The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-08
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
r.orn Sstnrdavs Daily.

From SaturOdyS DaiiS-
John Parrott went to Portland TN
morning.
Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Brown left tn
morning for Portland.
Henry York has gone to Comma
WASH. to spend a. few weeks visitin
his parents.
G. r. Bone, of Hood River, was
the city today and left on the afte
noon train for home.
Mrs. Weigle went to Stevenson tn
morning to visit Mrs. .P-inz and Mr.
Herbring who are camping at the
place.
Misses Anna Sears and Marguarett
Shelly returned to Hood River today
They have been attending the inst
tute here.
Miss Woodbury., who has been Wis
itine Mrs. b. 8. Wilson the past tw
weeks, left on the 2:30 train for he
home in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Brooks visite'
their farm in Sherman county yester
day, going out in the forenoon and re
turning in the evening.
Sheriff Driver returned on the loca
today from Portland. He says heav.
rain was falling at Portland when the
train left there this morning.
Miss Edythe Randall left this morn
: ing for Portland, where she will spene
day visiting, and from there will &c
to Salem for two weeks visit.
The canneries at Astoria yesterday
refused any more salmon on account
of being unable to handle it. Gamers
up this way would. be pleased to have
salmon offered to them in such guam
titles.
Lee Wigle, of Prineville, arrived
here from Larima, Wyoming, where
he had been with shipment Of cattle
belonging to W. J. Mellen. The
cattle were bought in Crook county,
and were shipped to Ontario.
Yesterday A. Fields fell from a load
OF hay at his farm three miles below
The Dalles, and two ribs Of his right
side were broken. He fell distance
oils feet onto q pile ofrocks. Dr.'Hol.
lister was called and made Mr.. Fields
as comfortable as possible under the
circumstances.
John Richie, who lives near Pendle-
ton, is the father of a two-months' old
boy that was born with. 10 fingers and
ten toes, besides the thumbs and great
toes, all of which are perfectly formed.
The family physician thinks these
extra PROVISIONS may be OF great value
when the boy is grown up.
Roger sinnott, captain of The Dalles
hose team, is in Portland in conference
with the executive committee of the
State Firemen's Association with ref
erence to the tournament to be held at
Astoria. Mr.. Sinnott desires to ar
range so that teams can run in harness
in the different racing contests.
Charles Hess caught a trout the
other day near Goldendale that
13 inches in length and in
It's stomach was found I'll grasshoppers,
three small fish and several craw-
fish. If some of these trout were put
on legs and started over the country,
the grasshoppers would soon be no
more, the Sentinel thinks.
It is pleasing to note that George
Crosfeld, one of the most genial COM
travellers in Oregon, has de-
termined to become permanent resi-
dent of The Dalles. He has leased |
Harry Fowler's new residence, and |
Mrs. Crossfeld and the boy are ex-
pected to arrive next Monday from
Portland.
The bicycle trade in Harney county,
says the Ontario News, must be in a
condition. Nearly every
day one goes out to that country and |
there are four at the depot waiting
shipment. 1t is claimed that S5, 900 |
has been sent out of that county this
summer Tor bicycles, and yet they are
kicking about hard times.
Sixteen headstones to mark the rest
ing places Of old soldiesr buried in the
cemeteries have been received
in Ashland, and will shortly be set up
under direction of the G. A. r. post.
They are plain, but substantial, and
bear the age, name, residence and rank |
Of the departed one, and are furnished
by the government on requisition free
Of charge.
Colorado has been visited by two
within the last week, in
which twenty-nine people are known
70 haye lost their lives and much dam
.ge to proper ty has resulted. We
nay have our drawbacks on the Pacific
coast, but they are not such as are
,aused by the climate or the elements.
Fortunately the terrors of the tornado,
,he cyclone and the cloudburst are un-
Known.
A party of Eastern railroad officials
lrrived in private car attached to the
ocal today. The party consisted of
". r. Galloway and wife, E. Penning-
on and wife, sMiss r. E. Patton, all of
Minneapolis, and W. F. Carson, gen.
raj passenger agent of the Canadian
'aciflc. Mr.. Galloway is general pas
enger agent and Mr.. Pennington
eneral superintendent of the 500
ne.
A traveller in Japan says that the p
apanese tramp takes his hot bath daily
he has fraction of cent for it, or
is cold bath If he hasn't cent. He
,rries comb, toothpicks, a razor and
toothbrush in little bundle. A few I
apanese tramps might well. be intro
uced as missionaries in the American 6
whose brothers: do not
Sem to appreciate what cleanliness is
next to-"
Hood River Chapter, No. q, Royal
rch Masons, which has been working
nder dispensation the past six
lonths, was formally instituted last
light, under regular warrant, with a
of thirty. The principal I
Ulcers of the chapter are E E. Savage,
Igh priest; G. E. Costner, king; E. L. G
mith, scribe. The gentlemen from e