The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-25
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From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. G.-J.. Stubling went to Stephen
son this morning.
The river fell 9-l0 of foot In the
"a hours prior to 9 o'clock this morn
ing.
Mesdames Walter and Henry Moore
Of Moro, left on the Regulator today
for Cfatsop Beach.
George Ernest Stewart left on the
2s3O train for Portland to spend Sunday
with friends in-that city.
Mrs. ]. T. Reynolds and family left
this ,morning for Spraeue. They pur.
pose remaining there until fall.
Editor Wilson. of the Chronicle.
spent today on. the river. going to
Cascade Locks on the Regulator this
smofhing.
This is-the- time of year when man
spends half his time trying to keep
-coolsand the other. half swearing at
the pesky fies.
Mr.: and Mrs.. P. Mc1nerny and
family were passengerso on the Reeula'
tor thus morning. Their destination
Is Clatsop Beach.
!. Whales are being washed ashore on
the Pacific's beach, and seaside hotel
proprietors are reinviting peoplato come
down and see them.
Miss Grace Lauer returned last even.
ing-fro visit TO Kingsley, and left
this morning for Walla Walla to spend
her summer vacation.
W. Hadley and family and Mrs. l..
Clark left on the Regulator this morn.
for Stephenson, where they will spend
few weeks rusticating.
Between 700 and 800 bales of wool
have been sold today, it having been
the liveliest day in the wool market
since the wool season began.
J. 81. Douthit, who has been in the
city since last Saturday looking after
the sale ofhis wool, left this afternoon
for his home at Cross Keys.
Messrs. Prinz and Herbring went
down to Stevenson this morning to
spend Sunday with their families who
are summering at that place.
Joseph Hall, the wooden manufac:
turer of Norwich, Con-. started home
this afternoon after having bought be-
tween 400 and 500 bags of wool.
They are still old fashioned enough
down In the Indian territory to hang
horsethieves. The bicycle hasn't
made much progress in the territory
yet.
J. L. Story and b. a.. Riddell went
down to Wind river today to prospect
for location where they may estab.
lish resort for the remainder Of the
summer.
/. -Hon.J.eF. Moore returned last night
from Portland, where he had been as
delegate to the A. o. o. W. grand
lodge. The session closed yesterday
evening at o'clock.
The Spokesman-Review Is "almost
persuaded" to support Bryan. Most of
the patrons of the paper in Spokane
have come out squarely in favor of the
Chicago platform and ticket.
Mrs. T. q. Clark took the Regulator
this morning for Stephenson, here
she will be Joined by her son: and from
there will go to the sea coast to spend
the remainder of the summer.
Next Monday T. II. Clark, and G.
Mckinney, of The Dulles, and H
Berry, OF Portland, will start for Ross
land. B. c., on a prospecting tour. and
expect to be gone until late this fall.
= Mr.. and Mrs. James Snipes and
daugh hter and Mrs. Fred Fisher and
daughter left this morning for Wind
river. where they will go into camp
and will remain until the hot spell is
oyer.
That reported sheep war over near
lee wherein several men were killed
Is big yarn. So far as we have been
able to learn, the only Indication of
battle in that country was when two
neighboring ladies got into scrap
Grant County News.
D. M. and Smith French returned on
today's local from Long Beach, where
they left their families to spend the
summer. They say it is like coming
out OF a refrigerator into bakeoven
to come from the coast to the Inland
Empire at this time.
The Mazama Mining Co. will begin
active operations on Mccoy creek.
Wash, in few days. ]. II. Cradle
baugh. president OF the company, &C.
companied by his son, Rudy, left this
morning for the mine, and will start
work in the sluices as soon as he ar.
rives there.
Last night State Superintendent IT.
win gave an interesting lecture at the
Congregational church, that was
largely attended by teachers and those
Interested in the cause of education.
Prof. Irwin is q pleasing, logical rea.
soner and succeeds well in entertain.
ing his hearers. He left on the morn.
ing boat for his home in Salem.
The little town Of Lone Rock, To-
Gated on Rock creek, Gillian county.
65 miles south Of Arlington and IS
miles southwest of Heppner, was al
most entirely wiped out by fire last
Thursday. The town had about 100
Inhabitants and was prosperous little
village. A small boy and o pocket full |
of matches was the cause of the fire.
Although this has been an uncom.
monty warm July, the temperature has.
.tob been 30 high as it was in July of |
1875. That year the highest readings |
were as follews:. July Z, 1o2; 8, 1o4; 9, t
los; 10, lO2; II, 100; 1s, 101; 10, 100.
This year the. highest tenn mparature has
been on the l45h, 10th, aud 18th, when
the fheFc6ry registered lol, 1Os and 100.
Today the highest temperature reached
was 81, which on the same day 81
years ago II was 1ol:--.
Today W. q. Wilson, attorney for
the defendant, received a dispatch
from the clerk of the supreme court
notifying him that the decision of the
circuit court in the case of 2. F.