The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
From Fridays Daily.

town. '
, Robert Smith, of Grass Valley, spen
} the day in town.
John McColloch and wife, OF Gras
Valley, are in the city.
D. B. Crabtree, of Victor is 3 guess
of the Umatiila house.
Judge Bennett returned this morn
ing from Walla Walla.
Miss Minnie Larsen. of Wasco, il
spending few days in the city.
Weinhard's beer on draught at only
one house in the city, the Coiumbis
Hotel.
Don't forget the bachelors social to.
night at the christian church. Fun
will begin at $40.
Remember the social to be given by
the Degree Of Honor ON Wednesday
evening Of next week.
This morning. two four-horse teams
were loaded at the Wasco wareho ouse
with freight for Prineville.
Those coats of. arms on display in
Stubling's window will be raff1ed
off at Skibbe's hotel tomorrow after.
noon at 8 o'clock.
Geo. w. Malone, advance agent for
Bobby Gaylor and McSorley's Twin
Co., is here endeavoring to arrange for
a aoeo nm Tho OOH
Today the Wasco warehouse began
bailing 10000 pounds Of wool that
will be shipped east as soon as it is In
readiness to move.
L. Samuel, the veteran newspaper
man and insurance agent. came up
from Portland last night, and will re.
turn tomorrow morning.
This morning seven head of very
fine work horses from Crook county
were shipped to Portland. There are
thousands Of such animals in tie
country south of The Dalles, that
should be put to use where good horses
are needed. l.,...l-,.-,.
E G. Mcpherson writes from Cross
Keys that he has finished lambing, and
had saved 100 per cent of lambs. This
is the best report yet received from
any OF the sheep raisers in the country.
Under q recent ruling OF the war de-
partment, Oregon is to be reimbursed
for the expenses OF transporting to and
from their homes when the regiment
was being made up at Portland q year
ago.
The dispatches announce that
American wool is being shipped to
England, the price In Liverpool and
London being better than anywhere
on this side Of the Atlantic. This 1t is
hoped will have tendency to bring
up the price of wool here.
Roy Ballard, one Of The Dslles boys
now in the Philippines, has been ap-
pointei corporal In Co. L. Roy is
reported to stand well with his super.
ior officers, and should he remain In
the army any length Of time, no doubt
he would become q commissioned
officer.
F. W. Spicer, who killed W. D. Jones
at Antelope on the Sd, was brought in
today by Special Constable jackson.
or warrant issued out of Justice
Bayard's court. The examination
was set for o'clock this afternoon,
but had not begun At the time Of going
to press.
The latest success of Houser-Haines
Mfg. Co. of Stockton Cal. In com.
bined harvesting machinery is their
Two wheel side hill machine, especially
built for the Oregon and Washington
trade, works with equal advantage on
level, rolling and steep hill side land,
aud adopted for the use on all kinds OF
soil, having high wheels and wide
tires there ia no lost power. 21-d,w1t
The organization of q naval and
military order of the Spanish war.
which will Re similar to the Loyal
Legion. Is being perfected by prorni.
nent regular and volunteer army and
navy officers, headed by Governor
Roosevelt. Adjutant.Genersl Tuttle
has been requested to interest the
Oregonians who enlisted in the war
and inyite them. to unite in the or
ganization.
Donald Mckay died on the Umatills
Indian reservation Tuesday, aged IS
years, from the effects of fall from
his doorstep few days before. Donald
Mckay was perhaps the brsvest and
best known scout In the Northwest,
and took part In nearly all the Indian
wars OF this and other Pacific cosst
states from 1855 to 1873. For the past
few years he had been failing In health
and had been employed % Interpreter
at the Umatilla agency.
Lem Burgess, one of the heaviest
sheep raisers In the Bskeoyen country,
Is in town town today, and when
asked concerning the condition of
sheep, said at present they we're thriv.
1 tpSS VIC X oeo Ou su0 i0hkS OOtak abos
but he says the loss was heavier the
past winter than most people thought.
He says the increase this year will not
much more than make the loss good.
| DR.. Siddall LETT on the west bound
overland for Portland last evening
and from there will 60 to Alaska to
again cast his lot IN the northern gold
fields. His destination this time is
Atlin, he being convinced that 1t Is the
coming camp of the Northwest. When
the Klondike was first struck, DR.. Sid
dali made fruitless attempt to get In
70 Dawson, but only got ~ far as Skag
way, arriving there too late in the
season 70 cross the pass. His many
friends here hope his present venture
may be more successful, and that fer
tnne may smile upon him.