The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-04
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily
Truman Butler went to Portland to
day.
Mrs. ". C. Brock, of Wasco, is visit
ing in the city.
Hon. F. N. Jones is in from his farm
near Bakeoven.
Mrs. C. W. Johnston, of Dufur, Ii
visiting in the city.
The La Grande sugar factory hsf
commenced work for the season.
C. M. Zumwalt and D. c. Roberts, oi
Wamic, were in the city last night.
Today wheat is worth so cents for
No. / ana from 46 to 48 for poorer
grades.
Mrs. Kate Roche went to Portland
on the morning train to attend the ex-
position.
Henry Odell, prominent sheep
raiser from Paulina, Crook county, is
in the city.
Baker City will have free delivery
mail system inaugurated during the
coming month with four carriers.
Mrs. n. c. Leavitt, of Portland was
visiting In the city today, and will
leave on the afternoon train for home
The Journal predicts that the Co.
lumbia Southern road will be running
trains into Grass Valley within two
months.
Rev. G. Rushing, pastor of the
Christian church, has been quite i'll
for the past week, but at present Is
conyalescing.
Capt. A. Ad. Keller is still confined
to his room with q very lame leg, an
ailment with which he has been affiict-
ed for some time.
Fred Burchtorf, George Gosser and
Pete Stadleman were over to Trout
lake this week on q hunting expedi-
tion, but they left most OF the ducks
and other coveted game over there.
The fog that hung over The Dalles
this forenoon reminded Londoners OF
the good old fog in their native city
that used to cause them to hunt around
with lantern at midday to find their
homes.
Roads are drying up rapidly and are
getting in pretty good condition. AS
a result farmers are again bringing
their wheat in in large quantities, but
owing to the low prices there Is very
little selling.
J. P. Van Houten came up from
Portland last evening, having just re-
turned from q tour through Ohio, Illi.
nois and Michigan, where he has been
buying thoroughbred merino sheep
for the B. s. & L. Co.
The Wasco News rejoices that new
depot is to be erected on the 0. Il. &
N. line at Biggs, the terminus OF the
Columbia Southern. The new struct-
ure will be a $1,000 building supplied
with all modern improvements.
All of the Dalles bowlers have re-
turned except Mr.. Nolan. They say
they received royal treatment in Port
land at the hands of the Arlington
club, and although they were defeated
they were well rewarded for their trip.
A number of law students and
students of the high school will meet
at the law Office of Moore & Gavin
this evening at o'clock for the pur-
pose Of organizing literary society.
Anyone interested in this matter is
welcome.
Helen Gould is after the Mormons
with hot stick. She has donated
$6, 900 to the League Of Social Service
to be used in crusade against Nor
and she will have literature
condemning the practices
of the church.
Elections will be held for various
state officers next Tuesday week in the
states of Maryland, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and
Legislatures will also be
chosen in the states Of Virginia, New
York and New Jersey.
Otis Teal, of Eight-mile, met with
,erious accident Tuesday last. He was
HE favorite saddle horse to
'un and turn the stake when it STUN
lied and fell carrying the rider to the
round and breaking his right leg just
,bove the ankle.-Dufur Dispatch.
When one notes the amount of
heat that is being shipped from here
g cannot but be convinced that an
ther large Touring mill is one Of the
eeds of The Dalles. The wheat
Mould be ground here instead of be-
lg sent abroad to be made into flour.
In Recorder Gates court this after
BON Jim Une, q Chinaman, is on
ial for refusing to pay his road tax.
be case is for the purpose of testing
10 validity of the law authorizing
ties to levy and collect poll tax. e
rank Menefee is conducting the case Z
r the city and W. q. Wilson for the d
fendent.
The Grass Valley Journal brings t
it J. B. Hosford as q candidate for !
attorney of this district,
ID speaks in high terms of his ability
an attorney. It's pretty early to o
rout candidates for the 1900 cam- s
ign, but the Journal evidently be- l,
,ves in the saying that the 'early
rd catches the worm" Ia
A runaway team caused bit of ex-
tement on Second street at noon to- II
y. They started from the postofice,
,ading east, and the last seen of them b
ey were going up the brewery hill. p
hey managed to get through the fl
DIVIDED street without colliding with
ybody, and no damage was done. 3
le team belonged to Emile Kohler, of c,
lenowith. fc
The Oregon Association of Opticians
% recently organized, with J. o. it
ats, Of Eugene, as president. W. E. P
rretson, of this city was elected tc
The next meeting of the sy
ISOLATION will be held in Portland
the third Monday in January. The tv