The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-01-27
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Saturday s Daily.

From Saturdays Daily. -
La grippe is prevailing in Goldendale
Wash.
A. ]. Borie and wife, of Portland, wer,
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. A. Scott, the merchant of Grass Val
ley. was in the city yesterday.
The Dalles String band will give their
first dancing party next Tuesday evening
Mr.. F. w. Whtmore, of Starbuck,
WASH, is registered at the Umatilla house
The bridge across the big Klickitat river
in Klickitat county was washed away last
Sunday.
We are sorry that Mr.. Charles Brune, au
old and respected citizen of Rockland, Is
very sick.
The mixed. weather continued to-day
half snow and half rain, with the tempera.
ture mild enough for spring.
The city of Albany is stated to have an
indebtness of $l00, 900, and one-third of the
revenue of the municipality is said to be re
quired to pay interest charges.
The train, east. bound, did not arrive un-
til o'clock this morning, when the sched.
ule time is IL 2. M. 1t was delayed In the
gorges of the Cascade mountains by the
heavy snow fall yesterday.
There were two farmers in town this
morning with sleds. They were hauled
through mud in the streets of The Dalles,
but the snow was said to be much deeper
In the country and sleighing fair.
The body found in the John Day ri We
last week was identified as the remains OF
Jas. M. Thomson, who was drowned last
sprIsg while attempting to cross the river
x-rth krr of Ia L., L.
Loui LaponIte.
If we had railroad into this valley,
says the Grant County Ne,cs, Iowa eggs
home hens are standing on one leg trying to
look wise. In the face of existing circum-
stances, the natives ''cuss" their hens and
swear-of eating eggs.
Programme of services at the Christian
church-Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Preaching at IL O'Clock. Subject, "Secu-
lar Diligence and Spiritual Fervency.", Ser.
mon in the evening at 7:30. Subject,
Things Hard to Understand" Song ser
vice beginning at o'clock.
The American postoffice was put in opera.
tion in 1910. In 1892 there were Al, ,59l
miles of mail routes and 81, ll9 postofices
The revenues Of the department. were S7O.-
S0U, fICs luere were CaIIiSu d, oOU,UUU,UUU
letters. The worlds annual mail comprises
5000, O00, 600 letters and 5000. 600, 900 pa.
pers.
Methodist Episcopal church-Preaching
by the pastor at ii A N and 7:30 NJ; Sun
day school after morning service; junior
league at 5; Epworth league at $50; class
meeting Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
Special revival services will be continued
next week. All are most cordially invited
to attend.
The residents of Union, Union county,
held a celebration Wednesday night on the
receipt of the news of the selection of the
branch asylum at Catherine creek, near the |
hot springs and hot lake. They will have a |
more elaborate jolii6caticn over their VIC
tory when the site is purchased and the
buildings finished, which will not be for
few weeks yet.
The Portland Dispatch publishes the fol.
owing insinuations against federal offic
al" in this state, and the inquiry is perth
lent, who is he? ''lf the private character
md conduct OF one OF the most important
ederal officials in Oregon were given pub
icity it would be found much worse than .
ne charges against Stagge. A man who