The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-03
From Tuesdays Daily

j. M. Russell, the Portland WOO
merchant, returned to The Dalles las
night.
Messrs. E. B. Servorth and William
A. Munly, of Portland, are here look
ing after legal business.
&C. Pentland, editor of the Inde
pendence West Side, is here visiting
his sister, Mrs. S. L. Brooks.
Last night IL cars of cattle from
Eugene arrived here and were unloadet
at the stock yards to feed. They art
en- route to Nebraska.
Dick German and Bert Baldwin
went to Bonneville today to meet {
crowd of their old college chums from
Mt. Angel who came up to Bonneville
on an excursion.
Mrs. Ida Crawford, the professional
nurse, who was called TO La Grande
on account of her health, will return
in few days and can be found al
room so Chapman block.
This is country of never failing
fruit crops, and fruit land is readily
obtainable at from SIS to $50 an acre.
1t certainly is the best place in the
world for the fruit grower to invest.
At 8 o'clock this morning President
Mohler, of the o. r. & NJ, passed
through here going west with special
train of five cars. In the party with
Mr.. Mohler were humber of railroad
magnates from the east.
Ralph c.. Clyde, the rustling pro
prietor of the Commoner, is in the city
drumming up subscribers for his paper,
He contemplates making an extended
tour through Eastern Oregon and
Washington, Idaho, Utah and Mon.
tana.
Michael Moran and son of Klickitat
county, were in the city yesterday.
Farmers in that section are we'll
pleased with the prospects for AL
abundant harvest, and many are haul.
ing their last years crop of wheat to
The Dalles markets al present.
The party who accompanied Presi-
dent Mohler this morning comprised
a number of New Workers who have
chartered the steamship Elder for a
trip to Alaska. They sail from Port
land tomorrow night, and will spend
from six weeks to two months in the
north regions.
In Blakeley & Houghton's show win
are displayed a number of specimens
of portrait painting, the work of Miss
Myra Helm, that are pronounced by
experts to be perfect. Miss Helm is at
present with Mrs. E. J. Hardy, where
she will give lessons in oil, pastel aad
crayon work.
The Inland Flyer arrived at IL
o'clock last night, having left Port
land at 10 yesterday, and steamed up
The river leisureIy, arriving at the
locks at in the evening. 1t returned
TO Portland today, carrying passen-
gers who did not get up in time for
the Dalles City.
The Woodmen excursion to Port.
land left here at o'clock this morn
ing by the steamer Dalles City, and
passed through the locks at 6:45. The
crowd was not so large as was expected,
though what it lacked in numbers was
made up in quality, for no nicer party
If people ever left the city than those
Who were on board the boat this morn
ng.
Last night the gentlemen appointed
o take in hand the proposition of es-
ablishing fruit dryer here held a
Meeting, and determined to incorpor-
tie company with perhaps 5000
apital and solicit subscription to
took. 1t is the purpose to push the
natter so as to get the dryer in opera
ion in time to handle this seasons
rop of fruit.
The decoration in Pease & Mays |
vindow today caused many old vet
rams to pause and reflect. Beside a |
grave above which was a
,onument bearing the inscription
were three muskets
lacked, standing as silent reminders
nat many who bore them from '6l to
Is are silent beneath the sod, and
hose who yet remain must soon fol.
wv.
Last Saturday five log drivers on
.lickitat river, who were running
'gs to Rowe & Co.'S mill at Lyle, had
narrow escape from drowning.
hey were coming down the river in
boat loaded with tools when they
ruck rock, upsetting the boat and
billing them out in the river. Fortu-
ately they all got ashore, but their
'ols went to the bottom of the river.
So far this season the run of salmon
the Columbia has been comparative
light especially on the upper river.
be salmon does not generally start to
IN until the weather turns warm and
easant, and SO far the season Las
ZEN too cold to bring the fish up in
~ great numbers. The owners of
heries are cheerful however, as they
I've over two months in which to
AXE a profitable seasons catch and
ost generally the big run does not
st over two weeks so that they have
nple opportunity to reap rich harv-
It before the season closes.
J. B. aaverly, of Boyd, was in the
ty yesterday and in speaking of the {
ops prospect in that section said: Il
While the crops are unusually late T
account of the cold weather never
eless the roots are growing consider. g
lie and with little warm weather :
8 grain will spring up in manner T
at will greatly relieve the feelings 9
many of the farmers who at present g
ok for half CROP" Like reports 9
me from all over the interior, and
an unusual favorable summer does Q
t come the Inland Empire will pro- =
ce as much grain this year as ever 8
fore in its history. Ii