The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Will Evans has gone to Stevenson
for weeks outing.
E.Y. Judd, of the Pendleton WOODEN
mills, is again in the city.
Hon. W. Ii. Biggs left for the St.
Arnold Springs this morning.
J. R. Woodcock and family, of
Wamic, are visiting in the city.
]. M. Huntington returned today to
his summer camp near Lost Lake.
81. Herbring was a passenger on
the Dalles City this morning. Accom-
panied by his little boy he goes to
Stevenson for week.
Mrs. Driver accompanied by heF
daughter and son, Miss Mamie an,
Voiney, left by boat this morning for
Hood River and will probably go to
Lost Lake before returning.
The city of Salem has entered into
q contract with the electric light com
pany for 35 l200-candle power arc
lights for street lighting purposes at
So, 500 year. Why can't The Dalles
get as good rates?
Crop reports from Sherman county
are by no means encouraging. Far
mers now estimate that they will not
thresh more than twO-thirds OF an
average crop of wheat, and very little
of it will be No. l.
The Butler Drug Co. have filled one
of their windows with bright nev'
stock of pure prepared paint. If yoG
are thinking of building a new house
or repairing your old one, IL will be
we'll to see this stock before buyin: :;
your paint.
Postmaster Riddell started to Wint,
river this morning for few days
camping, but he will probably camp
without bed or food for few days, fo
in the excitement of getting started
his blankets and box of provisions
were left on the dock.
One fishing purity left here this morn
ing that will deplete the fish streams
of the Cascades. They are Harry
Liebe, Vic MardeE, Sherman Faank
and DIR. Sturdevart- They go to Little
White Salmon, and when they leaye
there will be no use OF any other fisher
men visiting that stream.
The Sherman county Wood and
Lum bering Co. has succeeded in LAND
I,OOO, 900 feet of logs at the free bridge
on Deschutes. where it will erect i
mill recently bought in Portland.
The logs were put in Matolas river and
from the mouth of that stre1m drive
down theDeschutes. Having made on ?
successful drive. the company wi
next season run several million feet {
logs.
George K. Beede, who several years
ago was considered one of the mos {
prosperous business men in Seattle, Is
q bankrupt. He has filed papers il
the federal court, asking that he b.
granted relief under the new bank
ruptcy law. Mr.. Beede says that he :
practically without assets, and tn; .
his liabilities figure $4,000. This il
debtedness is due to 80 creditors.
Next Monday, Willis Elliott, who
lives with his sOn-in-law, John Rhodes.
four miles south of Dallas, will cele-
brate the one hund: edith anniver sarv
of his birth. Mr.. Elliott is a pionee" o.
Polk county. With his seven sons,
five of whom reside at Prineville,
Crook county, he served under Generi
Lee during the civil war. The center
arian is enjoying the very best tf
health, his faculties being unimpaire'
except only slight defect in his hea :
ing.
The smallpox scare in Heppner b; :
about subsidized. The Gazette of I'll )
3rd SAYS concerning it: 1.-The sma
pox situatian here, as we go
press, is that the Driskell fami
have removed to their ranch, with ~
other cases developed outside the fan :
lily. MIR. Shut is convelescent. al !,
members of his household-thr
women and two children-shOw
symptoms of the con.agion, and ;;
fears of the community are at rest."
Fred Young and family return, i
last evening from visit to Portla /
and the sea coast. Mr.. Youns !;
throat trouble has been entirely cur, /
by the treatment he received fro 1
Portland specialists, and the boys ;
apparently more rugged than wht ;
they went below. In fact one of ther
a lad of eight years, is a pretty fl
sample of health, as he weighs IL
pounds. He is native of Wasco
county and a pretty fine specimen.
The success with which the Sha
company has met in filling the Bal
win opera house every night durir =
the past week, and at time when
there are so many people out of tow
is sufficient to convince almost 40
body that theater will pay in T
Dalles if popular prices prevail.
companies will give good attraction
here and at prices that people can a
ford to pay, there is no question abo
the patronage.
One of the most contemptable thei
that has beca recorded in this vlciDi
for some time was perpetrated at Il
home of Theodore Mesplie last Su
day. Mr.. Mesplie had number
articles that belonged to his deceased
brother, Father Mesplie. the pioneer
priest of this country, including robe
with gold trimmings, monstrance
and a chalice, all of which we're OF
considerable commercial value. and
were highly priced because they wero
relics the dead priest treasured. Some
one entered the house last Sunday and
stole the articles. Today Willet Fer
guson was given an examination te-
fore Justice Bayard on charge of
having stolen the articles and was held
in bonds of $3.50. Evidence against
him was all circumstanti tial, but wa
sufficient to warrant his being held.
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