The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-13
ITEMS IN BRIEF.


From Saturdays Daily.)
C. A. Bell, of Hood River, is in the
city today.
Sheriff Wilcox, of Gillian couL ty,
is in the city today, returning home
from Salem.
Senator MichelI came home on to-
days local. He will return to Salem
tomorrow afternoon.
License to wed was issued by the
county clerk today to Mr.. Oliver ID.
Kerns and Miss Myrtle B. Patterson.
It is an assured fast that the Com
mercial and Athletic Club will give
minstrel entertainment In the near
future.
Arrangements have been perfected
for a football game on the fair grounds
between The Dalles and Albina Feb
ruary 22d.
The genial, wholesouled Jack
Tuunny, of Antelope, is in the city. MIR.
Tunney reports everything fourishing
at Antelope.
J. G. Koontz has about recovered
from the injuries sustained the first OF
the week from fall on the sidewalk,
and was able to be on the streets today.
Next Tuesday evening at the Con-
greeational church Misses Gladys
Jones and Harriet Stevens will appear
in a concert. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the pastor. Admission 50
cents.
Fred Bronson is home on furlough
for few days. Mr.. Bronson is one OF
the 66 everworked senate committee
clerks, but does not appear to be much
fatigued from the labors he has been
called upon to perform at the capital.
County Clerk Kelsay VOWS that he
will never again undertake to hold
private conversation with the other
county officials over the telephone
wires. He has learned from expert
ence that the things will get confused
sometimes in the best regulated tele-
phone offices.
Numerous petitions have been sent
to Salem asking legislators to go IN
and help organize the house that re-
medal legislation might be passed.
These petitions have been unheeded,
and now we would suggest that petit
tions be forwarded asking the law
makers to disband, come home and
stop the show.
A prisoner by the name of Wyland
escaped from the Grant county jail re-
Gently, and when overtaken by the
sheriff in Fox valley, attempted to cut
his own head off with razor. He
said he had promised the sheriff to not
attempt to escape, and after having
violated his pledge, wanted to die. He
certainly has high sense of honor for
a thief.
1t is stated that Doodle flows like
water in Salem, but we doubt the state
ment. Legislators all over the coun-
try are sending home for money to
meet their current expenses, which is
evidence that there is not very big
barrel on tap. The legislators have
all been in politics too long to go
hungry when there is a corruption
fund in sight.
Frank Davenport, who has the con-
tract for building the big fume and
ditch on the west side of Hood River
valley, was in the city today land stated
that he had completed the flume across
the river, and had finished one mile OF
ditch. He still has a mile of fiume and
two miles of ditch to construct, which
he expects to complete before the irri-
eating season.
In view of the probability that there |
will be no regular session of the legis- |
lature, Representative Jones, of Wasco |
county. and Hon. G. w. Barnes, of |
Crook County, have secured the sigma
lures of all the Representatives and
senators to a petition asking congress
to throw open the Cascade timber re-
serve to live stock. If there is no ses-
sion the petition will be forwarded to
the Oregon delegation in Congress in
lieu of joint memorial.
Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman, of Kansas
City, arrived this morning from Sher-
man county. and lectured in the Con-
church this afternoon. AT
II O'Clock tomorrow Mrs. Hoffman will
deliver sermon in the M. E. church,
and in the evening general union
meeting of all the churches in the city
will be held at the Vogt, at which time
Mrs. Hoffman will lecture on temper
snce.
Court The Dalles, Forresters of
held profitable session last
night. A number of guests were
present to listen to the lecture of
Deputy Chief Ranger Jones, which
vas clear explanation of the objects
# FORESTRY, illustrated with stereop-
ician views. As a result of the meeting
fifteen applications for membership in
he order were received, and during ,
he evening five strangers were in ,
tiated.
From Tuesdays Daily.