The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-01
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.
Pat Bolton, of Kingsley, is in town.
George Stranuahan. of Dufur, is in
the city.
Frank Malone, one of the big sheep
raisers of Antelope, is in the city.
Al. Brigham, of tho s. B. Medi-
cine Co. of Dufur, is in the city today.
Miss Cornelia Sharp, of Ellensburg,
arrived here last evening, and has
gone to Dufnr to visit relatives.
II. D. Langfll, the efficient Mt.
Hood guide and sturdy mountaineer,
is visiting in the city.
w. b. Poynter. of Lewisville, KY,
Is here looking after U. s., mail con-
tracts in which he is interested.
Father B. Teeney, of Mt. Angel,
arrived here last evening and went to
Kingsley to hold service at the church
there tomorrow.
By last nights train quite mum.
Der Of immigrants arrived here in
search of homes, and will look over
Wasco county with view of locating.
In Idaho soldiers who enlisted in the
army and went to Manila are, by the
provisions Of law passed by the last
legislature, exempt, from taxation for
. year.
J.. D. Douglas, who was in from
Dufur today, says crop prospects were
never better In that section. In spite
of the cold nights, grain is growing
nicely and promises we'll.
Today Perry Cram delivered Ill
Crook county beef cattle to Charles
Butler, of Port Townsend. c. W.
Haight also delivered IL head to Mr..
Butler.
Last night MIR. and Mrs. A. R. Hall,
Of St. Louis, were the guests of Mr..
aud Mrs. F. A. Seufert. They are
making tour of the Northwest, and
left ON the boat for Portland this
morning.
Frenchy has again taken charge OF
the bootblacking parlors on Second
street, and has made some needed i'm
provements including q psrlor for
ladies where they can have their shoes
dressed without being subjected to
the gaze of passers by.
A gentleman who has come in from
Sherman county both by way OF the
Miller bridge and the free bridge says
the roads are in excellent condition all
the way until the city limits are
reached. From there in they are
pretty bad, especially in the vicinity
of the old o. r.. & N. ice house.
This forenoon the TIM. reporter
took ride with Dad Bu6ts out through
the suburbs. and was surprised to note
the improvements that are being made
on the bluff in the east part OF the
city. There are numerous reside' ces
building and . general spirit of thrift
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Fruit grower generally throughout
the country we're worse scared than
hurt by the cold weather in February
Most of them report their peach trees
the only ones that are materially
damaged. In some instances pear
and cherry trees are slightly damaged,
but the prorpects are that they will
yeild good crops.
According to the calculations of a
New York paper, the Gould estate in
two generations increased from S72,.
OO0. 600 to sl25. .OOO, 600. In four gen.
erations the Astor estate has swollen
from $50, ,OOO, 900 to 1915 ZOO, 900. In
three generations the Vanderbilt
estate has increased from $50, ,OO0, 900
to $500 600 900. Some people know
how to saw wood.
Sinnott & Fish haye put in two stand |
pipes IN the Umatilla house for protec.
ton against fire, and have 100 feet OF
hose on each floor, SO that should fire
start in the building they can readily
put it out. And as another precaution
for the safety of guests, they are erect
ing fire escape ladders on the east
and south side of the building. These
with the two stairways will afford am-
pie means of escaping from the build.
ings should fire occur.
Some days since Miss Gordon, who
vas in charge OF Sheriff Huntington
and Mrs. Olmstead, OF Baker City,
being en- route to the insane asylum at
Salem, escaped from the sheriff at
Portland, and nothing had been heard
of her until she arrived here last ey-
sning on the $50 train. She was
aiken in cdarge by Marshal Lauer,
Who expects Sheriff Huntington here
IN the afternoon train TO take the
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