The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-30
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ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily)
G. w. Hunt, the railroad contractor
Is in the city.
The fog, the hard times and muddy
streets are still with US.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Longs little boy
has been quite i'll the past few days.
The barroom at the Umatilla house
is being renovated, and new paper is
being put on the ceiling.
The total tax levy in Lane county
this year is Is mills which is the lowest
of any county in the state.
Senators Dufur and Michel and Rep
resentatiye Huntington returned home
from the state capital last night.
A large amount of wool is being
baled at the D. P. & A. N. warehouse,
preparatory for shipment to Boston.
John Combs. ex-sheriff of Crook
county, arrived last night from Prime
vile. He left on this mornings train
for California.
Harry Liebe is gaining strength
slowly, and hopes to be out ere long.
Tt has now been Is weeks since he was
first confined to his room with typhoid
fever.
A team belonging to Mr.. Wakefield
broke away from in front of the Com
mission Co.'S. building this forenoon,
and took run up Second street, break
ing the tongue out of the wagon.
Mrs. M. II. Roberts returned this
morning from Pullman, WASH, where
she has been visiting her son, Prof.
William Roberts, one of the teachers
in the Washington agricultural col
lege.
When the legislature reconvenes
next Monday, there is possibility
that some agreement will be reached
whereby the house will be organized
In way that there will be no question
as to its meeting the requirements OF
the constitution.
A moral wave has struck Colfax,
Wash. The saloons have been closed
on Sundays and an effort is being
made to suppress gambling. A faro
game was raided by the sheriff few
nights since, and the proprietors and
players,palced under arrest.
Miss Griswold, who will recite at the
opera house next Monday evening, was
leading lady in the Shakesperian ORA
matte club of Paris, France. Miss
Griswold is an artistic in dramatic art
and our citizens should avail them
selves of the opportunity OF hearing
the recital.
Mrs. Hoffman, national secretary OF
the W. c. T. o., will speak in The
Dalles on Feb. I. Frances Willard
saws of her: "We are sending our very
best to you. She is the Thomas d.
Benton of the cause of temperance.
She will strengthen and build up every
righteous cause, and no one will have
a word to say against her.
Sam s. Durkheimer, prominent
merchant of Prairie City, arrived on
the morning train from Pendleton.
Mr.. Durkheimer goes to Portland to
spend short time visiting in that city,
and will then go to Washington to
witness the Inauguration OF Mckinley.
One of the pleasantries of the ball at
the vogt last night was a joke perDe-
trated on DIR. Sutherland, who is che
latest addition to the herd of Elks in
this city, more generally known among
the fraternity as the ''fawn." A small
pet deer, belonging to Hon. W. II.
Wilson, was placed ON the stage, and
on it was q placard inscribed "Our
Baby Elk. DIR. sutherland,
Yesterday afternoon Joseph McCabe
was examined as to his mental condi-
ton by DIR. Hollister before Justice |
Filloon, and was adiudged insane. He
was taken to the asylum today in charge
of Deputy Sheriff Gabel and Constable
Hill. McCabe is 40 years OF age, has
resided on Five-Mile number OF years. |
and is single. He has been suffering |
from epilesy for some time, but just re-
Gently became violent.
A few mornings since prominent |
druggist in the city rose at break OF
day and shouldering his favorite fowl |
ing piece hied away to the banks OF |
the Columbia in quest of mallard.
No ducks were found, but a long, hun
gry-looking blue crane rose from the
bank of the river, and with defiant
squawk bid the hunter good morning,
starting in the direction Of the popu- |
list state across the river. Our hunter |
fred both barrels Of his gun at the de-
parting bird and saw something fall,
but the crane kept on in its flight. |
fastening to the spot where the OBJ
ject fell, our druggist found a campaign
button on which was inscribed "You |
never touched me-" The quest for a
mallard ended right there.