The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-12-24
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From SATURDAYS Daily.
Mr.. Arthur Coffin, of Arlington, ha
lately returned from visit to California.
A large warehouse is in contemplation o
being built at Grant, adj,iuIng the depot.
John T H,rseI has purch ased the Kels
Courier. He was formerly an employe il
tins office.
The mud in the streets is somewhat con.
gealed to day, and pedestrians can cross the
streets without using stilts.
| We have received the frat number of tn,
GIANT Dispatch. published by Mr.. W. H
Brooks st that thriving town In Sherman
county.
An auction sale of cigars, taken for debt
was held at the sherIff's office this morning.
| There were not many bidders and prices
did not range high.
TIE Indian woman who was found dead
| on the reservation near Pendleton a few
days ago, committed suicide because her
husband spoke cross to her.
Pratracted meetings are being held at
Grant by Revs. White aud Johus, of Colum-
bus, Wash The attendance is quite large,
and the religious interest is increasing
A freight train was ditched near the
W. ST .bnund passenger train S., eral hours.
l: was due at 3:05. but did not arrive until
lI:l5
Mr.. T. ]. Driver, of Warnic, came in
town on the stage last evening. He reports
everything prosperous in his neighborhood
and the temperature about the same as 1t is
In this city.
The clerks's Office was barren of interest
to reporters this morning, and nothing of
Importance could be CLEANED. There were
no licenses granted, no citizs ms made or real
estate transferred.
Frost on the sidewalks furnished small
boys some amusement this morning; but the
p peasure was short lived, and full gratifica-
on will not be had until the ground is co...
cred with foot or two of snow.
Union Is trying to drill company of
young ladies in the manual CT arms, and
forty eight of these will go through the
maneuvres at a public entertainment to bs
given In that city on December 3lst.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j Dufur are in town
to-day. Mr.. Dufur says the roads are iu
excellent condition. Thsre is great neces-
sity Tor rain In that vicinity, and there has
not been enough moisture for good plowlng.
The new ferry boat between Arlington
and Washington is propelled by gasaline
and naptha power, and Can be operated at a
cost of about fifty cents day for fuel 1t
is said the boat is of a very unique plan and
pattern,
Mr. Lindsay Thomas, who has been work
ing on the TIMES MOUNTAlNEER for some
months past, LuIt work during the week by
reason of failing health, He is an honest
and intelligent boy. and we wish him suc-
cesf whatever he undertakes.
The Union Pacific has contracted with
gas company in Portland to supply gas tor
lighting all the cars on the Union Pacific
system. 1t ia probable that the Northern
and Southern Pacific companies will also \
adopt the same method for lighting their
cars,
The enrolment of the s,hool at Grant,
says the Dispatch, numbers thirty-three
pupils; and 1t Is moderately supplied with
apparatus charts, etc. Miss Inez Hunt,
the teacher, is pleasing and popular young
lady and has taught for four years in Sher-
man county.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invI-
tatIon to the tweDtieth anniversary of the
marriage of Miss B anche Cray to Mr. ].
Nd Patterson. which occurred at Salem Dec.
l8, 1872 Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson will be
at home Monday evening, Dec. l9.h, from
s to l0P.M
Indemnity bonds. to be used in lberating
Hale and Zachary. have been forwarded to
by leading citizens of Gillian
county. The matter of charges against |
them will, we understand, be inquired into
by grand jury early in January next. 1t |
will now he IN order for Sullivan to say that |
the signers OF these obligations were in- |
duced to execute the same through motives |
of fear.
The French campaign in Dahomey lasted |
two months and half, ending with the |
capture of B hanzin's capital-Abhomey.
l. contains IL. 900 Inhabitants and had a |
ditch and hedge Of thorn bushes around |
It. But the French got in, the fierce Da-
homeyans tiVnting them every step of the |
way Or French soldiers under Colonel |
Dodds III the African campaign there were
1000
It is reported that the parties who have
''squatteo" on F. ed Nodlne's tule ranch
will base their claims OF en- ry on the point.
that the land in question when the govern
ment survey was made was designated as
''tule lake, and should not have been ceded
to the state as swamp land. The land has
been diained and is worth $50 an acre says
the La Grande Chronicle. the result will
necessarily be expensive and troublesome
litigation,
State Printer Baker recently addressed
circular To each member Of of the legislature
suggesting that any bills of special char
.cter, such as bills incorporating towns, or
bills amending the charters OF towns al
ready Incorporated, be Bent in for printing |
the first and fifteenth of December.
This letter has already commenced to bear
fluit, bills for acts incorporating townE OF
Adams, Umatilla and Goldhill, Douglas
county, being received.
A petition is being circulated and uni.
VersalIy signed here SslSIng for the pardon
,f William H. Spease, who was sentenced
10 the penitentlary for the term of eight
years about one year ago, by the circuit
court OF Umatilla county, on charge OF man
slaughter. All parties concerned in the /
affair were once residents of Arlington, says |
the Record, Mr.. s. having two sisters now
residing here 1t is to be hoped that the
will relieve the defendant from
The balance OF his long sentence.
The order issued by Postmaster-General
few days ago for the reduc
ion of the registry tee on mail matter from |
10 to cents a piece will be in force on and
ltter January l. Though devoted to the
'ubj ct of postal improvement, Mr. Wana-
maker was too shrewd business man to
lllow the government, through his depart
nent, to let 60 of the sure thing of two cents
! pisce on the hundreds of thousands OF
Christmas packages that will be consigned
% the mails during December with the
'egistry fee attached.