The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesday . Oo@AJ'
Hon. T. R. Coon returned this morI
ing to his home at Hood River.
Mrs. Rosa NJ. Hatch, of McMinnYillt
is visiting her aunt. Mrs. G. G. Gioon
in this city.
The boil.r and heating apparatu
for the vogt block arrived last nigh
from Portland.
A new bridge is being built acros
Wind river in Washington few mile
above Cascades.
Mr.. c. l.. Morse, chairman OF tn
populist county central committee, i
in the city today.
Mr.. Il. A. Darby arrived here yester
day from PrineviLle. and will remalr
in the ,ity a short time.
Mr.. r. A. Power, of Mosler, Is II
the city. Mr.. Power reports every
thing prosperous in the vicinity O.
Mosier.
Yesterday the Wasco Warehouse
Co. shipped $500 pounds OF quartz
from the Ochoco mines to the Tacoma
smelling works.
A considerable amount OF schooi
house furniture for the Pr1nevllie
school Is stored at the Wasco ware
house awaiting shipme 1t.
Messrs. W. Fl. Wilson and B. S.
Huntington returned this morning
from Pendleton, where they had been
In attendance on supreme court.
Grand Worthy Patron j. H. Bridge
ford arrived on the local from Port
land today, and will meet with Column
bia Chapter No. SO c. e. 8. tonight.
DR.. Hollister went to Mosier this
morning on the Regulator, and re-
turned on the noon train, having been
called there on professional business.
Mr.. Thomas Welch, of Cello, is in
the city today. Mr.. Welch says the
traps and wheels at Cello are catching
few fish, though the catch SO far has
been light.
Yesterday the Hood River fruit
growers made a large shipment OF
apples by the Regulator. They were
consigned to cortland, Seattle and
San Francisco.
A company of ten Mexican sheep
,hearers from California left this morn
ing for Antelope in company with
Allen McClennen, to begin operations
in that section.
The Regulator yesterday had an i'm
mense amount of way freight. Hardly
q point on the river between the Locks
and The Dalles that did not receive
merchandise of some sort.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. L. Skibbe are
in Portland today, Mr.. Skibbe hav-
ing gone there to attend the session OF
the grand court, Foresters of America,
as delegate from Court The Oalles.
A gentleman who came in from
Shearer's bridge yesterday reported
Mr.. J. H. Shearer recovering from the |
injuries he received short time since
from being severely kicked by horse.
Mr.. Frank Miller, of Antelope, is
visiting in the city. Mr.. Miller says
the sheep raisers of Antelope have had
q good lambing and expect to shear
an unusually large crop OF wool
this season.
Twenty-four young ladies and gentle
men appeared before the county board
of examiners today as applicants for
teachers certificates. The studies
taken up this afternoon were pbysi-
ology and geography.
Mr.. H. Gourlay returned last night
from visit to Portland. He contem-
plates starting in few days on tour
of the county, and will deliver num-
ber of speeches at different points in
advocacy of sound money.
Dufur was we'll represented in the
city today, those from that city whom
the TN. reporter met were Il. 8.
Turner, editor of the Dispatch, Huse
Johnstou~ w. L. Vanderpool, Milt
AUu6FSON anu w lllidu otudO5s
Mr.. A. Stewart, the gentleman who
has bought Mr.. Powers mercantile
business at Mosier, is an experienced
business man, congenial gentleman,
and one in every way suited TO please |
his customers in and about Mosier.
Wool is coming in slowly, still each
of the warehouses has received con-
siderable amount. At the Wasco
there are some 250,0oO pounds. at
Moodys from 1000 to 5000 pounds
and at the D. P. & A. N. about
$4,000 pounds.
DR.. T. F. Campbell, late of Los
Angles. now located permanently here.
The doctor is a graduate of several
colleges; is man of wide experience,
and has seen active service in his
capacity in the British army and U. S.
Indian service.
Mrs. R. DeY oung, Middleburg, Ia,
writes. have used One Minute Cough
Cure for six years, both for myself and
children, and I consider it the quick
est acting and most satisfactory Cough
Cure I have ever used. Snipes &
Kinersly Drug Co.
Today Miller, Templeton and Rob-
bins, the men who are charged with
having robbed the postoffice Saturday
night, gave boudsin the sum of $3.50
each to appear before q. S. Commis-
sioner J. NJ. Huntington next Friday
for examination.
Mr.. r.E.Jacobsen returned last evening
from visit to Antelope, whore he has
been looking after the interests OF the
estate of v. G. Lane, deceased, OF
which he Is administrator. Mr.. Jacob
sen says the weather at Antelope has
been very severe lately, though no ma
terial damage to crops has been done.
Mr.. J. 81. Amos, chairman of state
executive committee of the prohibition
party, spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. Amos is making tour OF the dis
trict in the interest of Finlay McKer-
cher, prohibition nominee for con-
eress, and is urging Mr.. McKercher's |
cause as sound-money and prohibi-
ton candidate.
1t was rumored on the streets this
morning that H. E. Hawthorne. the