The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-09-03

on his journey southwark this evening,
and hopes to make from 10 to 20 miles
day until he reaches Silver Lake.
The irrepressible A. P. Bradbury is
in town today interviewing our
grocers in behalf of the firm he rep
| resents.
j. II. Shearer contemplates rebuild
ing the old Fitzgerald property on
Second street that was destroyed in
the big fire of 1891.
New wheat il coming in pretty lively
at prese Mt, and is being stored at the
warehouses. the farmers not being
willing to sell at the prices quoted.
The contractors on Cunning and
| Hockman's new blacksmith shop have
the frame of the building up, aud will
be ready to put on tae iron in few
days.
! Miss Golden and Miss Shelton, of
Goldendale, were visiting at the home
of their uncle John Parrot, in the city
last night, and left this morning for
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Wench, who
uncle, A. J. Anderson near The Dalles
the past month, left today for their
home in Iowa.
Today w. H. Taylor is loa1ing car
| with egg plums and pears to be shipped
! to Chicago. He will get the car out
| tonight, and will have another car
| loaded tomorrow.
Collins Elkins. of Lyle came up on
the 80 train, and left this Afternoon
for below having been called to
Albany on account Of the serious ILL
ness of his mother.
Henry F., w. NJ. and Charles Pierce,
| who have large farming interests in
Umatilla and Union counties, raised
$50, 900 bushels of wheat this year.
They will have large crop of sugar
beets.
William Heislea, one of the pro
prietors of the Dufur Touring mills, is
in the city today. Mr.. Heisler says
Dufur is fourishfng. and the farmers
in that section are harvesting splen-
did crops of wheat.
This forenoon special with num-
Der of o. r. & N. officials passed down
the road en- route to Portland. Among
the party was President Mohler and
W. H. Bowles, of New York, one of
the directors of the road.
J. P. Abbott, one of the prominent
wool growers of Wapinitia. is in the
city today, and reports everything
fourishing in the vicinity of Wapin-
itia. He says the crops have been
good, and harvesting is well along.
Very little wool is moving at present
buyers aud sellers not being able to
come to an agreement. In fact buyers
are not anxious to invest. and from
present appearances it will be late in
the season before there is any activity
in the market.
W. L. Weathered shipped two more
carloads of fruit to Chicago today. Mr..
Weatb erred is in daily receipt of tele-
graphic market reports from various
fruit centers and expects good prices
to be maintained during the balance
of the season.
Mays & Grove have opened their
plumbing shop In the building former
ly occupied by the Oregon Trading
Company on the corner of Third and
Federal streets, and are now in a
position to meet all requirements in
the plumbing line.
A Portland business man, who is in
very good position to Judge, says the
price of potatoes is going to be very
high this year. 1t is pretty certain
that the price in San Francisco will be
governed by the cost of potatoes laid
down there from east of the Rocky
mountains.
The road from here to the Deschntes
at Shearer's bridge is said to be in fine
condition beyond Elght-Mile. Mr..
Shearer says that piece of road can be
put in first-class repair for $4,000. II
would be we'll for the county court to
take steps to nave this work done, for
it is road more generally travelled
than any other in the county.
F. Cunning was in Portland yester-
day, and while there took look at the
d. P. & A. N. Co.'S new boat, the In
land Flyer. He says it is beauty,
having been b1ilt for speed and so
elegantly apportioned that it could
have no superior on the river. The
flyer will certainly be a favorite with
the travelling public when it is put
into commission.
Local dealers, says the East Oregon
give on wheat today, saying no advices
had come from the seaboard. Dealers
are simply yet waiting for some activity
in the market, and, pending on
change, will talk politics or anything
excepting wheat. Farmers say they
will sell at 60 cents, and that nothing
less will take the grain. Dealers say
the export price warrants no price now
above 45. Such tremendous differ
ence cannot furnish even foundation
for an argument.
This forenoon Henry Riddell, driver
of the Pacific Express Co., came near
meeting with serious accident on
First street. While delivering some
packages at W. II. Jones' store, he
left his horse standing in the street,
and special train came along at
which the horse became frightened,
and backed the wagon into the cars,
then started to run up Court street,
aud just as Mr.. Riddell overlook the
fleeing animal it landed the wagon
against tree. slipped out of the har-
ness, and ran to the barn. he wag or
an harness were considerably d9im-
aged, but the horse and driver esq dped
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