The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-25
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.


to Portland today.
Judge J. W. Smith, of Arlington, i
visiting in the city.
Two cars of cattle were shipped t
Troutdale by c. NJ. Grimes last night
Messrs. w. A. Johnston and E. NJ
Williams went to Wasco today b.
private conveyance.
A wrecking car and engine passed
up the road this morning to clear the
track on the o. r. & N. above Arling
ton.
The Umatilla county court house
was damaged about $1,000 by the fire
which destroyed the Byers mills Mon
day morning.
Recorder Sinnott will be in Portland
few days, and during his absence
George Dufur will warm the easy
chair in his office.
Today Seufert Bros. shipped a car of
fresh fish to New York. This is the
fourth car of fish they have shipped
since the season opened.
Salmon and sturgeon fishermen are
getting good catches every day, and
are reaping a harvest that is nearly
equal to the farmers Klondike.
Marriage license were issued last
night to Alex McLenna and Myrtle
Perring, also to Jerred S. Pinter and
Ameda G. Davis, all of Antelope.
= A gentleman who has been pretty
well over the wheat belt of shis county
says harvesting is about finished in all
sections except Tygh Ridge, where
there is still some grain yet standing.
An occasional load of Klickitat
wheat is received in The Oalles, but
not nearly so much as would come here
if there were good road from Rock
land to the foot of Klickitat mountain. |
Al. Everding will have charge of the |
Moody bowling alley until the fishing |
season opens next spring. Mr.. Ever
ding is we'll known to everybody, and
will prove to be quite popular with the
bowlers of the city.
A1lmembers of Eastern Star chap
ter. are requested to assemble at the
chapter room promptly at 8 o'clock
this evening to meet Grand Watson
Madaline D. Conkling, who will pay
the Chapter an official visit.
A pleasant surprise was given in
honor of 81. D. Parkins at his home on
Third street last evening. A most en-.
joyable evening was spent, and at
late hour the guests departed for their ,
homes, wishing it might soon be their ]
privilege of spending another such {
evening together. t
A broken axle of freight car caused l
two cars and the caboose on train No.
% to go off the track two miles be- 6
yond Arlington last night. and in con- {
sequence passenger trains Nos. l and
3 were delayed until nearly noon to.
day. The freight was in charge of Q
Conductor Nike Rice. 4
Farmers and stock raisers through
out the country are anxious to exhibit b
their products at the fair to be held a
here during the second week of next r
month, and from present indications v
the exhibits this fall will far exceed
both in quality and guam n
tity ever exhibited here.
A detail of 25 soldiers from Fort fl
Larima, bound for ST. Michaels, passed
The Dalles today On the de- C
layed overland. They are detailed to P
dung on the Yukon, and are squad of f
pieked men, who have been selected on {
account of their special fitness for en- 9
during the rigUrs of the northern a
The third annual meeting of the
Northwest Mining Association will be I
held in Spokane on October I, and 9. e
at which leading subjects pertaining O
to mining will be discussed. Miners L
day at the Spokane fruit fair will be on Fl
the 9th, when it is expected that min n
ing men from all parts of the North T
west viii be present. Il
Justice in The Dalles will hereafter
be dispensed from the old Hood barn
on Second street, Justice Filloon hav- F
ing moved his agricultural implements h
and Office into that building. Mr.. Fill 8
loon will fit up commodiOus office n
rooms in the old barn, which is much n
more centrally located than was his b
office in the East End. n
There was decided falling off in
the demand for wheat in Portland yes
berday, owing to advices from Russia
that it would be able to furnish more
for shipment than had been expected. "
In consequence club was quoted at SO
and "a cents, though IS was offered for a
large lots. This has caused no change a
In the price here, club still being n
quoted at IS cents. II
DR.. J.. Y. Whittier, of Portland,
better known to the newspaper fra Il
as James York, is in the city,
and contemplates delivering lecture
here next Monday evening. DR.. Whit
tier is an old newspaper correspondent, t
and in the past has been connected b
With such papers as the ST. Louis o
Globe Democrat, Missouri Republic "
and S F. Examiner. o
For the past month Col. Sinnott has
been suffering from the effects of an
Did rupture, and failing to procure re- 9
ief here, determined to go to Portland :
Ter treatment. He left on this fore
moons train accompanied by Mrs. Sim
mott and his son Roge-, and will enter
St. Vincent's hospital. His many Il
friends in the city hope he may soon o
return perfectly restored to health. u
Il
October IL to 16 is fortunate date a
for holding the annual district fair in /,
The Dalles. By that time farmers h
will be through with their harvest, and q
will desire to consult together about .
the best methods to be pursued for q
raising another crop. The fair will
give them this opportunity, besides
affor6ing the means for displaying the q
products of the present harvest. r
From Thursdays Daily. Z
A. Field went to Portland today.