The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-11-23
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mrs. r. Booton and son, of Grass
Valley, are in the city.
Chas. Durbin, one of the large sheep
owners of Antelope, is in the city.
On New Years eve dance will be
given by Columbia Hose Co. No. 2.
Mr.. Grimes shipped three car loads
of beef from the stock yards to Trout
dale last night.
Ex-Indian Agent J. c. Luckey and
Mr.. D. W. Butler went to Portland on
the afternoon local.
DR.. Brosius and wife, Robert Rand
and c. G. Roberts and wife, all of Hood
River, are in the city.
W. 81. Moore, of the firm of Moore
Bros, leading merchants of Moro. is
visiting The Dalles today.
About IL o'clock this forenoon, after
being out all night, the jury in the case
of the State VS.. II. F. Jackson returned
verdict of not guilty.
Mr.. D. W. Butler, of Dufur, is in the
city today. Mr.. Butler says the recent
rains were not sufficient to put ground
in condition for plowing in the vicinity
of Dufur.
For bit of diversity from their
routine business the grand jurors in
spected the sheriff's and clerks Offices
yesterday, and today they visited the
poor farm.
Mt. Hood Hose Co. No. will give
grand ball at the Opera House on the
evening of Nov. 2Sth. Music for the
occasion will be furnished by the Or
chestra Union.
Young man do you want a nobby
dress suit? See the amount of hard
cash you can save by buying of A. M.
Williams & Co. this week. For par
ticulars see advertisement.
Patents were filed in the clerks
Office today from the United States to
Mace Serfine, of Kingsley, and J. M.
Ledford, of Wamic; also two deeds,
one from John M. Ledford to Eliza
beth Ledford and Levi Jones and wife
to Burns Jones.
Sunday, December l, is Elks' men,
orial day, and appropriate services will
be observed by the order at Cascade
Locks. There will be special ritualis-
tic services and an eulogy to the dead
brothers. Mr.. John Michel, of this
city, has been chosen eulogist for the
occasion.
With the issue of the 18th the Mitch
ell Monitor announced that its mission |
on earth had been filled and was pre-
pared to join the angels. The Moni-
tor has existed just one year, and has
been bright, newsy paper, but Mitch
ell is too small a place te support a
and ehe Monitor was forced
to succumb to the inevitable.
Mr.. A. S. Macallister, who returned
yesterday from his farm in the eastern
part of Crook county, reports the out
ing. Very little rain has fallen on
the John Day and Bridge creek, hence
the range is very short, and as stock is
in poor condition, he anticipates con-
siderable loss of cattle and sheep if
the winter should be severe.
This has been busy day at the land
office. Homestead applications we're
fled by Fred c. Dofer, of Olex, Frank
c. Rogers, John h. Rogers and E. c.
Rogers. of Hood River, and A. E.
Neuges, of The Dalles. Final home
stead proofs were received from Hans
of German, and Geo. W.
of Dufur, and 80 acres of state
and were selected.
The case of the State vs. DIR. julius
Indictment for embezzle-
nent, was the first called in court to-
lay. At o'clock the Jury had been
selected and at the time of going to
press evidence was being taken. The
state is represented by A. A. Jayne
Ind 81. II. Riddell ard the defense by
2. B. Dufur and h. S. Wilson. The
urors gre D. Creighton, J. M. Filloon,
Il. Mahear, G. w. Rice, E. Schanno,
}. L. Stranahan, Peter Mohr, Joseph
snsley, Peter Rich, S. D. Fisher, Ern-
,st Shear and W. T. Wiseman.