The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Sheriff Driver returned this morn
ing from Baker Bity.
Ms. 81. C. Jewett, of White Salmon,
was visiting in the city yesterday.
Today r. E. Misner shipped bill
lard and pool table and also large
stock of liquors to his saloon in Mitch
ell.
Mnssrs. L. S. Logan and II. Sichel
arrived last evening from Prineville.
and took the morning train for Port
land.
No. SO, the new Wamic school dis
trict, has chosen J. w. Beaby, M.
Kennedy and John End, directors, and
], E. Kennedy, clerk.
The store building for the Oregon
Trading Co. at Wasco is under con-
sssrre.:on--The building will be 3ex6O
feet, two stories high.
The river rose just one foot last night
and is still coming up. An immense
quantity of drift is floating, that is
washing out of Umatilla and Grand
Ronde rivers.
The new call-bell system in the UNA
tilla house is now complete aud in
full working order. 1t is source of
great convenience both to the man
ayers of the hotel and to guests.
]. w. Rooth, prominent farmer of
: Sherman county who has 1000 acres
seeded to whaet this year, is in the
city, purchasing lumber to build two
dwellings in the town of Wasco.
A merchant recently received SIS
note. on which was inscribed: "YouDg
men beware of wine and women," and
on the other side was "Januray 1, 1897.
This is the last S. bill of a 100000
fortune.
The matter of brigade encamp-
ment of the Oregon National Guard
this year is under consideration, and
if the expenses can be met the en-
campment will be held some time
during the coming summer.
Miss Maggie Finn, one of the
teachers in the public schools, is of
f1icted with throat trouble, and in con-
sequence thereof is unable to teach for
few days. Her place is occupied at
present by Miss Josie Sphinx.
Fishermen along the river are all ,
ready to take fish from the water. but + :
the royal chinook seems not anxious
to be caught. or else has not yet ar ,
rived in these waters. At least very
few have been caught thus far.
Today E. P. Williams took out IL ,
cense for peddling general merchan
disc in Wasco county, and will start 1;
over the country with store on q
wheels. The rate of license fixed by
the county court fol general peddlers
is 80 quarter.
Last night Alex Hugunin entertain =
ed number of his old friends most q
royalty, it being the celebration of his .
59th anniversary. A splendid lunch h
Was spread, and all things that make a
men grow young and forget everyday +,
cares flowed in profusion.
The D. P. & A. N. Co., are prepar- r
ing for high water. They have torn ;,
down the small freight house on the T
lower end of the incline and have h
weighted the dock down with about q,
100 tons of rock, besides otherwise a.
the structure. Freight y
is now delivered from tine large ware n
house. ..-- -
The East End was pretty lively
place this forenoon. Quite a number u
of farmers were in the different stores :,
buying supplies, the warehouses were o.
busy loading freight for interior towns, a
and the stock of furniture of G. S. Van g,
Duyn was being moved to w. II. h
store, Mr.. Van Duyn having w
sold his entire stock to Mr.. Arbuckle. n
The piers for the new county bridge W
at Hood River are expected to arrive
tomorrow. J. B.. g. Lockwood, super !,
of construction for the Cali ~
fornia Bridge Co., who have the con- W
tract for building the bridge, is in the a
city today, and expects to commence n
work as soon as the piers arrive, so II
they may be put in place before the n
high water will interfere.
No reflection upon the class of read o
ing from which consistency" gains
his information with reference to the :.
evils of dancing, was intended yester- q
day when saying it was from ''musty" y
books. Opposition to dancing usually q.
comes from antiq nated sources, and his a.
source of Information was referred h
to as coming from s'musty" books, that .,
is having been gained from authors of
past ages. n
The delinquent tax roll has been Il
completed and will be returned to the e
sheriff SO that he may again begin col o
lecting taxes next Monday. The de- a
delinquent roll was prepared by Misses
Maybel Mack and Mamie DRYER in Z
eight days. whereas fifteen days are t
usually devoted to the same work, and b
the roll is a sample of neatness and O
accuracy that is very creditable to the O
young ladies who prepared it. c
Commencing next Sunday the Q. r.
& N. Co. will make complete change
in its passenger schedule and will run
two through trains daily. one of these
trains taking the place of The Dalles
local. The time card for The Dalles 7
has not been received, but as No.2,
via the Union Pacific, will leave Port $
land at P. NJ. it will arrive here about
i. No. 4, via Spokane and the
Great Northern, leaves Portland at 3
P. NJ and will arrive here about 6. The
west bound trains will pass here about l
9 in the morning and o'clock in the
afternoon.
The report of the superintendent of
the penitentiary for the quarter ending T
March 81. shows the number of con-
victs in the penitentiary to be 35l, re- =,
ceived during quarter 45, discharged
40, died ], transferred to asylum /.
The earnings were: For board of
United States prisoners, S37S.S5, and
for labor in the stove foundry. .s29S9.SS,
making S336S.73. The receipts were
Sab. The. expenditures were: ,Salar-