The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-12-17
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en- dressed the injured member: :.
Is This morning q. M. Brown who
1t one af the prominent stockmen OF t
er Prineville- country returned from t
east where be has been with trai
q. load of beef cattle. q"
ID Eleanor, the little four.yea old chi
g. of Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Smith, OF Hot
.s River. swallowed brass buckle abo
h three weeks ago. The child does NJ
" suffer or complain, but she has
= appetite and has become quite thil
Mr.. Smith took the child to Portlsn
!, on Tuesday and will have it examine
by K rays. i:
VI Yesterday q pain OF opera glasse
t were stolen from A. >Keller's cor
y dictionary store. Mr.. Keller does NO
5 care to expose the thief and will re
, frsil from taking any further actio'
/: Ia the matter If the glasses are return
ed. II they are noo he~ will rePort th
, matter to the authorities and bring
the offender to justice. -.
The committee appointed by che
comfy court TO apprai|e the damages
to the Hood River LAUNDERING Co
caused by using Hood River as 6
public highway, left for that place TO-
day ami it is expected that they will
report in short time as they have to
the 2Oth to get in their report.
We are informed by Mr.. Crossen
that it is the intention Of the con-
tractors who are putting in the new
water mains in this city. to make a
| connection with the res ervoir by this
evening. The work is being pushed
! as rapidly as possible. on account of
the Inconvenience to many OF our
townspeople which the turning OF Of
the water causes.
This forenoon Judd Fish of the
Umatilla House received telegram
from Lafayette Oregon stating that
his mother was sinking rapidly and
requesting him TO come Immediately.
AS both the morning passengers had
already gone through Mr.. and Mrs.
Fish left on freight at II o'clock.
As Mrs. Fish ia advanced In years and
very feeble it is expected that she will
live but short time.
Seufert Bros. and the Stadleman Com
Co. have large crews Gf men busily
engaged today, in getting their ice
houses filled before the expected thaw.
Mr.. Seufert informs US that the ice is
about seven inches thick and in
splendid shape for cutting. He,hopes.
II the present weather continues, that
they will have their ice houses. which
are of several hundred tons capacity,
filled to the top.
This being Friday evening the usual )
three men team contest will be feld at
The Dalles Commercial and Athletic
Club. Great interest is being taken :
in these contests and each team are {
working hard to carry away the bowl.
ing trophies. AS it takes considerable !
time to bowl this contest the contest
ants are requested to be at the club
rooms if possible at o'clock.
William Heisler, proprietor of the
Dufur rolling mill. is in the city on
business trip. He informs US that the
cold weather has frozen up the water
10 the hume TO such an extent, that 1t
Is impossible to operate the mill.
This causes great scarcity OF mill
iced In that section, as the supply is
already exhausted. and those farmers
Who have layed in sufficie ncy during
The fall are the only ones who have
my on hand.
An informal reception was rendered
dessrs. P. S. Davidson, sr. and jr., of
Hood River at the Mount Hood hotel.
Wednesday night, prior to their leav-
ng Thursday for their home at La
crosse. Wis. 1t is their intention to
.rrange for the removal of sawmill
.t La Crosse to Hood RIVER as soon as
possible. r. c. Judson, of the o. r.
N. Co., was present: The Davidsons
re receiving the CO operation of the
.itizeps Of Hood River In their effort
o esta blish the mill there.
The Columbia Southern railway has
its road to Moro. The la st
pike was driven Wednesday amid the
blowing of whistles aud ringing of
,ells, at $50 p. m. The citizens who
ave been watching the rapid pro-
'reas of the work under numerous
rying circumstances. the worst of all
'eing the cold weather and frozen
round, during the past 10 days, could
carcely wait for the time when they
ould say without doubt. 1--WE have a
abroad" The men who 80 faithfully
arried on the work, despite the ir.
reated to q royal spread at the city
lotel given by the railroad company.
DIR. O. D. Dosne, who was in Port
and yesterday assisting In an opera.
ion whcih was perform med on Jas. w.
leg, which was broken
everal months ago, returned home
ast night. He informs US that 1t was
IN oblique fracture and as some mus
,ular tissue got between the broken
fragments the bone only partially
healed. 1t was necessary for the sur.
1eons to make an incision and scrape
The bone and reset it binding 1t to-
yether with wires. The operation
was a very difficult one lasting over
Two and one half hours, during which
time the patient was under snaestnet.
les.
Last evening w. C. Aliaway and
Captain Sherman returned from
Rock where in company with
W. H. Bates, superintendent Of the
Marine Iron Works. they we're inspec-
ting the machinery of the Inland
Flyer. Mr.. Bates has no doubt about
the engines having sufficient power
to run a much larger boat. and is
certain that with few changes every
thing will prove satisfactory. A
larger propeller will be used aud
heater will also be put in which will
aid In keeping up larger head of
steam. It may be also necessary to
nut In n condensar and when these