The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-12-17
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From SATURDAYS Daily.

o' lamette valley towns.
10 Mr.. P. P Underwood. of Dufur, gave ,
TO pleasant call this morning.
Of Hon. Geo. w. Johnston, of Dufur. of Ii
ID firm of Johnston Bros, is in the city.
20 Mr.. j. M. Cummins, editor of the Cer
d terville Leader, was in the city yesterda,
'e The weather continues very agreea bl,
notwithstanding the near approach
Christmas.
A telephone system in The Dalles nd [
a neighboring towns in the county would be
paying investment.
At Dufur there Is a dance at the ha
g every Saturday night, and large mum be
8 OF citizens and ladies participate.
t Two fine residences have just been COM
pleted at Dufur, and are occupied by MIR
p Jos. Wingield and Mr. John Doyle.
: Dufur claims to have the largest and be 8
hall in the county Il is l0Ox4O feet, an
has every convenience for public meeting
ditlon by reason of mud; tut this may be
changed in a few days by covering oI
snow.
There was bean supper at the armory a
CentervIlle, Wash, last Saturday mig hit
and army fare was enjoyed by the c;tize
for time.
On December 23d there will be masqu
bail given by the members of Mt Adam
lodge, K. of p, at Centerville. A goo
time is expected
Mr.. 7. j. Drips. of Hartland, Is in the
city to-day, He says the weather has been
quite cold in Khckitat county, and the
ground is frozen to considerable depth.
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| A burning chimney in the Cosmopolitan
hotel this morning created considerable ex-
| citement for few minutes; but the flames
soon died down and no damage was done.
Several attempts have recently been made
to wreck trains on the Southern Pacific rail-
road. This is cowardly work, and there is
no punishment too severe for the culprits.
A heavy blizzard near Green river de-
layed the through train-west bound.-this
morning seven hours, and the passengers
took breakfast about 10 o'clock in this city
Our nimrods are supplying the mara
with plentiful supply of wild q, lie.
Geese are quite numerous along the Iver
banks, and these furnish amusement for our
shootists.
Passengers on the west-bound train this
morning report heavy snow storm in the
Blue mountain. If this continued during
the day suowplows will be In requIsitlon to |
open the blockade.
In the vicinity of Du'ur there IS a great |
deal OF powing being done, and farmers are
busy putting iii crops. The rains have not |
been as bountiful as in this vIcinl ty; but
sufficient moisture has fallen to plow.
The three destitute children of David
Graham was sent to the orphans home in
Portland to-day. They have been cared for
by the society of young ladies known as the
Kings Daughters for some time past.
There is not city in the northwest that
has met with such reverses by fire and flood
during the last fifteen years and survived
them as The Dalles. She still shows signs
of growth and prosperity, and the future is
bright and glorious.
An aboriginal maiden, some what past the
meridian of life. attempted to Kaps,oaltosc
an axe in the backyard in the rear of this
office this morning. She complacently
walked in, shouldered the axe, and was
contentedly walking away when hailed and
made to give up the stolen property.
A telegram numerously signed by promi
nent citizens was sent to the Oregon delega.
tion at Washington City this morning, max
ing inquiry regarding the truth OF the report
of the withdrawal of the bid of Day & Co for
the construction Of the locks at the Cas-
cades, and the status of the work at pres
ent. This will receive an immediate answer,
and the anxiety of our people will be re.
lleved.
Arlington Record: Considerable excite
ment was recently occasioned by the rather
mysterious departure of W. +. Forwood,
former manager of the Portland Sheep and
Wool growing company. Mr.. F. was well
known in business circles here, hence these /
late developments causes Mr.. Reed and
others to feel at this time practical
interest in his welfare. He is largely be-
hind with this COMPANY.
The cheering news was found in the COL
umns of the Oregomidn to-day that "the
secretary of war has accepted the bid of F.
Messrs. J. G. and I. N. Day, of San Fran.
CISCO, for completing the canal and locks at
the Cascades OF the Columbia. 1t now only !
remains for the successful bidders to file
bonds and begin operations"
This will be the most welcome intelligence
that our people has heard for long time.
Prominent officers of the army on duty IN
the east, are receiving alarming private adj :,
vices from the Indian territory, which point
to an early uprising of the Cheyenne and !
Arapahoe tribes. The reports say that the Z
tribes within the past quarter have been :
suffering greatly for want of sufficient food, !
and the immediate cause of the threatened
uprising is due to the recent order of the
Indian department directing reduction in .
rations.
The report of Postmaster-G General Wana-
maker shows that the lowest per cent. of
expenses tor postofices of any state In the
nnion is for Oregon, being SO per cent. of !
the gross receipts The highest is for the !,
District of Columbia, which is 76 per cent.
The average for the whole country is about
80 per cent. This includes the free deliv-
cry systems, but not the mail routes This 9
is certainly good showing for the Oregon I
ostmasters-Indicating also that they are !
1oing more work for the money than those n
If anv other state in the union. j
Exchange: Monday next is the day set !.
ior hearing in the Kiickitat county election = =
contest at Goldendale. The contest was !;
initiated by D E. Brooks, populist candi-
late tor county clerk, who fell behind two
votes on the Official count Subsequently z
Ill of the defeated candidates in that ?
county Joined IN the contest. We learn :
that there will be an effort to throw out the II
1oldendale precinct because Isaac Darling
lad made bet of a hat upon the result of q
;he election. This may disquaiify him as q
IN elector and thereby invalidate his pro- i"
seedlings as election judge, yet we don't
;hink Ike would frustrate any electors "
honest intent for all the hats in Goldendale. h
Albany Herald: 1t is cold day when
oregon gets left on any product of this 2,
ublunary sphere. An Ashland report says =
hat in February and March of each year, a y
lind of fish sometimes called suckers, but = =
more properly species of mullet. run up .
lost river from Tule lake in Klamath =
ounty, in great quantities. For years y
indians from the adjacent reservation have '
aught and dried great quantities of them e,
acn season. Within a few days number =
f m from this county have formed u u
ompany, and propose to go into the busI- ~
ess of canning, drying, sailing and placing
hese fish on the market, and will call them "
AXE pike, claiming that they are species s
f pike. al
The completion of the Great Northern r.
abroad will be celebrated at both ends of m
he line with feasting and rejoicing, and the at
wo cities of Seattle and st. Paul, which a,
7ill be joined by the bands OF steel 1928 n
niles long. will exchange friendly greetings g,
{ is probable that the damage caused by st
he recent floods will delay the laying of ~
rack through until about January l, 1898 h,
he time for tine celebration may be ex- n,
ected to come in the first two weeks of r.
anuary. Freight service On the Great m
Torthern railroad from Puget Sound will re-
egin about February lst or thirty days 70
tier the last rail shall have heen laid |