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


seacoast.
q. W. varwig went to Portland
the 2:30 train.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Baird, of Amt
lope, are in the city.
Messrs. L. Rice and J. W. Barn
are in the city today.
D. McRae, prominent shcepnan
Antelope, is in the city.
Herrick's cannery has Is tons
canned salmon ready for shipment.
Oscar Groenow, vice-president I
Gambrinus Brewing Co., OF Portland
Is in the city today.
The hand baler at Moody's ware
house is kept busy every day preparin
wool for shipment.
Mrs. B. T. Conroy, accompanied b
her mother, Mrs. S. Horton, arrive
on the local from Portland today.
A party of IA San Francisco tourist
arrived by the Regulator last night
and have devoted the day to viewin,
The Dalles.
F.W. Silvertooth left last night TO
Rossland, B. c., where he will engag
in business, having leased lare'
hotel in that place.
Mrs Ed Boynton, night operator il
the Seufert & Condor telephone office
Is spending her vacation visiting hel
parents near Dufur.
Walter and Charlie vanDuyn, ac
companied by their cousin Frank, o
Portland, have hied away to White
Salmon for months outing.
T. A. Hudson arrived on today's
local from Seaside, where his family is
spending the summer. He goes to-
night to Union to adjust fire loss.
There are 300 bales, or about $50, 900
pounds of wool at the D. P. & A. N.
dock awaiting shipment as soon as
through connection can be made with
Portland.
Yesterday Gov. Lord appointed
Samuel Hughes, of Forest Grove,
member of the board of regents of the
state agricultural college, vice II. B.
Miller, resigned.
The remains of Ed Martin, who died
at Ontario Monday night, will be taken
to Portland tonight to be embalmed.
and from there will be taken to San
Fran cisco for interment.
This has been the pleasantest day
since the 22hd of June, the mercury
being lower than at any time since
that date. Evidently the long hot
spell has come to an end.
Representative Barklay, of Salem.
one of the most prominent free silver
republicans of the state, was on the
west. t.bound overland when it passed
through The Dalles today.
Last night Fargher Bros. shipped a
train load, twelve cars, of sheep to
Chicago. Walter Fargher went with
them to look after the shipping and
sale of the sheep after they shall reach
Chicago.
The Dalles has good sized colony
at almost every summer resort in the
state. All those who can leave their
business for time have sought recrea-
tion either at the seaside or in the
Marshal Blakeney did some excel
lent work with gang Of hoboes yes
terday. He had them clearing up the
that had accumulated in the
streets in the residence part Of the
city, thus adding materially to the ap-
pearance thereof.
The west-bound overland, due here |
at 4 o'clock this morning. was de- !
tained eight hours by sand accumula-
ting on the track at Umatilla.. The |
train arrived here at 12:05 and after
stopping long enough for the passen-
gers to get dinner, pulled out for Port
land.
There is no more hospitable person
In Wasco county than the venerable
John Brookhouse. He enjoys having
his friends around him at his residence
near Dufur, and is seriously contem-
plating putting on line of stages be-
tween here and Dufur to accommodate
his friends.
A large number of harvest hands |
arrive on every boat from Willamette
valley, and so far all have found en-
ployment with the farmers of this
county. There appears to be plenty of |
work in the harvest fields and those
who are seeking employment can find
it with the farmers.
Tyge Ridge appears to have suffered
less from the effects of the hot weather |
than any other part of the county.
John Brookhouse, who was In the city |
last night, said very little damage had
been done to growing crops on the
ridge, and as a rule the yield will be
up to the average in that section.
According to- the bulletin issued
frcm the weather bureau yesterday the
grain crops throughout the state are I
not up to the average, and in places
are reported the poorest ever known in
the state. The fruit crop is generally
about up to the average. Apples will
be the heaviest yield Of any Of the
fruits.
The Regulator will leave at $50 to-
evening for an excursion of
three hours on the river. The excur-
sion is to be given by the concert band,
and fine music will be discoursed dur
ing the trip. There will be no tickets
placed on sale, but collections will be
made as parties go on board The boat.
The question Of establishing a
branch asylum at Union is again before |
the state supreme court, suit re- |
straining .he state treasurer from pay I
ing warrant for So, GOO issued in pay i
ment of the site selected by the state
having come upfrom the third district |
and was argued before the supreme |
court yesterday.
December and May were united in
the other day at Woodburn,
but the usual order of a blushing !
maiden becoming an old mans darling |
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