The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12
From Friday'S Daily.

From Fridays DAILY.
, Lou Morse, the White Salmon me-
/ cnant, is 10 the city.
J.R. Woodcock and A. E. Lake, {
Wamic, are in the city.
I. D. Driver came in from his farr
yesterday and spent today in the city
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. L. Phillips left fo
Cascade Locks to spend week or tw'
fishing.
Charles Butler is over from Por
Townsend looking for beef cattle an
mutton.
Miss Catherine Martin went dow
to the locks today to spend a weel
camping witb friends there.
A. McAdams, one of the popula
salesmen in Pease & Mays store, ha
gone to Seaside for 10 days. vacation
W. S. Taylor. republican nominee
for governor of Kentucky, is a cousir
of Frank P Taylor, who resides OF
Three-Mile.
Rev. G. Rushing and family have
moved into Mr.. Browns cottage or
Washington street bstween Seventh
and Eight.
Today Williams & Co. decorated the
street in front of their store with the
| national colors and the navy signals
which make a handsome display.
Mrs. Agnes Baldwin, of Portland
| who has been visiting relatives in
| the city the past week, returned to her
home on yesterday mornings train.
B. A. Clifford returned today to his
camp on Hood River. He intends
clim bing Mt. Hood while on the trip,
and will take views of the grand old
mountain.
In addition to the 25 Wasco county
toys who will come up on the Regula-
tor tomorrow evening, there will be
some 25 men of Co. L, from Portland
accompany them.
This morning 7. j. Seufert and
family started for Trout Lake for a
two weeks outing. They went to
White Salmon by boat and from there
take wagon to the lake.
John Wagonblast brought in the
first load of 1899 wheat yesterday and
stored il at Moody's warehouse. The
wheat was a good quality of No. 2,
which is about the average throughout
the county.
Chas. 81. Bass arrived here this
morning from Colfax, and will take
the position of foremrn in this office.
Mr.. Bass Ia thorough printer, under
stamping every detail connected with
the business.
The contract for furnishing an
electric.light plant for the Warm
Springs agency, has been awarded to
Franklin R Anson, of Salem, at
S2948. The plant is to be in running
order by October 1.
1t was expected that the Goldendale
band would be here tomorrow to take
part in the reception of the returning
volunteers, but the members were
scattered over the country harvesting
and could not come.
A few days since w. A. Bert Camp
bell, the we'll known taxidermist,
killed a moustrous black bear in the
Cascade mountains near Badger Lake.
He is having the hide tanned and will
present it to his cousin who is visiting
him from Nebraska.
Tomorrow the steamer Dalles City
will leave here at the usual hour, 8
o'clock. and will meet the Regulator
with volunteers. Passengers on the
Dalles City will be transferred to the
Regulator. Fare to Cascade Locks
and return tomorrow will be $1.00.
F. D. Driver and son are here to haul
ont the machinery for the saw mill
that is to be erected near the free
bridge on DeschuLes. The machinery
is all new and first class, and the mill
will be good one when put up. 1t is
expected to have it running inside
OF month.
At The residence eff Mrs. G. Nelson at
4 o'clock last evening M. B. Palmeteer
and Miss Bette Wing were united in
marriage, Rev, D. V. Polling officiating.
OF Tygh Valley and his bride also lived
at that place. They lett this morning
for their home.
A new sewer system is certainly
needed in the Dalles, but there are a
good many property owners who do
not believe they can afford the ex.
pense this year, since business has
been so dull. Some insist that the
council should wait another year to |
make the Improvement.
Salem will be honored by visit for |
several weeks from Henan T. Geer,
father of the present governor of Ore |
gon. says Salem paper. He resided |
in Salem in 1852. but he has since |
lived in Cove: Union county. He bears |
a striking resemblance to his con, the |
governor. and they would more often
be taken for brothers.
People returning from church. Sat.
urday evening discovered fire in the |
rear OF the county Jail at Colfax and |
gave the alarm, preventing the roast
ing of half dozen prisoners. The |
prisoners during the day had been |
the court yard, and left pie |
of rubbish smoldering near the Jail. |
A brisk wind soon after blew the en-
bers into the rear of the building.
Last night Policeman Phirman ar
rsted James Busche while be was enjoy |
ing periodical spree and landed him |
in Jail. This morning he was taken |
before recorder Gates, and as he had
been left off on similar charge once
before, Mr.. Gates fined him $40. Not
having the money with which to pay
his fine, Marshal Hughes gave him a
job of work pounding rocks on Fulton
street.
Hood River is soon to have a another
paper to be established by S. P. Shut,
formerly publisher of the Condor
Globe, and late owner OF the Sumpter
News. There hardly seem to be field
for two papers in Hood River, as the
Glacier has been a faithful advocate of
the towns interests and is a good local
paper. It is about all town the size
of Hood River should be expected to
support.
Dave Bonner, of this city, and Frank
Price, of Tygh Valley, two of the boys
who returned to Portland from the
Philippines, thought the meeting of
freinds ut home of more Importance
than the reception in Portland, and
came up on the 11:30 train last night.
After meeting his relations here. Mr..
Bonner returned to Portland by boat
today, to come up on the Regulator
with the rest of the boys tomorrow.
Had it not been for the new plug on
Eleventh street that was put in when
the water works were improved last
winter, tho new cottage belonging to
VIM. Nichols would have been con.
sumed by the fire that destroyed his
old house, for the Mt. Hood hose COM
pany could not have reached the fire
from the plug on Tenth street, and be-
fore assistance could haye reached
there from the engine house, the cot.
tage would have been burned. The
saving of this cottage has paid pretty
good interest so far on the cost of the
new system.
Lost.
A red memorandum book belonging
to Jacob Kasser. A liberal reward
will be paid for leaving the same at