The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-01
From Mondays 1ails.

telligence.
From Mondays DailG.
Mr.. D. S. Young, of Wasco. was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. Harry Fl. Hackett, of Hood
River, was in the city yesterday.
Remember Mr.. Thompson's lecture
in the Congregational church tomor-
row evening.
The rank of Knight will be con-
ferred on four candidates by Friend
ship lodge tonight.
Revival services will be continued
this week at the NJ. E. church. Every
body invited to attend.
Mrs. F. w. L. Skibbe, who has been
quite i'll the past week, is convalescent,
being able to sit up today.
The county court of Crook county
has levied 20-mill tax, two mills
higher than the tax for 1895.
DR.. Sutherland went to White Sal
mon on this mornings train, having
been called there to visit patient
Miss Nettie McNeal left this morn
ing for Watson, Mo-, to spend two
months visiting friends in that city.
Mr.. 1. T. Rorick came up on the
train from Portland today. He says it
rained all day yesterday in Portland
Mr.. T. J. Cline, U. S. gauger at
Grants, was in the city yesterday, en-
route from his home at Albany to
Grants. The distillery at that place
having started up. Mr.. Cline will re-
main at Grants permanently.
The Dalles Assembly, United Arti-
sans perfected an organization last
Saturday evening, with a large mem
bership. The officers of the assembly
were duly installed and the organiza-
tion is in perfect working order.
The Prineville Review reports an
extremely favorable winter in Crook
county. The snow has disappeared
from the valleys and low hills, the
frost has gone out of the gouDd, grass
is growing rapidly, and stock are doing
well.
The contractors at the locks are get
ting their work done none too soon.
The water in the Columbia continues
to rise, and if the present warm
weather prevails in the upper country
it will soon be in the way of active
operations at the Cascades.
Mrs. Henry Taylor is dangerously
i'll at her home in this city. Mrs. Tay-
lor has been an invalid for number
of years.
This morning Tom Maloney and
and Harry Lane plead guilty to the
charge of fighting and were fined S.
each by Recorder Phelps.
The Dalles has enjoyed another
spring-like day. The mercury has
registered above 40 all day, causing
the snow to disappear gradually.
"Drunk and disorderly" was the
charge entered against the lone occu-
pant of the city Jail this morning. The
customary fine of S. was imposed.
Mr.. Van Duyne, formerly proprietor
of the Palace Hotel at Heppner, is in
the city. Mr.. Van Duyne reports the
snow having all left Morrow county.
. &
N. Harris clothing and drygoods
store is being re-arranged so that goods
can be more attractively displayed. the
clothing counters being placed across
the building.
Mrs I. N. Sargent is recovering rapid
ly from her recent illness. Her condi-
tion is much improved today, and her
physician feels confident that she will
fully recover.
The Foresters are making considera-
BILE Improvements in their hall, over
A. A. Browns store, and will soon
have one of the pleasantest lodge
rooms in the city.
The o. r. & N. is drawing some
pretty long trains over its line at pre-
sent. One of fifty freight and stock
cars, drawn by a'single engine, arrived
here at o'clock this afternoon.
Two homestead applications were
filed in the land office today. Edward
w. Keller for the se4 sec. 80, t. n,
r. "a e., and Joseph L. Brockett for
the nj nc4 and nj nw4, sec. Is, tip. 2 H.,
r. II e.
Mr.. F. S. Rogers. well-known COM
mercial traveller of San Francisco, is |
in the city. Mr.. Rogers is accom-
panied by his wife, and they will re-
main in the city few days visiting
friends.
Farmers who sold their wheat at 40 |
cents bushel are kicking themselves
since the price has gone up to so cents.
Unfortunately the greater portion of
the wheat in this county was sold early
n the fall.
This morning Mr.. Judd Fish re-
,eived telegram from Col. Sinnott
that he and Mrs. Sinnott
had arrived safely at Los Angeles.
Also stating that the weather there
vas delightful.
Smith Bros. will give their regular
night soiree until further
lotice. Their Thursday night class
will be changed to Monday night, for
his week, admission, so cents for both
aides and gentlemen.
Deeds from Seufert Bros. & Co.,
)alles Packing Co. and Hans Wicks,
right-of-way to the o. r. &
Y. Co., were filed with the county
Jerk today. Also deed from Harry
\. Hackett to N. W. Hackett for ST
ct sec. II, tip. ? n. r. II e; consideration
1888.
Parties who came up from Cascade
locks Saturday say they can see no
eason why the locks should not be
'pened by March 1st The construc-
ion work is so nearly completed that
he contractors have been able to dis
ense with about $50 hands that have
een employed on the works.
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