The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-03-11

Mesdames B. M. Maupin and Lulu
| Rodgers, of Antelope, are guests at the
Umetilla House.
E. E. Savage one of Hood Rivers
most enterprising citizens is registered
at the Umatilla House.
7. W. Bladder, of Cascade Locks,
was in the city today attending to
business before the county court.
Before adjourning last Saturday the
senate confirmed the appointment oi
81. H. Riddell to be postmaster at this
place.
Flemming & Gates have bought the
Benjamin wood saw, and are prepared
to do jobbing work in any part OF the
city. See their ad in another column.
| Hon. Samuel Farrell, representative
from Multnomah county, who is in
terested in the canning business in
this city is in The Dalles today attend
ing to business matters.
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having been delayed in getting across
| the Rockies. The passengers and
mail of that train will be brought on
! No. 3 tomorrow.
This evening number of Wasco
county wool growers will leave for
Pendleton where the annual meeting
of the Wool Growers Association will
be held for three days beginning to-
morrow.
II. Smith, travelling representative
of tho American Biscuit Company is
in the city today He is of the opinion
that no war will take place between the
eastern and western houses but rather
expects combine in the near future
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Hadley, OF Was
CO, accompanied by Miss Mamie Smith,
arrived in the city Saturday to visit
the family of Mrs. L. Clarke. Mr..
Hadley returned to his home yesterday
while Mrs. Hadley and Miss Smith will
visit for a time with Mrs. Clarke.
On Monday. March 18th the old
established Mobiles Dramatic COM
pany will play an engagement in the
Vogt opera house in this city. This is
an organization of the highest order of
merit and deserves the liberal patron
age of the people of The Dalles. The
company will be accompanied by
military band and orchestra and will
certainly give a splendid evenings
entertainment.
The scores at the Umatilla House
for the week ending yesterday were as
follows: Monday, Birgfield "a; Tues
day, D..Dutur SO; Wednesday, Birgfeld
g.; Thursday, Mckinney So; Friday,
Maetz e.; Saturday, Pundt 81; Sunday,
Toy SO. At the Moody alleys the
scores were almost equal to those at
the Umatilla House being: Monday
Singleton so; Tuesday, Waud Sc; We'd
nesday, Singleton 50; Thursday, Cash
IS; Friday, C. Heppner SO, Saturday,
Spicenger, SO; Sunday, Singleton 81.
William Pointer the 10 year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Pointer died
at the home of his parents on Second
and Union streets at 10 o. clock yester-
day morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Pointer
came to this city from Amity, Yamhill
county about five months ago. The
deceased was taken sick with con-
sumption about two years ago and al
though all that medical science could
suggest was done it proved to no avail
and he sank gradually until the end
came peacefully yesterday morning.
The remains will be sent to Hillsboro,
Washington county for intcrnment,
tomorrow.
AS is his usual custom at the open
ing of spring, Smiling Albert yester-
day took his annual bath and in con-
sequence is feeling indisposed today.
In an interview he informed US that
he ranked with the veterans in his
line having established business houses
in many of the leading towns of the
central and western states. He in
formed US further with his usual |
cheerful smile and knowing wink,
that when he desired to leave place |
he seldom experienced any serious
difficulty in selling out as the sheriff
of the county in which he was located |
was always his friend and was on hand
10 assist him in disposing of his goods.
The proposed bowling contest be-
tween the ladies and gentlemens team
1t the D. C. aud A. club will take
place Wednesday evening. Both teams
ire confident of a victory, anG as they
ire we'll matched, close and interest
pg tournament is looked forward to.
The ladies team will consist of Mes.
lanes Bradshaw, Fish, Houghton and
5enfert and Misses Anna Lang and
Alma Schanno. While the men taking
part will be W. L. Bradshaw, Fred
J. G. Hostettler, Ed Kentz,
A. T. Baldwin and Victor Schmidt.
Mrs. L. Seufert Will act as captain for
;he ladies team, while Mr.. Fred
aoughton will hold like position
With the gentlemen.
The work of plastering and papering
10 the Columbia Hotel which was
made necessary by the fire of about
month ago is now finished and to say
hat the hotel is decidedly improved is
it lightly. J. F. Shelton,
Who recently came here from the East,
had charge of the work and on account
If the artistic manner in which he
performed the same is deserving of
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