The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-11
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From wednesday'spa i.

From Wednesdays Daily.
s. T. Fisher, of Mosier, is in the city
b. D. Parkins went to Portland tG
day.
Mrs. J. E. Rand, Of Hood River, is Il
the city.
I Frank Fulton is In from his home q
Biggs.
Charlie Butler, of Port Townsend, i
In the city.
Geo. G. Magill and Miss Nellie E
Parker today took out license to wed.
Rain continues to fall and is doing
immense good to the farming com
munity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Schmidt, Mrs
Prime, Mrs. Henneger and Mrs. C. l.
Schmidt went to the Locks today.
Miss Emma Brooks arrived here last
evening from Toledo, Lincoln county.
and will spend the winter with her
sister, Mrs. J. E. Collins.
The overland train due here 2:55
yesterday did not arrive until 7:3 his
morning. The delay was caused by
an accident at Green River in Idaho.
A. G. Long, of Portland, stopp' Il off
at The Dalles yesterday afternoon on
his return from Sumpter where he .,ld
$500 worth of fire apparatus in lnat
city.
Commissioners court conveyed this
morning with Judge Mays and Com
missioners Kimsey and Evans present.
Only routine work was taken up today
the consideration of petitions and
bills.
The ladies of the Methodist church
intend giving a business mems carnival
soon at which it Is expected oil the
business firms of The Dalles will be
represented. The cost to each firm
will be one dollar.
J At meeting of jackson Engine Co.
held last evening. it vas decided to give
Thanksgiving ball en- the evening of
Wednesday. Nov. %. The proceeds of
the ball are TO be used In paying for
proposed improvements to the fire ap-
paratus.
Now that the electric light company
is enlarging its plant. is 1t not possible
for some arrangement to be made
whereby few street light can be had?
These dark night are reminders to the
people that they have lived in darkness
about long enough.
Guy Pilkington, formerly of Hood
River, and brother of DR.. Pilkington,
of Antelope, was recently married at
Santafe, New Mexico, to Spanish
lady of high standing. The wedding
was a grand affair and was attended
by the governor Of the territory and
his staff. Mr.. Pilkington Is superin-
tendent of a large .mine in the terri
tory.
In the case of I. 81. Taffe vs o. r. & N.
Co., in Judge Sayers' court at Portland
yesterday. q demurrer to the complaint
was sustained. 1t was case wherein
Taffe sought to recover damages for the
detention of car load of salmon ship
ped from Cello to New York. The
company held it was not responsible
for detention after the car left its road
st Huntington, and was sustained by
the court,
tt. Sepfert returned this morning
from visit to the Golden Eagle mine.
ip the Greenhorn district. Mr.. Seu- :
fert is we'll pleased with the prospect {.
1T the mine and is convinced that it
will become q wealth producer. The
company Is now operating the mill
and good returns are being obtained.
The Golden Eagle Is owned by Dalles
people, and it is pleasing to note that I
they have good property L
The Dalles has one of the best -four
Ing mills on the coast-the Diamond
mills. Its aour is recog nized as first
class wherever put on the market, but
1t needs another mill just as good and
of equal capacity. There is entirely j
too much wheat shipped away from s
here that should be ground into -four. q
It would be a first rate investment for d
capital to establish another mill here q
that would turn out as good flour as is l
made by the Diamond mills. +
Today the Butler Drug Co. went out
Of existence, VIM. Henry, for the past
year prescription clerk for Blakeley &
having purchased the stock
Of goods and the store fixtures belong.
Ing to the company. Mr.. Morse.
prescription clerk for the
Butler Drug Co., has taken Mr..
Henry's place at Blakeley and Hough.
toms. Mr. Henry is thorough ,
and If he continues in busi-
ness here will receive liberal p atron =
age from the people.