The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-15
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily

EIkMS in 0t<lEs
From Wednesdays Daily.
Hon. F. N. Jones is here watchin
the wool market.
Charles Butler, the Port Townsen
cattle buyer, is in the city,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Sargent left I'd
day for Seaside. They expect to sta,
there three or four week.
e. E. Allen, prominent WOO
grower, of Mitchell, is in the city hav
ing arrived here at noon.
Messrs. Fitzgerald and Fraties, O
Mitchell, yesterday sold their WOO
realizing about l3i cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Jayne left by
boat this. morning for Wind river to
spend few weeks camping.
This morning the American msrke;
was supplied with watermelons, the
first OF the season. They.were brought
from California.
The sale OF real estate for taxes on
the '97 roll was conducted by Sheriff
Kelley yesterday. The county was
the principal buyer.
Spokane is to have new telephone
exchange. A complete Underground
system is being planned. to be con-
structed at an expense of S20J,000.
Last evening photograph pin was
found in the room where the Catholic
ladies gave their social. 1t has been
left at this Office for the owner to
claim.
Rev. Mr.. Hool, of Tacoma, left today
on the boat, and will return occasion
ally to hold services in the Lutheran
church until pastor for the charge
here Is secured.
The gross receipts of the ice cream
social givan by the Catholic ladies
yesterday were S72. .85. The ladies are
grateful 20 those who 30 liberally pat
ronized their social.
C.-M. and 81. j. Lister, of Prineville,
sold about 100. 900 pounds of wool yes
terday afternoon. They got l4i cents
for their this years. wool and l3i for
last years clip.
Hon. T. J. Sites, formerly editor OF
the Albany Democrat. but recently }
postmaster of Albany, is in the city. |
Mr.. Sites reports times good and
business aourishing in Linn county.
Eugene Spalding, of Almato. was In
the city yesterday visiting the family |
Of G. j. Crahdall. His father, Henry
Spalding, was the first male white
child born in the territory of Oregon.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Adams died yesterday after
noon, and the funeral was conducted
at 10 O'Clock this morning from the
family residence, by the Rev. J. 81.
Wood.
Judge MAYS returned yesterday from
the Tygh Ridge country, and says from
the ridge this way the grain is suffer.
ing considerably because of the hot
weather. Some fields he says are
badly damaged.
The sixth annual session of the
Spokane industrial exposition begins
on October Sd and continues to the
18th. IL will be the best session ever
yet held, and will make mining ex.
hibits special feature.
Hon. A. G. King, county clerk of
Malheur county, wac passenger on
the boat for Portland this morning.
Mr.. King is ON old Dalles boy, but has
been away from here for 13 years.
hence found only few acquaintances
during his short visit to the city.
Since Jack Hardwick has closed his
pawn shop, r. B. Hood has concluded
to connect pawn-brokerage business
with his furnituae line. Mr.. Hood
has applied for license as a pawn
broker, and when the license arrives |
will hang out the sign Of the three |
balls. 1
John Bolt, one of the oldest and |
best known pioneers OF Southern Ore. .
gon, died at his home On Appleeate at
5 p. N. Saturday, after years illness, I
aged IS. Mr.. Bolt was q native of {
Glarus, Switzerland, and came to the
coast In 1S47, and to Josephine county,
Oregon, in 1854.
Word comes from Elberton that W.
r. Gragg, who attempted suicide after
futile effort to kill his wife and Mrs.
Carroll, Of Spokane, is growing weaker
and little hope of his recovery is en-
tertained. Mrs. Carroll has recovered
sufficiently to permit of her being {
moved, and was taken to Spokane
Thursday.
A. M. Ruddick. an old man, was
found dead in his cabin, on Spencer {
creek, by Gene Spencer, last Wednes.
day. Heart disease is supposed to be
the cause Of his death. Mr.. Ruddick
lived alone near Buck lake for several I
years, having 80 acres of land and ,
about 100 head of sheep. The coroner +,
took charge Of the remains. K
Messrs. Glavey and Sigmond re- {
turned yesterday from Willamette
valley where they have bee n selling
horses. They disposed of q head,
most of them at fair prices. Mr..
Glavey brought back with him very
fine jack, Young Morgan, an animal
brought from Missouri to this state,