The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-12-22
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.

Mr.. Frank Fulton, is in the city iron
Biggs.
Mr.. John grookhouse came in towr
today from Tyeh ridge.
A marriage licence was granted today
by the county clerk to w. G. Doaghton
and Miss Ida Roberts.
street Commissioner Butts armed him-
self with supply OF brooms Today, and
made himself useful in cleaning cross
walks.
The type made us say Yesterday that
passing vehicles had churned the mud
: into the consistency of mud. The word
should have been paste"
Owing to business connected with the
school book question and attendance at
State Teachers Institute IN Portland
School Superintendent Shelley will not
be In his Office III this city for the two
Saturdays following this date
The many friends, in this city, of
Messrs. Bowman & Webster, OF Colfax,
Wash will be sorry to learn of their fail
nre in business These young men were
former residents Of The Dalles, and en
ioyed a good reputation for business
qualifications.
The w. u. T. Co. is putting in new
poles and wire between Portland and
Hungington. Nine miles OF the line
have already been laid, and another
force of linemen will be put to work i'm
mediately SO that the line may be COM
pieted at the earliest possible date. There |
are now fifteen carloads of poles at the |
depot which>will be used in replacing |
the old ones now In use.
At the regular monthly Sunday school
board meeting of the M. E. church the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Mrs. Smith French, sup
erintendeut Mrs. M. Fowler, assistant
superintendent Mr.. c. III. Brown, sec
retary John Parrott, assistant secretary;
w. A. Kirby, treasurer; Miss Louise
Ruch, organist; Miss Edith Randall, as
sistant organist; John Parrott, choiister.
Bob Evans, engineer in charge of lh
south bound overland train early Sunday
morning, ran into and killed two deer on
the divide says the Eugene Guard. The
headlight attracted their attention and the 1
roar of the train IS 1t approached 40
frightened them that they were unable 10 {
get out of the way. The crew IN charge I
OF the helper gathered up the remains ON
their return.
Eugene Guard: Marshal Eastland IN i
the city Jail Sunday morning, t
found what wa considered to be dyna- r
mite bomb. This instrument was 2
piece of lead pipe about one inch in diam. P
ster and four inches long. both enda be-
pg securely plugged, and about the cen Fl
er of the pipe was small hole about the c
,ze of the body of pin. After consult r
ing with the city officials the marshal /.
ook the bomb, or whatever It may have !,
,een, and threw it into deep hole in the .
liver.
One of Oegon's prupe growers, says =
he Rural Northeast, has this year found :,
hat the actual cost Of curing prnnes after :,
hey are delivered at The evaporation. ia >;
bree-fourtbs of a cent per pound. This
Includes dipping and grading. He rather
Expects TO cut the cost down little next W VI
vear. This shows the correctness of the " "
osition taken by the Rural N0TtlaCest 10 ~
he effect that the cost of drying prunes ~ ~
D evaporators IN Oregon is not materially pe
reater than the cost of drying them In
he sun in California. ne
George Shurtum, of Umatilla county, Nv
will introduce a bill "a es
ext January which will provide that ti .l'
fier certain date no narrow tired wag- va
ns shall be sold Mr.. Shur}um says his
eason for Tins action is that narrow tires w
II up the roads much more than broad no
res, aud In this country the character of eel
e soil ia such as 10 make precautions en-
,cessary to prevent rendering the roads %
passible. Narrow tired wa gons are In
Ied more than formerly and Mr.. Shurtum
inks the change will be advantageous. ties
1t is not generally known that Mr.. Err ov
st Jensen is the owner Of steamboat; Ay
It such is the fact. He showed US bill NE
sale today of the Inland Star. which he AL
for the sum of $5. and here WI
er he should be known as Admiral !
nsen. All that remains of this river aug
aft is embedded in the sand near the cit
guiator wharf, and it will take consin- har
sble labor and some money before the eve
land Star will again plow the placid tho
som of the majestic Columbia. Mr.. anc
nseH wears his honor very lightly, and ett
is not necessary to take of ones hat ]
len addressing him. req