The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
From MONDAYS Daily.

DR.. Finn, of East Portland, is here
visiting his sisters.
E. j. Cattron and R. c. Atwood, of
Wasco, are in town.
N. II. jackson, the Arlington stage
man. is in the city.
C. j. Bright, an attorney of Wasco,
was in the city yesterday,
Guy Willis, an attorney of Portland,
is in the city on business.
Roger Sinnott went to Portland on
yesterday afternoons train.
B. Kelsay, one of the old settlers OF
Kent, spent yesterday and today in
town.
r. E. Wrenn left this morning for
Antelope for the purpose of buying
cattle.
Seth Morgan returned Saturday
from Echo, where he went to visit his
sister.
Harry G.. Gaunt has returned from
Tacoma where he has been attending
college.
Misses Bess Isenberg and Winnie
Olinger, of Hood River, are visiting
friends in the city.
w. 81. Sears and John Lenz, OF
Hood River, are here attending to
business before the land ofhce.
T. A. Wood went to Portland this
afternoon to consult with the special
ist who is treating his injured eye.
L. S. Logan, of Eugene, arrived here
Saturday night and left yesterday for
Prineville to look after his stock in
terests in Crook county.
There will be a meeting of the
peoples party held in The Dalles some
time during the present month to ar
range for future campaigns.
S. E. Van Vactor is down from Con-
don. Mr.. Van Vactor is well satisfied
with his new home in the county seat
of Gillian county, and says it is a
thrifty little town.
A parcel of land located in the Mill.
tary Reserve Addition. belonging TO
Alma Taylor, r. E. aad e. E. Custom
was sold at sheriff's sale today, and
was bought in by John and E. j. Rob
inson, the judgment creditors, for 49,
$40 35.
Saturday, Seth Morgan brought in
some specimens of quartz from ledge
recently discovered by his brother
near Heppner, that looks like good
rock. Mr.. Morgan will have the rock
tested and if iG proves to contain suf
ficlent amount of gold the ledge will
be developed.
Today Sheriff Kelly disposed of 81
acres of land in Hood River valley and
half interest in 30 blocks in the town
of Waucoma at she ifs sale to satisfy
a judfemeut of D. M. McLauchlan VS.
T. j. Watson. The property was
bought in by the plaintiff for $4O0,
rather a low price for so much realty.
Today County Treasurer Phillips
sold $500 of bonds issued by school
district No. located in Hood River
valley. The bonds draw 6 per cent
interest and are to run 20 years, with
the option of paying them in 10 years.
The purchaser was v. E. Bell, of
Spokane, who took the bonds at par
and gave premium of 1885,
Flags were floating today in honor
of Oewey's victory and were noticeable
over most of the store, and hotels, also
over numerous residences and all the
public buildings except the land of
fce Since the land Office hi re is one
of the best paid on the coast and does
an extensive business. the fees running
up to the maximum of sc, 600 every year,
it would seem that it ought to afford
flag to float on occasions like the
present-the first anniversary of the
brilliant victory of oar new navy.
Charles U'Ren, one of the promi-
nent sheepraisers of the southern part
of the county, is in the city today and
says things in the vicinity of Ridgeway,
where he liyes, are quite prosperous.
While the loss of stock in that section
was quite heavy last winter. Mr..
U'Ren says stock ralsers are feeling
considerably encouraged owing to the
good grass on the range and the fair
prices for stock, though the wool men
feel little gloomy over the prospect
of low prices at which they may have
to sell tdeir clips this season.
One of she neatest window decora-
lions ever gotten up in The Dalles is
to be seen at A. M. Williams and Co. g.
1t is the work of Ernest Jensen and is
appropriate for Dewey day It repre-
sents the cruiser Olympia, with Ad-
miral Dewey and the CAPTAIN of the
vessel standing on the bridge, while
to the side of the ship is the dispatch
boat starting for Hong Kong with the
news OF the great victory of May /,
1898. The decoration certainly speaks
we'll for the genius of Mr.. Jenson as
a window trimmer.
A party consisting of Ed D. Payne,
of Billings. Mont. Ross McCorley, w.
E. Hamilton, Ed Moddler, E. E Coyle,
w. q. Hull, c. c. Whitaker, Fred |
Nye, W. G. Hoindth, of Nickerson, |
Neb arrived here Saturdav with On
outfit of horses, wagons, and cam ping
fixtures, and as soon as sheep shear
Ing is oyer will start for Nebraska
with some $4,000 sheep Mr.. Leath has
bought In this and adjoining counties.
They will drive the sheep all the way
across the plains.
President D. M. Gault, of the Oregon
Press Association has made the follow
ng appointments as delegates to the
National Editorial Association, which
meets in Portland July 81 next: Rev.
;. A. Woody. Pacific Baptist, Port
and; ]. II. Zane, A. o. U. w. Report
r, Portland; Ira L. Campbell, Daily
iuard, Eugene: B. F. Alley, Daily
republican, Baker City; F. J. Hend-
icks, Daily Statesman, Salem; Charles
Iickeil, Semi.Weekly Times, Jackson
lille: Frank S Harding, Telephone
segister, McMinnville; Miss Rose D.
iichell. Daily Chronicle, The Dalles; I.
ari 0. Rec, Chieftain. Enterprise;