The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-01
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Fromwednesday,s Daily.

Fromwednesday's Daily.
Mrs. A. Watt, of Cascade Locks,
in the city.
License to wed was issued today
FL. Wright and j. E. Phisere.
Mr.. Dick, of Silverton, is in the cit
visiting his daughter Mrs. Lizzl
Furter.
Messrs. r. j. Staats, James Sneca
and B. Sigman, all of Dufur, were i
the city last night.
A new crosswalk is being laid acros
Second street, between Loaker's stor
and Story & Gates Office.
Could anything be more delightful
than spring day the last of January
such as this has been? All day thu
sky has been clear and the temperature
above normal.
This beautiful weather has caused
Mr.. A. Winans to imagine strawber
ries have begun to ripen in Hood river
valley, hence he left on the afternoon
train for that place to look after his
berry patches.
The carpenters have about completed
their work of repairing the Regulator,
and the boiler and engines are being
, put in shape under the supervision OF
Engineer Gill, who is to have charge
of the engines when the boat is put on
the river again.
Mr.. James o Mera, the veteran edi-
torial writer of the Pacific coast, and
later the successful manager OF the
Oregon products on wheels, in car
that made the rounds of the states east
of the Rockies, il is learned is fatally
i'll at his home in Santa Rosa, Cal.
Prot. Higgins forecast for the first
part of January was nearly correct, but
his representation for the latter part
of the month was failure. Instead OF
the blizzard he promised US on the
26th, we were favored with warm, calm
showers
It Is now almost settled fact that
the young murderer Lloyd Montgom-
cry wills expiate his crime on the gal
lows at Albany next Friday. The su-
preme court has refused to grant stay
of proceedings. and it is not likely
Governor Lord will commute his sem
tence to life imprisonment.
The Dalles School district is cer-
tainly in good financial condition
considering the amount of property it
has. The records of School Clerk
Jacobsen show that the total amount
of outstanding warrants of the district
outstanding and not paid for want OF
funds is S65S0.
On January 13, the register and re-
ceiyer of The Dalles land office rejected
the final timber culture proof of DAN
iel Il. Hale for the nw4 sec. II, tp IA S,
r Is 9, on the grounds that the wit
nesses who testified in his behalf were
interested parties. Today he Hale
fled notice of appear to the commits
sioner of the general land Office.
At Cascade Locks yesterday after.
noon w. II. Fitton died of heart fail
ure, brought on by two weeks attack
of pneumonia. Mr.. Fitton was civil
engineer, and had been employed by
the J. G. Il l. N. Day Company for
some time past. He was first cousin
of ]. G. Day, ST. The remains will be
conveyed to his home in California,
where his widow resides.
For some time past Elder I. 81. Hazel
has been contemplating leaving the
.ity, but we are pleased to announce
hat he has now determined to remain :,
lere until next August and possibly {
onger. He will hold regular services
n the Christian church next Sabbath,
his course of lectures upon
he ten seals. His subject in the even 4
ng will be the 'Ten Prosecutions
Jnfer Pagan Rome"
Articles were filed with county clerk
Today Incorporating the Mosier Mer.
.antile Company, the capital stock
being $1,000, divided into shares of /;
$50 each. The incorporators are {
Amos Root, R. F. Hardwick and Geo. ,
Sellinger. The object of the incor-
is to engage in a general
merchandising business at Mosier Or,
llso to buy land and erect buildings.
It is understood that Mr.. ]. E. Hanna
will be general manager for the COM
3any.
The local land Office has just been
1otifed of a decision from the general
and office that is of considerable i'm 9
to settlers in the limits OF
'oad land reserves. Through an error
If the local office John r Buchler was
lllowed to file homestead on a tract
If land 40 acres of which were in The
0alles Military wagon road reserve.
On this account Buchler abandoned
he entry and sought to file an addi-
ional application. which was rejected
oy the local land Office. The general
and office holds that the additional 3,
entry should be accepted. s