The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-04-27
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ITEMS in BRIEF.
From Wedne-i,y's Dai.v.

From wedne-jw's Dai'v.
Mr.. W. M. McCorkle, of Tygh, is
the city.
Mrs. Mary French left yesterday fc
Portland.
Mr.. Alex Fargher, of Portland, wa
in the city today.
Hon. S. A. Clarke, of Portland, wa
in the city yesterday.
J. G. Maddox, the banker of Colo
endale, was in the city last evening.
Mrs. G. P. Morgan, of Cascad
Locks, is visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. A. Scherneckau, of Astoria, ar
rived in the city on the boat last even
ing.
Hon. J. B. Huntington, Of Burns.
visiting friends and relatives in tn
city.
Mrs. D. Handley left yesterday after
noon on visit to friends and relatives
In Portland.
DIR. I. N. Day, of Cascade Locks
came up the river with the Elkins
party last evening.
Mr.. Owen Williams left yesterday
on the Regulator on visit to friends
in the Willamette valley.
Baker City will soon have commu.
nication by telephone with the princi.
pal towns in Grant county.
DR.. Logan will leave on the night
train on short visit to Chicago. He
will be absent about a month.
A wind came out of the west today
and a zephyr blew for several hours,
ond mot in, q uavsu oronf1o
The common council will meet to-
night to pass an ordinance for the issu-
ance of bonds to pay the city's indebt-
edness.
The amount of delinquent taxes
handed to the sheriff is SS7, 1886, and
of this S5O, O,917.21 have been collected,
leaving balance of $36, 1854.
Governor Lord has appointed Hons.
D. P. Thompson, ]. G. Young and Sid
ney Dell as delegates to the silver con-
ference to be held at Salt Lake City on
May 18th. All are bimetallists of pro-
nounced type.
On the arrival of the Regulator sew
eral of our citizens paid their respects
to Senator Elkins, and great many
called on him at the hotel. He was
very approachable, and seemed pleased
to meet any and all citizens.
When the farmer is able to have his
own granery 80 that he can save cents
on the bushel of wheat he will have
solved one of the problems of how to
have good times. In the meantime the
reliable warehouse is a great conven-
fence.
A committee, consisting of the direc-
n 2v 1af< fo,,
Salem yesterday morning on matters
connected with the portage road at
Cascade Locks. Arrangements will be |
made providing for greater facility in
the transfer of freight from the lower |
to the upper boat.
On Friday the lime kiln works ope-
rated by Receiver T. F. ROurke, about |
Ave miles west of Huntington, were de-
stroyed by fire, thought to be the work
Of an incendiary. The loss is estimated
1T 81, 900. The Union Pacific lost one
box car. A favorable wind saved two
large buildings occupied by the en-
ployes of the works. The plant will be
rebuilt at once.
Fire in West Seattle last night de-
,troyed the Knights of Pythias hall.
The total loss is 5000; insurance,
B2650. The loss of the Knights of
Pythias on regaliB, ETC., is $1,000; in
,ured for $3.50. The loss of Magee &
Wood, occupying the basement, is
1000. Their insurance of $500 expired
March g. The loss on the building is
1880; insured for $1,000.
Ellensburgh Localizer:: The Dalles
Daily TnMES-MOUNTAINEER has doffed
Ter old clothes and come out in bran
lew dress, and been enlarged to six
column folio. The MoUNTAINEER has
lways been one of our valued ex-
hanges. We hope its patrons will re-
Yard it for its enterprise. 1t is always
ull of good things, and has entered on
is seventh year.
There was faint tremOr of a zephyr
q the atmosphere yesterday, and today ,
Is heard in tree-tOps and around
treet corners, singing the old song it ,
as sung many weary day. Accom- {
anying it are clouds of dust, which {
re neither beautiful to the eye or
leasant to the feeling. Street-sprink- {
ing is in order, and Mr.. S. E. Ferris ]
rrived from Yakima this morning,
nd will put his water segregater in
peration tomorrow. Selah!
Mrs. T. Barnard was taken to Salem 4
bis week by W. L. Wilcox and Jay P. !
lucas, to be treated by doctors in the
sylum, says the Fossil Journal of last
riday. She had had a great deal of
rouble in the last two years, and
rooding over it has affected her mind. 9
While as a rule she is rational, at
ines spells come over her when she is
OF responsible. She realizes this her.
ef. and thought it was best that she
hould be treated by doctors who are I
pecialists in diseases of the mind.
he will not likely be long gone.
The town of Ruby and Conconully
re deserted, almost depopulated. A
in the Spokesman Reuieac
sys: The postmater is all that is left
4 Ruby and the county officials are all
he ones left at Connually All hava
one to Squaw creek on the Methow.
town has been laid out at the mouth q
the Methow, where many are camp g
d along that stream. Houses cannot ]
9 built fast enough to shelter the '
urging crowd. There is not much '
loney among them. AS usual some I
re expected to ride into wealth on I
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