The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-21
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Walt Davey,o Ridgeway,is in towr
Jno. Fox, a sheepman of Mitchell,
In town on business.
Bob Misner, prominent busines
man of Mitchell, is in the city.
Hon. H. ". Gates aud wife, of Nc
Minville, are visiting in the city.
A car of syrup from Omaha is being
unloaded at the Wasco warehouse to
day.
C. Cooper, of McMinville, is il
the city attending the G. A. R. re
union
Miss Fry, of Independence, is ir the
city having come up to attend the G.
A. r. reunion.
Lem Burgess and wife, of Bakeoveu,
left last night for visit TO MIR. Bur.
CESS parents in Ohio.
Samuel f. Van Vactor has moved
his law Office to the rooms above A. A.
Browns grocery store.
In the last twenty-four hours the
river has risen twelve inches, and
this morning stood at 26 feet.
Three cars of mutton sheep were
shipped last night to Portland, and
one car of hogs to Troutdale.
Copies of the Woman's Edition of
the Times Mountaineer can be found
at all the book and drug stores.
Deputy Sheriff Kelly returned las;
night from trip to the interior,
where he has been posting election
notices.
From a window in the upper story of
the Vogt block today, we roticed u
flag bearing the words, Republican
Headquarters"
J. 81. Zane, editor of the A. o. U.
w. Reporter,an Newton Clark, grand
recorder of the Workmen, spent the
day in the city.
The stores were closed today from
10 a. m. until 11:30 to allow employees
to attend the parade, and to give well |
come to our many visitors.
An error was made in yesterdays |
issue when we stated the Artisan pic
mic at Dufur would be held on June
14th. II should have been the 4th.
Two marriage licenses were issued
by the county clerk today. One to E.
G. Mohany and Tena Davis, and the
other to Frank L. Pickens and Myrtle
George.
One of the prettiest plants we have
seen is in the show window of Chas.
Stubling on Second street. 1t is
rhodendendron and is one solid mass
of flowers.
County School Superintendent Gill
bert's office is being re-papered and
otherwise renovated, and when fin
ished will be as neat and cozy an Office
as any in town.
Since last Monday the Wasco ware
house has received over 700 sacks of
wool. This seasons clip is beginning
to arrive quite freely and the ware
houses at present are very busy.
Messrs. C. NJ. Cartwright, A. h.
Brayman and Ed. Sommerville, of the
Baldwin Sheep and Land Co., left by
private conveyance this afternoon for
Hay Creek, where they are heavily
intaroctad in choon |
One of the attractive features of to-
days parade was the little soldier,
Linden Garretson, leading the school
children. He was mounted on a coal
black steed, dressed in colonial mill
tary costume, and looked every inch a |
general of the past.
Leondor Bros. circus arrived in +.
town today and has erected q
tent opposite Murchie Bros livery
stable. The price of admission is very
reasonable and undoubtedly they will
give good show, for they are we'll
recommended in their line.
The boats changed their runs yes
terday. Hereafter the Regulator will
lay over here on Sunday and the
Dalles City in Portland. Mr.. Bron-
son has been transferred to the Regu-
lator, while Mr.. Snowden will be
found on the Dalles City.
If all the towns in the country are
as we'll supplied with drummer boys as
The Dalles, Uncle Sam will have no
trouble in getti lg full quota. Nearly
every detachment in the parade had
two or more, who did all in their
power to aid the children in keeping
step.
The new scow that is being built
north of the Umatilla y House was
pulled off the ways this NOR ming by
the Regulator. The builders were
afraid the water would recede and
leave the scow in bad position, so
thought best to have her in deep water.
At present she is lying at the foot of
the D. P. & A. N. Co.'S. dock.
The G. A. r. held a meeting this
afternoon in the Vogt opera house,
the W. r. G. in Castle hall, while the
Sons of Veterans occupied the small
K. of P. hall. The meetings are only
for members of the different organiza-
tions, and the only public affair will
be tomorrow night when there will be
a demonstration at the Vogt and the
public is cordially invited to attend.
Evidently The Dalles horses are not
used to music, especially those from
the country, for when the procession
was passing Second and Union, team
of horses from the country began to
trembls and were just about to start
away when the timely appearance of
the driver prevented what might
have proved serious accident, as
number of small children were in the
immediate vicinity at the time.
The M. E. Sunday school will have
an excursion next Saturday. by train
to Mosier. The grounds have been
carefully examined and they are
thought to be very suitable. There is
an abundance of fine water, shade and
grass. The train will leave here Sat.
at 9:45 A. M returning at $50 P. M A
most CORDIAL invitation is extended