The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.)

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily)
Hon. B. S. Huntington came up last
night from Salem.
J.. b. Cradlebaugh went to Hood
River this afternoon to spend Sunday
with his family.
Rehearsals for the Dickens enter
tainment began last night. Watch the
paper for locals.
Judge Lowell, of Pendleton will lee
ture in the Congregational church
next Tuesday evening.
The Benson house adjourned yester-
day to Monday at 1890, and the senate
adjourned today to next Monday.
State Senator Will R. King, of Bak-
er City, is here attending circuit
court, having arrived from Salem on
last nights train.
Mr.. Love met with the local min
strel troupe last evening and assigned
the majority of the characters for the
coming entertainment.
J. W. Smith sold clip of Lone
Rock wool in San Francisco last week,
for 9 cents per pound. This wool had
been stored in Arlington at shearing
time, says the record.
The receipts of the charity ball given
last night were Sl45.25, and the ex-
penses s45.25; leaving balance OF
$1,000, which amount the firemen have
turned over to Mr.. John Crate.
The examination of teachers for
county certificates closed last evening.
Today there are two applicants for
state certificates, one for state diploma
and one for state life diploma.
The joint convention at Salem met
today at noon, and SO members were
either present or were excused by
Chairman Brownell. The convention
adjourned until noon next Monday.
Engineer Lowell has today been ex-
amining the government reserve for
the boat-railway with a view of max
ing report to the legislature with
reference to the proposed portage.
Yesterday afternoon the jury and at
torneys in the Osborn case were taken
on a trip over the city to view the
place where the alleged robbery took
place and other points frequented by
- o11 rnhhnr
A big Scotchman, who has been
making himself disagreeable on the
streets the past week, was landed in
the city Jail last night and has made
the vicinity of the Jail musical with his
singing all day.
The success of last nights masquer-
ade was largely due to the efforts OF
Mrs. Burger and Mrs. Sk1bbe, who
took charge of the ladies dressing
room and extended the greatest possi-
BILE courtesies to the lady maskers.
The Baker City Democrat is in
formed that rich strike has been
made in the Don Juan mine, owned by
Kelly & Allen, in the Robinsonville
district. 1t is said that the ore from
the mine will go at least $50 per sack.
At the masquerade last night Gun
Gle" Josh Woodford was awarded a
ham for having sustained the most
comic character, and on Monday eve
ming rext he proposes to give BAN
luet to his friends by serving that C
ham, cooked in the most approved +
style.
Major and Mrs. Parker, command 9
ing officers of the North Pacific Diyis- a
on of the Salvation Army, comprising
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, will "
yisit The Dalles next Thursday and b
Friday evenings. Thursday evening
In admission of ten cents will be q,
'hareed, when the major will speak on b
heir future pauper policy and housing
# the poor in America. Capt. Sheri- q
Ian of Seattle will accompany them. -
IN interesting program has been ar =
anged.
TheiDufur Touring mills have again n
hanged hands. Jones & Co. having ~
old the property to William and W. a
I. Heisler. The Dufur mills enjoy q
plendid reputation for producing a
Ugh grade -four, and it is the purpose 81
+ the new proprietors to keep them d.
p to their past standard. The new 81
rm will be known as Heisler & Son,
nd these gentlemen being we'll known te
o the entire community, will be well al
eceiyed among the many customers D
+ the mills.
City Marshal Lane, of Hillsboro, is S
citing the tramp problem down to "a ii
ne point, says the Independent 1t IL
; his practice when he sees one of
hese travelling gentlemen about town ii
0 keep him in sight, and if the visitor d,
annot show a habitation either at 81
ne Of the hotels or some other place
fter o'clock in the evening, to put II
inn to bed in a cell at the city Jail, Il
fter first searching him. There the n,
,amp rests till morning, when Mr.. 81
.ane turns him out with notice to
ave town in half an hour or he will -,
ork on the streets. -
About IS Jackson county farmers a,
ave agreed to put out quarter of an m
,re each for the purpose of ascertain
lg the amount of beets the soil in y.
lat vicinity will produce, and also b.
le amount of sugar the beets contain. -
erchants of Medford have subscribed a. a.
sufficient amount to procure the ne
ssary seed for making the test, so
at the farmers will only be out the III
q OF the land. If the test is favora- un
g, it is said there are those that oo
and ready to put in factory of suffi- W
snt capacity to use all the beets pro.
ced in that valley ar
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From Monday Daily. tic
Mrs. J. M. Filloon went to Portland II
lay for short visit in that city.
Hon. W. Fl. Biggs returned this lat
,rning from a visit to Sherman. ha