The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-09-26
Tinles-Mallntaitleer.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. NJ. N. Eastwood went to Cas-.
cade Locks today.
Mrs. Anderson went to Cascade
Locks this morning.
Mrs. A. L. Newman went to Portland
today for few days visit.
r. G. Rooper of Ridgeway, and
James Macken, of Bakeoven, are in
the city.
No. wheat which was selling at AZ
cents at Columbus yesterday, is now
quoted at As cents.
Miss. Florence Bassoni went to
Mosier this afternoon to take charge
OF the school at that place next Mondav.
F. Fricker, of Bakeoven, arrived last
night from a visit to Minnesota and is
suffering severely from an attack Of
rheumatism.
Circuit court will convene in Moro
Monday. Judge Bradshaw, F. D. Hill
and w. 81. Wilson will leave toner
row for that place.
G. L. Grimes passed through the
city last evening en- route to Portland.
from Heppner, with 13 carloads of beef
cattle for the local markets.
C. E. Latterell, a prominent attorney
of Oregon City, has been retained 10
defend two parties indicted for cattle
stealing in Sherman county.
Mrs. Kate J. Young, who has been
the guest of the Degree of Honor in
this city the past few days, left this
morning for her home in Portland.
John O'Neil, of Oakland, is in the
city visiting his cousins, John and T.
H. Wood. Mr.. O'Neil is en- route to
Spokane to visit his uncle in that city.
There is one state in which there is
no doubt which way it will go, and
that is Colorado. The democratic elec-
toral ticket has been endorsed by the
republican, populist and silver conven-
tions, insuring solid front for Bryan
and Sewall.
A. Rifier, who for the past three
or four months has been making tour
of Montana, North and South Dakota,
returned last evening. He says that
times are lively in that section OF the
country, and in some places better
crops could not be wished for.
Col. Ennis is in the city today, having
returned yesterday from visit to
Puget Sound. The Colonel says from
what he observed in the cities on the
sound, the sentiment in favor of Bryan
is increasing, and Washington can be
put down as safe for the Nebraskan.
c. II. Voegtley, hardware dealer of
Burns, was in the city today en- route
to Portland. Mr.. Voegtley reports
business fairly good in Burns, the
cattle raisers of that section having
sold their beef at fair prices which has
put considerable money in circulation.
When the Bryan club was organized
here last Saturday night two former
republicans took an active part in the
organizations and many other re-
publicans signed the call. But there
were no democrats taking an active
part in the organization of the Nc
Kinley club last night.
Thomas Harlan, of Mosier, is in the
city today and will remain to at
tend the meeting of the Bryan club to-
night. Mr.. Harlan is a life long re-
publican, but is now an active sup
porter of Bryan, whom he believes to
be the only candidate for president
who is a representative of the people.
The town of Dufur is enjoying some
thing of building boom at present.
Five dwellings and one barn are under |
course of construction. By the way |
Dufur is about the most prosperous in
land town in Eastern Oregon right
now, and will continue to grow as the
country surrounding it is developed.
Freight train No. % is delayed this
side of Umatilla on account of sand
that has been driven in on the track
by the wind the past few days. The
engine and four or five cars are re-
ported off the track. Engineer Joe
Errhart was pulling the train when it
went into the sand and James Burns
was conductor.
Yesterday Irwin Julian, who resides
near the race track, met with an acci-
dent on Chenoweth creek that resulted
In the fracture of both bones of one of
mis- legs between the knee and ankle.
He was hauling wood and got his foot
in the wagon brake. He
was brought to.town and DR.. Hollister
reduced the fracture.
]. G. F. Gordon, U. S. post Office
is in the city for the pur-
pose of securing proposals from prop
srty owners, for lease of premises for
post Office purposes. Tne Dalles post
office having been raised from third to
10 second class, the postofice depart
nent leases premises for a term of five
years, and any one desiring to submit
will find blanks for that
purpose at the postoffice.
Before the Mckinley club last night
Mr.. Ivey, who had just returned from
/ campaigning tour of Crook county,
that Crook would give Nc
Kinley 300 majority. Evidently Mr.
[vey got his information from a few
,anguine republicans in that county,
or any one who knows anything of
,he situation there knows that it will
10 more than give majority for Nc
Kinley, and even that is extremely
doubtful.
ID. Wilcox, prominent farmer of
Kent, Sherman county, and also an
.rdent admirer of Major Mckinley, is
n the city today urging the election
# the ex-governor of Ohio, and is
with conspicuous campaign
lat, which is the regulation Bryan
lat in the East. Mr.. Wilcox has been
attending to the business OF
lis farm during the summer, hence
las not devoted much attention to the
question of campaign hats, is the ex-
use his friends offer for his wearing
he Bryan head gear.
Yesterday afternoon Albert Krouse
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