The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-08
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.


From Wednesdays Daily.
E. F. Rice. of Victor, is in the city
A. A. DertLick, OF Victor, is in The
city.
John A. wiesan is in the city from
Hood River.
W. E. Miller, OF Wasco, is in the
city on a business trip.
Rey. w. Steele, of Goldendale, is
visiting friends in the city.
w. D. Arnold, of Cascade Locks, Is
registered at the Umatflla House.
Mr.. aud Mrs. ). j. Brookhouse, oi
Dufur, sre visiting friends in the city.
"A. B. Billings, of. Hood River, is
visiting his brother-iu.law, Jud Fish,
In this city.
Mra. q. w. French returned last
evening from visit to her mother In
Port land.
A 'pied" form was the cause of the
Times Monntaineer being two hours
late yesterday afternoon.
w. F. Grunow, who has been inves.
tigating the sugar beet industry at Ls
Grande, returned on the afternoon
train.
Yesterday Mrs. John Blaser received
q letter from her husband who is visit
ing his old nome in Switzerland,
stating that he is. quite sick.
S. P. Briggs, formerly of this city,
who Is at present employed by Lord
& Co. in their general mercantile store
at Arlington, is in the city.
A. Anderson has begun work on the
new building to be erected by Ben
Wilson on Second street, between the
Midway saloon and F. S. Cummings
shop.
DR.. Hudson, of Condor, was in the
city yesterday as the guest of DR.. o. c.
.Hollister. He left on the morning
train for Portland where he will spend
few days.
Last night Roe Grimes shipped four
carloads of splendid beef cattle to
Troutdale. The cattle were in as good
shape as could be desired. they hav-
Ing been purchased from Fulton Bros,
ol Biggs, in Sherman county.
Today the Gem Acetyiine Gas Co
contracted with. A. S. McAllister to
put. a gas plant in The Dalles steam
laundry. The p aut will be capable of
lighting the entire laundry. and the
gas will also be used for heating roles, !
irons, etc.
G. Thompson, well-known stock
man of Morrow county, died at the
Good Samaritan hospital in Portland,
Monday, morning, after short illness.
He was native of Missouri and was
72 years of age. The remains was
taken to Heppner for interment.
The remains OF W. D. Jones, which
were brought to this city for interment,
arrived here at 1880 today. The fun
.eral will take place from the residence
of his son-in.law A. M. Kelsay at p
m. tomorrow. All friends of the fami-
ly of the deceased are cordially invited
to attend. /
At the city election held in Moro.last
Monday the following officers were
chosen. WV. Moore, mayor; W. D.
Holder. A.Tc Sanford, Henry Moore.
G gorge Brock, j. M. Perry and Steve
Hayes, Councilmen. l.
Miss Lois Helm, who has been at
tending business college in Portland
and acting in the capacity of teacher
In the night school, returned home last |
evening and will accept position as ,
teacher in school district No. 18. She
will begin her labors next Monday.
Thomos Welch one of the enter
prising formers of the Cello neighbor- {
hood was in the city today and made
the Mountaineer Office a pleasant call.
He states that although they have been ,
having considerable frost of nights the ,
grain, crops are unually promising and ,
he also hopes that the fruit crop will
be much better than was predicted
earlier in the spring.
This morning Mays & Grove received
q car load. 81, 600 pounds, Of iron from !
Pueblo, Colorado, and this evening :
will receive $1,000 feet of iron pipe.
This firm is rapidly filing up the new
store on Second street, which is con-
sidered by everybody to be the most .
complete hardware store in Eastern ,
Oregon. -
J. 81. Richardson who recently gave
Mr.. Cushing the slip and escaped from
the poor farm was examined by DR.. ,
Shackleford and Judge Mays today and
adjudged insane and taken to the in
sane asylum. He Is an unnofensive
character apparently Of sober habits,
but is undoubtedly insane. Sheriff
Kelly with Adolph Phirman as guard.
left with him on the afternoon train 9
for Salem. He states that he is from
Gerard county, Kentucky, is over I
fifty years otage and claims to have no !
friends as, far as he knows.
A letter received from DIR. Pilking-
ton, of Antelope, states that he was
present SHORTLY after che killing of Mr..
Jones and testified at the coroners in
quest. The jury after looking into the
matter, and considering all the cir