The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

-
sArURDAY...........JULYl II, lsa
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Judge Bennett and Frank Seufer
went to Portland this afternoon.
Mrs. Daniel Murphy, Of Portland
spent the forenoon in the city visiting
Mrs. J. A. Crossen.
County court convened today Will
Judge Mays and Commissioners Blow
ers and Kimsey present.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. q. Barnett. OF thil
city, left this morning for an overland
trip to the Yakima country.
Mrs. Harriet Morse, of Portland
is viaiting her former school mate
Mrs. s. L. Brooks, in this city.
The jury in the case of the United
States vs. Seufert Rros. returned on
the afternoon train to Portl md.
A new sidewalk is being laid along
the front and east side of the new
vogt block. also one in front Of N.
Harris' and J. C. Hertz's stores.
Julius Wiley. the new nightwatch-
man, assumed the duties Of his office
last night, and guarded the city from
last evening until 8 this morning.
Nightwatchman Wiley gathered in
hobo last night, who this morning
was given the choice Of doing $40
worth of work on the streets or leav.
ing the city. He chose the latter.
Mrs. T. G. Condor, of Antelope and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McCauley, of AL.
bins, arrived in the city last Monday
evening and were present yesterday at
the funeral of their sister, Mrs. G. L.
Hill.
M. N Foley, of Hood River, is in
the city today. Mr.. Foley says about
all the Hood River strawberry CROP
has been marketed, and has put in cir
culation about $4,000 in that COM
munity.
This morning the Regulator took
l,40o sheep belonging to II. L. Wells
to Stephenson, Wash. The run of %
miles was made in 81 minutes, the
boat keeping in sight of the o. r. & N.
passenger train all the way.
Two car loads of horses belonging to
Geo. Mccoy, Of Grant county, passed
down the road this morning en- route
to Troutdale. Mr.. Mccoy purposes
putting them on pasture there, and |
will break and offer them for sale.
Hugh Gourley returned yesterday
from two weeks outing at Trout
Lake. He reports having had an en-
joyable visit to the lake. The noun
tain scenery was at its prettiest and
the fishing was good enough to satisfy
any devotee OF the rod and line.
This. morning John Schultz, the
man who was peddling, ice cream on
the streets come tine, since, was ar
rested. charged with having broken
into the Oregon Market last Monday
morning. He will have an examina
tion before Justice Filloon this even
ing.
A fne-sample of Walla Walia club
wheat was brought into town this
morning. by W. ]. Harri man, of Eight
Mile. The stalks were about fve feet
long, the heads well filed, and Mr..
Hartman says IL is an average of a large !
field which was sown last fall on sum-
mer fallow.
A sack of wool, belong ing to a promi-
nent sheep raiser of this city, is on the
rear platform of Moody's warehouse,
the return Of better times
when wool shall be in demand, and on
one side of tits printed sound money,
protection and prosperity" IL is
needless to say the owner is repub-
ican.
Wong LOUIE. the Chinaman whose
wife, Kin Sing, left him some time
,ince, Is considerably exercised over
,he threat of hve highbinders to muir.
Ter him unless he will surrender the
evidence Of his marriage to Kin. II is
now question for him to decide,
TheG4ee the marriage certificate or his
life is The dearef.
Messrs. b. b. Dufur and C. P. Balch
of Dufur, are in the city today inter-
viewing the county court with refer.
once to proposed road leading from
Dufur to Ramsey. When asked regard.
ing the condition of crops in the
vicinity of Dufur they said that all fall
grain was standing the hot weather t
we'll. and early spring grain had not ]
been materially damaged so far. t
Justice Filloon performed his first d
official act at the Umatilla House par
ors last night, uniting in marriage 8
VIM b. Brooks, of Multnomah county, Q
Ind Miss Stochia A. Sherwood, Of this r
Judge Filloon was little Q
nervous, but withstood the ordeal man t
ully, aud declares if any circuit court :
n this state shall ever try to undo his
work by severing the knot he tied, @
here will be trouble. C
Recorder Phelps is naturally tender
,earted and ready to overlook the q
railties of the human race, but when Z
IN offender persists in keeping up one s
continual strain of wrongdoings his I
tore OF leniency becomes exhausted, a
,ence il was that this morning he i'm. {
,osed fine of $50 upon q common a
Trunk who came before him for the /
ourth time in two weeks.
Word was received here last night
hat Isaac Sweringen was shot and a
,illed last Friday night, at his home {
s miles southeast of Prineville. by o
Harry Campbell. 1t is stated that q
Campbell had been visiting Swering.
ms daughter which was distasteful to e
he latter, and he had ordered Camp o
,ell to never come to his house. Re- Il
urning home Friday night, Sweriu- a
ZEN found Campbell there, and fight "
'nsued in, which Sweringen was f
Tiled. a
At the meeting of the city fathers !,
ast Monday night no agreement could
,e reached as to who shall serve The
)alles as city marshal during the en-.