The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-01-28
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily


J. J. Miller, of Deschutes, is in the
city,
Mr.. ..and Mrs. E. E. Hinton, of Bake
oven, are in town.
Judge Bennett went to Walla Walla
on last evenings train.
Messrs. W. 81, Wilson and A. A.
jayne went to Portland this afternoon.
Senator Michel returned last even
ing from Salem, and will spend to-
morrow in the city.
Dallesites have felt natural today,
having been favored with one of those
little breezes so common here, but
which have been uncommon the past
two months.
Thursday night Steve Russell was
arrested by Nightwatchman Phirman
on charge of vagrancy. and last even
ing was sentenced by Recorder Gates
to 10 days in the city jail.
1t is estimated that there are from
300, 900 to 100000 bushels of wheat
vet in the hands of Umatilla farmers.
A large amount of this has been pooled
in lots Of so, 600 to lsO. 900 bushels and
Is offered at so cents bushel.
On Thursday night the summer resi-
dence of Mr.. Justin, of Portland, at
Cascade Locks, was DESTROYED by fire.
The man who had the house in charge
was heating bucket of tar on the
stove, when it turned over, setting
fire to the building.
Farmers of every section of the
county are highly pleased with pres.
emit prospects. The winter has been
an ideal one, the snow having been
sufficient to thoroughly we. the ground
and also to protect growing crops from
the frost. With anything like favor.
able summer the yield of grain this
year will be large.
The steamer Dalles City arrived
safely from Portland at 4:10 o'clock
last evening after having fought her
way for four hours through the les jam
at Crates point, and after discharging
passengers, proceeded to Hungry har-
bor.and brought the wharf boat and
Regulator out of winter quarters.
This was the first trip the boat had
made since the Sd of the month.
The improvements that have been
going on at the Umatilla House re-
Gently seem to have no limit. They
began with the putting in of a steam
heating apparatus last fall, and have
gone on steadily until the old Umatilla
is scarcely recognized by its former
patrons. The latest addition is band
some oak bar put in yesterday, that is
perfect beauty.
Either the people of The Dalles and
those who visit the city are more law
abiding Than those of Portland, or our
peace officers are more efficient. Port
land with one police to every 1000 in
habitants has robberies, hold-ups and
all sorts of lawlessness, while The
Dalles, with q population of 5000, has
only marshal and nightwatch to look
after the peace Of the city, and acts OF
lawlessness are few.
The official record of lumber and
shingle shipments by rail from Puget
sound for 1898 was just little short OF
10000 carloads. The figures published
by the Lumber Journal show ship
ments of 10,729 carloads of lumber,
equal 60 I76,664,OOO feet, as against
1871 cars, or 122, 1886, 900 feet for 1897.
The shingle product removed out of the
state by rail was 1898 cars, or $685.
78O, 900 pieces, as against 17,540 cars,
or 2,806, 400, 900 pieces in 1897.
The funeral of the late Peter John
son was conducted from the Catholic
church yesterday afternoon. The re-
mainR were takan from Crandall Il
Bureet's undertaking parlors to the
church followed by the members of
Temple lodge, A. o. U. W, of
which DECEASED was member, and
an able address was delivered by Rev.
A. Bronsgsest. The pail bearers were
]. p. McInerny, F. Lemke, John Kase.
berger, Bert Eaton, Ed. Beck and Dan
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