The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-07-30


ing for Eugene, having been callet
there on account of the serious Hines
of her stepfather, H. c. Owen.
The Seufert s. Condor Telephon,
Co. is putting in some new phone
that are beauties. They set up one il
this office today that is a peach.
Or. Frazier returned last evening
from attending the Workmen grant
lodge at Portland. On the return triE
he spent day with his family.
Capt. John W Shaver, manager of
the Shaver Transportation Co.. was ir
the city last night, and returned or
the boat this morning to Portland.
Frank L Sampson and Mrs. A. N.
Varney left on the 5:2O train last even
ing for the east. They go first to Bos-
ton, and from there to Maine to visit
the homes of their childhood.
The d. p & A. N. Co. have given up
the attempt to get the Regulator of!
the rocks at present. The boat will be
allowed to remain where it is until the
water goes down, then it will be re-
paired.
Will Wurzweiler, of the firm of
Wurzweiler & Thomson, merchants
of Prineville. is in the city. He has
been to Portland buying supplies. and
will remain here a few days looking
after wool sales.
Last night Deputy Z. S. Marshal
Roberts arrived here with a Warm
Spring Indian who is accused of hav-
ing tried to rob the mail between
Wapinitia and Warm Spring agency
several days ago. He took the Indian
to Portland this morning.
The remains of the late George
Gosser were laid TO rest in Sunset
cemetery last evening. the funeral
services having been conducted at the
residence by Rev. L. Gray, pastor of
the Lutheran church. The remains
were conducted to their last resting
place by large number of friends of
the deceased.
Last week 81. Meatz made phenome-
nal score on the q Umatilla house alleys.
He made the high score every day and
had general average of 62 20. His
daily score was as follows: 50. 81,
go, 66, IS, go. Mr.. Maetz is unques-
tionably the most regular bowler in
the city. and it is a question If he is
not the best bowlor on the coast.
Mr.. Hayden, of London, KY, who
has the contract for carving the mail
from The Dalles to Prineville. has
about completed arrangements for sub
letting the route to J. M. Cornett,
of Mitchell. Mr.. Cornett is an expert
enced stage man, and if he takes hold
of the route the people along the line
may be assured of getting good SER
vice.
Whether there is a body of coal
underlying the country in the vicinity
of Chenoweth creek will most likely
be demonstrated between now and
next winter. P. L. Kretzer began
yesterday drilling At inch prospect
hole on A. M. Kelsay's place, and ex-
poets to have it down to the supposed
coal vein inside OF four months.
There has been no move in the wool
market here the past two days. not a
sale having been reported. Buyers
and sellers are no closer tegather than
they were two weeks ago, aud from
appearances there does not seem to be
any likelihood of either giving in.
Buyers are still offering from II to 13 |
cents, while owners want from Is to 16
C ,nts.
Messrs. Brotherton & Butler have !
sold 5000 sacks of club wheat to the !
Kershaw Grain Company, at q price !
little better than so cents per bushel, |
says the East Oregonian. The wheat
to be delivered at Stanton. station on
the w. & G. r. railway. A shade bet
ter than 80 fat is demanded by those |
having wheat TO sell, and, as this was
, little better than some that will be
raist d in Umatilla county this year,
,he niger price was paid.