The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-19
ITEMS IN BRIEF.


About inch OF snow Ieli a1 Dui
last night.
Mrs. A. Il. Jewett. of White Salmo
is in the city.
Mrs. Graves and Mra. Booth wei
to Portland to day.
Mr. Kent. an attorney from Hoe
River, is in the city.
T. D. Boardman, special agent ft
the Aetna Insurance Co.. is in the cit!
C. A. Buckley, of Grass Vailey.was
passenger on the morning train fe
Portland.
Mrs. ]. T. Robertson and littl
daughter Maui we2t to Portland b
boat today.
Mr.. and Mrs w. E. Campbell wer
passengers on the Regulator for Por'
land this morning.
VIM. Isbell has bought Mrs. Julian
restaurant in the East End, and is no'
feeding the hungry.
NJ. A. Leslie and daughter, ct Wasco
spent last night in the city and ief
this morning for Portland.
In the circuit court today the case o
Albert A. Harvey vs.. Frank Watkins
was continued for the term.
Next Tuesday night is the date o
the old folks social to be given by the
ladies of the Congregational church.
Last night two cars of hogs from
Pomeroy, Wash, were unloaded ano
fed at Saltmarshe & COS. stockyards.
They were en- route to Troutdale.
Messrs. John and George Tate. OF
illinois, are here looking over the
country with view of bringing a
colony of farmers to this section.
Mrs. John Bethune returned last
night from Portland where she had
been with her little daughter who was
under treatment at ST. Vincent's hos
pital.
The grand jury failed to indict Ed
ward McBee, the man who was bound
over on a charge of having robbed
Hanna's store in Hood River some
time since.
~Ber6 Phelps is still in the city. lie
intended to return to Heppner last
night, but mistook passenger No. 4 for
gravel train. and got left. He didn't
have on his "specks."
When the steamer Oregon passed
out from Astoria Monday en- route to
Alaska, fire was discoyered in her
coal bunkers, and she put back into
port. The fire was put out before any
damage was done.
Last evening the grand jury return
ed true bill against J. Morrell. the
man who robbed w. N. Wiley about
month ago. Today Morrell entered a
plea of guilty, and waving time for
sentence, he was sentenced to two
years In the penitentiary.
When Howard Marshall, who drives
the Goldendale stage, arrived here to-
day he received word by telephone
from Goldendale that his brother John
had been taken suddenly i'll end was
not expected to live. Mr.. Marshall
secured buggy and team, and return
ed at once to Goldendale.
Messrs. Geo. Hochsstedler and j. H.
Akin arrived here last evening on the
5:45 train and spent several hours
visiting with Dalles Knights. Mr..
Hochsstedler is past grand chancel-
ior, of this domain, and is working 10
ths interest of the uniform rank. They
left on the overland for Huntington.
1t only takes slight provocation to
make the blood of an old solder boil
and put him on his metal ready to take
up arms in defense of his country.
When the news reached here this
that the battie-ship Maine
had been sunk in Havana harbor, there
were number of old yeterans-men
who had fought on either side during
the ebellio1-stepping around as spry
as boys, ready to enlist should war
with Spain result.
White Salmon certainly has some
very patriotic ladies, who deserve COM
and support. Last fall the
men of that place built dock at a cost
of several hundred dollars, and now
the ladies have taken upon themselves
to raise funds with which to cover it.
To do this they will give grand ball
on. the evening of the 22d. They have
donated the supper for the occasion,
and will superintend the entertain
ment of all guests. 1t is forgone con-
that the dOckswill be covered,
for when the White Salmon ladies
take hold of anything they make it
success.