The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-23
eadquarters in Portland this morn


:. were unloaded at the Wasco war
d house today.
A. ]. Friday, of Cross Keys, came !
e last evening, with bunch of cattl
9 for A. r. Lyle.
Mrs. Harry Morris, of Portland.is i
}, the city visiting her parents, Mr.. an
d Mrs. P. w. De Huff.
P. Jones, of Mitchell, is in the cit
8 and will leave tonight on visit to hi
, old home in Kentucky.
Six cars of beef cattle were shippe
, to the Union Meat Co. at Troutdale
: this morning by Roe Grimes.
A. J. Howard, of Mitchell, is in tn
city and states that the shearing sea
son is just beginning in that section
A car of horses was shipped t.
the Cascades today to .e aseu by TIL
o. R. & N. Co. in con sr:.uctIor WORK
John Y. Todd, a cattle auyer ron
the sound, returned last evening from
Prineville, where he has been looking
for stock.
( Geo. Browns pictorial display il
front of the engine house of the wal
with Spain is attracting a great deal o.
attention.
In the suit of Mary Bohan vs. Abra
ham Mitchell, to replevin horse, the
jury brought in verdict in favor oi
The defendant.
| Misses L. Wilkinson and G'ady
| Moore, of Prineviile, are in the city
and will leave in the morning for a
visit to Corvallis.
j. W. Howard. of Prinsville, arrived
in town last night, having brought IS
head of cattle as far as 10-Mile where
they are on pasture.
J. A. Schooling, of Post, Crook
county, is in the city. Mr.. Schooling
has just returned from Portland where
he has been in hospital.
Richards and Pringles and Roscoe
and Hollands combined minstrel
troupe arrived in their private cars this
morning on the Spokane flyer.
The Dalles City took 500 sacks of
wheat to Portland this morning. 1t
was shipped from the Moody ware
house, and will be unloaded at Gren-
wich dock No. 2.
In front of the New York Cash store
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 Dandy, the
little dog belonging to the Kickapoo
Medicine Co. will make jump of 30
feet from the top of a ladder into a
net.
A sheep shearing crew, consisting
OF twenty men, all Spaniards, left this
morning for Antelope and vicinity.
They had two rigs from Fred Archer,
and expect to be gone about a month
and a half.
P. D. Stephens and wife, who have
been visiting in the city the past few
days, left this morning for Yakima.
Mr.. Stephens is an uncle of the enter
whom he had mot seen for % years.
A number of ladies and gentlemen
ot this city have organized the Alpha
Mandolin and Guitar club, the prime
object of which is advancement in
musical accomplishment. The club IS
as follows: Mandolins,
Messrs. Aldin and Ryan; guitars, Miss
Schooling. Miss Joles, Mr.. Parkins
md Mr.. Reese.
The ladies Guild of the Episcopal
hurch gave very pleasant entertain
nent and fair at Castle hall last even
ng. 1t was a success both socially and
the receipts being about
so. After having sold their entire
Vares they enjoyed themselves trip
ing the light fantastic until almost
Midnight.
A. Cobb and D. 81. Smith have just
eturned from trip to Alaska. They
lad intended to go to Klondike, but
Then they took look at the Yukon
|
o shoot the rapids, they came to the
onclusion they were not in want of
old that bad, and so returned to
Home, Sweet Home"
The large street parade of the COM
lined minstrels of Richards & Pringle
md Rusco & Holland, took place at
nd |
zig crowd. Three were forty people in
he parade including two bands. There
will be free concert in front of the
'pera house this evening at 7:15. Do
lot fail to hear it for the combined
,and will render some of the latest
md most difficult pieces.
The old boat Western Queen that
las done service for 10 years ferrying
,eople across the river between here
nd North Dalles will go into the
bone yard'' as soon as her machinery
, taken out and put in the ferry that
s being built on the beach north of
he Umatilla House. The old boat is
'retty badly used up, and it will be an
recommendation to the travelling public
o have new and safer craft.
M. J. Manning, the wool buyer, re-
urned last night from a trip to Pros
er, and other points in Washington.
lie states that shearing in that local =
ty is about half done, and that the
Vool is very good. but inclined to be
ather dirty. He also says it is ex-
eeding dry oyer there, and that the
ange is worse than it has been for
ears. There was no rainfall what
'ver during the past winter, conse-
Iuently everything is exceptionally
Try.
The rain fall yesterday at this place
vas l1-hundredths of an inch. We
earn that in the southern part of the
county, and in Sherman county the
ain was more extensive and light
howers prevailed for two days. This
vas quite blessing as the country
vas in great need of moisture, and
crops were beginning to look bad
yh1le the range was very short. This
ain will undoubtedly bring everything
,ut in good shape for while at least
Taylor -Chrisman NuptiaIs.