The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-09-17

their home at Goldendale.
panied by his wife aud sister, Is VISIT,
ing in the oity.
J. Dillon and wife, proprietors OF
the Seaside House, spent yesterday
visiting in the city.
]. Edward O'Sullivan is in the city
for the purpose of organizing lodge
of the Royal Tribe of Joseph.
Edward Brown, general manager for
the American Insurance Co., arrived
here from San Francisco last night.
T. A. Hudson returned last night
from visit to Portland, where Mrs.
Hudson is taking treatment for her
eyes.
Mrs. R. NJ. Conkling, who has been
visiting in Prineville, arrived here on
yesterdays stage and left this morn
ing for Portland.
Messrs. C. e. Bone, Frank Button,
c. A. Bell, r. W. Winans and j. E..
Rand, of Hood River are in the city
today attending county court.
The D. P. & A. N. Co., have secured
the steamer Hattie Bell to take the
place of the Sarah Dixon. The
Bell will make her first trip tomorrow.
The Dalles City made round trip
from Portland to The Dalles yesterday,
leaving Portland at 2 o'clock in the
morning and arriving here at 11:3O,
and returning in the afternoon.
Columbia Chapter, No. 80, Order OF
the Eastern Star, will meet Tuesday
evening, Sept. 13 at 1880 in the Mas
onic hall. All members are requested
to be present. By order of the worthy
matron.
There is an epidemic of typhoid
fever in Sherman county that is in a
very malignant form. Or. Hollister
was called to Monklan1 Saturday
evening to consult with DR.. Smith re-
garding serious case of this disease.
The matter of annulling the lease OF
the Hood River Milling Co. to use
Hood river as public highway is be-
ing considered by the county court
today. w. 81. Wilson appears for the
county and Huntington & Wilson for
the company.
The beet sugar factory in La Grande
will begin operations about October l,
and the beet crop, by reason of the
recent cooler weather, will be quite
satisfactory. The beet crop of Grande
Ronde valley will be 10000 tons. The
factory could use 10000 tons.
The Dalles schools opened today
under most favorable circumstances.
There was a total enrolment of 636,
as compared with 611 on the first day
of school last year and SIS at the open
ing of school in 1895. There were "a
enrolled in the high school today.
Yesterday the little four year old
son of Henry Mahew, of Eight-mile,
received serious injuries by being
kicked by horse. The little fellow
got too near the heels of the animal
Several bones we're broken in his face
and DR.. Hollister was called and patch.
ed the boy up.
An ordinance recently passed by the
city council of Athena raises the lie
ense of a saloon from the sum of $40(
to 5000 year, and stipulates that the
license be taken out for period oi
one year For the sale OF malt liquors
only this section provides that license
shall be $500 year.
To perfect The Dalles fire extin.
gushing apparatus a new hook and
ladder truck is needed, and can be had
for the reasonable sum of S400 and
the old truck. Mr.. Schanno has been
corresponding with a Portland firm
who make this offer for an Aerial
truck which is one of the best that is
made.
W. A. Johnston will at once begin
putting up a building on the north
side of Second street between Federal
and Laughlin. which he will occupy
with his grocery and agricultural i'm
plement business. 'rne building will
be 50x120 feet and constructed of iron.
Mr.. Johnston expects to have the
building ready to move into this fall
J. w. Smith, of Rufus, spent yester-
day in the city on his return home
from a trip to Dawson. Mr.. Smith
says the trip to Dawson is not sur
rounded with nearly SO many hardships
as some think, and good stout man
can go in and out with little difficulty.
Evidently he had been we'll repaid for
his trip, as he had a pocket full of
nuggets, but he had little to say of his
success in the North.
A. j. Shrum, a prominent wool
grower of Crook county, returned last
evening from visit to Salem and
vicinity. He reports having found
times rather discouraging for the
farmers in the Willamette valley. The
wheat crop was short, and the price
being only As cents busnel at Salem,
farmers are unable to discover that
prosperity they have heard SO much
about. They ought to come to Eastern
Oregon.
Hamilins Wizard Oil Company will
open series of concerts and refined
vaudeville entertainments in The
Baldwin Opera House next Mouday
night Sept. 10Th. They carry IL
people all artists in their line and give
better show than most of the travel
ing company's charging five times
the price of admission. They have
been showing in Portland the past 3
months and come to US we'll recommen-
from both press and public. Don't
fail to see them and bring the ladies
and children. The admission is only