The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Trou Saturdays DaIiy.)

Jno. YagIe,of Klickitat. is in town
today.
E. c. Clement, of Spokane, Is regis
tered al the Umatllla House.
Fourteen head of horses were ship
ped below this morning by beat.
Dir. Hugh Logan returned last nighI
from short visit to Portland.
D. L. Bolton, from Columbia pre-
cinct, is in the city today on business
Jno. W. Minton. ex-chief of police
of Portland, but now and employee O.
the o. r. & N. Co.. is in the city.
A. ]. Leland, travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Chicago
Nortwestern Ry., is in the city.
Seven head of cattle came up on the
boat lasu night from White Salmon.
for J. L. Kelly and are at the stock
yards.
Attorney G. 81. Moore. of Stevenson,
who has been in the city for some days
on legal business. returned to his
home this morning.
Samuel Wilkinson returned last
night from San Francisco, where he
has been looking to the interest of the
coming wool market.
Work on the Second street main
was completed last night, and now
citizens in the East End baye as good
water supply as anv 10 the city.
One hundred head of hogs were
shipped to Portland on the boz this
morning, by the Columbia / ack 'g
Co. They were consigned to the
Union Meat Co.
The engine on the Colum bia South
ern was brought down from Wasco
last night for repair and is at the
round house today. 1t will be over
hauled Immediately and returned On
the regular run tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. Morgan left
this morning on the boat for the Cas-.
cades, where Mrs. Morgan will teach
a three months term OF school. M.
Morgan will return Tuesday as he has
considerable business to attend to In
regard to school matters.
Chss. Corby, a prominent business
man of Chicago, stopped over today
to have look at our town, and get
somewhat acquainted with Eastern
Oregon. Mr.. Corby is on his way to
Astoria, where he II visit P. J. Nc.
Gowan, the veteran canneryman.
Harry Mathew came in last night
bringing with him hi. little 6-year-old
daughter, who had fallen off horse
st their place on Eight-Mile and
fractured her right elbow. DR.. Hol-
list.r reduced the fracture and the
little one is getting along nicely today.
Cedar Circle gave very pleasant
and amusing April fool party at their
hall room last night, after lodge had
closed. A good many Jokes were per-
petrat. d, but all were taken In good
nature. and everyone had royal good
time. After the program was rendered.
a bountiful lunch was served, and then
the majority of those present INDUCED
in social dance.
Active work of prospecting for coal
on A. M. Kelsay's farm below town.
will he commenced on May 1st. P. L.
Kretzer, the expert we'll driller of
Eastern Oregon, who is now at Was:o,
writes that be is now operating some
new, drills that work exceptionally
well and that he will be here on May
lss to begin On the coal prospect. He
will run his apparatus day and night
until the coal vein is reached.
Messrs. S. L. Brooks and W. c.
Allaway raLurned last night from a
visit to Chicago where they were on
business for the D. z. & A. N. Co. On
their return they experienced tenn
pei ature of 26 degrees below zero in
and were consequently de-
lighted with the fne spring weather
On reaching home. Mrs Brooks re
NAMED at St. Paul, while Mrs. Ala |
way went to Missouri to visit friends. |
Mrs. Ed. Wicks Is in receipt OF
etter from her husband, who is at
Dyea, dated March Goth. Mr.. Wicks
'ays every hing in Dyea is overdone
Ind few people are making money,
,hough J. c. Wood. of this city is
making from S25 to $40 day in the
ruck and dray business. Mr.. Wicks
las gone into business, but Is not we'll
with the prospect for accumu-
ating a fortune. He advises his
riends to stay away from Alaska.
A local teachers institute was held
t Hood river today. and quite an in
eresting and instructive program was
endered. A number of teachers and
isitorS from this place left on the
)alles City this morning to attend.
Among them were Supt. Gilbert
nd wife, Prof. Gavin and wife, Mes
ames Baldwin and Roche, Misses
latte and Ella Cooper. Tina and
.ouise Rintoul, Charlotte and Emma
Nan Cooper, Salina Phirman,
del;ssa Hill and Lena Smell.
Mention was made in yesterdays
aper regarding Mamie and Mabel
)ante who are detained in town await
1g information regarding their
esideuce. Today we learn from ]. E.
.dcox. matchmaker for Harry Liebe.
nat the girls worked for his family
t Lebanon four years ago as domes
cs. Mr.. Adcox states they we're ex
eptionally bright children and even
! their tender age performed duties
i household duties usually done by
der people. He was rather surpris
/ on learning of their escapade as
hen they were in the valley they
,emed very quiet and pleasing child
n. :
(From Mondays Da.1y.) =
1. q. Taffe, of Cello, spent Sunday '
the city. S
Mrs. E. E. Lytle returned from few 8
,ys visit at Wasco this morning.
Mr.. Nelson, business manager of the v