The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
ITEMS IN BRIEF


TTEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mr.. G. w. Wells, of Portland, Is in tn
city.
Four more days and 1898 will hav,
been numbered with the past.
DIR. Geisendorfer, of Arlington, is reg
istered at the Umatilla House.
Miss Gertrude Meyer, of Portland, II
spending the holidays in the city.
Mr.. A. Macleod, of Portland, arrived
in the city on the afternoon train.
Mr.. c. s. Miller, of the Monumental
mine, Is registered at the Umatilla House
Mr.. P. Sinnott, of Portland, is the guest
OF his brother, Col. Slnnott, of the Una
tilla House.
The city should improve the squares
along Second street; but SO far nothing
has been done in this regard.
Lieut.. E. E. Benjamin, agent at the
Warm Springs Indian reservation, Is reg
1stered at the Umatilla Honse
Marriage licenses were granted yesterday
to Foster Winslow and Ellie E. Thompson,
and also to John w. Agres and Almira
Root.
Miss Booth, teacher of the kindergarten
In this city, left on the Regulator this
morning for Portland, where she will
spend the holidays.
The engine and machinery In the old
electric power house is being removed to
tue Regulator wharf, from which place it
will be shipped away.
Work continues at the Locks with un-
abated vigor, and the Dav brothers ap-
!, parcntly are determined to finish the con
Iract at the earliest possible date.
! The hills around the city are white
s with the mantle of winter; but in the
I vicinity of The Dalles the grass is green
andthere is no indication of snow.
! Mrs. M. A. PauIson, medical electric
ian, will give free private lecture to
L ladies at the court house on Thursday at
4 o'clock P M. All are cordially invited.
! Mr.. M. T. Nolan, at the postoffice book
{ store, has Harper's and Scribner's tor jan
s uary on sale. These are excellent num-
J bers, and take the lead IN current litera-
ture.
February 9th is the date set when the
y press associations of Oregon and Washing
! ton will leave Portland for the midwinter
{ fair at San Francisco. The excursion will
be composed of about 300 devotees of the
art and their families.
: Record: f. Y. Judd arrived in Hepp- |
ner Monday from his eastern home. He |
is interested IN the location of securing
mill in Eastern Oregon, and looks upon |
Heppner as suitable place for such sn |
enterprise. However, Pendleton is max !
Ing pull for this securing mill, and il /
beheoves our people to be up and doing. |
1t weuld be a valuable addition to our |
town.
A real backwoodswoman born and bred |
in the Vermont hills, was lately taken by |
a relative into the heart of Boston culture. |
She was taken to lectures on every ism"
and "ologys," to talks on dress reform
and exhibition on model living. And one /
night, as the poor old soul was trudging
up STAIRS to bed, she was heard to solilo-
quize: mo hell, no flannel petticoats
What's body go'in to do"
"Qulck sales and no profits are max
ing the Frank Vogt sale very attractive
one. Public auction will be resumed at
O'Clock this evening. During Thursday
and Friday bargains will be offered at
private sale. On Saturday, commencing
at 10 A. NJ. anG continuing all the day and
evening .Auctioneer Crossen will endeavor
to close ont the stock. When goods must
be sold prices must give way, and great
bargains can be had.
East Oregon,an: Deputy Sheriff Ritchie
came to- Pendleton on Saturday nights
train from Milton with an insane patient
named Y. G. Oldacre, who has been wan
derlng about from place to place In the
mountains near Milton. Oldacre came
from Nebraska two or three months age,
and has relatives living there who will be
notified of his condition. His insanity is
of mild type, as he exhibits merely
desire to roam and has offered no one
harm or molestation. He is SO years old.
We received to-day with compliments of
Lieut.. Harry Taylor, corps of engineers
q. s. A.. the annual Report upon the Inn.
provement of Willamette and Lower Co
lumbia Rivers and Their Tributaries, Ore
gon and Washington. in the charge Of
Thos. h. Handbury. Major. Corps OF En-
gineers, U. S. A." This Is accompanied
by ah appendix, IN which Is given full re-
port of the work being prosecuted at the
Cascades. In every particular the report
is very complete. and gives great deal of
interesting statistical information.
The merchants of Heppner are suffering
from many burglaries, and the following
from the Gazette is the latest: Yesterday
morning when Kirk Ruhl opened their
store they discovered that some party or
parties had broken in during the night and
carried away groceries of every description.
An entrance was made by crawling IN at
the rear of the cellar window and breaking
a pane of glass ont of the window between
the small ware room over the cellar and
the store, thus effecting an entrance into
the store. Groceries. apples, cigars and to-
tacco were missing, though how much can
not be told. An unsuccessful attempt was
also made to open the money drawer. This
is undoubtedly the work of local talent.
Petty pilfering and thieving is getting to be
q common occurrence. Bar the windows,
bolt the doors and load your shot guns"
An investigation of the books OF 8, F.
Murphy, sexclty treasurer of Baker City,
reveals shortage of close to $4,000. A
warrant was Immediately issued and Mr..
Murphy placed under arrest. The ex-
treasurer said the amount of the detalca-
ton was $3.50, but that had he had few
DAYS longer he would have been able to
replace every dollar and the city need not
have lost cent. He said that j. H.
Parker, one of his bondsmen, was willing
to put up $1,000, the other bondsman
$500, il he could possibly raise the
money, and friends would see to the bal
ance. Mr.. Murphy stated that he could
hardly account for the shortage, but the
most of it was spent In mining specula-
ton. Until short time since he was
able to raise all amounts, and the reports
were always correct.
Portlsnd Telegram: Theodore II. Liebe,
who was recently shot by the late Chris
tian Hess. had, up to few days ago, been
accompanied by bodY-guard whenever
he ventured out on the streets since his
recovery from the pistol shot that came
within startling distance of costing his
life. This morning he visited Chief of
Police Hunt, informing that official that
he yet felt bis life to be IN jeopardy,
should he not have protection when on
the public thoroughfares. Mr.. Liebe has
scar over the eye through which Hess
bullet passed, which he will carry to the
end of his days. Otherwise, though, he
is feeling in splendid health, weighing
twelve pounds more since his recovery