The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-17


drive them back to the range. This
will cost them considerable amount oi
money and much Inconvenience, but
as cattle are advancing they will not
| lose a great deal in the long run.
| From Tuesdays Daily
B. Kelsay, of Fossil, is in the city.
Miss Bess Isenberg, of Hood River
is visiting in the city.
Frank Peabody, of Dufur, was visit
ing in The Dalles today.
Mrs. P. M. Golchell. of White
| Salmon, is here visiting friends.
The Episcopal Guild will meet with
Mrs. Capt. Waud at o'clock tomor'
row afternoon.
The stock yards were full of cattle
today, some of which were shipped east
this afternoon.
The lady minstrels on June 2lsl
and 22d will throw all other entertain
ments in the shade.
B. F. and Alf Allen arrived here
from Prineville yesterday and left this
morning for Portland.
Hugh Jackson and family left this
morning for Wapinitia to spend few
days visiting at that place.
A train load of cattle WAS shipped
out this afternoon for Montana. They
were mostly one and two-year-olo
steers.
| This morning the river crawled up
to 1854 feet and is still rising. Indi
cations are favorable that it will reach
80 feet tomorrow.
Yesterday several lots of wool were
sold at 12f cents. Some of it vas this
years clip and some wool that was
held over from last year.
Mrs. ]. A. Douthit and two children
left this morning for Hay Creek to
spend month visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Durham.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wigle and Lee
Wigle, who have been visiting here
for several days, left this afternoon
for their home at Prineville.
Already business in The Dalles is
beginning to. show improvement. the
result of the arrival of large number
offreighters who are bringing wool to
the market.
E. G. Pentland editor OF the Inde-
pendence West Side, spent yesterday
in the city on his return from Bake r
City and Sumpter. He left by boat
this morning for home.
J. A. Douthit, editor of this paper,
wen. to Portland on the afternoon
train. He is a delegate to the Grand
Cabin, Native Sons of Oregon, which
meets in that city tomorrow.
R. S. Conner, assessor of Polk
county, was passenger on the boat
for Portland this morning. Mr.. Con-
ner had been out in Sherman county
looking after farm he owns there.
Today J. S. Fish received dispatch
notifying him of the death of his
mother in Portland at IL o'clock this
forenoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Fish left on
the afternoon train to attend the
funeral.
j. G. Wood, formerly of this place
has sold his market in Healdsburg,
Cal, and nobody need be surprised to
see him back in The Dalles before
winter. Like all others who leave
Oregon to find better location Mr..
Woods has failed to discover it.
The soldier boys will arrive in The
Dalles about July 18th. Let US give
them rousing reception. We prom
ised it to them when they left, and let
US surprise them by giving an enter
cainment that will eclipse anything
ever before seen in The Dalles.
This morning ]. r. Doyle and l.. A
Sears with their families, left for Oak
land, Douglas county, where they
have bought large stock farm. Both
we're highly respected citizens and old
residents of this county, aaG their de-
oarture from our midst is loss to the
Today Fletch Faulkner is opening a.
general hardware store in the Thomp-
ION building next to the Diamond
Mills where he is putting in COM
,lete stock of tin and hardware,
and wagon makers sup
,lies. Mr.. Faulkner is we'll and favor
IDLY known in this community, and |
will no doubt build up splendid trade.
An attempt was made to burn the
9uett hotel, at Mitchell. the other
lay. A ladder was placed on the |
,itchen roof, which was set on fire.
rhe blaze was discovered in time to |
ave the hotel. A strong wind was
flowing at the time, and If the fire had
aimed headway the business part of
he town would have gone up in
moke
The Baker City Democrat heads an
rticle "This City a Wool Center"
nd then goes on to say 10000 pounds
t wool will be handled there this
ear. OF course that is lots of wool,
ut before Baker boasts about being g.
ool center it should look at The
alles where from 100000 to 8.OO0.-
10 pounds are stored every year. This
genuine WOOL center.
A few days since three yearling
.ttle were discovered in lot ofcattle
lat were being shipped and the owner
lsisted that the party who had turned
lem in had done so without authority,
nd he at once put up 500 each for
he cattle to the rightful owner. They
ad been taken off the range near
ondon, and it was only by accident
lat they were discovered by the
vner. 1t is a lesson that cattle
lieves will profit by, and may serve
make them more careful in the |
ture.
Some Dallcs parents are certainly
.reless about the early training of
eir children, for too often youngsters
tender ages are noticed running |
emingly at large and acquiring the :
"a moot detaeta hla ho hire Ofta, mo |