The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-09-19
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
B. F. Swift arrived today from La
ayette..
C.. H. Stoughton, of Dufur, is in the
city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Shearer went to
Portland today.
Il. B. st. John has begun building a
cottage for Lee Bunch near the reser-
voir.
The Diamond Mills are paying so
cents for No. Klickitat bluestem and
48 for Club.
Mrs. NJ. A. Moore and Miss Lou
Campbell arrived this afternoon from
Prineville.
Both the warehouses in the East End
are busy taking in wheat today. No. l
is selling at AZ cents.
Last night Charles Durbin of Ante.
tope shipped 300 head of thoroughbred
Merino bucks to Weizer, Idaho.
George Stroud, grand lecturer for
the Masonic order, is in the city, and
will leave tomorrow for Prineville.
Farmers on Tygh Ridge have begun
seeding summer fallow, and with
few more rains will be able to begin
blowing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Osvold, who
have been visiting George Krauss'
family in the city. returned today to
their home in Portland.
Ex-Governor Pennoyer has accepted
the invitation of The Dalles Bryan
club to address an audience in this
city, and will be here on the evening |
of October 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snover, of Goldendale,
passed through the city today en- route
home from their farm at Fairview.
They were accompanied by c. D.
Sturgis. cashier of the Goldendale
national bank.
Major Gallagher. Indian agent at
Warm Springs, is reported danger
ously ill. His son, P. w. Gallagher,
arrived yesterday from Pocatello,
Idaho, and has gone to the agency to
care for his father
Yesterday VIM. Lane was arrested
on charge of rape, and was given a
preliminary hearing before Justice
Filloon at o'clock today. He
waived examination and was bound
over in bonds of $500.
This morning was the coolest so far
of the season, the mercury registered
40 degrees here, and there was con-
siderable frost in different sections.
Geo. Nolan reports heavy frost at 8
Dnfur and A. Sandoz reports a slight !,
ffost at his place on Mill creek.
Biggs is receiving large quantities /
Of wheat at the present time, says S. i
B. Adams, who came down from there Il
last night. On Monday 1000 sacks
were received. The ruling price there +
Is Al cents for No. /, though Mr.. h
Adams sold his entire crop at that n
price. +,
The Wasco Warehouse Co. beg leave
20 inform farmers that they have stor q
age room for 200, 600 sacks of wheat and n
my one wishing to store their wheat Fl
md hold for later market can do so f.
IN usual terms. Also, they will pay a,
he highest cash price for wheat. oats, n,
barley and rye. If Sc
Mrs. Carrie Holman, grand chief of m
honor. D. of H.. Mrs. Kate j. Young, o,
last grand chief and Mrs. Mary T
member Of the grand lodge, OF
Irrived on the Regulator last evening. M
they were met at the wharf by dele &C
ration Of Fern Lodge and escorted to tt
he quar- ters provided for them. Ii
81. F. Rowe has begun building a
livery stable on the corner of Second in
ng is 48x60 feet and to the rear of that 81
will be built stalls, buggy sheds, etc., al
overing a space 4Sx60. Fl. B. St. pi
Tohn has the contract for erecting the T
'uilding, and it will be. leased to
durchie Bros. when completed. G
The contractors at Cascade Locks =. =.
AVE began concreting the retaining :.
Tall at the upper guard gate, and will '"
within few days begin laying the ", W.
Masonry walls of the north side of the W
anal. They have about $50 men en- W
'loyed on the work, and the appear So
noes are that their contract will be
ompleted by Nov. Is. NJ
The Knights and Ladies of Security II
8 the name ola beneficial fraternal -,
rider which S.. Wolf, is endeavoring to =;
rganize in The Dalles. Persons from -,
8 to 55 years of age are admitted into ~
he order, and the insurance allowed :,
anges from $500 to $4,000. 1t is on a
,raded assessment plan, and proposes .,
o furnish life insurance at actual cost =,
Mrs. Anna Swift, wife of B. F. Swift B
If this county, died at Lafayette on a,
'ept. 1st., and was buried at North az
(amhil on the Sd. Mrs. Swift, whose to
maiden name was Grazer, was born at tn
North Yamhil, August IL, 1866, and ca
married to B. F. Swift near Dufur, on fir
Dec. %, 1887. Besides her husband hs
he leaves son aged years to mourn