The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-27
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From Wednesdays Daily
Roger Slnnutt returned last evening
from the sounding sea.
L. J. Davenport, of Mosier, is regis
tered at.the Umatilla.
Jud Fish has returned to the sea
coast for an extra outing.
Frenchy now has the bootblacl
stand in front of the Umatilla House
Rev. Father Gard, of Centerville, i:
in the city, the guest of the Columbia
hotel.
Graham Glass, jr., of Portland, is in
the city looking after matters political
presumably.
Mrs. c. W. Johnston, of La Grande
and Mrs. C. w. Green, of Huntington
are visiting in The Dalles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Corsen left
this morning for Washougal,t to spend a
few days visiting Mrs. Corsen's aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Hood have re-
turned fl ON San Francisco, and will
spend the remainder of the summer in
The Dalles.
The road to Five-Mile is being i'm
proved by being covered with manure:
that keeps the dust down and alse
fills up chuck holes.
The local was three hours late ar
irving here today. The delay was
caused by the road being repaired near
Viento where the track had been torn
up to connect with the new road that
is being built.
Today Cunning & Hickman let the
contract for their new building to 81.
B. St. John & Co.
I. c. Nickelsen and daughter, Miss
Julia, were passengers on the Dixon
this morning. They 90 to Astoria to
spend few days.
Charles Johannsen has bought W.
W. Hanna's interest in the Gambrinus
and will be pleased to meet his many
friends at that place.
w. R. Moscall, one of the leading
wool growers of Dayville, has con-
signed his wool, ana will leave III a few
days for his home on John Day.
Today Charles Butler. of Port Town
send, shipped $50 head of mutton to
Victoria to be distributed among the
Sferent markets in British Colum bia.
this morning to inspect granite |
quarry there with the view to utilizing |
the stone for building purposes here.
VIM. Shearer and wife. .of GolGendale, |
accompanied by their daughter, Mrs.
"A. E. Scott, were in The Dalles last
s evening, en- route home from a visit |
~ Portland.
MIR. Bonn and daughter returned
today on the local. When they reached
Astoria Mr.. Bonn was taken sick and
was unable to proceed further on his
trip to San Francisco.
E. M. Miller, late of the Antelope
Herald, has leased the Goldendale
Sentinel for term of three years, to
take charge September 1sJ. We wish
Mr.. Miller success in his new venture.
Silas Osborn is home from pros
pecting tour in the vicinity of Spanish
gulch and Birch creek, Grant county.
He says water was so scarce in that
section that he could make no head
way prospecting.
J. ]. Gilmore, J. P. DOnnelly, b. L.
Ross and c. P. Rose. party OF young
gentlems an from Omaha, touring the
Northwest, stopped over in The Dalles
last night, proceeding to Portland on
the boat this morning.
Hon. W. q. Biggs came down this
NOR ming from Wasco, where he has
been the past few days. He says
Sherman county farmers are well
along with their harvest, and the
wheat Is nearly all No. /. +
Joe Studenicker, the iovial dispen-
ser of beverages at the Colum bia
brewery, is home from visit to Wapi-
nitia. He says threshers are running
on all the farms and the grain is turn
ing out we'll on Tygh Ridge,
Harry Hudson has finished thresh-
ing his grain near Dufur. and reports
very satisfactory yield. His fall
wheat threshed 30 bushels to the acre
and his spring wheat 10, making an
average of about Is bushels to the acre.
W. E. Walthers has the following
articles at his residence near the
Catholic church that were taken out of
the fire, and are held for the owners to
claim. Two books, one history OF
the United States, and two small oak
tables.
Joel Koontz has begun hauling his
wheat into town from his Five
Nile farm. and reports having
threshed on an average 20 bushels to
the acre. The average on Five-Mile
greek generally has been about
eighteen bushels,
A considerable amount of work has
been done on the brewery hill, but
that piece of road is not yet perfect.
Yesterday Dolph Wagner was coming
down the hill and the jolt caused by
running oyer the little rocks shook
the nuts off his wagon.
NV. G. Aiievsy returned last evening
from Portland, Mr.. Alfoway says
fires will be put in the compauy's new
boat, the Inland Flyer, next Saturday.
and test will be made of her machin-
cry. If everything proves all right,
ths trial trip will be made early next
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Today Wallace Fargher loaded out
trafnload of sheep from Saltmarshe
l. Co.'S: stockyards for Chicago. There
we're 5000 head in the shipment, part
lambs and part old sheep. All were
in fine condition. and will be prime
to go on the market.
An Indian reported to be ITO years
old, arrived in The Dalles this morn
to onrouto Tn Vakirna from, Van.