The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-20
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

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Col, E. w. Pike, of Goldendale, is In
the city.
DR.. J. Edgington, OF Wasco, was in
the city last night.
Mr.. T. Burgess, of Bakeoven, Is
visiting in the city.
The river has fallen lilo of foot
) today, standing now at 81 feet.
Messrs. Robert Palmer and w. b.
Staats, of Dufur, are in the city.
We Kerr, of Grass Valley, Is in
the city looking after his business In
terssts here.
Misses. Lizzie Barnes and Efhe
Fowler were passengers on the Golden
dale stage this morning.
The river readings today are Una
tilia, 2l.s, fall of 2. 2.10;Weuatchee, 32.4,
rise of $40; Lewiston, 1871, rise OF 2-lO.
A large number OF the delegates
who were in attendance on the session
of the 1. o. G. T. grand locge in this
city loft on the 2:S0 train for the west.
Father Bronsgeest left on the after
noon train for the Cascade LOCKS.
From there he goes to Portland, and
will not return until the first OF next
week.
The fishermen at Cascade Locks
made fair haul yesterday, more fish
having been caught than on any
previous day during the season.
Messrs. A. Lipman and G. L. Solo,
mon, two of fPrineville's merchants, are
in the city today, having returned last
night from visit to the metropolis.
Farmers throughout the country re-
port wheat in fine growing condition,
the ground full of moisture, and pros
poets very favorable for an abundant
harvest.
At the request of a number OF
citizens of The Dalles, Mr.. S. B. Adams
has consented to be candidate for
mayor at the election to be held next
Monday.
Over 81 200 was subscribed toward
the Portland Fourth OF July fund by
political candidates. Some OF them
now, no doubt, wish they had their
money back.
Dufur Lodge. Woodmen of the
World. received IA applications for
membership last night. That grand
; order is indeed becoming q favorite
with the people both as an insurance
and fraternal organization.
The warehouses are being taxed for
room in which to store the large
amount of wool that is being brought
to this place. The Wlngase building
on Second and Jefferson streets has
been charted for storage purposes and
Is rapidly filling with wool.
Mr.. J. B. Haverly. who was in the
city today, stated to a T. M. reporter
that Wasco county this year will har-
vest the heaviest wheat crop ever yet
known. He says the acrerge is unusu-
ally large, and both spring and fall
sown grain is looking remarkably we'll.
Hon. T. s. Hamilton, commissioner
elect of Crook county, is in the city.
Mr.. Hamilton is an extensive wool
raiser, and has stored all his clip for
this year at his farm on Trout creek,
Intending to hold it until next season
or until such time as prices will JUS
tify his putting it on market.
Hon. Arthur c. Mellette, the first
governor of South Dakota, died last
week at Pittsburg, Kan. Governor
Mellette was we'll known to many
residents of The Dalles, having spent
some time in the city few years since
visiting his son, Charles Mellette, who
was tine keeper at the o. r. & N.
shops.
An Oregon girl, Miss Millie Brouil-
lette, aged seventeen, is making quite
q name for herself In California as an
orator. She is trying to earn enough |
by her work to pay her way through
college. The Examiner says her ora
tory is above WHAT one would expect |
from girl of her age. The Oregon
girl is not behind the age in anything. |
Mrs. E. C. Price left on the after
noon train for Boaner, Montana. where
her husband has located, and where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. Price was accompanied to the
train by large number Of lady friends,
who wished her safe journey, and
also that Montana would not prove
sufficiently attractive to prevent her
some day returning to The Dalles.
The new K. OF P. hall in the Vogt
block is nearing completion, and will
soon be ready to receive the furniture.
The main hail Is 3sx57s feet, and the
banquet hall is 27fx4s. Both halls will
be elegantly furnished throughout,
and wher ready for use will be as
handsome lodge rooms as there are
anywhere in the state. It is the in
tention of Friendship lodge to ded-
icate the new hall on June 80, with i'm
posing ceremonies, to which all neigh
boring lodges will be invited.
Squirrels are CONNIE ncing opera
tions north OF Colfax. Farmers from
that portion of Whitman county say
that the animals are eating the barley
as fast as it grows, but they have not
on the other cereals.
They do not commonly do so until the
grain commences to joint, then the ami
mails cut the stalk at the joint and
suck therefrom the sweet juice. They
eat no more Of the grain, which &C.
counts for the vast amount Of grain
which one squirrel can destroy.
From Mondays Daily.
Tonight three car loads of sheep
rom Bridge creek will be shipped to
Portland.
A train of 25 cars of Webfoot cattle
passed through here last night en-
.oute to Montana. II
Last Saturday Earnest Jensen was
yranted final naturalization papers by
he circuit court.
Two car loads Of cattle were shipped