The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-14
From FRIDAYS Daliy

There are thirty-fYe printers in Astoria
About three inches of snow fell in It'll
vicinity last night.
The snow last nigh simply increased th'
muck in our streets.
Police and justice courts have littls
business these days.
Union Is agitating the question of estab
fishing woolen mill.
More snow fell last night than during
the winter season Of lSSS-S9.
The small boy was early on the walk this
morning, coasting down hill.
The toboggan slide can be used now.
Don't neglect the opportunity.
The election in Astoria last Wednesday
resulted in grand Republican victory.
Gibbs, for the killing of young McDevitt
in Portland. has been found guilty of muir
der in the second degree.
La Grande and Union are having great
expectations on the completion of the rail.
roads building into the county.
Largo LaU. now lying at the wharf in
Portland, was drowned Wednesday night.
The funeral of Mr.. G. 7. Brickel was
largely attended by members of the Ma
sonic fraternity aud citizens this morning.
Two lots in The Dalles Military Reserya-
tion will be sold tomorrow at auction.
They belong to the estate of Henry Whit
taker, deceased.
Last Sunday the Historian issued very
instructive edition of the paper. 1t was
dated Dec. 9, 1889, and every item bore
evidence of having been published one hum
dred years hence.
The Spangle Record, of Dec. 7th, reports
that J. B. Lister, well known in these parts,
is in jail, on the charge of misappropriatng
S40O belonging to james Langdon, Of Rock-
ford.
James Crossen, popular railroad boy,
leayes tomorrow to take position on The
Dalles- Wallula run.--Erst Oregonian jim.
my is son OF our postmaster, Col. j. B.
Crossen.
Capt. Ii. Anlautf was circulating petl-
ton to-day for the formation of an Immi-
grafton Bureau in this city, and We are
happy to state that the petition received
signatures.
LosT-Last evening, lady's long, black
purse, with steel clasp, between Biakeley &
drug store and the Catholic
church. A suitable reward will be given
for the return of the same to this office.
A man in Baker City was fined last Tues
day 5000 for illegal voting. They fine these
ielloBs pretty heavily, and desire to weed
them out effectually. This is a commepda-
BILE example, and shonld he followed by
other cities.
The biggest and longest instrument, saws
The Walla Walla Journal, ever recorded in
BUR auditors Office is pne from the Oregon
Improvement company to the farmers Loan
md Trust company OF New York, and calls
or Sl5, 600, 600.
The snake story" in letter from
Wasco county lady, cannot be traced to
my definite source. 1t very evidently
originated in the diseased brain of some
ruthless reporter, who cared more for sen.
'ation than he did for truth.
Walla Walla Journal. Does anvoce
Know anything of the whereabouts of Isaac
Fl. Rogers? 1t is believed by his wife,
who lives in Boise Valley and came down
here to look for him, that he is somewhere
n Walla Walla, down sick. At least that
8 what he wrote to her, but all efforts to
ind him have thus far been futile. Apyone
znowing anything of the missing man will
please address the Journal office.
Boise Democrat: Frank Turner. the Lilo.
,eer packer, arrived few days since from
Atlanta, and went into winter quarters.
He met with extreme difficulty in getting
lown the river trail with his animals.
" hen he left, eight or ten days ago, snow
vas few inches In depth at Atlanta, three
md one-half feet on the divide and about
fifteen inches at the Bar 1t was doubtful
whether the veteran miner, Judge Heath,
whose hands and feet were frozen while at.
tempting to walk from the Bar to Atlanta.
would recover.
I. I. Minor, physician; G. Morris Haler
and Louis Cox, attorneys, the three men
no aie supposed to haye been drowned
while hunting on the waters of tie lower
Sound, are the most prominent men in
their professions in the city of Seattle, and
have done as much to make Seattle the
thriving city she is at present as auy other
three men on Puget Sound. Minor AMI
Haller were very wealthy men and Minor
was mayor OF Seattle and was spoken favor.
ably OF as United States senator, Haller
mas always been prominent Democratic
politician Seattle will miss them.
The party that left here few days apo
,n search for Chas. Miller, supposed to
nave perished in the snow somewhere in the
5reenhorn section, returned this morning
md report having found no trace of him.
During his years of experience in this coun-
Try as ming superintendent, Mr.. Miller
doubtless possessed . fair knowledge Of. the