The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-09-02
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

Tom Barbour, of Lyle, is in the city
J. G.. Johnston of Dufur is in the city
b business trip.
j. H. Oakes, of Prineville is a guest
the Umatilla house.
Will Wurzweiler of Prineville is
yistered at the Umatilla house.
Miss Bess Isenberg left Oh the boat
Or Hood River today to visit her
|arents.
r. j. Glnu, of Moro, is in the city or
busines.
Mayor Kuck and Councilman Steph
bns returned last evening from short
kisit to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Zell, of Prime
nile, are in the city, and will leave
Ibis evening for Spokane.
John Crate returned from Portland
last night where he has been deliver
band of beef cattle to the Union
Meat Co.
Mrs. Oliver Powell, of Moro, passed
Through on the train this morning fer
Portland, where she goes to have her
eyes treated.
Mrs. F. E. Horton and child OF
Lincoln, Nebraska, arrived on the
afternoon train today to spend month
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs NJ
Parkins.
Rev. G.. Rushing's themes at the
| Christian church, tomorrow at ii A. NJ
will be s'The Lords Supper, What il
is, and at P. M. ''The significance oi
The Lords Supper"
Mrs. W. G. Wilson, of the Campbell
& Wilson millinery parlors left for
Portland today where she will join her
sister Mrs. Campbell, of Pendleton
and attend the fall opening OF the
Wholesale houses.
Hon. W. b. Dufur states that in
making out his report for the dres IN
the Cascades, during the past three
months. he has found that there was
less than half the number aud damage
done that there was in any one month
OF last season.
AT 3 O'Clock last Wednesday, at the
residence of the BRIDES mother, Mrs.
Mary Bartlett. Mr.. Henry Hudson
: jr., of Boyd, and Miss Margarlte
Coyey, of Dufur, were united in the
bonds of matrimony. Rey. c. W.
Smith officiated.
John R. Doyle of Eigbt-Mile has re-
turned from trip 10 Southern Oregon,
where he went with the intention of
making his future home. After look
ing around in that section OF the slate
he concluded that WascO county was
not such bad place after all, and has
returned here where he will reside in
future.
In row at the Belshee farm near
Moro, G. b. ,Botsford, of Portland,
struck Charles A. Suits, OF Hood
River, in the arm with a hayfork,
breaking the arm and severing an
artery. Botsford was arrested and
held for trial in $500 bail. He escaped
from the county Jail while the keeper
slept and is still at large.
Much credit is due to the crew OF
the Dalles City who volunteered their
services last night in saving goods and
putting out the conf1agation. While
most of them are men who do not be-
long in this city, and have no interest
in the city's welfare. still they worked
like Trojans in spite of the fact that
they were tired out after their hard
days labor on the steamer.
Ny Mac Allister telephonsd rom
land today stating that he would
make arrangements with laundry in
that place to do his work until such
time as he could put his laundry here
in repair. He will endeavor to have
the work done as satisfactory as here.
tofore, and as soon as possible will
have any machinery which has been
injured put in new, so that he will be
better prepared than ever to give en-
tire satisfaction.
J. H. Miller, the man who was shot
Wednesday night by Edward L. Mimms
in Miller's Saloon, in PendletoD, died
yesterday at $3.50 a. m. An autopsy vas
held during theforenoon and coro oner's
jury is in session. A verdict had not
yet been rendered Minus was IL
custody on a charge of assault with
dangerous weapon This charge has
been with Drawn and one of murder
substituted.
A Condor blacksmith by the name
of G. S. Clark made q desperate at
tempt to commit suicide Wednesday
morning. He had been in i'll health
for some time and had been making
his home with an only daughter. She
had prepared the usual morning meal
and went to call him when she dis
covered his attempt at seif-destruction.
Medical assistance was summoned, and
it was found he had plunged pocket
knife inte his neck and had also at
teiipted to sever the arteries In his
arms. The flow of blood was checked
and at last account the patient was
still alive.
The Portland papers report the
lower river fishermen to be making
great preparations for the fall season
which opens on September 10th. The
fishermen in this vicinity are also
busily engaged in the same manner, in
hopes that they will be able to profit
by the fall season and close the year
with abundant cash in spite OF the fact
that the summer run was anything |
but profitable. Canneries are being |
cleared for action, low water wheels |
put in shape, seins repaired and bars
kleared of rocks and stumDs and in |
act everything done so that as soon
is the season opens they will begin
work to beat two of a kind.
Shortly after O'Clock last evening
ain began failing and continued
turing the night. The precipitation.
to local observer. S. L.
Brooks, was II of an inch, and while
g may not have done any great
of damage as yet, much loss
nay result in the farming sections if
{ continues. The grain is in nearly
avery instance cut with headers and