The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-02-16
ITEMS In BRIEF
From satufday'a Daily.

fI0m oebuSueyb DAur.
Mr.. b. E. Mooas, of Nansene, is in the
city today.
Mr.. d. T. Blakeney. of Wallula, Wash.
IL In the city. Hugh was Dalles boy In
auld lang syne. and is paying visit to old
scenes and 10 shaking hands with old
friends.
Mr. Floyd Harman returned yesterday
from q visit to his parents, who reside about
twenty five miles from The Dalles near
Camas Prairie He says two feet of snow
yet remains on the ground there.
Next Tuesday evening at the Copgrega-
tional church there y i'll be an entertainment,
consisting Of illustrations of the ia.
nous book Ben Hur. 1t has received the
highest eonmendation Of the press and
will undoubtedly attract large audience.
Some person one day this week broke into
o barn and MIXED q COW at the Cascade
Locks which was owned by another IN
dividual. He was arrested on .
charge Of burglary, and furnished bail in
the sum of $3.50 to answer before the grand
jury.
The local institute now being held at
Dufur has attracted considerable interest,
and the audiences are very large. Day
sessions are held at the school house, and
night sessions in the Methodist church.
Several inter esting papers have been read
on educational subjects, and the discussion
il very entertaining.
The new charter bill passed the senate
Yesterday afternoon, and only awaits en-
Rrosslng signature of the governor. ETC.,
before 1t becomes Q law. This is the
amended charter lately formulated BY the
committee appointed by the common
oounsil. and will be great improvement Oh
the old one now IN force.
The bolterslare still in business o. the old
stand in Salem. They went into Caucus and
then refused to support the candidate re-
celving majority of votes, and nothing
they can do now will surprise the people.
This afternoon the ballot stood: Dolph, 80;
illi.ms, 8; Lowell, s.; Lord, s.; Weather
ford, 4; Hare, 10. Absent, "a.
Last night at the freight depot in this
city some miscreant broke into q car of mer-
cbandise that bad Just arri, ed over the y.
r & n. Co.'s road from the east, consigned
to merchants in this city. here were
about $50 orth of clothing and ther goods
stolen. No cine is SHOWN to the thief, but
il is very prof able that he will be arrested,
a. it is not likely he can escape with this
quantity Of goods.
Three of the mtre and quoin po ts weigh.
ing 10 or 20 tons each, belonging to the
lower guard ga e, have been safely lowered
into position at the locks at the CASCADES.
This gate whose carly. completion is now
assured will keep out the spring freshe.
and allow summer work on the canal. The
work is going on very rapidly under the
contract system. ana more work has bee
done since the Day brothers have had it
than ever before.
An old tree, opposite the TlMEs-MoUN-
TAINEKR Office. was cut down and removed |
this morning to give place to . telephone
pole for the new system. FOR about orty |
years this tree has occupied the position.
and has been silent witness of many.
changes in the history Of The Dalles. " hen |
the cruel axe of the woodman leveled it to
the grouud it seemed as if an old friend had
heen numbered with the many who have
taken their journey to the silent majority.
They had choir to help enliven the pro-
seedlings st 8 hanging in Canada. the other
day, which made something of hit with
ts selections. While the murderer was
walking to the scsffoId Nearer my God to
Thee" was sung; while the dying strug9l.s
# the wretch were performed to the ac-
of ''Ssfe in the Arms CT
Tesus" And nobody seemed to see the
hastl, bad taste Of the whole thing.