The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-07-02
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.)
Donald Frazer, of Antelope, Is in the
city.
A. J. Brigham of Dufur is the city
today on business.
G. E. Kellog, of Wasco, is in town at
tending to business.
b. s. Turner, editor of the Duful
Dispatch, is in the city.
]. II. Sherar was in town today from
his home at Sherar's Bridge.
Geo. Prather, justice Of the peace
at Hood River. is in this city.
Mr.. Pat :ison, Of the Condor Globe
is in the city from his home at Condor.
Mrs. w. E. Garretson returned last
evening from short visit to Portland.
Chas. Green, we'll known wool
; buyer from San Francisco, is in the
city.
E. Y. Judd, q prominent wool buyer
of Pendleton, is in the city on busi-
mesa.
A. P. Bradbury, the popular travel
ing salesman, arrived in town this
morning.
VIM. Hendricks and John Fredberg
Of Moro. are registered at the Uma-
tilla House.
Miss Eva Slusher is in town from
her home near Dufur, and will visit for
. few days.
Mrs. M. Boynton. of Spokane, is
visiting in the city with her sister,
Mrs. f. W. L. Skibbe.
q. W. Whitmore, q pominent cloth.
ing salesman, is in the city interview
ing some of our merchants.
/. 81. Gerson, q commercial traveller,
formerly resident of our city, is in
town interviewing our merchants.
Mr.. Theo. Prinz and family left on
the boat this morning for Stevenson,
where they will spend tho summer.
Capt. Martineau Michell, we'll known
on the Columbia, left this week in
charge of q steamer for the Fraser
river.
jackson Engine Co. meeting tonight
to arrange for taking part in Fourth
Of July parade. All members should
attend.
John v. and Albert O'Leary left
last evening for Sherman county,
where they have stock interests to
look after.
Prof. w. Il. Walker, principal of the
Wamic school, has closed most sue
cessful years work and is sojourning
In the city.
Miss Alma Schmidt is librarian for
the public library in this city, and can
be found at the headquarters At Blak-
ley & Houghton.
The river is receding slowly and
during the past "a hours has fallen
fourt-enths of an inch and this morn
ing stood at IS feet.
Chas. G. Roberts, formerly o resi-
dent of this city and manager of the
Wasco Warehouse, is in the city from
his home at Hood River.
Frank Sommerville, with the Bald.
win Sheep and Land Co. of Hay Creek,
came in on last evenings stage and
left this morning for visit to Port
land.
J.P. O'Brien. general superintend-
emit of the o. r. & N. Co. and the rail-
road commissioners passed through
town yesterday ON their way to Port
land.
2 Mrs. Theodore Liebe and Misses
Emily and Valesca Liebe arrived by
boat last evening from Portland. Mrs.
Liebe will spend few days visiting in
the city.
DIR. GeisendorGer returned this
morning from Antelope, where he has
been in consultation with DR. Pix
ington, in regard to Murdsck Mckay,
who was shot some time ago.
81. d. Parkins, of the Elite barber
shop, has secured the services of a first
class colored bootblack from Portland,
who will wait upon customers, and
guarantee to give them satisfaction.
Mrs. Barnett, Misses vesta and Efie
Bolton left this morning for Salem,
where they go az delegates to the con-
vention of Good Templers, which con-
venes at that place Tuesday morning.
Hon. Wallace McCanmant, of Port
land, has been secured as orator on the
Fourth. Mr.. McCammant is q pleas
ing speaker, and all who attend the
celebration in The Dalles will be we'll
entertained by his grafton.
Hon. Otis Patterson, recently ap.
pointed receiver of the land Office at
this place is in the city. Mr.. Patter-
son states that he will hardly be able
to 20 into the Office before August 1st,
as he cannot arrange to leave his busi-
ness at Heppner permanently before
that date.
The Fourth of July amusement COM
mitiee have offered prize of five dol.
lars to the buck Indian appearing in
the best native costume in the parade
and five dollars to the squaw appearing |
in the same. It is requested that
merchants dealing with Indians in
form them of this fact, so we may
have large number of Indians attend
our celebration.
The DalIes Steam Laundry begs to
inform its patrons that Mr.. A. B.
has severed his connection
with US, and Mr.. Burnes will take
his place. If he should miss calling
upon you, ring up telephone 34l and
your wants shall be attended to at
once. Give US your work and we will
try to please you.
The young men of the town should
lake especial pride in the plug ugly
parade that will take place at P. M.
,n Independence day, and all turn out
20 help swell the affair. The amuse-
nent committee have offered ten dol
ars a. first and FIVE dollars as seco nd
,rize. Everybody is invited to partici-