The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
From Fridays Daily.

[ green Christmas.
To day has the least sunlight of any day
during the year.
Grass Is growing luxuriantiy in certain
| places contiguous to the sidewalks.
The great question now ayitating the
public mind in this vicinity Is. viii 1t ever
stop raining.
Prof. C. Leroy has leased Schanno's hall,
and will give the t'rst OF series of soirees
| tomorrow evening.
| Beautiful green pine and fir trees were
brought to the city to- day, and found ready
sale for purposes of ornamentatIoD.
Midnight mass will be celebrated In St.
| Peters Catholic church IN this city next
Sunday night. All are invited to attend.
| Don't forget E. Jacobsen & Co. lf--you
want holiday presents, for they are the
| leaders, and will save you money on any
purchase, no matter how small.
Mr.. D. 4. Leet, of Moro, Sherman county,
is in the city to-day. He says the roads
leading TO the city are in a terrible condI-
ton, and almost impossible in places.
Mrs. NJ. Day, who has been visiting her
old home neal Goldendale, Wash, for the
| past two months, arrived in the city yester-
day via Grants, and departed this morning
| for Vancouver.
u Notwithstanding the constant rainy
kweather experienced for ths past few weeks
there has been no delay to trains by rea-
son of washouts on the railroad between this
city and Portland.
Mr.. NJ. A. Moody will sell at public auc-
tion the bankrupt stock of goods of Mr..
Frank Vogt Tomorrow, beginning at ii
o'clock IN the forenoon. This will be
+ rare chance for bargains, and one that may
not be offered again for years.
A couple of weeks ago while J Hays, of
Grass Valley. says the Moro Observer, was
hauling load OF wheat to the river, one of
the bridges Ill the Fulton canyon, over
which he was passing at the time, gave
away aud his wagon suf =red serious damage
thereby. He intends presenting a CLAIM
against Thea county for the loss occasioned
by the accident.
We understand that In some of the
churches, instead OF the usual Christmas
trees for the distribution OF presents, gifts
will he received for the poor, and these will
he given to the needy in the city This Is
the proper way to celebrate the anniversary
of the birth uf the Savior OF mankind, aud
marks an advancement in practical Christ
ianity that the world has sadly needed for
centuries.
Vancouver Register: A few days ago
Hitchcock Bros so,d the j. A. Tracy fruit
orchard of eleven acres on the Mill Plain
road, also nine acres of their own unim
proved property to L. G. Smith, of Grace
land, Maryland, and Rev. NJ. L. Smith. of
Lagrange, Indiana; consideration So, 600.
Tne latter gentleman is a Lutheran miuls.
ter. The Smith brothers expect to have
ha aaf f.rI
early next spring
Pease & Mays have received letter from
Santa Claus, dated at Santa Clausville, Dec.
18th, In which that celebrated parsonage
say s he will be at The Dalles, and at the
store of the gentlemen named Tomorrow
afternoon, where he will be happy to see all
good children, and their sisters, and their
cousins and their auuts. The little folks
will consider this the grand event of the
year. and will give Santa Claus grand,
hearty welcome.
Chas Chester was arrested this morning
by the deputy city marshal for larceny from
dwelling 1t seems he rented room from
MIR. and Mrs. W. DeWoli in this city, and
this adioined the rooms occupied by the
family. Mr.. DeWolf's trousers were hang
ing to the wall, and in the pockets were
S5.25. which were missed soon after Chester
came to lodge In the house. He has made
partial confession, and will have his ex-
animation tomorrow.
Baker Democrat: A number of persons
are in the city from Granite, several recent
employees at the Monumental mine. They
tell the reporter that the Monumental has
developed into very valuable property,
and that the next clean up will be the
largest ever turned from the mine. The
ore veins are full of ruby silver, and when
candle Is held close to the ledge in the
1900 foot tunnel the ruby shows ike red
blanket.
Union Republican: The shipment of
Union countys big red apples to eastern
points still continues. No previous season
has ever seen such activity in the shipment
of Grande Ronde fruit 1t Is believed the
grand showing made at the worlds fairhas
had something to DO with the demand for
our fruit. but the activity of our local
market is of course the more direct cause.
Two cars were loaded here Monday. These
were part of a shipment of five car loads to
| the east. The returns are said to be very
I satisfactory.
! The Salem Independent reports on Sunday
night some person took brace and bit and
bored holes through the door of the furni.
ture store of L. G. Russell, at Silverton.