The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturday s Daily.
Leon Rondeau, of Kingsley, is in the
city.
Ed Pearcy, of Lewiston, is in the
city.
The bazaar next week will close
with dance in the Vogt.
Hon. Chas. Hilton came up las
night from Portland.
r. E. Fortner, q prominent sheep
raiser OF Crook County is in the cit!
William Walker, one of the heavy
farmers of Moro, spent the day in the
city.
A car load of hogs from Weizer
Idaho, passed down the road thi.
morning en- route to Troutdale.
Those entertaining burnt corl
artists, Hampshire and Clarke, will dc
several clever turns at the bazaar.
The Portland Weekly Dispatch is
sued a very creditable edition last
Thursday descriptive of Umatilla
county.
Messrs. Minor Lewis, ALI Allen and
Farmer Powell arrived here last
hight from Prineville en- route to
Portland.
The smoke stack for the Umatilla
House heater was put up today, and
the apparatus will be ready for use by
Monday.
Mrs. G. Franzen, of Lyle, came up on
the boat last evening and left this
morning for Kingsley to visit friends
and relatives.
J.P. Van Houten, of the Baldwin
Sheep and Land Co., is in the city for
the purpose of delivering 500 head of
cattle to an eastern buyer tomorf ow.
There will be splendid musical
program rendered during the bazaar
given by the ladies of the Catholic
church on Wednesday and Thursday.
Farmers say the rain of the past few
days has sprouted fall sown grain and
that with few weeks of warm
weather it will cover the ground nicely.
D. D. Nelson, who was in from Dutch
Flat today, says the ground was COW
cred with an inch of snow on the fat
this morning, but the snow disap-
peared when the sun came out.
Co. D, o. N. G., will have regular
drill at the armory tonight at 8 O'Clock.
The members of the new company are
all enthusiastic, and are desirous OF
swelling the roster to the full compile
ment.
81. Eichenb berger returned last even.
ing from a visit to his old home in
Germany. Mr.. Eichenbeeger left
here about three months ago, and
with the exception of the time he
spent travelling was in Germany.
The enrolment in the public schools
of The Dalles is greater by IA than the
enrolment at any former time, the
total number being S13. AS compared
with the corresponding quarter of last
year, the quarter ending Nov. 1lth,
showed an increase of go.
The jury in the case of the state vs..
N. B. Myers returned a verdict of
guilty as charged last night. His at
torneys tried to prove his insanity,
but the jury decided he was account
able for his deeds, and he will be COM
PEELED to serve a term in the penlten-
tiary.
Last evening Cedar Circle gave a
reception and banquet to the Wood
men which was .one of those pleasant
little events that cements fraternal So
cieties in bonds of friendship. A very
interesting program was rendered
after which the Woodman and their
families were treated to royal feast.
At the K. of P. hall last evening
during the regular meeting of court
The Dalles No. II, F. of A., one
stranger ventured over the hot sands
to the Most Excellent Chief Rangers |
Camp. After the business of the |
evening was concluded the members
and friends INDUCED in . social time,
with refreshments.
The case ofG. G. Bartell vs. Geo T.
Thompson was on trial in the circuit
court today before the following jury:
c. A. Cramer, R. J. Ellis, ]. W. Ems
ley, j. 81. Shoemaker. G. V. Durham,
S. w. Curran, r. Beatie, j. W. Ward,
J. H. Ewbanks, J. P. Snodgrass and
P. T. Knowles. Dufur & Menefee ap-
pear for the plaintiff and Jayne &
Michel for the defendant.
Dave Patterson, the boy indicted for
making practice of stealing saddles
by the Wholesale in the vicinity of
Dufur. was allowed to plead guilty to
simple larceny, and was last evening
to one month in the county
Jail. His youth and the respect they
had for his parents aroused the prose
cutting witnesses to intercede for Glenn
sncy, hence he was let off with this
light punishment.
The sentence passed on Thomas
Riley by Judge Bradshaw this morn
ng will serve as warning to hobos
20 keep clear of The Dalles or at least
% not practice stealing here. Last
summer, Riley, hobo, helped himself
% a number of steel traps in Mays &
1rowe's store, and attempted to sell
hem, but was caught before he could
make sale. This morning he was
entenced to three years in the peni-
entiary. Such sentences will strike
error into the minds of hobos like
siley who have no respect for the
lights of others.
Some ingenious politicians are try
ng to invent scheme by which they
an force people to vote atall gel eral
lections. Their plan thus far is to
ssess poll tax of $40 against each
1ale citizen over 2l years of age, to
9 annulled in case the tax payer votes
each general election, otherwise it
, to be collected. Their excuse for
such penalty is that 3d.
DO voters neglected to exercise the
ight of suffrage in the state of Wash
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