The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-12-11
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. L. Booth went to Portland o
the morning train.
One vag was taken in this mornin
and told to leave town.
Chas. o. Stureess, of Bake Oven
made flying trip to The Da'les yester
day.
b. L. Kuck, who has been to Port
land on business trip. returned hom
last night.
W. H. Iliff, of Portland, the lecturer
spent few hours in the city yesterda.
calling on friends.
Marshal Lauer is having new roo
put on the city supply hose house, in
order to withstand the heavy SHOWS.
+. The Blue Mountain Eagle was II
years old last week, and starts out on
its 18th year full of hope and local
news.
James Wilson and Geo. Mckay. who
were in The Dalles yesterday deliver
ing beef cattle, returned home last
night.
The Daily Morning Observer, pub
1ished by Curry Bros, has just been
launched in La Grande. This makes
two dailies now in La Grande, the
Chronicle being published as an after
noon paper.
Wasco Tribe No. 16, I. o. r. M, has
appointed committee to arrange for
grand mask ball on New Years eve.
The Red Men know just how to con-
duct masquerade, and the one con-
templated will certainly be success.
L. O'Brien, prominent sheepman
and farmer from Klicitat county,
Washington, accompanied by his wife
is spending few days in the city. Mr..
O'Brien says that everything looks
very favorable for another prosperous
year for farmers and stockmen.
D. G. O'Neill, of Wasco, Superin-
tendent of the Columbia Southern, is
in the city on railroad business. Mr..
O'Neill says that the amount of wheat
stored along the road does not seem
to decrease in spite of the fact that
train load after train load has been
hauled out.
The town of Dallas has wooden mill |
that has recently received so many Or
ders that it has been found necessary
to run the mill day and night, and to |
add 40 employees to its force. The |
owner of that mill year ago. offered |
to move it to The Dalles for a reason
able consideration. Since it ia doing |
such thriving business we can see |
what we lost by refusing the offer, and |
will probably not let such another |
chance slip by.
Joe Howard, of Prineville, brought
large bunch of cattle to The Dalles
stock yards today, where they were |
delivered to Portland buyers. Mr.. |
Howard says that while more cattle |
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country this year than ever before that
the range is by no means drained of
stock, and that the stock men in that
. vicinity are always prepared as hereto
fore to furnish beef whenever the
market is favorable.
The property owners on the north
side of Second street between Wash |
ington and Federal are not delaying
about acting on the order of the mar
shall to clean the mud from the streets
in front of their premises. The other
property owners on Second street
should take the cue from these men
and do likewise. We will never have
q decent street until they do so, and
If they will not abate the nuisance, we
understand that the council intends
instructing the marshal to have the
same removed and tax the cost to the
property.
One solitary offender was up before
the recorders court yesterday. On
being asked if he had anything to say
for being drunk, he replied that he
was subject to epileptic fits and pre-
sumed that while he was in a fit the
otficer arrested him. On being further
interrogated he acknowledged that
the fits never came on only when he
was drinking. The Recorder, think
ing perhaps that he was like most
men in this regard gave him $40 90.
He is now doing time on the city wood
pile under the supervision and in
struction eff Marshal Lauer.
Judge Bennett returned from Day
ton this morning on the Spokane
train. The Judge says that the case
of Walker vs.. o. r. &. N. Co, which
he tried in Dayton for the plaintiff has
been settled. The case was first tried
at Dayton, Washington, before jury.
which rendered a verdict for $40, 900 90
in favor of the plain tiff. The defend
ants appealed the case to the supreme
court of the State of Washington,
where the verdict was cut down to
s25, 900 90 with interest and costs
This is very complimentary to Judge
Bennett, as it is one of the largest
verdicts ever received from corpora
tion in damage suit for death.
The Oregon Childrens Home Society
desires homes for the following chill
dren: One boy babe two months old,
one four months, one girl seven years
and one eight years. Auxiliary to this
society a local advisory board is ap.
pointed for The palles and vicinity:
President, W. c. Allaway; vice-presi
dents, Mrs. J. M. Patterson and Mrs
G. E. Bayard; secretary, Mrs. D. M
French; treasurer, Mrs. j. G. Gray.
Families wishing to adopt children may
apply to this board or address I. F.