The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily i.

From Wednesdays Daily.
A. E. Loke, Of Wamic. was in the eli
last night.
j. 81. Shearer, of Deschutes, is
the city today.
Rev. F. Spaulding. of Hood Rye
spent the day in town.
j. P. !McInerny is laid up with
severe attack Of la grippe.
Philip McCorkle, of Tygh. Valley
apens last night in the city.
Regular meeting Of the commo
council at o'clock tonight.
Elder Jenkins returned by boat t.
his home in Hood river today.
rs F. q. Watts was passenger on tn
boat for the Locks this morning.
County commissioner N, @. Evan
came up from Hood River last night
Robert Rand, of Hood River, is here
attending to business before the county
court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith French returned
yesterday from visit of three months
in the east.
Otis Savage is quite dangerously
i'll, and fears are entertained that he
will not recover.
The Regulator left here this morn
ing with heavy load of wool that is
consigned 60 Boston.
Allie Henderson, who has been in
{ town the past few days returned today
to his home at Binger.
Dave Newman is here from Californ.
mia visiting old friends. 1t is his first
visit to The Dalles for several years.
American ideas are certainly taking
swift and strong hold In Cuba. They
have at least one strike week there
now.
Commissioners court convened to.
day, Judge Mays and Commissioner
Kimsey and Evans being in attend
ance.
This is the first really spring like day
we have ha6 for some time, and to say
that Is enjoyed by Dallesites is putting
it pretty mild.
The frost Monday night did consid-
erable damage to strawberries on
Mill Creek. A Sandoz reports about
half of his berries ruined.
Mrs. Shearer and Mrs. Layard, who |
has been visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Neagle, left by boat this
this morning for Portland.
The new concert band will practice
once week from now on and will be
prepared to give Sunday afternoon
concerts during the summer.
The school savings bank system may
be given a trial in Salem. The board
of school directors has named its
chairman and secretary as committee
70 investigate the matter.
T. A. Wood returned last night
from Portland where he had been to
consult with the eye specialist who is
treatsng him, and today is able to dis
card the bandage from his eye.
The river has fallen to sudh stage
that it has become necessary to launch
the wharf boat at the lower end of the
dock. The water was only little
above the 13-foot mark this morning.
The prize dance given by Smith
Bros. last night was we'll attended,
and was enjoyed by the participants !
until q late hour. Miss Wasco Morris
was awarded the prize for the best ,
lady dancer and Jake Prune the prize
Tor the best gentleman dancer.
A company of colored soldiers, from
who were located at the
barracks there about month ago, .
will pass through on the $50 train en-
route to Wardner, Idaho, where they
have been ordered to quell the miners
riot. !.
All Of the many friends of Coroner
Butts will be pleased to know that he
Is recovering gradually and that his
physicians now feel certain that all
danger has passed. He will be up and
and around as soon as mis- collar bone
which is broken knits.
A serious accident occurred at Mon n
lment last Sunday which may resnlt
In the death of James Baragar. While /
riding, his horse became unruly and
suddenly reared and fell over back.
wards. The pommel of the saddle :.
taught the unfortunate man in the !,
groin and stomach, cutting fearful
cash. 49,,
Last night George Wentworth, .
inemsn for the Seufert & Condor .
Co., returned from Tygh g
Valley, and says he now has the line Z
complete and in fine working order to
hat place. The Dalles can now call
up Tygh Valley or any other point
his eide of that place oyer the Seufert Z Z
3 Condor line.
E. p. Fitzgerald is In receipt of q Z
letter from his son, Christopher G. +
dated at Augusta, Ca, who r
from Cuba few days ago, q
saying that he was promoted to cap q
;aincy In the q. S. volunteer engineer =
corps on April oath. When war with :
Spain was declared, Chris was made q ,