The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-09
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From wednesdays Daily.

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night from Portland.
Capt. A. 8. Blowers, of Hood Rive
is registered at the Umatilla.
Mr.. T. J. Perkins, representa-
Bradstrset's Mercantile Agency, is
the city.
Mr.. James Pierson, prominer
stock raiser Of Waterville, Wash,
in the city.
Marriage license was issued today
Mr.. John L. Nvrthup and Miss Mar
NJ. Hunter.
Miss Nellie Allen is quite i'll wit
pneumonia at the residence OF he
sister, Mrs. John Parrott.
The frost that was predicted yestel
dag was prevented by good, sti
Eastern Oregon breeze from maxim
its appearance this morning.
Mr.. Harry Miller and wife arrive
here last night from San Francisco
and are going to Watervlle, Wash.
where Mr.. Miller will engage in bust
ness.
A special session of commissioners
court ia being held today to transac
business! that was carried over ron
last term. ALI the members the
court are in attendance.
Preparations are being made for the
commencement exercises at the high
school which will take place on the 22d
There will be a class of nine graduates
from the school this year.
It is stated on good authority, says
the Astorian, that about 200 gamblers
and all-round toughs have recently ar
rived in Astoria from Portland and
other cities from which they have been
shut out.
Mr.. Jake Gulling and wife, of La
Grande, are visiting in the city. Mr..
Gulling is one of the Oldest engineers
on the o. r. & N. line, and has many
friends from one end of the road
to the other.
Mr.. Carl Peetz, one of the substan-
tial farmers of Sherman county, is
in the city today. Mr.. Peetz has 300
acres of Summer-fallow seeded to fall
wheat this year, and says his fall grain
prospects we'll.
Justice A. J. Brigham, of Dufur, is
in the city. Mr.. Brigham, though a
ofo y ~ {, o6x re-
OF the white metal, and predicts
sweeping victory for free-silver candi-
dates in the coming election.
Some time since 8. r. Husbands sold
his farm at husbands landing to E. j.
Weddlesworth, of Butte, Mont. Mr..
Weddlesworth and family arrived here
yesterday and left on the Regulator
this morning for their new home.
At the court house today Sheriff
Driver sold lots and Sin Bigelow
addition, under an execution issued
out Of the circuit court in the case of
Golfer vs Taylor ct al. The lots were
bid in at s700 for B. A. Osgood, of
New York.
Some hard-hearted, light-fngered
gentleman has been robbing Wallace
Farghar's sheep camp at the forks of
Mill Creek, taking provisions, etc., and
leaving the herder to rustic for "Qrub"
when he returns In the evening from
the range with bis focks.
Patronize home industry is safe
principle in all things, even in the
selection Of cigar, hence smokers are
reminded that it is not q violation of
good taste to call for the product of
The Dalles cigar factory when desir-
ing to enjoy the solace afforded by
fine Havana.
Hon. A. 8. Bennett. democratic
nominee for congressman In the second
DISTRICT addressed the citizens Of
Athena on the political issues of the
day at the schools house last night.
Judge Bennett is man of good, sound
sense and made many friends while
here.-Athena News.
The travelling public knows a good
thing when it sees it, and this is why
the Regulator line is SO unanimously
patronized by those who desire to
spend pleasant day on the river.
The boats are carrying q good list of
each trip and last night the
arrived with sixty-fve pas
sengers on board.
The Commercial Clubs committee
on manufacturing have been quite
busy this week securing leases OF the
coal fields in the eastern part
of the city, and have about perfected
for commencing pros
pect work. They have met with such
general encouragement thus far that
they are confident nothing will occur
to preve Mt their developing the hidden
treasure.
The Columbia has started on a rise
that is to be permanent and will likely
not subside until late in the summer.
The river Is now nearly fifteen feet
above zero, and as there is an i'm.
mense amount of snow in the Rocky
which owing to the lateness
OF the season will all come out at once,
very high water may be expected.
though there need be DO fears of
second edition of the food of '94, since
are not now similar to
what they were two years ago.
George Baker, a tramp, broke into
the home of W. N. Savage, about a
mile and half from McClesy, Sunday,
and took away some flour, bacon, a
knife and tin pan. The premises are
in charge of Nelson Taylor, and when
he returned and found the articles
he tracked Baker to canyon
near by, found him and turned him
over to Judge Brewer. Baker was
given 80 days In the county Jail. He
claimed to be Woodworking man,
that he could not find work, and stole
the things because he was hungry.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. John Cowdell, OF Antelope, is
In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Rice, of Endersby, |
were In the city today.
The entire county court was out to
Mill creek today looking after county