The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-21
weather bureau promises US more of
the " beautiful - tomorrow. Warmer
weather is also predicted.

weather bureau promises US more o
the beautiful tomorrow. Warmel
weather is also predicted.
There will be dancing during the
Holidays. 1t will commence with the
ball to be given by the Gesang Vereir
next Saturday night; then comes the
grand military on Christmas night
followed by Columbia Hose Company
party on the night of the 51st.
Less snow fell here last night than
at any other point on the Columbia so
Bonneville, two and one-half feet at
the Locks, one and one-half feet at
Hood River, and from foot to eight
cen inches at points up the river.
The local which should have arri-
we'd here at 11:s5 was at last accounts
stuck in four feet of snow near Bonne-
vile. The rotary snow plow was
started out from Albina at l o'clock,
and will most likely have the road
clear today. Agent Lytle expects the
local in sometime tonight.
Some time since it was announced
that rector had been secured for St,
Paul's Episcopal church in this city.
This morning Mr.. Davis received a
letter from Bishop Morris stating that
Rev. MIR. Mercy had accepted call
from another rectory, hence he will
not locate in The Dalles.
The trial of Llyod Montgomery, the
self-confessed murderer of his father
and mother and visitor at their
house, was commenced at Albany last
Thursday. The young criminal dis
played no symptoms of insanity when
he took his seat in the prisoners
dock, being more composed than he
has been at any time since the awful
crime was committed.
Few people in the city are aware of
the fact that we have a real, live in
ventor, a natural genius, in our midst,
but those who saw Judd Fish operat-
ing his snow-plow, an apparatus of his
own inventionare convinced of the
fact. Railroad companies would do
we'll to investigate Mr.. Fish's inven-
tion and secure the right to useit. It's
a daisy for cleaning away snow.
The assessment rolls of all the coun-
ties except Umatilla are in the hands
of the state board of equalization, and
the returns foot up 51,373,175. AS
compared with the assessment of last
year the returns show an increase of
taxable property in eleven counties
and decrease in twenty. The great
est increase is in Multnomah, 81 ,031 1888,
and the greatest decrease is in Linn,
being sl3s,l55.
Mr.. R. B. Hood, who returned yes
terday from quite an extended tour
through California, says there is more |
complaint of dull times in California |
than in Oregon. San Francisco, Oak |
land and Sacramento do not display |
the activity in business that is seen in |
Portland, and no town in California |
the size of The Dalles shows anything |
like the enterprise that is noticeable |
here. Mr.. Hood returns better salts
fed than ever with The Dalles.
This snow is some inconvenience to
adults, but it will afford lots of sport
for the small boy so soon as it settles.
He will be out in full force coasting
down Union street for the next few
days. Then there will be collisions.
resulting perhaps in broken bones and
doctor bills. but the probability of such
mishaps will not deter the American
youth. Like the farmer who "makes
hay while the sun Shines" he must
ride toboggan while the snow is on,
regardless of results.