The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-12-15
The Times -Mountaineer
ITEMS In BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.


The county teachers institute begin
its session today.
The Order OF Hercules will soon b,
established in this city.
There are large number of teacher:
in attendance on the institute in this city
Mr.. H. Klindt is putting in fish
wheel on the Columbia river adjoining
his farm, below the city.
A cold, frosty morning, but the skiei
are clear above, and an Eastern Oregon
sun smiles upon happy world.
Another day in which the hospitable
city Jail did not have single occupant.
No are SITS were made last night.
A per son who came from Sherman
county yesterday says snow covers the
ground to the depth of about eight in
ches.
Street Commissioner Butts is entitled
to the lasting gratitude of the residents
in tle vicinity for new crosswalks on
Tenth and Union and Eight and Court.
The farmers in the vici ity of Dufur
are very busy plowing. In some places
the ground is frozen, but this has not
interfered with plowing but very little
The county teachers institute will hold
a public session in the court house This
evening, beginning at hat-past O'clock
There will be discussion on the school
book question.
The six-year- old son of George Lyons,
of Eugene, di d from the effects of chlo-
roform administered one day last week,
while undergoing an operation for the
removal of necrosis of the hip joint.
The social entertainment given by the
Woodmen last night attracted large
number of people, and the progra me of
literary exercises was both amusing and
entertaining After the literary exer lis es
were completed, dancing was enjoyed
until late hour, and the music furnished
was quite excellent.
Some men are too modest. According
to Washington advices, every Democratic
member of the present house who faileu
of denomination aud whose district was
carried by the opposition Is telling every
body that If he had been renomInaied he
could have carried the district. Get off
The ladder, boys.
Surely congress can find something
good between the demands of the money
lenders and those OF the money borrow
els something that would be satisfactory |
to those who are neither debtors nor cred
itors 10 any extent. 1t will De shameful |
neglect of duty if the Democratic con-
gress fails to give the people some finan
cial relief.
A new hook and ladder company is
being organized in this city, and meet
ing will be held this evening in the coun-
Gil chambers. fhe list is signed by some
of our most prominent citiz, ms, and as
there is no hook and ladder company
now in existence this movement is con-
sidered very commendable.
Joaquin Miller, the poet Of the Sierras,
and George Partington, an artist of note,
have engaged passage on the next steam
er to sail for Honolulu. They have been
engaged by east, rn publishers to pre-
pare history of Hawaii, to be written
by Joaquin Miller and illustrated by Mr..
Partlngton, and it l. their intention to
remain in the islands several mon his.
Exchange: A school teacher near
Milton. Umatilla county, while punish
ing pupil, was attacked by five grown
bows. The teacher, Charles Howard,
pulled pistol and stood them off while
he continued to give the unruly pupil
This is the same district in
which Frank Fletcher and Peter Gas
kell attended school-the boys who
murdered Charles Petrie on Lilkton
mountain two years ago.