The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-16
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
R-on wednesday,s Daily.


cit, attending the fair.
Two drunks were fined 50 each In ID
recorders court this morning.
Wheat has been firm at Il cents t'
dav. though the sales have been llgh'
Marriage license was issued yes'et
day to Edward w. Berth ana Ant
v. liurdick.
Mrs. Bradshaw and family went u
Portland this morning to attend tn
session of the grand lodge Rathbon'
Sisters.
Me,srs. F.. Menefee and and ID. w
Vans, went to Portland today and VIII
attend the meeting OF the K. or
GRAND lodge in that city tonight.
Yesterday John Crate brought 10 o.
head of as tiue beef as was ever oriVen
in,o The Dalies. Mr.. Crate oousn'
them in Klickitat county for the Union
Meat Co. from Herman Burchle' 'oe
Silvey and Robert Kelly.
A bit of a misunderstanding came
ep between two men in gam DING
house last night, when one OF thN'h at
tempted to draw a katie ana was
promptly knocked down by oio"
that would nave sent Fi,zsimmons ou1
of the ring
Parties intending to 60 to "asco
will notice the advertisement OF the
Columbia Southern in another eoi-
umn. Rates have been made wlth 1ne
c. S. and o. r. & N, 20 that the roupu
trip from The Dalles to Waseo "iu
returngcosts only $40.
Coroner Butts determined TO ho6
hold an inquest over tho remains oi
Mrs. Suesens, who was killed by being
thrown from a buggy last evening
There was no question as to the cause
of the death, hence an inquest 'was
considered unnecessary.
CMiss Emily Crossen arrived home
last night from visit to California
accompanied by her grandmother, Mrs.
Martin, of Oakland. Mrs. Crossen
stopped at Portland to attend the ses-
sion of the grand lodge Rathbone Sis
tiers, which begins this evening.
The accident which occurred last |
evening was deplorable one, but can
be attributed to no one except the
drivers, as the horse which the women
were driving was one of the gentles5
and most trustworthy animals that Is
kept at any of the stables in the city.
The Oregon Press Association meets
at Baker City next Friday, aud it is
expected about eighty quill showers
will be in attendance The railroads
have issued free transportation to the
editors, and Baker will exert itself to
make their stay in the city u pleasant
one.
Milton, in Umatilla county is sup
posed to be "dry" town, but the
druggists of the city have worked the
SWEET" racket so effectually that the
wayfaring man can get nip when
ever he wants it, but two of the drug
gists have come to sorrow and have
donated about 800 to the school fund ,
for dealing in spirits.
Among the cattle on exhibit at the
fair that deserve special attention are
ten short-horns from Heppuer that t
took prizes at the state fair. Five be-
long to w. .. Minor and five to N. G.
Merris. They are all thorough breds. .
and with the exception of one bull
were bred and raiser near Heppner.
They are an exceptionally line lot of
cattle and are admired by all who fancy
good stock.
Klickitat farmers appreciates the
efforts of The GtlleS t, rivs 1sn =
good noad to market. and IRE 'lr.,Fiag
their whes here Yester ay aH1 tIn .
iay befar2 there we're more "h-a5
teama ..r,sse1 tho f~rry than durinc
the entire season before, and ev.:ry one !
of tbs. Kii.kiJ;.t farmers who comes
here bi.vs more or iasS provision, IS
ne cah save. from % 10 p per cen: on
Golde,'d .le prices. /
$ohe TIM ago a New York paper Of
'ered long list of prizes to its sub a
,cribers for the largest numbar of
words that couli be made out of the
etter5 in the word ''enthusitstlc." 8
rbe awards hive been made, and a C
Corvallis lady comes in for hand W
ome prize. She is Mrs. Norton Adams, 5
,f Jobs addition, and her priz. is Il "
Ieueve diamond ring, valued at S23 80.
che.ri1g was received the o5ber day, q
Ind is source oi pleasure 10 the win p
Ter. She made 435 words out of the q
etters in the prize word