The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-30
From Thursdays Daily.

81 cents.
Recently q. M. Brown and Pelte
: Bros. bought 1,500 head of cattle
Willamette valley that they will dri7
to Crook county this fall.
Gov. W. J. Mcconnell, of Idaho,
in the city today. The governors Wis
has no political significance, as he
here only on friendly visit.
A gang of thirty hoboa who ha
been run out of Spokane made a raj
on Cheney Monday night, and wer
promptly run into the city Jail by tn
marshal.
Farmers are becoming convince
that Is cents bushel is about all the
are going to realize for wheat this sea
son, and good many are selling a
that price.
Capt. A. S. Blowers and his son, L
N. Blowers, mayor of Hood River
have gone to Sumpter, Baker county
with the view of opening store a
that place.
The Rustler thinks Lake county, il
entitled to the belt as the most prolifi
barley producer in the state Mrs
Fosters crop on Summer lake averaged
107 bushels per acre.
There is an epidemic of scarlet fever
in Palouse City, Wash. On account
of the prevalence of the disease schools
have been closed and no children are
allowed on the streets.
Six employees of the Western Union
Telegraph Co. are here rebuilding the
telegraph line across Mill creek, so as
to get it out of the way of the railroad
bridge soon to be built.
New York capitalists are about to
put in new electric light plant in
Eugene. This will give that city two
good electric plants. and will cause q
reduction in price of light.
VIM. Kelsay, of Antelope, who
recently had several ribs broken by
falling down bank on Eight-Mile,
has about recovered from his injuries,
and expects to return home next week.
DR.. Sutherland returned last evening
from Astoria, and is somewhat i'm
proved in health. The doctor is hope
full that his health will so improve as
to enable him to remain in The Dalles.
1t is expected the new steamship
line between Astoria and San Fran
cisco will be in operation within the
next three or four weeks. Cheap
freight and passenger rates will then
be the order.
There's new coon in town, and he
has taken up his lodgings in the show
window OF the Snipes-Kinnersly drug
store. He is diminutive coon, but as
an advertiser attracts more attention
than any other colored gentleman in
town.
Klickitat club wheat commands II
cents a bushel more than Wasco county
wheat here, and Klickitat bluestem is
from to 81 cents above club, making
it worth from 784 to 10 cents bushel,
and some has been sold the past few
days at 80 cents.
Eugene has been overrun with ho-
boes, and five of them were placed un-
Ter arrest last Sunday. One is a mere
n11 &,
Salem. He has served one term in |
,he reform school, and will probably |
be sent back there.
Last week French & Co.'s bank paid |
put $170,0 on checks drawn by wheat
buyers, for wheat purchased in Wasco. |
Sherman and Klickitat coun-
lies. This snug little sum went into
among the farmers and |
goes long ways toward creating pros.
perity.
The Tacoma News quotes from an
Eastern paper the following notice:
Married: AT Flintstone, by the Rev.
Mr.. Nehemiah Whitestone
ind Miss Wilhelminah Sandstone.
both of Limestone" and remarks
There will be other pebbles on the
peach"
The Agricultural College authorities
1t Corvallis have issued a circular
stating that there will be short farm
,rs' course held at the college this
winter, commencing Jan. II and end
ng Feb. 10. Lectures will be delivered
IN chemistry, agriculture, horticulture
md chronology.
A man from Klondike became in
lignant because a Seattle man wouldn't
'uy his mine, paying 100000 for it
Without examining the property or
earning anything about it. These
zlondike fellows seems to think that
ii that is necessary is to say Klondike
nd the suckers will bite. -
The committee of the Commercial
lub to buy carpets and furniture for
he club rooms-Messrs. Blakely,
oease and Wilson-returned last even
ng from Portland, where they bought
he chairs and couches for the club,
to about $3.50 worth. The
arpets for the rooms will be bought
q San Francisco and will cost about
400, wholesale prices.
A bereaved husband in Montana has
osted this notice on pine tree: MY
life Sarah has left my rancho When
Idnt Doc thing to hur an want it
istinckly Understood that any Man as
axes her in and Keers for hur on mi
kcount Will git himself pumped SO
ull of Led that sum Tenderfoot will
,cate him for mineral Clame. A
Vord to the wise is Suffishent and
rter work on fools. P. Smith" |!
In 1894, says the Walla Walla States
ian, John Corum cut his grain with a
arvester, carefully bound it and
laced it in three large stacks, but the
eavy rains came on and the stacks
INK so low and were SO green with
he growing grain that their owner
ave them up for lost. A few days ago. /.
that he might find some hav