The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-05
forenoon.

of the next state fair.
The officials in the land office are
kept quite busy these days, receiving
| filings on homesteads, and perfecting
proofs.
Los Angeles will entertain the next
session of the National Educational
| Association having defeated Portland
| by small vote.
The city of Portland has for sale
eight fine elk and two black bear from
the city park, being at present over
supplied with such live stock.
The Salem Capital-J Journal recently
sold at sheritf's sale was purchased ny
one of the Hofer broth ers and will re-
main under the present management.
The New York World remarks:
This year "apples Is apples" From
the Pacific coast to Maine, in Canada
and in Europe, the apple crop IS short.
A very enthusiastic meeting of the
State Grange was held at Corvallis on
Saturday. Visiting members from
large number of counties were pres
ent.
Richard Marden, secretary, announ-
ces that there will be regular meet
| ing of the Hook & Ladder Company
this evening. Every member should
attend.
II. j. Ottenheimer of Salem esti-
mates the hop crop of 1898 in the Will
lamette valley at $1,000 bales, nearly
all of which has been sold at good pay
| ing prices.
The anti-republicans of Portland
have so many (?) votes that they have
put up c. K. Henry and Couch Fland-
ers to run against DIR. Joseph for state
senator.
E. K. Russell, who has been here
the past month looking after his in
terests in Wasco county, leaves to-
morrow morning for his home in Oak
land, California.
Col. S. B. Ormsby, superintendent
of Forest reserves, is in the city, and
will within the next few days make an
inspection of the Cascade reserve on
this side of the mountains.
Hon. G. c. Blakeley left last night
for PendletOn to attend a family re-
union that is to be held this evening
at line home of his brother, Sheriff
Blakelely of Umatilla county.
Mr.. Thatcher, superintendent of the
Oregon Telephone & Telegraph Co., is
in the city assisting Mr.. Nester in ar
ranging for extending the line to
Prineville and intermediate points.
1t is stated that the reason why
wheat is not higher is owing to the
scarcity of tonnage on this coast, hence
the price of charters have gone up to
that figure which materially reduced
the price of wheat.
In La Grande, in the election of q
sultan, for the Oriental Fete to be
given in that place tonight and tomor-
row night, E. L. Eckley, editor of the
La Grande Chronicle, was elected. re-
ceiving 1877 votes to j. w. Scriber's
1856.
In reporting the ghost party Mon
day night, in yesterdays Times-Moun-
taineer mention of the solo by Miss
Myrtle Michel was omitted. 1t was
one of the best features of the enter
tainment, and was worthy of special
praise.
George Tuckey, an old time Crook
county cattleman, VINO went to Mon
tana about year ago, returned here
last evening and will go back to Prime
vile. Mr.. Tuckey has been making
money in Montana, but says he pre-
fers to live in Oregon.
Mr.. McDermit prominent Sher- |
man county farmer, is in the city. He |
says the Sherman county farmers have |
their wheat about all delivered at the |
warehouses, and are now awaiting q
rise in prices so they can exchange it
for the coin of the realm.
A cut of 10 cents on the 100 pounds
has been made on shipments of green
apples by the Northern Pacific from
Portland and Washington censers to
mauy important points in the east, re-
ducing the rate from ST to 80 cents.
The new schedule applies only to ship
ments in carload lots.
The new hull for the Regulator is at
preseut lying at the Locks, the con-
tractors who built it being unable to
secure boat to bring it to The Dalles.
The D. P. & A. N. Co., will probacly
bring it up with one of their boats in
3 few days, and begin at once placing
the old Regulator honse on the new
hull.
Yesterday while repairing a DWELL
ing house on Ninth street for Polk
Mays, Fred Burchtoff fell off the roof
Ind was quite seriously bruised. He
vas taken to his home on Fourth
street where he is suffering greatly
rom his bruises though it is not
hought his injuries will result SER
ously. 6
A gentleman who recently passed
through Lake, klamath and Crook
ounties states that at least one-fourth
# the cattle in those counties have
'een or will be shipped out this fall.
The stockmen are fearful of hard
winter and are sending out all the
took for which they have not feed TO
AIRY through long winter.
The White House Clothing store a
'ill open tomorrow in the building $
ormerly occupied by the w. A. John
ton store, with most complete stock Q
+ clothing and furnishing goods. The
was unable to get the l.
uilding they desired, hence for the Q
arsent will open in the above place. Q
his firm comes to The Dalles highly L
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