The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-12-04
(From Fridays Daily.)

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] DR.. Herbert Cardwell, surgeon gen
erai of the o. N. G., spent the day ii
the city.
! T. j. Davenport. of Mosier. spen
the day in the :ity visiting his daugh
ter, Mrs. F. S. Cunning.
Mrs. James Falt went to Wasco or
last nights train to spend week visit
irs Mrs. VIM. johnson.
Rev. I. F. Tobey will preach in the
Christian church Sunday evening
at 7:3O. Subject Homeless Children
Postoff1ce key No. 12l5 was found on
Second street several days ago and
can be had by calling at the Columbia
brewery.
The Columbia Southern Is running
a survey ten miles south from Wasco.
and in all probability that much more
road will be built next season.
City Recorder, R. B. Siunott. re-
turned this morning from visit to
the mining districts in the vicinity of
Baker City, where he has been the
past week.
Henry Lake, prosperous farmer Of
Grass Valley, is in the city today. Mr..
Lake says there is an immense quantity
of wheat in Sherman county that has
not yet been sold. and probably will
not be before spring.
The Hilgard Lumbering Co., at La
Grande, made an assignment last
Tuesday for the benefit of its creditors.
The liabilities are $4,000 and the
assets $4,000, exclusive of the mill
which is mortgaged.
Sherman county farmers are feeling
uneasy about their fall sown grain. A
large amount of it did not sprout be-
fore the last rain, and it is feared the
present freeze will kill it, there being
little snow on the ground to protect
the grain from frost.
Roads between here and Dufur are
said to be in fearful condition. This
W. Fl. Dufur came in from
his farm three miles beyond Dufur, and
was just six hours on the road. He
says he has never before seen the
roadss in such condition.
Last evening some 40 couples
at K. of P. hall as the guests
of the Rathbone sisters, and for sew
eral hours enjoyed the amusement of
dancing. The party was most en-
joyable one, and the Rathbone sisters
scored a success as entertainers.
Miss Ruch and Miss French wish to
meet all the Italian, Spanish, German,
Darkey, Indian, French and American
mothers, in the "Cradle Songs of the
Nations" at the Opera House, Satur-
day at A. N. Mrs. Riggs and Rey-
nolds wish them to come at 1:30 P. NJ.
Thirteen members of the Odd Fell
lows lodge at Grass Valley arrived
here today, and will be entertained by
Columbia Lodge tonight. There will
be work in the initiatory degree, there
being three candidates in readiness to
receive the mysteries Of the three
links,
Last night Temple Lodge, No. 8, A.
o. U. W., elected the following Off
GERS for fthe ensuing term: M. W..
DR.. S. q. Frazier; F., J. W. Healey; o.. |
Fred Lemke; Rec, ]. F. Haworth;
Fin, s.. L. Young; Rec'r.. c. L. Phil
lips; c., Hans Hansen; 1 w., Fred |
WallingI g. W., Ed. Beck; trustee, G.
F. Stephens.
Tuesday morning the o. r. & N.
steamer Columbia, ran into the Union |
fishermen's cannery at Astoria, crush.
Ing twenty feet of the building and |
spilling about 1900 cases of salmon,
valued at $4,000, isto the river. The |
anchor chain broke letting the ship |
adrift in dense feg that prevented
the officer of the vessel seeing where |
they wsre going, The ship escaped
withou: injury.
The following states will elect gove |
ernor in 1898: Alabama. Arkansas,
Colorado, Connecticut,
Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mas
Michigan. Minnesota, Ne
hraska, NeVada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ore,
gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Ten.
nessee. Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin
and Wyoming.
The fellow who stole W. 81. Will |
sons typewriter Wednesday night and
paWnsd it to the Great Northern Fur.
niture store, was as cool robher as
has visited the town for some time.
Wednesday he was in Mr.. Wilson's
Office offering door plate for sale, and
no doubt while there laid plans for
stealing the typewriter. as just before
dark be lnf9Fmed several parties that
he had a typewriter for sale, that was
in use ct the time, but he would bring
it around after supper. He gave a
bill ofsale to the furniture store and
signed the name c. D. Emory.
An Umbrella Story