The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-09-02

having returned last evening from
Pendleton.
During last week the temperature
throughout Eastern Oregon was II
degrees lower than during the cor.
responding week of last year.
Judge and Mrs. Blakeley returned
last evening from Portland. While
below the judge attended tine regetta
and Press Association meeting at
Astoria.
Road Supervisor Bill Gilmore is i'm
proving the road leading from Rock
land to Goldendale, and will have it
in fine condition by the time wheat
hauling begins.
Rev. Warner returned yesterday
from visit to Moro. He says harvest
iog is progressing nicely there. and
the grain has been but very slightly
damaged by the rain.
Farmers all over the county resumed
work today, ana will push harvesting
along as rapidly as possible. If they
can now have two weeks of dry
weather all the crop will be saved.
Conductor Billy Maher has recovered
from the injury he received some time
since, and is again on the road in
charge of his train. He made his first
trip out of Portland Sunday and passed
back down the road yesterday.
Tom Brogan and sou, of AnselOpe,
who have been visiting in the city for
| the past week returned bone today.
They were accompanied by Miss Katie
Brogan, of this city, who will spend
the winter in Antelope.
The wheat market has begun to stiff
fen and today 81 cents is offered for
No. /. But little of the new crop has
yet been received at the warehouses,
and only a few small lots have been
sold.
Tuesday. September 9TH, is the
Great Northern store will be closed.
It will also be closed on attOnement
day. Septen ber 14tb, day which all
Jewish people observe.
DR. John O'Neii. of Chicago, and
his BROTHER, Thomas O'Neil, a mining
man of Malheur county, have been
enjoying an outing at Trout Lake. and
came up from there last evening. They
spent today viewing The Dalles and
vicinity.
Yesterday afternoon w. A. Gates
had the end of his right thumb am
putated while operating his wood saw.
By some mishap he got his thumb too
near the circular saw, that was making
abou5 1000 revolutions a minute, and
about half an iucn of it was taken off.
Klickita5 county has raised an ex
ceptionally good wheat crop this sea
SOC, and as tbreshiag progresses the
yield is more than filing expectations.
Spring wheat is going from II 10 Is
bushels to the acre. while fall wheat is
turning out from % to 45 bushels.
The grain is nearly all No I, being
plump and nice, and weighing over
60 pounds to the bushel.
Yesterday party of immigrants ar
rived here from Oklahoma, and an
other from Kansas, having come all
the way by wagon. The former we're
headed for Willamette valley, and the
latter put his wagon on board the
boat this morning and billed it Van
couver. 1t is an uncommon thing to
see immigrants cross over by wagon,
but occasionally one is found who
thinks it is more economical to travel
that way shan by railroad.
Sunday, September II. will be the
40th anniversary of the organization
of the Congregational church in this
city, aud the event will be appropriate
ely observed oy th. congregational
Society. Invitatiuna have beer strt
to those who are living. who a.
sisted in the ore snzatiou, inciuuing
Rev. " IGGney, of CaiItornii., who
was t0e tirst pastor. 1t is intended
that general reuniop of all the old
mem bers he held in commemoraaion OF
the anniversary.