The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-24


in Washington to range until fall.
George Summers, recently appointed
postmaster at Prineyille, and Joe
Dobson. city marshal of Prineville, ar
rived here today en- route to Portland.
The Regulator brought party OF
Christian Eudeavors from Portland to
the locks this forenoon, and after al
lowing them several hours there re-
turned to that city.
Last evening DIR. Hollister was called
to Rufus to attend Miss Alice Thomp-
SON who was thrown from horse and
sustained a compound fracture OF the
right arm above the wrist and also a
dislocation of the right elbow.
J.P. Benton and family, E. Schanno
and family and Mrs. 81. j. Maier and
children were passengers on the boat
today. They go to Moffet Springs Tor
a summer outing.
L. P. Sales, an expert piano tuner
and repairer, has arrived from Fort
land and has taken permanent situa-
tion with the Jacobsen Book & Music
Co.
Mrs. P. J. Nicholas, who has been
visiting in the city, started this MORN
ing for her home in California. Sne
was accompanied to Cascade Locks by
Mrs. Nolan and Mrs. Thomas.
The excavating for the new school
building is now completed, and every
thing is in readiness for the lay
| ing of the foundation. So soon as that
| contract is awarded work on the build
ing can be begun.
Saturday and Sunday the d. P. & A.
| N. boats made excursions from Port
land to Cascade LOCKS carrying about
600 Christian Endeavor people. The
D. S. Baker was pressed into service
for these occasions and all three boats
were loaded to their full capacity to ac-
comodate the sightseers.
| A considerable number of fat hogs
from Union county are finding their
way to Troutdale. Yesterday six car
loads of them from Island City were
stopped here to feed and water. and To-
day another lot of three car loads were
uncarred and fed. They will be re-
shipped tonight. Three car loads OF
mutton were also shipped last night to
Troutdale.
Within few days B. Wolff will be-
gin erecting a building on Second
street. lust east of the Bissingen hide
and pelt store. 1t will be one story
building 35xs5, and when completed
will he one of the -handsomest struc-
lures in the east end. In will be built
by A. Anderson aud is to be finished
within 30 days, when it will be occupied
bv the Great Northern Furniture store.
Troubles never come singly is about
the only consolation in which George
Ellick, the Hood River brave, can
; bury his sorrows. Two wives deserted
George some time ago. and recently
: he was welded to third. But before
his honeymoon had ended he was ar
: rested on frivolous charge, and while
in the tolls of the law some Other
> brave stole away his bride. Indeed his
sorrows are accomplishing.
Three tourists. two from San Fran
cisco and one from Peoria, ILL.,, whf
have been travelling over the North
} west the past month, were in the city
I last night, and were free to say thai
The Dalles is the most enterprising
: place they had visited. They said
: there were fewer vacant buildings here
than in any town of like size that they
had visited, and as to evidence O
thrift there was no place that came
anywhere near comparing with it,
The weather of last week was moi
exactly suited to bowling. hence the
} deyoters of that art did not brake any
previous records. Harry Fredden was
champion on Monday and Friday, at the
Club alley making scores OF SO and
43; Vic Schmidt carried OF the honorf
on Wednesday and Thursday. With q
record of so and "a; John Hartnett
knocked down A pins on Tuesday; and
Judge Blakely won the laurels Of
Saturday with record OF 43.