The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-04
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down from Arlington last night.
Major John Booth left this Afternoon
for Portland, to be gone few days.
A deed from Celia Mesplie to Levi
Montercattie was filed for record today
Mr.. J. h. Cradlebaugh went to Hoo
River on the Regulator this morn
. ing.
Mr., VIM. Grimes will leave tonigh
for Payette, Idaho, to receive lot o
beef.
Mr.. J. H. Lentz, of Hood River, i
in the city receiving medical treat
ment.
A marriage license was issued toda.
to J. C. Benson and Miss Fannie
Wilkenson.
Miss Bessie Lang and Miss Elsie
Ball went on the afternoon tralr
to Portland.
Hattie May Sayers fled homestead
application today for 160 acres OF lane
in sec %, tp ] s, r % e.
Postal Inspector W. A. Robinson
was in the city today. He left on the
afternoon train for Portland.
Testimony in the case of Eva V
Watt VS.. Alexander Watt was taker
before Referee F. D. Hill today.
A gray cayuse with fence post at
tached to it running through Second
street created bit of excitement al
noon.
Col. Thompson states an effort will
soon be made to organize the sigma
corps of the Third Regiment o. N. g..
at The Dalles.
Today Sherman Smith made fnal
proof before the register and receiver
on Homestead embracing the w5
sec Z, Is, Is g.
Malheur county must be well sup
piled with provender for the winter,
judging from the price which hay COM
mands. only So a ton.
The weather today has been all that
could be wished. The clear sky and
warm sunshine indicating the arrival
of spring right in the middle OF win
ter.
Miss Cora Aldricb, who has been
visiting Miss Story in this city the
past few days, left on the Regulator
this morning for her home at the
Locks.
Constance French, the little girl
who is suffering from diphtheria, is
gradually improving. No other cases
of this dreadful desease have de-
veloped.
Sheriff Driver received word from
Dufur thismorning that Thomas Ed
monson, the man>stabbed by Ed. Stoey
at Wamic last Monday, is recovering
from his injuries.
Miss Mary Frazier, who has been
visiting Mrs. o. Kinersly, in this city.
went to Hood River this afternoon to
spend the remainder of the holidays
with her parents.
This afternoon the race mare Mamie
B and her colt were sold under an
execution issued out of Justic. Davis
court. Frank Gabel bought the mare
for $50 and Sheriff Driver the colt for
s67. so.
A man by the name of Crawford has
been arrested for circulating counter
felt gold coins, at Athena, in Umatilla
county. When arrested he had
one twenty and six ten dollar counter
feits in his possession.
Attorney H. H. Riddell returned
yesterday from Portland, and reports
themetropolis lively, though not suf-
fering from the effects of a drought
by any means. He says it doesn't
rain down there-it pours. n
Rev. VIM. Michell's Sunday school
class, consisting of twenty young lad
les, was pleasantly entertained at Mr..
and Mrs. Michell's spacious resi-
dence last night. It was only an i'm
promptu gathering, nevertheless it
was enjoyed by all.
A pleasant duty devolved upon DR..
Logan last evening, that of entertain
ing the members of the Union Whist
Club, and he executed the honors of
host admirably. The whist playing
was spirited, Mrs. Tolmey winning first
prize, and Mrs. Blakeley the second.
The examination of Ed. Stoey,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, will be held before Justice A. ].
Bingham at Dufur next Monday. |
Deputy District Attorney Phelps will |
conduct the examination for the state
and Hon. E. B. Dufur will appear as
counsel for the defendant.
Today Mr.. Michael Doyle brought
to this Office number of apples which
he gathered from tree in his orchard,
u miles west of The Dalles, on the
day after Christmas. The apples were
perfectly sound, and had not been
damaged in the least by frost. What
other country can boast of gathering
apples on the 26th of December?
The Chinaman Cow Chow, who was
arrested on a charge of attempting to
steal two pairs of pants from H. Her
oring's store on Thursday evening,
aad an examination before Justice
Davis yesterday afternoon, and was
pound over to the grand jury in bonds
If $3.50. Not being able to furnish
ponds he was remanded to Jail.
The returnes from the different
ounties in the state are now all in and
ave been accepted by the board of
qualization at Salem. The total value
+ all property in the state is given
t s15s, 730. Multnomah is the
county in the state, her val
alton being placed at $50, ,673, 100.
!urry is the poorest, being assessed at
644 1858.
On the 10th Of October last, Mrs.
lima Howe met with an accident by
tick of cordwood falling upon her
nkle. She thought at the time that
was only bruise and kept on about
er work, but in a few days she was
nable to walk and has been confined
, her house ever since, not being able c
, bear her weight on the injured i
nkle. Physicians here say they can I