The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-22
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Hon. Charles Hilton is up fro
Portland.
Hon: A. r. Wilcox, Of Grass Vale
is in the city. =,
J.R. Warner, of Bengen, was In tf
city last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nolan and Mr.
Porter. of Dufur, are visiting In tn
city today.
Ed and Miss Nell Michel were pa'
senyers on this mornings boat 10
Stevenson.
DR.. Kohlec and daughter, Miss Jose
phiue, of Portland. are guests OF MI
and Mrs. c. J. Stubling this week.
Ma. James and Mrs. ]. L. Kelly ant
children left this morning for Newpor
to spend the remainder OF the sum thei
A few ,hoice lots of wool were sol
last evening at 154 cents. Other lot
were sold prices ranging from IL 10
cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Dawson an
Mrs. ]. G. aostetler and family nav
gone to the Cascade Locks for tn
summer.
The four breweries of Spokane hav'
declared a lockout of union employees
and put full forces of nonunion men
work Monday.
Heading will begin in the vicinity
of Dufur The first OF next week. al
ready considerable grain has been cu'
with reapers in that vicinity.
]. NJ. Huntington and family and A
r. Thompson and family started on
their summer vacation this morning
They expect to go to Cloud Cap lnn.
- i;r. and Mrs. B. A. Clifford left this
morning for Mt. Hood. Mr.. Gltord
intends going to Lost lake for the pur
pose of taking some views OF tna1 pic
tureslue locality.
Mrs. P. Fl. DeHuff went to the Gas
cades today. She was accompanleo oy
Mr.. anc Mrs. Frank De Huff, OF ork'
Pa, who have been visiting In tne
city since last Friday.
Yesterday Leslie Brooks was given
a trial at Dufur before Justice Thomas
on a charge of assault aud battery ana
was fineo Sc. The complaint was MADE
by James Eaton whom Brooks had as
saulted.
County Recorder Jack, OF Washing
ington county, during the past year;
filed SAL deeds, $40 mortgages ana Io4
miscellaneous documents, making
total OF 1895 instruments. Inc totai
receipts were 1884 OF.
Union has we'll developed case OF
smallpox. A young man by the name
of Gates came there from Telocast:
where he is deputy postmaster, and
was discovered to be Ill with smallpox.
The home of the patients has oeen
quarantined.
The moonlight excursion on the
Columbia last night was highly ap.
preciated by the visitors from abroad.
The evening was splendid. just cool
enough to be pleasant, and although
the boat left here at very late hour
some 300 persons were aboard.
The funeral of the late Edward Jen'
kline was conducted from the residence
of Simeon Bolton at 6 o'clock last
evening, the services being conducted
BY Rev. j. q. Wood. The funeral was
attended by large number OF friends
and acquaintapces of deceased. /
The past week of hot weather has |
caused an unusual demand for Ice. ano |
Pete Stadleman has been kept busy |
supplying his customers but he gets
around just the same with his "cool |
ness" He has found it necessary to |
put on two delivery wagons, and will
put on another if occasion demands.
Harmony lodge, No. 8, Ancient
Order United Workmen, OF Vancouver
claims the distinction of having paid |
the first insurance benefit in Washing
ton resulting from the war in the
A check for $1,000 was
paid Mrs. A. D. Hubbard, Monday as
the full benefit cue her for the death
of her husband, Benjamin Hubbard.
late of the Fourteenth infantry, who
died from fever at Manila, March 20.
Co. D, o. N. G., now has its full
consisting of uniform,
haver sack, knap sack, canteen, leg
gings, combined plate and frying pan.
knife and fork, tin cup, gun and cart
ridge belt. Except the guns the &C
are all new and are ex-
cellent articles. Capt. Bartell has so
arranged them that each mans prop
erty is numbered and kept to itself,
and in event of loss it can be accounted
for.
On pastures near the head of Bear
creek, in the Blue mountains, where
cattle have roamed for years befor.
withour loss. deaths are now occurring
for some undiscovered reason. Peter
is the heaviest loser, having
lost it is reported. q head out of 75.
Dick English is minus two head,
Frank Greer two, W. A. Barnes one
The trouble is supposed to be due to
some poisonous weed, but Identity is
hi;nn noTa ,arLunnu u's oooas;onalin ~ p fonnd
Owners of the cattle would give
good deal for light on the subject.