The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-15
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

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From Wednesdays Daily.
F. T. Esping, of Antelope, is in tn
city.
o. H. Rich is down from Centerville
Wash
J.W. Booth, of Wasco, spent tn
day in town.
N. Whealdon returned this morning
from Spokane, where he had been fol
short visit.
c. J. Stubling left this mourning fol
Olympia and will be abeent from the
city several days.
The river here is rising slowly, but
is six or seven feet lower than is com
mon at this season of the rear.
On Monday the trial of ex-U. s.
Senator Quay and his son, Richard s.,
was begun at Philadelphia.
A fine shower Of rain fell last night
and another this afternoon. The rain
is welcome as it is beneficial to crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. J W. Smith, of Prime
vile, came up last night from Portland,
where they have been visiting the
past few weeks.
E. Jacobsen and G. Bartholomew ar
rived today from tour of Eastern
Oregon. They have been out over a
month taking orders for their respec-
tive houses.
Rev.J. D. Flenner, of Boise, former
ly pastor of the M. E. church here,
was in the city last night, the guest
of the European House. He was en-
route to Portland.
Train No. l was annulled Today.
Owning to high water at Lorima that
did serious damage to the Union
Pacific track, no train was sent out
from Omaha yesterday.
Quite number of cattle haye been
sold in the vicinity of Cross Keys, to
be delivered here in June for eastern
shipment. The price paid was slS. so
for yearling steers. $25 for two-year-
olds and $50 for three year olds.
On Monday L. E. Yates, a promi-
nent merchant of Milton, Umatilla
county, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head and heart.
He was member of the firm of Yates
Bros, and was a highly respected
citizen.
The keeping qualities of apples
raised at Mt. Hood seems t. have no |
limit. F. P. Fouts has some samples
of apples raised there that are appar-
emily as solid as when they were
picked last fall. The Mt. Hood section
is certainly destined to become the
apple orchard of Oregon.
DR.. Harry A. Littlefeld, who is with
the Oregon regiment at Manila, has
been appointed acting U. S.. surgeon,
with the rank of first lieutenant aud
pay of captain, and has been placed in
charge of the division hospital at
Cavite. DR.. Littlefeld is brother of
Mrs. Judge Bradshaw, of this city.
This mOrni ng Messrs. NJ. b. Banhin,
b. A. Smith, s. P. Kerr and two other
gentlemen, in the employ of the gov
ernment, left by private conveyance
for Farewell Bend on Deschutes for
the purpose of inspecting and apprais-
ing body of timber land on the east
slope of the Cascade mountains in
Crook county. 1t is expected the land
will be put on the market after it has ;
been appraised. /,
On Monday Goyernor Geer appointed f
of the state board of horti-
culture as follows: Fifth district, Judd
3eer, Union; second district, Lloyd T.
Salem; fourth district, Emile
Schanno, The Dalles. All except
5eer, who succeeds G. A. Hobbs, Mil
ION, were resppointed. They will
serve four years.
General 81. B. Compson, who is in .
,lose touch with the mining develop +.
nent IN Southern Oregon, where he is
newly interested, expresses the opinion :.
that the coming season will witness ,
In era of unparalleled activity in that
,ection., More properties are being
opened up this year, he says. than
,ver before, and considerable capital
las gone into the development field.
Ripe tomatoes in April are rather :
uncommon in The Dalles, but they are
On sale at the American market to-
day. They were not raised in this
however, but came from
Mexico, Mazatlan. The proprietors
,f the American market believeoin
giving Dallesites all the delicacles that 7
ire to be obtained, and never miss an
to get what the trade de-
nands.
About 1l:30 last night the stage r
rom Prineville turned over on grade
,ear Davis place, just beyond the Q
0eschutes grade. Fhe driver, John a
Marlin, says one of his wheel horses I
became refractory and ran the stage
,ut of the road, but he discovered he O
vas of the grade in time to stop the
cam before the wagon went over, p
,ence there was little damage done. a
There were seven passengers on a
board, three men, two women and two
little children, and all escaped without a
ny serious injury. The stage was b