The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
ITEnS IN BRIEF.

From Saturdays Daily.
Snow was visible on the high hills
across the river this morning.
Mr.. J. T. Rorick, of North Dalles.
returned from below on today's local
The evidence for the state in The
Lee Gitt case was closed at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon.
Webfoot is itself again. The papers
announce that they are having fine
rains everywhere west of the noun
tains.
Judge Bradshaw has ordered that the
jury in the Lee Gitt case be not allowed
to separate during the trial, hence
they are kept in charge of bailiff OF
the court.
Lloyd Montgomery, the boy muir.
derer Of Linn county, is very success
fully playing the insanity act. Yester.
day he became 30 boisterous that it re-
quired three physicians to quiet him.
There Is probably not city in the
state where the people entertain them
selves more generally than they do in
The Dalles. There is hardly an even
ing that there is not some sort OF
amusement.
Albert Allen, who came in from his
farm this morning, informs US that
there has not been enough rain In the
section between Eight and Fifteen.
Mile creeks so that farmers can begin
plowing.
Lee Gifts fate now rests in the hands
of4he following jury: S. D. Fisher. r.
Magear, P. Risch, A. W. Quinn. John
End. Emil Schanno, J. M. Filloon, Fl.
Prigge, J. r. Cunningham, Van Wood
ruff, G. Richmond and Lee Rondow.
Prot. N. N. Riddell, Phi. D, will hold
mass meeting for men only in the
M. E. church tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Subject of address, "The
New Man and the Tiger" All men
will be cordially welcomed.
At the last council fire OF Wasco
tribe, Wednesday, the Prophet, with
that kindness of heart for which he is
renowned, furnished bountiful lunch
for the brothers, of which all partook.
The Redmen's hearts were made glad,
and all blessed the order and showered
thanks on the head of the prophet.
Grant county's volcano has vanished.
The reported eruption was nothing
more than great, big bonfire built
near the summit of Strawberry noun
tain. The heavy rains of few days
ago put out the flames, and the people
OF that section nave once more assumed
their normal condition.
The Union Whist Club was very
pleasantly entertained last evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Kinnersly. In the
contest for championship Mrs. L. E.
Grove was awarded first prize, and
Mrs. Hostettler was the unfortunate
recipient of the BOBBY. After the
cards were laid aside, dancing was in
dulged in for few hours.
It is generally agreed among the
business men of The Dalles that
monthly bills will not be presented
until next Tuesday, Dec. 3. The first
OF the month coming on Sunday would
make it impossible for many to prepare,
their bills for presentation On the
second. hence the postponenent of
collection day.
From 1000 to 1900 bushels of wheat
are shipped from The Dalles daily.
This shouid not be. Every bushel OF
this VIZ go should be ground into -four
before 1t is shipped. The Diamond
mills, although smong the largest and
best east of the Cascades, have not
capacity for handling all the wheat
that is brought to this market. Were
their capacity doubled they could not.
There is certainly an opening here
for another Touring mill.
Sheriff Driver left this afternoon for
Salem with Myron Taft and Charles
Herman. He will deliver Taft to the
officials at the penitentiary and young
Herman will be left at the reform
school Mr.. Driver will be detained
IN Portland short time, having been
as witness in the case of
he State VS.. Barker and Scott.
,hargedSwith having stolen sheep from
;he late ASolomon Houser of this
,ounty, which case comes up in the
,ircuit couitat Portland next Monday.