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

Fresh oysters at A. kelIer's Confec.
tionary. *w
Tonight
v Firemens grand ball
At the Vogt opera house. G
l., Fresh Olympia oysters at the Palace
of Sweetsx tt
George N. Maddox, of sGoldendaIe,
is in the city today.
Polk and o. K. Butler, Of Nansene,
are in the city today.
Don't forget sale of Flannels Popu-
laira Pease and Mays.
l w. 81. Patison, of Dufur, is in the
city on business trip.
E. E. Bartholomew, of Heppner, is
t guest at the Umatiila House.
G. A. Taylor representative Of Glass
& Prudhomme, is in the city
% yards for 81 90 is remarkable. See
Pease and Mays. Saturday Sale.
T. B. Stapleton and family, Of
Goldendale, are visiting Dalles friends.
Olympia oysters, served in every
style. at the Palace of Sweets If
Frank Gabel, of Wapinitia, is visit
ing friends in the city and transacting
business.
Saturday the 10Th don't mean all
mouth but one day. Flannels Popu-
lara at Pease g. Mays.
Weinhard's beer'ou draught at only
one house in the city, the Columbia
Hotel+
Clyde T. Bonny, the enterprising
young Hood River business, man was
10 the "ity last evening.
| Fred Young and F. G. Marden ar
rived in The Dalles yesterday frt m |
their home at Ridgeway.
The entrance to the ball this even
ing will be through the rear door.
Tickets will be on sale at the entrance.
Five thoroughbred pointer puppies,
three months old, for sale cheap. See
Fred Lemke. So I'm
Clarke & Falk have received car
load of the celebrated James Z Patton,
strictly pure liquid paints4
About 1900 railroad laborers have
been thrown out of work by the stop
page of railroad building in the Clear
water country and on the Snake, but
all may yet continue at railroad work
in Washington and Idaho.
Ed Parker brought down from Crook
county very peculiar rock, says the
Albany Herald. 1t is hard forma-
tion and contains mum ber of petri-
fed acorns. 1t is very interesting
piece of rock, and worth an examina-
tiou.
Mr.. Joseph Sherar, who is in the
city from his home at Sherar's Bridge
showed US a specimen of granite to.
day the equal of which would indeed l
be hard to find. He has had it
polished by Mr.. Comini and it has
lustre when finished. Mr..
Sherar has discovered two quarries on q
his place near the bridge in which 6
there is an abundance of fine stoGe
that will be great value at some
future day as such quarries are rare in s
this state. t
Senator Simon will start east i'm \
mediately to urge the claims of Port c
land as a port for Mauila bound trans. l
ports, and it nows appears that General I
Charles F. Beebe, president of the t
Chamber of Commerce, will accompany
hin. Mr.. Williams, of the Northern a
Pacific Lumber Company. asked that e
General Beebe be substituted in his o
blace and as the general is regarded as t.
one of the most fit persons for such 8
he has practically agreed to y
90. With Senator Simon's influences t
and General Beebe's diplomacy, it is O
not doubted that Oregon's position
will be placed before the department. o
with all possible emphasis, The exact z
day of departure is not determined. n
It is likely that Senator Simon will d
leave tonight. p
E. S. Penfeld. of Canyon City, is in
he city today. Mr.. Penfie Id is an old d
esident of The Dalles havi ng been in i
here in early days. From
Iere he went to Canyon City where he +
las since made his home. He is ac- y
TAINTED with many of the early set :
lers and takes great pleasure in meet
ng those who are still sshere and con-
ersing with them about by gone days. q
Ie is charter member of the Con-
regational church of The Dalles and
) here for the purpose of taking part II
q the celebration of the 10th ami
ersary of that church which will be
celebrated next Sunday. ia
Joe Straus went up the sloughs for bt
uck hunt early this morning and on 81
is return he had strange story to hs
ell. He scared up hundreds of ducks ye
ut got within range of but three He W
pened fire on them with a repeating CT
hotgun and the first two shots did la
ot phase the game while the third m
rought all three down in a heap. He I'll
up his birds and started home br
nd when he reached the ice house hs
u the edge of town he sat down to hs
ight cigarette. While doing SC, So
ne of the birds after being carried ia
90 yards, got up and flew away. All cr
7ho disire are welcome to believe
he story about duck playing possum, ST
tut cigarette smokers should take a m
noral from the above and refrain from 81
ndulgi6g in the.use OF ''coffin screws tt
The catch of fall salmon is hardly &C
lp to what is hoped for, but it is ex- &C
'ected that there will be better run a.
+ ;ab before lono Tbera ia onlv one to