The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-09-12
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Joe Folco went to Cascade Loci
today.
Miss McNulty returned to her hon
near Mosier this morning.
Misses Cora Joles and Lizzie Schoo
ing returned home from Portland la:
night.
Mrs. j. M. Filloon went to Multno
NAH falls today and will return te
morrow.
Mrs. Wm.. Michel and daughter
Miss Rose, returned last night from
the coast.
D. P. Ketchum went to Stevenson
this morning to receive flock of NUT
ton sheep.
A nickel-plated fountain pen wa
found on the streets yesterday and lef
atthis Office for the owner.
J. L. Harper has returned from An
telope where he has been engaged a
carpenter work the past two months.
Mrs. I. M. Hork and family arrived
yesterday from Prineville and left last
night for their former home in Ill
inois.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacAllister we're pas
sengers on the Regulator this morn.
ing. Theyg go to Portland for a few
days visit.
Hon. w. Fl. Wilson left this after
noon for Ilwaco. He will return
Friday accompanied by Mrs. Wilson
and daughter.
No. wheat is selling at Al cents a
bushel in The Dalles today, only one
cent lower than the same grade is
bringing in Salem.
Messrs. John Unger, A. A. Barrey
and Joe Desco, of Lyle, were in the
city last night and returned. home on
the Regulator this morning.
G.. A. Sanford and family have re-
turned from their summer outing, and
Mr.. S. has taken his former position
in A. M. Williams & Co.'s store.
Pete Staddleman, manager of the
Commission Co., went to Mosier this
morning to attend to the shipping of a
quantity of fruit from that point.
]. S. Messenger, of Erskinvilie, is in
the city today. Mr.. Messenger says
Sherman county will roll up a hand
some maioIity for Bryan this fall.
Phil Brogan. who recently visited
his stock farm beyond Antelope, says
the recent rains started the grass grow
ing nicely on the hills in that section,
and fall feed for sheep will be good.
A party consisting of Mrs. E. B.
Conan and two daughters and Mrs.
A. d. Morse and two sons, came up on
the. Regulator line yesterday from
Portland and returned home today.
Jack Whike, former engineer on
the o. r. & NJ, arrived in the city
this morning from St. Paul, Minnesota.
He will visit friends in the city for
few days and continue his journey to
San Francisco.
Messrs. C. S. Van Duyn and c. I.
Hood, our second hand furniture
dealers, returned last night from Port |
land where they bought largely of |
goods in their lines.
The many friends of Rev J. H. Wood
will be pleased to learn that the Meth
dist conference has returned him to
the pastorate of the church in this
city. Mr.. Wood arrived home from
North Yakima this morning.
O.-E. Perry, of the firm of Perry
Bros, whose sawmill near Lyle was
burned some three weeks ago, was in
the city last night, and left today for
Portland to purchase new machinery
for the mill which has been rebuilt.
A good audience greeted Prof. Ben
Dillon at Baldwin's opera house last
night to hear his first lecture on
"Human Nature" All pronounced
the gentleman decided success as an
speaker and his public
examinations were sure hits. Subject
tonight at s P. NJ. "Animality of Man."
free.
1t is little dull around the East
End today, however some business is
being done at the warehouses and
stock yards. Fargher Bros. shipped
10 cars of lambs to Chicago, e. n. n
Grimes got three cars of beef off to
Troutdale for the Union Meat Co., and
dozen loads of wheat.
By vote of the school board of
Portland yesterday, Miss Nellie
Butler, of this city, who taught in the
Holiday school last year, was promoted
to position in the Harrison school.
Miss Butler is an accomplished and
educator, and the promo
tion was an acknowledgment of her
ability and thoroughness.
1t is pleasure to announce that the
Sunday afternoon concerts will be con-
tinued during the remainder of the
month, Mark Long having been
elected director of the band for the
present. In the mean time the mem
bers of the band will endeavor to Sc
cure the services of leader who is
both cornet player and violinist.
The enterprising firm of Johnston |
Bros, who had their store and entire |
stock of goods at Dufur burned short |
time since, have reopened in the Brig |
ham building where they will continue
business until next spring, when they |
will erect large fireproof building.
The Johnston boys have quality OF |
that cannot be daunted even |
by fire.
The report of Superintendent Paine |
of the state insane asylum for the |
month ending August 81, shows 1880
patients confined in the asylum at that
date. During the month AZ patients
were received, 1S discharged, four
died and one escaped. There were 134
officers and employees engaged in the |
institution during the month, and the
payroll was S4963.
For a number of days past Mrs.
Brown has been borrowing a whole lot
of trouble over an alleged attempt on
the part of certain parties to ALLEVIATE
the affections of her husband, and she