The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-05

Dufur to consult with DR.. Dodd
some fever cases.
This forenoon Alex Urquhart me
with the misfortune of getting som
foreign substance in his eye that rt
quired the service of DR.. Doane to RI
move. AS result he we'll be lai
up for few days.
Last evening Marshal Lauer arrest
ed two young men, H. L. Doherty an
Fl. NJ. Peters, for vrgrancy and beg
ging on the streets. They were takel
before Recorder Gates today and fine'
S. each. Not having any money the.
| will serve their time in the city jsil.
Eliza Jenny. daughter OF Mr.. ant
Mrs Henry b. Stuben aged 3 year.
| and four days, died last Monday a
7:2O P. N. after several weeks of illness
and was buried yesterday from the
Lutheran church at Sunset cemetery
The Portland Telegram urges tina
the state fair be moved to Portland
and the state keep up its appropri
ations. Is there to be row between
the Salem hog and the Portland
porker?
Mossgatherlng is new Linn county
industry. The moss is sold to nurse
ries mainly in California, to be used as
packing for fruit trees shipped to far
distant points. On account OF its
moisture-retainIng properties it is
said to be especially valuable for this
purpose.
The breezes last night covered the
railroad track above here with sand so
that traffic was suspended for several
hourst his forenoon. The sand had to be
shoveled off before trains could move,
and with the wind blowing as it did,
the track was covered up about as fast
as it was cleared.
A Spokane Touring mill was awarded
a contract for 10000 barrels of -four,
which will be shipped to Russia to feed
the employees of the traus-Siberian
railway. It means something when
large contracts are awarded by
European countries to institutions ON
the Pacific coast.
There are so many wheat teams
crossing the river from the Washing.
ton side at Arlington that they cause
q blockade for several hours most
every day and some days some of them
have to unload and go back home
without crossing, which causes much
The Portland city government has
been struck by fit of economy and
are being made for
great reduction in the number of city
Six fire companies are to
De disbanded and other departments
will be treated in similar manner.
Every business house is made to pay
! license and all to build up large
.raft for the officials.
To promote haxgrowing in Wash
ngton county the Portland linseed
Ill works has offered to furnish seed to
ii farmers agreeing to plant from 20
o 80 acres of land in fax. the seed to be |
,aid back when the crop is harvested |
lext season In addition the farmers |
re guaranteed market for their |
axseed, at price OF not less than 81 |
bushel.
The Oregon annual conference OF |
be United Brethern in Christ held |
ast week at PhiIomath was one Of the
est sessions in its history. Bishop
/. S. Mills presided and c. c. Bell was
gain elected conference leader.
Imong the appointed are: Columbia
liver, W. w. Gregory; Hood River,
. T. Merrill; The Dalles, circuit, A.
v. Quinn; Dufur, o. v. White;
vasco, w. H. Bast; Moro, C. L. En-
lie; Tygh, R. L. Brown. The Dalles
,ission to be supplied.
D. R. Cooper and family, of Mt.
[ood, are visiting In the city. Mr..
ooper is the largest fruit raiser in
pper Hood river valley, and devotes
is attention principally to apples.
lis apples are free from moth and
ommand the highest market price.
It present he is receiving $l.25 box
or mis- winter apples, and has 800
oxes that he is holding for the spring
,arket.
The coal prospect on A. M. Kelsay's
lace bids fair to develope into very
aluable mine. The drill has gone
hrough fine strata of magnetic iron
re, and is now In formation that
1dicates that coal will soon be
cached. If it is, The Dalles will soon
evelope into second Pittsburg, for
he discovery of coal and iron ore to-
ether cannot but develope into some
hing rich.
By special request Mrs. DIR. Frank,
be celebrated eye specialist, will de-
ote Sunday from 2 to O'Clock
D the examination of the eyes of those
rho are unable to come on any other
ay. From to 8 she will devote her
ime cheerfully to the benefit of those
rho may be unable to pay, aud will
i've any treatment which may be
equired, free of charge Room SO,
,hapman block.
George II. Hutchins, the Blooming
on, Illinois. newspaper man who
publishes the Sunday Eye" in that
ity, and whom it is rumored will
hortly establish daily newspaper in
Portland, is the most versatile and ac-
omplished user of boiler plate and
econd hand illustrations in the United
states. He can make readable paper
With them. No telling what he could
10 with pen, shears and real font of |
ype.
The members of the Woodmen lodge |
Sho were present at the meeting Tues
lay night enjoyed themselves as
Noo10en alone can. After lodge |
hey repaired to Keller's cafe and re.
.aled themselves with an oyster sup
,er. 1t is understood that this will be
! frequent occurrence with the mem
,ers OF the order in the future.
Adoat Again.
At 2:30 this afternoon the steamer