The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-03
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday,s Daily. J


Miss Ketchum went to Hood River
on the boat today.
Mrs. w. II. Halver, who has been
visiting Mrs. A. A. Jayne, left on the
boat this morning for Portland.
w. S. Chipp left this morning for
Holcomb, WASH, where he goes to
take position with numbering COM
pany.
L. S. Logan and 1. Sichel, who have
been delivering Crook county cattle
at Huntington, arrived here on the
early morning train.
County School Superintendent c. l..
Gilbert and family arrived home this
morning from visit of several months
in Ohio and Indiana.
There appears to be an epidemic of
toncilitis in the Walla Walla peniten-
tiary. Six officers and about a dozen
convicts are afflicted.
Frank Lee, a prominent wool buyer
who spent good portion oflast season
in The Dalles, is i'll with inflammatory
rheumatism at Heppner.
A. Whealdon, of Linn county, one of
the pioneers of that section of the
state, is in the city visiting his son,
N. Whealdon, and family.
Today T. Burgus made another de-
livery of about 700 head of mixed cattle.
They were placed on board cars this
afternoon and will be started for Mon
tana tonight.
D. w. Jones came in yesterday from
Antelope. Mr.. Jones says Antelope
has been favored with fine showers the
past week, much more rain having fall
len there than last.
Carl Petz and wife, of Erskenville,
are visiting in the city. Mr.. Petz re-
ports a fine shower of rain having
fallen in Sherman county last night,
and says crops are immense.
The past few days the salmon run at
Cascade Locks has been good. The
fish caught are all firm big fellows,
and both in quantity and quality have
been very satisfactory to fishermen.
r. II. Guthrie returned yesterday
from his sheep camp in the mountains
at the mouth of Dog river, and says
feed on the summer ranges is rather
scarce this season, the grass having
started later than common.
Another invoice of 800 pieces fell
from the heavens last night and this
morning. They were not yet coined
but will be when the grain is harvested
next fall, and the good results of these
occasional showers are fully realized.
The 11-year.old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wisnofsky, while playing at
school, in Blodgett, Benton county,
Thursday, was kicked by horse. 1t
was frightful blow, and, after linger-
ing few hours, the little sufferer died
Friday night.
Owing to the fact that the firemen's
tournament will be held here during
the first week in September, tits prob
able school will not open until the
second week of that month. The
matter will be finally determined at
the July meeting of the board.
Pendleton has circus, but the big
show will give The Dalles the go-by,
having been routed from Pendleton
through Eastern Washington. The
Dalles is none the loser, for circuses
usually take out five dollars for every
dollar they bring into place.
John Wood leaves tonight for Hum
tington to meet his brother, J. H.
Wood, who is delivering 1900 cattle to
eastern buyers. They haye sold their
entire band of cattle in Malheur
county, and will make another de-
livery of 1900 head about the middle of
October.
Sheriff Hiatt, of Josephine county,
had two especially prepared ropes pre-
sented to him by the manufacturers
at San Quintin, CAL, for use during
his term of office. They are of hemp
but not twisted so tightly as an ordi-
nary rope. The ropes may be used to
hang Nelson and Fiester with.
Geo. Crossfield came down from
Wasco this forenoon in an open buggy,
and says he discovered that the crops
along the road were being wonder
fully revived by drenching rain. 1t
was the making of the crops but pretty
tough on George, for along with the
grain he got thorough soaking.
Engineer James Gilbreth has as
sumed his former place on the steamer
Dalles City as chief engineer. Engineer
Horace Campbell having resigned his
position to take place on the steamer
Telephone. Mr.. Gilbreth was chief en-
gineer on the Dalles City for number
and is a thoroughly competent man.
Yesterday was Miss Edyth Randall's
10Th birthday. and the event was cele-
brated by a gathering of her friends at
the home of her parents last evening.
Refreshments consisting of ice cream
and cake were served, and the evening
was pleasantly devoted to playing
games, music and other amusements
On the Wasco end of the Columbia
Southern railroad the farmers have
begun grading, in compliance with
their agreement to grade the south half |
of the road. Yesterday the company
established another camp of graders |
two and one-half miles from Biggs,
and have about one hundred men and
forty teams employed.
At the last convening of the Rath-
bone Sisters the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: M. E.
e., Miss Minnie Gosser; S., Mrs. T. A.
Hudson; j., Mrs, John Michel; NJ,
Mrs. A. M. Kelsay; M. of R. & c.,
Mrs. C. L. Gilbert; M. of F., Mrs. W.
9. Walthers; P. of c., Mrs. o. S.
Naud; o. w., Mrs. John GaYin. Rep
esentative to grand lodge, Mrs. J. B.
Jrossen.
The United States fish commission
will make study this summer of the
onditions of the Columbia river bass,
nth especial attention to its biolog-
cal features. Some interesting bio
ogical Investigations will be made at
Valla Walla Lake and also on the