The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-28
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
E. O. Mccoy is in town.
The river is at a standstill and thi
morning registered 2S.4.
Hank Dunn, of Goldepdale, is i
the city visiting with friends.
Carl Peetz. a prominent farmer iron
near Moro, is in town on business.
]. c. Todd, prominent stockmar
of Bakeoven, is in The city on busi
ness.
Harry Hampshire came up last nigh
from Portland and Is visiting in the
city.
j. Bolter, of Cross Keys, is in town,
having brought in bend OF beef
cattle.
T. p. Underwood, union candidate
for county school superintendent. is
in the city.
Budd Cram brought in bunch OF
beef cattle yesterday from his ranch
on Trout creek.
Messrs. 81. C. Liebe and E. Jacobsen
left this morning tor Portland on a
short business trip.
A Car of mutton sheep was shipped
this morning by VIM. Ketchum to the
Pacific Meat Co. of Tacoma.
Mrs. Tarpley and Miss Jeanette
Williams, of Portland, are visiting
Mrs. II. w. French. of this city.
Miss Lawrence and Miss Mabel, of
Portland, are visiting at the residence
of Mrs. ]. 5. Schenck in the city.
Messrs. w. N. Wiley and VIM.
Rolf arrived from Antelope this morn
ing, and will remain in town few
days.
Four cars o. sheep were purchased
yesterday from F. N. Jones, of Bake
oven, and shipped to Elgin by Rea
Bros.
J. w. McGrawth returned last even
ing from Portland where he purchased
lumber to build him home near
s Moro.
Mrs. Judge Brink and Miss Brink,
of Prineville, were tn the city last
night, and left this morning for
Albany.
Miss Anna Moore, who has been
visiting in the city for some days. re-
turned on the Dalles City this morn
ing to Portland.
Joseph L. and Henry S. Hanna
made proof today before the register
and receiver, on their homesteads on /
Chenewith creek.
A. 81. Breyman returned from a !
trip to Hay Creek last evening and |
left on the boat this morning for mis- |
home in Portland.
Messrs. Morton and Roberts, repub-
lican candidates for the legislature,
accompanied by M. P. Isen berg, left
this morning for Sherman county on
campaign tour.
This morning Hon. J. L. Story left
for Southern Oregon, where he is
billed for a number of speeches. Mr..
Story will close his campaign at Port
land on June 4th.
Judge Bennett left this morning for
Portland. 1t is understood arrange
ments have been made for joint dis
cussion between the ju5ge and Hon.
J. x. Schoonmaker.
Andrew Keller has secured very
neat and attractive popcorn and pea
nut roaster. IL is quite an affair, and
adorns the sidewalk in front of M.
Keller's popular cafe.
A great deal of wool is arriving to-
day, and the warehouses are very busy.
A number of wool buyers are in the
city, and by the first OF the month sew
eral more will be here.
]. L. Hanna, superintendent of the
Chenowith shearing corrals, is in the
city today, and reports sheep -shearing
nicely at his place. He
says the feeces this year are heavy
and the wool is of excellent quality.
Next Saturday at l p. m. there will
be a public flag raising at Liberty
school house near Boyd, to which the
public is invited. Lunch will be sery-
ed by the school patrons, and pro-
gram has been prepared by the teacher,
Miss Lizzie Nichols.
During the past three days Fl. Meatz
has accomplished bowling feat that
Is remarkable. He Las bowled ten
games on the Umatilla House alleys
each day making the remarkable total
scores of 465, 5C3. 492, or an average
of 4Ss to each game. What other
bowler on the coast can equal it?
A man by the name of George E.
before Justice Filloon by DR.. Eshel-
man and adjudged insane. he is
about fifty years of age, and as near as
can be learned is hobo. He imagines
be has large sum of money uue him ,
and by finding his brother. which he ,
can do with the assistance of the
governor of the state, will be wealthy
man. He will be taken to the asy lum
tomorrow morning by Constable Hill. [
There is good story going the
rounds on a prominent sheepman of
Kittitas county, which will bear re-
IS the Ellensburg Cap
ital. So . time ago be lost quite a
number of sheep, which naturally {
worried him little. considering that
the loss amounted to several hundred
dollars. He went to church one night
and under the soothing effect of the
minister's words, went to sleep. He
reused up Just as something was being {
said about the sheep on the mountain, ,
when but ninety and nine could be 5
found, and one had strayed away, and
the congregation by ex- {
"One! 1t was 147!' /,
Dad Butts has just returned from an
extended "trip through Southern
Oregon points. While on this trip he
has taken occasion to examine everv.
thing in the way of business done,
facilities for mills and tactaries, real
estate, etc.. and today is more than
ever convinced that The Dalles is
more. PROSPEROUS than any town on the |