The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-18
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

IIEMS In bklEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
q. S. Jones. of Bakeoyen, is in th
city.
C. P. Balch, the Dufur druggist,
in the city.
w. A. Richardson, of Heppner,
visiting in the city.
Hon. John c. Leasure, of Portland
Is here attending court.
Last Monday little girl was bor
to MIR. and Mrs. L. S. Fritz.
Ex-U. s. District attorney F. F
Maysis here, haYing been retained T.
defend Frank Forester.
Today r. J. GormaD, administrator
of the estate of John RroOkhouse
deceased, accompanied by the ap
praisers, went to Dufur to appraise
the property belonging to the estate
In the circuit court this morning
William jaeger was sentenced to two
years In the penitentiary, he having
plead guilty to an Indictment for for
gerry.
Train No. l, that was delayed all
last night beyond the Deschutes on
account of the accident to No. 4, ar
rived here about o'clock. The track
is now clear, and trains are running
regularly.
Last night John Blazer left for a
visit to his old home in Switzerland.
which he left 18 years ago. Mr.. Blazer
expects to be gone three months, and
during his abseuce George Munger
will have charge of his business here.
Charlie Clarke, the Hood River
druggist made bad calculation on
train time yesterday afternoon, else he
would have taken in all the dance last
night. AS it was he arrived here at
11:30. in time to enjoy the last few
numbers of the dance.
Indications are favorable that the
river will be open within the next "a
hours. The ice has begun to give way
at Crate point, and the strong breeze
that is blowing will cause it to break
up quite rapidly. Should it give way
this evening, the steamer Dalles City
will be brought up from Portland to-
morrow.
Delayed trains and railroad acci.
dents brought Disappointment to a |
number who anticipated attending the
Elk's ball last night. Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Patterson, G. w. Phelps and the
Misses Heart were passengers on No.
l, expecting to reach here at $3.50 10
the afternoon but did not get to town
until after midnight, too late to take
part in the party.
This morning Coroner Butts was
notified that the body of dead man
had been found under railroad bridge
near Viento, and went there on the
delayed train to hold an inquest. 1t is
the man was killed by being
run over by q traiD, but no particulars
San be learned until Mr.. Butts re-
turnes.
The case of Frank Forester. who
killed Phil. Brogan at Antelope last
all, was put on trial in the circuit
court this afternoon, and attorneys
nave been examining jurors, though d ,
ury has not yet been secured. A. A.
Tayne and A. S. Bennett are conduc-
ing the prosecution and F. P Mays, j
u Wilson and w. Il. |
Wilson the defense. '
The Times Mountaineer Office has 8
lot moved into the Masonic building
s some supposed yesterday when they
aw wagon loads OF paper going out of
he office, but it is doing business al
he same old stand. We have only
branch esta Dlishment in {
he Masonic building for the purpose
t completing a large order for JOB I,
7ork.
Joseph Supple, the boatbuilder on
he East Side, has just received from
chicago new propeller for the D. P.
Z A. N. Co.'S steamer, Inland Flyer,
7hich was built at Mr. Supplies yard q
ast Summer. The propeller is solid,
made after the pattern of the section.
/ one heretofore used for ascertaining
he pitch required. A condenser has
een connected with the boiler. con.
rivance that is supposed to make it
asy work for the fremen to keep up
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