The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-03-11
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
B. E. Gilman, is in the city from
Heppner.
John Barry, of Goldendale, is in the
city today.
j. L. Smith and wife, of Prineville,
are visiting in the city.
r. E. Haskinson, of Moro, is q
guest at the Umatilla House.
Herman Sichel. of Prineville. ar
rived in the city yesterday.
W. T. Fullbright, of Antelope. is
registered at the Umatilla House.
Wilbur Hendricks and wife, of the
Kingsley neighborhood. is in the city
today.
Judge Mariner and Hon. J. A.
Smith, of Gillian county, are in the
city.
Mr.. E. Brandon and son D. B.
Brandon are in the city from their
home near Dufur.
Miss Susie Stott, who has been
visiting Mrs. Hal French, for the past
month, left for her home in Portland
today.
Hon. A. S. Roberts. representative
OF Wasco and Sherman counties. is in
the city today from his home near the
Deschutes.
ssr. and Mrs. Frank Lee, left for
Heppner last evening, where Mr.. Lee
will ship several large consignments
of WOOL to the eastern markets.
Mrs. VIM. Jordon died at her home
on Chenowith creek at o'clock this
morning, after an illness of few days
with pneumonia. Besides her husband
she leaves three small girls.
A dancing party was given last
evening by a number of young people
of this city. The party was given in
Chrysanthemum hall and was very
enjoyable, the music being furnished
by Professor Birgfeld.
A number of railway engineers said
to be in the employ of Jim Hill. OF
the Great Northern, are operating in
the Yakima country. People in that
section are of the opinion that a
branch of the Great Northern will be
built through the Yakima valley in
the near future.
Leon Rodeau the enterprsing King
sley farmer, is in the city today. He
informs us that the farmers are at pres
emit unable to do much work the soil
being too wet since the last ram to
plow aud as it freezes considerable at
nights little can be done in the way
of sowing grain.
President George A. Young. of the
Oregon Wool association, has called
meeting of the association at Pendle-
ton March 8, 1899. AS this is during
the time when the Institute associa.
tion will meet in Pendleton, large
number of wool groweas. who belong
to the state association, will undoubt-
edly be present. The annual election
of officers will take place at this meet
ing.
Extensive improvements are being
made in the odd Fellows cemetery
near this city. Two men are employed
in grubbing out all stumps, trimming
the trees, improving the passage ways
and in fact doing everything possible
70 beautify the place. The work Is
der the supervision of Trustees j.
CrandalI, W. 81. Butts and Thos.
Ward, who go out quite frequently
and see that the work is done in the
best possible manner.
Billy Harding, the obliging freight
conductor on the o. r. & N Z, has about
concluded to abandon railroading and
engage in steamboating. He is nego-
tiating for the purchase of a starter
in the steamboat businesss-the pilot
house of boat and boiler-and if he |
makes the trade will launch his craft |
on Wallowa lake, where he is now
Billy's many friends
here regret that he contemplates
leaving.
A few of Arlington's cattlemen we're
treated to an unpleasant surprise last
week by 3 couple OF professional cattle
buyers, who failed to furnish the money
% pay for the cattle they bought. A
lraft was given on Portland, but came
pack unpaid. The parties were located
It Portland and brought to Arlington
where they were given prelimi-
nary trial. Evidently the court deliy-
Rthe preponderance of evidence to
against the buyers who were held for
bearing in the circuit court.
The first board of barber examiners
vas appointed Thursday afternoon by
Governor Geer, in accordance with
he act recently passed by the leeisla.
;ure. 1t consists of Sam Howard, of
Portland; 81. G. Meyer, of Salem. and
Frank Rogers of Oregon City. How
,rd will serve four years; Meyer three
Ind Rogers two. They will receive SO
per day for actual service and mileage.
rhe board is required to hold public
of applicants for BARRIERS
at least four times year,
1t such times and places as it may de-
sermine. The headquarters of the
board will be in Salem. All the ap-
oointees had good Endorsements.
Claude Branton, the condemned
made an unsuccessful at
;empt to escape from the Eugene jail
Wednesday. The sheriff opened the
ioor of Branton,s cell and let him out
nto the corridor between the rows Of
teel cells, to exercise and wash. He
vas suddenly ordered to "throw up
1our hands," Looking up he saw Bran
on standing a little in the dark and
lolding in his hand what resembles
lavy six-shooter. The sheriff was
mazed, and thought possibly Branton
lad by some means procured a gun,
,ut kept cool and said: ''Oh, come
f." In few seconds Branton con-
luded that his ruse had been discoy-
red and laughed and said he meant
othing. Later he stated that If it
lad been a real gun he would have
lone some ''real shooting"
From Mondays Daily.