The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-12-31
From Fridays Daily.

The Willamette is a raging stream caused
by the recent heavy SHOWS
Sleighlng is still induged IN, although In
PAGES the runners cut INTO the ground.
Mr.. Elgin Parrott, of Goldendale, WASH,
is visiting relatives and friends in the city.
Chinook winds have prevailed in the
counties iu Eastern Oregon during the past
few days.
A marriage license was granted yesterday
by the county clerk to Hugh j. Jordan and
Fannie Humbert.
Mr.. Ed. NJ. Wiugate, a merchant of An
telope, is spending the holidays with his
mother in this CITY.
Smallpox is playing sad havoc on the
Sound, and 1t seems impossible to stop the
spread of the disease.
Mrs. Dehuff and daughter, Mrs. j. K.
Mccormack, arrived on the train this mo rn-
ing from Palouss City.
The chinook wind has made the hills bare
on the opposi side of the river, and the
air has been balmy and spring.like IN the
city to-day.
Where the sidewalks have been cleared of
snow, the last two days of fine weather
have placed them In excellent condition fer
pedestrians.
The roads are not as good as they are In
summer weather; but notwithstanding this
fact several farmers are in the city from Du.
fur and Kingsley.
Crandall. & Burgett are selling their stock
of furniture and carpets at cost at their new
stand in the Micbeiblch building. This is
rare opportunity TO- bargains.
The new Century dictionary contains two
words that are worth remembering. They
are transubstantiationalist and palatopnari-
oneolaryngeal. Now, don't forget them.
A letter received in this city from An
telope dated Tuesday night says the snow
had all disappeared in that vicinity. Cnl
nook winds have blown there with great
velocity.
There were 504 members initiated into
lodge of A o. U. w. at Seattle, WASH,
one night this week. This is the largest
number of persons who were ever received
INTO secret order at one time.
From dispatches it seems that the recent
storm was a veritable cyclone in Southern
Oregon. The gulches are reported full of
drifted snow, and the depth on level
greater than was ever before experienced.
Leap year will soon be gone. Young la.
dies shonld take advantage of the few days
LemaIning. They should remember that
leap year will come only once in the next
eleven years Delays are dangerous.
A petition Is being circulated to-day to
make Monday holiday. 1t was numer-
ously signed, and no donbt will spit very
many VINO have no decided objection against
any excuse which will furnish them a de.
sired rest.
The farmers have had the snow so mnch
desifed, and now If there were three or four
days of cold, freezing weather our dealers
could put up Ice. Then there should be
great degree of happiness in this corner of
the universe.
Articles of incorporation of the First
Christian church OF The Dalles, Oregon,
was filed with the county clerk to-day by
Geo. W. Miller, VIM. Maddron, Geo. ".
Rowland, Chas. E. BaYard and G. q. Eshel.
man, trustees.
The second annual ball of the Gesang
Verein Harmonic will be given at Wingates
nall Saturday evening. Excellent music
mas been engaged, and a very ENJOYABLE
time NAV be expected. Tickets are ON sale
at the principal business houses in the city
Il has transpired since the arrest of the
bov for burglarizlng The Dalles Merchantile
store last night that he stole horse and
saddle at the Warm Springs before he came
to the city. the horse has been secured,
and the evidence Is very strong against him.
The following officers OF Wasco Lodge,
No. Is, A. F. & A. NJ. were installed. last
tuesday evening: ] Burget, w M; H
Clough, S W; H Horn, j w; Geo A Lie5e.
treas; . D Doane, sec; G Bolton, s D; j
II Harper, u; Z Schanno, S s; w E Gar.
retson. s; R q Cioster, tyler.
Some boys and girls, with skates, at
tempted to have the usual amusement on
the ice this afternoon. We have not heard
the result OF the trial. and have no acci.
dents to chronicle; but would advise those
VINO desire sport in this line to wait pa.
tientiY until the mercury falls below zero.
The Prohibition party in Oregon is in a
fix. Not having, at the last election, polied
per cent. of the entire vote cast in the en-
tire state, they can at the next general cleo.
of electors. This will knock them Gut as
party and any nominations they make here
after will be as assemblies of electors.
A monster whale that came ashore at Elk
Creek. about month ago, Is rapidly being
reduced to mercantile commodities. The
blubber has been made to produce one hun
dred barrels OF refined oil. and the whale
bone foots up a total weight of 800 pounds.
The skeleton, as soon as cleaned, will be set
up as an ornament In front of the hotel at
that place.
There is one man IN Goldendale who is
doing Gland Office business, and chat is