The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From wednesdau,s Daily.

Jno. f. Chappelle, OF Goldendale, |
in the city.
Noel Gascho, Chicago cattle buyer
Is in the city.
Congress is very impatient to settl
the Cuban question.
P. w. Mcdonald and wife, of Monk
land, are visiting in the city.
B. w. Gage, representative of the
Northwestern, is in the city.
Dusty Rhodes, prominent stock
man of Centerville, is in town.
&c A. jehurt, prominent Arlington
merchant, is in the city on business.
=. .Wm. Rankin and wife, Of White
Salmon, are iu town for few days
visit.
q. S. McEwen, an extensive sheep
buyer of Chicago, is in the city on
business.
Henry Johnston, of Dufur, left on
the.Spnkane flyer for short stay in
Portland.
% stock hogs from Lyle, 10y the boat
last evening.
There will be social for members
OF the Artisans lodge tonight at the
Z. Of P Hall.
Hardwick. the pawn broker. has
moved hisquArJers next door To Foa,z,
The cigar maker.
A. E. Randall, merchant from Sill
yer Lake, is in the city purchasing
goods for his store.
Jos. Folco. recently IN business at
Roseburg has determined 70 again
locate in The Dalles.
VIM. Gilmore, of Rockland, who has
been to Baker City for some weeks,
returned to his home today.
The cstern at the intersection of
Second and Madison streets Is being
replanked this afternoon.
Fred Fisher is loading FIVE cars with |
potatoes, which will be shipped to ST.. |
Louis, Mo-, this evening.
Geo Thomas. prominent merchant
of White Salmon, left on the Regula-
tor this morning for his home.
Mays & Grove are unloading a car
of hacks and buggies, which they re-
celved today from Racine, Wis.
The brick work on the Wasco ware
house is entirely completed, and car
penters began putting on the roof TO-
day.
r. B. Wilson, travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Burlington
route, is in the city in the interest OF
his company.
Miss May Robbins who has been
visiting in the city for some time, r. =
tur ned TO her home at White Salmon
this morning.
L. r. Fairchild, salesman for the
Kelly GoodfellOw shoe company OF
ST. Louis is in the city interviewing
our shoe dealers.
There is a rumor today that the
body of Swanson, who was reported
near White Salmon.
Chas. Phillips has just received some ,
thoroug bred buff ieghorn chickens.
They are very fine sp'icmens aud U. =
L is quite proud Of them.
,ha sons of Veterans gave a very
pleasant social at the K of +. tan
last evening. Quite larA crowd at :.
tended d. and all had good Time.
George Johnston and wife returned
last nj. hJ IRON an Extensive trip
through southern California. They :!
LEFT today fot their home al Du ur. y
The crew on the new water main in
the East Euu will work all nis ht, MAX :
~ conn. ction with the pipe just laid :.
The water vii be turned utf .auout I:3U
President Mckinley has made de- >;
mauds on Spain .iu regard 10 the Malne
disaster, aud upon the answer oi 5aat \
government will depend the next =
step. r,
Attorney Ed. Mays, who has been m
visiting relatives and friends in the n
CITY for the past I, W days, returned TO
his h, me at Portland by boat this
morning. c
From D McKelvey who came in n
town last night from Grass Valley, we F
learn that at that place there was a
fall of an inch and half of snow last m
week. 1t is also reported five inches
fell at Antelope. f
Word was received this afternoon
that Bailey, of Texas, the democratic "
leader of the house of representatives, e
introduced q motion in favor of recog- >
nizing the independence of Cuba. The S
motion was laid on the table. 8,
Senators and representatives declare b
for war with Spain. Fifty republican E
members say they will give President p
Mckinley but two days more to decide 8
what action he will take. By consoli-
dating with the democrats they hope n
TO .rry out their plans il
Miss Laug returned last night from 81
Portlan W. ere she went to meet her u
cousin, II. P. Bailey. MIR. Bailey is ti
resident of Philadelphia and member Ii
of the firm of Joshua A. Bailey & Sons u
He will visit at the residence of Mrs o
Lang for few days and then proceed "
on his journey. n
The sheriff's office is quite busy
place today, as taxes are beng paid at q
q very lively rate, and Deputy Kelly n
states he has ali he can do TO issue re- v
cefpt-. The o. R. & N. Co. paid their tt
taxes this morning, amounting to
81. 1858 All taxes unpaid April lst n
will become delinquent. 81
This morning about 10 o'clock there 4,
was quite lively runaway down i,
Washing ton street. A woman and
little boy were in farm wagon CON-
i,y down the NtthodisJ hill when the u
borsrs became uumanagahle aud
startad 10 run. They were going at u
very rapid rate of speed when they ar
rived at Third street. where Ioe Bonn
sax them aud realizing tie p'ril al o
the occupants of .he gaeon, rushed r.