The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-13
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily.
Frank Fulton, Of Biggs, spent yes
terday in town.
M. Surrad. of the Great Northern
Furniture Co., went to Portland to
day.
Frank Connolly was passenger OF
the Regulator this morning going tt
White Salmon.
Mrs. Jewett, OF White Salmon, wa.
In the city last night and returned
home by boat this morning.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. W
b. Crawford, aged three months. died
at their home in Rrockland yesterday
VIM. Wurzwiler. the Prineyille
merchant, arrived here at noon from
Prime, lille and left on No. for Port.
ladd.
F. B. Milliorn, of Junction, who has
been out in Crook county inspecting
the Ochoco mines, was in the city last
night.
Mr.. Brooks has been notified that
the river rose 1.3 at Lewiston yester-
day. The river here rose l.6, the river
standing at 1871 this morning.
The piledriver was towed down to
Rcod River this morning. The COM
pany intends putting in dock at that
place, and will drive piling to rest it
on.
Today men are unloading car of
pulverized granite which Judge Ben
nett had shipped here from Grants
Pass to be used in constructing drive
way around his new residence.
Today Kettle Bros, of La Grande,
received about 300 head of stock and
beef cattle that have been gathered up
in this vicinity by Frank Taylor. The
cattle will be shipped to La Graude
tonight.
The May examination of teachers
was begun at noon today before a
board consisting of Superintendent
Gilbert and Professors Neff and Gavin.
There were Is lady and three geutle-
men applicants.
81. y. Harcourt, of Portland, is here in
the interest of the Editorial Associa-
tion souvenir, and has been interview.
ing the business men of the town to-
day with reference to taking space in |
the publication.
A. r. Wilcox, of Antelope, is shear.
ing his. sheep at Hanna Bros.' corrals
on Chenowith creek, and reports tn
output of wool greater than he ex
pected. So far his sheep are averag-
ing 10 pounds of wool.
Farmers coming to town complain
that the upper part of the brewery
q ade is rocky and rough. Since the
streets down Sown have been put IN
fine cond ;tion, it might be we'll to give
some attention to the grade.
The rules adopted by the water COM
missioners TO regulate irrigating
provides that property owners on the
bluff may use water on odd days from
to a. m. and from 6 TO 8. p. M, and
those below the bluff during the same
hours on even days
The Regulator this morning had
rather mixed load when 1t started for
Portland. Besides lot of freight it
carried mum Der of horses and cattle
for way points, and 100 head of mutton
that are being shipped to the sound by
S. w. Childers.
F. 81. Wakefield has begun the re-
moval of one of the eyesores IL town ,,
q big rocky bluff block east of the
Methodist church--where be will leyel
off the ground and build residence
thereon. The house will be occupied {
by A. G. Giger when completed.
A large number of tourists from the
Atlantic coast who come to Portland
are travelling up to the Cascade Locks
viewing the scenery of the Colum bia
and returning to Portland on the D. ,
P. & A. N. steamers. Those people
miss seeing the best part of Oregon ,
and should be induced to come at least
as far east as The Dalles.
The young ladies and gentlemen 9
who will make up the cast of IA Sum- -,
mer's Fancy" to be given at the Vogt =
opera house May 17th, are as follows: ;
Misses Rose and Myrtle Michel, Mrs. !
Edden and Mrs. G G. Blakeley. .
Messrs. Luddeman, Crossen, Frank, ,
Lonsdale and P. 81. Levin under whose
directions the piece will be staged.
The receipts will go to fund to
entertain the National Editorial AS |
sociation in The Dalles.
The largestload ever brought to The ,
Dalles on one wagon was delivered at
Moody's warehouse today byJ. Fl. ,
Shearer, of Desohutes. Tne total
weight of the load was $500, pounds
and was hauled UP Deschutes grade,
which is one of the finest mountain :,
roads in the world, by six horses. Mr..
Sbearer is one OF the most extensive
wool growers in Oregon, and bis woods '
are always Of aquality that makes I
them desirable in the markets.
DR.. au6 Mrs. Hollister leave tomor-
row for Portland, and from there the
doctor will go to San Francisco and
Los Angles, spending few weeks t