The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-29
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From Wednesdays Daily
Donald and Alex McLennon, OF
Antelope, are in the city.
E. M Rands, a surveyor and civil
engineer Of Vancouver, Is in the city.
Hon. "A. r. Lyle, of Cross Keys, is
In the city having arrived on today's
stage.
The mercury got right close to the
100 mark today and staid there for
about FIVE hours.
Farmers in the vicinity of Weston
are expecting to harvest 20 bushels to
the acre from their fall sown wheat.
A farm OF $50 acres near Milton,
Umatiila county, was recently sold for
$2l 900. The purchaser gets the grow.
Ing crops now on the land.
About August 18th the Wasco county
boys who have been TO the Philippines
will be home. Isn't it time now for
Preparations for giving them q recep.
tion TO be made?
Tom Purdy, Who was in the employ
OF j. Il. Peters & Co., for some time,
but has been working for the
Mitchell, Staver & Lewis Co. In Port
land the past year, was in the city last
night.
The sUlmon pack of the Columbia is |
likely to be at least $4,000 cases short |
this season. and unless the run of fish !
greatly improves, it may be 0O.0OO
cases short, says the Portland Tele-
gram.
The Nolan corner looks like a red.
hot place since the front has been
giyensa coat OF vermilion, and the
proprietor says 1t does not deceive its
They are az red hot as the building
looks. =
There is considerable talk of another
line OF boats being put on the river
between here and Portland, but the
people here will have to see the boats
running while before they are con.
yinced that tine line is to be q per-
manency. - 1
What has become of the prosperity
committee appointed some time since ,
By the d. ca A. C? The hot weather
certainly should not prevent it from
pushing along the enterprises that
were 30 much talked OF when the COM
mite first begun working. c
The Victoria Colonist remarks:
'There- is q. Chinese vegetable garden
at the corner of Broad and Pandora I
streets, covering an area of about 25 /
square feet, in which 16 Celestials are
engaged In wedding aud watering the 3
plants every eeyning." o
The president has. appointed The fol-
lowing officers of the Second Oregon Iii
to be captains In the volunteer army {
now organizing: A. F. Prescott form.
erlv captain; A. ]. Barzee, formerly :
first lieuts pant, and E. P. Crowne, :,
formerly adjutant Of the regiment.
The coroner's jury In Portland that r
Investigated the death of Clara Fitch, a
charged Frank Mcdaniel with the mur- n
der. Mcdaniel is still held in Jail land
the dectives are working on the case,
though the evidence they are finding = =
rather .disproves the verdict of the :.
coroner's jury. u
Howard Fairfould arrived here last r,
evening direct from Dawson City, hav- =,
ing left that place on the 1lth. Mr.. u u
Fairfould has been in Alaska two
years engaged In mining, during
which time his wife has resided In The re
and Mrs. J.. S. Schneck. re
After sundown these evenings there
is difference OF from two to three to
degrees in the temperature above and to
below the bluff. Dwellers Oh the hill III
have the advantage of cool breeze.
that does not strike the lower part OF qr
town, which gives them several de- "
grees lower Temperature. af
Last night Dennis McCully, young ~
man from the country, filed up on
ino So ID l.l ~ fr
1t the Salvation Army barra cke, where OF
be 90. a little too CAV. Mig htwa tch- tt
mat Phirman promptly ran him in, at
md this morning Recorder Gates
ssxed bim S3 which he paid. W,
Salem was able to float s65, 900 of 4 ev
per cent bonds among her home people on
Tor the purpose OF refund:nR her debt. ar
Cannot The palles borrow $20, 900 from
home capitalists at per cent to i'm is
prove the water system and pay It back d.
With increased rates on water rent at lii
The rate of about $4,000 year? wi
The Miller bridge across Deschutes, OF
near the mouth Of the river, is being ce
repaired and placed Ia first class shape.
Two new trusses OF nearly 100 feet re
zach have been put in. and the bridge ch
1as been otherwise improved 80 that III
{ Is now very substantial structure, r,
,ne that will last for years. re
Parties who came in from Trout tw
,reek mines recently say that some
excellent rock is being taken out of 81
;he Silver King mine. assays Of which pu
'un well up into the hundreds. Re- th
,ently there were some Montana ex- by
oerts examining the mine, and it is Ds
thought they will either buy or bond nc
J. P. Abbott is in from Oak Grove 90
;oday, and says crops iu that section ml
ire none too promising. The oat crop B,
% good, and much of the fall wheat ou
will make good yield, but the greater la
portion of the spring wheat Is ruined DE-
Ind will>Only make hay. He thinks e,
;he wheat in the Oak Grove country VIC
will not yield more than half crop.
Yesterday the Oregon boys at the fri
Presidio turned over to the govern fo
nent the old Springfield rifles which en-
hey carried through the war In the ha
Philippines. The guns had served tn
;he soldiers we'll, but there were no ar
ears because of the parting with them. ex
The boys are tired of soldier life and th
;he impliments they used In the Fl
Irmy.
The fronts OF the stores in the Chap st
man block are being repainted in q se
way that gives them more attractive co
appearance, and adds to the beauty of or
The building. Mr.. Vogt evidently la
believes in keeping his property 10 Cd
first class repair, and whenever it is in
possible to improve its appearance he a,
loes so. W
Every evening the Spokane train Is OF
loaded with lab0rers going up the road bi
70 work on the Lewiston extension OF s.