The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-02
ITEMS IN BRIEF.


M. L. Nolan went TO Hortianu bhls
morning.
Flags were fioated at half masked to-
day in honor of Vice-President Ho-
bart's funeral.
Marriage license was issued today
by the county clerk to J. W. Davidson.
and Miss M. M. Swift.
The warehouse to be built in Grass
Valley is to be one that will meet all
requirements, the size will probably be
6Ox300.
There is considerable demand for
domestics in The Dalles. A number
of working girls could find good situa-
tions here.
W. J. Hartman was in town today,
and stated that fall grain in the coun-
try is looking as we'll now as it usually
I does the first of May.
D. B. Gaunt of The Dalles is moving
back 20 McMinnville after long
absence, and will occupy the A. J..
Nelson residence.-Yamhill Reporter.
Dingle Bros, of Harney county,
have disposed of their entire band of
sheep, about 5000 head, to a Mr..
Isaacs, of Caldwell, Idaho, for $3.50 per
head.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Thompson and
family started this morning for Los
Angeles to spend month visiting with
friends aud relatives. They expect to
return about the first of the year.
Frank La. Pier and J. T. McClue
! were up from Mosier today. They
stated that the ground was too wet to
plow in the vicinity of Mosier, hence
there will not be so much fall grain
sown there as there would have been
had there been less rain.
The Wasco Warehouse Co. is put
ting in new steam engine and boiler
to furnish motiYe power for the feed
chopper in connection with the ware.
house. Harry Clough is superintend-
ing the setting of the machinery.
George Williams was able to come
down town today for the first time
since August Sd, when he was injured
by falling in the ice house. Mr.. Will
liams still has to use crutch and cane
but hopes to lay them aside ere long.
About December 18th the ladies of
Methodist church will give business
mems carnival, where a majority of the
business houses of the city will be re-
presented. 1t bids fair to be an inter-
esting affair, and some novel repre-
sensations of various trades are ex-
pected.
La Grande's Commercial Club is
soon to have new home to cost
$1,000, the money for the same having
all been subscribed. The building
will be 5Ox100 feet, and will be equip
ded with q library, reception room,
parlor, billiard and bath rooms and
gymnasium.
G. J. Kendall. proprietor of The
Dalles cleaning and dyeing works, left
this afternoon for Portland. Mr..
Kendall has closed his works here
temporarily, but will return next
spring. He has done good business
In The Dalles. and is convinced that
this is a good location to permanently
locate.
ss-A few days ago the dead body of
Michael McGraith was found in a
lonely cabin in Kings valley. that had
been his home for some time. Nc
Graith had denied himself of every
comfort of life, though there was found |
on his body certificates of deposit and
cash sggregating $4,5OO. So far as is
known he had no relatives.
Mrs. Moon is suffe, ing from
peculiar mistake, says the Albany
Democrat. Two or three weeks ago.
by mistake, she took some plaster of
paris instead of cream of tartar, which
hardened in her stomach, and the only
way relief can be obtained will be by
an operation, which will be performed
at the proper time.
In decision at Albany Judge Boise
held that foreign loan associations
doing business in Oregon made illegal
loans in that they are usurious where
more than ten per cent interest is
charged in the way of interest. This
will affect large amount of business
of these companies in the state and
may force them out OF business here.
A typographical error in yesterdays
issue made an article say the ferriage
across the river and return was 80
cents for footmen when it should have
been 25 cents. The error, however,
does not lessen the force of the argu.
ment in favor of getting reduction
for laborers on the portage road who
may want to come to The Dalles to
trade. :
Anew sewer system below the bluff
Is now a certainty. The plan of the
system is advertised today, and in a
,hort time the assessment upon pro-
oerty adjacent to the proposed sewers
will be made. It is the intention of
he council to have all preliminaries
disposed of and contract let by the
lime work can be commenced next
,pring.
Yesterday Sheriff Kelly received a
etter from the United States marshal
It Portland stating that Ed. Marshal,
wanted here on charge OF horse
tealing, has just been convicted of
elling liquor to Indians ana sentenced
o eight months imprisonment at San
)uentin. The marshal stated that
fter the United States was through
nth Marshal, Wasco county could
ave him to deal with as the courts 8
night see fit. Marshal has received
entence which it is to be hoped will \
q inflicted upon the parties who are q
,aking business of selling liquor to c
indians in The Dalles.
A few weeks ago a circular letter 1
ras sent out from the Office of the '
ounty school superintendent giving t
be school children of the county an Il
to make donations of t
Iothing, canned fruit, etc., to the r
,oys' and Girls Aid Society of Port p
md. A few of the schools haYe ar !
snged to respond by bringing their r
a.. sho eob<,ol bonaao nm Tnoadoy