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

ohious uouu 1uo uulOu, we nave IOuay
smallpox epidemic from the Atlantic
to the Pacifc-one of the benefits
| ensuing from our new colonial poss-
essions.-Salem Sentinel.
From Mondays Daily.
M. A. Leslie, of Wasco, spent the
day in town.
Ed. NJ. Williams went to Portland
yesterday afternoon.
G. W. Lord, of Arlington, spent
yesterday in the city.
81. D. Parkins returned Saturday
evening from Baker City.
W. B. Presby, one of Goldendale's
prominent attorneys, is in the city.
Frank Cram, is visiting in Portlond,
having gone down on the early train
yesterday.
One car of cattle and one of hogs
will be shipped from here to Trout
dale tonight.
William Brookbouse and Miss
johanna Shelly were granted marriage
license today.
Phil Metschan, jr ,. son of the ex-
state treasurer, was married in Port.
land Saturday evening to Miss Velene
Kugh.
Miss Katie Brogan returned home
yesterday from Antelope, where she
has been teaching school the past
three months.
Mayor 81. L. Kuck and family left
Saturday evening for MIR, Kuck's old
home in Iowa. They expect to be
gone month.
This would be first rate time for
the city police to run in lot of hobos
and put them to work shoveling mud
off the crosswalks.
Hon. Arthur Hodges, clerk of Crook
county, was in the city Saturday night,
returning from a visit to Salem. He
left by yesterdays stage for Prineville.
c. G. Woodford and Mrs. Emma
Sparkling, both of Dufur, were married
at the Obarr hotel at O'Clock this
morning, Recorder N. h. Gates Of
fciating.
Hon. Frank Steuneuberg, governor,
and Bartlett Sainclair, auditor of the
state of Idaho. arrived here on No.
this morning from Boise, and left by
boat for Portland.
Hon. o. L. Patterson and family,
of Long Creek, are here visiting Mr..
Patterson's brother. They have just
returned from visit to his former
home in Indiana.
Last Saturday Chrisman Bros
butchered an 18-months.old hog that
weighed when dressed 556 pounus.
The hog had been raised by them, and
was pretty fair sample of Wasco
county products.
Congressman Moody left yesterday
morning for Washington, and will ar
rive there just in time for the oonvening
of congress next Monday. He went to
Portland and from there took the
Northern Pacific for the east.
This morning 13 cars of cattle be-
longing to Fry & Bruen, that were en-
route to Seattle and passed through |
here last night, had to be brought
back to the stockyards because of
the train not being able toget past
the wreck at Rooster Rock.
The Albany poundmaster announces
that he has Withdrawn from the race
for city marshal on the independent
ticket in favor Of the janitor of the
Linn county courthouse, and will bring
to bear all the machinery of the pound
Office to effect his elecGion.
With such splendid weather as has
favored this section the past two
with such splendid prospects
and with stock on the range rolling in
their fat, Wasco county people have
much to be thankful for on next Thurs
lay. The low price of wheat is the
only thing they have to regret.
Louie Comini returned yesterday {
rom a tour through Crook, Wheeler |
Ind Harney counties, where he has
been taking orders for monuments
md tombstones. He reports having .
discovered some fine granite deposits
While on his trip and expects to go =.
back next summer to develop them.
A stranger overlook Salem boy on /
lie way to shoot ducks. The stranger .
vas sociable and accompanied the
lunter. Arriving at duck pond, the +
tranger kindly took the gun and /
'sked the boy to go around and drive
he ducks towards him, so he could
AVE sure shot. The boy next saw :,
he gun in the Salem second. hand !,
tore. =
At a meeting of the vestry OF st.
'aul's church held last Saturday even i,
ng, the resignation of Rev. Joseph De f
'orest as rector was accepted. and Mr.. a
>e Forest will leave Wednesday night u
or Denver, Colorado, where he has ac- q
epted call from St. Marks parish.
fany resident of The Dalles will re-
ret that Mr.. De Forest has determined
D sever his connection with the church =
ere, as he was one of the ablest and
1ost popular rector st. Paul's has ever :"
ad.
The striking OF artesian water in .,
ne coal prospect hole which Seufert :,
'ros. are sinking above town throws a N
lean Of light upon the problem of re- y
lenishing the city water supply. ~
here being artesian water at depth :,
80 feet on che beach indicates that a,
is general all over this section, and
possibly could be found by sinking
own on the hills south of town. If so m
g would have an endless supply OF .
ood, pure water. 1t would be money II
ell spent for the water commission to te
nix we'll on some elevated point.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon =
lr. Wayne Robertson, of White Sal "
on, and Miss Effie Evans, of this =.
'unty. were Joined in marriage at the ~
hristian church. While Mrs. Nc ~
wen, presiding at the organ, played a M
edding march, the bridal couple en- =
red the auditorium of the church - u.
ON the vestry room. and proceeded -
tho altar uuh q D.sL:l