The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-09-17
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday,s Daily i.

Walla, are visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Frazier,
North Yakima. are visiting in the CT
Everybody will attend the reclt
given by the Mandolin club tomorre
evening.
j. W. Blake and family, of Condo
have moved into the city. and ha'
taken Leslie Buffers residence.
The Knights Of Maccabees wi
meet this evening at the K. OF. ]
hall. All Sir Knights are requested
be present.
Farmers were happy today, whes
having advanced to SO cents a bushe
and considerable amount of sma
lots was sold at this figure.
Mrs. f. Dufur contemplates movip
to California to live, and is offeriD
her elegent residence in Dufur TO
SALE. See notice elsewhere.
Hon. Charles Hilton has returned
to his farm in Gillian county, to at
tend to fall seeding and to his flock
that are in the mountains.
M, A. Butler. q. S. deputy revenue
collector, is in the city and has given
dealers in goods subject to the wal
tax some valuable Instructions. I'd
When the Goldendale stage left this
morning it was loaded with thirteen
passengers bound for the seat of gov
ernment of Klicketat county.
The Inland Flyer did not arrive
last night as expected, her machinery
not having worked satisfactorily, and
she tied up at MCGOWAN 3 for the
night.
Mrs. O'Leary come up last night
from Portland, and reports her hns'
band, who is in st. Vincents hospital.
recovering from his injuries and able
to get about on crutches.
Fredrick v. Coville, chief of the
b,tanieal bureau at Washington, and
who was sent mere to investigate the
Cascade forest reserve, spent yester-
day in the city.
Although, they have met with all
kinds of misfortunes the past few
months. the D. P. & A. N. Co., are
not.discouraged, but will keep right
along giving first. class service on
the river.
It is Impossible as yet to determine
the exact damage done the Hattie |
Bell by going on the rocks below the
locks yesterday, though it is thought
her huliis badly injured, and probab-
ly the machinery and house is all that
can be saved.
Mrs M. J. Mccormack. and son
Bsyd, of Pleasant Ridge. were in the
city today and made a .plesaut call at
this Office. Mrs. Mccormack is enroute
to Portland to visit her parents, DR..
and Mrs. Powell. l.
Adjutant General Tuttle reports that
he will soon begin the organization CT
a national guard in Oregon. He
thinks there will be considerable diff
Guilty on account of the depressing in
fiuence caused by the suffering of the
volunteer soldiers.
Miss Carrie Butler arrived last
evening from Portland, and will spend:
the fall and winter at the residence of
her brother Truman. During the past :
summer Miss Butler visited her par
ants at Skagway, but was uot attract. t
81 to Alaska as place of residence.
Portland butchers predict meat
'amine in Oregon hfswinter. Nearly
Ill the steers and lwethers have been c
,old off the farms and ranges to East
srn buyers who have driven the stock
10 Montana and Nebraska pastures. to
De prepared for the Chicago markets. c
With free ferriage across the river
ind the roads improved to Goldendale, !,
zlickitat farmers cannot afford to
AXE their wheat to any other market
han The Dalles. The bulk of it. will Q
,ome here, and with it considerable a
amount of trade. -. l
Miss Florence Merriam. wellversed
of Washington. D. c.
Who has beer the guest of the Misses :
Lang the past few days, has gone to z
Hood River to make a study of the a
birds of that section, and from there y
'eturns to her home at the national
,apital. ,.,.,s n
. Wasco is enjoying a steady and G.
growth, says Hon. W. q U
3iggs, who was in the city last even L
ng. Several new buildings are being a
INSTRUCTED. and there is better de.
nand for town property than ever be. "
ore. Wasco is certainly destined to cl
'ecome thriving town. - es
E. N. White. of Prineville, who has ST
.een in Portland having his eyes
reated, was a passenger on the Hattie hi
Bell when she wrecked yesterday
fternoen, and arrived here by the te
ate train last night. Mr.. Whites m
light has been greatly improved by IL
he treatment, and is now able to see CT
with one eye. ir
The proceeds of Bishop .McCabe's &c
ecture to be delivered here on the d'
vening of the I'D are togo toward M
aging off the Indebtedness of the M
). church. This IS indeed worthv W
biect and as. Mr.. McCabe is one + o,
be best known divines in : the United I'll
tates, the people of The -Dalles. may CT
onsider themselves fortunate in being tr
iv en- an opportunity to hear him. W
An error was made yesterday: in tr
,ating the recital of the Alpha Club CT
ould be shis evening. It is tomor-
ow evening, and will attract the CT
,rgest crowd ever assembled in The su
'alles. Everybody wants to patronize la
ONE talent, and encourage the young hs
,lks who have devoted so. much time 81,
D preparing themselves for this occa- fe
ion. =. .. ...-.-.. eff
No finer weather for harvesting in
ould have been asked for than has ID
revailed throughout Eastern Oregon wi
ne past six weeks. Not drop of
lin has fallen, and the heat has not ia