The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-20
From FridaY's Daily.

D. A. Copple, of Hood River, is in
the city.
Judge Bradshaw returned last night
from Portland.
Hon. o. P. King and wife, of Grass
Valley, are registered at the Umatilla
house.
S. Redman, of Billings, Montana, is
here looking after the purchase of
stock.
E. A. Griffin was in from Desch1Jes
yesterday and reported nice little
snow storm on Tygh Ridge Wednesday
night.
Mrs. A. NJ. Mcleod, of Goldendale,
and Mrs. Mel ST. John and daughter,
of Tacoma, are visiting their mother
Mrs. Lusher.
There is no truth whatever in the
a man on Trout Creek. How the
rumor got started is not known.
The wood cornice is being taken off
the Chapman block and replaced by
metal. B, this change the insurance
on the building is reduced 10 per cent.
Mrs Weindeoholter and Miss Pattie
Krei eibohm, who have been visiting the
family of Judge Liebe, left by boat
this morning for their home in Astoria.
Col. Ormsby will be here next Vice.
nesday to meet with the woolgrowers,
and consider the proposition for per-
mitting sheep to range on the timber
reserve the coming summer.
A sale of 5000 pounds of this years
clip was made at Gervaise the other
day, the price ranging from Is to IA
cents. Wool growers here would
smile all over if they were offered such
prices.
DR.. Fluno, of Oakland, CAL, a mem
be- of the board of lecturers of the
Christian science society, will deliver a
lecture in the court house tonight, be- |
ginning at o'clock. Admission free.
All are invited.
On Wednesday evening of next week |
the Degree of Honor will give social |
dance to which an admission fee of 25 |
cents will be charged the gentlemen.
Music for the occasion will be furnish |
ed by Prof. Bire field.
The Dalles today might be termed |
an illustrated town, Norris Bros. land |
Bros 'haying put up pictures |
on every available space in the city, !
and windows everywhere are filed |
with their advertisements.
Mrs. S. p. M. Briggs passed through |
on the morning train en- route TO
Portland, She leaves there next
Monday for Chicago, and will attend
the meeting of the supreme lodge of
the D. of 81. before returning.
John Hunsaker. a we'll known stage
man and mail contractor of Prineyille,
arrived here this morning. He says
for the last two weeks it has been
freezing almost every night at Prime
Vile, and consequently crops are not
growing at all.
The rendition of ga Summers
Fancy" by local talent at the Vogt
last night was an improvement on the
first evenings entertainment, a num-
Der of specialties having been introduce
I'd, including some Irish characters by
John Hampshire.
Prof. Pollman gave splendid ex-
of ventrilOquism and hypno-
ism at the Baldwin last night, in
which he displayed rare ability in both
ines. The professor is certainly
good ventriloquest and his power in
nypnotism is recognized to be first
class.
J. A. Crossen writes from Union
that he and J. L. Story will soon start
out from there on prospecting tour
n the Blue mountains. Their many
friends here hope the Fickel Goddess
will smile on them and that they will
discover mine that will prove
bonanza.
Mrs. Cooper has received letter
rom her, son John Cooper, who is in
,he Oregon regiment in the Philip
pines, and in it he states that Earl
Sanders, who was wounded on March
18th, has recovered, and is again with
mis- company on the fighting line, we'll
and hearty.
The proposition to bond Baker City
or $50 900 to build new water system
Ind for 1000 to improve the present
system, which was submitted to the
voters of that city at a special election
asst Monday, was defeated, the former
BY a majority of three and the latter
BY majority of one.
Henry Spicer came in today from
Antelope. Mr.. oSpicer says crops in
,he vicinity of Antelope are showing
put little growth, the weather having
been so cold of late that nothing could
grow. Several nights last week there
we're heavy frosts, though no mater
al damage was done thereby.
The Roseburg Soldiers Home is now
filed to its utmost capacity, there