The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-25
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mr.. Frank WoodcOck is in the eli
today.
Mr.. J. B. Crossen returned La
night fyom Portland.
Mr.. V. G. Lewis. of Cascade Lock
came up ON the noon train.
Mr.. Leslie Butler was passenge
on the Regulator this morning.
Messrs. j. NJ. Armsworthy, Joe Mars
and Geo. Meader, all of Wasco, are i
the city today.
Two sheep sheariug crews will leav
here tomorrow for Bakeoven to begil
oper ations in that section.
About thirty men are employed a
Sufert Bros caunery getting it il
readiness for the season 8 run.
Mr.. Geo. Morgan went to CASCADE
Locks today to remain few day
visiting with his family and friends a
that place.
Down in Kansas man was fined S3O'
for beating his wife. and a neighbol
$4,000 for beating his mule. Mules are
too expensive in Kansas.
Mr.. E. B. fireman, representative
of the Merchants Protective Union oi
Portland, is in the city today solicit
ing membership to the Union.
A lodge of Elks was instituted at
Salem yesterday with As charter mem
bers. Over 100 visiting Elks were in
attendance to witness the organization
of the new lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 81. Wakefield left on
the Regulator this morning for Mon
mouth, having been called there by
the serious illness of Mrs. Wake6eld's
brother, Samuel Nealy.
Nine hundred thousand dollars is the
price paid by the government for the
good thing, but we ought to get more
good weather than we do for that price.
Mr.. Frank Stroud, of Prineville, was
in the city today, en- route to Albany
for the purpose of settling up the es-
tate Of mis- Uncle, Ira S,rou l. who WIS
accidentally shot and killed at Halsey
one day last week.
Mrs. Kinney delivered an able ad-
dress on the subject OF temperance in
this city last evening. Mrs. Kinney is
an accomplished and forcible speaker,
and no one can hear her without being |
impressed with the logic of her argu-
ment.
DIR. E. r. Wingate, of Spokane. has
been visiting oil friends in this city
the past few days The doctor has
been away from The Dalles ABOUT two
years. and is at present connected with
a number of large mining. industries
in the vicinity of Spokane.
Nature is preparing to favor Eastern
Oregon with more showers. They
cannot come too often from now until
June LIST for the benefit of crops. but
too many showers right now are a
source of Inconvenience to sheep men
when they want to shear their flocks.
G. S. Gray, of Heppner, represent
ing Wyoming firm and himself. is in
Gillian county, lookfng for yearling
ewes and wethers. Before going there,
be purchased 5000 head in the Condor
country from Ed Dunn, administrator
of the Ernest Seekamp estate. and ID.
Monroe. He wanted about 5000 more
TO fill his contract.
A gentleman who recently went to |
yewhall California, writes from there |
tatiug that the country is about dried !
lp and is nearly ready to blow away.
rhey have only had four and one-half s
nches of rain in a year. Fruit will not t
'ield half crop, the bees are not feed /
ng themselves, and the grain is six I
nches high and turning brown If
Postmaster Crossen is in receipt of
etter from Len 81 Curtis, a railroad
engineer who is we'll known to many &
'esidents of The Dalles, stating that
le is coufined4n Providence hospital 6
n Seattle with badly injured leg, {
he result of railroad accident. He
kinks he will be laid up for at least +
wo months, as his leg was badly I
in the wreck. I
Hon. q. M. Brown. of Portland, ar
lived here on last nights freight from
dayville, where he has been buying a
,and of 200 head of cattle, which he is
laving driven to his stock farm in 7
Crook county. Mr.. Brown has also
bought some 300 head of cattle in
southern Oregon and will take them
o Crook county. Mr.. Brown left this
morning on the stage for Prineville
DIR. Roland Grant and family, ac- .
by n. S. Dygert and W. ;
i. Wesco. the DOCTORS photographer, :
pent last night in the city. and went
Iown the river on the Regulator this
The boat will stop at var
Gus points of interest along the river
O allow the party to take views of the
cenery, which are to be used in the
locror's lecture on Where Rolls the