The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-05
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
NJ. q. Bell, city recorder of Prin
vile, arrived BY today's stage.
Five car loads of cattle from Weise
Idaho, passed through 70 the Unio
Meat Co. today.
District Attorney Jayne left fc
family are camped.
W. A. Gilmore representative of th
San Francisdo Wave, is in the city i
the interest OF his paper.
Thomas Balfour, of Lyle, was in tn
city last night, returning to his hom
on the steamer this morning.
Misses Leila Goddard and Ham
Cornell, of Portland, arrived on tn
Reg ulator last evening and are guest
of the family of Mrs. s. Joles.
Charles Pitchford, ]. Mccarthy ant
s. 81. Dine. three young men from
Rosebure, Oregon, arrived in Tn
Dalles yesterday seeking new l0ca
tion.
Yesterday Sheriff Kelly turned ovel
to the county treasurer taxes to the
amount of S3, ,644.76 which have beer
collected during the past month OF
1898 tax roll.
About twenty head of fine worl
horses were shipped to Portland on
the Regulator by Mr.. Putnam today.
He expects to find market for the
same in and around Portland.
The record in the clerks Office Of
Grant county show that during the
month of June there were 20 mining
locations and for the month of July,
up to and including July 20, los ioca.
tions were made.
There is great activity in the Bo
hemia mining district in Douglas and
Lane counties. A Boston firm has
just invested S35, 600 in property there
and the district is being prospected
and worked as never before.
An electric storm caused some
trouble with the Oregon Telephone &
Telegraph Cos. line on Trout creek,
recently. Tightening struck about
dozen poles and made splinters of
them.
William Crossen the popular postal
clerk in The Dalles post office left on
the boat this morning for trip to
Lyle and Hortland. We sincerely
hope that he will not have the bane-
full experiences that he had On his last
trip.
The ancient order of Redmen had
an enthusiastic meeting last night.
Aside from the usual work in the lodge
two pale faces were scalped or in other
rrp TT - T. H.
and the usual festivities held at such
triumphant occasions INDUCED in.
]. W. Roberts, civil engineer of
Pullman, Washington, is busily en-.
gagged today in finaing the exact loca-
tion OF the new sewer system which will
be put In In the near future. As soon
as the exact location is planned it will
be advertised and the matter pushed
as rapidly as possible.
The Miller bridge across Deschutes |
II now In perfect repair, the recent
made to the bridge hav-
ing been completed. A new truss
nearly 100 feet long has been pnt in
and the floor replanked. Governor
Moody says the bridge is now stronger
than it has ever been before, and is
capable of holding up any load that
might pass over it.
G. G. Abbott an old gentleman who
was committed to the asylum for the
insane from this county about three
years ago returned on the boat last
evening in charge OF his son, j. G.
of Wappinitia. The old gen.
tleman's condition Ia considerably i'm.
proved and as he Is very harmless, he
will in all probability spend the re-
of his life with his sons
family.
The Dslles is rapidly becoming de.
populated, as crowds are leaving on
avery boat and train for the many fine
resorts along the river and at the
,oas5. This morning Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Twohig and Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore left for few weeks outing on
,ha Little White Salmon, where they .
will establish q camp and enjoy the !.
isning and hunting found along that
Itream.
J. G. Ward, the Kingsley merchant
Ind postmaster, is in the city on busi-
ness. Mr.. Ward states that the re-.
ports circulated as to the poor condl.
ion Of crops in the Tygh Ridge
are not true and that there
will be good average yield this season
Had not the extreme warm weather
,et in at the time it did the largest
crops that have ever been known in
;he history of Wasco county would
have been placed to its credit In 80.
There Is not the mad rush of volun.
;eers to enlist at present that thee
was little over year ago on the
Pacific coast. Some difficulty is being
in Portland to find men
20 fill up the ranks while Lieutenant
J. a.. Lewis, who has q recruiting
,ffice iu this city finds IL to be slow
work. Since he has been here there
1as been, seventeen men who volun-
;eered their services and of those he
considered but FIVE fit subjects for the
lrmy and they will be examined thisi
lfterEoon. I:
A few days since mare belonging
20 James SimonsOn created quite
on the corner of Second and
Court streets by kicking her harness
70 pieces, attempting to break wagon
tongue and directing some vicious
Kicks at the bystanders, and otherwise
putting herself in bad repute. Yester.
lay a colt belonging to the above
animal committed suicide
BY strangling itself with q rope that
to be in the stable. Mr..
5imonson is undecided whether the
,olt was driven to the act by its
rash conduct OF whether it
Ibored under mental abbe rration. /,
From Thursdays Daily.
q. E. Bartholomew, of Heppner, Is in
The city.
John Somerville Jr,. of Hay creek,
"a q guest at the Umatilla House,