The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-23

: dates for congress are talking silve
i tariff, ETC., word in season about a
Q open river would be very acceptable
Who takes the htns(?).
3 From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. Robert Mays went to Hoo
River this morning on the Regulator
DIR. Tackman is the proud possesso
Of a very handsome new double team
Mrs. C. G. Hobart returned to he
home at the Locks by boat this morn
ing.
Mr.. Otto Birgfeldt, of the Germanis
was a passenger on the boat this morn
ing.
Mrs. F. 81. Rowe and family wer,
passengers on the Regulator this morn
ing. returning to Lyle.
| Miss Lillian Shelton who has beer
visiting with Miss Nettie McNeal. wen
to Portland this morning by boat.
| Mrs. Douglas Allen left this morn
ing for Wamic, ana will visit relatives
in that section for the next two weeks
Mr.. E. P. Rogers, general passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific was reg.
istered at the Umatilla House today.
Tie ladies of the Congregational
| Church contemplate an entertain ment
OF a unique character the evening of
July 4th, particulars later.
The Evangelists are expected to ar
rive from Walla Walla on Saturday by
private car, first services Sunday morn
ing at the Armory at 1890 A. M.
School examinations close today and
tomorrow public exercises will be held
in the differnt school houses as per
programme given in another column.
About the only man running for Of
fee this election who is perfectly sat-
isfied that his calling and election is
sure is our old friend John Roth. John,
like Joan of Arc, had a call.
There is one point that the voters of
this district should remember. A. s.
Bennett has never been the tool of
corporations, but has all his life up
held the cause of the people and he is
old enough for the habit to become
fixed.
The first number of the first volume
of the Evening Republican, Colonel B.
F. Alleys new paper, has been issued
from Baker City. A typesetting ma
chine is used in doing the composition,
and the paper is attractive in appear
ance.
Mr.. Major of the Standard Oil Com |
pany, is preparing to put in tank fer |
oil, near the old ice house on the o.
R. & N. right of way. It will be 30
feet long by about 10 feet diamethr en-
closed with a side-house for other oil |
products.
Mr.. Henry Leiwnkrapp with his
witnesses Messrs. Hans Lage and Chris
Dethman is making homestead proof
1t the o.. s. Land Office today, on his
arm in the Hood river valley. His
place is well improved and one of the
pest farms in that beautiful region
lbout six miles above the town of
Hood River.
D. W. Vause is renovating the inter
or of the Siddell houses on Fourth
street in his usual thorough and artis-
;ic manner, with paint and paper.
seems to be the order of
,he day and it is a good sign of the
lines that owners are ready and will.
ng, and first class workmen on hand
or all such work.
Good authority states that the
node of voting was changed by the
asst Legislature. Instead of erasing,
Dr. scratching out" the names on the
ticket not voted for, and leaving the
'one or more" that are voted intact.
,he voter will make mark NTH
pencil at the left of the name desired.
Any kind of pencil will dot is not
necessary to have an indeliable pencil
as by law required before the change.
By a private letter just received from
Tygh Valley, we learn that the crops
N that vicinity look well-especially
he crop of political speakers. Mr..
A. j. Brigham, of Dufur, addressed the
people of Wamic on the 11th inst. on
he silver question, and that Mr..
Hugh Gourley spoke yesterday on the
opposite side-with incidentals. Mrs.
F. Swift is slowly recovering from
Ter protracted and painful illness,
lnder the skillful treatment of DIR.
Slay back, of Dufur.
The dear girls are not to be trusted
when they swear to lead single lives,
or, sooner or later, they break the
row and go to housekeeping with one
# the abhorred sex. A short time
go girls bachelor club in the east
lad for president fair maiden who
lever spoke of a man except to be-
abor him with offensive adject1ves.
,he marry? Not until the stars should
IL come tumbling down into her
ather's potato patch. A little later
N she was missed. The presidents
hahn was vacant. The little man
later had eloped with youngster who
lad red hair and a pug nose.