The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-09-16

pany. The gifts are hlghly appreclaUeo
by the pupils.
Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. Z. Nolan left for
Portland on the Dalles City today
From there Mrs. Nolan will go to San
Francisco for three weeks visit.
Chas. l.. Campbell left on the boat
this morning for Eugene, where he
goes to attend school at the state Uni
versity.
DR.. Logan was called 10 John Day
station last night TO visit SecJlon
Foreman William Hopkins, who is
quite i'll with case of dysentery.
An adjourned regular meeting OF the
city council will be held at the usual
place at O'Clock this evening for the
purpose of considering unfinished
bui5ness.
The new fire plugs are being put in
as quickly as possible. The one at the
d. p. 4 A. n. Co.'S corner has been
put in place already and the wockmen
are excavatiDg for the one by the
stock yards. The work will be rushed
as rapidly as possible.
John H. Hepler, died at his home
near the head of the Deschute grade,
about 10 miles from this city, ye5ter-
day afternoon, after "a five weeks ILL
ness. He WAS buru in Michigan Oc.o-
ber |, 1872, and leaves wife and two
small children To mourn his loss.
The scribe erred few days since, as
scribes quite frequently do, by stating
that Miss Ralvor had gone to St. Vim
cent hospital to study nursing. The
fact of the matter is she has gone to
the Good Samaritan and her relatives
request that this correction be made.
Postmaster II. II. Riddell left for
Portland this morning on business
other than that belonging to The
Dalles post office. At $3.50 Thursday
morning, the mystery of his going
will be solved and full account of the
same appear in Thursdays Mountain.
eer.
A report was telephoned to this city
today that man named White, who
lives on Juniper, fat died last evening
on the road Lear Dufnr. 1t apbears he
was sick and was being taken to this
city to be sent to the hospital for treat
ment. | he trip was to much for him
and he passed away. No futher partic-
ulars could be learned.
Wheat is arriving a present al the
rate of about 1900 sacks a day. The
price varies according to the quality
of the wheat from 42 to 80 cents per
bushel. There has never been so many
grades of wheat coming 80 the ctsy as
is at present, some being mum ber one,
while much of it is shriveled more or
less making variety of grades.
The hull of the steamer Dalles City
which was used on various occasions
this summer to transport sheep and
load of lumber was being placed on the
hull recently at Drano and as the
seams were open the water poured in
freely and in short time the hull was
under water. AS it has been of no
great value to the D. P. & A. N. Co., it
will not be raised.
Sheriff Kelly received a letter from
Sheriff Grey of Crook county yesterday
stating that they had so far been uu-
able to locate Frank Furnell the mur-
derer of Thomas Moran. A coroners
inquest was held after the murder and
the jury decided that it was a case of
cold blooded murder. Every effort
will made to capture the murderer, but
it is feared that he has already sue
ceeded in getting out of the country.
Miss Mamie Driver returned yester-
day from the Dave Cooper ranch near
Mt Hood, where she and Mrs. Driver
anc son spent five very enjoyable
weeks. They secured an abundance
of huckleberries; ap1 spent a week at
Lost lake catching large. gamey trout
in great number. The meat of these
fish is red like that of salmon, said to
be .he only variety of the kind in the
United States
A freight team loaded with bar furni-
ture, billiard tables and like freight
for A. r. Campbell. of Mitchell, ran
off the Deschutes hill On this side of
the river Saturday. 1t seems that the
brake on the trail wagon broke causing
it to crowd the front wagon off the
grade. The driver, A. S. Williams,
jumped in time to save himself but the
wagons and their contents were badly
wrecked.
A poverty social will be given at the
Christian church on Friday September
l5. "Come in your rags, come il your
tags, but not in your velvet gowns" or
you will be fined the usual sum. A
program and refreshments will be
Tor wearing laces, ribbons, jewellery
and high collars. Admission 10 cents.
The social is given for the purpose of
'aising money to pay for one hundred
new hymn books for the church. 3t.
One of the largest deals ever made |
n 1eep in this state, says the Canyon |
Jity News, has just been consumated.
lanes Wright of North Yakima. hav.
ng purchased during the week $4,000
lead from Messrs. Fortner & Hill and
frazier and Smith. Fortner & Hill
AYE their ranges in Wasco county,
7hile Messrs. Frazier & Smiths in
erests are in Grant county. The price
aid was S2.S5 per head, which is con-
idered by dealers to be good figure.
he entire amount paid was S62, 700.
Saturday evening freighter named
i'm Eagan was going up the five mile
ill with heavy load of freight, and
eing in an intoxicated condition,
rove oyer the grade upsetting the
agons and catching F. M. Caine,
no was riding with him under, the
agon. Eagan was not in condition
} render much assistance so that
aine was left in this position for
YER fifteen minutes. His cries for
clip attracted some farmers near by
no succeeded in dragging him out.
edical aid was summoned and, al
lough his legs are badly bruised and
, was injured internally, he will