The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-21
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Mr.. L. ". Milton, of the Oregon lStaat
Zeitung, is in the city.
The charity fair commences this evepin,
in the new armory.
What is the matter with the tobopgal
slide? Can't it be used?
Mr.. John S. Schenck, of the Fret Ma
tional bank, is in Seattle.
Mr.. w. S. Graham, who has been absen
for some weeks, returned last Monday
Mr.. w P. Covlllaud leaves tonight fo
Marysville, CAL, where he will remain
come weeks.
A few heavy flakes of snow fell yester
day morning, but stopped before the grounc
was fully covered.
Mr.. 1. c. Nickelsen has been confined te
his bed for several DAYS by an attack of in
hammatory rheumatism.
Snow has fallen to the depth of twelve
inches in Craft county, and the thermome-
ter ranged to degrees above zero.
The cantata of the Three Bears will be
rendered under the auspices of the ladies of
the Methodist church New Years night.
Letters from the east indicate the great
est confidence in business prospects for the
coming year. In Oregon, also prospects
were meyer better.
displacement OF single letter in the
heading of an article in an exchange makes
''The Size of Texas" read "The Size of
Taxes"
Mr.. Chas. E. Bayard has moved his real
estate and Insurance office to one door east
OF the corner of Washington and Third
streets. in the new opera house block.
We have been informed that lady walk
ing on Washington street was knocked down
by boys coasting. This amusement is get.
ting too rough to be much longer tolerated,
and it is time the hoodluns were taught the
lesson that sidewalks were made for pedes-
trians, summer and winter.
A man who helped himself to bivalves in
the shell at one of our oyster houses yester-
day, made the excuse that he was free
trader and believed in admitting raw mate
rial free.
W. w. Madison, of Newport, made two
attempts to commit suicide by cutting his
throat few days ago. Both attempts were
unsuccessful, and he was adjudged insane
and sent to the asylum.
The willamette people never welcomed
sunshine after one of their intensely dark
days half as heartily as the producer and
miner in the north west greets the generous
fall OF snow during the past week.
Several brakemen of La Grande are quite
Jubilant over the fact of having trains of
their own, the conductors having resigned.
These brakemen are competent for the posi-
tions, and their promotion is well earned.
The play Saturday night is highly spoken
OF by the press, and we believe it is worthy
of patronage. Of course it is not heavy
tragedy or Shakspearean drama, but is cal
culated tOamuse and entertain the audience.
Ill II. l.
ing to-day, and the thermometer ranging at
35 degrees above zero, the coolest weather
of the season. While the wind keeps in
the present direction we must expect arctic
bleezes
j. I. Agnell, wife and family. of Tacoma,
are in the city. They are visiting Mr.. Ag.
nelrs brother-in-law, Mr.. John Fiiloon
They will return to Tacoma very soon, and
they will be accompanied by Miss Sadie |
Whitmer of this city.
The telephone wire in La Gran de is
source of annoyance to railroad men. The
same complaint is not made in The Dalles,
for the reason that we have only one or two |
private telephones in the city.
This afternoon a team of horses came run. |
ming down Second street at a swift gait |
They turned the corner of Union street, |
and one of the animals badly bruised his |
hind leg. At this point they stopped and |
were taken to the owner.
Tell me, oh ye winged winds that round |
my pathway whiz, is there not some lonely |
spot where perfect quiet Is?-some still re-
treat, some solitude that is covered thick
with flies? You bet there is, 90 watch the |
store that dosen't advertise.
W. W. Journal: Qulte a large band of In.
dians, said to be from the Yakima reserva.
tion passed down the west side of the |
Columbia during the past week, carrying
on their cayuses about 200 deer, which
were slaughtered up ON the Methow.
A local dramatic company of La Grande
is enjoying a widespread reputation in
Union and Baker counties. Tnefe is no
reason that our local dramatic talent, equal
to any in the state, should not organize and
give entertainments during the winter
months.
A report was current on our streets to-
day that Mr.. Julius Wiesick died suddenly
in Grant yesterday. Meeting Mr.. w. p.
Covlllaud, we inquired about the facts in
the matter, and he said there was not one
word of truth in the report. He left Grant
about midnight of yesterday, and had not
heard of any accident Detailing Mr.. VIE
sick. We hope it is not true.
Az regular communication OF w aScO
Lodge, No. Is, A. F. & A. NJ. the following
officers were elected tor the ensuing wear:
I. I. Burgett, w. NJ; J. H. Phirman, s.
W.; Virgil Bolton, ]. W.; Geo. A. Lieble,
treas U. D. Doane, sec.; r. G. Closter,
tyler. The installation will be private, and
will take place Dec. 9th.
Woodburn Independent: About noon
Wednesday the people of Mt. Angel were
ofarfif n bVy tho lo,H 49,
agony, which proved to be Mrs. Kortman.
She was at home alone, sitting near hot
stove, when her dress caught fire. She be-
ing frightened and not being able to put out
the flames ran out in the street and screamed
for help. Her dress was burnt off and the
fire burnt her body SO badly it is thought
she is past recovery.
Wall Walia Journal: This morning the
windows of heaven opened and gave us a
good layer of snow. By noon the roads
were good enough for sleIghing and there
was jingle of the bells in sundry quarters. !
Sleighs are scarce IN this country, for we
have very little use for them, but what
sleiahs we do have, are pressed into service
the moment there is snow enough to cover
the ground and If its only an inch deep.
Times: Information received from va
quina announces that about three weeks
ago little sloop named Roacena left that
port IN tow of the steamer Mischief She
carried a crew of four men, and they
claimed to be in search of fishing banks.
She has never returned, and many suppose
she has been lost during the extreme rough
weather that has prevailed since her de.
parture. She may, however, have succeeded
in getting into some port on the coast.
We understand in the wreck which c.
cure on the Blue mountain division to the
''fytr" Engineer Watson had his leg
broken, another engineer who was learning
the route was badly bruised, and the fire.
man scalded. One of the locomotives in
rounding curve slipped from a rail and
this caused the accident. There has been
more accidents on this portion of the Union
Pacific railway than any other, and it is
time that something was done to stop trains
running at a very rapid rate over this por-
tion of the road. -
The newspaper man is frequently met
with the inquiry as to who was the author
of certain article. The reading pnhlic
should understand that the authorship of
any communication is sacred with the editor
and printer, with one exception, that of a
personal attack. 1t must be known to any
erudite person that the author of Junius'
Letters, although known at the time to the
publishers and compositors, has for more
than a century remained mystery to the
world. No secret of Free Masonry or Odd
Fellowship has been kept more sacred
This IS the tradition of the craft and a yio- |