The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-17
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
W. W. Cook, of Ridgeway, is a que
at the Umatilla House.
Justice George Prather, of Hot
River spent last night in the city.
Jal.es De Moss of De Moss Spriae
Is enjoying the good things at tt
Umatilla House.
j. G. Egbert of Fifteen n-mile who
we'll known in the city is reporte
seriously i'll at his home.
Pat Mcneil the accommodating be-
boy Of the Uratilla House Is confine
to bis room with an attack of illness.
E P. Williams the Kingsley mer
chant was in the city this morning
purchasing goods for his store at tina
place.
Homer Angel returned last evenin,
from the University of Eugene wher
he has been attending school for tn,
past year.
F. NJ. Warren, of Warrenton, is IL
the city for short stay. Mr.. Warner
Is one of the original owners of the
original townsite of the'booming little
town of Warrenton.
The candidates who will be named
at the mass meeting this evening are
mayor, city treasurer, five cOuncilmen
and four water commissioners. The
meeting will be called to order at 8
o'clock In the circuit court room.
Miss Grace E. Smith. whose home is
at Monmouth, but who has been
teaching In the La Grande public
school, arrived on yesterdays train
and is the guest of Rev and Mrs. G.
Rushing.
The river Is almost on standstill
today having risen only one-half inch
between 8 o'clock this morning and
noon. Everything indicates that it
will stand at the present height until
Sunday when it will once more begin
to come up.
Charles M. Cartwright arrived in
the city yesterday evening from
trip to his ranch at Hay creek in Crook
county. Mr.. Cartwright states that
he has never seen stock in better shape
or more promising hay and grain
crops than are found throughout
Eastern Oregon this summer.
Up to noon today no wool sales were
reported. Quite number of buyers
are in the city at present and seem
unusually eager to buy and with the
price ranging between eleven and /
fourteen cents it does not seem likely |
that the producers will hold for higher |
figures and it is not likely that they |
will gain much by so doing.
Most of the gold mining boats on
the river adjacent to Ontario, Oregon,
have suspended operations on account
Of high water. The same cause will
soon suspend for the present almost
all mining work on the various bars
along Snake river. The water will be
higher this year, it Is predicted by
mining men, than it has been for
many years before.
The cool weather seems to keep the
salmon from starting up the Columbia
Ind the only fishermen who are at
present making heavy catches are
hose located around the mouth of the
'iyer, and the canneries in that section
,ave more fish offered than they can
,andle. Our local fisherman are not
howerever, as there ap.
,ears to be fish in abundance outside
It the mouth of the river waiting to
ome up when suitable weather stes /
n and they will then be able to put t
lp their usual seasons pack.
The Marion county ballot-fraud g
'ases are at an end. When the circuit
'ourt convened Monday morning the
ases of the state of Oregon against P. t
4. Darcy and others were called on |
Hayden announced that he would to. ,
lay file motion to dismiss the cases, :
tating in his motion his reason for
aking that course. At o'clock, Dis i,
rict Attorney Hayden filed his motion,
tating therein that he had no other
than that introduced in the
rial In February, and as the court had
leld the evidence insufficient, he would
lot undertake to try another. The
ourt dismissed the cases.
1t Is question in the minds of many !
g to when the Nevada, California and !
oregon railrord which is already built
ONE twelve miles north of Aimee, =
california will end. In speaking Of
he matter the Lake county examiner
ays: SIT is predicted by some, who
'elieve they are in position to know,
hat this line will pass on through the !
south Fork feeding grounds, to point
n, Modoc county, five miles east of
Alturas, where terminal point will
'e made to await q connecting line c
rom The Dalles, Or. From this we C
re to infer that our city may yet be Z
he terminus of this railroad line.
Without doubt mere cattle will be
hipped out of Oregon during the
month of June this year than any year
N record. Enormous herds were
hipped east last year and many were
+ the opinion that Oregon was being