The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-09-17

of Life in Libby Prison, in the church
on Sept. 22d. Chaplain McCabe is so
well known everywhere that he
scarcely needs an introduction, for
every body knows of him, and 1t IL
needless to say that he will attract q
large audience. !
W. S. Geary. the popular piano
tuner, is kept busy since his arrival
10 the city tuning aud repairing,
Instruments,
Messrs. Glenn, Nolan and Allaway,
OF the D. P. q A. N. Co, went to Port
land this morning to make the first
trip up on the Inland Flyer.
Prof. P. G. Daut has just completed
the finest dark room on the coast to
test eyes. His work is the very best
as IS proved by local testimonials.
From $50 to IFS loads of wheat are
being received at the warehouses here
each day, and perhaps one-fourth OF 1t
is being sold while the rest is stored.
Wheat to day is selling at 81 cents
in The Dalles, it having risen two
cents the past few days. Another
slight rise may be expected within
week.
When In need of blacksmithing and
wagon repair work, remember that
Dave Hickman and A. Sandrock are
located in the old, J. L. Thompson
shop.
Charles Duley, of the Oregonian, has
made thorough canvass of the town
for the Century Dictionary. and has
sold a number of sets of this valuable
book to our citizens.
This morning the steamer Dalles
City left for Portland we'll loaded with
passengers and freight, which evidences
the popularity of the boat company
among travellers and shippers.
~ -TodayF. S. Cunning put the forges
and other apparatus up in his new
shop on Second street. He is the first
one of those burned out on August
14th, to get business opened in per-
manent quarters.
The East end has assumed its usual
fall appearance. Teams are lined up
each day loaded with wheat, and
awaiting their turns to unload at the
warehouses, while merchants are kept
busy measuring out supplies for custo-
mers.
At the o. R. & N. depot is a crap
table manufactured by Hansen &
THOMPSON in The Dalles, to be shipped
to B. F. Stevens at Arlington. The
workmanship on it is first class and
shows the capability of Dalles car
penters to do as good work as can be
done anywhere. ~
Yesterday the county court issued
an order annulling the lease of the
Hood River LAUNDERING Co. to the use
of Hood river as public highway, on
the grounds that the terms of the lease
had not beee complied with by the
company. The case will be reviewed
in the circuit court.
The beautiful little steamer. the In
land Flyer, recently built by the D, P.
& A. N. Co., at Portland, makes her
trial trip today, having left the Oak
street dock in Portland at 1l:20 this
morning, and will likely arrive here
at o'clock this evening. She will be
greeted at the dock here tonight by q
hearty welcome from the citizens OF
The Dalles. A description of the boat
will be given tomorrow.
California dealers are trying to buy
the larger sizes of Oregon dried prunes,
with which to fill their eastern orders.
The prices quoted in that state for the
size desired is six cents. Offers made
in this state are as follows: 40 to 30
prunes to the pound, cents; so to go,
81 cents; go to 100, 81 cents. These
offers are generally being refused, an
advance being expected.-Jacksonville
Times,
Fl. Hahn, of Portland, returned to-
day from visit to his stock farm in
Crook County, and reports scarcity of
water throughout the entire country
south of the Descbutes. Sheep oD the
open ranges. Mr.. Hahn says. are living
off of browse. the grass having all been
eaten up, and the majority Of fiocks
will come ont of the mountains this
fall in poor condition. The hocks in
which he is interested are in god con-
dition, they being summered in pas
lures in Summit prairie.