The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
From Thursdays Daily.

l lOCttl.
George Earnest Stuart left on til
Regulator for Portland this mornin,
Mr.. ard Mrs. Jewett and party, r
turned to White Salmon this mornin
on the Regulator.
Rev. c. NJ. Bryan, of Portland, wh
has been holding revival meetings &
Moro for the past three weeks, was i
the city last night.
Mr.. James Rhea, of Heppner, is i
the city today, visiting his daughter
Miss Eva Rhea, who is attending
school at St. Mary's Academy.
Mr.. M. T. Nolan, of this city, wa
appointed district Committeeman il
WaSco county by the state republican
convention at Portland yesterday.
Mill creek is We y popular with fisher
men and populous with trout just now
Will Young caught sixty odd fine one:
few days ago, and is digging bait fol
another raid.
Mrs. W. McKinzie, who has been
visiting Mrs. Geo. Baxter at Antelope
in company with Mrs. Baxter, were
passengers on the Regulator this morn
ing for Portland.
The first wool of the season arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon and
was sold to the Wasco warehouse, it
having come from the Baldwin Land
& Live Stock Co.
A regular meeting of Court The
Dalles, No. II, F. of A. will be held at
Foresters Hall tomorrow evening at
o'clock. All members are requested
to be in attendance.
F. A. Powell of Portland will deliver
a free lecture at the Chri tian church
this evening at the usual hour. Sub
ject: "Blue spectacles and the people
who wear Them" Character delinea
tions at the close.
Mrs Julia A Gault, of McMinnvilie,
and Mrs. Kate J. Young, of Portland,
returned home on the steamer this
morning. They were accompanied to
Casca le Locks by Mrs. C. F. Stevens
and Mrs. Capt. Waud.
Mrs. John Graham, of Biggs. came
to Oregon from Iowa in 1914, with her
fathers family, Richard White. The
Historical Society is making special
effort to have her present at the COM
ing reunion in Portland.
The river is rising again slightly. a
few days of warm weather now will
start the regular May rise, the flood
from the foothills, that from the high
er elevations in the Rockies. generally
arrives about the first of June.
During the past week number of
dogs have been poisoned and
we are informed that the mischief is
under surveillance. Owners who have
lost their pets are very indignant that
the guilty parties have SO far escaped
punishment.
The reporter, walking around town
Today, digging for items, and nursing
q slight headache at the same time,
could hardly think, along some of our
business streets, for the unceasing
,latter of the hammer and saw, either
;his thing of constant building has
rot to stop or more antikamnia
imported into this town. All kinds of
init es are getting scarce.
All is quiet around the court house
ince the democratic convention ad-
ourned, but it is presumed the boys
here are saving wood" They COM
,lain of the atmosphere being little
,hilly, and are accusing John Firzger-
Id, the democratic janitor, Of hiding
lis best wood for next winter, but we
lon't believe John would do such a
hing.
1t is said that new play is being
written for Matte Overliian. in which |
he is to have a star part. One would |
suppose she would like rest
.fter her last appearance as star in |
he DIR. Brown trial. If she doesn't |
hink so, at least all respectable people
10. This is the age of sensationalism,
'ut sometimes the actors make mis- |
axe and we think Miss Uverman will |
ind it out ere many months pass by.
Through trains on the o. r. & N.
vill run via Umatilla, Walla Walla
nd Pendleton. Through sleepers,
irst and second class will run in con-
ection with the Union Pacific, the
anne as heretofore. A thorough first
lass sleeper Portland to Spokane,
with the first class sleeper
o ST. Paul, and a thorough tourist
leeper Portland to St. Paul will be
un in connection with the Great
Northern railway.
Mr.. Geo. C. Hines, secretary of the I
oregon Pioneer Association lis already
the white-haired remnant
# that venerated band that just so [
ears ago Oregon cut loose from Queen
Tics gilded apron strings, and became
star in the banner of freedom. Pio-
leers who were here prior to June Is,
846, are asked to enroll themselves at
,nce with the secretary, and it is pity |
lis task will be so light. The celebra-
ion will be on June 10Th, and will be
gala day not only for the veterans, !,
,ut for every lover of his country.
Many fake floats on the body poll
ic, especially in hard times. In Cor
'allis last week strange lady, who
laimed to be almost. blind, raked in I
half dollars by working. ON
he sympathy of Corvallisites. A per-
on who went to Portland on the same |
,oat with her, relates that she played |
Whist all the way down, and with PEN
Ill and paper kept tally perfectly, show
ng that her sight was perhaps as good |
ls the average. When Portland was
cached she was again seized with |
blindness, for the further prosecution
# profitable industry. Her husband,
t is also related, played the blind act |
n Albany while she worked Corvallis.
= Times.
From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. F. A. ufert left on the after |
noon train for Portland
Mr.. Troy Shelly, of Hood River,
,ame up on the noon train.
: Mr.. b. T. q. Clark took a trip to the
Cascade Locks this morning.