The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-15
From Fridays Daily.

box.
From Fridays Daily.
T. Nolan, of Hay Creek, is in the
city.
| G. N. Reed, of Stevenson, Wash,
spent the day in town.
MIR. and Mrs. E. Stewart and family
left this morning for their home at
Dayville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lord and L. E.
Grove were passengers on the after
noon train for Portland.
A fve-year membership in the
Parmlee library of this city, for sale at
$500. Apply at this office.
Fourteen Thousand men wanted at
the o. K. saloon 20 help unload
schooners. Apply immediately#
| Hood River is soon to have
local telephone service, poles having
been put up all over the town to carry
the wires.
The time for opening the state fair
has been changed from October 9Th TO
September 18th. The fair will close
on September 2lst.
The overland passenger train due
here at 3:15 yesterday, did Do5 ar
| rive until o'clock today having been
delayed by washouts on the Union
Pacific in Wyoming.
This morning Mrs. B. S. Hunting
ton received a dispatch announcing
the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Norman c. Wilson, at Phoenix, Ari-
Zona.
county. is in the city today, having
just returned from Southern California
where he spent the winter. Mr.. Booth
leaves tomorrow for Prineville.
Circuit court in Gillian county only
lasted two days, Judge Bradshaw hav
ing adjourned the term Tuesday even
ing. The judge and the attorneys who
went from here to attend the session
have all returned home. !
This season the Columbia brewery
will put on the market book beer |
that will be superior to anything ever |
before seen in The Dalles. 1t will be |
placed on the market on April 30th, |
and will undoubtedly be favorite
beverage. since it will be of an ex-
ceptionally fine quality.
The river is coming up in good shape
and if a steady rise is continued for
two weeks there is little danger of
extreme high water this season. Yes
terday morning it stood at II feet and
at 2 o'clock this afternoon was lat
The rise from O'Clock this morning
to this afternoon was just one foot.
The city council has special meet.
ing tomorrow evening to consider the
sewerage question. There is some
complaint entered by property owners
against the proposition to pat in a new
sewerage system below the bluff but
since it is a necessity there is little or
no chance to avoid putting the system
in.
The Hood River Glacier says: The
Lost Lake Lumber Company has 60
men &C work, and mas the mill so far
advanced that it will soon be ready for
the machinery. The main building
will be 356 by 80 feet. Then there will
be the different annexrs. the shingle
Department., etc. IL will employ 400
people when finished and be one of the
most complete plants along the coast.
The town of Harrisburg, in Linn
county, was overrun with burglars
Wednesday night. Five business
houses were entered including r. A
Ramphy's bank, though no attempt
was made to blow open the bank safe.
The thieves secured considerable
amount of goods and some money from
the stor, they entered. tis belieyed
the burg lars were gang of burglars.
Acetylene gas is certainly destined
to become the popular light. Being
safer than coal oil and cheaper than
electric light, il is only question of !
time when it will be universally used. |
1t will eventually take the place of coal |
gas everywhere as the cost of its pro-
ductiou is nominal. aud besides it is |
not poisonous, and there is no danger |
of person becoming asphyxiated |
from ilhaling it.
The report of the superintendent of |
the penitentiary for the quarter end
ing March 81 was filed in the secre-
tary of states Office Wednesday. 1t |
shows: Convicts, January !, 322; con-
victs, April l, 337; received Is; dis.
charged, Is; escaped 2; returned from |
asylum, 2 The total earnings were |
s2449 81. and the receipts S470 % for |
board of United States prisoners. The |
total expense was S9456 "a, including |
Si556 vi ior salaries.
An enthusiastic meeting of Vic |
Treavitt's Cabin No. 2, Native Sons of |
Oregon, was held in K. of P. hall last |
night, and two new members were in
lated. This is an organization that
should become the most popular order
in the state, since its objects are pure
ly patriotic, being to perpetuate the
traditions of Oregon and to create a
bond of brotherhood among all native
born Oregonians. The next meeting
of the Cabin is to be held on Thursday,
the 9th, when it is expected large
number os members will be admitted.
DR.. ]. h. Hudson returned Saturday
from Portland and The Dalles where
he spent last week on business trip.
His many friends here will be some
what surprised to learn that he has
formed partnership with DIR. Hollister
at The Dalles and will move to that
city and take charge of his new prac-