The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-18
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

. uence IN tbls city.
The east-bound flyer arrived to-day at
o'clock, one hour and half late.
DIR. Waters, at last accounts. was reco
o ering from the attack of pneumonia.
u The thermometer to-day was above ger
and the mercury Indicated clear weathe
Mr.. Frank Menefee, of this city, has be,
appointed notary public by Gov. Pennoye
l Union has incorporated Real Estate al
Money Exchange, with a capital stock
' $4,000.
Many Pendleton merchants are short
goods, owing to stoppage of traffic on IL
railroads.
For the past two days the weather hi
, , been much milder, and there are indication
of chinook wind.
The week of ofprayer during the past weel
we understand, has been observed by sou
OF the churches in this city.
Three new precincts have been created
Linn county to accommodate the increase
population during the past year.
A force of five Union Pacific lineme
passed through Pendleton yesterday to pu
wires on the Mullan branch of the o. L
&N.
Notwithstanding the magnificent sleigh
ing our people are so unambitious that the
cannot get together party for this enjoy
ment. .-
The delayed east. bound train arrived las
night; but no west-houud. We are enjoy
ing all the comforts which railroad block
ade can afford.
The drop curtain at the Vogt Gran
opera house will be the finest in the north
west, and all the scenery has been finishes
in the highest style of art.
The farm residence of Frank Lauson, a
Whitman station, near Walla Walla, witt
contents, was totally destroyed by fire Fri
day evening. Loss, $1,000.
We received call to-day from Mr.. W
p. Walker. He says he has taken tn
MoUNTAINEER for the past thirty years, an,
has never missed number.
The DaIles Dramatic club has in rehearsa
a most thrilling conception of our leadin.
| poets. They will be able to place it on tn,
boards in two or three weeks.
The Vogt Grand opera house is being fin
ished az rapidly as possible, and the man
ager, Col. Morgan, is determined to have
the opening on the 9th inst.
So far this season we have learned of nc
loss Of stock, and we do not apprehend any
great suffering ancng cattle if the snow
should continue for some weeks
A lone, solitary ''drunk" finds his way
| into the city Jail; but aside from that there
| is nothing to break the monotony of the
usual routine OF business in police court cir.
| cles..
]. Leahy lett yesterday for Dayton,
WASH, where he has accepted position as
telegraph operator. MIR. LeahY is very
genial gentleman, and has numerous friends
in this city.
A land slide at West Seattle Thursday
afternoon demolished several houses. The
inmates were warned in time, however. to
saye their lives The loss amounts to sew
eral hundred dollars.
All the ministers in the city are at home,
and good place to spend the Sabbath will
be in the churches. These bleak and win
try days should be productive of large at
tendance on divine service.
Col. Morgan is in correspondence with
some of the best dramatic talent in the
country, and as soon as the Vogt Grand
Opera house opens we snail be privileged
with the choicest talent on the coast.
There has been work for all during the
past few days. Every idle man desirous of
employment has been working at good
wages putting up ice, and generally speak
ing there Is a bountiful supply housed for
summer.
Last night. at a regular meeting of Colum-
bia Lodge, No. 5, 1. o. o. F. the following
officers were installed for the ensuing six
months: J. H. Phirman, N. G.; B. w. Nc
Intosh, V. c.; o. D. Doane, secretary; III.
9. Nielsen, treasurer.
Goldendale Sentinel: The Columbia at
Grant closed up on Friday night, but on
Saturday morning the ice was not sufficient
ly solid to permit of taking the mail oyer
on the ice, heEce Goldendale did not receive
any mail that way Saturday.
The storms east and west of US during
the past few days has made passenger travel
very uncertain; but we may take comfort
from the fact that we are not nearly in as
BAD a predicament as Astoria or Vancouver
Dependent alone on the river, when this is
closed there Is no other method of commu-
nication for those cities.
Walter Johns, boy l0ten years old, son
OF MIR. Thos. Johns. of this city. slipped
frcm the sidewalk near his residence this
morning, breaking his right leg below the
knee. DR.. Hollister was called and re-
duced the fracture.
The Diamond Mills which closed with
the. year did fgood seasons work. They
started August Doth and manufactured 57S4
barrels of flour of prime quality. They have
the capacity of l25 barrels per day, if run
at full speed. The time of opening the mill
for work will be about the beginning of
March.
Albany Herald: River navigation is al.
most at standstIll at present. The Three
Sisters and the Vim. Hoag are both frozen
in at Oregon City. The river from that
point to Portland is frozen over to the
depth of one and one.half inches. The |
Terry boats at Portland are making regular |
tripe under difficulties. A few warm days
will loosen everything up and clear the
liver of all ice.
The members of the Sd Regiment band |
md orchestra have decided to give first
,lass promenade concert in about three |
weeks. They are now busy arranging their
programme and can assure YOU that it will
De big treat to hear them. The object of
,iying this concert is to raise money enough
@ furnish their band room, etc., in the ar.
nory. Due notice of the date will be given
n these columns next week.
These wintery days, When the merchant
H. ;dilv in his store, the banker in his
counting iieSse and no one is busy except
he editor. plans and 'amusements to while
.way the time are 10 o-urf, nj all kinds OF
chernes are devised to chase away the dull
md lag gard honrA Many Of these are very
uccessful, as the time thus whiied away
furnishes for improvement opportunities and
and others make the future more
gloomy and foreboding.
,ot as far as Hunters the previous day, left
here for this city, at o'clock yesterday
morning. She had on board passengers
nd mail which had come down by rail from
Portland. She did considerable zigzagging
O get to various points on the river, being
sort of accommodation train, and encoun-
cred considerable floating ice. getting here
IL right at $3.50 yesterday afternoon. She
tarts up at the usual hour this morning.
nd will, doubtless get through all right.
'eIegrams from Portland last night report
oft weather there.
w. H. White, who is undergoing a sem
ence of fourteen years FOR forgery, in the
yashington peniteDtiary, but is now in the
ounty Jail at Seattle awaiting proceedings
n a writ of supersedeas, has decided to
tarve himself. So far as is known, net
1orsel has lassed his lips since New Years
ay, and he says he dos not propose to eat
his year. He says he does not know any,
hing about Tanner or his famous fast, but
he continues on in the way he is doing
ow he will beat that experimenter's record.
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