The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-02-09
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From WednesdaYs Daily.
Sheriff Wilcox, OF Gillian county, /;
In the city.
Mr. c. !. Bright, lawyer OF Wasco, il
in town today.
Mrs. L on Curtis returned fro1
Olympia yesterday.
Mr.. s. f. Blythe, editor of the HOOD
Riyer Glacier, gave Us pleasant call thl
morning.
Mr.. P. E. uichell, of Columbus
Wash, arrived in the city on the morn
ing traiD.
Mr. w. A. Hendrix, prominent far
mer in the vicinity OF Dufur, arrived il
town today.
Mr.. Thos. 81. Williams, merchant oi
Cascade Locks, gave Us a pleasant call
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Otto Birgfeld. who has been in the
city for the past two days, returned tc
Portland on the afternoon train.
Mr. Henry Hudson a well known
farmer in the vicinity of Nansene, has
spent the day in the city.
frost covered the ground this morn
ing; but the day was clear and brigot
and the sun gave warmth to the btmos-
phere.
The Union dsncing club will give their
fortnigntly party this evening al the opera
house as usual. II has not been post.
poned.
At NJ. T Nolan's news depot have
been received the Cfntvre, Scribner's, H.
ci 10 of RtUieios aud the Cosmopoiitn. for
February. These are excellent period
icals, and the present numbers are re-
plete with very readable articles.
There will be some crack sailors among
the fishing boats next season. Several
fine-model boats will be completed This
winter, and II is e1 pecied there will he a
great deal of rivalry among the fisher
men next year as to who has the fast 81
boat.
Dufur & Hill have now their sign
posted on the entranc to their rooms up
stairs n the brick building, corner OF
Second and Court streets, where they
are prepared to do all kinds of type
writing, stenograp phing, etc. Aside from
this line OF business they are agents for
fire insurance companies.
The vote in JOINT convention at Salem
shows a slight cnaDge again today; but
there were six absent, and II is not known
how these would have stood. The ballot
was as follows: Dolph, So; Hermann,
l3; Williams, 9; Hare, 10; Lord, 3;
Lowell, 3; Weatherford, z; absent 9.
Republican D0lph men will caucus to-
night.
The case of assault and battery before
Justice Davis court yesterday was dis
missed on motion of the complaining
witness. He paid the costs amounting ~
$40, and received the blow besides. This
was the first spriug fgh' and if the justice
court receives its costs in the many fights
that may take place. and taxpayers not
have to pay the expenses, it will 0e very
fortunate.
Loggers on the Nehalem for fully 70
miles from its mouth are preparing to
open up new camps when the mills at
Nehaiem City commence operations. II
is said bv millowners that logs can easily
be foated for 80 miles down the Nehalem
river, and logs from the f1uest timber belt |
on the coast are directly alongside the |
banks OF this stream.
An old Indian war claim of $i3, $3.50 |
has just been ordered paid by the gov
ernment o the heirs Of oseph Bailey at |
Eugene. The case has been pending |
about thirteen years, and since that time
Mr. Bailey has died without leaving any
children. His wife, who had married
again, is also dead. Now his heirs are
likely to engage in hot legal contest as
% who will receive the money
In the cases of state of Oregon VS.
luong Chong and Leon Sui, or, as the
parties should be known, Mr.. and Mrs.
luong ChoDg-nee Sui, were dismissed
IN motion of the prosecution, the costs
having been paid by the complaining
witnesses The cou Sc OF true love may
un smoothly with these celestials here
.fter and life may be pleasant dream;
ir it may be troubled stream
W. E. chamberlain and son, Of Oak
and, Calf, have procured q mill site on
he old Rackus' place at Hoeo River, and
Will erect buildings for II grIst mil as
oon as the weather will permit. They in
end TO tunnel through The embankment
ast oil the stream and get supply of
vater by that means. This Is a very com.
nendsble enterprise, and no doubt will
e factor of development for that town.