The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-19

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The topic of the morning disronr
at the Congregational church. w
Curtis, pastor, will bs "Conc"ruir
Gifts" and will be aprrcpr;1ts TO Il
Christmas season.
Hon. ]. L. Cowan, the newly a.
pointed agent of the Warm Sprin
Indians. arrived from Portland la
night, and will leave for the agenc
tomorrow, to take charge OF affail
there.
From nearly every state in 10
union come reports of the orgauizatio
of volunteers to aid Cuba. Th
| American people are bound that Cub
shali be free.Aand Uhey will not kee
hands OF much longer.
Chas. Stoughtor, of Dufur is in tn
city todav. Ar. Stoughton says tn
ground about bufur i, too wet to plow
tho lg1a few miles to the east tn
grounl is in good condition. and
far ners are busy turning over tho
soil.
Sheriff Driver didn't go to Portlan
yesterday. He was called to Mosiel
on business. From there he walked te
Rowena and came home on q freight
last night. He don't go to Portland
every time he boards west bound
train. %
The Red Men of this city are making
preparations TO entertain the great
chiefs of the grand council at their
wigwam next tuesday evening. Ad.
Keller, W. H. Butts and e. B. Dufur
have been appointed committee to
prepare corn and .yenison for the ecca-
sion.
A Georgia woman went quietly to
work and secured a divorce from her
husband for no other reason than to
enable him to marry another woman.
There certainly is not another woman
in the world like her, and she could
make fortune by exhibiting herself
in dime museum.
There is one business street in this
city, says Charlie Phillips, where all
the merchants agree, where their
prices are uniform and where there is
no misunderstanding regarding the
hours of opening and closing. That
happy locality is Eighth streetand fdr.
Phillips is the only mere hant on it.
The small fire loss which has marked
this year over it's immediate predeces-
sors continued last month to compen-
safe for the falling off in premiums.
For the entire coast the amount was
only s25i ,06S, made mp of S119.107 on
buildings and sl36,6el on their con-
tents. The losses for November, in
1895 were s295, 1884 and in 1894 $685., ,125.
Frank Hawley, prominent farmer
Of Sherman county, is in the city TO-
lay, en- route to Willamette valley to
spend the remainder of the winter with !
ais parents. Mr.. Hawley says the |
crop prospects in Sherman county !
we're never better than at present: fEe
,round is thoroughly moist, and fall !
md volunteer grain is growing rapidly.
The committee of the Commercial
Tub, who have in hand the matter of I
aising funds with which to purchase
diamond drill to be used in prosp ct@>l
ng for coal. report meeting with poor
uccess. This is indeed to bs regretted.
{ we have coal mines in this vicinity
7e want to know it, and there never
7as better time for prospecting than
he present, when there is little else
Ding on.
Lovers of the drama were given q
are treat at the Vogt last evening,
'hen the Katie Putnam company put
n the comedy Love Finds a Way"
Iiss Putnam has improved with age
nd experience, and indeed is one of
he most charming actresses that has
,peared on the stage in The Dalles,
Thile her support was able. The play
as an entertaining one, with just
nough of the ridiculous in it to keep
he audience in good humor.
At the regular communion of D ,lles
,hapter, No. 6, r. A. NJ, held last
ignt, officers were elected as follow:
has. Hilton, FL. PR. f. Gibbons, K;
Dr.. Siddell, S.: Geo. c. Blakeley. G.
f H.; A. Larsen..P C, S: ] Ohm Mardep,
/. II. c.: Emile Schanno, G. NJ. Bid
ell; Ed Phirmap, g., NJ I'd veil: w. I
}. GarretsOn, G. NJ. lst veil; G A.
.iebe, Treas; Frank Abernethy, Sec,
ieo. Knagg, Sen. Installation of
Ulcers will be held at the next regular
ommunion.