The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-29

been to see his brother James who il
quite sick.
r. B. Simpson and family arrived
here last night from ST. Louis, Mo
Mr.. Simpson is here looking for
business location.
The sewer on Washington street
filled with sand last night, and today
it required the services of the steam
engine to pump it out.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Brooks and Mis-:
L. W. Brooks, of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
are touring the Pacific coast, spent the
day viewing The Dalles..
The river is on the down grade again,
having fallen five tenths of foot since
yesterday morning, standing at 13 9-lO
at o'clock this NOR ming.
VIM. Keys, of John Day, accompau.
led by his two sisters arrived here last
evening. The ladies are en- route to
Tennessee to visit friends in that state.
State Fish Commissioner Frank c.
Reed arrived last night from Astoria,
and has spent the day interviewing
fisherman concerning the granting of
licenses.
The report of the treasurer of the
state agricultural college for the nine
months ending March 31st. shows the
expenses of the school tor that period
were s65, ,549.3 80.
J. W. Stimsen, ex-sheriff of Klick-
itat county, returned last night from
San Francisco, where he has been az
ranging to put the Parrott gas gener-
ator on the market.
Judge Bennett has invested in q new
bicycle, and the past few days has
been initiating some of the capers done
by the TN. man since he began
learning to ride a wheel.
c. N. Dienkell, of Portland, repre-
senting the Oregon Editorial Associa-
tion, was in the city last night work.
ing in the interest of the souvenir for
the national association.
The delinquent tax roll was deliver
ed to Sheriff Kelly last Monday and
since that time he has collected S..
O82.09 which he has turned over to
the county treasurer today.
Last night Roe Grimes arrived here
with five car loads of beef he had
bought at Palmer, Idaho. After being
fed at the stock yards, the cattle we're
reshipped this morning to Troutdale.
Andrew Jackson Tetherow, one Of
the earliest settlers of the Ocboco
country, died at his nome near Prime
vile on the 18th. He was native of
Missouri and came to Oregon in 1s47.
James LIE Due was in from Dufur
today ard reports grain growing nice
ly in the farming district. The spring
grain is coming out fine, and fall
wheat that was not killed is looking
excellent.
In Justice Bsyard's court yesterday
afternoon, L. N. Spicer, charged with
numbering W. D. Jones, waived ex-
animation and was held to the grand
jury in bonds of 81, 500, which he read
lily furnished.
Dealers in this country evidently
imagine the peolpe need sweetenipg.
as two car loads of syrup arrived last
night from Omaha. This ought to be
enough to counteract all the sour there
is in the entire county.
The city council of La Grande has
little row on its hands over the cleo
ton of city attorney. The council
removed the regular attorney, but
when it undertook to elect his sue
cessor there was deadlock.
Accounts that come from the mouth
of the Columbia would indicate that
there are immense numbers of salmon
coming into the river, and will be
along up here as soon as the river rises
and the weather gets warmer.
One of the laagest grindstones ever
seen in this section was unloaded at |
the o. r. & N. freight house this !
1t is about At feet in diam
eter aud six inches across the face. 1t
is for use in the o. r. & N. shops here.
Several Of the sheep growers have
harvested a larger crop of pelts this
spring than they desired, but they are
making the best use of them, and are
bringing them to town. Last night
Frank Gable, of Wamic, and Henry
Nagle, of Bakeoven. arrived here
With a wagon load of pelts each.
Dick German returned last evening
rom Hood River where he had been
g representative of the Mt. hood
las Co., assisting in putting up gas
liant for C. T. Bonney. The lights
we're put in Thursday night and
worked SO perfectly that the people of
he thriving town of Hood River were
,reatly pleased with them.
Some of our exchanges are making
whole lot of fuss about the dollar and
en- dollar dinners recently given in
Jew York and other places, some of
hem intimating that they We're too
ommon to be enjoyed. Veil, that
night be the case back east where
eople are truly aesthetic, but there
re lots of as here in The Dalles who
re not so particular. A 15-cent DIM
er is pretty high here.
The entertainment given by the In I
ependent Order of Bachelors last /
light was a most complete success. {
he unmarried men displayed ideal
ualities as entertainers, their pro-
ram being generally applauded; and
e are told that after the program =
cry delicious" bachelors repast was
,rved and pleasant social hour en-
,yed. The unmarried females were
by their presence, and
,ch and all of them were reluctantly
reed to admit that the bachelors
,uld get up an entertainment'almost" /
attractive and interesting as If they
were in charge, which Z