The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-01-02
From Tuesdays Daily.
Rain in copious quantities.

Miss Gertrude Meyer is spending tn
week in Portland.
! In places to cross the streets a ferr
would be very desirable.
Mr.. S. L. Young left on the evening trail
yesterday a short visit IN Portland.
Mrs. P. E. Michel and daughter Urs
left on the noon train to-day on visit t,
Columbus, Wash.
Miss S G. Krehbel and Miss L. ]. Slutz
of the Wasco Independent Academy, ar,
visiting in Portland.
Master Carl and Miss Nellie Tucker are
spending the holidays with their father, DR..
Tucker, In this city.
Master Ray Logan, of Bishop Scott Acad-
emy, Portland, is spending the holidays
with his father in this city.
CHINOOK winds prevailed last night, and
this mOfning the snow had nearly all dis.
appeared, and the gentle rain was falling
copiously.
Last evening a public installation was
held by Wasco Lodge, No. l5, A. F. and
A. NJ, and was attended by Masons and
their families.
There are $4,000 sheep in Umatila
county, and the stock inspector say they
are In good condition regarding scab and
other diseases.
Fossil Journal: Four inches of snow now
lies on our streets; tits one day cold, another
warm; we are again launched on that ele-
ment of surprises-an Eastern Oregon WIN
ter.
Mr.. Arthur Kennedy was a passenger on
the noon train tor Arlington, where. he will
take charge of the mechanical department
of the new paper which Will be issued in a
few weeks.
Tue party given by Friendship Lodge,
No 8, X. of P, last evening was largely
attended, and was decided to be one of the
most enjoyable social gatherings eyer held
in The Dalles.
Among our visitors to-day was DIR. NJ. d.
Morgan, who has recently located at Hood
River in the practice of his profession. He
is from Mississippi. and is perfectly charmed
with our climate.
We received call to-day from Mr.. Geo.
Herbert, the popular proprietor of the Hood
River hotel. He reports the prosperous
town on the banks of the Columbia as en-
joying delightful winter weather.
The front wall of the FltzGerald brick
building on Second street, which was great
ly damaged by the fire of September I'd,
fell down last night during tie violent wind
storm. 1t was badly cracked by the con-
flagration and rendered unsafe.
Grant County Ne,os: During a binding
snowstorm on the mountain last Sabbath
the Monument stage driver lost his way,
and wandered about for few hours before
finding the road. Even then he was COM
PEELED to come in afoot, and hunted his
wagon the next day.
We have piece of the $50, 900 pipes of
the old water company, and which has
lately been replaced by new mains. This
was the dearest purchase ever made by
Dalles City, and is generally conceded such
now by those who, a year ago, were very
anxious for the purchase.
Moro Observer: On Wednesday the tele.
phone line reached this place and the wire
in which the Moro Office will be located.
MIR. Massiker, the contractor, has been
working faithfully SO as to complete the job
within the time specified in the contract.
1t Is expected the line will be in operation
in few days.
One solitary, lonesome, inebriated indi-
yrdual occupied the city Jail last night, and
this morning very complacently reimbursed
the city treasury to the amount of $40 and
departed on his way. He has been before
the city recorder on former occasions, and
it Is to be hoped he will make his visits less
frequent.
Notwithstanding the hilarIousness of the
holidays the police and justice courts are
very quiet. In making the rounds to-day
nothing of Importance could be learned
with which to ''point moral or adorn a
tale" Everything quiet and peaceful, and
there appeared to be nothing to mar the
harmony of the usual social relations.
Moro Observer: The new telephone line
played sad haYoc with Mr.. R. GuthrIe's
buggy on Tuesday last. He was on his way
to The Dalles and when he got near De.
Moss Springs the telephone wire 1erked
loose from one of the poles and scared his
team, with the result that one of the wheels
of his buggy was broken and he had to
proceed on his journey in borrowed con-
veyance.
Mr.. August Buchler was the fortunate
winner of the celebrated painting of The
Dalles, executed by Mr.. Chris. Eisele, the
German artist, whose reputation is well
known all over the coast, As this is a cor
rect picture of The Dalles before the fire OF
September 2l last, it is very valuable, as
seventeen blocks, and some OF the hand
soonest, were completely destroyed. The
painting was purchased by the gesang Uerein,
and by them raffled off on Christmas day.
Grant County Ne1s: From the number of
scalawags and refugees from justice that
have left Grant county between the light of
two days during the past few months our
eignbo are liable to form bad opinion
of the people over in these parts. Organ
peddlers, sewing machine agents, preachers,
lawyers, horse thieves, etc., from Grant
county, have excited the comment of people
Iu other places. In one sense the fact of
them having gone is credit to us as
county, for 1t shows that they have some
what of fear Of our courts of justice, and
that the good people are crowding them.
Fossil Journal: Quite crowd turned
out to the cIphering match IN the school,
house Friday night. The scholars acquitted
themselves very creditably though they
were outclassed by the few outsiders who
took part in the competition. We hope
that Fridays meeting will not be the last
of the kind. Such competitions spur the
children on TO greater exertions, and bt sides
afford enjoyment to all who take part, and
to onlookers as well. As it is long time
since an old-time spelling bee was held in
town. the school management might arrange
to have a spelling match as the second IN
their series of educational contests.