The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-17
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily

Republic, is visiting in the city.
Rev. Warner was Q passenger on the
Regulator this morning for Portland.
. Today County Clerk Kelsay issued
marriage license to ]. D. Huffman and
ArabelIa Rogers.
! Last night 21 cars of cattle we're
shipped out from here to Nebraska,
and tonight two train loads will be
shipped.
Among the visitors from Dufur to-
day were M. ]. Anderson, Willard
Vanderpool, W. H. Heisler and Frank
Stratton.
Lou Morse and sons are up from
White Salmon. Lou is here on busi-
ness Of course, but the boys came to
see the circus.
This has been the liveiiest day The
Dalles has seen for good many years.
Eyerbody from everywhere was here
to see the big show.
Among those who are here from
Prineville to attend the circus are
Perry Poindexter and his three child
rem and Adrian Crooks.
Rev. Joseph DeForest left this morn
ing for Portland, where tomorrow he
will deliver the baccalaurate sermon
before the students of St. Helen's
hall
The location work for the Lyle
Goldendale railroad is now finished,
and the engineers have moved to Lyle
where they are locating the depot and
terminal grounds.
Robert Black, of Cascade Locks,
spent the day in the city. Mr.. Black
ia one of the pioneers who remembers
when the bridge of the gods"
washed away.
John Creel has commenced erecting
q hotel and feed yard at Lyle. He
proposes to get in on the ground floor.
before the building of the Lyle-Golden-
dale road, and grow up with the coun-
try.
Baker City has so far this season re-
ceived 4U0, 600 pounds of wool. The
Dalles has taken in about $500. 900.
This shows the difference between
this and other wool shipping points
In Eastern Oregon.
John Dalrymple has returned from
the Simco mountains, where he has
taken his sheep for summer range.
He says there is more snow in the
mountains than he has ever before |
seen at this season of the year.
One favorable feature of Ringling |
Bros show is u comparative absence
OF sure thing games and tic horn |
gamblers that usually follow the circrs. |
Very few, If any of these disreputable
hangers on were noticed in The
Dalles today.
Sargent Elliott, who was here few
days ago to arrange for sword contest
has arranged for a contest with Ivan
de Melchin at Walla Walla tomorrow,
when the champions will come to-
gether on horseback and try to cut
each others heads off.
Yesterday Mr.. Reddy, of the firm of
Reddy & Patterson, of John Day, sold
q lot of wool here at 13 cents. This is
the top figure paid for wool 40 far this
season anywhere in Eastern Oregon,
and is convincing that this is the best
wool market in the state.
The following officers have been
elected by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Christian church, to serve
for the ensuing six months: Maie
Jones, pres; Melvin Wetherell, vice
pres; Ola Norman, rec. secretary; G.
E. Stewart, cor. secretary; Stella
Brown, treasurer.
Preaching at the Christian church
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock, by
Rev. L. c. Martin, of Centralia. In
the evening the Sunday school will
give their annual children's day exer
cises. An interesting program is
being prepared. All are invited to at
tend these services.
The grand officers elected by the
the order of the Eastern Star in Port
land are: Grand matron, Mrs. Mar
earet J. Lutke, of Portland: grand
patron, Thomas F. Ryan, of Oregon
City; associate grand matron, Mrs.
Jessie Vert, Pendleton; associate
grand patron, E. W. Haines, of Forest
Grove.
If no accident occurs the Oregon /.
regiment should reach Portland on /,
July 10th and not later than the 18th.
This will give all ample time to get
ready for giving them a rousinp recep.
lion. OF course The Dalles will do
grand for them, and prob.
IDLY good many from here will 60 to =
Portland TO witness the reception.
W. D, Pittenger. who about Is years
'go was treasurer of Washington
county, has been located near Warsaw,
nd. Pittenger fed the country under
uspicion of being defaulter, and he !.
vas subsequently indicted. His bonds. :
nen settled with Washington county
nd took charge of his property. 1t is
aid that the Indictment is missing
rom the court files, and there is now
o evidence of criminal proceedings u
gainst him.
"Ask and ye shall receive, seek and n
g shall find, knock and it shall be q,
pened unto thee" This was fulfilled n
o the household of Rev. and Mrs. D. ,,
:. Polling, when two little angels of
be female sex appeared in their home =
mis- morning. The congregation at >,
ne Congregational church must be -
,tisfied with short sermons tomorrow. =
,r they cannot expect their pastor to -
Q wholly himself after having had ~ =,
,ch bounties as two little girls thrust VI
pom him.
The hole that is being sunk on A. a,
[. Kelsay's place prospecting for coal h,
now down 800 feet, and no vein has a,
et been discovered, but indications h,
re- favorable, and those doing the n,
ork expect to strike coal any day.
hey have passed through fine strata
| magnetic iron that is the richest in Il
,e world, and If coal is discovered, W
ittsburg will not be in it beside The