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

The society recently organized fo
the improvement of the Catholi,
church starts out with Membership
of 100. The next meeting will be helt
at the residence of Mrs. N. Sinnott n
2 o'clock next Saturday afternoon, Ant
all members are requested to attend, d
business of Importance will be brongh
before the meeting.
The matter of securing arc lights TO
the streets will be laid before th,
council tonight, and it is to be hopet
the council will authorize the lighting
of the streets. To secure l5arc light
| will require the levying of about on'
and one-half mills additional tax. bu
this any property owner can afford il
order to have the city lighted.
Mise Iva Templeton, VITO was so Sc
riously injured by falling through {
wagon road bridge. in Linn county
some years ago, and for whom the leg
islature of 1895 made special provis
ion and appropriation, but which was
vetoed by the governor, is again at the
state capitol seeking reparation OF
damages for injuries sustained on dan
gerous highways of this state.
Roe Grimes will ship tonight to the
Unioa Meat Co., Portland, a carload
of fat hogs. Part of the load was
| bought of Wood Bros. and in this lot
are three porkers that will surely tip
the beam at 500 pounds gross. each.
The price is understood to be Ate ID.
While hogs keep at this price, they
| ought to afford profitable market for
| so cent wheat.
The American hop crop, it is esti-
mated, will be 10000 bales less than
last year. The crop by sections is as
follows: New York state 10000 bales;
California 80, 900 bales; Oregon 1000
bales and Washington $4,000 bales. a
total of 1876. 6.OG0. OF this amount 5000
bales will be exported. So it appears
that Oregon will have more hops than
any other state this year, ana at pres
ent prices the crop is worth $1,000, 900.
F. S. Peet, assistant secretary for
the Oregon commissioners at the
Omaha exposition, spent few hours
in the city today, and arranged with
The Dalles Commission Co., to collect
4 u1 nf
to the exposition. Farmers having
products worthy of exhibit should
forward samples each week to the ex-
position, as such will be fine adver-
tisement for the county.
Andrew Marsh while pting yes
terday to board a freight train while it
was passing the Umatilla House fell to
the ground and one of the wheels
passed oven the toes of his left foot re-
quiring the amputation Of two of
them and half of Another. Marsh ap-
pears to be respectable man of 30
years. He had been harvesting in the
Walla Walla country and was on his
way to his home in California. Next
time he wants a free ride on train he
is going to walk.
Judge N. r. Maxey, Of John Day,
who is in the city on business, reports
the farmers in his sections unusually
prosperous this year. The price OF
beef, he says, has advanced to such a
figure that cattlemen can get almost
their own prices. He recently saw
herd of ITO heaG of three and four-year-
old cattle sold to Seattle butcher at
S35 so head. This is the highest
price cattle have ever brought in East
ern Oregon.-Portland Telegram.
Rev. D. v. Polling, the new
pastor of the Congregational church.
delivered an earnest and able ad-
dress to the convention of Christian
Endeavors at the NJ. E. church last
night. He was introduced to the
large congregation by Rev. Mr.. Wood
who expressed the earnest hupe that
his relations and that of his people
with the CoIgregationalist, would
continue as friendly under the new
pastorate, as they had always been
under the old.
Klickitat county has been having
periodical fits of railroad fever for the
past fifteen years and now it has a
double fit. Two parties are looking
over the ground and cole cting data
Vherewith to guide them in coming to
\ determination. The project of both
IS to build a narrow gague road from
Lyle to Goldendale. The route Is
oractica BILE, beyond doubt, and it is |
equally certain that it could be built
It no very great expense. That it
would pay from the start can hardly |
De doubted by acy one at all familiar
With the immense recourses of that |
country.
Colonel Charley Ha light and Major !!
". II. Wake fell, who haye. accord.
ng to the colonel's assurance, been
to these titles for special
cts of valor while fighting fire as
Jncle Sans forest rangers, returned
o The Dalles Yesterday after having
extinguished the last linger-
ng spark with SNOWFALL. The Last
attle was fought in the trehchs with
now and slush 'steen feet deep and
ot drop of liquid comfort within
undred miles. The colonel and
major will remain here awaiting fur
her instructions. 1t IS possible they
lay have to go back End cut trails
hrough brashy places, the better to
nable them to circumvent the enemy
uring the clupaign next summer.
Regular no Getting of the Elks tonight.
Postmaster Crossen went to Port
and yesterday.
Earl Taffe, Familiarity known as the
uke of Cello. is in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. J. Norman we're up
rom Hood River last evening.