The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18


social next Saturday evening in their
hall in the Vogt block. Everybody. is
iavited TO tie present.
This morning French & Gilman
brought IN POO head of beef cattle from
Gillian county and sold them to c. M.
Grimes for the Union Meat Co.
j. =. Hubrick went to Portland to-
day to arrange for transportation to
Alaska He expects to go north on
the next trip made by the Elder.
E. NJ. Shut, editor of the Antelope
Herald, arrived this morning from
Pennsylvania, where he has been Wis
iting his parents the past month.
Good roads leading into The Dale
| will bring trade, bad ones will drive
, trade away. Then let good roads be
constructed into every section tribu'
tary to the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. Mitchell and Miss
Summerville arrived last evening from
Hay Creek, and took the boat for
Portland today. They we're accom-
panied by Mrs. Robert Mays, jr.
Columbia Chapter Order Eastern
Star will meet Tuesday evening, Sept.
14th, at 8 o'clock. AS this will be the
first meeting since vacation every
member is earnestly requested to be
present.
AL. c. Maxim, the Eagle valley farmer
who was wounded by the accidental
discharge of a shot gun on Sunday of
last week, died in Baker City last FRI
day evening from blood poisoning.
Mr.. Maxim was brother of Mrs. G. C.
Stacy, of this city.
In yesterdays Oregonian was pub
lished very creditable article from
Fred d. Hill, of this city describing a
trip from The Dalles to Portland on an
engine. The article gives graphic
description of the scenery along the
river, and is we'll worth reading.
Last weeks bowling record on the
Commercial Club alley was as follows:
Monday, L. J. Norman and j. Hamp-
shire, So; Tuesday. F. w. Wilson, 5l:
Wednesday, Fl. II. Riddell, 4s; Thurs
day, J. Hampshire, 46; Friday: W.
Vogt, 81; Saturday, W. L. Bradshaw,
go.
While in the city Saturday Otto
Kleemann, architect, inspected the
work on the new Catholic church, and
found everything satisfactory, He
was also called to exapine the new
Lutheran church, and advised some
changes being made In the plans to
strengthen the building.
A letter received by a friend from
ex-RecOrder Phelps, who recently
went to Heppner, states that he has
found good business opening and is
we'll pleased with.prospectsi in Heppner.
Mr.. Phelps has formed partnership
with Congressman Ellis, and the firm
is Ellis & Phelps, attorneys-at-law.
Mr.. Snyder will visit Sherman
county this week in the interest of the
forthcoming special edition of the
Times-Mountaineer. The object of
the edition will be fully explained to
the people of Sherman county by Mr..
Snyder, and it is expected they will
reanily see the advantages to be de-
rived from descriptive articles concern
ing their county in the edition.
Today j. B, Crossen received a dis
pat ;h from his son Will, who lefthere
last Thursday, stating that he had ar
rived safely in San Francisco aud will
go to work tomorrow moring, having.
secured employment Immediately upon
his arrival in the city. We are pleased
to learn that Will has been successful
in the Bay city. and hope he will find
it a pleasant and profitable home.
Wasco county has at present two
sources of revenue that beat Klondike
out of sight, its wheat and fish. While
the farms in the interior are giving up
their golden harvest of wheat, the
Columbia river is beginning to give
up its wealth of salmon. Fishermen
all along the river are making good
hauis, and it is no uncommon sight of
a morning to see a half dozen boats
come in with ton or more of fine
fish in each.
The board of fire underwriters of
the Pacific coast has adopted a new
system of rating insurance premiums
which will be put in force in all towns
of the coast. The new. system is
perfection of what is called the mer
camille system. y result of this adop-
tion will be reduction of premiums
and general readjustment of rates.
The idea is advanced that premiums
may be lessened by remedying matters
of hazard, and certain precautions
taken by householders may lead to
promised decrease in the premiums.
PendletOn merchants have rood rea-
son to feel as thankful as the farmers
for the bountiful harvest which is
bringing the shekels to Umatilla
county. says the Tribune. Every day
that passes now some merchant is
pleased beyond measure at being asked
TO dig up some note that had been given
in disastrous years. and which had
been regarded as lost. and entered on
;he debit side of the houses ledger.
Two such cases were brought to the |
rribune's notice Friday, but the mer-
chants in each case preferred that pub
icity be not given to the names.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Pele Stadleman went to Portland
n the morning train.
County Clerk Kelsay has gone to his
hines near Mt. Adams.
Miss Anna Lang has gone to Port