The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-09-19
Tiules- -g}onataineer.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily /.


Mrs. A. J. Brown went to Mosier
this morning.
Mrs. Hal French went to Portland
this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith French have re.
turned home from the coast.
W. w. Wilson, of the Umatilla
House. has gone to Portland for g
short visit.
Miss Mays, who has been visiting in
the city, left this morning for hel
home at Hood River.
The Dalles and vicinity was visited
by glorious good shower of rain last
night and this forenoon.
Messrs. C. NJ. Cartwright, J. P. Van
Houston and VIM. Eilery went to
Portland on the 2:30 train.
Frank Fulton came in yesterday
from Crook county where he brought
200 head of cattle for feeders.
A car load of Italian prunes from
Judge Benefits orchard was shipped
east by the Commission Co. last night
Herrick's cannery received about
four tons of salmon last night, and has
been busy today putting the fish in
tins.
Troop "A" of Burns. Capt. Gowan's
was mustered out of service, and be.
longings shipped to Portland last
week.
Mrs. Minnie ellison left this morn
ing for her home at Albina, after
spending several days in this city Wis
iting relatives.
Last week q telephone was put in
the Academy Park school building, so
now the different schools are all con-
nected with phone service.
The heaviest yield of wheat so far
reported is field belonging to Mike
Callaghan on Tygh Ridge. He threshed
SO bushels to the acre from a field OF
summer follow.
"My FRIEND" said the Baker City
evangelist, handing him tract, chow
do you stand on the great question:"
"I'm for free silver" responded the
long whiskered man.
One thing may be reckoned on with
tolerable certainty. The next presi-
dent of the United States will not wear
whiskers on his face and his front
name will be William.
Bob Ingersoll once said that he did
not want to say anything against either
place of future resort as he had fSiends
in both places. That is the way
good many people feel on the political
question.
Frank Hawley, prominent Sherman
county farmer, is in The Dalles today.
He says the greater portion OF the
grain in Sherman has been harvested,
though there is some wheat that has
not yet been cut.
E. Schanno has returned from an
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tween Columbia and Deschutes rivers,
and reports harvest about over and
crops to have turned out better than
had been expected.
Some of the good results from sum-
mer-following are made prominent by
the recent harvest. Wheat sowed on
summer-follow has yielded well, while
spring sown grain in adjoining fields
has been almost failure.
The secretary of the treasury has
authorized the establishment of sub
port of entry at Spokane. The salary
of the deputy collector of the port will
probably be $4,000. Three or four in
spectors will be stationed there.
George Albright, fireman on the
switch engine in this city, was married
in Portland last Thursday to Miss
Jennie Deutcher. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bright arrived here yesterday and will
make their home in The Dalles.
The gentleman who thought he had
gold mine in The Dalles
the other day was not far out of the
way after all. There is gold in almost
every lot in The Dalles for the man
who invests at the present prices.
Mr.. Grey will organize his I'd and Sd
classes in German on Saturday after
noon at o'clock, Sept. 10Th at the old
Lutheran chapel on 9th street. All
desiring to partisipate in the work of
either of these two classes will please
attend this meeting.
This is the year for Wasco coanty to
advertise itself at the Portland expo
sition. Fruit and vegetables in nearly
all other sections of the state are fail
ures, but this county can make an ex-
hibit that will convince everybody
that crops never fail here.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Hinton are visit
ing In the city, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fletch Faulkner. Mr. Hinton
has not fully recovered from the in
juries he received some time since in |
being thrown from wagon, but is
able to walk with the assistance of a
cane.
Wasco county can make a creditable |
exhibit of fruits and vegetables at the |
Portland exposition says Mr.. Schanno,
who has recently visited a number of |
different sections throughout the |
county. He thinks an exhibit can be
made that will surpass anything dis
played from any other section in the
state.
County Physician Newman reports
hat the experiment of inoculating
liptheria case with anti-toxine, which
,e recently made and which was the
irst experiment of the kind in Spokane
Is far as known, is meeting with per-
ect success. The subjdct, boy who
vas far advanced with the disease,
vas admitted to the hospital for con-
ageous diseases last week.
Today Ed Marshal was given an
before Justice Filloon on
charge of having stolen 800 from
drs. Garfield (better known as Irish
dollie) and was held in 5000 bonds to
nswer before the next grand jury.
'ailing to give bonds he was removed
0 Jail. Marshal is one of the fellows
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