The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-09-03
From Thursdays Daily.

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e all expenses of the exposition paid.
From Thursdays Daily.
Alex. Mcintosh, of Centerville, is
the city.
Willard Vanderpool. of Dufur, wa
in the city TODAY.
DR.. Doane went to White Salmon /
boat this morning.
, Choice Crawford peaches % cents
box at The Dalles CommissionsCo.
c. E. Jones, of Wasco, passed throug
the city this morning en- route to Por
land.
Mrs. S. S. Johns was passenger o
the Dalles City this morning for Port
land.
Mrs. A. r. Thompson ana children
returned last evening from the SCI
coast.
Fl. Brash, manager of Bissinger
Co.'s business here, left last night fol
baker City.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hurst, who spent The
summer in The Dalles, left this morn
ing for Salem.
This morning. DR.. Hollister was
called to Hood River to attend DR..
earns who is quite i'll.
Both of the west-bound passene er
trains arrived here together this morn
ing having been delayed by sand on
the track above Arlington.
Mr.. Snowden has resigned as purser
of the Dalles City, and his place has
been taken by Mr.. Waldrop, of Port
land. Mr.. Snowden contemplates 60
ing to Tacoma to engage in business.
Today Mrs. John Fitzgerald presnt-
ed this Office with basket of hand
some egg plnms raised on trees in her
door yard. They were beauties and
were greatly admired by all visitors
of the office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halwig, OF Alvorado,
Cal, who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Crossen the past few days,
left this morning On the train for
home. Their go by way of Astoria,
and from there to San Francisco by |
steamer.
Today Sheriff Kelly deposited with
the county treasurer 81 900 81 taxes.
This makes something over $4,000
taxes collected since July %, when the
rolls were turned IN TO the sheriff, or
over one. fourth of the whole amount on
'he delinquent rolls.
The value of summer fallowing
ground is certainly we'll demonstrated
n the vicinity of Dufur this year.
Ground that was summer fallowed last
7ear is yielding from 40 to 45 bushels
o tke acre, while ground that was re-
ropped is Yielding only II to 10
ushels.
The past freight liue between here
nd Dufur, run by B. F. Swift, is a
to residents of Dufur as
veil as those of The Dalles, as it
ffordes quick transit both for freight {
nd passengers. Mr.. Swift makes !
1ree trips week, coming in on
uesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. {
Constable Hill arr ived on the $3.50
ain, having in charge Charles ..
7ands, wanted for defrauding his
in contract work at Wyeth
1t of money. Mr.. Fill had followed !
Tands to Portland and back to Cas-
lde Locks before overtaking him.
g will be given an examination to-
orrow or Saturday. =
Yesterday Drs. Dodds and Geisen- a
,rffer performed All operation on Mrs. v
N. Patterson, at Dufur. the lady
ho had her hand shot Tuesday even
g. They removed the first and sec u
Id fingers of the right hand, but u
wing to the nature of the wound it Il
ay yet be necessary to remove the :
ltire hand Mrs. Patterson stood p
le operation we'll and was in a COM {
rtable condition when last heard n
ON. n
the fate of the once launch boat
equator, the pride of The Dalles. is
,w uncertain. Yesterday the COM
my succeeded in getting it off the M
cks below the Cascades and hauled
into the lower lock. In sliding it
to the water one of the ways is sup tt
)sed to haye broken and passed 81
rough the hull, as the hold of the F
,ssel filled with water, and it sunk il
,ep ON the left side. Whether it can r.
-er be got to place where it can be p
pair ed is uncertain.
Tuesday afternoon what might have d
zen a serious fire started on Charles L
,even's place near Dufur A spark II
ON the threshing engine caught the l
raw stack on fire, and the machinery :"
as hastily pulled up and hauled !"
way. Then battle royal was begun Il
save the grain stacks. Nearly all +"
q inhabitants of Dufur turned out to
,ht the fire, and with wet sacks beat "
It the fire after it had burned over
,out 10 acres of stubble. Fortunate
the wind was blowing in the right
rection to protect grain stacks and "
e grain that had been threshed.