The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-12-04
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Prom wednesday's Daily,

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
AL. Esping is quite dangerously i
at the Cosmopolitan.
Messrs. Holt, Minor and Long re
turned this morning to Portland.
Billy Thayer, formerly in business a
Antelope, spent yesterday in the city
The entertainment "Cradle Song
of the Nations," has been postpone'
until the 18th.
Mr.. Stigman, father of A. D. Stig
man of Klickitat county. is quite i'll
the Umatilla House.
Mrs. S. E. Poquet, of Oregon City
is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. E. Gar
retson, in TIE Dalles.
Superintendent O'Brien, of the o
r. & N, is making tour of inspec
tion of the road, including the whole
system.
Register Moore, of the land office
has recovered from his recent illness.
and is again able to be at his post OF
duty in the Office.
Mrs. M. Parkins left on this morn
ing's train for Lincoln, Neb., to spend
the winter visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. F. E. horton.
Three car loads of hogs from La
Grande were stopped here last night in
transit to Troutdale. They will be for
warded to that place tonight.
Next Friday night Court The Dalles,
Foresters of America, will elect
officers and also give ''stag social"
the first entertainment the court has
given since its organization.
Were it not for almanacs one would
never imagine this was the first day OF
December. A clear sky, and the
mercury registering above 30 degrees
seems more like May than December.
Hon. c. M.sCartwright, J. B. Cart
wright and Frank Sommerville arrived
here last evening from Hay Creek.
They report but little more snow in
the southern part of the county than
there is here.
1t is announced that eight republi-
can members of the Ohio legislature
will stand out against Hanna to the
1istanuan1. 1t is said that they cannot
SyI4., bought or intimidated into
voting for Hanna.
Mrs. W. F. Helm, of this city, at
tended the Whitman anniversary in
Walla Walis last Monday. Mrs. Helm
Is one of the survivors of the Whitman
massacre, and was only little child
whvn that terrible butchery occurred,
Skagway advices under date of Nov.
%. say: W. Barker, of Stockton, CAL,
who is taking In l740 dozen eggs to
Dawson, has reached Sheep camp He
expects to reach Dawson with his eggs
in good condition. They are frozen in
tin cans.
This forenoon a lad named Frank
Brannen, while coasting down the cut
on Union street, ran his sled under
horse ridden by Tom Maloney, and
sustained some severe bruises about
the head. The horse became fright
ened and tramped all over the boy be-
fore he could get out of the way.
Last night Mt. Hood Camp, No. SO,
". of W., elected the following offic-
ers for the ensuing term: James
Snipes, consul; James Taylor, advisor:
c. L. Phillips, banker; W. D. Harper,
clerk: VIM. Gosser. escort; ]. M. Fill
loon, watchman; David Hockman, CEN
try; G. Fl. Brown, manager.
Robert Seibert committed suicide at
Portland Sunday by taking prussic
acid and gunpewder. He has been
Threatening to take his life for some
time. He was despondent. He leaves
q wife and several children. Seibert
left his family without means, except
an insurance of $1,000 held in the A. o.
q. W.
Charles Arnhold leaves tonight for
Sherman county in the interest OF the
special edition of the Times-Moun-
taineer, the foYms of which will pos
itively close on the 10th of the month.
Mr.. Arnhold goes to Sherman county
to secure historical data for the edi-
tion, and this will be his last trip to
that section prior to the issuance OF
the publication.
Charles Phillips shot and killed
Policeman James Wells at Seattle
Sunday night. Phillips is an ex-eon-
vict, and was under arrest charged
with burglary at the time. He tried
to escape but in doing SO was shot in
the arm and leg by the police. Phillips
saws he did not mean to kill Wells but
just to wound him so he could
escape.
This morning J. ]. Brookhouss, of
Dufur, was doiag some trading in
town, and among other things bought
an overcoat at Herbring's store, and
threw the coat on the seat of his
wagor. From Herbring's he went to
Mays & Groves to do some trading,
and during his absence. somebody
stole the coat. It was e h9ld piece OF
robbery to COMMIT in broad daylight
Mr.. Jackson, editor of the East
Oregonian, is becoming exceedingly
gallant in his old days. Just hear
what he says: "Mrs. w. P. Lord, in
her efforts to secure linen manufac-
turing establishment at Salem, is doing
more to improve conditions than her
husband who occupies the governors
chair. If Mrs. Lord will run for the
Office of governor the East oregonian
Win agree to support her. In other
words, the East Oregonian is in favor
Of those people for office who are cap
able of making two blades Of grass