The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-08-21

Misses Nellie and Carrie Butler re-
turned Saturday evening from San
Francisco, where they have been visit
ing the past month
A man by the name of Howe was
fired $40 in Justice Filloon's court last
Saturday after having pleaded guilty
| to charge of assault and battery.
Chas. f. Stephens left yesterday
morning for Albany where he will be
joined by his wife, and from there they
will go to Gatesville for weeks out
ing.
Citizens of The Dalles did not need
heavy wraps or fur coats yesterday.
Early in the forenoon the mercury
crawled up to 100 and staid there
nearly all day.
Jessie Spencer died at his home on
Tenth street last night from con-
sumption. Mr.. Spencer had been an
invalid for several years, and his death
had been expected.
The Chinese docGor, Chung Kee,
who attempted to Kill Chinese girl at
Baker City some time ago, was given
an examination in Baker last Saturday,
and was held in $1,000 bonds.
Rev. j. Fl. Wood, Mrs. Xix and
daughter, Frank Wood, Misses Lolah
Ewbank and Edythe Randall and L. J.
Norman came up Saturday evening on
the boat from a camping trip at Wind
river.
Walla Walla has determined to give
fruit fair this fall. II will continue
for three days. Wasco county fruit
growers should be represented both at
this fair and the one to be held in
Spokane.
Jerry Colwell, the heavy weight in
the Oregonia: office, has been up to
Bingham Springs. taking an ante-fat
treatment, and took some 300 pounds
of himself back to Portland on yester-
days train.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Butler are still
at Sitka and expect to return home on I,
the steamer Queen. Mr.. Butler writes
| home that he is not much taken with
Alaska, and has not been attacked by
the Klondike fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Gibbons and fam
lily returned yesterday from Sandy
City, where they have been visiting
Mrs. Gibons' father, Mr.. Cocklerease,
who is till quite i'll, but was GONZALES
cent when they left there.
The efficient porter of the .Umatilla
House, Billy Hoering, is taking a
much needed rest in the shades of the
Cascades, having left this morning for
Mt. Hood where he will feast on icicles
and mountain scenery for the next
week.
Walter Mcfarland, an old railroad
man and friend of Postmaster Crossen,
is in the city. MIR. Crossen was for
merly brakeman under Mr.. McFar-
land when he ran on the Santa Fe
Southern, some eight years ago.
Nothing can prevent the forthcom-
ing tournament from being the best
ever held in the state. Dalles fremen
have determined to not be outdone in
entertaining and making the meeting
of veteran firemen here an interesting
one.
Capt. Waud, master of the Regula-
tor, left this morning for his summer
vacation. He goes to British Colum-
bia, and expects to be gone three or
four weeks. During his absence Capt.
Michel will have charge of the Regu-
lator.
Nightwatchman Wiley left today
for Portland, and from there goes to
Newberg to visit his mother. He will
be gone until September /, and during
his absence J. W. Heebner will preside
over the destines of The city from p.
m. till daylight.
The high scores at the club bowling
alley last week were: Monday, F. P.
Mays, 81; Tuesday, M. A. Robinson,
SO; Wednesday, v. Schmidt, As; Thurs
day, P. 81. De Huff, 4s: Friday. v.
Schmidt. 49,; Saturday, NJ. Robinson,
AT: Sunday. Grant Mays, SO.
While there is very little wheat on
the market at this place: still there is
brisk demand, and buyers are ready |
to engage at Is cents bushel. Very
few farmers are disposed to accept the |
price, since they are confident the |
price will not fall, and feel hopeful |
that there will be an advance as soon |
as harvest is oyer.
The temperature of the past week |
would not suggest the necessity of |
heating appliances, but the firm of |
Pease & Mays are looking forward to
the future when old Boreas will reigh |
supreme, and have determined to put |
q steam heating system in their store.
VIM. a. Chambers, of Portland. ia
here to superintend the work.
Considerable uneasiness is felt here |
regarding the safety of Mr.. Skibbe,
father of F. W. L. Skibbe. Yesterday
he left VIM Burne's place, on the
other side of the river, to shoot some
birds, and did not return. Up to 8
o'clock this morning nothing had been
heard from him and it is feared that
some accident has befsllen him.
Goldendale now has perfect tele-
phone system connecting it with the
outside world. The new line estab-
lished by the Oregon Telephone &
Co. is now completed, and
the enterprising people of Goldendale
can talk with Grants, The 'Dalles and
Portland without having their messa-
yes repeated. This will be great
advantage to them during the wheat
season, as they can stay at home and
'ell wheat at any point on the railroad {
,r river. The line crosses the COlum-
oia at Grants where it is connected
With the main lins,
This evening c. w. Stone leaves for
Sherman county and will establish
headquarters for the M. C. Stone s
Tewelry Co. in the o. T. store at
Wasco, with a branch in Moro. Mr. ;
Stone takes with him the most COM {
,lete stock of watches and jewelry ever
AIKEN to Sherman county, and the
,eoDle of that plaoe NAV conpratnlate