The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-01-28
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From wednesdas,s Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily
Owen Jones, of Nansene, Is at th
Umatilla House.
A. L. Hembree, of Grass Valley is l
The Dalles on business trip.
Richard Sigman, the we'll know
grain raiser of Dufur, is in the cit
today.
Judge Bradshaw left on the after
noon train for short visit in Port
land.
vawter Crawford, county clerk o
Morrow county, 10 in the city on ,
business trip.
A large quantity of wheat is stored
on the dock today for shipment on the
Dalles City to Portland.
Harvey J. Smith who has been at
tending the wool growers meeting, left
for his home in Sherman county to.
day.
Erred w. Wilson left for Sherman
county today, where he will spend some
time looking after his sheep interests
in that section.
John v.O'Leary left for his home at
Grass Valley today, having been in
attendance at the special meeting OF
the wool growers.
Prot. j. S. Landers was sick today,
being afflicted with an attack of grip,
hence was detaiued from school, but
expects to be in his room tomorrow.
W. q. BUTTS returned from Portland
last evening where he has been AZ the
bedside of William O'Neil. He in
forms US that Mr.. O'Neil suffered
great deal all day yesterday. and that
death was certainly relief.
Representative Roberts has intro
duced a bill in the house granting a
franchise for toll road and bridge
across the John Day river, connecting
Gillian and Sherman counties. that
should become law Such road and
bridge would be convenience to the
resident of both counties.
The funeral of William O'Neil will
take place from the Crandall s. Bur-
gett's undertaking parlors at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Members Of the
Order of Red Men are requested to
form promptly at o'clock at their
wigwam. Friends of the deceased are
also respectfully invited to attend the
funeral.
The warm weather of the last few
days caused the enormous accumul-
alton of ice which was blockaded in the
big eddy opposite Seufert Brothers
place to brake loose. This morning
some enormous chunks fUated down
the stream, and judging from the
of the bergs they were not
less than twenty feet in thickness.
A letter was received from Charles
Clarke, of Hood River, today stating
that hc would be present at the club
minstrels on Saturday evening. He
has consented to sing a solo on that
evening and all who know of his sweet
voice and ability as singer, will be
delighted to hear of this addition to I
the already complete and we'll arranged
A very pleasant social was given last I
evening at the Christian church by l
the younger members of the congrega. t
lion and the Ladies Aid Society. The /
social was well attended and the audi
snce we'll entertained by the rendi-
ion of well arranged program. All =
voted at the conclusion of the even q
ngs pleasures, that they could not de-
,ire to attend a more pleasant affair. T
Grave fears are entertained by many #
# the fruit raisers that the warm f
pring like weather which we are en- b
Dying at present will cause the trees a
o bud earlier than usual so that the ?
rost which is almost sure to come t
ater will destroy the fruit crop for t
his year. Grain and grasses are
,rowing throughout the interior and
here is no reason why the trees should Il
lot also begin to shoot out sprouts in
he near future. a
Frank Menefee received tele. 8
gram from Portland today informing 8
i'm 'of the death of Mrs. Menefee's d
Mr.. Jacob Zimmerman. g
DR.. Zimmerman has lived in Portland q
or over thirty years and was we'll b
;nown and highly respected citizen. a
Ie was father-in-law of Hon. E. B. p
)ufur, and has three grand-childi en- &
esidents of this city, Mrs. Frank 6
denefee, Douglas S. Dufur. and George
)ufur. The funeral will take place in d
at 1890 Friday morning. Il
Albert Edward and Frank Geiser y
'roueht in Monday evening, to Baker n
'ity, from the Bonanza mine, 2070 a
unces of gold, melted into four bricks n
1alued at $34,0OS, the result of a IL 8
ays run. For several days it required n
flask of quick silver, containing 72 Il
ounds, for each shift, to absorb the h
old on the plates. With the last S
leanup OF seven days, this makes 8
As, 900 in 10 days out of $40 tons Of a
re, each Ton yielding over SS4 free b
old in addition to concentrates which p
re all being saved. E
Attorney Bert Phelps, of Heppner, +
,as in the city last evening and at. II
ended the rehearsal of The Dalles