
over TO Salem, boys, and We will treat you
like white menn Just before he left an
Indian who is very tond of whisky ap-
preached the senator confdentlally and
inquired: what kind OF Office is you
runnin fOr!"
TIE wife of R. L. Simmons, of the
drug firm of Heppner & Summons. pre-
sented her husband with a 104- -pouod baby
hoy Thursday morning, and tine event bad
such an effect upon the father that his busI-
ness partner, in order to preserve the firms
reputation, has been forced to issue state
ment sa>i"g that "unril further notice, pat
rons and old friends will please take coguiz-
an OF the Ia It that This firm will in no
way be responsible for any of the acts of
Mr. S. until hi, mind is restored 20 Its nor
nal col ditiou "-EUening Telegram Mr.
Simons i. well known III I e D4lles, and
his wife, formerly Miss Bertha Wentz. was
for rg time a resident of The Dalles,
aud one Uf our most popular young ladies'.