The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-06-05
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
CFrom Saturdays Daily.)

From Saturdays Daily)
Mrs. Otto Birgfeld went to Portland
today for medical treatment.
Otto Birgfeld holds the record a
The Dalles bowling alley, having made
q score of So.
Workmen have begun excavating
for the residence which Hon. E. o
Mccoy will build on the lots he recently
bought on Washington street.
The Oregon Trading Co.'S. new store
building at Wasco is about completed
and the company will begin putting
in stock of goods next Monday.
The grand jury returned not true
bill in the case of Charles Knapp, who
was brought up from Hood River by
Constable Olinger Thursday night.
At 1:3O today Venz Bauer, indicted
for rape, and J. V. Rowland, indicted
for larceny of sheep, were arraignet
in the circuit court and each plead mo-
guilty.
Frank La Pier, of Mosier, was in the
city today. Mr.. La Pier reported thai
farmers in the vicinity of Mosier are
blessed with good crops and prospec
for an abundant harvest.
Notwithstanding the Inconvenience
of transferring by wagon around the
Cascades, the u. P. & A. N. Co is hand
ling large amount of freight, the
boat coming in every evening loaded
There is already stored in The
Dalles about 100000 pounds of wool
but no sales have been made. Both
buyers and sellers are holding off to
see what congress will do with the
thrift bill.
A Klickitat county freighter this
morning had the misfortune to upset 8
load of wool and dump it into Gil
more's Lake, on the north side of the
river. The wool was fshed out and
brought to Moody's warehouse where
it is being dried.
With the annual encampment OF the
o. NJ G. at Hood River the last of June,
and the firemen's tournament here
during the second week in September,
Wasco county will have considerable
amusement This year to break the dull
monotony of humdrum life.
The foundation of the new Lutheran
church to be built on Union screet is
now completed, and the wood work
will be commenced in a short time.
The building will be "a by 56 feet, and
will be supplied with all modern ap-
pliances for heating and lighting.
Geo. Crossfield is down from Sher-
man county and says the crop outlook
is the best he has ever seen there.
The wheat promises TO make splen-
did yield, being now beyond all danger
of damage from drouth, and nothing
but hot east winds can prevent it being
first class.
The Winquat Literary Society of
The Dalles high school held their
last meeting for the present year at
the Court street building last night,
and then adjourned to the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. 81. Glenn where they
were entertained by Misses Edna Glenn
and Media Osmus.
Sherman county farmers are looking
forward to an immense crop this season
and are making extensive preparations
to care for it. Three combined har-
vesters, with capacity for heading and
threshing 40 acres day, have recently
been sold in that county, besides
large amount of other agricultural
machinery.
About 10 o'clock this morning Sher-
iff Driver raided The Dalles bowling
alley, and stopped a friendly contest
very abruptly. The Sheriff was in
structed by the court to summons q
special jury and when he appeared, in
the alley and made his business known
the alley was cleared as if by magic,
but not until he had secured what
jurors he needed.
The G. A. r. has requested that all
business houses be closed next Mon.
day and that the day be devoted to
paying tribute to the dead. In COM
plience with this request about all the
stores will close. and the newspapers
have also determined to observe the.
day; hence there will be no paper is
sued from this Office next Monday
evening.