The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-03
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
p,ou wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Hon. n. w. Silver, of Fossil, is Wis
ing in The Dalles.
L. S. Logan and I. Sichel came
from Portland last night.
Today John. McNunau and Mabel
Gibson were granted license to wed.
Frank D. McCully, one of the lea
ing business men of Joseph, Wallov
county. is in the city.
Mrs. Lee Bunch and children left t
day for Oregon City for visit of a fe
weeks with her parents.
DR.. Hollister, surgeon of Co. {
went to Camp Jackson this mornin
to spend day with the Nations
Guards.
A. Lipman, Prineville's leadin
furniture dealer, is in the city an
will visit Portland before returning t
Prineyille.
Mic Sinnott, Will Crossen and Ra
Logan, went to Hood River today, an
while there will visit the soldier boy
at Camp Jackson.
VIM. Baxter. of the Webfoot Planter
is up from Portland completing the in
formation for the new Wasco ant
Sherman county directory.
Rev. Joseph De Forest returned last
night from Portland. He was accom-
panied by his family, who will spent
few days visiting in the city.
Quite number of delegates to the
Sunday school convention left on the
boat and train this morning for their
homes in different parts of the state.
The first load of 1897 bailed hay de-
ivered in this market was brought in
by c. r. Hill, who was one of the first
farmers to begin harvesting this sea-
son.
This paper is under obligations to
Messrs. J. Z. Groom and A. a. Morse,
secretaries of the Sunday school AS
sociation, for reports of the proceed
ings OF the convention.
At the stock yards today are two car
loads of fat COWS that will be shipped
to Troutdale tonight, also four car
loads of hogs from Wallowa county
that were taken off here to feed.
The fruit growers of Yakima and
vicinity thought they had rid their
orchards of San Jose scale, but when
Mr.. Schanno visited that place few
days ago he found scale quite plentiful
on the trees.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. W. Wallace left this
morning for their home at Antelope,
accompanied by their daughter. Mrs.
G. p. Morgan. Mrs. Morgan will
spend q month visiting at Antelope
and Mitchell.
Call on C. W. Phelps for the light
running Jones reapers. binders, mowers
and headers, also the Buffalo Pitt |
thresher. Extras for all these ma
chimes kept in stock. Prices right and |
terms reasonable*
Prof. VIM. Mckee, of the college of |
located at Deer Lodge, is in
the city, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Parrott. Prof Mckee will spend |
3 few days in The Dalles, then go to
San Francisco for short visit.
Chas. Alden, first officer of the Reg
ulator, is now full-fedged captain,
having passed the required examine
tion and been granted license as mas
ter. He is now authorized to take
command of any boat plying inland
waters.
A. L. Mohler, recently appointed
general manager of the o. r. & N. Co.,
passed down the.road last night in COM.
,any with President McNeill. Mr..
Mohler will have headquarters at Port
and and will at once enter upon the
discharge of his duties.
The monitors Manadnock and Mont
,ray arrived in port at Portland yes
erday at 10 o'clock and were received
With booming of cannon and blowing
IT steam whistles. The monitors will
AXE part in Portland's celebration,
md will be the center of attraction in
hat city for the next few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fulton, of
3iggs, arrived here this morning, ac-
by Mrs. J. p. McCorkle,
mother OF Mrs. Fulton, who has been :
listing at Biggs the past year. Mrs.
hcCorkle leaves tomorrow for her
lome at San Maria, California, and
will be accompanied by Mrs. Fulton.
Ten thousand bushels Of wheat at
Idaho, were sold the other
lay for $50 cents per bushel. The
anne wheat could have been sold for
8 cents last fall but the owners were
Tot satisfied with that price, wanting
a cents, and have lost s2650 by their
lolding for raise that would have
to only 500.
Today the Workmen and Woodmen
odges moved their lodge property into
heir new hall over Harris store, where
hey will have very comfortable and
ommodious quarters. The new hall
8 somewhat larger and much more
arranged than the one
hey have been occupying the past few
ears, and they will from now on be
cry costly situated.
One of the finest saddles ever put up
n The Dalles is hanging in the show
window at Farley & Franks store. {
t was put up by John Baton, recently {
rom Texas, who is indeed one of the
post expert stampers in the United
states. The stamping is simply
legaht, and 'lifeike pictures OF birds
attic and goats are worked on the
Gather on different parts of the saddle. {
The saddle was made for Henry
3oyne, of the Oregon market.
The case of Judge E. d. .Shattuck,
appellant, VS.. a. r. Klncaid, secretary
# state, respondent, is set for hearing
,efore the supreme court on Tuesday
4 next weeK. This is an action
,rought to compel the secretary to is
ue warrants for the payment of the
salary as circuit judge, and
he disposition of the case will deter
nine if the secretary is compelled to
ssue warrants for the payments OF sal
.ries in the absence of an appropria.