The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-08
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From w.dnssdax,s Daily,

From Wednesdays Daily.
Geo. Gibons returned last night frol
atrip to Chehalis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gray, of Salem
are visiting in the city.
Sheriff Driver and Frank Gabel re
turned today from Portland.
Mrs. T. s. Lang and daughter, Mis-
Anna, left on the 2:30 train for Port
land.
No trace has yet been found OF th'
robbers who held up the Wilhoit stage
near Oregon City last Monday.
Today the Oregon Market received
40 head OF fine mutton from the Mead
ows, out OF w. Fl. Odell's fecks.
Mrs. r B. Sewall, who has beer
visiting relatives In the city, left this
morning for her home at Portland.
GA. Clark, assistant chief of The
Dalles fire department, has been
elected captain of the hose team that
will visit Astoriaa
Some half dozen men areactively en-
ployed at the D. P. & A. N. warehouse
sorting and baling wool, preparing g
it for shipment.
Today R. A. Burkel took seventeen
head of cattle to Trout Lake to fatten
for the Columbia Packing Co. The
cattle were shipped on the Regulator.
The rain that has fallen today has
been acceptable to the residents of The
Dalles, but was not welcomed by the
farmers who are In the midst of their
harvest.
Last night was q pleasant one with
the Red Men of this CITY. A paleface
was duly adopted, after which the
braves regaied themselves with corn
and venison.
Misses Emma VanDuyn and Eta
Owen arrived from Eugene last night
and are arranging to open book and
stationery store in the rooms formerly
occupied by the Cycle hall.
Three cars of stock were shipped
from the stockyar1s this morning. A
car Of hogs and one of sheep going to
Troutdale and one car of lambs to
Tacoma. The sheep were bought from
r. 81. Guthrie.
Amiel Hachler, the young man who
broke his foot while herding sheep
near Mt. Adams some time since, is
still at the Skibbe Hotel, and is fecov-
ering rapidly under the skillful treat
ment OF DIR. Hollister.
Albert Tozier, secretary of the Ore.
con Press Association, has been ap-
pointed health officer of the city of
Portland by Mayor Pennoyer. The
appointment Is one that will be COM
mended by everyone who knows the
genial gentleman.
Martin Quinn, late populist candi-
date for congress in this district, has
been appointed superintendent of the
street-cleaning and sprinkling depart
ment In Portland at salary of 500
month. He got pretty good job If he
didn't get to go to congress.
The contractors at the locks inform
the TINES s-MoUNrAINEER that they
will, at any time be pleased to exhibit
their books to q delegation from this
city and furnish all information that
may be of interest regarding the gov
Arnrn ant uunrka of thot y,lono
At a meeting of the fire and water
committee of the common council held |
yesterday it was decided to purchase
500 feet of new fire hose. aud a con-
tract for the same was closed with the
& Rubber Co. of Port
land. The new hose will arrive here
In about fifteen days.
Yesterday in Portland 100000 acres
Of land embraced in the Northern Pa
cific grant. and located In Gillian,
Morrow, Umatilla and Multnomah
counties, were sold at public auction
by Master OF Chancery Cary. The
land was bid In by President Winter
[Or tne company at S6U5.UUO.
While other regions about US are
of poor yield Of wheat,
Klickitat valley will have an enormous
yield this year, especially from fall
sown grain. One field OF John Ed
aings, which was threshed last week,
averaged 364 bushels to the acre.
Sentinel
= At meeting Of the Jackson Engine
Co. last night committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the transporta-
lion companies with q visw of securing
reduced rates for members attending
the tournament at Astoria, and If sat-
Isfactory rates can be had, large
number Of the Jacksons will go to AS
soria.
Day Bros. will resume dredging at
;he upper end of the locks so soon as
The water shall fall two feet more.
The dstewhen they win begin building
;he walls Of the inner part of the canal
mas not been decided upon as no orders
,aye been received from the war de-
oartment authorizing them to renew
One reason why people never payl
my attention to signs and ADVERTISE
nents daubed on old fences, stables,
and bridges is because they do not
znow whether they are reading the i
of some firm that is
IT'LL In business or one that has been
lead for years. On ten mile drive
INTO the country the other day seven-
cen signs were counted OF firms who
ire now out of business. When peO-
Die read advertisements in newspaper
hat is up to date they know the adj
,ertiser is alive and doing business
Medford Mail.
From Thursdays Daily.
Gel. E. W. Pike, of Goldendale, is
n the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Sanford leave to-
for a weeks outing in the
Matt Schoren and family returned
ast evening from weeks outing at
and reports having had an
enjoyable time.