The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12
day to Portland TO meet his son Earl,
who is returning from Manila.

this afternoon, and tomorrow will leav
for Glennwood to spend q week rust
eating.
M. 81. Bell, city recorder of Prime
vile, came up last evening from visi
to Long Beach, and left this afternoo
: for home.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. Cooper went G
Portland todey. They have son re
turning from Manila whom they will
meet in Portland.
Get out your bunting and go to dec
Grating. The town must be in hollda,
attire when the boys come marching
home Saturday night.
Capt G. E. Bartell and Sargent Dave
Lemlson, of Co. D, o. N. g., went Il
} Portland today. They will return
with the volunteers Saturday evening
Arthur Kennedy, foreman in the
Wasco News Office, was in the city last
night in rouGe to Portland to meet
nls brother who is returning FROM
Manila.
Dalles markets are we'll supplied
with watermelons and cantelopes
from the surrounding gardens, and e
considerable number of them are being
shipped to Portland.
Miss Loomis and Miss johnson were
thrown from a horse near joseph a
few days ago, and were uncouncious
for while. Both sustained slight
concussion of the spine.
The report that rich quartz ledge
was discovered within the city limits
this morning may be true, but the fact
will have to be fully demonstrated be-
it is generally believed.
George w. Jones, school supertend-
ent of Marion county, has returned to
Salem from Manila. Professor Jones
served in the Philippine Campaigns
with the Oregon regiment.
One of the attractive features of the
parade Saturday evening will be the
lady escorts to the volunteers. 1t is
expected that each return ing soldier
will be escorted through the streets by
young lady.
j. Ii. Blakeney returned today to
Portland to receive treatment for his
broken leg. The injured limb is gain
ing strength slowly, but he has to go
to the hospi tai every few days to have
it treated. Mr.. Blakeney took with
him span of fine horses for sale.
During the absence of Lieutenant
Lewis. if there are any who are anx-
ious to enlist in the Thirty fifth regi-
ment, they may make application to
DR.. ShakelfOrd who is authorized to
conduct the physical examination.
The state regetta which begins at
Astoria on the 21st will be An inter-
esting affair, as it will be the grandest
thing of the kind yet held in the state
During the regetta the State Editorial
Associations annual session will be
held.
A copy of patriotic song entitled
"Hail to the Second Oregon" has been
received at this Office, and would be
most appropriate for the reception to
De given the boys Saturday evening.
The words are by N. J. Judah and the
music by z. M. ParvIn.
There are sol mules staked out on
the sand fats south of the Eureka
dock, Tacoma, and there they will re-
main until the transport Port Albert
is ready to sail for Manila. -Four
hundred of these mules we're used in
Yesterday the Regulator and Dalles |
City met below Cascade Locks and |
the Regulator returning
1ere, aud went to Portland today. |
Tomorrow it will be trimmed up with |
lags and bunting appropriate to the
of bringing the volunteers |
lOme.
William Robertson is developing the |
,oal prospect on tine Flanagan estate
lear Marshfield. He is working in a
,unnel that was driven in 40 feet about |
y years ago, but not withstanding the
ength of time since it was driven the
'oof is perfect. The vein of coal here
8 said to be as fine as there is in the
Certainly no mistake was made in
he selection of finance committee to
Olicit funds for entertaining the re-
urning volunteers. Messrs Moore.
Stephens and French readily collected
sufficient amount, and may it be said
o their credit they did not ask the
newspapers for a contribution. recOg-
lizing the fact that the free advertising
vas sufficient for them to donate.
Judge P. P. Prim, a pioneer of 1851,
md prominent figure in Oregon
history, died at Oakland, CAL, on
tuesday. Judge Prim was born in
Wilson county, Tennessee, in 1922,
nd was educated at Cum berland uni
ersity. Coming to Oregon in 1851,
e settled in Linn county. He was d
nem ber of the constitutional conven-
ion, and had for years occupied seat
N the circuit and supreme be inches.
Lieutenant Lewis, the recruiting
tficer who has been stationed here the
'ast week, has been ordered to divide
lis time between Salem, Pepdleton
nd The Dalles, and will leave tomor-
ow for Salem, to open an Office there.
FOR time he will visit The Dalles
nee week to receive applications for
enlistment. During his stay here
Lewis received nine ap
'liCants who were accepted into the
eryice.
About 200 of the Oregon volunteers
lid not wait for the regiment to leave
San Francisco, but left as soon as they
we're paid off. They arrived at the
tate line Tuesday afternoon. Most of
hem stopped at their homes along the
inc of the Southern Pacific, and a few
# the Eastern Oregon boys. among
hem George Dufur, kept right along
o their places of residence. Their
'bject in not waiting for the rest of the
egiment was to save money and reach
lome as soon as possible.
The Oregonian sometimes gets news
cal fresh. Among its Oregon notes
was the following item:
Smallpox has appeared in Heppner,
having been scattered there, it is said,
,y a man from Walla Walla. A letter
% esident of Weston says that cases
nave appeared in several families in
he Hnnnpay noinh h0rhnnd Arnnp0 1
hem is the family of Thomas Driscoll,
whose five children are sick with the
disease. Editor Shut, of the Hep
pner Times. is one of the victims. 1t