The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-30
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
(From Saturdays Dallyo

from the Saltmarshe stock yards last
night for Troutdale.
Mrs. AL. Perry died at her home
near Dufur yesterday and was buried
by the Sisters of Rebeckah in the
Dufur cemetery today.
Yesterday Leon Rondeau, of Kings
key, sold mis- entire crop OF wheat for
kents bushel. MIR. Rondeau is one
the most thrifty farmers in the
Kingsley country.
Deputy Sheriff Geo. P. Sizemore, of
Harney county, is here looking after a
couple of sagebrush angels who are
accused of stealing horses. AS yet he
has not located his men.
Today 1. v. Rowland was arrested
on a charge of larceny by bailee, in
having sold mortgaged property. He
was arraigned before Justice Filloon
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Ex-Congressman M. c. George has
been appointed by Gov. Lord judge of
department No. 4, of the circuit court
for Multnomah county, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Judge
T. A. Stephens.
There was slight fuctuation in
wheat here yesterday. The Wasco
warehouse paid Is cents while some
other buyers were offering IA. but to-
day all buyers are paying Is cents, and
the demand is firm.
There was a considerable furry in
the wheat market in>Chicago yester-
day. The price advanced from 9l9 to
941. The advance was not the result
of foreign advices, but was rather
owing to speculation.
Cattle buyers are securing the coun-
try in search of beef with which to sup
ply the Portland and Sound markets
during the coming winter. and it is
quite evident that they will have to gu
far into the interior, as the supply near
by is running short.
Messrs. Clark & Falk opened the
postoffice pharmacy this morning in
the Vogt block, next door to the post
office, with Frank Clarke as manager.
The new store presents very at
tractive appearance, being fitted up
with elegant furniture and fixtures.
The steamer Elder sailed from Port
land last night for Dyea and Skaguay.
She carried about $50 tons of freight
and % passengers. Thes passengers
contemplate wintering at Dyea or
Skaguay, and will go across to Klon-
dixie in the spring. Among them
were nine ladies.
There are more attachments being
served as suits being commenced in
the circuit court here at present than
prior to any term of circuit court for
number of years. Creditors feel safe
in undertaking to force collections,
hence are exerting themselves to
clean up old accounts.
Today Deputy Sheriff Kelley turned
into the county treasury s9.164.62,
taxes collected during the past month.
AS the state tax has already been paid,
this amount, except that collected for
special school district and city taxes,
will be applied on the payment of out
standing county warrants.
Farm property in Grande Ronde
valley is attracting considerable at
tention since beet culture is to be en-
couraged by the building of sugar
factory at La Grande. Walter M.
Pierce, of Pendleton, has just bought
farm of.640 acres near Island City for
which he paid s22, 400.
This morning an Indian freighter
passed in front of the Times-Moun-
taineer office with a wagon load of
chairs and bedding for the Indian
school at Warm Springs. The furni-
ture was all substantial and neat, and
shows that the government is provid'
ing we'll for its wards on the reser-
vation.
Shortly after IL o'clock Yesterday
morning custom officers seized guam
tity of liquor being smuggled on board
the steamer Elder that was preparing
to sail from Portland for Alaska. The
liquor was confscated, but the parties
taking it on board, who were en-
ployees on the ship, having violated
no law, were not molested.
The ex-clty marshal of Pendleton,
who was recently indicted for gamb-
ling, is wrathy because he was singled
out to be maae an example of, while
there are plenty of ''tin-horn" and
"sure-thing" gamblers at large in the
city. If he is punished, he wants the
professional gamblers punished, which
is only just, but he has put himself on
an equality with them, and should not
complain if he and they are both pun
ished.
When the TN. reporter called at
the CLERKS Office this morning on his
regular round collecting news, he
found the Office had been turned into
an operating room, County Clerk Kel-
say being the subject, and Professor
Brown the surgeon. The professor
was harvesting crop of corns for Mr..
Kelsay, and successfully removed half
a dozen by his painless method. Brown
is indeed what he claims to be-''king
of corn doctors.'
The Woodman's Circle gave social
in Fraternity hall last night that
was quite well attended. The program
was pleasing one, and the lunch |
served was elegant. The ladies of the |
Circle are known as excellent enter
,ainers, and last nights social only ad-
led to the reputation they already en-
Dyed for entertaining their guests
yell..
The most valuable chair in the
world belongs to Queen Victoria. 1t
8 made of carved ivory, inlaid with
,recious stones, and is valued at some-
hing like $4,000. The remarkable
eat is known as the state chair in the
hrone room of Windsor castle, and
lothing like it is owned by any other
nonarch or private citizen anywhere
n earth. The seat proper is specially
yoven velvet of the finest texture, as
oft as down. 1t took dozen artisans
nd jewellers four months to complete