The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28

at o'clock this morning was welcomed
by the farmers. If it continues it will
enable them to begin blowing again.
There will be no Christmas servic'
at the Congregational church. Tn,
congregation is invited to attend the
services at St. Paul's Episcopal churcl
at 10 A. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thompson ant
daughter. of Portland, were passenger
on the Regulator this mornih!s The,
were accompanied by Miss Len'
Driver, of Wamic.
Today deed was filed in the clerk
Office from VIM. Heisler and wife tt
Monroe Heisler, conveying an un
divided one-half interest in the sw;
and set of nw4 sec 35, t S. 13 e, con.
sideration $3.50.
Last Saturday J. H. Blakene!
bought the house and lots belonging
to the Sarah Staes estate at public
auction for S212. The sale of the
other lands belonging to the estate
was indefinitely postponed.
Messrs. w. T. Vanderpool and G. E
holland came in from Dufur this morn
ing. They report the worst wind storm
in that section that they have ever
known. The wind seemed to be &c
powerful that it fairly raised the snow
and slush off the ground.
The report was circulated this morn
ing that the Western Union and o. r
& n. telegraph lines were blown down
between here and Portland, but there
was no foundation for the report. Both
lines are working admirably notwith'
standing the heavy winds that have
prevailed the past ten or twelve hours
Some four weeks ago Alex Farghel
and other sheep raisers of Antelope
made large shipment of mutton to
Chicago. Yesterday Mr.. Fargher and
Alex and John McClennen arrived
here on their return from Chicago
and report having met with fairly
good market in that city.
Christmas stories are appropriate al
this time, hence we give space to one
from the pen of Mr.. Williams, the
Australian journalist, who visited The
Dalles few weeks ago, which Mr..
Williams says is true version of q
sad occurance that was witnessed in
an Australian city few years ago.
All who attended the ball given by
Gesang Verein at the Baldwin Satur-
day night are unit in pronouncing 1t
a splendid affair. The Orchestra
Union furnished it's best music, and
the gentlemen who had the manage
ment of the party in hand left moth
ing undone to make all present enjoy
themselves.
Mr.. Ellis. stock inspector of Umatilla
county, informs the Pendleton Trib-
une that there are about 240,000 sheep
in the county and, contrary to recent
reports, they are in good condition for
the winter. The range is improving,
and they may not lack feed. The
stockmen are better prepared for the
winter than they were last winter.
Mr.. A. Buchler, has a collection OF
petrihed wood which he received some
months ago from Germany that would
be attractions in the best geological
cabinet in the country. They are all
highly polished, and comprise almost
every variety of petrifed woods known.
Such collections are seldom met
with in this or any other country.
Mr.. Grimes arrived here yesterday
with six carloads of hogs from La
Grande and North Powder, en- route to
Troutdale, and unloaded them at the
stock yards to feed. When he left
Grande Ronde valley Saturday MORN
ing the river was frozen over, and the
weather vas very cold. There were
Al feet of snow on the summit Of the
Blue mountains, but at Pendleton the
ground was bare.
Dalles Tent No. 20, Maccabees, held
their regular election Saturday night.
The officers chosen were, Sir Knight
Post Commander, r. H. Lonsdale;
Commander, F. Menefee; Lieut.. Com,
D. H. Roberts; Record Keeper, Chas.
Cooper; Finance Keeper, w. G. Kerns;
Chaplain, G. W. Phelps; Sergent,
John Hampshire: Master at Arms, Geo.
Brown; Sir Knight 1st. Master Guards,
j. P. McInerny; Sir Knight I'd Master
Guards, N. NJ. Lane; Sir Knight Sem
tinel, J. Zimmerman; Picket, j. Nits-
chke.
This afternoon Deputy Sheriff Kelly
two sales of real property un-
der execution. One was an execution
in favor of the Oregon Mortgage Co.
against S. E. Ferris and wife. The
land was 16O acres at Wapinitia in
the hotel at that place. and
was sold to R. Livingston for 81 100.
The other was an execution in favor of
the First National bank of this place
against J. c. Baldwin and others cov-
ering the north half of lots 4 and in
block % in Gates addition, and was
bid in by the bank for 81, ,129.34.