The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-12-04
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Dally1

The wheat market Is hrmer today
than for some time past, the ruling
price being 72 cents -hile 73 cents was
offered for one choice lot.
Today Sheriff Driver took Robert
WSson and Hugh J. Brown to the pen
itentiary, where they will serve two
years each for highway robbery.
S. B.Driver is in the city today from
Wamic. He says snow to the depth OF
two or three inches still lays on the
north hillsides about Wamic and
Kingsley.
This is the closing night at the
Catholic fair. 1t is expected the at
tendance will be very large, and
special effort will be made to entertain
everybody who attends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Moooy re-
turned last night from Salem, where
they had been attending family re-
union at the home of Mr.. Moody's
parents on THANKSGIVING day.
James Calhoun's store at Richland,
Eagle Valley, Baker county, was held
up by two masked men, who, at the
point of revolvers, forced the proprie-
tor to turn oyer 5000. The robbers es-
capped.
Yesterday afternoon the children OF
the Misses Taylor's kindergarten
school amused themselves by illustrat-
irg Thanksgiving story in the sand,
and closed the days work with candy
pulling.
There are two vacancies in the Ore.
gon legislature caused by the death oi
Hons. J. 81. Kruse. peoples and DR.. T
J. Lee, democrat. Hence in case OF
special session elections will have to
be held to select their successors.
Winter is certainly upon us, and
hse who have not supply of wood in
Easements or wood houses are
ack, for artificial heat will be
ed to keep out the cold for the
next few weeks.
Encouraging reports come from all
parts of the county concerning crop
prospects. The recent rains have put
the ground in fine condition for plow-
ing, and has started grain that was
sown on summer fallow growing.
Two ex.policemen and one ex-street
commissioner of Baker City have run
afouI the law, for having extorted
taxes from Japanese. One, E. M. Wis
dom, has been convicted, ]. L. Ash is
on trial, and W. L. Nichols has been
indicted.
Mrs. Josephine b. Henry OF Ver-
sailles, KY, announces that she will
be candidate for president in 1900 on
the prohibition ticket. Kentucky is
not very promising state for pro-
hibition candidate to spring from,
and Mrs. Henry can hardly expect to
get very big vote at home.
Just before noon today Marshal
Lauer made good haul, rounding in
four hobos who have been begging on
the streets and filling up on whisky
whenever they could get few dimes.
The quartet is hard set, but will
probably be more docile after serving
a few days working on the streets.
After travelling over the western
part of the state and not finding the
crop of $40 pieces ready to pick, the
fake a1ction merchants who were here
a month ago have returned, and are Of
fering "bargains" as of yore. Of
course they will be patronized, for the
people enjoy being bilked,
and would buy.
Mrs. W. 81. Colwell, of Arlington,
died from the shock of surgical oper-
alton at St. Vincent's hospital We'd
nesday. The operation was performed |
Monday and a tunor weighing 16 |
pounds removed, but she did not
possess the strength to survive the
shock. Her remains were taken to
Arlington for interment.
The circuit court room today pre- |
sented a dull appearance, only the |
Judge, jury, bailiffs, attorneys and a
few spectators being present. The
Ease on trial was Cedersou 5s. the o.
Z. & N. Co and was confined to dull |
iacts and law. hen,e few people assem-
bled to listen to the dry propositions |
Of law that were submitted.
The weather forecast of Word and |
Works for December. indicates severe
Itorms about the first of the month
Ind continuing to the 9th. when warm
,r weather will prevail until from the
9th to the 10Th. After that extreme
,old may be expected until the lasu of
he month. From the 21st to the 25th
1ery severe storms and cold weather is
PREDICTED.
Despite the deficiency that appears
ach month in the national treasury,
Jncle Sam continues to send luxuries
o the Indians in the different reserva-
ions. The latest bit of extravaganza
oted in this line Is shipment OF
hree dozen large rochester lamps to
he Warm Springs agency. The next
hing expected is an invoice of pianos
nd parlor sets for Mr.. and Mrs. Lo.
A gentleman in Chicago has heard
the great number of horses in Ore
On, and wants some one to give him
bout 1000 head and gather them for
i'm. Notwithstanding the fact that
orses are plentiful and are drug on
le market, there are none to be given t
way. If horse raisers cannot find a t
arket elsewhere for their animals, r
icy can sell them to the Linnton can
,ry where they will be converted into 8
.orn beef 4
The Portland Welcome is hard TO
ease. Recently it advised the wear i
g of short skirts on the streets dur a
g rainy days, and because a few Ii
lies took its advice and wore short
irts it says: One extreme is about b
bad as the other, and there is no il
ore occasion to wear skirts that
ach only down halfway from knees !,
ankles than to wear them trailing :,
thesmud and filth. But extremes :,
sm to be the necessary thing in :,
'man's apparel" :,
Condor has mess of young hood i
ns who need chastising. The Globe
"a. SIT is pretty generally under