The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-04
uEns IN BRIEF.
From saturday,s paily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mr5LE. Morse, of Hood River, is
in the city today.
Mr.. Leslie Butler left by this morn
ing's train for Seattle.
Mr.. J. Fireman, formerly merchant
of The Dalles, but now resident OF
Portland, was in the city last night.
The Rattlesnake road is reported to
be in fair condition for travel, a num-
Der of heavy teams having passed over
it recently.
Mrs. J. n. BlakeneY, ST., was pas
senger on the Regulator this morning.
going to Mcclure to visit her daughter
who resides at that place.
Messrs. o. B. and M. S. Looney,
two prominent sheep raisers OF Mitch
ell, left this morning for visit to their
old home in Rogersville, Tenn.
When the Regulator left her dock
this morning, Mr.. John Cary had
charge of the engines, Engineer Gill
having secured leave of absence for
few days to visit his family in Port
land.
The Heppner Gazette has thrown its
columns open to thslfree discussion OF
all topics, and annolfnces that even
Satan will get his correspondence pub
1ished in that paper when he, signs his
name to his articles.
Shearers are removing the heeces
from the sheep of a thousand hills, ana
as soon as the roads are passable Grant
county will send about two milRon
pounds of wool out to clothe the world.
Grant County News.
Mr.. Ad Edger returned to The
Dalles last night from winters
sojourn in Southern California. Mr..
Edgar states that business in Callfor-
mia is reviving, and prosperous times
are expected the coming summer.
The Sherman county democratic
convention held at Moro today. made
but one nomination, Hon. John Full
ton, for the county judge. The dele
gates elected to the state convention
are j. v. O'Leary, W. 81. Barnett3and
Frank Fulton.
Mr.. s. F. Blythe, editor of the Hood
River Glacier. is in the city, having
come to the county seat to attend the
republican convention, not as dele
gate, however, for Mr.. Blythe still
clings to his Jeffersonian doctrines,
but as spectator.
Mr.. Wayland Fisher was in the city
last night visiting old friends and view
ing the scenes of his boyhood days.
Mr.. Fisher had been visiting his mother
at Albany, and was returning to his
home at Rosylin, B. c., where he is
engaged in quartz mining.
Union Whist Club was entertained
most royalty last evening by Judge
and Mrs. w. L. Bradshaw. In the
contest for prizes Mr.. Fred Houghton
and Mrs. J. B. Crossen we're the sue
cessful competitors. The meeting of
the club was closed with an elegant
banquet served by the Oregon Bakery.
Peter, the 12-year.old son of Mr.. P.
A. Johnson, while playing on an inn
provised merry-go-round or "Flying
Dutchman, Zone day last week, received
an injury to his abdomen which caused
an acute inflammation Of his bowels.
The attending physician, DR.. Hollister,
says the boys life is in considerable
danger.
If any farmers in the world ought to
be happy it is the fruit growers of
Hood River valley. Every article they
produce is in demand and commands
the highest market price. With their
winter apples selling at 81 and 50 a box.
and other fruit at like prices, they
ought to be the most contented people
on earth.
Mr.. D. r. Cooper and son Warren,
of Mt. Hood returned from Portland
Wednesday. Mr.. Cooper recently |
sold 136 boxes of apples in Portland.
The prices received were as follows:
Baldwin, S1.87 per box; Spitzenberg,
Sl.75; Ben Davis, S1.50. He has about
500 bearing apple trees, from which he
picked and sold last year 900 boxes,
clearing $500. From his nine-year-old
Baldwins he picked from ten to twelve
boxes.-Hood River Glacier.
An exciting runaway occurred on
Second street last evening, resulting
in the wrecking of blackboard belong
ing to Wright & McManamy. the saw.
mill men of Dufur Mr.. Wright left
his team standing in front of the stock
yards for few minutes, when the
horses became frightened, and gave
an exhibition of their speed. running
around promiscuously through the east
end of the city, finally colliding with a
wagon near the ice house. In the col
lision the blackboard was badly dam
aged, but the horses received no injury,
and were finally caught by some tramps
who were N.camped above the Wasco
parehouse.
From Mondays Daily
Mr.. Ed. Williams, left for Portland
his morning.
Miss Lala Pierson, of Prineville, is i
visiting in the city. +
Miss Aldrich returned by the Regu-
ator today to her home at Cascade |
locks. /
Messrs. Troy Shelly and w. r. 7