The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-01
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily.
DR.. C. B. Willoughby, of Prinevill,
Is in the city.
Deputy Sheriff E. s. Olidger, {
Hood River, Is in town.
C.J. Van Duon and wife, of Tyg
Valley, are visiting in the city.
The new mayor and other city of
ficers will be sworn in next Monday.
Wheat in the vicinity of Dufur, ha
begun to ripen and cutting will prob
ably begin in that section by the mid
die of July.
A large part Of most docter bills /,
for guessing at what allied you, but the
biggest part comes when you die and
they cut you open to find out, says an
exchange.
J. Fl. Preston, formerly with the
American, Import Co., has taken q
position with the Jacobsen Book &
Music Co., and will have charge of the
musical instrument department OF
that store.
The Umatilla House is receiving a
new coat Of paint on the outside. Sin
mott & Fish seem never to be content
in making improvements, but are de-
ter.nined to make the Umatilla more
attractive all the time.
The O. r. & N. Co. deserves credit
for the part IL has taken in furnishing
free transportation to the National
Editorial Association over its lines,
and also over the lines of the Union
Pacific and Oregon Short Line.
The remains of Pearl Wilson, the
six-yesr-old daughter of Gordon Viii.
son, who died here Sunday, were
taken to Sprague today for interment
by the side of her mother who was
buried at Sprague last summer.
No more bricks will be made at the
penitentiary, owing to the increased
demand for grain sacks and the small
number of prisoners. Over 1000. 900
brick have been purchased in Oregon
fer Walla Walla building this year.
Peter ]. Boiler, of Springfield, Lane
county, gives figures of some sheep
shearing by him. From Is yearlings,
Mr.. Boiler received 27h pounds of
fleece, an average of Is l.3 pounds.
From 10 ewes, each raising lamb, an
average of Is pounds.
There will be meeting of the Ma
tive Sons tomorrow evening, and it is
necessary that all members should at
tend as the matter Of joining the Ma
tive Sons Of other parts of the state in
welcoming the soldiers from Manila
will be considered.
E. E. Lytle, president of the Colum-
bia Southern, and president of the
Lyle Goldendale road, informs the
that workmen have begun
the right of way for the Gold
endale road, and as soon as the timber
is cleared OF the route grading will be
twenty-five families from Russia
passed through Spokane last week on
The way from their native country to
settle on farms at Ritzville. This is
the largest of q number of colonies |
which have gone through that city |
this spring and which has been located
On farms In Adams county.
In the circuit court at Albany Mon.
day Nj. F. McGrath pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree. Some
lime since he was convicted of murder
In the first degree for having killed
Charles Turner, but was given new
rial By the supreme court. He will
be sentenced to life imprisonment.
Charlie Twinam. the oblieing stew.
srd on the Regulator, is the happy
papa of bouncing little girl only
Ten days old, which accounts for his
such far away expression of
Iale. Mrs. Twinam and the baby are
IN Portland, while Charlie has to re
main on this side of the Cascades until
;he locks can be opened.
The Dalles will be quiet town next
Tuesday, and will present the appear.
ance more of q Sunday than the ami.
versary of national independence.
There will be no celebration here,
hence many of the citizens will vacate
the place to celebrate elsewhere.
Some will 60 to Dufur, others to Port
land. and a great many will go on
;he excursion down the river to be
Civ en- by the D. P. s. A. N. Co.
The wool market has been pretty
dull the past few days, but opened up
today and several sales were made at
prices ranging from 9 to rs cents.
The heaviest sale reported was that of
Geo. A. Young & Sou amounting to
IA, 900. Charles Green was the pur.
,haser of this lot. The price paid is
not made public, but as they were Of
cred 13 cents for it three weeks ago,
t probably sold for an advance Of that
igure.
There will probably be few If any
more business houses erected in The
Dalles this season, at least there are
none under contemplation at the
present time, but the increase in |
dwellings, will be considerable. A.
Anderson has just completed a dwell |
ing for F. b. Wakefield and has
mother under construction, and yes