The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-31
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Mrs. Capt. Waud went to Portland
today for a short visit in that city.
Rev. l.. Grey goes to Hood River to-
morrow to visit the Lutherans of that
place.
Superintendent O'Brian and Road
master Bollons, of the o. R. & N. are
in the city.
A car load of Wasco county g
choicest beef was shipped to Troutdale
this morning.
A. Michael went TO Portland this
morning to arrange for bringing up an
additional stock of furniture.
Mrs. J. W. Condor and son left tc-
Z day for Ilwaco to spend the remainder
of the summer with her parents.
Hon. T. J. Stephenson, of Mitchell,
was in the city yesterday and sold his
entire clip of wool for 104 cents a
pound.
Mrs. Fairfield, who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. J. S. Schneck in this
city, returned today to her home at
Portland.
Frrnk Chrisman and bride returnod d
home from Portland last evening, ard
are at home to all their friends ct the
European House.
The foundation for B. VOLTS new
building on Second street is laid, and
carpenters will push the construction
with all possible haste.
Prof A. Adams. of Portland. and
DIR. VIM. Pohl, of Astoria, delegates
to the great council of Red Men, ar
rived in the city last night.
Mrs. DR.. Hollister and daughter,
Miss Hollister, from Chicago, and
Miss Wykoff have gone to Moffet
Springs for weeks camping.
Judge o. N. Denny arrived here to-
day from Arlington where he has been |
since the first of the week looking after |
his interests in and about Arlington. |
In short time the branch store of |
the Great Northern Furniture store OF |
Portland will move into new build
ing to be erected by B. Wolf, in the
East End.
There was a larger attendance at
the session of the grert council of Red
Men today than yesterday, a number
of delegates having arrived on last
nights train.
A five-year-old son of Dick Brook
house was kicked in the face by horse
yesterday afternoon, and had its nose
broken. The little sufferer was
brought into town last night and placed
under the care of DR.. Hollister.
Mrs. L. B. Thomas, of Pocatella,
Idaho, who has been visiting Mayor and
Mrs. NJ. T. Nolan, left on the boat this
morning to visit her mother in Port
land. She was accompanied to the
locks by Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan and
family.
Collins Elkins, who has just opened
a general merchandise store at Lyle,
is in the city today. Mr.. Elkins re.
ports the farmers about Lyle in pros
porous con 1ition. and says everything
points towards good times in that sec
tion this fall. /,
Hugh Gourley will leave next Mon
day for Prineville to take charge of :
the Crook County Journal. Mr.. Gour- ,
lay is so well known as a bright and
raey newspaper writer that it is mn r
necessary to say tnat he will add new q
lifeto the Journal.
This morning track laying was be- r
gun on the Columbia Southern, con- i
nection being made with the o. r. & y
n. at Biggs. The work of grading on {
the new route is we'll under way, and 6
everything points sto the early COM r
pleSion of the road. +
Last night the members of Wasco i
Tribe, No. 16, 1. o. r. M, acted as
hosts to the visiting Red Men from :
different parts of the state, entertaing
ing them with corn and yenison in
manner beftting the hospitality of I
genuine Indian braves. ID
Contrary to expectation, Judd Fish {
instead of remaining quietly at Cloud I
Cap, took ventnresome notion in his I
head last night and climbed to the I
very top of Mt. Hood, arriving there
at IL O'Clock and remaining on the
summit until midnight.
Word comes from Lewiston, Idaho,
that wheat buyers were Offering 65
cents bushel for this years crop
there yesterday. AS the freight rates
from Lewiston to Portland are about
six cents higeer than from The Dalles,
it seems likely the market will open
at 20 or II cents here.
Fish and Game Protector 81. d. Nc
CURE was in the city today expecting |
to take part in the prosecution of a /:
party from Cascade Locks, accused of
violating the fish law by fishing on
Sunday, but as the defendant neglected
to put in an appearance as per agree
ment, the case was postponed.
The tin shop of Dennis Bunnell has
been moved from the corner of Jeffer
son and Second streets to a lot next to
the labor exchange building, and F.
Fl. Rowe will begin erecting building
facing on Second street where the
shop formerly stood. Mr.. Rowe's new
bufidfne -osilI he 24x40 feet. two stories
high and will be fitted up for a restau-
rant.
A. E. Negus met with painful ac-
,cident while watching some men drill
ing on the grade above the brewery
this forenoon. A, piece of steel from
the head of drill struck Mr.. Negus in
the right eye totally destroying the
sight. The loss of the eye is a very
serious one to Mr.. Negus as the sight
of his left eye is somewhat obscured
by film growing over it.
Rev. Edlund, of Astoria, and Rev
Lind, of Vancouver, were in the city
last evening, the guests OF Rev and
Mrs. L. Grey. and left this morning
zfor Cascade Locks where they will do
missionary work for the Lutheran
church. Mr.. Lind has recently organ
lied Lutheran congregation at Coos
berry, near Heppner, where church
edifice is being built that will be ded-
icated the fourth week in October.
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