The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-22

William Mckinley, of Rock cree
has the contract to haul 1854 poles,
81 so per pole. He has five four.hOr'
teams on the road.
20 Mr.. Miller, of junction, one of tt
delegatrs to tie A. o. q. W. gran
lodge, has been quite sick. but he We
able to leave for his home this afte
noon.
The funeral of the late Mrs. job
n Gates will be conducted from the fan
lily residence tomorrow morning at
O'Clock. Friends of the family are in
> vited.
Today the wool market has beel
remarkably dull Several of the WOO
buyers haye left town temporarily
. and those who remain are not pushing
: she market.
The Coos county court has let a con
tract for building bridge on the mid
lie fork of Coquille. 1t will be I
com bination bridge of wood and iron
price sG.842. The bridges on the
coouille-Marshfieid road will be re
Quilt as quickly as possible.
Last night the visiting Degree O
J Honor members who are here attend
ing grand lodge were entertained by
Fern lodge. Two members were
initiated. and afterwards a program
was rendered. AT the close of lodge
the mbers and visitors repaired t.
the Club rooms.
Geo. Brown, city engineer, didn't
think there was a sharper cute enough
to "fim-fam" him, but an eastern
book house has caught him at last.
The house asked him for names to
whom they might send books, and as a
result George now has six sets of his.
torical works on his hands that cost
$50.
Last evening the D. c. & A. c. rooms
were thrown open to the visitors In
| the city, who are here attending the
grand lodges. and were filed to their
fullest capacity. A mum DER OF resi-.
dents were there to receive the guests,
and very pleasant evening was spent.
Dun i1g the evening the band rendered
several selections that made the hours
pass happily.
Once more the Columbia has gone
down to stage where the locks at
the Cascades car be operated, and
navigation of the river will be uninter.
rupted for time. This morning the
Regulator started out with full load
of freight the first time since the rise
of the river, and will 90 through to
Portland. while the Dalles City will
arrive from that place tonight.
Superintendent Mayhall, of the
Washington fisheries, has gone to the
Coiumpi river to arrange for lumber
to build the Wind river hatchery. An
appropriation of $500 was made tor it,
$500 available this year, and $1,000
next year. Work will begin some
time this month on the Snohomish
river and Willapa river natcherles.
The former will have cost, when COM
pleted. $4,000 and the latter $4,000.
Three-6fths of the amounts appro.
priated is to be spent at each hatchery
this year.
Thomas Clemens, native son of
Washington county, was Tuesday
morning instantly killed near the j.
G. Hare sawmill, two miles from Hills
boro. Clemens had started to Hills
boro with big load of slabwood, and
in going down small incline, must
have lost his balance and fell under
the wheels. He was found shortly
after, and from all indications the
front and hind wheels had passed over
his head, killing him instantly. The
skull and back of the head were |
crushed in a horrible manner.
In general the crop prospects are |
good, says the Garfield EnterDrise. |
Fall wheat is Looking exceptionally |
good, while a few fields OF spring.
sown wheat on stubbie land gives
promise of being rather short and are
4 little off-color. The past few days |
have been rather too hot, but the evil |
fleet is largely overcome by the cool
nights. The indications are for fair
average crop, or, judging from the
absence of complaint, even better.
James o. Davidson, a pioneer of
IS47, died at his residence near Parker
station, Polk county, at two o'clock
Sunday morning. He was horn in
Warren county, Kentucky, October II,
1925, and when quite young emigrated
With his fathers family to Illinois and
rom there across the plains to Oregon.
n lS47, Upon the discovery of gold
n Califorpia, in 1848, he went there,
'eturning in year or two to Polk
county, Oregon, where he took up
donation claim near what is now
Parker station, on the Southern
Pacific, and there spent the remainder
VI his life.
The Prineville council, at special
Meeting held last Friday. entered into
IN agreement with S. G. Hawson rep
'esenting Morris & Whitehead,
of Portland, to sell them the
10, 600 worth OF water bonds. Five
dollars is to be delivered
lbout August l. aud $1,000 about jan
lary l. The entire issue is to be dated
August 1899 and Morris & Whitehead
8 to paw the accrued interest up to
January, 1900, on 5000 worth of the
,.nds. They were sold for $3.50 prem.
um. and the city will get the accrued
interest, which will amount 10 S125
more. or they will have TO pay Sl25
ess in interest the first six months.