The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-08

, in their efforts, and are leaving moth.
, ing undone that will tend to make it
; the grandest masquerade ever given in
The Dalles.
Mr.. W. E. Jones, the well-known
Boston wool buyer, was in the city TO-
dar, and left on the afternoon train
for Portland.
The proceeds of the mask ball to be
given on Friday evening will be ap-
piled in paying for the piano In
fraternity hall.
Mr.. W. J. Davenport, prominent
bank er of Colfax Wash, is in the city
visiting his brother, Mr. R. G. Dayen-
port, foreman in the Chronicle office.
Mr.. M. T. Nolan returned last night
from Portland, where he had been at.
tending the meeting of the republican n
committee of this congressional dis
Urict.
On Sunday evening there will be an
| Epworth League rally at the M. E.
church. The young people will have
| charge of the regular evening services.
A special invitation extended to all
young people to be present.
A terrible murder was committed in
East Portland last night. A logger
named Baxter cut his wife's throat
with razor, and attempted to cut his
own, but was prevented by the police.
The woman was intoxicated at the
time of the tragedy.
They have been making extensive
experiments in road building in Mass
achusetts, under the direction,of state
highway commission, and one of the
conclusions is that they think they can
construct permanent roadway fifteen
feet wide for Sl200 to S18G0 per mile.
Invitations will be issued tomorrow !
for the ball to be given by the Red |
Men on Washington's birthday. The |
braves of that order have we'll earned |
reputation for being most excellent
entertainers, and judeing from the in
terest they are taking in the coming
party, they will earn fresh laurels for
successfully conducting dancing par
ties.
Mr. J. Hanna, of Boyd, who was in
the city today, says there is much
activity among the farmers south of
here. He says he visited Long Hol-
low yesterday and saw twenty teams
plowing in the fields. If the present
favoroble weather continues, Mr.. Han
ma says there will be a larger acreaged
seeded in his neighborhood this sea-
son than ever before.
Wasco county's sheriffs Office is now
one of the most commodious and con-
venient in the state. The walls of the
room have been repapered, and the
new furniture that has been put in,
makes everything veryconvenient both
for the officials and those having bus
mess with them. Next the clerks
office will be repaired, also making it
more convenient and comfortable.
This morning Mrs. W. E. Garretson
received from her old friend, Mrs. DR.
of Salem, token of
friendship that is most highly priced
and which is indeed a work of art. 1t :
is small chinaware cream pitcher, .
decorated in gold. The decorations :
are all handwork, done by Mrs. Rich :
ardson. The handle and rim are COW
cred with heavy gold trimmings, and
On the front is handsomely designed :
initial &C." while on the bottom are
,he figures 1896 and the letters I" F. B.
R.," Mrs. Richardson's initials.
A AHeppner dispatch to the Oregonian !
gives the following account of the
1oldup: I
"The robbery took place about $50
o'clock. The agent and his wife went {
% the Office at that time, and two men ]
walked in, with their faces covered
With black masks, and, covering the /
gent and his wife, ordered them to {
lold up their hands. The agent asked {
hem what for. They replied because ]
We want you to- They ordered him t
o open the safe, saying they wanted ]
lis money. and only had a minute to Z
vait. Mrs. Hart, the agents wife,
eft the room, Notwithstanding they
,rdered her to stop, and went down
he track for the brakeman, who had I
eft the depot about 10 minutes before,
md was at the coach getting ready for
he nights rum"