The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-08-07

tending the teachers institute in this
city, left this morning for his home
near Hood River.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Nellie
Sheriff., who died aJ La Center, Wash,
last Thursday, was conducted at Sum
set cemetery today.
The frames of both the new build
ings being constructed in the East
End are now up, and from appearances
they will be completed within month.
q. S. Marshal Gady and o. S. At
torney Murphy expect to vacate their
respective offices on or before Sept
ember l.. They anticipate that their
successors will be appointed by that
date.
The Langille party from Hood River
took the boat yesterday bound for
Clondyke. They took with them a
comp1ete outfit for prospecting, and
had four fine horses to be used in con-
yeying their supplies across the Chill
cat pass.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Dufur returned
from Portland Sunday morning last.
In a week or so they will return to
that city with the intention of re-
manning there probably a year or more,
residence having been rented for
that purpose.-Dufur Dispatch.
The annual Columbia river confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
will convene at Pendleton on August
25th. The conference will be com
posed of IS ministers, who look after
some 300 charges in this state and
Idaho.
Wheat took tumble yesterday In
Portland, San Francisco and Chicago,
consequently fell at all wheat ping
points. Wheat at Pendletch was
worth so cents Thursday but fell to So
lseents ON the receipt of advices from
broad.
From accounts published in the
Daily Republican it would seem that
Baker City is in need of moral wave
triking it. Bawds and their consorts
lold nightly carnivals on the streets
making night hideous greatly to the
annoyance of peaceably inclined citi-
<5ens.
Capt. A. S. Blowers, of Hood River,
was in the city last night. The cap
tain says Hood River valley will har-
vest an immense crop of apples this
fall, and the quality will be fully up to
the standard, the apples being large
and solid, and comparatively free from
worms.
Twe.of our citizens, E. o. Mccoy
and N. Whealdon, are afflicted with an
attack of Clondyke fever that is likely
to prove severe before next spring.
and If fsymptoms of convalescence are
not observed before the 1st of March,
the malady will likely assume such a
I kmalignant form as to send them toward
the north pole.
- This afternoon team that was being
,oaAded at Pease & Mays warehouse
.or'J. N. Gulliford of Prineville, got
.yared and ran away, scattering boxes
IF groceries along Federal street to
Ward & Robinson's stable, where the
horses were stopped. The only damage
done was the loosening of telephone
pole at the corner of the Vogt block
and the breaking of the wagon tongue.
The improvements being made to the
brewery grade by Marshal Lauer will
be great convenience to the farmers
who will soon begin bringing their
wheat to market and to the travelling |
public generally. The road from the |
foot of the grade to the eastern bound |
ary of the city, is being put in first
. class repair, and when the work Is |
completed no one can reasonably COM |
plain of iss condition.
Engineer James A. Gilbreath, of the
Asteamer Dalles City, will be arrested
this evening when he arrives in Port
and, on complaint filed by U. S. Dis
,srict Attorney Murphy, charging him
with carrying a greater pressure of
steam than is allowed by the certifi-
cate of the steamer. His examination
Kill be held in Portland Monday. but
this will not interfere with the vessel
making her regular trips between
Portland and the Dalles. She will ar
rive here on time Monday evening.
A gentleman had left his corner seat
in an already crowded Chicago railway
car to go in search of something to eat,
leaving rug to reserve his seat. On
he found that, in spite OF his
rug and the protests of his fellow pas
sengers, the seat had been usurped by 6
! woman. To his protestations her
ofty reply was: "Do you know, sir. |
hat am one of the directors wives?' {
Madam" he replied, ''were you the {
lirector's only wife, should still pro- t
est" C
Wednesday night Prof. S. E. Nc 1
5lure, who held the chair of chemistry u
n the state University at Eugene, a
zhile descending from the summit of v
it. Rainier, lost his footing and fell
90 feet, being killed instantly. The (
,ody was recovered Thursday and was
AIKEN to Eugene for burial. Prof. e
dcClure was born in Eugene SO years C
go, graduated from the state Uniyer- a
ity in 1888, and after having spent a
ear at Harvard was elected to a pro- I
essorship in the University. #
There Is at least one man in The
balles who is not particularly averic- 0
bus. He is N. Harris, the dry goods =
merchant on Second street. When u
fohn Parrott left the other day for u
,londyke, Mr.. Harris presented him
nth a leather purse that would hold
|ot more than 81 600 in "dust' and in
oormed Mr.. Parrott that the purse full
ras all that he need send him as re- .,
nembrance of old friendship. Most
nv one else in the city except Mr..
Harris would have given him a gunny- ?
ack to be filed with the precious .
METAL.
The steamer George w. Elder :,
leared from Ainsworth dock In Port :. y
and last night, bound for Alaska with
fufl list of passengers. almost all OF
,bom were bound for the Clondyke a
aines. She carried every passenger "