The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-11
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From v ea..esJay's Daily.

lakes his position.
At tie board of trade chambers, la
night, a quorum not being present, no bus
ness was transacted.
Mr.. Alex. Henderson, llast evening,
coming down the toboggan slide, suffered
severe spraln of his limbs.
By reason of the severe cold weather ther
are a number OF cases o. Influenza an
pulmonary diseases in The Dalles.
Work on the Astoria railroad has beel
suspended. There are several suit
against the contractors for wages.
Mr. j. C. Enright, the third train dis
patcher in this city, is confined 10 Iii
room by an attack OF lung fever.
No trains from the east arrived in th'
city yesterday. A local passenger from
Walla Waila passed down, but il con
tanned no mail.
At the toboggan slide last evening, hot
coffee and crackers were served in the to-
boggsn saloon. A very social time Was en-.
joyed by the members.
Trans from all directions are very irreg.
ular on account of heavy snow. We may
expect a change any day, when the atmos-
phere will be warm and springlike.
Several sleighing parties aie erjoying the
arctic weather these evenings. 1he merry
jingle of bells make harmonious these cold
nights, and the young people seem to enjoy
themselves.
Mr.. A. Genres, whU has been absent for
the past nine months at his cd home in
Alsace, Germany, returned last sunday.
His family, who made The visit with him,
are at Sprague, Wash.
Grsnt County NeUs: Frank Lawrence
and John Frates were tried last week be-
fore Justice Rulison charged with larceny
of sheep. They gave bonds for their ap-
pearance before the next grand jury.
Ne,cs: The republicans of Crook county
are in the minority. but they haye only to
do as they have dOne-aSslst in widening
the quarfels in democratic ranks-in or
der to elect their nominees to some of the
offices. Fact.
Ne,cs: Word has reached here that
chap by the name of Lark Bilyeu recently
stabbed another chap by the name of Rob
ert Cannon at Mitchell. We have Eot
learned whether the wounded man is
fatally hurt or not.
Henry Hudson, supervisor of district No.
80, will report to the county court, which
will be in session tomorrow, the construc-
tion of two bridges, one across Dry creek,
Sc feet long, and another over Chrisman
creek, 30 feet long.
Baker City Democrat: The sale of several
OF the prominent mining properties of Sparta
district will liven things up in that camp
considerably. With the advent of capital
into the country extensive milling machin
cry will be supplied to treat the ores and
the bullion product will be very large an
nually.
Pennington Register: Walla Walla has a
big scandal case on hand, in which one
Ward Douglas figures as the main actor.
Is this the same insur aEce agent who created
such a sensation at Dayton, Oregon, and
was afterwards knocked out by the womans
hnshapd who he (Douglasl had been passing
as his sister at Dayton?.
Union street, sidewalks. etc., has been
devoted to coasting by order of the city
council. Those OF our citizens, ladies or
gentlemen, who use the sidewalks for the
purpose OF going to or from their residences
do SO at their peril. This is as it should
be. When the spring time comes we shall
advocate that the sidewalks be given up t.
bicyclists. Il is cruel to force them to take
the streets, with its mud holes, rocks and |
ruts.
W. w. Journal: We have now, what |
may be Justly termed, excellent bracIug |
winter weather, with about SIX inches of |
snow, all OF which is better for the country, |
than it really teels, for good winter, With
at least foot of snow, always means big |
harvest. All signs may fail in this country, |
but this is one, that meyer fails.
Register: The weather at Pennington is
not at all desirable. The mercury ranges
from fifteen above to seventeen below zero
The high winds that prevailed last evening
drifted the snow so as to make sleighing
bad, especially in c.Oss lanes. A fine snow
f.Il and Indications ara or. |
not to haye thaw for several days.
Father p j. Gleeson, the popular pastor
OF the Catho.ic church at Pendeton. died
Monday morning, after brief illness. He
was taken i'll week ago with pneumonia,
but the sickness was not regarded as seri-
Gus. HIS death was great surprise. He
was "a years old, and was ordained at the
age of "a. His relatives live near st. Louis.
Astoria Pioneer: Major Hundbury, en-
gineer-in-chef Of the jetty works, arrived
from Portland yesterday. In the after
noon he visited the jetty, and today he
will examine and test the telegraph cable,
which is to connect Tillamook light sta
tion with the mainland. The Major stated
that work would be resumed in the jetly
as soon as the weather permits.
w. W. Journal: Mrs. Mcconnell, poor
woman with three children, came down
from Davenport last night, and seeing
light in Jennings & Evans store, she went
in, sat down by the stove, told sorrowful
tale Of assertion by worthless husband,
and that she was penniless, with not a
place to lay her head. Jeff Jennings took
the poor, fol saken woman to the Delmonico
hotel, and then reported the sad case to the
Ladies Relief committee.
Aryus: One OF tie most peculiar incidents
connected with the recent sad drowning of
Dr. Minor, d. Mo- ris Haller and f. Lewis
Cox, was dream that Mrs. Haller had on
the night OF December 81, the night on
which the drowning is supposed to have
taken place. She dreamed that her hus-
band stood before her. with no coat or vest
Oh, and drenched with water from head to
foot. Naturally she was alarmed, and in
the morning she related her experience to
Mr.. Haller's mother and Mrs. Minor.
Baker Democrat: There is a great scram-
BILE umt ng some Of the attorneys of the
Sixth Judicial District for the place made
vacant by the death of Judge Ison. L. Ell.
Crawford and J. w. Shelton, Of Union, are
pushing their claims vigorously for the
place and IL bitter fight is waging between
ihem From Baker county, A. j. Law
renee has the endorsement of the bar and
his claims are entitled to the first cOnSid-
Grafton by Governor PenDOyer. Baker
county is entitled to the preference and
presents II proper candidate in the person
of judge Lawrence
Pioneer. 1 he SURVEY of the mouth of
the Columbia river recently made shows
that great and beneficial changes have
taken pace upon the bar since the survey
of 1855, about the time of the commence
ment of jeity work. The results are now
being plated. The same channel depth
over the bar, whicA W available for Il
width of one and haif miles in 1855, is
now ayailaDle Ior II idth of five miles,
with Indications that much deeper chan
mel is forming through about The middle
of the bar.
An exchange says that canvas-back
dues HIes at an habitual rate OF 80 miles
per hour which is increased in emergency
to 100 The mallard has flight of 4S miles
an hour; the black duck, PIN tail, wdgcon
and wood GucK cannot do much better.
The blue-wn and green-wing teals can go ,
100 miles an hour and take it easy. TIE
red head can fly all day at 90 miles per
nour. The CALDWELL can do 80 miles. The
hight of the wild goose is 100 miles per
hour. We 10 not know how he ascertainsd !