The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-08
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From saturday,s Daily.

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From Saturdays Daily.
Rev. F. R. Spaulding, of Hood River,
is in the city.
During the month of March the total
amount of fees collected by the county
clerk was s603.29.
Since March 10Th Sheriff Kelly has
collected and turned over to the county
treasurer taxes amounting to s11 1888. 20.
This morning w. A. Gates began
running the street sprinkler and has
been doing good work today laying the
dust.
Prof. j. T. Neff and Prof. R. R. AL
lard came up from Hood River last
evening, and accompanied The Dalles
teachers to Dufur today.
II. D. Parkins played an April
fool trick on the unsuspecting public
this morning by opening barber shop
in the Umatilla House.
Mr.. Klipper. superintendent of the
telegraph service for the o. r. & N.
Co.. spent yesterday in the city, and
returned this morning to Portland.
Baker county taxes this year amount
to s400, 600 and the sheriff is engaged
collecting the same. The taxes in
that county are only little short of
confscation of property.
Dawson's Grocery & Commissions
Co. opened their store next door to the
land office this morning. In the es-
tablishment is displayed choice
stock that cannot but attract the at
tention of customers.
Mr.. Walden, day operator in the o.
r. & N. Office here, will soon be trans
ferred to Wynona where he takes a
position as agent for the company.
His place here will be taken by Mr..
Clay, the present night operator.
M. A. Robinson is in the city today.
and contemplates going TO the Buffalo
Hump country soon to engage in tusi-
ness. Mr.. Robinson is a thorough
druggist, and will no doubt do good
business in the new mining country.
( Charlie, the three-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Laugnlin, died at the
residence of Thomas Lebo on Eight
Mile, last Sunday. Mr.. Laughlin is
in hospital at Portland and was de-
tanned from attending the child dur
its illness.
Ten car loads of hogs, 1900 head,
from Nebraska passed through here
last night en- route to Troutdale to be
butchered. Such shipments as these
should encourage Oregon farmers to
produce more hogs, for by so doing
they will keep money at home.
This morning s. L. Brooks received
a present from cousin in Ohio that
he prizes very highly. 1t was six one
gallon cans of maple syrup fresh from
the maple groves of Mr.. Brooks ma
tive state.
Next Saturday b. D. Parkins will
open q barber shop in the Umatilla
House that will be RUN in connection
with the Elite. Everything will be
first class, including baths and every
thing pertaining to an up-to date
shops
Sherman county has been doing
business for long time without suit
able court house, and the recent grand
jury concluding the county could afford
one, it was therefore recommended
that the county court proceed to erect
q court house to cost 5000.
Several anglers were noticed this
morning vending their way toward
Mill creek with rods, lines and bait
boxes, but most of them were seen re-
turning later with empty baskets. The
sportive trout evidently knows the
open season for fishing began this
morning.
Frof. s. A. Devaney, a gentleman
who has been engaged in school work
in Linn county for 26 years past, spent
the day in the city visiting his brother
in-iaw, John Hughes, Mr.. Devaney is
en- route to Lincoln county. Washing |
ton, where he goes to take charge of |
cchool.
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M. L. Gardner, superintendent of |
the Boys and Girls Aid Society, is in
the city. He brought up from Port
land little boy from the home whom
be has placed with family named
on Eight Mile. Mr..
Gardner repoports having found homes
for IS unfortunate children during the |
month of February.
Today Lizzie Heitt was committed
BY Judge Mays to the care of the Boys
& Girls Aid Society. She was former
ly an inmate of that institution but
was released and given in charge Of !
her stepfather and mother several
months ago, but their treatment of
;he girl has been such as to warrant
The authorities in taking her from
hem. She is about 15 years of age.
The Union Pacific Railroad Co. has
ssued splendid folder, ''Our New
Colonies" descriptive of the Hawaiian
stands, that contains much valuable
Information concerning this new
to American territory. 1t
9 elaborately illustrated ,giving views
# Hawaiian scenes that have never
,efore been published. The pamphlet
3 distributed from the otfice of j. 81.
general agent, 135 Third St
Portland.
Some people show degree of absent
that is really inexcusable,
nd no doubt if their appetites did not
emand it would forget to 60 to their
reals. A striking example of this
filing was noticed in the sheriff's Of
ce the other day. Sheriff Kelly
sceived by mail check in payment
taxes, that had been endorsed by
,ree different parties, though it was
OF signed by the party who drew it.
the drawer had been too alb
mt minded TO affiix his name to the
leck before delivering it to the first
lrty, and the others, through whose
snds it had passed had over looked
10 omission.