The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-12-01
From Tuesday s Daily.

TURKEYS are on sale mall cur pro-
vision stores.
The eighteenth biennial session of the
Oregon legislature will convene in Salem
Januiry IA, 1894
Out of the pauel of Jurors which we pub
llshed Yesterday six were chosen, and new
venire was issued.
Some ciyil business is receiving attention
in the Justice court, but there Is no criminal
grist in this judlc;al mill.
A marriage license was granted today
by the county clerk to Wallace A. Hus-
bands and Alice Nj. Root.
Last night, Jupiter PluvIus reigned su-
preme, and the rain tell IN torrents; but
today has been bright and sunshiny.
The latest reports from the old gentle
man, Hon. A. j. Dufur, is to the effect
that he is improving from his attack OF Ill
ness.
Thank sgving parties will be given IN
different portions of the unity. and the
national holiday will furnish considerable
enjoyment in this line.
Union services will be held in the Con-
ere gatonal church on Thanksgiving day at
ii A. M and Ray. John Whistler, OF the
M, thodist church, will deliver the dis
course.
% Friday afternoon, at o'clock, the
kindergarten of this city will give an en-
tertainment at Fraternity hall. The pro-
gramme of exercises will be published in to-
morrows paper.
There are now over $50, 600 words in the
English language acknowledged by the best
authorities, or about 20. 600 more than in
the German. French, Spanish and Italian
languages combined.
At NJ. T. Nolan's bookstore were re-
ceIved during the week iScribner's and
Harper's for December. These are two
of tue Leading periodicals published, and
are the first to be issued for December.
Two days before Thanksgiving, and
the grass green on the hillsides, and the
weather mild and spriDglike. The eli
mate of Oregon is hard 20 be excelled,
and is all that an ordinary mortal could
desire.
The fifth annual ball to be given by the
Gesang Verein Harmonic, at the Ba dwin
Opera house, promises 10 be the event of
the season. A large number Of tickets
have been sold, and preparations are being
made for grand. good time.
On last Satur ay, Michael f. Oster-
gard, subject of the. king OF Denmark,
declared his intention before the county
clerk, under oath, of becoming an Amer
lean citizen, and thereby renounced his
allegiance to the foreign king.
Bear meat was quite p entiful in town
Yesterday. Bruln had come down from the
mountains to the hea' quarters of Fifteen
Mile creek, and there met some hunters,
who gave him cool, leadep reception. He |
i hoy b.l
meals for many OF our CT izens.
Charles Snipes, son of MIR. Gee. Snipes, |
about % years old, while attending to |
young horse in his fathers slab below
town last Saturday evening, was struck |
by the animal and severely injured. He |
was hit on the head by the horses hoofs |
and bruised around the body. Medical
aid was summoned, and the young man
is improving and considered out of dan
ger.
La Grande cattlemen report the fact |
that there is not much sale for cattle gen
orally at present, the market being dull
and inactive, However, good 3-year-oId
steers that will do tor feeders command
ready sale at from $40 to $25 per head,
and this is explained by the ia that this
class Of cattle IS being purchased 10y an
omaha firm who intend feeding them in
WallOwa valley this winter for next sea-
sons market.
An extensive sale of timber land is
being negotiated in Tillamook county. A
party of Pennsylvania capitalists, headed
by y gentleman named Cook, who bought
10000 acres of timber on the Wilson
liver, about three years since, is now pre-
)aring to purchase, it is said, 20U.000
lcres more. 1t is said tbe prices to be
paid will average about $1,000 for quar-
er-sectIOn. Timber land has not found
'eady sale of laie, but tits good property
o own, if well located.
A tramp called at residence at Inde-
,eudenee Wednesday. aud asked to buy 5
ents worth of milk. Beng furnished with
he article, he deliberately entered the
Iouse. laid his gunny-sack bundle down,
pread his bread ard cheese out on the din
Ter table, which was just set for dinner,
rank his milk, and when through arose
nd said, ''Thapk you" This fellow has
uthcIent 'cheek" to make himself success
al In anything he might undertake, and it
strange he does not choose some other .
profession
On the passenger train last night were
hree boys, who had secreted themselves on
'ortland They are named Robert Fergu- s
On, aged Is wears; Jos. McMann, aged Ii.
nd J ames Kelly II. They are bright, in-
slhgent appearing boys, and male the
Up to get view of the world. They are
'tlstied with the journey and will stay at 7
ONE hereafter. Marshal Blskeney took =
lem iu charge on their arrival, aud locked {
lem up in the city Jail until he could hear
ON their parents.
There is popular belief that in all mu-
cipal campaigns IN ST. L1nis there IS a
'eIt deal of dripking. treating and "setting
m up for the boys" But 1t seems not; at .
~ rate this was not true OF the recent :
ections, If sworn statements of the ex
snses OF candidates are to be believed S
here were in all. ON the various tickets q
'ted for, DOB candidates, and an examina- :,
on of the Itemizsd bills of expenses shows
at they spent in the aggregate only 50 so
r liquor, or fraction over l cent apiece.
It the w. G. T. U. rejoice.