The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-01
ITEns IN BRIEF.
From saturday's Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. E. C. Warren, of Dufur, was IN
tho city today.
Physicians report considerable SICK
ness in this vicinity at present.
Prof. Shelly returned on the after
noon train to his home at Hood RlVer.
Five carloads of beef were shipped
from the stockyards to Troutdale last
night.
Today Robert E. Williams filed a
homestead entry on the net sec "A, t l
n, 13 e.
County clerk Kelsay issued mar
riage license today to Charles Wallace
and Edith M. Eastman.
The north end of the covered bridge,
about quarter of mile north OF Eu
gene, has fallen about five feet.
Col. and Mrs. Sinnott arrived at
Ashland yesterday on their trip to Los
Angeles, both standing the trip ad-
mirably.
Sheridan has two saloon men, aud
both were arrested last Monday. Each
was fined $3.50 for keeping his saloon
open on Sunday.
Mr.. A. D. Edgar, who left here last
fall, writes that he has located at Sunol
Glen, CAL, for the winter, but will re-
turn to The Dalles next spring.
The following advertisement ap-
peared in Portland paper recently;
Bible-Never been used; will sell cheap
for cash, or will exchange for anything
useful.
Tiliamook was visited by another
electric storm the other day. Electric
light poles were shattered, many lights
we're burned out, and the telegraph
instruments melted.
A gentleman who has resided in The
Dalles thirty years states that this has
been the warmest winter and most
favorable for both stock raisers and
farmers that he has ever known.
Today Justice Davis, as referee, has
been hearing testimony in the case OF
the Columbia Building and Loan Asso-
citation against Kennedy & Kennedy
and the Park & Lacy Machine Co.
Mr.. Frank Creighton, night engin-
eer at the electric light works, has
bought the Buschke property in Lough-
Inns addition, and is making extensive
improvements to thu buildings thereon.
Union Whist Club had another pleas
ant reunion last night, the club being
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Hobson. Mr.. T. II. Hudson secured the
first prize and Mrs. Tolmie the second.
A very interesting revival meeting
has been conducted by ReY. Mr.. Evans
at Fairfield school house the past two
weeks. There have been thisteen
accessions to the church during the
meeting.
The organization of the Woodmen
circle in this city was perfected last
night, the officers being duly installed,
and other necessary preliminaries dis
posed of. The name given the circle
was Ceder Grove No. 10.
Columbia Precinct. Republican club
at their meeting last night elected the
following delegates to the meeting of
Republican clubs to be held in Port
land on Feb. 4th: Geo. 81. Riddell
and Sylvester r. Brooks. Is.
This has been one of the quietest
Saturdays ever experienced in The
Dalles. Owing to the sloppy condition
of the roads farmers have been unable
to get into town, hence trade in all
lines has been unusually quiets all day.
During the last term of court judg-
ment and a decree of foreclosure was
rendered in the case of the Solicitors
Loan & Trust Co. VS.. S. r. Brooks and
others, the amount involved being
1885,. 80, together with costs and attor-
ney's fees. Today Harry Gilpin re-
deemed the property, paying the judg-
men in full.
A very important ruling by the
general land Office at Washington has
been in force since the 18th of last
September, which is not generally
known by the public. It is this: All tim
ber cultures that were filed on or after
September Is, 1887, must be advertised
the same as homestead notice, before
final proof can be made on them.
Thursday night Harry Lane and
Tom Maloney engaged in a pugilistic
encounter, and were brought before
Recorder Phelps on a charge of dis
turbirg the peace. Lane was tried be-
fore jury which failed to agree and
was discharged at 10 o'clock last night.
Both the offenders will have hearing
before Recorder Phelps next Monday.
Jos. Hansard, of Leoanon, Or, has
made two inventions in the bicycle
line. One is wheel to be run by
compressed air, the rider to work an
air pump. By this arrangement the
whee1man could acquire great speed |
with little labor. His other invention |
is steel tire-a steel rim overlaid |
with short, bent strips of steel which |
would serve as springs.
A tramp was given a dinner in the |
basement of the university at Eugene
Wednesday, and, while eating it had
tn stand a severe cross-fire of questions |
from the cook. After finishing the
meal, the tramp quietly pulled 44-cali-
Der revolver and chased the cook up
stairs. The Register does not say
whether it was because of the ques-
tions or the cooking.
Mr.. Milton Harlan, of Mosier, was in
the city yesterday, and made a
pleasant call at this Office. Mr.. Har-
Ian says work in the Kaolin mines
near Mosier is being prosecuted with
energy, and shipments
of the silicates taken from them are
made quite often. He thinks the
mines will prove source of consider
able wealth when thoroughly devel-
oped.
The citizens of Dufur never do any
thing by halves. When they start in
to accomplish anything they accom-
plish it, and the benefit ball given for
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hix at that place
was no exception to this general rule.