The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

SATURDAY. AUGUST /. lo9t
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Morgan went tt
the Locks today.
John C. Hertz returned home or
today's local from Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. n. Eastwood have
returned from q visit to relatives In
Seattle.
There was no session OF the normal
institute today, a majority OF the teach
ers having gone on the excursion.
Mrs. Young, of Portland, arrived on
the local, and will spend Sunday in
the city visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gun
ming.
Five TRUSTEES have escaped from the
penitentiary at Salem. Evidently there
is some carelessness Oh the part OF the
officials.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Schmidt and
DR.. and Mrs. Tackman left this morn
ing for Mr.. Schmidt's summer resort
at Stevenson.
Court The Dalles, F. Of A. installed
officers for the ensuing term last night
and conferred degrees on four strang-
ers to Forestry
Mrs. Nolan and daughter, Mrs
Filloon, Mrs. Sylvester, Miss Gates
and Miss Dayis went on the excursion
to the locks today.
DR.. H. S. Frazier left on the 2:3O
train. At Hood River he will be met
by Mrs. Frazier. who will accompany
him to Ilwaco for weeks outing.
Yesterday W. s. Vanderburg, the
defeated populist candidate for con-
gress in the first district, though his
attorneys, filed notice contesting the
election of Thos. b. Tongue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Burns returned
today from a visit to McMinnville
Mr.. Burns says fall grain in Yamhill
county looks excellent, and farmers
estimate it will yield 40 bushels to the
acre.
Miss Aqua and Miss Holcomb left
on the Regulator this morning for
Oneonta gorgue where they will spend
several days making sketches OF the
principal points of interest in that
section. o.
A new fountain has been added to
the many other attractions at Folco's
soda works. The new fountain is sup
piled with 'ali the latest appliances.
and is marked improvement over the
old-style fountains.
Pendleton is going to- raise $1,000
toward an artesfan well fund. Twelve
hundred dollars has already been SUBJ
scribed.- It is thought that the soln-
tion OF the question Of cheap city
water may be found in this project,
I. J. Norman, superintendent of The
Dalles water works. willslease tomor-
row morning fora months visit to his
old home in Missouri. During his alb
sence J. B. ;Crossen will fill his place
as superintendent and collect all water
rents. =
Laying on of the hands for. COM
plants. especially in children is now
taking the place of Christian Science.
A mother in this city cured her boy of
the cigarette habit with .one dose;
She laid sher- left hand on the boys
neck, her right hand on a substantial
slipper, and then laid the slipper where
it would do the most good. 1t effected
cure. and a relapse is not looked for.
A gentleman. who; stood on the'dock
this morning aud for some time gazed
upon the Sadie B. anchored. in J. mid
stream, remarked that the; boat pre-
scented rather an -unsociable appear
ance out there, but he presumed the
owners had been down to Portland and
had seen>the Philadelphia anchored in
mid stream, and were emulating naval
officers. since they held rather bell
ligerent attitude toward The Dalles.
Hon. E. o. Mccoy spent several
days in Sherman county this week and
from his observations there, estimates |
there will be as many bushels of wheat
harvested in that county as there were
last year. The crop is not 80 good, as
it was last season, but owing to the
being larger he says the usual
amount of wheat will be threshed
The yield per acre will be about one
half what it would have been under
more favorable circumstances.
The novelty social at the Christian
church last night was pleasant affair,
the rendering ofthe program affording
much amusement, nearly all the selec-
lions being old-time declam ations and
songs. Some of the old folks. recited
IS they did in the days of their youth,
events that occurred "when
they went to the district school,"
while the younger ones confined
themselves to more modern selections.
From Mondays Daily.
Tomorrow the flagship Philadelphia
will leave Portland and sail for Port
Angeles.
w. Lord. manager Of the Wasco
returned on today's local
rom below.
Prot. A. Frazer, principal of the
Dufur public school, was in the. city
his morning. I