The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-24
is approaching completion, and is a
substantial imposing structure.


: Tom McCusker, supply agent of Il
. Southern Pacific. is in the city.
Misses Carrie and Emma St. Jof
were passengers for Portland on Il
boat this morning.
. The new system of water works, no
being put in at Dufur, is proving vel
satisfactory, plenty of water and pow
for all purposes.
w. L. Mann and Louis Oaks, a
companied by their families, left fl
Trout lake this morning for an outin
of a couple of weeks.
s. Waldman, who has been trave
ing by team in the Prineville cOun tr
returned today, thinks the prospect
for good times there are bright.
If some of the boys who are stricke
with Clondyke fever would hit th
wheat harvest this summer and Alask
early pext spring, it would be bette
or themselves, the harvest an
Alaska.
John Green, the aged and wealth
capitalist of Portland, died yesLerda
morning of heart disease. He was
factor in Portland's prosperity for tn
past 40 years, and has made severa
fortunes.
Miss Julia Bybee, of Portland ant
Miss Jessie Creighton. of Salem, lef
on the steamer D. S. Baker for Port
land this morning, after short visi
with their cousin, Miss Jessie Fisher
in this city.
The weather service people tell US
| tomorrow will be cooler. Well We hope
so, but the old fashioned goose-bone
sign, wetting the finger sign and the
wild goose augury. are all to the con-
trary, we will know tomorrow.
Surveyor-General Habersham has
received a letter from Binger Her.
mann, commissioner of the general
land office, informing him that Ore
CONS apportionment available for sur
veys during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1898, is $4,000.
Hon. 5. D. Gibson died on Sunday
morning at his home two miles west
of Salem, after an illness of a few weeks.
The deceased was serving his second
term as member of the state board of
equalization, which vacancy will have
to be filled by the governor.
News is scarce in this burg, even ac-
cidents cease to happen. Asa rule it
is a painful business to chronicle ac-
cidents, but if any two bicycle scorch-
er5 see fit to run into each other and
8 mash the whole caboodle our columns
are open.
The handsome cap-stones used in the
of the new Catholic
church are from the Cascade Locks
quarry. The same stone was used in the
lock walls and were cut there by N.
Stokoe, one of the old stone-cutter
force still living at Cascades.
Mrs. Chas. Alden, Miss Lizzie
Schooling, Miss Valeska Liebe and
Miss Edythe Randall were passengers
On the boat this morning bound for
Wind River, where they will join Mrs.
Joles, Mrs. Randall and several others
who have been in camp there for the
past ten days.
Mr.. J. C. Rostetler's family, C. E.
Dawson and family, Leon Dawson and
Miss Hattie Cram, Mr.. Gieger and
family and Mr.. Glendening went over
IN the Klickitat to the Soda Springs, |
% camp, fish and hunt. Mr.. Hostetler
will follow in few days. Tom Ward |
,ook them in his wagonette.
1t is expected a meeting of the state
BOARD of education will be held soon.
There are Complaints before the board |
# the method of issuing state papers,
md papers that haye been issued are
leld up, awaiting the boards action.
Irwin is out of the
tate, but it is expected a call will be
ssued in a few days for meeting.
The Artizans adjourned last night
Until the first Wednesday in August,
md determined to adjourn then until
he first Wednesday in September.
This will take them through the heat
ID term, and is a sensible move that
night be followed to advantage by
'ome other sweltering secret society
olks.
The illustrated commencement num-
Der of the University of Oregon
Monthly has been completed. Besides
three orations and two
poems recently delivered, and an un-
usual number OF interesting articles,
t also has Is steel engravings of the
literary societies, graduating class of
81, editorial staff, board of regents
md President Chapman.
E. L. Conan, the old reliable con-
luctor of the o. r. & N. Co.'S pas
enger service, is taking well earned |
1acatiop. Accompanied by his wife and
,wO daughters, and by Mrs. W. 81. Fisk, |
Iessrs. r. Fisk and Fl. S. Fall visited |
'ur burg yesterday, returning to Port
aud on the Baker this morning. |
knows and likes 101: may
ne punch tickets on this line forever. |
A Salem taxpayer is said to be re-
'ponsible for the statement that among |
he employees at the insane asylum at
Salem are included the following: Gov.
LORD, four nephews; Secretary of State
three nephews and % cousins;
Treasurer Metschap, one son, six
lephews and 81 cousins; Chief Justice
Moore, son and daughter, nephew
md two cousins; Attorney General
dleman. brother and three cousins;
Assistant Treasurer Hodgkin, SON
md six cousins: Superintendent Paine,
he whole family.
From trlaay's Daily
Judge Clara. of Portland, was in the
;ity. today.
DIR. Lannerberg arrived home today
rom Antelope.
Remember the sale of horses at
Ward & Robertson's 8 stables tomorrow.
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