The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-18
in a short time with a warrant en-

in short time with q warrant en-
powering him to enforce collection.
Two train.loads of Crook county
cattle were shipped from the stocks
yards here yesterday, and one train
load was shipped today, making in all
go car loads. One train loaded yester-
day goes to Montana. and the other
two go to Colorado.
A Western paper, speaking OF the
death OF local citizen, said he died
latter long period of general devil
try 1t meant debility but the
mourning family were scarcely re-
strained from furnishing the corpse
for another funeral.
The teachers normal institute con-
vened this morning under the super
vision CT County School Superintend-
ent Gilbert, assisted by Profs.. j. H.
Ackerman, John Gavin, Troy Shelly
and Miss Melissa Hill. Twenty teach
ers were in attendane, and after the
organization was perfected, the pro-
gram of the first day was carried out
in full.
b. M. Beal, formerly cashier OF the
First National bank of The Dalles, has
closed his accounts as receiver OF the
Linn County National bank, at Albany,
and will go to California, where he
will spend several months. He was
receiver about three years. during
which time he handled $3.50, 900, which
went to the depositors of the bank,
and was thus put in circulation.
The executive committee of the
Oregon state board of agriculture will
meet in Salem on Saturday, the 18th
inst, for the purpose of appointing the
necessary gate-keepers, letting the
pool privileges and attending to other
preliminary business for the next state
fair. The personnel of the committee
| is as follows; William Galloway, ex-
| officio chairman; J. 81. Albert, D. H.
Looney, Richard Scott, 2. F. Moody.
Senator Chas. Hilton, wife and
daughter, arrived home on the noon
train. After attending the st. Louis
convention as delegate from Oregon,
Senator Hilton went with the notifica-
tion committee TO Canton, Ohio, to
notify Major Mckinley of his nomina-
tion. From there he and his family
went to Chicago, where they spent
few days. leaving there last Thursday.
All eyes are turned now on little
Curry county, where an election con-
test over the Office of county judge bids
fair to have far-reaching results, as it
may make a change in the legislature
and defeat Tongue for congress. Num-
| erous evidences of fraud in counting
the votes of that county have been
found and there is no doubt but what
recount will develop some astonish-
ing results.-Times.
The members of the city council
were unable to agree upon marshal
at the special meeting last Saturday
night, hence Marshal Blakeney still
wears the star and will continue to do
30 until his successor is selected.
Mayor Menefee again named W. 81.
Butts for the Office of marshal, but
failing to receive the endorsement OF a
majority Of the council, his nomina-
tion was not confirmed.
The directors of the D. P. & A. N.
Co. visited Cascade Locks yesterday,
where they met the governor, secretary
of state and state treasurer, who were
up looking over the state portage.
The portage was damaged but little by
the high water, and will require only
slight repairs before it can be operated.
The repairs will be made SO soon as the
water goes down sufficiently to allow
The Dalles City to land at the lower
end of the incline