The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Fromwedaesday's Daily.

Mr.. T. q. Johnston and family
Dufur, was in the city this morning.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Anderson, the obligin
Dufur blacksmith, was in the city tt
day.
License to wed was issued today t
Mr.. Chas. A. Wells and Miss Allev
Selliman.
The sound of tinkling sleigh bell
has furnished music throughout tn
city all day.
Guard mount drill will be perforuie'
by the field and staff officers Of Co. G
at the armory tonight.
A deed from P. D. Hendricks ant
wife to Isabelle Munroe was fled il
the clerks office today.
Testimony in the case of Angel VS.
Angel was taken by Judge Story before
Referee A. A. Urquhart today.
S1ow has flllen steadily all day and
at the time of going to press Il o'clock
covers the ground to the depth OF fou,
inches.
We are not alone in our snow storm
Snow is falling all over the coast, from
the California line to as far north as
has been heard from.
The latest department of the Oregon
state university Is an academy of sci
.ences. They had most everything but
that before, from gymnastics to medi-
cine.
The peace and dignity of the city
has not been disturbed for several
days, not an arrest having been made
by the city peace officers during the
week.
Sleighing is good all over the coun-
try. This will enable people to come
in from the country, and more life
may be expected in the city while the
snow lasts.
The date of the parrish meeting to
take action upon the question Of secur-
ing rector for st. Paul's Episcopal
church in this city has been postponed
10 some Glu0 u0XG week.
Chas. Nickel, of the Jackson vile
Times, and Ira Campbell, of the Eugene
Guard, passed through this city last
night, en- route to Florida, as delegates
from Oregon to the National Press
Association.
Today the timber culture proof of
John Madden for 100 acres in sec 20,
t3s, IL, and the homestead applica-
tion of Andrew A. Anderson for l60
acres in sec 8, t = S, r q esst were re-
ceived at the land Office.
Dispatches received by Mr.. S. L.
Brooks this morning announce that |
the temperature throughout Montana
registers from = to 4O degrees below
Zero, and a heavy snow storm is raging
to the east of this place.
Mr.. II. A. Baker and Mrs. B. S. Mil
Ter, who were in the city last night at
tending the installation of officers in
Eastern Star Chapter, left on this
mornings train for their homes in
Portland.
The Workmen and their families, to-
gether with mum Der OF invited guests,
will hold social in Fraternity hall
tomorrow evening. An interesting
programme has been prepared for the
occasion. Refreshments will be served
after the entertai nment.
4 The party of skaters who went to
Snipes lake yesterday returned at $50 ,
last evening on special. They found .
the ice excellent, and as nothing oc-
CURED to mar their pleasure. not even :
one OF The party having gone through !
the ice, they had most enjoyable
time.
A good portion OF the day in county :
court was given 10 the consideration :
Of petition for the division of Dufur !.
voting precinct. Argument for and :
against the division was heard, but at !,
3 late hour this afternoon no decision : :
had been rendered. :
F. M. Salisbury, postmaster at Sails
bury, Umatilla county, recently plead
guilty to using government official en-
velopes for private business, and was
fined $500 by Judge Bellinger. He
will apply to the president for a pardon,
rs he used the envelopes through
ignorance.
Mr.. Fl. S. Simon. and old time col
lege chum of the editor of this paper,
Is in the city today. taking orders for r
the firm of Blumauer, Frank & Co.
Mr.. Simon is much pleased with the I
business outlook in The Dalles, and t
expresses desire to some day become
! permanent resident of the city. {;
The county court is steadily wading t
through the long list of claims pre-
sented against the county, allowing |
such as are just and cutting down those \
that are considered unreasonable. The +
,oart has not yet finished the consid-
eration of reports of road supervisors
Ind making new appointments. :
The storm of today has been gener- +
IL throughout Eastern Oregon, though
slightly more severe to the east of this
point. At Arlington stiff east wind =
Is blowing, causing the snow to drift :.
badly. Telegraph lines in all direc-
lions are in working order. not having
been affected by the storm, and trains {
Ill along the .. r. & N. are running .
on time.
Prof. Hicks is a success at weather
In his paper, Wcrd and
Works, he gave forecast of the I
weather for the month of January that t.
20 far has proved correct. He predicted II
fair weather for the l4th and snow on D
the 18th, to continue until the 21st.
From the 2lst to the 2hth he predicts o
with inten-e cold on the 23d, b
70 continue until the 26th. Heavy v
storms. he says, may be expected about v
the last of he month.
The Mazama Mining Company was Q
Incorporated at Hood River Saturday,
for the purpose of working mines in
Lewis county. Washington. The In
were Henry Lodohoff.
ohm C. Mccoy. Wesley Locke. Marion
Locke, N. NJ. Woods and J. II. Cradle
baugh. Work will be commenced |