The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-05

r. at the county Jail. He had been give
ID q good deal of liberty as trusty, bl
Of walked off one day without blddin
Mr.. Dougherty goodbye. He will no
"a be closely confined for about fou
% months for stealing clothing from
companion several weeks ago.-Porl
land Telegram.
n The Hartman scientific party, whic
left Portland May 80, on the steame
:, GEO. W. Elder, returned Monday
! some of the members coming by
special train, arriving early in th
morning, and the majority on tn
9 Elder, which got in at $50 last even
!, ing. All OF them declare that from
= scientific and social point of view th'
expedition was success beyond thei
= hopes. In the party was represented
t almost every branch of science, an(
. explorations were conducted in many
different specialties, one member
hardly knowing what his neighbol
was doing. The Elder sailed into
Bering sea, and numerous stops ~ere
made along the coast. Small parties
we're put ashore from time to time,
and proceeded some distance inland.
; the ship stopping to pick them up on
its return. All the members are in
splendid health and spirits, and vote
the outing the most enjoyable they
eyer took.
From Fridays Daily.
A. E. Lake is In from his farm at
Wamic.
James Cunningham, of Yakima, is in
the city.
Georgia Minstrels at the Vogt next
Monday night.
B. F. Childs, of Brownsville, was in
the city last night.
Hon. E. B. Dufur returned today to
his summer camp at Wind river.
S. F. Blythe, editor of the Hood
| River Glacier, spent the day in the
| city.
Mrs. F. A. Van Norden left this
morning for Newport to visit friends
at that place.
George Johnston and Milt Ander-
son, of Dufur, returned last evening
| from a trip to Portland.
AL Nelson and Charles johnson
started this morning for Sprague.
where they will spend few weeks
camping.
Carey Ballard has gone back TO the
| cool shades OF the Cascade mountains.
He will probably pitch his tent at
Stevenson.
All the headers in the vicinity of
Dufur and Tygh Ridge are running
at present cutting grain and threshing
will begin next week.
Only few Gays remain to prepare
for receiving the Wasco county boys
who are with the Second Oregon. Let
somebody start the thing going.
D. W. Mann and family, James |
Snipes and family and Mrs. L. D.
Oakes and children left today for |
Cascade Locks on camping tour.
1t has been some time since The |
Dalles has had a real good laugh, but
the Georgia Minstrels will give the |
people an opportunity to be mirthful.
Andy King, of Montana, and Tom
Scott, of Pendleton, festher-weights,
fought with gloves at Pendleton, the
other night. Scott was knocked out in
the third round.
The prune crop in the vicinity of
Myrtle Creek promises to turn out we'll.
The fungous growth on the fruit is not
30 bad as it was two years ago, and
then it was not serious.
A fire alarm was turned in from
Fletch Faulkner's residence at $40
this afternoon, but as the fire was put
out with buckets, the department was
not called into service.
G. V. Champlain and family have
returned from California. Like all
other Dallesites Mr.. Champlaiu could
not find better place than Wasco
and has come back here to
stay.
The Oregon boys will arrive in
Portland on Thursday of next week.
There will be 800 men of the regiment
who will come direct to Portland. A
reception will be given them by the
citizens of the city.
This morning Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.
Fish and their two children and N. ].
Sinnott left for Trout Lake. They
took their own conveyance and camp
outfit and will probably stay in the
Mountains until the 18th.
1t has been discovered in Spokane
that many cases of smallpox in that
:ity came from a stock ranch near
Spokane employing large number of
men, among wnOm the disease is epi- I
1elnic.
u0 dCCOu6blCS Ol Lu6 NORU udt0 / I
been greatly improved of late, and
there next Monday night every ybody
will oe able to hear what is said on
the stage no matter where they are
seated.
Alex Gilbert, member of the Ore
gon commission to the Paris exposi
tiOn, is anxious to secure q salmon,
exhibit for the exposition. If the
Gamers will furnish the salmon, Mr..
Gilbert will ship it to Paris and have
1t arranged under his direction.
Editor j. A. c. Brant, of the Van
cover Columbian, received word yes
terday from St. Louis, Mo-, of the
capture of the alleged murderers of
his brother, Charles A Brant, who
was murdered in St. Louis, July Is,
1898. The men arrested are John
Corners, Ed. Hellman and Harry Nor
ris, all OF whom, it Is said. have con-
fessed to the murder.
During the electric storm at Hill
yards Sunday evening, bolt of light
ming struck the ground just east of
q. Colby's house on the line of the [
Sprague avenue water pipe. An i'm
mense cloud of dust was sent upward,
mingling with the rain. The spot
struck is but short distance from five
large powder magazines.
Hon. ]. B. Hawson, of Arlington,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Mr. Hawson has recently returned
from visit to the Big Bend country,
and says everything is prosperous
there. The farmers in that section
will harvest an immense crop, and If
they get good prices will have money
to burn next fall. The town of Daven-
port he says is a progressive little city
that is doing an immense business.
An amusing incident occurred on
the other side of the river last even.
ing. When party of half intoxicated
Yakima indians were examining a
traction engine that was being hauled
to Goldendale, the man in charge of
the engine gave q few quick jerks of
the whistle cord, and in an instant
there were Indians and ponies scatter
ed all over the surrounding country.
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