The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-29
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
rrou Saturdays Daily.)

HroW Batur0Ay DA'SJ
G. M. Grimes WAS passenger on the
s:3) train for Portland.
Hon. Claud Catch returned thii
morning to bis home at Salem.
Charles McAllister, a prominent
wool grower Of Croy, Wash, is in the
city.
w. w. Braunin went to Hood River
today to work in the interest OF the
Morning Tribune.
Judge Bradshaw went to Portiano
this morning to visit bis father'in-law,
DR.. Littlefeld, who has just return' q
from Skaeuay.
The Dallss football team has accept
Cd q challenge from the Willanetts
Amateur Athletic Club Of Portland for
. rams 70 be played here on Feb. 22.
Thomas Jones left this morning.
on the $50 train for Sacramento
where he goes to accept position as
engineer on the Southern Pacific rail-
road.
P. L. Kretzer arrived here today
from Wasco and it is understood that
he will begin soon sinking prospect
hole on the supposed coal fields near
Chenoweth.
William Ross, Of Antelope, who
has been in the city for the past
two days, visiting relatives, left yes
terday for his homo, accompanied ey
his wife and daughter.
Fred Youae came in today from his
farm near Ridgeway. He says there
IL q road leading in from the southern
part of the county, but 1t Is no easy
matter to find it in the mud.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Mansfield left
on the early morning train for Portl'
and. Before returning Mrs. Mansfield
will visit her old home In Eugene,
while Mr.. Mansfield will return to-
morrow.
J. c. Lewis, roadmaster. on the
Columbia Southern, is in the city, and
reports traffic good on the road. he
says the service on the e. s. is all
right, trains run regularly, and there
has not been car of the track for six
weeks.
M. Callaghan, Of Dufur, was In the
city today, and said everything In the
vicinity Of Dufur was nourishing. The
farmers sre busy piowing wherever
the ground 10 not too wet. and are pre-
pairing to seed large acreage Of grain
this ssrson.
Hon. Ut. Tate, past supreme mas
ter Of the A. o. q. W., passed down
the road this morning to Hood River,
where he lectured this afternoon. He
will return on the $40 train and lect-
urs In the Vogt opera house tonight.
The lecture begins st o'clock.
During the week there has been
seven additions to the Christian
Church a. result Of the revival meet
ines held there. The subject for to-
night will bs "Seeming Safety and
tomorrow at II the lesson will be from
the % chapter Of Revelations, the
theme being pardon
The January number Of The Senator,
the official organ for the grand juris-
dictions Of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho In Knighthood, is at hand. 1t
gives an account OF the installation OF
the officers of Friendship Lodge and
Harmony Temple Of this city. and
among the sngraYings are splendid
half-tones Of Messrs. Frank Menefee
and 81. Il. Riddsll, Of Tho Balles.
This morning considerable excite
meat was caused on the streets by the
arrival Of q lot Of wheelbarrows and
other appliances for mining and the
report that they were to be used in
opening up the coal mines below town,
but when it was learned that they
we're going to q fish wheel down the
river that il being repaired, the ex-
element subsidized.
The all-day meeting 1t the Metho-
dist church yesterday was, As had been
hoped, season of refreshing from the
Lord. The afternoon attendance was
very good and very deep, joyous,
eonsecrated feeling WAS experienced
by all engaged in the services. Last
evening tho room was filed and y
deeply interested and profitable meet
ing was conducted by the pastor. No
service tonight.
Astoria Budget: One of the neatest
souvenir papers issued this year is the
Ne - Years edition of The Dalles
II es-MountaIneer. 1t is replets with
infor nation concerning tho resources
Of ), $3.50 and Sherman counties and is
handsomely illustrated with half tone
cuts. The paper 10 credit TO the
publisher as we'll as to the enterprise
Of the business men, whose patronage
made the issue possibility.
Portland is reported to be going
Wild on Klondike, the fever having
again become deepseated in that city
and nothing else can be heard on the
strssts. Merchants dealing in Klon-
dixie outfits are kept busy late into the |
night filling orders and waiting on
customers, and the rush for transpor-
tation IL wonderful. There IL twice as
much business offered the transporta-
tlon companies as thev can handle,
and the only solution 10 that mere ves-
sells will have to be employed.
The two papers at Heppner-the
and Times-have entered into
. little personal fight that cannot but
result in lessening their efforts for
good IN Morrow county. The trouble
arose over the awarding Of the county
printing, which amounts to less than
500 . year. yet the papers are making
. mouatsin out Of this small mole hill.
II the two papers will lay aside their
personal feelings in this matter, and
70 to work fer the interests of Morrow
,ounty their efforts will meet with
more appreciation. The public gen.
srally has little interest In the personal
Affairs Of two opposing papers.
From Mondays Daily.l
Mrs. C. F. Stephens went to Port
land tadsv