The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-06-26
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
T.A. Ward went to Hood River to
day.
Mrs. b. s. Wilson went to Portland
today.
Mrs. Henry Hudson is quite i'll a,
her home near Dufur.
d. C. Herrin came down from Hunt
ington on this mornings train.
Extras for Standard mowers and
rakes in full stock at j. NJ. Filloop :ss
WIN
Corlis Merritt, the well-known por-
trait painter of Portland, is in the
city.
Miss Katie Craig went to Portland
today to spend few days visiting in
that city.
Last night three car loads OF sheep
and two of cattle were shipped to
Troutdale.
Frank Davenport, manager OF the
Oregan Lumber Co. at Hood River,
was in the city last night.
M. Filloon carries the Old Reli-
able McCormac reapers and mowers,
the best harvesting machines made*
WIN
The straberry crop at La Grande is
not yet exhausted. One hundred
crates were shipped from there yester-
day.
r. C. Craven, the leading merchant
of Moro, arrived here last evening, and
left on this mornings train for Kansas
City.
Henry Hudson has returned with his
prairie schooners from trip to Day
vile, Grant county. He brought in
big lot of wool.
The man w. II. johnson, who was
arrested at Hood River last Sunday
and taken to Moro, had his examina-
ton at that place today.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
serve ice cream and cake in the build
ing next door to the land Office next
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Mollie Bottorff. trimmer in the |
Elite millinery parlors, expects to re-
turn to Portland next week to spend |
the remainder of the summer.
Rev. Woody, editor of the Pacific
Baptist, published at.Portland, was in
the city last night, and returned on
the morning boat to Portland.
A considerable amount of fall grain
through the county is beginning to
ripen, and harvesting will begin dur
ing the first week of July provided
there is no more rain.
Militiamen are getting themselves
in readiness for the encampment at
Hood River next week, and about all
the members of Co. G will answer to
the roll call during the epcampment.
State Veterinary Surgeon Whita-
comb arrived here yesterday from
Hillsboro, and has gone into the
interior to inspect band of horses
that are reported affected by the mango.
Friendship Lodge, K. of p, will be
visited by the grand chancellor COM
mander of this jurisdiction next Mon
day evening, at which time the lodge
will give banquet for members and
their ladies.
Call on c. W. Phelps for the light
running Jones reapers, binders, mowers
and headers, also the Buffalo Pitt
thresher. Extras for alt these ma
chimes kept in stock. Prices right and
terms reasonable
A land slide occurred near Starbuck :
this morning that caused the Portland }
express to lay over about four hours.
The train arrived here at noon, but :
kept right on to Portland OILY stop 7
ping long enough to change engines. 4
At the recent encampment of the G. f
A. r. at Independence, a new Office I
was created, entitled the daughter of
the department. and Mrs. M. E.
Briggs, of this city. was elected as the i
first incumbent of the new position.
A few wool sales are made almost q
every day at prices ranging at from II i
to cents, but as yet no large clips t
have been disposed of, and little activ- C
ity is expected in the wool market un- a
til after the tariff bill is disposed of by t
congress-. i
Mrs. j, M. Filloon and Miss Minnie r
Crooks went to Moro today to meet 7
with the Woodmen Circle at that place. [
1t was intended that the Circle drill
team. of this place would go to Moro
today, but they were unable to arrange .
for the trip. =
Mondays rain was general all over |
Sherman county, and was very heavy 7
in sections reaching from Gordon I
Ridge to John Day. In the north end ]
of the county the rain was not SO heavy, 7
but was sufficient to revive the crops, Z
and put them beyond all danger from 8
drouth. II
Since there will be DO celebration
here, it has been suggested that busi-
ness houses close on the Sd in order
that people may go to Hood River on
that day to witness the encampment OF
the o. N. G. If such arrangement can
be made the hose team will prepare
for an excursion to Hood River.
Although the salmon catch has been {
unusually light thus far this season, (
Gamers and fish ermen are not dis I
couraged and are hopeful that they
may yet have fair run OF fish. The
heavy run here seldom commences be-
fore the middle of June andssometimes- I
not before the last, hence there is still {
plenty of time between now and the
close season for good catch.
Last evening Fin Batty, the ever
genial night clerk at the Umatilla
House, was all smiles and radience,
but today perceptible change has
come over him. The cause of his Joy
last night was the receipt of a Lord
Fantleroy spaniel pup, imported di-
rect from India, and the self same
pup is the cause of his sorrow today.
The pup is beauty and is possessed OF
pair of lungs equal to steam engine,
and it is not bashful about using them.
It howled all night and was bowling