The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

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land to Los Angeles for parties of 25
or oyer.
Misses Effie Crooks and Mary Brink,
teachers in the public schools of Prime
vile, arrived here by yesterdays stage
Miss Crooks will remain here few
weeks, the guest of Mrs. J. M. Filoon.
while Miss Brink will go to Albany.
Members OF the militia company are
doing regular practice work prepara
tory to engaging in the encampment
at Salem next July. Captain Bartell
expects to have his company we'll uI
in tactics when they shall 60 to Sa
lem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop. of Wisconsin,
are here visiting Mrs. Bishops brother
G. P. Balch, of Dufur. Today Mr.
Balch showed them The Dalles and its
surroundings, taking them to Seufer,
Bros cannery where they witnessed
the process of canning fish.
r. J. German has been appointed
deputy game and forestry warden for
Wasco county, hence all violators on
the game laws are warned to look oui
for Dick. He will be abroad in the
land, and at all times ready to bring
offenders before the bar of justice.
Some purveyor of hair restoratives
ought to do a good business selling
his condiments in the grand jury
room. OF the seven grand jurors there
are five whose heads have grown
through their top hair. They are
with the exception of two, entitled to
full membership in the baldheaded
club.
Last Saturday evening G. E. Thomp.
son met with quite severe accident
while tightening some bolts that sup
warehouse. He was standing on a
ladder when it broke, letting him fall
about IL feet, and striking on his right
foot he strained the ankle so that he
will he laid up for several days.
The graduating exercises of the high
schoal class will be held in VOgt opera
house Saturday evening, May q. The
graduating class will be composed oi
Martha Baldwin, Harriet Cram. Harry
Curtis, Nettie Fredden, Grace Hobson,
Hester Kent, Lena Liebe, Ivan Oakes,
Clyde Riddell, George Ruch, Martha
Schooling. Lena Thompson, Era Uren,
Martha Whealdon and Grace Willer.
ton. The closing exercises of the
grammar and primary schools will be
held on the evening of the 26th.
Last Saturday afternoon the manu-.
featuring committee appointed by the
club had a conference with a number
of the heayiest property owners OF
The Dalles, tine matter considered
being the proposition to raise subsi.
dies for encouraging manufacturing
industries. The gentlemen inter-
viewed were all favorable to the prop
osition, and are willing to contribute
to almost any specific manufacturing G
industry. They favor first creating e
fund with which to send a representa-
tive to manufacturing centers to as.
certain what would be possible to Sc
cure and what amount of subsidy is
required.
1. J. Dilley, of Kansas, spent the day
here visiting friends. Mr.. Dilly, when
asked how times are in Kansas said
they are very dull. The farmers are
not so prosperous as they were year
ago and the outlook for crops, except
corn, is not fattering. In his state
the trusts have secured control of a
majority of the manufacturing inter-
ests and have shut them down, throw
ing a great many people out of en-
which adds to the dull times.
Mr.. Dilly was asked how the admins
,ration's expansion ideas were accept
ed in Kansas, and stated that a major
ty of the people did not approve of
holding the Philippines as a colony or
them into the Union under
territorial government.
From Tuesdays Daily
j. M. Chitty, of Viento, is in the
,ity.
G. D. Woodwork, of Hood River,
8 in town.
N. R. Baird, of Antelope, is here at
ending court.
W. Bolton, of Antelope, is here at
court.
M. J. Anderson, mayor of Dufur, is
n the city today.
J. M. Russell, the Portland wool
buyer. is in the city.
Last night G. M. Grimes shipped a
ar of beef cattle to Troutdale.
Yesterday afternoon and last night
here was 4.100 of an inch of rain fell.
C. A. Rhea, president of the First
National bank of Heppner, is in the
,ity.
Frank Flemming, prominet stock
'aiser of Bakeoven, was in town to-
lay.
E. Y. Judd, of the Pendleton wool
md securing mills, spent the day in
he city.
W. H. b. Dufur, forestry superin.
endent for this district, spent the day
n the city.
Ralph Fisher. returned home last
'yening from Stanford, where he has
'een attending school.
Little business was transacted in
ircuit court today, there having been
10 cases ready for trial.
Mayor George Crossfeld, of Wasco,
pent yesterday in town, and returned
lome on the afternoon train.
This morning two car loads ofsheep,
fought of Horatio Fargher, were
hipped to the Spokane Butchering
20.
In the circuit court this morning
ohann Gottfried Fisher, subject of
he emperor of Germany, was made
itizen of the United States.
F. B. Milliorn and DIR. Oglesly came
n this morning from the Ochoco
1ines where they have been looking
fter their mining property.
Straw berries have begun to ripen in
lood River valley, and the crop prom
;es to be large one, fully up to the
est ever raised in that locality.
B. S. Pague predicts the highest
'ater this year will be about July 18th.
'eople here would be willing for him
D put off the date until Decembe 18th.
Mrs. A. M. Williams, of Portland,
nd her sister, Mrs. Clark, of Chicago,
tho have been visiting in the city the
asst two weeks, left by boat today for
'ortland.
An Ellensbure schoolboy who was
nxious to be the school drummer Of
,red the principal cents as bribe
, get the place. The youngster still
as his nickel.
1t was reported by parties who came
own on the morning train, that Biggs
as struck by young cyclone yes
,rday aftern oon and two buildings
ere blown down.
G. Mcpherson and J. II. Douthit |
re holding 140 head of Crook county
attle at Eight-Mile awaiting the
rival of the Montana buyer to whom
hey have been sold.
According to the records kept by
[r. Brooks the mean temperature for |
Ia & rst % daun of tho nronant ,nn.4h