The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-01

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plies.
NJ. Callaghan's family, who spent
the winter in the city, left today for
their home near Dufur.
Five hundred cords of wood were
burned by an incendiary fire near
Eugene last Friday night.
The river has remained stationary
here since o'clock last evening, but
will begin rising tomorrow.
Miss Alma Schmidt left this morn
ing for Victoria, B. c.. where she
goes to spend the summer.
Ed. Faulkner, Joseph Gulliford and
Elem Fought, three prominent Crook
county sheep raisers, are here for the
purpose Ot>selling their wool.
DIR. Gesner and family arrived here
Saturday evening from Prineville.
The doctor has sold his interests in
Crook county and will probably locate
in California.
Drift wood running in the river is
causing some damage to fish wheels,
and has prevented their running and
many of them have been taken out of
the water.
Yesterday and today were cool ones
for summer. The maximum tempera.
ture yesterday was 64 and the mini.
mum 56, while this morning the tenn
perature was 81.
Rev. A. W. Rider will lecture at the
Calvary Baptist church tonight at
o'clock. Subject Japan" The lec'
ture will be illustrated with maps and
charts. No collection.
This morning a lot of property be-
longing to Tom Mccoy, consisting ol
barber chairs and other furniture, wa;
sold under execution. 1t was bid in
by Max Vogt for $50.
Henry Kellendank. aged % years
was drowned by falling from los
into White Salmon river on Friday o.
last week. The body was recovered
four hours after the accident mile
below where he fell into the river.
Some of the sidewalks and cross
walks in the East End are in fearfu
condition. The one just west of the
brewery property is entirely worn ou
and others are n, arly as bad. 1t il
certainly time they we're put in re
pair.
The remains of Antoine Jerome, whit
died in Portland last Friday. were
buried yes! erday under the auspices o
Court The Dalles, F. of A. Mr.. jerome
was the first member of the order WHIT
has died since the court was organized
four years ago.
Mrs. Tibbetts. of Monterey, an(
Miss Agnes Nichols, of Oakland, wht
have been visiting in the city fol
several weeks, left this morning for
their homes accompanied by Mis-
Rose Buchler, who will spend the sum
mer in California.
Lost between the First NatiOna
bank and the residence of J. S
Schneck a watch fob, consisting
of buckle and masonic charm, (golt
eagle). The finder will be liber
ally rewarded by leaving same at the
First National bank. J26-3d.
John B!aser returned last night from
visit to his old home in Switzerland
accompanied by Miss Emma Kohler
who has been visiting in the ole
country for six months past. Mr.
Biaser left here last February, and ha:
had very enjoyable visit to his for
mer home.
Sar Wilkinson has returned from
the upper country where he has beer
buying wool for the Koshland Com
pany, of San Francisco, and re port:
having bought several hundred bales
At Baker City he bought 200 00(
pounds from one firm, paying S2l $3.50
for the lot.
Tom Denton Jr. is home from Daw-
son City where he has been chasing
after gold for several months past.
He has not yet reported how much
"dust" he brought back with him,
though the fact of his returning is
pretty good evidence that the 'fckle
goddess" did not smile upon him.
Saturday afternoon Constable Hill
arrested M. K. Thompson on Five-mile.
He is the man who severely beat Ed.
Breen Saturday morning, and is
charged with assault and battery. N.
b. Gates has been employed to defend
him.
Today Ed. Marshal was given an ex-
animation before Justice Bayard on
the charge of stealing mare belong
ing to John Morton, and was held in
bonds of 5000 to appear before the
grand jury. District Attorney Jayne
conducted the prosecution and E. B.
I'ufur the defense.
There will be a meeting of the
charter members of the library asso-
ciatioh at the library rooms at So'clock
this evening for the purpose of re-
vising the constitution. therefore the
library will be closed, but will be
opened for the general public tomor-
row night from Z to o'clock.
The sewers on Union and Court
streets are beginning to cave in, and
are causing cellars to be flooded. On
Union street the cellar of the Gates
building and M. T. Nolan's buildings
are filling with water, while on Union
street the basement under McInerny's
store has considerable water in it.
Forty members of Co. B, N. G. W..
of Colfax, will visit Tacoma July and
compete for the 500 cash prize offered
for the best drilled company of the
state militia. This decision was
reacned when the boys received notice
that the railroad companies had grant,
a rate of cent per mile each way.
The company will drill two hours each
night before going, and hope to carry
off the prize.
A lot of college students stole the
college cannon at Pullman last Thurs
lay night. and dragged it Ito the hill
side between the college buildings and
,own, and tired it steadily until