The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-01-13
ITEMs IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.


Mr. W. j. Cantrell, of Tygh, Is in tow
to-day.
A chinook came out of the west las
night, and to-day is calm and mild a
spring.
The young men have formed new dane
ng club and will give series of dances OF
Friday evenings IN the Chrysanthemun
hall.
Prof. c. Leroy has ch hanged his Thursda,
class to Saturday, and will give the regula
soiree after the class from $3.50 TO II.
Up to noon to-day about fifty Chinamer
had been registered by Mr. Chamberlain
and each one of these brought their pho
tographs with him.
Last evening at the regular meeting oi
Mt Hood camp, Woodmen of the World
there were eight initiated into the order
and thirteen applicants. This society is
increasing in numbers very much during
the last few months.
The stockyards OF r. f. Saltmarshe &
Co., in this city, have done good busI-
ness in the last few weeks in shipping
hogs to Portland. These come from this
county and Kiickltat on the Washington
side of the Columbia.
The East End Hose Co., at a meeting
held few evenings since voted TO hold d
ball on the l4th of next month-St. VAL
entine's day. This com pany is well or
ganized ana is great prot ectlon to prop
erty, in case of fire IN that portion of the
city.
Leon Rondean, of Kingsley, Is in the
city to-day on his return from Portland,
where he had been to dispose OF carload oi
hogs, upon which he realized Al cents
pound. This he considers a good price.
considering the general dullness In all lines
OF business in the me metropels.
We are informed that whist club has
been formed at Dufur, under the manage
ment of Mr.. NJ. J. Anderson. The me M
bers are attaining high degreee OF pro-
fcIency, and several who, few weeks
ago, could hardly tell one card from an
other, can play good game now.
The Salem Statesman says that the
states tax levy for this year Will probably
be 512 mills. Last year it was 1925
mills, together with special tax of II Cl
mill for the support of the state univer
slty and l-5 OF mill for the support OF |
the Oregon national guard.
Last Wednesday night, says the Salon
Journal, two boys, Patsy Mooney and one |
named Davey, made their escape from |
the reform school. They are ,bout II /
years old, and made their escape through
a window into the new wing Assistant
superintendent Bryant Is In purs it. and
last evening had them surrou nded il
water waist deep, at Boone's ferry, about
40 miles down the river.
The Astoria Budget says: A gentleman
from Portland stated TO a Budget reporter
the other day, that there is liable to be
trouble up there at any time. He says
that the feeling there against the Portlano
Savings bank crowd is something terri
BILE. They are rich men, and many de-
posilor IN the defunct bank are now with
out a mouthful to eat. The Budget be-
lieves that they should be compelled TO
settle as long,as either of the stockholders
mas cent.
Newspaper editors and printers are moi
such a bad lot after ALL Read what q |
exchange says "Of the 1896
,onyicts in the state penitentiary OF
Texas, there is uot printer or a news
paper man, while there are bankers, dec
tors, photographers, ministers, barkeepers,
cooks, BARRIERS and members of all Other
,allings and professions. The cOg-wheei
'f justice must have slipped somewhere r
AC 1NcW Itui Vi Tue
Statesman has been received. 1t consists
Of "a pages, and contains a very elaborat,
description OF the capital city and vIcln-
lty. From lis columns the fact is CLEANED
hat, notwithstanding the hard times ex-
during the past ear, Salem
las forged right ahead, increasing i'll e
wealth of new buildings and of the de
7elOpment OF natural resources. Such Il
lumber is not emily indicative of the
,luck and energy OF the publishers, but
II the enterprise of the community from
which it derives its support.
AT Stockholm, Sweden, the longest day \
S lS1a hours in length. At Spitzbergen | n
t is 81 months. At London, England, | h
Prussia, the longest day has l611a |
lours. At Hamburg, Germany, and Danl- :
Jig, Prussia, the longest day has II hours. b
1t W ardbury, Norway, the longest day
asts from May q TO July %, without in
At ST. Petersburg, Russia,
md Tobolsk, siberia, the longest day is C
9 hours and the shortest hours. Al
rernea, Finland, June q brings da,
learly % hours long, and Christmas ont
ess than three hours in length. At New
York the longest day is about Is hours
1t Montreal, Canada, it is l6 hours.