The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-28
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

From Thursdays Daily.
Sleighing is fair.
Christmas day is past.
Mr.. W. G. Woodwork is spending til
holidays with his parents.
Mr.. Heppner and wife. of Juneau, Alaska
are visiting relatives in the city.
MIR. Davis, father of Mr. Ray Davis, O
Vermont, is visiting his son in this city.
MIR. W. L. Bradshaw and wife left las
Monday on visit to his old home IN Yam
hill county.
Mr.. John Marshall, of Portland, is spend
ing the Christman holidays with his sister
Mrs. A. Nj. Williams.
Miss Della Angle and her mother arr
spending the Christmas holidays with rela
tives in Walla Walla.
Mr.. Edwin Mays, of Berkley college, will
spend the Christmas holidays in the city
with relatives and friends.
A movement is on foot to dam Mill creek
near the railroad bridge, and form skating
pond for winter amusement.
Mrs. H. A. Moss and children are spend
ing the holidays in this city. They are the
guests of MIR. and Mrs. A, Macleod.
Miss Gertrude French returned Tuesday
from an extended visit in Portland. She
was accompanied by Master Mahlan Simp.
son.
We received a copy of the Waitsburg
Times to-day dated Nov. Sth. That paper
made slow time, aud undoubtedly rested
considerable on the way.
The schools are having vacation, and we
may expect to see the hoodlums usurp street
LII III oE
civilization has no respect for the rights of
Others.
At the Congregational church, on Christ
mas eve, a well-loaded tree greeted the eyes
of the little folk. Each one left with some
present in remembrance of the event.
The steps leading to Gates addition are
in dangerous condition. The street COM
missioners should clean these of ice and
snow, and give the bluff residents some
safe means of getting to their homes.
The impressive ceremonies Of Christmas
mass was performed at the Catholic church
last Tuesday evening. The attendance was
large, and the impressiveness Of the solemn
rites commemorative of the birth of our
Savior was felt by all present.
The property owners should clean side
walks of snow and thus deprive the hood
lum element of converting the common
thoroughfares of the city into slippery and
treacherous paths, which make pedestrians
constantly vigilant, and frequently cause
bruises and other injuries.
The toboggan Is general place of resort
these evenings. Yesterday it was generally
patronized, and the people enjoyed it COM
pletely. 1t is royal fun, and exhilarates,
recuperates, resuscitates and rejuvenates
81 a ,off fba ,h1
sique of those who follow sedentary employ
ments and lack exercise.
Christmas day was happy. peaceful oc-
met around the social board, and enjoyed
themselves in general family reunion.
The small boy coasted down the streets and
sidewalks, the toboggan slide was gener-
ously pa.ronized, aud few Of our citizens
INDUCED in the stimulating beverage.
Ex-Gov. George L. Hoods, of Oregon,
who is very sick and now living with his
father at Forest Grove, suffered a relapse
and his illness has assumed very serious
phase. Physicians have given up hope of |
recovery and advised the governor to pre-
pare for the worst. The fact is that his |
death at anv moment Will not surprise his |
friends
the county hospital from Athena Saturday |
night, died Sunday morning and was buried
in the cemetery here. He died in great
agony from modification of his bmbs, sup
posed to be due to their being frozen while
he was out on hunting trip IN the mount
aims. Little could be lone to alleviate his
sufferings.
East Oregon Herald: Malheur county is
mp and doing politically, and reports her
candidates early enough to allow the people
a chance to pick tie men that offer their
services in the name Of one or the other
party. That is the best way to do. Give
the voters a show to vote for 'the man"
and the supremacy of his "party principles"
at one and the same time.
A paragraph is going the rounds about
girl dying from tight lacing. One bold
newspaper man commenting on the fact
says: ''These corsets ought to be done !
away with, and If the girls can't live with.
out being squeezed we suppose men could
be found who would sacrifice themselves.
As old as we are we'd rather devote three
hours day without a farthing of pay, as a
brevet corset, than see these girls dying In
that manner. Office hours almost any
time"
Astoria Pioneer: A logger down from
Oak Point yesterday, reports that W. II.
Elwood of that place, met with serious
accident last Saturday while out hunting.
It appears that when a long distance from
home he dropped his rifle, which in falling
was discharged, the bullet taking effect In
one of his arms, shattering the bones. The
man had long tramp over the mountains
to his home from which he was sent to
Portland. 1t is thought that it will be nec-
essary to ampatate the injured member.
Baker Democrat: Last Thursday on his
way to this city, and on the trail between
the Homestake mine and Burnt river, C.
w. Durkee was caught In snow slide and
covered up to depth of over ten feet and
only for the assistance rendered by his part
ner, George Robinson, who was close at
hand he would certainly have perished. He
under the snow in a standing posi-
tion upwards of three-quarters of an hour,
and totally unable to move hand or foot to
free himself from his perilous position and
all the time fully conscious IT the danger
that surrounded him. He says he does not
believe he could have survived the ordeal
much longer and when his friend uncoveted
the snow from his head it was the happiest
of his life.