The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-03-13
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Rrom SATURDAYS paily.)

From Saturdays Daily)
County court adjourned at noon to-
day.
Mrs. Forwood returned last night
from Portland.
Robert Smith, of Grass Valley, is in
the city today.
Mrs. L. Gray is quite ill, threatened
with an attack of typhoid fever.
Ed. M. Williams returned last night
from Portland, where he has been the
past week.
This afternoon Chas. Butler shipped
two cars of sheep, bought OF Mr..
o'Leary, to Port Townsend.
Today Gov. Moody went out to the
Miller bridge on Deschutes to look
after his interests at that place.
Adeckhand of the steamer Shaver
named Cooper fell off the dock at Clats-
kanie yesterday and was drowned.
Miss Lizzie Sampson, who has been
visiting in Portland the past week,
returned on the Regulator yesterday.
Yesterday the county court granted
licepce to T. W. Bladder to sell liquors
in less quantities than one gallon at
Cascade Locks.
The plans and specifications for the
new school house to be built at Dufur
this year were prepared by G. j. Gran
dali of this city.
The Wingate building on Second
street is being reftted for wool ware
house. 1t will be under the manage
ment of Sam Wilkinson.
Mrs. Thos. Quade, who has been
under treatment at the Portland
hospital the past month, returned on
last nights train to her home at
Heppner.
Don't kick about the fckleness OF
the weather clerk in sending one day
of sunshine and two of storm. This is
Mckinley weather-what you voten
for last November.
Judge Bennett returned this morn
ing from Heppner where he had been
attending circuit court. While there
be defended Eugene Jones. indicted
for larceny. The trial lasted three
days, and resulted in the acquittal OF
Jones.
County officials at Spokane haye
converted the court house into tene-
ment house. Nineteen persons have
taken up their abode in the building,
occupying rooms that heretofore have
been vacant, and are getting the rent
free,
The snow and rain this afternoon
did not hinder the little folks from
turning QUITO the matinee given by
the Payton Company. The youngsters
attended en- masse and constituted an
attentive audience for the rendering
of "Ten Nights in Barroom.'
This is indeed a good day for ducks
but poor one for news items. The
snow and rain that have fallen all day
have not been inviting to the reporter
nor have they encouraged him to get
out and chase news. About all that
he heard on his daily rounds was "d-n
the weather."
Joe Crate, Augustus Brown and Geo.
Munger arrived home last night frem
a winters hunting and trapping in the
Cascade mountains, well ladened with |
furs and pelts. They left here last
November and went as far north |
as Mt. st. Helen. They say the deep
est snow they encountered anywhere
in the mountains was Is feet, five feet
less than they found the winter before.
Last Tuesday night Bro. Cradle
baugh "hatched the sagehen" for the
benefit of the Congregational church
in this city, and it was such profitable
bird that the Congregationalists OF
Hood River want him to hatch one for
them. Mr.. Cra1lebaugh has kindly
consented and will lecture in that city
On the evening of March 9th. The
people of Hood river may congratulate
upon their good fortune,
Is they are assured of pleasant even
ng's entertainment.
The text of the curfew ordinance
hat the Pendleton council says must
,e enforced is:" That it shall be unlaw-
ul for any minors under the age of 10
rears to roam or loiter upon or in any
,ublic ground, square. street or alley
within the city of Pendleton, at dis
ance of more than 300 feet from the /.
lome orresidence of such minor, un-
ess accompanied by or having the
7ritten consent of such minors parent
r guardian. during the following 1
ines, to-wit: Commencing one hour
nd 30 minutes after sunset on each L
ay, and ending one hour and 80
linutes before sunrise on the follow n
1g day." Such an ordance wouldn't a
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