The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-12-10
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily
c. M. Patterson, of Wamic, is in
the city.
Frank Davenport, OF Hood River, is
in the city.
Z. Jacobsen returned last evening
from Portland.
Frank Peabody and A. J. Brigham.
of Dufur, are in the city.
Judge Bennett went TO Oregon City
on the early morning train.
Wheat took sudden jump this
morning from 81 to "a cents per bush
ell.
/. D. Driver accompanied by his two
daughters. is in from his farm. at
Wamic.
|. Sichel and Wm. Wurzweiler ar
rived here from Prineville en- route to
Portland.
Yesterday Cartwright and Shearer
delivered 1900 sheep to w. j. Scho-
field, who is buying for Swift & Co OF
Chicago.
J. B. Hughes has taken charge OF
the .Mountaineer daily route,
and will call on citizens of the city
soliciting subscription.
d. Soils Cohn and wife will arrive
here this evening. Mr.. Cohn is to de-
liver the memorial address at the Elk's
memorial service tomorrow. ii
On the 14th, 10Th and 18th the ladies
of the M. E. church will give fair in
Voght opera house. It is the purpose
TO give an entertainment in connection
with the fair.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. s. Fish return ed
Last night from Oregon City, where
they had been visiting MIR. Fish's
mother, who is suffering from stroke
of paralysis.
Hamilton Campbell, who for the
last two months has had charge OF the
o. r & N. office at Meachsm. is again
in The Dalles, and has taken his for
mer position In the depot.
At q late hour this afternoon all
hopes for the recovery of Mrs. $. B.
Adams were given up. She has been
quite Ill with typhoid f.ver, fer sew
eral days past, and her physicians
announce that death must claim her
soon.
One Is reminded of the near approach
of the holidays by the handsome goods
displayed in the store windows. The
holiday goods this season are very
handsome, the manufacturers seeming
to have exerted themselves this year
in arriving at perfection.
Yesterday Walter McPhee made ap.
plication to Marshal Lauer for per.
mission 80 occupy the city jail and was
granted privilege to sleep there for a |
few days. Mr.. McPhee is a laborer.
who while coming from Riparia few
days ago froze his toes, and will be
laid up fora time.
The entertainment given by Chap.
lain Lozier in the M. E. church last |
night was well attended and was
highly appreciated. The local hits he
made were to the point and well re-
ceived by those to whom he referred
in his remarks. Chaplain Lozler is
indeed a good entertainer.
w. N. Wiley arrived here last even
ing with shipment of ore from his
mine beyond Antelope which he will
take to Tacoma to have it worked.
Some time since he and Mr.. knight
shipped five tons OF ore from the same
mine to Tacoma, and it milled S43 per
ton. Mr.. Wiley is confident that he
has good mine.
Yesterday morning s. L. Brooks
discovered q peculiar phenomena
in the northern horizon. 1t was q
bright streak extending long dis
rance in the sky at an angle of 45 de.
grees, and had the appearance of
comet, but was in reality the reflection
of the sun on the clouds. Mr.. Brooks
TOOK kodak view OF the display
which is very pretty. /
This morning Coroner Butts pre-
vented what might have resulted in a
very serious accident. The Golden
iale stage was standing in front of the I
Umatilla house. there being four pas
in the stage at the time, and
he driver was taking freight to the
boat, when the horses became
frightened and started to run. Mr..
Butts was standing neal, and making
q short cut across the street caught
,ne of the horses ard stopped their
wild career.
Last evening at the meeting of Court
The Dalles, No. II, F. Of "A, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing term: C. R., W. F. Grunow; S.
:. R., J. W. Fisher; Treas, W. H. {
Koontz; Fin. Sec., VIM. Birgfeld; Rec.
&c.,, j. E. Heroux; Sr. W., P. F. Bur.
ham; Jr. W., ]. W. Johnson; Sr. B.,
J. M. Calder; Jr. B., A. B. Estebenet;
Trustee. Jno. Burggraf; Physician,
D. c. Hollister, M. D. After the
business of the evening was concluded
were served. l.,
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