The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-09-23
From Monday.s Daily.

John Hix is in the city from his
home near Kingsley.
Rev. D. B. Gray will return to his
home in Portland this afternoon.
Charles De France, a prominent
Colfax wheat buyer, is in the city.
Michael Moran is in from his farm
near Centerville in Kiickitat county.
Henry Hudson is in the city on a
business trip from his home near
Dufur.
Mrs. Alfred Allen and family, of
Prineville, is guest at the Umatilla
House.
Thomas Fargher, one of the prosper
GUS Tygh Ridge farmers, is in the city
today.
Mrs. w. c. Johnston, of Oregon City,
who has been visiting the family of
Rev. o. D. Taylor, left for his home
on the boat today.
The city Jail has been unoccupied for
several days and not a single arrest
has been made. This speaks well for
the peace and quiet of The Dalles.
Mr.. E. S. Pen6eld, of Canyon City,
who has been here to attend the ami
versary services of the Congregational
church left for San Francisco this
morning for short visit.
1t is said that the cases of smallpox
among the men who have been work
ing on the Riparia- Lewiston railroad
came from the graves of Indians who
had died from the disease years ago.
The graves were opened in the course
of the railroad work.
Burt Brown, La Grande youth, is
in Jail there, charged with ''enticing
child away from her home for the pur-
pose of marriage" The GIRLS Bertha
Hamilton, IA years old. The couple
eloped, obtained license in Baker
City, were married at Medical Springs,
and the groom went to Jail in La
On the evening OF the 9th Earl San
ders, a member of the Second Oregon.
will give lecture on the history of |
the regiment. it's work in the Philip
ines, the nature of that country, etc.
Mr.. Sanders made close observations
Turing his stay in the islands, and will
certainly interest his hearers.
The fall opening of millinery goods
will take place at Mrs. Phillips store
omorrow and continue for several
lays. This season Mrs. Phillips is
howing on an unusually handsome
inc of street and pattern hats, bought
D San Francisco, and comprises the
lost attractive styles. She also has
n elegant line of trimmings, etc.,
nat are worth seeing. All ladies are
squested to attend the opening. c
Leon Rendeau, of the Kingsley
eighborhood, is in the city. He states
lat there are yet a few farmers !
trough that section that have not fin /
he'd heading their grain. Theshing z
i'll continues and the grain is turning
1t better than anticipated, and every Z
le is much better satisfied than a few
seks ago when the rain made the |,
ances for profitable harvest very .
ubtful.
Earnest Middlebrook returned from D
lilo yesterday where he has beer :,
,ployed by Seufert Bros. at their =
Eery. He states that the fish are :.
nning very slack which makes it un-
cessary for that company to keep
3 large force of men employed, so =
at they are letting out mber of &C
ose they employed for the fall sea- l.
n. If the salmon catch is not better vi
ring the next few days it is likely fr
at the fishery will close down.
A sugar beet factory is proposed in N
,rth Yakima, by capitalists acting fr
rough Edward Whitson. Before m
oceeding with the factory, however, al
,urances must be forthcoming that m
10 acres in sugar beets will be an
ally planted. The bounty offered th
law makes it surity that 81 per be
j can be had for the beets, and 30 as
IS can be raised to the acre. The ga
ablishment of sugar beet factory or
ans the employment of $4,000 peo- pl
!, that is at least that many people an
i be interested in i. financially. in
udge Bennett left for Portland
terday afternoon to argue the case po
Henry Miller vs.. ]. G. and 1. N. Sa
= in the United States court of ap- bo
is. This case is q damage suit Pr