The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-21

~ nOreS TO talrvleW.
D. P. Ketchum, left this afternot
for Bakeoven and vicinity, where
intends to buy sheep.
S. D. Dennis, editor of the Raine,
!. Review, accompanied by his wife,
s visiting in the city.
A train composed of the celebrate
8 Streets Western stable cars, passe
through town this morning.
Henry Spear, engineer on the c.
lumbia Southern, is in the city, an
j, will leave tonight for his home.
Mrs. Mary Randall, of Portland, de
partment secretary of the w. r. c.,
the guest of Mrs. c. F. Stephens.
The county Jail has been without a.
occupant for the last three weeks unit
yesterday, when II. A. Elmer was in
dicted.
| c. L. Solomon of Prineville, toda,
received a car of hacks and buggie
which are being unloaded at the Wasct
warehouse.
The river has risen very rapidly dur
ing the past "a hours. Since yester
day morning it has risen % feet, AMI
stood this morning at 2S.2
A large band of sheep belonging to
Mr.. Cochran, of Deschutes, was fer
| ried across the river this morning, and
will be driven to Ellensburg.
The Idaho troops are en- route to the
Preside and will likely pass through
this place at o'clock in the morning.
There will be two trains of ten cars
each.
Word comes from Sherman county
that A. ]. Brigham and c. L. Morse
are gaining friends in that county,
and win receive a hearty support there
on June 9Th.
The G. A. r. encampment closes to-
night with a grand camp fire aJ the
Vogt. Everybody is inyited to be
present. Exercises begin promptly at
8 o'clock.
b. A. Elmer was tried yesterday be-
fore Justice Filloon for stealing a
curry comb and brush from Peter
Godfrey and was bound over to the
grand jury in the sum of one hundred
dollars.
F. M. Jackson, of Hood River,
union nominee for county commits
sioner. was in the city last evening.
Mr.. Jackson will make a tour of the
entire county between now and cleo
tion day.
All Workmen are requested to at
tend lodge tonight. Newton Clark,
grand recorder, and number of Work
men who are attending the G. A. r.
will visit the lodge this
evening.
Farmers all over the country report
grain looking fine and prospecting |
we'll, but they say rains must come
within the next two weeks to insure a
growth of grain that is necessary to
insure bountiful harvest.
G. W. Phelps, recently resident of |
our city, but now a prominent attorney |
If Heppner, is in the city. He will re-
urn tonight to his nome in Heppner,
by Sheriff Driver, who
) summoned 20 Burns as witness in
,ase.
A seven-year-old son of Mr.. Yates
ell off the fence at the race track to- I
lay and broke his right arm below the
elbow. DR.. Hollister was called and
'educed the fracture. The boys
brother. aged nine years, met with a
imilar accident last week.
Sunday school excursion to Mosier
Saturday. Train leaves at 9:45 A. NJ.
eturns at $50 P. NJ. The grounds
ave been carefully examined; there is
'lenty of fine water, shade and grass.
No more danger of snakes there than
ny other place in Oregon. Round
rip fare for adults 40 cts. children 20
ents. Every body get ready for good
ime.
Captain Edwards, inspector of hulls,
las announced that he will not issue
permit to any stern-wheeler to run be-
ween Astoria aud Ilwaco this summer.
Che reason given is that he does not
consider them safe as the weight of
uch boats is heavy on their hog chains
md if they got in rough water these
chains would be broken and the boat
would be a wreck.
A number of residents of Pendletion
yisited the racetrack of Frank Frazier
Sunday to witness the great Chehalis
work out trial mile. Four tests were
made in quick succession, and upon the
asG half of the fourth mile the remark
Lble time OF 1:02 2-5 was made.
Chehalis now holds the worlds record
or two miles and promises before the
,omiug season is past to place the
,ne-mile record in lower notch.
(From Fridays Dally.)