The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-25
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From TUESDAYS Daily


train from Port Townsend. and
looking after beef and mutton.
Word was received here last eve
ing that John Crate, who is unG
treatment at Portland. is improving.
Ranch men who are in the city t.
day say grass on the range is CROWN
rapidly and stock of all kinds are get
ing all the green feed they require.
Delinquent taxes are coming in ver
satisfactorily for this season of tt
year, the collections for Decembt
being better than for several yeal
past.
X. n. Stevens, the Portland attorne,
is once more free man, the jury be
fore whom he was tried at Hillsbor
having returned verdict of not guilt
yesterday morning.
The difficulty between Reed an
Puch was settled last evening, Pucl
having turned over all the allege'
stolen goods, and was discharged fl on
the custody of the sheriff.
In front of the Oregon Market i
hanging very fair sample of Vase
county's product. It is a 14-month
old hog that dressed 428 pounds, ant
was raised by Frank Seufert.
VIC. Steel. of Portland, is in the
city, having arrived last evening from
the interior, where he has been inter
vi swing the citizens with reference to
the Cascade timber reserve.
Representative-elec F. N. Jones
came in from his farm this morning.
Mr.. Jones says there is no fog covering
the country south OF Deschutes, and
out there the weather is fair and spring
like.
Judge Fulton, of Sherman county.
spent the day in the city. The judge
has just returned from attending the
convention of County judges in Port
land, aud left this afternoon for his
farm near Biggs.
The Dalles city Jail is now tenantless.
After haying all the crosswalks cleared
of mud, Marshal Lauer had no further
use for the prisoners, hence he turned
the last one out this morning to
rustic for himself.
G. Franzen, q prominent sheep
raiser of Lyle is in the city. Mr..
Franzen shipped his last years clip of
wool up from Lyle on the Regulator
last Saturday and has stored it here
awaiting an>advance in price.
Great Sachem, G. A. Carr and Great
S. s., o. Schuman are in the city on an
official visit to: Wasco Tribe No 16, l.
: O. r. M. All'members of the tribe
are specially requested to attend the
council fire tonight promptly at 7:3O.
The committee of the commercial club
having i1 charge the matter of raising
funds to prospect for coal report having |
met with considerable encouragement
the past few days, and now feel assured |
they will get enough money subscribed
to buy diamond drill.
While The Dalies has been enrapped !
in fog the past few days, the people |
residing on The high country to the |
south have been basking in sunshine. |
The fog has only reached out about 10
miles from the river and beyond that |
the weather has been clear and warm.
The approach of the holiday season
is again making a good market for |
poultry, and several hundred turkeys
will be shipped to Portland and
Tacoma from this place. The com-
mission Co. and the Spot Cash market
are both buying large numbers for
shipment besides sufficient to supply |
their local customers.
When Rev. J. Fl. Wood returned to
his home last evening from business
meeting at 6be church, he was CON-
pletely surprised at finding some "a
young ladies and gentlemen had taken
possession of his residence, and were
amusing themselves after their own
fashion. The evening was most pleas
antly spent both by Mr.. Wood and the
visitors.
Should the weather continue warm
until the 1st of January, there
need be no fear of any great loss
of stock anywhere in Eastern Oregon.
While cattle and sheep are not in ex-
ira good condition, they will be able
to withstand any storms that may oc-
cur after the first of the year. Besides
ranch men are we'll supplied with pro-
vender for their stock and will be able
to feed them for five or six weeks.