The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-18

daughter who is coming up from Por
: land.
There were 46 delegates In attent
ance at the grand lodge Of the Degre
of Honor which convened in Portlan
yesterday. Mrs. Julia Gault. gran
chief Of honor, presided oyer the NEE
ing.
A few lots of peaches and aprico,
have been received in The Dalles, br
as yet not in sufficient quantities I
ship. The crop of both these varietie
of fruit Is said to be about up to tn
average.
Grain harvest will begin in tb
vicinity of Dufur tomorrow. San
Johnston will start his header on
field of barley, and others will begil
cutting in few days, as the grain i
ripening very rapidly.
Miss Nina Smith, chief operator IL
the central Office Of the Oregon Tele
phone and Telegraph Co. at Portland
who has been visiting Mrs. G. c
Blakeley in this city the past week,
returned this morning to her home in
| Portland.
From marked copy of the San
| Francisco Call, we learn that Granville
| Cauthorn Thurman, an Oregon
pioneer of 1850, and Mexican war
veteran, diea at Orland, Cal, on June
%, as the result Of fall from his
buggy three days previous.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Catha-
rine Irvine. who died at Salem on
Tuesday, will take place from VIM.
Michell's undertaking rooms tomor-
row at 10 A. N. Owing to some delay
in preparations at Salem the remains
did not arrive here on the, noon train
today as had been expected they would.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Huntington, Mrs.
aostettler, Miss Hostettler, Mrs. Daw-
son and Mrs. Funk sought recreation
and comfort on the river today, going
10 Cascade Locks and back on the
Regulator. The boat affords splen-
did opportunity to get away from the
heat of the city for day, and.the
ride is enjoyed by all who avail them
selves of the trip.
Grasshoppers are said to be doing
considerable damage on Juniper Flat.
The hoppers are so numerous on Hamp-
ton Kelley's place that he has found it
necessary to begin cutting his grain
at once, and yesterday started two
mowers and one header in his fields,
and will cut considerable amount OF
his grain for hay in order to save it
from the little marauders.
A fleet of three wood seows arrived |
in port this morning from points down /
Jhe river. They presented pretty
appearance as they came up the river
lnder full sail, and gave Us an idea of !
,he daily scenes that will be Witnessed !
IN the middle Columb bid when the
ocks shall be completed, and the
wheat and wool raised in the surround
ng country is foated to market.
Seventeen car loads of sheep have
'een shipped from r. E. Saltmarshe
! Co.'S stock yards during the past "A
lours. Seven car loads shipped last
tight were bought from John NJ.
Davis and were shipped to the Union
deat Co., three loads going to Tacoma
nd four to Troutdale. The ten loads
hipped this forenoon were purchased
rom j. II. Shearer, and go to A. j.
Jolan, of Chicago.
Member of the State Board OF Horti-
ulture Emile Schanno returned last
f Crook, Grant, Gillian and Sherman
ounties, where he had been inspect
ag the orchards. He found fruit
enerally in fair condition and trees
caring an average crop. The trees
re- generally healthy in sections he
isited, and owners of orchards are
lopting methods to keep pests down.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Hobert, who I
ave been visiting in The Dalles the ,
ast few days, returned this morning I
, Cascade Locks, where Mr.. Hobart t
superintendent of the state portage
lad. Mr.. Fl. says the portage can n
3 repaired at nominal cost, and will :
3 operated so soon as the water falls
K feet more At the present rate at
hich the water is going down, one !.
ot in three days, it will be the 1st
August before the portage can be =
3erated.
Grain on Five-Iile is showing the n
fects of the hot weather, and will be I
arcely more than half crop, says il
,hn Ryan, who is in the city today. e
r. Ryan has 200 acres of g rly spring
heat which three weeks ago bid fair ;.
yield 20 bushels to the acre, but now
} thinks will not yield more than 10.
9 says grasshoppers are doing con.
derable damage to gardens and or
yards on Five-Mllle, but grain is go
r advanced that they cannot injure
r
Yesterday, after a prolonged argu- t
ent by counsel before Judge Brad.
law, decree was entered dissolving q
le einjunction in the case of Peter I
odfrey vs. w. s. Myers and T. ].
river. This was case wherein the /
laintiff sought to have the sheriff en-. f
lined from enforcing an execution in
.yor of the defendant Myers against d
le plaintiff Godfrey. Huntington & I
7ilson and J. L. Story appeared for
le plaintiff and q. II. Riddell and T
i. S. Bennett for the defendants.
The annual meeting Of the Oregon
rand lodge of the Ancient Order of !
nited Workmen opened at 10 A. M.
ssterday in the hall of the A. o. q. G
7. temple. The principal business
the day was the seating of the dele
ltes. the hearing of the grand mas.
RS annual report, and the appoint .
ent of the chief committees to han.
g the classified work of the session.
rand Master Workmen William NJ.
)lvig, Of Jacksonville, presided. New.