Weekly Mountaineer July 17, 1879 SITUATION WANTED– Mrs. J.A. Tusten desires a situation as nurse. See advertisement. PICTURES– Mr. Ira Powers has added a large number of fine pictures to his stock of furniture. PUB DOCS. – Thanks to Senator Slater and Congressman Whiteaker for public documents sent us. WILL MOVE– Mr. S. Blumauer and family will move into their new residence on Third street in about ten days. DIED – Sumner Barker, died at Yakima City [Washington] on the 30th of June. He was engaged in merchandising and was highly respected. WOOL – In this city 12 œ and 13 œ is all that is being offered for wool. The larger portion is being shipped to San Francisco [California], to be sold there. DIED – A.J. Cain, an old and respected citizen of Walla Walla [Washington], died at Waitsburg [Washington] on the 2d instant. He was from Indianapolis, Indiana. PRINTERS’ PICNIC – The printers of Portland give their annual picnic on Saturday next. They expect to have a good time if it don’t rain. POSTAL CHANGES – Office established, John Day, Grant county [Oregon], Frank McCallum, Postmaster. Postmaster appointed, Ely Bolton, Cross Keys, Wasco county. LARGE FREIGHT BILL – On last Saturday Messrs. Handley & Sinnott paid the O.S.N. Co. the largest freight bill ever paid at one time by any business firm in this city, amounting to $1,233.15, on a cargo of lumber from Portland. SENTENCED – J.M. Bumgardner, the forger who writes such excellent poetry, was sentenced last Monday morning by Judge Bellinger of the State Circuit Court to five years’ confinement in the State Prison. He was taken to Salem [Oregon] Wednesday morning. BLACKSMITHING – We called in at Mr. George A. Liebe’s blacksmith shop on Wednesday morning and found the blacksmiths all busy at work. Mr. Liebe showed us the wheels and axles for a log wagon for Mr. N. Whitney, of Klickitat county [Washington]. They are perfectly immense for size. A FINE VAULT – Mr. Henry Whitmore has just built a fire-proof vault-of stone-for Mr. Thomas Cook, 10 by 15 feet, which will be under the two story building he intends putting up soon on the site of the old Jackson Saloon. The vault will contain his stock of liquors and cigars, and in case of a fire will be safe. STRANGE – A few days ago our neighbor, Mr. Samuel Klein, on moving an old beehive found it to contain a new swarm of bees. The hive had been set aside containing a small quantity of old comb, and it seems that a stray swarm of bees took possession and when found were hard at work making honey. Somdbody [sic] lost a swarm of bees. WHEAT SAMPLES – Mr. Joseph McDonald, who lives on Chenoweth Creek, three or four miles below town, sent us in yesterday a sample of the wheat he raised on the high ground on his place this year without irrigation. The sample will compare favorably with the best Willamette Valley article, and can be seen at our office by those who wish to inspect it. LEG BROKEN – Mr. T.J. Warmoth, one of the driver’s on the stage line between The Dalles and Baker City [Oregon], had a runaway on Wednesday of last week in the vicinity of Frank Juette’s and got his leg broken just above the ankle. Doctors Logan and Richardson are attending the unfortunate man, from whom we learn that he is getting along as well as could be expected. SNIPES & SMITH’S FLOURING MILL – Mr. Black, the gentleman who has superintended the work of putting in the machinery of Messrs. Snipes & Smith’s flouring mill in this city, has about completed his job, and is now awaiting the arrival of the 5,000 bushels of wheat from Walla Walla, with which the trial is to be made before the mill we be turned over to the owners. We predict that the mill will work like a charm, make good flour, and give entire satisfaction to all concerned. NEW EMPIRE HOTEL – From Mr. Thomas Smith, who called on us on Tuesday, we learn that he has let the contract for the rebuilding of the Empire Hotel on the site of the one destroyed by the fire in May last. The building will be 120 by 40 feet, with a wing 60 feet, three stories high, and will contain 70 rooms. The contractors are Messrs Hanly & Helm, of Portland. He also informed us that he intends “keeping” the hotel himself and will return with his family as soon as the building is completed. SIX MORE NEW BRICKS – Messrs. French Bros. have let the contract for the building of six fire proof brick building – with one high story. Five will be 25 by 90 feet deep and one will be 25 by 100 feet deep. These stores will be on Second street, joining the bank building on the west and Mr. Harry Kerrison’s private residence on the east. A portion of the lot is now occupied by Mr. R. R. Hood’s livery stable. Two of the stores [remainder of article missing – transcriber’ error]. NEW BUILDINGS Mr. George Ruch’s new brick is progressing finely and will soon be ready to receive the roof. Mr. F. Dehm is rebuilding on his lot on Main street. Max Vogt & Co. have commenced putting up a building on their lot next to Mrs. Moody’s store. Mr. P.J. Martin’s three new buildings on Main street are progressing rapidly. Mr. Bonzey’s new building on Main street is almost ready to be occupied. The lumber for Messrs. Handley & Sinnott’s hotel has arrived and work has commenced. Henry Schmidt’s building on Court street is receiving the finishing touches. Mr. Charles Kron’s two buildings on the corner of Second and Union streets are nearly ready to be occupied. Mrs. Springer has sold her lots and partly built houses to Mr. John Marden for $3,000, who is continuing the work on the buildings. Captain Frank Coe is putting up a large building on the south side of Second street, between Court and Union. Emile Schanno’s two stores on the corner of Second and Court streets are getting along nicely. To be continued Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Find high-speed ‘net deals — comparison-shop your local providers here. https://broadband.msn.com