The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-13
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

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Ridge, are in town.
Fen Batty took a trip down the river
by boat this morning and will return
on the Regulator this evening.
The Prineville Journal says the loss
Of cattle in Crook county during the
past winter was not more than 5 per
cent.
Mr.. Sichel arrived here yesterday
afternoon from Portland and left this
morning for Prineyille where he goes
TO lood after his stock interests.
The Wasco county peoples party
will hold a meeting in The Dalles on
Friday, May 10. The object is to talk
over the policy of the party in the
future.
A company has been incorporated
at Tillamook to operate saw mill by
electric power. Roads for bringing
logs to the mill will also be operated
by electricity.
At the Lutheran church Sunday. the
following services will be held: Morn
ing German service at $3.50, regular
service at IL, Sunday school at 12:l5
Vespers at P. M. ALI are cordially
invited to attend.
Acting on the advice of L. P. Quinn
by, state game and forestry warden, The
sportsmen of Albany will organize a
rod and gun club. They will raise a
fund to pay the salary of a deputy
warden for Linn county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Batty, who have been
visiting in The Dalles the past few
days, left by boat this morning on
their return to Eugene where they
reside. Mr.. Batty was so we'll pleased
with Eastern Oregon that he may re-
turn here to live.
This morning Mr.. Lord, Mr.. Leister,
Portland photographer, and party
of their lady and gentlemen friends
chartered an engine aud caboose and
went to Cello for the purpose of TAX
ing views of the river at that place.
Encouraging reports come from
Hood river concerning the fruit and
berry crop. Trees are said TO be we'll
loaded with fruit aud the strawberry
vines are full. The frost the first of
the week did no damage in that Sec
tion.
The Astoria city coupcil has just
entered into contract with the West
Shore Mills Co. to furnish arc lights
for lighting the city at 81 so light
per month. If The Dalles could get
such a rate as that its streets would
never be in darkness.
The experiment of running logs
from Matolis river down to the De-
schutes is proving success. The
drive that was started last winter is
now within 30 miles of the free bridge,
where the new mill is to be construct
ed, and is moving at the rate of three
miles day.
The Dalles cannery has been over
hauled and put in first class repair for
operations, but as yet there has not
been sufficient number of fish pre-
sented to justify starting the machin-
cry. 1t is not expected there will be
any great number of fish until the
river rises.
Yesterday Joe Heroux, pressman in
this Office, who is rusticating in the
country nursing finger he cut nearly
off month ago, and Fletch Faulkner
went fishing In Mill creek and caught
400 speckled beauties. This is the
banner catch reported so far this sea
son, and Messrs. Heroux and Faulkner
are entitled to the championship as
anglers.
OF course The Dalles would regret
very much to lose the terminus of the
stage line to Prineville, but if it should
be changed to Moro we will have
direct communication with Prineville
by way of Warm Springs which will
accommodate considerable portion of
the travel and express business be-
tween here and Crook county.
A new fruit pest has made it's ap-
pearance in several orchards in the
vicinity of Salem. 1t is small bug,
similar to what is known as the pea
weeYil, and works ON the buds of new
gratis. s. z. Kimball, Polk county
orchardist, says the insect seems to be
the same as one that made its appear
ance several years ago, and after
alarming fruitgrowers disappeared
without doing any damage.
The Bingham warrant case, in which
Judge Boise some time ago granted
perpetual INDUCTION restraining County
Clerk Hall from issuing warrant for
$3.50 to George G. Bingham, for SER
vices in collecting delinquent taxes
for Marion county, has been appealed
to the supreme court. Judge aBoise
held that the county court had no
power to employ an attorney to collect
taxes as that was one of the duties of
the sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hogan, of
Harney county, arrived here last night
from Corvallis where they have been
visiting the past week. Mr.. Hogan has
been engaged in stock raising for a
number of years in Crook and Harney
counties, and says weeks visit to
Willamette valley during this time of
the year should convince any bunch
grasser that east of the Cascades is the
best part of Oregon, and should make
him content to stay where he can see
the sun once in while.
About daylight last Wednesday
fire was discovered in NJ. ].
Cockerline's smoke house at the Boyd
mill, and before the flames could be
subdued the house together with
about 800 pounds of bacon was'destroy.
ed supposed the fire originated
o2Ge that had been left
It before. The smoke
Huiew feet from the
hard work the
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