The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-01
From Fridays, Daily.

|. Workmen are busy today repapering g
the council chambers.
Mr.. Fl. F. Davidson, of Hood River,
is visiting in the city today.
Mr.. II. S. Southern, proprietor of
the Boyd store, is in the city today.
Mr.. C. A. Bell, proprietor of the Mt.
Hood Hotel, at Hood River, is in the
city.
One car load OF hogs will be shipped
from the atock yards to Portland to-
night.
Miss Dollie Glisan left today for
Oakland to visi. her sister who resides
in that city.
Oregon has 57,3l7 foreign-born resi-
dents. which is 1927 per cent of the
states entire population.
Mr.. Dan Ghalagar came In from An
telope yesterday, and reports all kinds
of stock doing well in tnat section.
Miss Stella Finley died at Umatilla
Wednesday from having taken dose
of strychnine, thinking it was quinine.
Miss Lizzie Barnes is spending a
short vacation at her home in this city
where she is visiting friends and rel
atives.
The total amount of fees received
from all sources at the clerks office
during the month of January was
s425.16.
Cedar Grove, No. 10, woodmen
Circle, will meet in Forrester's hall
over A. A. Brow's store, at 1880 Satur-
day evening, Feb. 1.
The contract for raising and repair
ing the residence of Mr.. Theodore
Seufert, on Third and Union streets,
has beer awarded to French & Syl-
vester.
The town of Wasco has voted s.
mill school tax, which is sufficient to
pay off all Indebtedness of the school
district and also run six months free
school.
Col. B. F. Alley has decided to trans
fer his newspaper interests and his
congressional aspirations TO Eastern
Oregon. He will start paper in
Baker City.
Mr.. S. M. Hanahan, who superin-
tended the carpenter work on the
Regulator, will soon begin repairing
some of the fish wheel scows which
lie on the beech above town.
The motormen and conductors of the
Portland Consolidated street railway
have been ordered to carry revolvers
while on duty, in order to defend them
selves against the attacks of highway
waymen.
The ferry boat, Western Queen,
towed the Regulator to her dock this
morning. and with the assistance of
Marshal Blakeney managing small
boat, drawing lines ashore, was safely
landed at her dock.
Dalles Tent K. O.. 7. NJ. will give
smoker after their regular session to-
morrow evening. Friends of the MEM
bers are cordially invited to be present.
Tobacco and pipes will be profuse, and
an enjoyable time is anticipated.
The decision of tho local land Office
has been sustained by the general land
office in cancelling the entries in the
contest cases of Samuel j. Templeton
VS.. VIM G. Allen AMI August Ander.
son Us. F. w. Peaslee.
Too much praise cannot be given
the members of the Orchestra Union
of this city for the high grade of music
they are capable of rendering. So pro-
dcient have they become that no en-
,ertainment in The Dalles would be
complete without their services.
Tuesday morning between 9 and 10
o'clock splendid residence, and its
contents, the home of Mr.. A. Scott.
at Grass Valley, was burned to the
ground. Nothing was saved except
stove and very few dishes. The
property was worth about $4,000 and
was insured for s50O-Wasco News.
Capt. W. W. Saunders, who was sent
to the penitentury for life from Linn
county for the killing of Chas. Camp
bell. and pardoned by Governor Pen.
noyer last January has been appointed
assistant district attorney of Spokane.
and will be married on March Is to
Miss Minnie Allison, so it is reported.
The Effie Ellsler troop was greeted
by large audience at the Baldwin last
night, to witness the pathetic play
Camille" AS Marguerite" Miss
Ellsler was superb, and her support
was excellent. Her lavish bestow of
kisses upon Duval made every man in
the audience madly jealous. Many an
old bald-headed swain would have
given half his belongings to have just