The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-23
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From sa,urday,s Daily


Mr.. NJ. 7. Nolan went to Portland
on this afternoons train.
Mr.. Jos. Folco, left this morning on
the Regulator for Cascade Locks.
Misses Nellie Michel and Nellie
Sylvester went to Cascade Locks today.
Mr.. F. Furter. the worthy foremen
OF the Columbia brewery went to Port
land on this mornings train.
Mr.. Dygert, of the firm of Mesten &
Dygert, was In the city yesterday, and
left for Portland on the Regulator.
Mrs. A. r. Thompson, left for Port
land this morning to spend few days
visiting friends and relatives in that
city.
The pressed brick are being laid in
: the front of A. M. Williams & Co.'S.
new building, and present indeed a
handsome appearance.
Mr.. Sam Gill, engineer on the Regu-
lator, returned last night from Port
land, where he has been the past week
visiting his family.
Mr.. Lon Rondeau, of Kingsley, went
to Vancouver this morning to visit
his father-in-law, Mr.. Payette, who is
reported dangerously ill.
The sheriff today sold 637 acres of
land to satisfy judgment in the case
of G. w. Deitzel VS. o. M. Bourland.
The purchase price was $3.50.
The Lakeview Examiner says that
sheep are getting SO numerous in
Lake county that if at least $4,000 are
not sold this season the ranges will be
oyercrowded.
Hon. E. b. Dufur leaves tonight for
Gillian county. He will make thor
ough canvass of Gillian, delivering
speeches in all the principal towns of
that county.
A venerable citizen of Maine named
Kusmin has begun to drink whiskey
at the age of 1S4 years. When-a man
starts in to "booze" at that time of life
there is not much hope for him.
There are no hostile Indians in
South Carolina, but the natives carry
their guns to church-for use upon
each other. Forty shots were fired
at recent Sunday school scrap.
Judge Northup, the sound money
candidate for the Second Oregon con-
gressional district, will address the
citizens of The Dalles at the court
house Monday evening, the 18th ms
tant.
Owners of lawns in Hood River
moved them and slowed away the
forage taken therefrom during the
past week, so that when General"
Coxey arrives there will be no need to
warn him to keep off the grass.
The Steamer Dalles City. which has
been laid up on account of a broken
shaft the past two weeks, was put in
service again yesterday. the broken
shafting having been replaced with
new one, an inch larger IN diameter.
That marriage is not failure was
fully determined by the bowling con-
test between the married and single
men at the club rooms the past two
evenings, the former winning by
score of 1929 to 981. Space will not
admit of the entire score being given
in this issue.
The mayor of Lafayette is, or vas
until short time since, DIR. J. w.
Watts. The city council of that place
granted license to liquoy dealer, and
when Mr.. Watts was called upon to
place his signature to the license pa
pers, he refused to do so, and prompt
ly resigned as mayor.
Judge Bennett arrived home last
night from his tour of Eastern Oregon,
and today went to Dufur where he
holds political meeting this after
noon. The judge is much elated over
the success of his campaign thus far,
and will continue it vigorously until
the evening of May 80.
It may not be generally known, bu'
nevertheless it is fac5. that The
Dalles has wholesale confectionery
establishment. The Oregon Bakery is
manufacturing all kinds of candies by
the wholesale and is prepared to sur.
ply dealers in whatever quantities
they may desire.
A passenger train, which arrived at
Baker City Wednesday evening
"bumpad" man off the platform.
Harry Metsker was standing on the
track watching the Sumter valley
train come in, when the main line
train came along and strnck him. He
went into the air and fell, bruised and
bleeding, but not very seriously in
jured.
News has reached Baker City of the
killing Of young man by the name of
Thomas Steveson, engaged in placer
mining at Sturgill bar, on Snake river,
last Monday. A bank of gravel gave
way and crushed him to death. The
unfortunate man was aged about 81
years and was nephew Of -dr John
Richarson, employed at the Virtue
mine.
Judge Bradshaw and Il. s. Wilson
Esq. arrived last night from Prime
vile where the Judge had been hold
ing q term of circuit court, and Mr.. |
Wilson appearing as attorney in
number of important cases. Court ad-.
journed there on Wednesday. I. w.
Mills, who was indicted for murder in
the second degree for the killing of J.
r. Wagner, was acquitted.
Three samples of the creature "tax-
eater" were in the city this morning.
They were the L.embers of the state
commission, that useless and
burdensome fifth wheel to the state
government that is consuming Sl0,-
BOO of the peoples money annually.
They were returning from an jnspec-
ion of the o. r. & N. line, and when
,hey get back to Salem will probably
be able to tell the dear people how the
.ailroad can be run so as to be more
profitable to its owners.
From Mondays Daily
Elder J., W. Jenkins returned on