The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25
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AlkNAo biN ONlEEs
From Wednesdays Daily.
r. C.. Walls ce, of Rufus, ia visitir
in The Dalles.
b. 7. Murchie, of Portland, is visi
ing friends in this city.
Jesse Imbler, of Hood River, can
up on last nights train.
n. NJ. Ogden, formerly of The Dale
went east on last nights train.
E. Jacobsen returned last nigt
from a business trip to Portland.
T.. q. Stanton, of Hood River,
registered at the Umatilla house.
Messrs. B. and T. Cronsin, of Ru'
ledge, are 10 the city on business.
Mr.. and Mrs D. B. Gaunt. of Cen
terville, are guests at the Umatill
House.
Miss Belle Keys, of Mayville ar
rived in the city last evening to visi
DIlles friends.
Deputy United States marshall A
A. Roberts, of Heppner, is at :ht
Umatiila House.
Glen Holman an old Dalles boy, who
atprosent resides In Portland, is visit.
ing In the city.
Charles M. Cartrieht arrived in the
city last evening from Portland. aud
left this morning for Hay Creek.
Mrs. H. W. Gamble, of Antelope.
arrived in the city yesterday evening
and is registered at the Umatilla
House.
I. q. Brayman arrived inthe city
last evening and left for Hav Creek
this morning in company with Mr..
Cartright.
Will Condor, of the Seufert & Con-.
don Telephone Co. and their lineman,
George Wentworth, left this afternoon
to look over the line between this
place and Kingsley.
After. the. verdict .iu the Forester
case WAS reached the jury was ex ]
cused until 8 o'clock tomorrow. today
being holiday and as no cases were
ready for trial.
The ladies of the Congregational
church have decided to give an Irish |
concert on the evening of St. Patrick's
day. An elaborate program will be
presented at that time; don t fail TO re-
member the date.
Fred Young, the prosperous young
Bakeoven sheep man, arrived
In the city this afternoon. Although
we did not have an opportunity to in
terview him, his cheerful expression
spoke TOO plainly that his stock were
in good shape.
This week will be an Important one
In stockmen and farmers circles In
Union county. Besides the farmers
institute, there will be held in La
Grande, at the same time and in con-
junction Herewith, the Northwest
Diary and Hog convention. on the
23d, oath and 25th.
Jacob Beibe, living few miles out ,
from Mayville, in Gillian county,
bought 300 head of yearliug
ewes from C. W. White. at So q per
head, the sheep to be delivered after
time. Mr.. Beibe also bought 9
1853 head on the 9th OF January, so ,
hat the two punches, with what he ,
Ilready has on hand, will make him a /.
rerynice little band OF sheep. /,
J. T. Caldwell while carrying the 6
nail from Antelope to Mitchell and '
rossing Muddy creek near &C. i
o'Neil's, was swept down the stream 2
or quite q distance. andsonly escaped a
With his life by holding fast to rope
Rhich he had taken the precaution to
asten to the saddle. The horse, being
large strong animal. finally reached :
hore, bringing the rider with him
Professor Bartholomew's horse i
how, which justly merits the name of h
he greatest of its kind on earth, ar /,
ived in the city last night, and prepa- q
ations are being made today at the n
Baldwin for three days engagement, =
omencing tomorrow. There will i,
'e matiues Friday and Saturday after a
DON for ladies aud children, and that
very one will take advantage of the n
opular prices to witness one of the G
reatest shows of the kind ever
cen cannot be doubted.
The banks and Post Office remained b
losed this morning in, honor of the r.
ne hundred and sixty.seventh ami c
ersary Of the birth of George Wash r.
ngton. At o'clock this afternoon n
V. A. Johnston, A. NJ. Williams &
20. and Mays & Grove closed their r
oors in order to give their clerks an il
pportlnity to celebrate the occasion.
lone of the other houses made apyl n
whatever in honor of a.
he occasion and remained open c,
uring the regular hours. I'll
An unusually hard wind blew on the et
olumbia yesterday, causing the Dalles 7
ity a world of trouble in making the ii
'ip between Portland and this place. to
It several points it was impossible 81
o'make landings with out endanger. "
,g the boat. The scow on which the el
lie driver is built was sunk by the tl
Ugh wiD1 which caused the boat to &
ock to such an extent that it dipped
ater and went under alongside of the fl
harf-boat. The water at this place In
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