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

the company, were in the city Ii
night.
One lone drunk was before Record
:. Sinnott this morning TO make amer
! for his misconduct, and was prompt
fined $40.
This morning Messrs. Albert al
Antoine Betringen left for Los Angelo
where they will spend the remaind'
OF the winter.
The populists and silver republican
of this county have called meetings
prepare for the coming campaign.
it not time the democrats were takiu
some such action?
This morning T. A. Hudson, F. E
: Sharp and J. c. Hostetler were calle
to Portland as witnesses before th
federal court In the case of the Unite
States VS.. Seufert Bros.
There will be special meeting o
the q. A. r. and w. r. c. on Saturday
January %, at Fraternity hall. Fl. H
Learned, post commander. inyitAs al
old soldiers to be present.
The improvements that are being
made to the brewery hill are first class
Crushed rock is being put in the roat
from the foot to the top of the hill
and make it durable piece of road.
For some time past the public school:
OF Heppner have been closed Oh ac
count of the prevalence OF measles In
that city, but the disease has now sc
far abated that the schools have been
reopened.
The U. S. jury in charge of Deputy
Marshal Humphrey and accompanied
by the attorneys in the case of the
government vs.. Seufert Bros, after
having examined the lands sought to
be condemned, returned today to
Portland.
Several years ago A. B. Hammond
bought the old Oregon Pacific at sher-
ifs sale for 100000. Report comes
now; that he has bonded the property
for $40, ,000, 900. This looks as if some
rather queer manipulating had been
resorted to.
The Yakima county democratic, free
silver republican and peoples party
centnal committees, Friday night in
joint meeting, adopted resolution
favoring the continuance of the al
lance at present existing between the
three parties.
If the projected railroad is built from
Albany to the eastern boundary of the
state, The Dalles will haye to get
lively move on itself, or much of the
trade from Crook county will be lost,
But The Dalles can be depended on to
meet the emergency.
It is estimated that $4,000, 900 in
gold will be taken out in the Klondike |
region this winter, and everybody Is |
wild over it. Last year Colorado pro-
luced more than double that amount.
Ind it caused no stir. Distance lends |
you know.
An agent for Montana firm is buy
ng up cattle in Marion county. The
,uyer purchases usually at so much
'ershead. generally paying a good
rice. The cattle purchased are not
'eing shipped away but are being
'laced in rented pastures.
The Sheep Growers convention to
,e held in The Dalles on March l,
will be one of the most important
held in the northwest. 1t
will be attended by prominent sheep.
aisers from all over the coast, and
very phase of the business will be
discussed.
The stone used in the crosswalk laid
cross Second street by French & Co.,
7hich is proving so satisfactory, was
rom Montrestella's quarry on Mill
reek. That rock is demonstrated to
70 an excellent quality of building
and will be used for the trim
aings of the new school house to be
rected at Academy Park this season.
Last night was an important event
a the camp of Dalles Red Men. Three
were adopted, and the rank
4 Warrior was conferred on three ini-
iates The degree work was followed
nth banquet furnished by the ap-
ointive officers and braves, and corn
nd venison flowed in abundance as it
lways does when the Red Men indulge
q sociability.
Several cases Of stomach amputa-
ion have been reported in the coun-
ry lately, but none of the patients
ave succeeded in SURVIVING very long
7ithout his '.bread basket" hence it
nav be inferred that the stomach,
hough one of the most troublesome
rgans. because it demands being fiji !
d about three times day, is by no
means superfuous.
The town of Oakesdale must pay S.
!. Armstrong S175 for broken arm.
aused by MIR. Armstrong falling from
defective sidewalk into a ditch on
he night of October 5, 1897, having
ecently obtained q judgment against
he city for that amount. Other
owns might take this as warning to
:eep their walks and public highways
n narfect ranair
Again the fine hand of ex-senator
ditchell has been shown in dispens-
ng federal patronage in Oregon.
)ave Dunno has been appointed col.
ector of internal revenue for the dis
rict of Oregon. The dispatch an
the appointment does not
ay whether or not Mr.. Blackman will
70 allowed to hold the office until the
EXPIRATION of his term.
The Portland Daily Tribune is COM
ng to the front as formidable COM
,etitor of the Oregonian for the pat
onage of the northwest. It has re-
emily ordered fast running press,
7hich is evidence that it is thriving.
senator Mitchell and the Southern
Pacific are making commendable
fort to get the Tribune we'll estab-
ished, and do not appear to be mig
,ardly in their financial support.
One of Salem's school directors,