The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-04

be able to attend to Official duties il
the land Office.
4 Stock taking at n. Harris store vii
r occupy the proprietor and clerks fol
abo it two weeks, after which s.artlir s
r bargains will be offered.
Kerr & Buckley, of Grass Valley
\ Sherman county, packed l50 head o.
hogs last wt ek, the first los OF which
70 head, averaged S25 pounds.
The Col lmbi. Packing Co. received
large number of hogs from the stock
yards today. This company is butcher
ing from 700 to $40 head of hogs per
week.
During the month of November the
sheriff of Wasco county collected
S2.737 So taxes. The footirgs' of the
tax collections fer Dece nler have not
yet been made.
The Commercial and Athletic Clubs
reading rooms are Low open every
evening and the members find much
comfort and enjoyment in those COM
Portable quarters.
The 'masz ball given at Dufur on
Wednesday Ii git was gl a I'D success.
Many handso ne costumes and gro
tesque characters were seen in the ball
roo n that evening.
You can defy the fury Of the storm
that may be coming if you are wearing
one of A. NJ. v illiams & Co.'S heavy
ulsters. Special = per cent reduction
on entire line now on*
Mr.. D. r. Davies, superintendent cf
construction on the Western Union
line, made brief visit to The Dalles
today. He will leave on the train for
his home in San Franci SEQ tonight.
Mr.. A. Howe, one of the proprietors
of the Central Hotel at Dufur, is in the
city today. Mr.. Howe says the snow
still covers the country surrounding
Dufur, and sleighing is good in that
section.
Wheat in the Corvallis market rose
several days ago from 43 to "A cents,
and is now quoted at the latter figure.
Oats are also sail by dealers to be
sitter, and Is to II cents is the price
quoted.
Mr.. B. A. Hunsaker left yesterday
for San Francisco, and may go to
Honolulu with view of locating there.
If he fnds aololulu better business
point than The Dalles, which is not
likely. he will send for his family and
become citizen of the Hawaiian re-
public.
There will be business meeting
held at the First Baptist church at 8 =.
P. NJ. tomorrow, the object of which is
to organize an English Lutheran con-
All Lutherans, regardless
of nationality, are requested to attend.
Regular services will be held at 2 P. M.
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. II. Dufur, of '
Dufur, are in the city today. Mr. I;
Dufur says farmers in the vicinity :
where he resides are all feeling jubi- :
ant, the ground on their farms being
wet, and they will all be
actively engaged at plowing as soon us r
,he snow disappears. =
The following officers of the o. r. N.
60. passed through this city in spe- !
,ial car yesterday: w. II. Hurlburt, i
general passenger agent; G. O'Brieu. a
general superintendent; and W. H.
Kennedy, chief engineer. They are |,
IN tour of inspection, and will go b
,ver the line to the eastern terminus.
Temple Lodge No. 8, A. o. U. W., t,
installed the following officers last n
light: P. NJ. W., Jesse Simonson;
Il. W., D. C. Herrin; F., DR.. G. G. A
O., c. j. Crandall; Rec. il
Ians. Hansen; Fin, G. G. Gibons; b
secr., Geo. Joles; e., Edward Beck:
. W.. I. ]. Bassett; o. W., c. F. G.
stephens. d
The Congregational church, corner p
court and Fifth street-Sunday SER n
ices as usual: AT II A. NJ. and d
80 P. NJ. worship, and a sermon by I
he pastor, w. C. Curtis. Sunday le
chool Immediately after the morning a
ervice. Meeting of the Young Peo-
lies Society of Christian Endeavor at
30 P. NJ All persons not orship- E
ling elsewhere are cordially invited.
The past few days an all-arouud )
AXE, who gives his name as Fredrick t
Ilwood. has been making himself u
Iaite conspicuous in the city, pretend IL
ng to be an all-around mesmerist and D
Last night he became +
'messmerized" himself, from ildulg- q
ng too freely, and was gathered into n
he fold. After spending the night in II
all he was given an invitation to pass Is
N this morning. d
Yew Years eve Lloyd Montgomery y
md Harry Pool, at the Jail in Albany, VI
,lackened and reddened their faces, u
md, with blankets around them. did
he Indian act in such lively manner g
8 to draw a crowd, and finally had to a
70 stopped by the sheriff. Montgom- Il
ry then had just one month in which a
o live, and was evidently celebrating II
he fact. Though hilarious, young C
Montgomery is undoubtedly thinking n
If the end. There is little doubt, G.
hough, that he will die game, says the n
Albany Democrat.
Epworth League Entertainment. n
The Methodist hurch was last night II
by one Of the happiest en- n
ertainments ever given in the city. o
rhe occasion was the New Year social 4
If the Epworth League, and the pro-