The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-15
Columbia. river at Lyle.

Columbia river at Lyle.
G. B. Johnson has resigned his posi-
[tion With Pease & Mays and accepted
the management Of the store of w. A.
Wallis at Moro. Mr.. Johnson has
host Of friends here, who will follow
him to Lis new field Of labor with .heir
best and ki1 Hest wishes.
DR.. Hollister was called to Monk.
land, to consult with Dr.. Edgington OF
Wasco, in the case of Hans Henson, a
merchant of Moukland, who is serious.
$ i'll of typhoid pneumonia. 1t is said
THAI this disease is epidemic at this
time in that immediate neighborhood
John Mcneil, The Dalles soldier boy
of the 1st U. S. Cavalry who has been
on furlough for amonth after partak'
ing,in the storming of the height
around Santiago, leaves in the morn
ing for Vancouver where he will re.
ceive transportation tojoin his regi.
ment In Texas.
Andrew Gauger. an old gentleman
of 70 years who lives near Crates Point,
dislocated his hip and injured his back
yesterday by being thrown off horse
he was riding. The horse, an old.
gentle animal'got scsred at grouse,
and as Mr.. CANCER was carelessly rid
ing him ladies' fashion, without even
hand on the bride, when the animal
gave . little jump and the old gentle.
man fell over backwards.
Last week P. F. Fouts visited his
fruit farm In Baldwin Precinct, IL
miles south of Hood River, and brought
back with him some samples of the
products OF his farm, consisting oi
apples. pears and vegetables, which
were as rine as could be produced any.
where. The fruit IL free from worms,
and the vegetables are just as fine as
they can be- He has them on exhibit
ion at the Germania.
Old man Cottingham, whose first
name nobody seems to know. notwith
{ standing he seems to have been here
almost since the Bridge of the Gods
spanned the Columbia at the Cascades
ffel1 last night on the rocks near his
sbanty back of the old electric ligh,
house aud broke his collar bone. Cot
tingham hal just left the poor house
where be spent time nursing 6
broken aru AS he is old and without
means he will have to be sent back tt
the p..or farm or depend on private
charity.
THIS day week, the 10 inst. will b.
La Fayette day, when the pupils Of
the schools and colleges OF the United
States are expected to devote por.
ton of the day to exercises appropriate
to the memory OF the great Frenchmar
and take up popular contribution, tt
erect monument in Paris to be un
veiled and dedicated, July 4th, 1900
this being United States day at th'
Paris exposition of that year. Pro
/ A1oSOT 1liOOTV SCuG ClrCuldTS "
the teachers and officers of each schoo
in the county, urging compliance will
this program, but he feels. as thousand
of teachers will feel, that If the nation
al management had taken the troubl
to suggest some simple program of ex
orcises for the day, they would hav
greatly conduced to its success.
/ John Dairimple, who lives on tn
Floyd place, brought over from Klic
kitst county this morning 1900 head @
sheep that he purchased from r. 3
Andrews of Centerville. They ar
ewes and lambs about evenly divided
and In good condition. Mr.. Dalrimpl
paid for them $3.50 head all around
They had no sooner landed on this sid
J Of the river than the lambs were sol
to D. 2. Ketchum At s2.25 q head, thi
leaves the ewes to have cost s2.71 an
they would probably sell easily for 9;