The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
ITEMS. IN BRIEF.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Alex Fargher arrived today from
Portland.
Henry Jones, of Heppner, is visiting
his brother, W. H. Jones. in this city.
During the week the Regulator will
leave for Cascade Locks at 8 o'clock on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The normal institute for Wasco
county will open next Monday. A
large attendance of teachers is ex-
pected.
VIM. Cantrell was in from Dufur to-
day, and took home with him q monu-
ment to be erected over the grave OF
the late D. E. Thomas.
Considerable patriotism that had
been pent up during the Fourth broke
out last night, and number OF sore
heads this morning was the result.
Mrs. B. F. Swift, who has been under
treatment Of DR.. Slaylock at Dufur for
some time past, was taken to Portland
today to receive treatment in St. Vim
cent hospital.
Arlington had rousing celebration
last Saturday, people coming from miles
around to assist in the ceremonies.
Hon. John Michel, of this city, was
orator of the day.
The Gesang Verein Harmonic has
determined to accept the invitation OF
the Turn Verein of Portland to attend
the anniversary exercises to be held
sometime in October next.
Prof. Birgfeld and family left today
for summers outing at Geer Lake.
The professor will be in the city
every Friday during the summer to
give instructions to his pupils.
Miss Lillian Shelton, of Baker City,
who is visiting Miss McNeal, received
telegram today announcing the
serious illness of her family and will
leave for home on tonight's train.
Hon. Robt Mays was today duly in
stalled as county Judge of Wasco county
and has spent the day familiarizing him
self with the routine business of the
Office and approving official bonds.
]. M. Southwell met with severe
accident near his home on Eight
Mile yesterday. He was thrown from
q horse, lighting in barb wire fence,
sustaining some severe cuts about the
face and arms.
Emile Schanno, member OF the state
board of horticulture, left this after
noon for tour of Sherman, Gillian,
Crook and Grant counties, for the pur-
pose OF making personal inspection of
orchards and fruit trees.
Four worthy citizens OF Crook
county, who were cowboys in their
younger days, gave display OF their
horsemanship on the streets yester-
day. After they had done, Marsha
Blakney rounded them up and Record
er Phelps taxed each S. for their fun.
Mrs. M. T. Champion and Mrs. Ross
and daughter, Miss Daisy. of Uni
versity Park, and Mrs. Sutton and
Miss McKinzie, of Tacoma, have been
visiting Capt. and Mrs. Waud the
past few days. Mrs. Champion and
Mrs. Ross are sisters of Capt. Waud.
E. Jacobsen returned Saturday from
quite an extended tour of this and
Crook counties. Mr.. Jacobsen says so
far as he observed crops were not
generally seriously damaged by the
recent hot spell, though in some places
where the soil is light late grain is
showing the effect of the drought.
The Chinese of this city were little
too vigorous in their Fourth of July
demonstrations Saturday night, and
one of their rockets alighted on the
Cosmopolitan. setting fire to the roof.
The flames were put out, however, be-
fore the fire department. reached the
location of the fire, and no material
damage was done.
Theconcert given by the band yester-
day afternoon was unusually Interest,"
ing, number OF selections render
ed were decidedly classic, among them
the overtures Twilight Hour" ''Poet
and Peasant and the waltz, "Moon-
light on the Columbia" The concert
band is indeed becoming necessity
to The Dalles, their concerts cannot
be dispensed with.
A very pleasant double wedding was
solemnized at.the residence of Mrs.;D.
E. Thomas in Dufur at IL o'clock last |
Friday, Rev.J T. Merrill officiating.
The contracting parties were Edward
Hinman and Inez Thomas, Thomas
Robinson and Ester Hinman. About
thirty guests were present to witness
the ceremony and partake Of an
elegant wedding dinner served by Mrs.
Thomas.
The Oregon Market was broken
into last night, and the cash drawer
robbed of so cents, all it contained.
Mr.. Keller, the proprietor, before
leaving the market last evening had
taken the precaution to remove about
all the cash from the drawer, some
$3.50, and secrete it elsewhere, else the
robber would haYe made good haul.
Entrance was gained by taking three
screws out of the latch with which the
screen door of the market was secured.
A number of those who witnessed
the ball game at Hood River last Sat-
nrday declare that had majority of
The Dalles people encouraged the home
team. as heartily as did Miss Newman,
there would have been no occasion for
the game breaking up in row for The
Dalles boys would have been 80 far
ahead there could have been no con-
,roversy. ALI they needed to make
hem play was few more to cheer
hem.
Fror. Tuesdays Daily.
M. T. Nolan went to Portland this
morning.
The water in the Columbia is
gradually receeding:
DR.. Pelkington, of Antelope, was
n the city last hight.
Rev. A. Bronsgeest will hold services
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