The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
ITEnS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The mud is drying up rapidly, ant
the festive bike will soon appear OF
the streets.
Messrs. L. E. Bentley, L. H. Scott ant
Harry Brown, all of Victor, were IL
the city last night.
A large clasp key has been foune
on the streets and left at this office FOL
the owner to claim.
The local was two hours late leaving
Portland today, hence did not arrive
until 2:10 this afternoon.
Prof. Troy Shelly was in the city to
day attending to the duties OF the
school snperintendent's office.
Mrs. John Clarno, of John Day
who has been visiting her sister at Ia
coma, arrived on the local from Port
land today.
Mr.. W. D. Jones arrived today from
Antelope, and will hereafter make his
home with his son-in-law, County
Clerk Kelsay.
A car load of beef was received al
the stock yards last night from Nal
heur county. The CATTLE are for
Wood Bros, of this city.
The Union Whist Club was enter
tained last night by Mr.. and Mrs. Hos
teller. Judge Bennett secured the
first prize and Mrs. Houghton the
second.
Yesterday in mentioning the grant
ing of divorce to Annie Urquhart we
should have said the minor children,
instead OF minor child, were awarded
to Mrs. Urquhart.
Major Hirman E. Mitchell and Ma
jor Leonard E. Jones, both of Port
land, spent the day in the city. They
were returning from visit to Major
Jones' brother who resides near Bake
oven.
The city authorities have had an
uneventful week. Not one arrest has
been made, nor has there been a case
tried either in the recorders or JUS
tees court. This is not bad record
for city of 5000 inhabitants.
Col. Thompson, commander of the
Third Regiment, o. N. g., has received
orders to at once.arm, equipt and uni
form Co. D at La Grande. The company
will be equipped from the head
quarters of the regiment in this city.
The oldest Odd Fellow in Oregon,
Mr.. John Settle, died at his home in
Lebanon Thursday. He was also one
of the Oldest pioneers of the North
west, having come to Walla Walla in
1846, and located in Linn county in
lS47.
Mr.. James Wood arrived here last
night from Malheur county. He re-
ports winter having broke in that Sec
ton, stock men have quit feeding and
have turned their stock on the range.
Mr.. Wood says there has been no loss
to speak Of in Malheur county this
winter.
All the business houses in Pendleton
were closed yesterday out of respect
to the memory of Samuel P. Sturgis,
who was buried at Walla Walla in
the afternoon. A special train which
left Pendleton in the morning carried
275 citizens of that city to Walla
Walla to attend the funeral.
Justice A. J. Brigham, of Dufur, was
in the city lass night, looking after
the interests OF the s. B. Medicine
Company. Of which he is manager.
Mr.. Brigham says the company will
push the s. B. remedies this season.
Mr.. ]. r. Wilson will soon go on the
as representative of the company.
The family of D. A Turner, at Hood
River, have had more than their al
lotted cup of sorrow during the past
week. One son, Mason Turner, who
has been an invalid for some time, died
on Tuesday and was buried on Thurs
day, and just as the father returned
from the funeral, his eldest son, War
rem, quietly passed away, he having
been afflicted with consumption.
Mr.. ]. M. Murchie returned yester-
day from Wasco. He says the farm
ers of Sherman county feel elated over
crop prospects. There is more mois-
ture in the ground in that county than
there has been for years, which is an
assurance that an abundant harvest
will result. Mr.. Murchie says there |
is large demand for wheat land to
rent in that county.
Just as the Goldendale stage reached |
the top of the hill between here and
Klickitat valley yesterday, one of the
gave way, frightening the
horses and causing them to run. The
stage was overturned and all four of |
the passengers tumbled out, one of
whom was considerably bruised,
though the others escaped without in
jury. The stage was badly damaged,
and one of the horses was killed.
Mr.. John Brookhouse returned this
from Spokane, where he had
been attending the funeral of his
Mrs. Hagan. Mr.. Brook
house was not favorably impressed
with Spokane or the surrounding coun-
try. He thinks the city has far out
grown It's resources, the country back
Of it not being able to support so large
, place. The soil he says does not
compare favorably with that of this
nor do the farms or farm i'm
Since visiting that por-
ion of Washington, Mr.. Brookhouse
8 convinced that The Dalles and
Wasco county have many resources
hat are superior to those of the more
,retentious places to the north and
EAST.
From Mondays Dail6.
DIR. Kane and W. L. Vanderpool, of
1ufur, are in the city today.
A state selection of 200 acres was
made at the land Office today.
County court convened today all of
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