The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-29
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. M. sksrrsr is very Ill wit
typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mr.. W. q. Mansfeld's littl
babe Is dangerously Ill.
Fred Floed returned last pight frol
short visit with friends In Seattle.
r. r. Hinton, the Bakeoven sheel
raiser and farmer uses the Star Fee
Grinding Mill because it is the best.
Wheat dropped back to So cents tt
day, which made farmers, who hav
not yet sold, wear long fae es.
The last of this years hop crop, q
Gervais, was sold Monday for 151 cents
Last years hops are quoted there a
25to . cents.
GParties receiving sample cop,
of this issue will please con slider 1t al
invitation to become permanent sub
scribers.
All who have not as yet received ont
Of A. M. Williams & Co. fall cata
logues, should drop them postal
They will do the rest.
Last night the Red Men had rous
ing meeting, the occasion being the
comforting OF the Chiefs degree upor
the baby of the order.
This forenoon Peter Risch and
Gregg Trudell, of Nansene, delivered
lot of hogs at the stock yards that
averaged $50 pounds piece.
An unusual amount of sickness is re.
ported among the residents on the bluff
in the eastern part of the city. 1t is
probably owing to the lack OF sewer
age in that section.
Workmen are busily engaged put
ting in the steam heating apparatus at
the Umatilla House, and in few days
guests will find every room heated by
simply pressing the button.
Johnston & Co.'S. new building has
had the finishing touches put on and
is now one of the handsomest fronts in
the city. Inside it also looks well and
is a very commodious store.
Sheepmen who have brought their
focks out of the mountains say their
sheep are not in as good condition as
common, and as the prairie range is
very dry, they are not thriving.
The reading given by Mr.. Wells
/ last night was simply grand He per-
sonates Shakespeare's characters per-
fectly, and keeps his audience SPELL
bound during the entire rendition.
While riding on the merry-go-round
yesterday little son of Ike Perry fell
of and was quite severely bruised.
His injuries were not serious, and he
will be able to ride the machine again
in few days.
:, The brick work on Mays & Groves
new building is progressing rapidly.
and the walls are going up as if by
magic. If good weather continues the
walls will be up and the, roof on by the
first of December.
Areal kid glove, in white and all
the shades, for 81 90 at Pease & Mays,
equal to any s1.25 glove sold elsewhere
in this city. Pease &. Mays bave an
experienced and careful filter to wait
on their glove trade.
Whether or no we are to have street
light now rests with the councilmen.
The mayor has vetoed the ordinance
providing for lights, and it now re-
mains with the council to either sus-
tain or reject the veto.
Emile Schanno returned last even
ing from Portland. where he went
yesterday in the interest of the Was
co county exhibits at the recent expo
sition. Mr., Schanno says the meoais
1aHarded wilfsoon be issued.
Mike Callaghan, one OF the most
prosperous farmers of Tygh Ridge,
was in the city this week, and took
home with him Star Feed Grinding
mill. After having examined all
others he was convinced this was the
best.
There will be meeting of Vic
Treavit''s cabin, Native Sons of Oregon
in the small K. of P. hall tonight. All
members should be present, as arrange
ments will be made this evening for
the reception of new members at the
next meeting.
Today Driver Bros, of .Wamic, de.
~ or ho
yards. Those that were in condition
for beef were sent to the Union Meat
Co. at Troutdale, while the remainder
were sold to Judge Fulton, of Biggs,
for feeders.
On Monday the governor accepted
the resignation of Joseph Simon, as
state senator for Mnltnomah county,
and issued an order for special cleo
tion to be held in that county on
Tuesday, November Is, to fill the va
cancy.
County Surveyor j. B. Colt has re-
turn ed from Moro, Sherman county,
where he was called about two weeks
ago to lay out an addition to the town
OF Moro. After completing his work
there he went to Grass Valley, where he
laid out an addition, which is known
as Clements addition. Mr.. Colt says
the little town of Moro is booming,
and that the railroad will be completed
to tnst place in two or three weeks.
A. G. Sanford, of Moro, is In the
city today.
D. A. Kelsay and wife, Of Antelope,
are-visiting in the city.
DR.. and Mrs. Hollisser returned last
night from visit to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. Hinton. OF Bake
oven, are visiting in the city.
You want good map OF Oregon.
Call at this Office and get one for u
dollar.
The little infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. n. Mansfield, died this afternoon
at APO.
The new hull for the steamer Regu-
lator will probably arrive here Sunday
when workmen will begin repairing
the boat so as to put it in service once
more.
Wheat took another tumble today,
and droped down to 81 cents. It now
begins to look "a IL the farmers who