The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-09-26
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is visiting in the city.
Fred Houghton returned on las
nights train from Portland.
Rev. and Mrs. W. c. Curtis returned
home from Portland last night.
Last night car load of lambs wa,
shipped from the stock yards to Trout
dale.
The wind today attained an averag &c
velocity of 224 miles an hour at this
place.
A. Bettingen is having his brick on
the corner of Second and Court streets
repainted.
Mrs. Payette, of Vancouver, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Leon Rondeau,
at Kingsley.
The Diamond Mills today were pay
ing 80 cents for Goldendale bluestem
and so cents for club.
Miss Philomene Champagne, of
Roseburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Otto Birgfeld, in this city.
The campaign of education goes
merrily on, political discussions on
street corners being common.
The eleven new rooms recently add
ed to -Skibbe's hotel are now COM
pleted and ready for occupancy.
D. Fl. Roberts returned last night
from Portland, where he had been in
attendance on the U. S. circuit court.
A social hop will be given at the res
idenee of M. Doyle on Cheuoweth
creek Saturday night. All are in
vited.
Tom Bolton, of Kingsley, is in the
city today. Tom reports Kingsley
almost unanimous for Bryan and free
silver.
The air was decidedly in motion last
night, having attained velocity of 30
miles an hour as indicated by Mr..
Brooks aerometer.
A. M. Mcleod, a former merchant |
of The Dalles, is in the city. Mr..
Mcleod is now engaged in merchan-
dising at Oakesdale, Wash.
Hon. Fl. w. Craven, of Seattle, ar
rived here on the local, and left for |
Goldendale, where he will address the
Mckinley club tonight.
Today J. S. Fox met with an acci-
dent at Johns mill, on Mill creek, re-
sulting in the breaking of one of his
legs. DIR. Hoilister was called to at
tend the injured man.
James Mckay is laying substantial
walk around his buildings on the
corner of Union and Second streets.
A solid stone foundation for the walk
is being built next to the street.
This morning Mrs. N. Harris, Mrs.
N. Wolf, of Portland, Mrs. Isabella
Gray.and Mrs. E. J. Collins went to Cas-
cade Locks to meet Mrs. S. L. Brooks,
who is returning from Portland.
A gentleman who has just returned
from visit to Grand Ronde valley
says an immense crop of wheat has
been harvested in that valley. and it is
all No. 1. The ruling price in that ,
valley is 26 cents.
In Judge Bellinger's court at Port {
land yesterday, a new trial was granted
in the case of the United States VS.. i
Taffe to condemn the right of way for
the ship railway through the defend !
ants lands at Cello. I
Henry Riddell, the regular driver of I
the Pacific Express Co., is taking a a
months vacation, and has opened a a
fruit commission house in the East t
End. He is hindling some elegant \
fruit, which he ships to the E. o. Com
mission Co. at Portland. q
j. M. Patterson, chairman OF the
republican county committee, returned p
yesterday from Baker City where he t.
has been the past week. Mr.. Patter- '
son says politics are being discussed o
freely in the vicinity of Baker, and he t,
expresses the opinion that Mckinley a
will carry Baker county. e
T. Fl. Johnston and Robt. Palmer,
of Dufur, are in the city. They report h
the little town of Dufur growing right T
along, and in rather jocular mood de- b
clare If nothing occurs to check its 7
G rowth and prosperity, Dufur will soon f,
rival The Dalles for the honor of being "
he metropolis of Wasco county. !,
The whole number of pensioners on o
the rolls June 30 is 970,67S. There b
were 44,247 added to the list during a
the year and 1908 dropped; 29.393 by a
death, 1,l41 by marriage (widows), and
the balance from other causes. The
amount paid out was S13S, ,209, $3.50.
There will be great wedding in f.
Salvation Army ranks, in Walla Walla, i
Saturday evening, October "a. Ensign r
E. J. Smith will be welded to Lieuten- ;,
ant Daisy Matlock. The ceremony /
will be public. and will take place in
the opera house. Miss Matlock is we'll 6
known in the Dalles, having been an
active member in the Salvation Army 7
of this city during her residence here. 7
The Portland exposition, which l
opened last Saturday, is the most a
attractive ever held in that city. t
Wasco county is pretty we'll represen-
ted in the fruit, vegetable and grain
exhibits, but there is room for i'm
provement. Those who have products 1
that would look we'll on display ought
to send them down to Portland. They I
may be left at the Commission Cos.
store. t
The criminal suits brought by the
United States against Messrs. Brogan,
Stewart, King and Gabel, for trespas-
sing on the Cascade reserve by driving o
and pasturing sheep there. were dis.
missed in the United States court
Monday. United States Attorney
Murphy consenting. The cases against
A. S. and d. H. Roberts was dismissed
yesterday. Thus ends a lot of cases
that have given the sheep raisers of
Wasco county untold annoyance.
From Thursdays Daily.
S. G. Hawson, of Arlington, is in the ,
city.
Miss Myra Helm went to Portland
this morning.
DR.. Kane went to Portland on this ,