The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-08-28
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
te J. J. Bins, of Wapinetia, was in The
city today.
ID Judge Mays is in Portland, having
gone down on the train today.
It Mrs. Ad Keller and family have
70 gone to White Salmon for short visit.
]. A. Borie, o. r. & n. agent at
II Pendleton, isvisiting in the city today.
Q Mrs. L. S. Davis and Mrs. Frank Rey-
nolds have returned from camping at
: Collins landing.
Wheat is still 80 cents in The Dalles.
and there is no material change in the
markets abroad.
Miss Mary Frazier returned to Port
land this morning to prepare for hei
work in the public schools of that city.
The different tournament committees
met at the council chambers last night.
but no definite action was taken with
reference to the tournament.
Mrs. j. e. Jacobsen was in the city
last night visiting Mrs. Laurensen,
and returned on the boat this morning
to her home at White Salmon.
Right now is good time to hold on
to wheat. A farmer who is not forced
to sell evidently will make from two
to FIVE cents bushel by holding till the
lst of October.
Last night Theodore II. Liebe started |
for Peoria, ILL.,. where he will enter |
Parsons Neurological inststute- and |
take up course in jewelry and watch
making. Mr.. Liebe expects to be in
Peoria year and possibly longer.
Some half dozen prominent Dalles
land the past few days, all on business.
of course, though it is pretty certain
that they will see the Oregon delega-
ton while they are there.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Mascall, of Day.
vile, Grant county, were in the city
| yesterday returning from Portland.
| Mrs. Mascali has been receiving treat
| ment in st. Vincent's hospital for the
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is materially improved.
These are warm times in Portland
at present and will continue to be
rather tropical until the Oregon dele
Cation shall determine whom they will
recommend for the different federal
offices. 1t is purely republican love
feast, and the Times es-Mountaineer de-
sires to have no voice in the matter.
All it asks is that good and competent
men be appointed.
Orva1 Angel, the boy who was so .
severely injured week ago Saturday
by the explosion of a shotgun, is being
cared for at ST. Vincent's hospital in
Portland, aud it is thought he will be
able to come home in three weeks. {
The boy will not lose his power of a
speech az was at first thought, ana the 2
roof of his mouth and gums viii finally t
grow back into their normal condit- a
ion. 0
This morning Deputy Sheriff Fred
Wilson apd County Clerk Kelsay F
started for Salem, having in charge Il
Richard Fulton, whom they were taxi d
ing to the asylum. Some time since s
Mr.. Fulton was adjudged insane, but W
his friends hoped that hisreason could c.
be restored without having him con- ii
fined in the asylum, bat he has grad
ually grown worse and it was deter
mined to take him to Salem for treat.
ment. :,
AS threshing progresses it is shown :;
that the wheat crop of Wasco county =
will fall short of general expectation. :,
anywhere is fall wheat yield .,
ing as heavily as farmers anticipated
i; would, though spring wheat is turn
ing out very we'll. Henry Hudson re- NJ
Gently threshed his crop near Dutur, ia
and the fall wheat, which he expected W
would go 80 bushels to the acre, only W
Is, and he says like short W
tage is noticeable in nearly all fields F
of fall grain in that section. fo
The controller of currency has Or
dered 25 per cent dividend on claims fr
against The Dalles National bank, ci
which was closed in May. AID Receiver i
Wilson states that collections made 1r
thus far would justify so per cent d. fo
vidend being declared. This is an ex OF
ceptionally good showing. as Mr.. Will q
son has had charge of the bank only oi
since June 14th, and. would indicate tt
that the bank was perfectly solvent
when closed by the examiner. There r.
creditors in fall. 10
John McGrath, the young aeronaut. s,
who attempted to make parachute u
Jump from Blalock's barn at Airing W
ton on July 9Th, receiving very serious 81
injuries that caused him to receive m
treatment in ST. Vincent's hospital in re
Portland for the past six weeks, is in +
the city and asserts his determination m
to again engage in aerial navigation.
Mr.. McGrath says such little acci- h,
dent as occurred to him at Arlington, of
will not prevent his sailing through p
space in the future. His pluck may fo
well be considered more e'commendable h,
shan his Judgment. m
The forthcoming illustrated edition OF
Of the Times MOuntaineer is intended l.
20 be paper devoted exclusively to &C
The resources of the Inland Empire, as
with the view of attracting attention In
abroad to our wealth, our climate and W
our products. IL is hoped through the eA
medium of this issue to widen the mar sc
kets for what we have to sell by at T.
.raeting the attention of purchasers to tn
sheir quality and quantity, and to In m
luce desirable Immigrants to come
here to locate. With such objects in
view, the issue is meeting with hearty
from all classes. hs
Beyond question Sheriff Driver, of 90
The Dalles, and Col. o. Summers. of -,
Portland, are the most prominent cam a,
1idates for the U. S. marshalship he
whose claims are being considered by w,
the Oregon delegation at Portland. w,
Inasmuch as Mr.. Driver is a resident ,,l
Of Eastern Oregon, and has been twice ul
honored by the people of Wasco county :.