The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09

ages many to believe that 75 to 81
cents may yet be offered for wheat
though these expectations are only
speculative.
Today a committee has been solicit
ing subscriptions to fund for lmprov-
img the road between The Dalles and
Goldendale and has met with excellent
success. Business men generally have
subscribed literally, and it Is an as
sured fact that the road will be i'm
proved.
| The request of the hook and ladder
company for new truck is indeed
reasonable. and should meet with
favor from the council. A truck can
| he had in Portland for about S4O0 and
| that amount might easily be saved in
case of fire by having improved appa-
| ratus.
The Booth Kelly Lumber Company,
that purchased the large sawmill plant
at Cottage Grove from j. I. Jones
about three months ago. will start the
mill tomorrow, giving employment tc
about go men. The plant has beer
idle since the company took charge. on
account of there not being sufficient
water fer fuming.
Baker City, like nearly every other
town in the state finds itself badly in
debt and with little to show for its
Indebtedness. 1t is now confronted
with the needs of vast street improve
ments, additional water supply and
other improvements, and proposition
is made to saddle a bonded debt upon
The city to met these expenses
For the first M prohah'v il -,
history of the Idaho women s"rv d -
= jnrv in Bpsn last Monday. The case
in which they we're called was that "f
Dr. Fairrhild against tn" board oi
county ommissioaers.- the pre-
vious jury. composed of men, disagreed.
Judge Blake instructed the sheriff to
call mixed jury for the second trial.
Twenty thousand p ople witnessed
the Harvest-day parade Tuesday at the
opening of the Spokane's fourth ar
nual fruit fair. The pageant was the
showiest ever seen in Spokane. 1t
was over mile in length, and every
feature in it had to undergo inspection
before it was admitted by the manage
nent.
When in Pendleton few days ago,
Ellis gave out the state
nent that the delegation would hold
mother meeting soon to consider rec
for federal appoint
nents, and he expected the different
,ffices in the state would be filled by
January 1st Many who are ready to
erve the country hope the congress {
nan is not talking tn rough his hat.
At a meeting of the members of the
I'D agricultural board Tuesday, Sena-
or A. J. johnson, of Linn county. was c
lected member of the board of agri-
ulture. vice M. Wilkins, whose term
as expired. Claud Catch, G. D. +
w. II. Smith, Alex La
'ollett and George Irwin were elected
} life membership in the old board. 6
ohm Wright, president; John L. Will >
On, vice-president: A. F. Miller, secre- ;,
Try: A. Bush, treasurer, were all re- M
ected. =,
A big deal in horses has just oc- 81
lrred in Malheur county. James II
ackey, of Ontario, has sold to P. C. Vi
joper and partne-, of Nebraska, 1925 Il
ares. weighing HOO pounds up, says Nj
Ie Vale Advocate. These mares go a
fill a government contract, and will o,
, delivered to the Sioux Indians in fl
,uth Dakota next June. Mr.. Lackey b,
III put in 800 or 400 from the N. G. Al
nch, and has bought the remainder
om different stockmen throughout ce
aihaur county, paying good prices si
erefor. n
fruit growers are con- dr
lerably exercised over the where m
outs of large lot of prunes con- av
med to the American Fruit Growers &C
lion. An agency of the concern bu
s established at Vancouver, and four We
: loads of prunes were shipped some
1e since. Returns from only one
; have been received, aud that was
d at 30 to So cents per crate. What CO
} become of the other three car gr
ds is not explained by the union or ne
agent. in!
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