The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-01-05
ITEMS In BRIEF
From wsdne. iAS's Daily.

GOOQ slel l5uiuS-
Coasting galore.
The congealed element.
Now is the winter of our discomfort.
Mr.. Ed. Mays returned to Portlar
this morning on the passenger train.
If the snow continues biockad. %
the railroad between this CITY and Fol
land may be expected.
Wasco tribe, No. Is, 1. q. r. NJ, wi
install its officers for the ensuing term
lis regular meeting Ibis evening.
Prof Gavin and wife returned Sa'ul
day night from Portland, where the
had been in attendance on the stat
teachers institute.
McCarty,' who wss arrested Monda
afternoon for Disturbing the rence, WI
tried before Recorder Dufur and fined s.
Which he paid and was released iroI
custody.
Misses Minnie Michel, Nan Coope
and Salina Phirman returned Monda
night from attending the state teacher
institute in Portland. A very interest
ing session vas held
Quite a number of our young mel
went to Dufur last evening to attend th'
masoueraae ball A most enjoyable
time was had, and the party was sue
cessful in every particular.
New Years day passed without anv
thing of importance to break the usual
monoteny. several calling parties were
out in the afternoon, and paid The coln-
pliments of the season 10 their friends
Mrs Alice Rush committed suicide in
Pendleton Sunday by taking an over
dose of morphine. The only reaso as
signed for the deed was that the woman
was troubled with tonsilitis and perhaps
despaired of recovery
Sleighing parties will row be in order,
and social visi.s may he made 10 friends
IN the country. The reads will be in ex-
cellent condition IN diy or SO, and the
prince of winter sports, sieighlng, Will he
epjuved 10 the fullest extent.
A little son of Mrs. Christians, about
three years old, residing IN the Bluff ad-
dition To this city fell from chair yes
terday, causing fracture OF the right leg
above the knee. Dr. Hollister was called
and reduced the fracture.
The New Y. ar's edition Of the Ore
goniaa consisted OF forty pages, and was
q very full description OF the resources
of different portions OF the state. 1t was
we'll illustrated throughout, and was a
good advertisement OF the enter rise OF
the leading paper in the northwest,
E. L Minis, deputy internal revenue
collector, has retur ed to Pendleton
from trip to Portland and other cities
Preparations are being made to collect
the income tax, and all persons VIII re-
eeive s4J0D or more each year will be
compelled to pay to the government
one per centum tax The deputies will
begin he work on March first and have
until Iune first to make collections. All
the blanks necessary to this feature OF
his department have been received by
Collector Henry Blackman, at the cen
trail Office in Portland.
One hundred new desks have been re-
ceived and are being placed in the public
schools during this holiday vacation.
At special board meeting D C. g., |
Misses Lura Welch and Ella Cooper
were chosen as additional teachers, and
will begin their duties the first day of
The spring term. Jan. Fl
A special meeting of the common
council was held Monday evening to pass
lpon the applicatio for licenses, and
.hese were granted the different per
IONS engage in the saloon business in
his city. This was all the onsiness
and the council adjourned
@ the time for holding the regular
monthly meeting.
A sheriff's sale of the D. J. Cooper
on a judgment in the circuit
,ourt in favor of the Pacific Fire ln-ur
nee Co. for $lO,0u0 principal, 1852 in
crest and s. 200 attorneys fees. took
lace this afternoon at the court house
oor. The property was sold to the in
urance company for $1,000, the highest
i'd made.
Cottage Glove Leader: st is said
ha Eugene lady has cured her hus {
and of staving out late at nights by
Ding to the door and whispering through
he key hole, '.Is that you Willie?"
Ter husbands name ia John. and he
tays at home every night now and
leeps with one eye op and revolver /.
nder his pillar"