The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-08

- 1urpWu Oh Gne Track. ne utmost eI
fort o. a Times Nountaineer reporter
failed to trace the rumur 10 its source
or to fnd 1t based on anything au
~ thentic. The only cattle train on the
road about the time Indie ted in the
nt rumo" was one of seventeen cars, thai
left here last night and this train wa>
of met this morning at Juniper, rlev-.
miles this side of Wallula Ju ctin,
-. by No 3 that was due here at $751;
e. this morning and was practically o,
time.
, J. B. Cartwright of Hay Creek and
, E'rnest Snearer of Cross Keys lef
for their homes this moEnir y o -hinr
spanking team, clad in IL new suit of
harness and hitched to a splendid new
buggy. The harness deserves special
mention, for there is probably not it's
Z equal in quality or workmanship in
/ the county. The trimmings are OF
rubber and are as chaste and beaut-
full as they can we'll be. But its dis.
: tinguishing quality in the eyes of IA
la! man Is the fact that not stitch il
| ID.
harness is the workmanship of Mr.
Rubert, of Farley and Fro pk's. and re
fleets tn highest credit on the work
man as we'll as on the city that turned |
it out.
The sheriff and ass, ssor of Crook |
county both have sued the caunty for
back salary.
Ed. and H. E. Snipes, of Goldendale
were in town last night the guests of
the Umatilla House.
Roy Shoemaker, BROTHER of Fred
Shoemaker, of Hood River, died
recently at Pendleton of diabetes.
The premium lists for the coming
fair are at hand and may be had for
The asking at the offi:e of L. A. Hud-
| son.
Mrs. Reme Rondeau of Kingsley is
| visiting With her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex. Mcleod of this city.
w, P. Camp ell, wife and daughter
| of Warm springs, were at The Umatll-
| la House last night.
Leon Rondeau, one of Kingsiey's '.
solid farmer 5, trouyht his first load of
wheat for The season into town yester
day.
We regret to learn that Mrs. G. E
Haight. is very ill of hemorrhage of
the stOm ,ch at her rooms over Pease
& Mays store. DR.. Hollister, who is
in q To 6iu hut Oh
it'll; better this mOruing
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Young, of Ridg eway, died at that =
place OF cholera iufdntum on the 3rd !,
inst. The remains were taken by the =
sorruwing parents to Portland last :,
night to be inferred today in Lone a
Fir cemetery. it
Twenty cars of Crook County cattle ! u
will be shipped from The DAlles stock
yards this evening for Omaha. They te
will be In charge of Ben Jones, pros. In
porous young stockman of Prinevilie, e1
and will 20 by the Northern Pacific I
and Burlington route. pl
The railroads announce that the fare
to the Spokane fruit fair which has :.
been reduced from FIVE tn two cents :"
mile will continue in force to the last III
day and that those who go to the fair 0'
on that day will still have the privi ST.
lege of ii five day stop overin Spokane !"
sp
There's profit in goats. So declares wi
G. w. Young. Of Lane County, and he re
knows, because he has a band of 700 of -si,
them. The rate of increase is ITO per F.,
cent year. and heeces from the ewes sh
average three and three quarter pounds bu
Df Angora wool each. which is worth ds
3U cents a pound.
The managers of the district fair
have engaged Mrs. Walter Reed of -.
to sing in the Pavilion in -.
the Vogt opera house. for II couple of
nights during fair week. Mrs. Reed -.
=, tw
mas the reputation of being one of the -,
best singers in Portland. The man
,gement hope to secure also the -,
services of a noted tenor.
As he rushed down the street he ~,
Ookei like a wild man. His clothes -,
we're dirty and ruffied, his necktie ;,o
was gone and his collar out of place. a =
His hat was crushed and there was NJ,
cared look in his eyes. He met her at dr.,
The door of her home. "Oh Jack" or,
The cried, Il know the worst. You o.,
lave seen father" sio
Benton county farmers are expert pss
nenting with hemp, and qnite success sat
ully too. as they are able to exhibit ed
amples of this years growth that
MEASURE from eleven to sixteen feet.
{ is understood that the Portland las
;ordage company will offer stated j
rice for all the Oregon hemp that can to'
,e furnished next season. Farmers of j
lincoln county are arranging TO 90 in riv
0 the indus ry on large scale.
The tax roll for the present year D.
hows an increase of tax lble properly att
ver last year amounting TO 800, ,463 ,
'he acreage of decided land has in .,
reased 9.0l9 acres and the value Of
mp ovements on town lots 81 ,0S5.
We have 4.6S4 horses and mules as \
gainsG ,529 last "ear; an increase of -"
gainst $3.50 last year; decrease of I
SO, ard l4l ,320 sheep, against 23, 529 las
asst year. an increase of 1871. be-
The editor of Il Pennsylvania paper she
hus takes his readers into his confi [
nee: s.FellOw readers, in these piping phi.
ines of hustle and hustle, and when loc
ou are receiving an advance upon Cm
our grapes, just take time between
reaths and roll a cartwheel into The ont
freeze Office to apply upon your sub Ho
,ription. We're gosh-darned hard rec
p,. and don't care who knows it. n
ither." ho
The recepetion given last night at pin
he residence of Mr. and Mrs: Truman cei,
utl.r TO Rev. D V. Polling and family @
as largely attended, as many as pro-
ably 250 persons having come all d -
ore between the hours of and ,Io
):3O. II was an exceedingly pleasant CO