The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-03-12
(From Fridays Daily.l J

(F'rom Fridays Daily)
Hon. A. B. Munley, of Portland, ws
in the city last night.
} Frank Davenport, of Hood River. W;
in the city last night.
Ed Lueddemann, of Tuscumbia
Ala, is visiting in the city.
w. S. Geary, the piano tuner frof
| Seattle, arrived here last night.
Capt. Blowers and Geo. T. Prathe
returned this morning to Hood River
Miss Pauline Drews returned las
evening from visit of two months
Portland.
Hon. Charles H. Dodd, prominen
hardware dealer of Portland, was il
the city last night.
The March winds are drying up tn
mud very rapidly, and the dust has be
gun to fly just like it does in the sum
mer.
Walla Walla's hog convention be
| gins on the 18th and will continue
three days. The Dalles should sent
some delegates.
An ad iition is to be made to the
Catholic cemetery west of town. Forty
feet will be added on the north and Z
feet ON the east.
B, A. Clifford has bought tract oi
land on Union street near the Lutheran
church on which he intends erecting
a residence soon.
Hon. Arthur Sewall. Bryan's run
ming mate in the camp~ign of 1896, was
in Portland Thursday in company
with Hon. Chas. A. Towne.
The sheriff's office is now busy send.
ing out notices to taxpayers. inform
ing them of the amount of their taxes
and that they are now que.
The seats for the new Lutheran
church that were built by Pierce Bros,
of Goldendaie, have been put in place,
and are indeed of eXcellent quality,
being beth ornamental and substan-
tial.
There are still few copies of the
Times Mountaineer souvenir edition
on hand that should be sent to people
in the east who are looking for homes.
They are still sold at p cents copy
Or FIVE for S1.00.
Residents of this school district
should bear IN mind that the annual
election for director and c'erk will be
held next Monday. DR.. Doane's name
h is been mentiondd for reelection as
director and Geo. P. Morgan for clerk
Both have been acceptable Off ,ials.
Alex Smith returned thisa manning
from a visit to his parents in Canada.
H had been away from the old home
ten years, and spent two and one half
nonths very pleasantly visiting there,
but returns firmly CONVINCED that /
Oregon is the garden spot of America.
The Klondike fever, which ragged
here with great violence through the
winter, has subsided to great extent,
but in the meantime Spanish fever Ia
setting in and more danger is threat
sned by it than was probable from
49,.
Among carload of beef cattle ship
ped from this city to the Sound yester-
lay by Matt Scott was lot of nine
steers, bought of Hon. Flem Smith, OF
dalsey, which averaged in weight
,earlx 1900 pounds each. The price
,aid was 4 cents per pound, making
'51. so per head.-AIbany Herald.
Miss Kicks, train dispatcher in the
}. K. & N. Office here, left on this
train for Victoria, to ao-
company her mother who is en- route
% New Brunswick, where she is ca I'd
On account of the illness of ber daugh-
or. Mr.. Gish, of Portland, has taken
Miss Riek's place during her absence.
The Klondfke rush has abated some
what, at least there are not nearly SO
many passengers travelling on the
rains through The Dalles headed for
Alaska as there were a month ago.
People in the east evidently are COM
ng to their senses, and not willing to
'ush into the dangers Alaska presents.
& A new road is being built by public
and road work from Tygh
Valley to Wamic. 1t requires a grade
1 miles long to get out of Tygh, and
s on an average a rise OF one foot to
;he rod. Surveyor Colt has just com,
oleted the engineering work. and says
t will be fine piece of road when
completed. ..
Some time since Harry Ladd, pros
porous young farmer of Gillian
eloped with the fifteen year.
old daughter of c. A. Danneman, and
the couple were married in Portland.
But the enraged papa would not be
comforted and has had the young man
arrested and bound over to the grand
jury in $500 bonds for having stolen
the girl.
The editor of the Wasco news
the loss and disgrace of his
tile. He hung it up in the bowling
alley while he played a game, and
when he wanted the hat it was gone.
Later he saw it decorating the Uranium
of juvenile bowler and disowned it.
Served him right. An. editor has no
business wasting time bowling. If he
can't find enough exercise making a
paper, he ought to get out and saw
wood.
For the Dairy and Hog Convention
to be held at Walla Walla, March 18th,
10Th and 17th, the o. r. & N. Co. will
make a special rate of one and one
fifth fare for the round trip on the GER
tifcate plan. Passengers paying full
fare to Walla Walla will upon request
be given receipt for fare paid. which
when signed by the secretary of the
cntitle holder to purchase
return ticket at one-fifth fare within
three days after close of meeting.
JAS. IRELAND, agent.
A FURRY in Caps.
There's lust one store In The Dalles