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

Fred Floed LETT on the morning trail
for Portland.
Frank Stratton of the Dufur vicinit.
is in the city today.
Leon Rondeau and wife, of Kingsley
are in the city for short visit.
W. II. II. Dufur and wife, of Dufur
are in attendance at the fair.
Miss Rova Swank, of Burns
visiting her uncle, j. A. Douthit ant
family, in the city.
Emerson P. Williams, the enter
prising mercantile man of Kingsley il
in the city.
Next Saturday thete will be an ed
ucational meeting held at Wami'
under the direction of Superintendent
Gilbert.
A number of sports and race mer
who haYe been attending the fair, lef
this morning for below.
Yesterday an old man named Walker
got mixed up with a new ak and as &
result, received very severe wound
in one of his feet.
Ed Michel, who for some time past
has been employed in this office, left
this morning for Portland to take in
the last nighJ of the exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Slayton, OF
Prineville, who has been visiting In
the City the past week, left today for
their home.
A Harvest Home festival will be
held in the Luthern church tomorrow
at IL o'clock. Sunday school at 1915.
Evening service at 7:30.
Peter Mann, of Baker City, spent
the last few days in the city. Mr..
Mann is former resident of The
Dalles. and finds many former ac-
quaintances among the old residents.
Tomorrow d. P. Ketchum will ship
another car load of sheep to St. Paul.
They are lambs he has bought in this
vicinity and they are being shipped
east for feeders.
Today's races were run to late TO be
reported in this issue. They consisted
of trotting race, mile heats, and
two running races, one At furlongs
and the other ST furlongs.
Today the Times Mountaiueer Office
received two splendid maps, one of
Oregon and the other of Washington,
made by the Rand McNally Co., of
Chicago. The maps are perfectly re-
liable and are excellent for reference.
A large crowd congregated at the
pavilion last night the building, being
filled to the very doors. Mrs. Reeds
singing and the music by the orches-
ira was very attractive. and furnished
splendid entertainment during the
evening.
The town is freer today of bad cases
than at any time since the races be-
gan. Having found sufficient officers |
here to watch their movements, they |
got away as soon as it was convenient |
for them to move.
The attendance at the races this |
afternoon was light on account of the
disagreeable weather. The attrac-
tions were not great enough to cause
uninterested spectators to brave a
threatened storm to watch the horses
run.
The repairs to the old Fitzgerald
building on Second street are nearly /
completed. Under the skillful super
vision of 81. Whitmore the exterior of
the old ruins have been transformed
into handsome structure, the finish
being very neat and attractive.
About so farmers were in the city
today intending to visit the pavilion
in the afternoon, and were greatly |
disappointed on learning that it was
closed. Each of them saved 25 cents,
that they would have preferred to
spend.
Albert Buehl, one of the unfortun-
ate men who lost their lives on the
torpedo boat Davis on the Lower
Columbia, was nephew of Mrs. w.
81. II. Dufur. Mrs. Dufur received a
dispatch today notifying her of his
death, and will go to Portland to-
morrow to attend the funeral.
Arrangements are being made to
hold joint educational meeting at
Antelope on Saturday following
The superintendents
from Crook, Gillian, Sherman and
Wasco counties, and also a number of
teachers from the four counties are
to be in attendance.
That careless man and his monev
soon parts company is the experience
of one of our prominent citizens.
Yesterday ofternoon he was standing
at the pool table, on the track, with
almost $40 in his outside coat pocket.
and while jostling among the crowd
his money mysteriously disappeared.
didn't see the thief.
A serious accident occurred near Ro-
wena yesterday afternoon that may
yet result in the death of a child named
Webber. Al Grazer was hauling hay
when his team became frightened and {
ran away, headed for the camp of Mr.. ,
a contractor on the railroad.
A small child was run over and re-
,eived intel naIinjuries. DR.. Hollister
vas called to see the child this morn
ng, and says the chances of recovery
ire doubtful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Schaible, of
Namic, were IN the city today.
The time of departure fthe D. P. &
\. N boats is 7:30 each morning.
Recorder Gates and o. Kinersly re-
urned home last night from a visit to
Portland.
Yesterday D. P. Ketchum shipped %
ars of lambs to ST. Paul. They were
unsigned 10 Rea Bros.
Wheat opened up this morning at
8 cents. While considerable was re-
eived at the warehouses very little
7as sold at the price offered.
Parties desiring clean timothy hay