The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-22
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

From Wednesdays Daily.
T. II. Johnston, the Dufur merchan
is in the city.
Mrs. W. A. Johnston and childre
are visiting at Goldendale.
Mr.. Kerr and his niece, Mrs. New
man, went to Portland today.
DR.. aud Mrs. Shackelford left on tn
afternoon train for the sea coast.
A. ]. and George Anderson left th1
morning for a hunting and fshini
trip to Trout Lake
Mrs. B. T. Conroy returned hom
today accom- panied by her sister, Mrs
Sadie Lawler, of Albina,
Finemore Battle tested the qualitie
of his public swimming rink on th'
Rockland side OF the river this morn
Ing.
W. a. 81. Sherwood, who was visit
ing in The Dalles yesterday, left or
the Regulator this morning for hil
home at Kalama.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. G. Lake have re-
tnrned from their bridal tour to Port
land, and will leave tomorrow for their
home at Antelope.
The Regulator took on a band OF
wild horses at the Rockland dock this
morning. The horses will be taken
below and placed on tue market.
Sam Hodges, OF Crook county, left
Eugene Monday for his home, taking
with him 250 head of young cattle,
which he purchased in Lane county.
A man electrocuted in the east
recently thought he had good joke on
his old teacher who always said when
he was boy, that he was born to be
hung.
Miss Rose Michel left on the after
noon train for Astoria. Miss Michel
will attend the meeting of the Press
Association, after which she will go to
Long Beach for short vacation.
The last act performed by Recorder
Phelps before leaving for Astoria this
morning was to impose ane OF $lU
each upon two drunks who were gath
cred ia by Nightwatchman Wiley last
night.
Marcus Ames, chief of police of
Walla Walla, died last Sunday night.
after on illness of three days with In
fiamation of the bowels. He was an
efficient officer and respected citizen
OF that city.
Mr.. John Parrott returned last even.
ing from en- extended visit to San
Francisco and other important wool
towns on the Pacific coast. While
absent he took a short course on the
grading floors in the we'll known es-
tablishment OF Klinpkin & Gilhooly,
at the Mucket-Teo works.
8. NJ. Biandeforde is here today
gathering exhibits for the car which
leave, Portland next Monday for the
Minnes ota state fair. Mr.. Blandeford
Is quite active in securing attractive
products. and by the aid of Mr.. Schan-
no and others, has succeeded Ia secur--
Ing an excellent exhibit OF Waco /
county products.
A house belonging to Dan Osborn
in Long Hollow, some 20 Qiles south
Of The Dalles, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. Tom Sumner, the stage
driver, said the house was burning
when he passed .hers yesterday after
noon, and as it was very near the road /
1t was with difficulty that he got his i,
team by the burning building.
Ourfellow townsman D. c. Herrip,
grand lecturer of the A. o. q. W., is-i
doing effective work among the Work.
men lodges in the upper country. He
has visited most of the lodges In Baker
and Union counties, and will meet
with the lodg at Psndleton next Fri
day evening. Wherever he has been
his efficient work is evidenced by the
increased membership of the lodges.
Last night telephone message was
from Boyd summoning DIR.
Deane to Bakeoven to attend r. r.
Hinton. who was reported seriously
Injured by runaway accident. ALI
that could be learned Of the accident
Is that Mr.. Hinton was preparing to
come to The Dalles in a hack and
his horse ran away. He was in an un-
conscious condition when the messen-
ger who telephoned from Boyd left
The following advertisement re-
Gently appeared in the Oregonian:
women who are good
round dancers for dance hall In mir.
ing town; sl5 per week. Address Y
woman went from Portland to Ross
and, B. c., the mining town referred
10. She was disgusted at once with
the position and returned home. The
Incident, though, gives an idea OF the
character of Rossland.
The spirit of Improvement has firm
hold upon the property owners of The
Dalles, especially in the way of laying
lew sidewalks, and 1t is to be hoped it
will not abate until every dilapidated
walk in the city is replaced by SUBJ
tantial new one. A number OF new
valks have been laid in different parts
" town, and today carpenters are
busy putting down q new one in front
# w. Il. Jones' store and Charles
Franks saloon.
Mr.. P. D. Currin, who lives In Ore.
ron City, met with very serious If
lot fatal accident yesterday morning.,
ays the Oregonian. While he as
,oing down into his we'll at Elyville TO
lean it. when the rope holding the
,ucket in which he stood broke and he
ell distance of p feet. The tibia of
he left leg was disconnected at the
lnkle joint, and forced down through
he heel, and d deep cash w,,s cut in
ne bottom of bis right foot. Mr. Cur
in is IS years old, and the injury is
serious.
FROM Thursdays Daily.
Hon. A. A. Jayne, prosecuting at
,orney of this district, Is In tbs city
J.W. Condor returned today from
,isit to the sea coast, looking hale and
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