The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-25
ITE1s IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

AIIOrney n. % WllSou rcoui nC
from below last night.
Sheriff Driver went to Cascade Lock
on the afternoon train.
Mr.. L. Comini, returned on las
nights train from Portland.
Gov. Moody was passenger on tn
afternoon train for Portland.
Yesterdays Glacier reported twent.
inches of snow at Hood River.
IL. Jacobs. representing Chas. Koh1
& Co., Of Portland, is in the city.
Court The Dalles, No. u. received
one candidate by initiation last nigt.
Mr.. G. 81. Miller and Miss Ethel
Cook were granted license to wed to.
day.
Mr.. ]. c. Wingfeld, a prominent
farmer of Endersby, lie in The Dalles
today.
Four car loads of sheep and one Of
hogs were shipped from the stock yards
to Troutdale this forenoon.
The local arrived here promptly on
time today, the road being all clear
between here and Portland.
A gentleman who came down on the
train last night states that there were
only four inches of snow at Umatilla.
In chambers yesterday Judge Brad
shaw granted decree of foreclosure
in the case of Ferd 81. Ditzel VS.. W. A.
Miller ct al.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alden re-
turned home last night after having
spent few weeks visiting in Tacoma
and Olympia.
The total amount of expenditures
for maintaining the Oregon peniten-
tiary for the quarter ending Dec. 81
1895. were $40, $3.50.
Sleighing is reported good all over
the country, and farmers in their cut
ters have been pouring into town from
every.direction all day.
Elder T. Clay Niece, of Moro, ar
rived in the city last night. He says
Sherman county is covered with from
five to six inches of snow.
The Cycle cigar store Is now one of
the coziest places iu the city. Mr..
Sturtevant has just put in an elegant
billiard table and added other attrac-
tions that make the store a pleasant
resort.
Pedestrians in The Dalles this morn
ing all had Populistic proclivities, they
all took to the middle of the road, the
freeze last night having made the
sidewalks SO slippery that travelling
on them was unsafe.
So far nine candidates have been
mentioned in Morrow county for county
clerk, eight for county judge. and four
for representative, all Republicans.
There will probably be very warm
fight in the primaries.
During the snow storm Thursday a
heavy wind prevailed in the country
south of here, causing the snow to
drift badly. On Tygh ridge and along |
the road to Shearer's bridge the drifts
are reported to be very heavy.
The o. R. & N. Co. succeeded in get
ting their track clear last night. and
the east bound train arrived here at
9:45. The blockade yesterday was
caused by the heavy drifts that had
been piled up by the winds Thursday
night.
Thursday Mr.. Lee Bunch, engineer
at the Columbia Brewery, discovered
that monkey wrench is harder than
his head. He was fitting some gaspipe
when huge wrench he was using
slipped off nut and struck him above
the right eye, making deep cash in
his scalp.
Mr.. M. A. Moody was a passenger
on the train that was delayed at Bridal
veil yesterday. He says they arrived
there at O'Clock in the morning and
were held until in the evening. 1t
was anything but a pleasant occupa-
tion to sit in car all day waiting for
an order to move.
Mr.. Henry Boyne left today for San
Francisco. Mr.. Boyne has been
at work in this city since 1884,
and goes to San Francisco just for
lew weeks rest. He will probably
visit Los Angeles while in California,
Ind expects to return to this city some
lime in February.
Jackson Engine Co. No. /, though {
me of the Oldest fire companies in the
tate, is also one of the most prosper
,us, having at present Al active mem
,ers on it's roster, many OF them young,
.ctive and vigorous, while there are c
till few whose years would prevent I
heir running to fires and defending
property as they did twenty years ago, +
till they are the ones who have kept d
lp the organization these many years. :
md for the company to lose then .
Tould be like surrenderipg its exis- \
ence. F.,
The Union Whist Club held its I
egular weekly meeting last night, and u
he club was agreeably entertained d
y Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hudson. The il
ard games were spirited as usal. Mrs h
:. A. Hudson and Miss Jennie Mar 81
en- tied for the first prize, and the Il
championship was determined by lot. 8,
lrs. Hudson being the most fortunate a.
rev the prize. The second prize was is
on by Mrs. Chas. Hilton. This being
sgular banquet night the club re-
aired to Keller's and at length discus
ID the merits of this most popular L
lterer's viands. After the banquet,
le hall was cleared and dancing was La
dulged in until midnight.
From Mondays 0ail6.
Mr.. John June, of Antelope, Is in Y
e city.
Mr.. I. h. Taft, Of Cello, was in the th
~ yesterday. st