The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-02
From Thursdays Daily.

:, English and Belgian cements, We
best imported brands. for sale by Il
Wasco Warehouse Coz
r. Il. Shacklett. of Eugene, is visi
| ing his niece, Mrs. J. NJ. Murchie,
the city.
Mrs. J. II. Cradlebaugh came l
yesterday from Hood River aud +
turned home this morning.
There was another drop in wheat t.
day of three CT nts, 20 cents being ti
best offer buyers could afford to make
The promised rain fo: today did M
come, tough the sky is overhun
with clouds that look threatening.
| J. *. Booth, II prominent itizen G
Wa5co and one of the largest farmer
in Sherman couuhy. was in the cit
today.
Messrs. Gray q Pugh have complete,
! the water works for the new schoo
building at Warm Spring agency, ant
have returned to Portland.
The Degree of Aonor has determined
to give halloween party. As yet M
definite arrangements as to the pro
gram have been decided upon.
Sheriff Driver leaves tonight fol
Canyon City, having been subponaed
to appear there next Monday as wit
ness in the case of Hinkle vs. Grant
county.
After discharPing about 20 tons oi
freight here last evening the lone re-
turned to u point opposite Lyle and
got 81 tons of baled hay. 1t loaded 120
tors of wheat at Lyle this morning for
shipment to Portland.
The Walla Walla fruit fair opened
Tuesday most favorably, 2,5C0 persons
being in attendance. The exhibits
were magnificent, and comprised fruits
and grains of almost every variety
grown in this climate.
Col. Sinnott is gaining strength
since being taken to the hospital in
Portland. and the physicians have de-
termiued to perform an operation for
him next Saturday. DIR. Logan will go
to Portland to be present when the
operation is performed.
On account of i'll health, T. W. Will
son has resigned lis position as assist
ant cashier in French & Co.'S. bank,
and in short time he and Mrs. Will
son will leave for Phoenix. Arizona,
hoping the climate there will prove
beneficial.
An accident occurred to an east
bound freight train near Troutdale
last night causing three or four cars to
get Off the track. The accident was
caused by an axle breaking. The
track was cleared by noon and trains
are now on time.
A poisoned dog attracted as much
attention on Washington street today
as would trained monkey. After the
poor brute had gone through num-
Der of spas,ns, Water Commissioner
Norman secured an ak and put the an.
.mal out of its misery.
That the transportation business of
The Dalles is sufficient to maintain
,wo boat lines was ahown by both boats
coming in Lass night with good loads
Of freight and large mum ber of pass
,ngers. The Dulles is the natural
commercial city of the Inlaud Empire
md cannot be kept 0own.
One of the larges5 commission houses
n London has contracted To take the
'ntire butter product of the Iowa agri-
cultural college. A diet of bread from
American wheat. beef from American
attic and butter from American COWS
ure!y ought 10 keep John Bulls health
Il normally robust couGitioa.
a young man by the name of Sailing,
rho went from HeDpner to Alaska last
pring, has returned a wiser though
10 richer man. He didn't strike any
hing rich in and about juneau, though
oncluded he. prefers life in Morrow
ounty to that in the frozen north.
Since robberies and holdups haYe J
become prevalent, Fin Battle every |
light stations his imported Lord
dog in front of the safe in
Jmatilla house as guardian of the
therein kept The dog is
ONE larger than half grown cat, aud
10 doubt would be terror to robbers.
The funeral of the late VIM. Hook
1au was conducted from the NJ. E.
hurch at 10 o'clock this forenoon.
he funeral address was delivered by
rev. J. II. Wood, after which the re-
,ains were taken in charge by the
nights Of Pythias lodge, and the
itualistic services of that order we're
onducted at the grave.
Yesterday forenoon Burton Jessup
as killed by the overturning of
raction engine near Weston. The
ngine was part Of a threshing outfit
nd had become disabled. Mr.. Jessup
as taking it to Walla Walla for re-
airs, and when passing down q hill it
armed over. catching him under the
eavy boiler. killing him almost in
5antly.
A. D. Sloan, of North Yakima, last
eek purchased from an Indian bone
'om the leg of an animal thought to
Q mastadon by those who have ex-
mined the relic. 1t weighs 30 pounds,
nd the Indian states that most of the
keleton can be obtained. II p COM
complete specimen should
e secured, it will be sent to the Smith
onian institution at Washington, DC.
Many lawyers throughout the state
re inquiring when grand jury and
'ial jury will be summoned for the
'nited States courts. An application
,r money to pay the expense of such
lries has been sent in, and no one can
I'll when the money will be forwarded,
ut it is expected that i. will arrive
efore long. st all events, there will
e no jury summoned until the money
,r their expenses is in sight.
The fall opening at the Elite MILL
cry parlors was given today, aud An
beautiful display of fall
ats and bonnets was made. All the
aides who attended were of one
pinion, that Mrs Briggs has this