The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-08-28
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(From Saturdays Daiiy0
Miss Hanna Schwaube left this
morning for Portland.
Bob league and wife went to Steven
SON today for weeks outing.
4 car load of supplies for the Colum-
bia Southern went up to Biggs this
morning.
.sr. and Mrs. Robert Mays, jr., of
Antelope, have gone to Portland for
short visit.
Hans Lage, of Hood River, was in
the city last evening and left on the
boat this morning for home.
E. J. Kelly, the successful Baker
City miner who recenGly sold the Don
Juan mine for 600. is in the city.
Miss Florence Hilton left this morn.
ing for Bonneville to spend a week
with friends who are camping at that
place.
At present there are six deep-water
vessels in port at Portland, all having
come in with full cargos and will load
out with Oregon wheat.
Today John Little, of Antelope,
brought in 1900 head of mutton that
were CARED this afternoon and will be
started to Chicago tonight.
/. 81. Taffe, who is in tie city today,
says the spring run of salmon was ut
terly no good at Cello, but he is ex-
pecting good run this fall, and looks
for big catch.
The north-bound freight train on the
S. P. was wrecked at Hillsdale, CAL,
Thursday night. Ten cars were
thrown off the track and piled in a
heap, but no one was hurt.
One of the principal events OF the
forthcoming tournament will be the
championship race for the purse OF Sl5O
and the championship cup donated by
Astoria last year. Every team in the
association will make special effort
to win this race.
There is an individual in the city
iail who is infatuated with life in The
Dalies. Yesterday Marshal Lauer let
him out of Jail with instructions to
leave and not return, but the fellow
wouldn't go and from appearances is
determined to board for a time at the
city's expense.
Astoria's regetta is grand success,
the city being filed with visitors, and
the participants were more numerous
than have entered in like events at
the mouth of the Columbia. The citi-
zens of Astoria deserve much credit
for the efforts they have put forth to
entertain their visitors.
Susie Anderson. the girl who was
arrested yesterday charged with hav'
ing stolen watch from room In the
Chapman block, was given hearing
before Recorder Sinnott last evening
and was dismissed, the evidence not
being sufficient to warrant her being
held to answer before the grand jury
While Lee Stewart and his COM
panion were hunting the other day on
the marsh near Mariette, in Whatcom
county, his companion accidentally
discharged his rifle, the bullet strik
ing Stewart in his right arm, above the
elbow, inflicting painful but moi
serious wound.
The effects of the sudden rise II
wheat at Minneapolis, New York ant
Philadelphia yesterday have been fell
here, and today 80 cents was offered
for No. 1 bluestem. In Portland ths
ruling price was s5 to 81. A few more
Jumps like this and the farmer will ye
realize one dollar bushel for hi
wheat.
Lewis Moore, one of the Times
Mountaineer carriers, left this morn
ing for a weeks outing at White Sal
mon. Louie has been faithful visito
every evening to one-half the subscrib
ers of the daily for the past 18 months
and though he will be missed by hi
patrons, none will begrudge him hi
weeks vacation.
The enterprising people OF Dufu
have determined to organize a com
mercial and athletic club. The organi
zation has not vet been effected, bu
all preliminary arrangements have
been made. The club will secure 1
two-story building in which will b'
fitted up reading rooms, bowling al
ley and athletic quarters.
A party from the Oregon argicultur
al college left Monday for the Cas-
cades. 1t comprised of Professor
Coote and Craig, who go to gather
mountain shrubs and botanical speci
mems for use on the college grounds
and In the museum, and Professor Full
ton, who carries arms and ammunition
and seeks bear and elk.
This is the year for successful events
The regetta at Astoria is the best o
the kind ever given on the coast, and
the tournament to be given in The
Dalles will be the best meeting OF the
volunteer firemen ever held in the two
states. More people will be here, and
better racing will be put up than ever
seen at tournament before.
A difference of opinion as to the tor
price which will be touched by wheat
resulted in a wager at Pendleton be-
tween R. E. Whitehead, the capitals.
from Medford, Southern Oregon, and
C. B.. Wade, cashier of the First
National bank. Mr.. Whitehead bets
hat that wheat will reach 80 cents
locally before the crop of '98 Is har.
vested.
The first section of the fast fruit
train that will be run by tbs o. R. &
N. during the fruit season passed here
this morning, taking on two cars OF
prunes and pears for the Commission
Co. When the train left The Dalles 1t
consisted of % cars all labeled Oregon
and Washington Fresh Fruit" and
will be run through to Chicago in
little over four days. Thus Chicagoans
will be permitted to feast upon de-
licious Oregon fruit as fresh and crisp
as If it were just picked from the trees.
Jim Stewart, who had been employed
as a section hand on the o. X. & N,