The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-09-05
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From saturdays Daily.

Judge Blakeley lett This morning ior
Portland.
Charles Haight, proprietor OF the
Cow Canyon toll road. is in the city.
A new cross walk is being laid across
Federal street on the south side OF
Second.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Schmidt left this
morning for Greer Lake for few
days outing.
Mrs. Mays, who has been visiting in
the city, left this morning for her
home at Hood River.
Miss Edna Helm, left this morning
for Hood River to take charge OF the
school in district No. 81.
Mrs. P. b. De Huff went to Cascade
Locks this morning to visit her
daughter, Mrs. D. L. Gates.
w. H. Williams, postmaster at Moro,
died Thursday night, after long ILL
ness with stomach troubles.
Rupert and Gabel have sold their
harness and saddlery establishment in
this city to Charles Cooper.
Peter Stack returned this morning
to his home at Collins. He was in the
city yesterday attending law suit.
DIR. Kane has moved his office from
the Chapman block to the new Vogt
building where he has neat and com.
modious rooms.
Gabriel Deckert has finished harvest
ing his crop on lower Eight-Mile, and
reports the yield to have been twenty
bushels to the acre.
F. S. Gordion's store at Victor. with
& all its contents, was destroyed. by fire
last night. No particulars concerning
the fire have been received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hostettler. who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Hortettler in this city the past month,
returned this morning to their home at
Salem.
For the Tpast week Peter STACK has
been under treatment of DR.. Hollister
for blood poisoning. He left this
morning for his home at Comas, hav-
ing fully recovered.
Prin. Gavin leaves tomorrow night
for Milton, Umatilla county, to assist
in the county institute August 31st to
September 4th, inclusive. He expects
to return the morning of the 5th.
Capt. N. 81. Lane, A. M. Wright and
J. K. Laing, of Portland, came up on
today's local, and accompanied 1.-The
Johnston brothers to Dufur to spend
a few days shooting and fishing in that
section.
John Blazer left on the Regulator
this morning for Wind river, where
his daughters are camped. He
will spend Sunday at the camp, and
return home Monday, accompanied by
the young ladies.
Wasco county is certainly destp.
to become the vineyard OF Oregon II
all the grapes raised in the scounty are
equal in size and flavor to the sample
basket left in the TN. Office by Rev.
o. D. Taylor today.
John Phares, who resides near the
old garrison, is reported dangerously
i'll with consumption. The poor man
is in destitute circumstance and fur
nishes good object for charitable
people to bestow their bounties upon.
Misses Alma and Anna Taylor will
open a school for primary pupils, Mon
day, September 18th. The number OF
pupils will he limited and parents de-
string to patronize such a school, will
please communicate with the Misses
Taylor at an early date.
F. w. Clark is home from q pros
pecting tour in the Cascade mountains.
He located q quartz ledge in the north.
east corner of Skarnania county which
he believes will deYelop into rich
mine. THE rock carries gold, silver
and copper. MIR. Clark came through
the Rock creek district on his return,
and gives as his opinion that the mines
F.A Young arrived last night from
q visit to Boston and other eastern
cities. He brought with him car
load, go head, of thoroughbred Shrop-
shire rams that he will take to his
farm in the southern part of the county.
They were bought in Michigan and
are from the best strains of American
bred Shropshires. Mr.. Young is the
pioneer breeder of Shropshires in this
section, and has found them better
adapted to the climate and range in
Eastern Oregon than any other breeds
of sheep. They are long-wooled, large
frame and great rustlers, very profit
able both as shearers and for mutton.
From Mondays Daily.
F. 81. Rowe went to Portland today
VIM. Erick, of Hood River, is in the
city.
Mrs. C. L. Phillips went to Portland
on the 2:3O train.
Deputy o. S. Marshal Geo. Humph-
rey was in the city today.
T. A. Hudson started to the coast
this afternoon after his family.
Judge Blakeley is home from Port
land, having arrived on the noon
train.
Miss Bessie Cram returned home |
today from q visit to her sister at |
Port Townsend.
Mr.. Smetzer, OF Smell, Heitchue &
Woodward, is in the city interviewing
Dslles druggists.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. McInerny and
children arrived home from the coast
last Saturday night.
P. L. Krutzer returned to Lyle this
morning to resume work on the arte-
sian well he is drilling at that place.
A full grown felon on his left hand
has caused M. N. Lane to become
gentleman of leisure for the present.
Last Saturday John Parrott bought
four car loads of hogs in Sherman
county and shipped them to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Word, OF Port
land, spent Sunday in The Dalles and
left on the 2:30 train today for their
home.