The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-10

3, closing exercises OF the schools In tina
10 city.
A boy wanting to learn the printing
a trade can secure good position b!
3 calling at this office at onsex
n Hans Hansen has gene down tbs
d river to conduct saw mill owned b.
him and Mr.. Tomson. The mill il
d located 16 miles north of Lyle.
= Miss Maud Sutherland, who for
p some time past has served as stenog'
4 rapher in the Eastern Oregon Land
Co.'S. Office here, returned today to
| Portland.
7 The reunion of the pioneers in
Portland next Thursday will be the
largest ever held in the state. AMI
elaborate arrangements have been
made for their entertainment.
T. Burgess is in from his home at
Bakeoven. He says grass on the
range In the vicinity of Bakeoven is
better than it has been for number
of years, consequently stock is doing
we'll.
The lady minstrels have employed
Bert Baldwin TO furnish music for
them during their rehersals aud also
for the entertainment at which time
he will have an orchestra of eight
pieces.
Last night the Native Sons elected
G.. c. Blakeley and j.. A. Douthit dele
gates to the grand cabin which meets
in Portland next Tuesday. F. Menefee
and Il. H. Riddell were selected "a al
| ternates.
Pease & Mays are showing a large
and complete line of crash suits for
men and boys. The assortment COM
prises an endless variety of neat and
stylish patterns. just the thing for
the comine hot weather.
Already people are beginning to ar
rive for the circrs which will open
here tomorrow afternoon. They are
coming from Klickitat, Sherman and
Crook counties, and several hundred |
will be here from this county.
Ned Wicks has returned from Skag-
way, where he has been the past year.
He comes back pretty well satisfied |
with Oregon and is convinced that the
ordinary man is better off here than
he would be chasing around after gold
in Alaska.
The postofice at Cottage Grove was
robbed about l o'clock Wednesday
morning. The safe was blown open
and several hundred dollars stolen.
Two men and woman have been ar
rested on suspicion of being connected
with the robbery.
Homestead and timber claim filings
are more numerous at the Oregon City
land Office than for several years past.
Receiver Galloway says he lie confident
that the receipts will foot up over
81 900 for June, as upwards of $1,000
las already been received.
Yesterday G. M. Cornett, manager
for The Dalles-Prineville stage, ar
rived from the south, and says every
thing is looking we'll in Crook and the
southern part OF Wasco. The CROPS
though little late, are we'll set, and .
he predicts splendid harvest of both {
hay and grain.
) The largest cattle shipment of ths
season began today, when Q portion of I
= lot of $500 began arriving from this
and Crook counties. The dry cows, {
about 400 head, were bought by ]. L. 7
Kellsy and driven across the river to
pasture, while the remainder will be !
oaded and shipped to Kansas ana
Nebraska.
Marshal Lauer returned last night .
rom Portland, bringing with him the
girl who attempted to run away from
nome last Wednesday. Now that she
mas been brought back to the parental
.oof, it is to be hoped she will conclude
70 remain with her parents, and not
again venture upon such an escapade.
One of those incidents which make /.
life pleasant occurred at the resid ence
If Prof. John Gavin last night. Dur /,
ng the evening the teachers of the
public schools called in a body and
Mr.. Gavin with an elegant /
.ocker as token of their esteem for
him, and remembrance of the pleas r
int relations that have existee between Z
hem while he acted in the capacity of
principal oil the high school and city Z
y
Last night five new members were
received into Vic Treavitt's cabin of E
Native Sons. Grand Secretary Eu- '
rene D. White met with the cabin,
Ind in his talk gave the members much
The cabin Is now on
! firm foundation. and promises to oe- a
,ome the most popular society in the
,ity. No native Oregonian can we'll t
.iord to keep out. for its objects are g
purely patriotic, as the prime principle Ii
8 to aid in developing and building up C
;he resources of the state. r
COUNTERFElTER lNDICTED.