The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-25
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Christmas eve.
| Carnival! Extraordinary Carnival
Hot clam broth served every after
noon at the Midway
What don't know about safes ISM
worth knowing.-N. J. S.
The first twenty lady spectators will
receive fine silver spoon free at the
carnival.
Pat Pagan, the joyial tailor, has
been on the sick list the past few days.
but is convalescent.
A. w. Willy and wife returned this
morning from Heppner, where Mr..
Willy has been buying wool.
l.. O'Bion, prominent resident of
Hartland and direct desce ndant of
the ancient kings of Ireland, is in the
city.
Mike Callahan is in from Dufur to-
day. Mr.. Callahan Us the way crops
are growing in that section is simply
wonderful.
There will be no midnight mass in
the Catholic church tonight, but to-
morrow morning there will be mass at
6, and 1890 o'clock.
noSo hos
attending school at the state univer-
sity, will arrive home this evening to
spend the holidays with her parents.
Manuel Garshea, one of our old resi-
dents who has been at Lone Rock for
some time past. mas returned to The
Dalles to spend the remainder of the
winter.
Here's luck running riot: Charley
Frazier. of Pendleton, last Saturday
night dropped nickel in one of the
many card machines that are now to
be found in that city, and got five
kings.
Secretary Cass. of the state board of
horticulture, is authority for the state
ment that the actual damage to Wash
ineton orchards from the extreme cold
weather of the early part of the month
is very slight.
1t has been custom of the TINES
MoUNTAINEER for many years to not
issue daily on holidays, and this
custom will not be violated at present,
hence no paper will be published from
this Office tomorrow.
There will be practice football
game on the fair grounds tomorrow
about 10 o'clock in the forenoon. The
game will afford considerable amuse-
ment as the amateur players will do
some grand kicking.
Albert Baldwin, Mat Tnornbourn,
Tom Connolly, P. NJ, J. Fl. and J. r.
Moran, six Dalles young men who are
attending school at Mt. angel, re-
turned home last evening to spend
the holiday vacation with their
parents.
A. J. Shrum. of Cherry creek. Crook
county, is in the city. Mr.. Shrun re-
ports delightful winter so far in that
section of the country. Grass has
grown very rapidly since the weather
moderated and furnishes abundant feed
for stock.
Christmas services will be held in
= hn nj 1
o'clock conducted by Rev. w. C. Curtis.
pastor of the Congregational church,
and Rev. l.. Gray, pastor of the
Lutheran church. Everybody cordially
invited to attend.
The temple of justice was opened ON
regular time this morning, Justice
Filloon having taken the hint from a
notice that was posted on his door yes
terday morning, that the office must be
opened and fire kindled for the bene-
fit Of loafers promptly at 9 A. II.
P. L. Kretzer returned last evening
from Wasco. where he has been drill
ing wells the past two months. Mr..
Kretzer says the people in the vicinity
of Wasco are becoming interested in
the matter of sinking artesian wells,
and he has several more to sink.
Data for another history of General
Grant is being collected by G. NJ.
Webster, of Portland. Mr.. Webster
is in the city today interviewing old
residents and gathering Information
regarding the time General Grant was
temporarily stationed at The Dalles.
/ At Denver on December 10, Miss
Essie Tittell, of Portland, who is well
known in The Dalles, she having ap-
pearei on the stage in this city or
numerous occasions, was married to
Geo. E. Carter, young attorney q
Denver. An attempt was made to keep
the marriage d secret, but it leaked
out.
W. T. Gardner, superintendent OF
the Boys and Girls Aid Society a.
Portland. was in the city yesterday to
meet his wife and child, who arrived on
the overland this morning returning
froma visit to England. While here
Mr.. Gardner made inquiry with refer
ence.to the care bestowed upon tho
children let out from the society to