The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-24
colonel was permitted to kiss the fair
young wife, or even wish her God
speed on the journey of life.
From Thursdays Daily


From Thursdays Daily.
Lem Burgess and wife, of Bakeoven
are visiting in the city.
| The United Artisans last night re
ceived nine new members iuto thei
order.
| Mrs. l. II. Taffe came down from
Cello on the $50 train, and is visitin.
friends in the city.
The ladies of the Guild were mos
pleasantly entertained yesterday after
noon by Mrs. Capt. Lewis.
S. F. Cunning is improving
gradually, hut it will be some time be
fore he is able to be out of the house
E. Jacobsen came in on the morning
train from a tour of Sherman county
He reports business prosperous in thai
| section.
Fishermen report no fish at all in
the river, and they do not expect run
of any consequence until the water be-
gins falling.
All passenger trains arriving here,
except train No. 4, due here at O'Clock
going east. will stop at the Umatilla
House for passengers.
J.F. Denny, o Pendleton, is in the
city working in the interest OF the
United Artisans, and is doing much to
increase the popularity of that order.
The water has reached such stage
that the d. P. & A. N. toats are now
able to land by the side of the big
warehouse, and unload freight on to
the incline at the west end of the
building.
Dick Rrookhouse, who has been laid
up with broken leg the past three
weeks, the result of horse falling on
him, is able to navigate on crutches.
'apd was on the streets today.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet tomorrow friday at
3o'clock, at the Congregational ch urch.
A full attendance of the members is
as business of Importance
will be brought before the meeting.
Bids for the construction OF the
Dufur school house were opened today
by Architect c. J. Crandall, but all
were considered too high, hence the
contract was not awarded, the bids
calling for greater amount than the +,
district felt justified in expending.
Hon. W. w. Steiwer sold last week
in Condor, 100 head of 2-year-old
steers, at 500, so head of 3-year-old
steers, at 25, to be delivered at Airing
ION in June. This is the highest price
hat has been paid in Gillian county |
or years.
The river has stood at about 30 feet
all day, which indicates that the pres
mt rise has reached its extreme limit |
The streamsin Baker and Union coun-
lies are falling, and if the cool weather
continues, the river here will begin re-
,eding in few days.
Yesterday j. D Poster'ssmoke house
It Wasco was destroyed by fire TO-
ether with quite lot of wheat and
ONE bacon and lard. Mr.. Potter was
endering lard at the time and the fire
aught from the flue. There was no
assurance on the building.
There will be no through mail from
he east.over the Oregon Short, Line
lntil Saturday. Fourteen miles of the
}. r. & N. track between Baker and
is badly damaged by the
loods along Alder Creek, and will not
,e repaired before Friday night.
In another column appears the card
# Fred Flood, mining broker of Spo-
,ane. Should any of the readers Of
he TINES s-MoUNTAINEER wish to in
est in mining stocks of British Col
mbia or Spokane City property we
nost cheerfully commend them to Mr..
'lood.
A drove of 100 horses in Gillian
ounty will be killed and burned to
prevent the mango, with which they
re afflicted, from spreading. This
'and of neglected brutes belongs to a
in Portland who don't
'elieve sheep owner should be al
owed to Craze his focks on the pub
ic domain.-Moro Obser yer.
Baker City is overrun with passen-
ers who started for the east but were
elayed there on account of the wash
uts on the road east of that place. 1t
J, however, pleasant place for tour
its to lay off, as they are given an op-
ortunity to view the mineral wealth
f the surrounding country and judge
the resources of the "Denver of
'regoD."
This morning Mr.. Clark and another
ian undertook to bring fish wheel
cross the river from the rapids two
lilies above town, and were carried
own the river until opposite the D.
). & A. N. dock, when Mr.. Clark got
line ashore and succeeded in drawing
be scew to the dock. Had they not
cen able to reach shore as they did,
here is no telling where they might
ave gone to.
''It was my privilege" says 81. M.
dcKee, editor of the Pacific Coast En-.
eavor. ''to see the Tabernacle of
sreal, unique and beautiful work of
rt. The model, with the large paint.
ng of Sinai, and the lucid and schol-
rly address by Prof. Kelchner furnish
n entertainment intensely interest
ng." Remember this great model
nd lecture will be at the NJ. E. church
n The Dalles next Tuesday evening.
adults, go cents; persons
inder 16. 25 cents*
The little boat Pilgrim came in last
hight with 38 passengers and keg OF
lails. 1t stems the swift current in
he high water and wind manfully, and
the fact that propellers
re the right kind of boats to run on
he Columbia in rough weather. Were
he Regulator and Dalles City, which
re given up to be two of the finest
,oats in Oregon, rugged with propellers
hey would be the grandest crafts in
he Northwest and just suited for tie
un between here and Portland.
When you read this please bear in