The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-09

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hardly a sleep passes in which t
council fire is kindled that palefac
are not adopted.
(From Thursdays Daily)
Miss Mollie Norman is quite i
though not dangerous.
A lodge of Elks will be instituted
Eugene next Tuesday.
z. Edmunson. an old resident
Mitchell and the pioneer merchant
that place, is in the city today.
Today County Clerk Kelsay issu'
marriage license to Mr.. Enoch !
Wellingham and Mrs. Matte Salmo
The county commissioners ha,
been busy today auditing bills. an
considering the matter of the tax lev
The revival meetings at the M. F
church are largely attended. and gres
interest is being manifested by the a
tendants.
1t begins now to look as If the 81
tire sewerage system of the city woul
haye to be replaced. The old sewer
are giving way all over town, and th
repairs that are being made are onl
temporary. -
Col. John Lane, of Spokane. govern
ment inspector of Indian agencies, is ii
the city today visiting his old frien'
Hon. ]. F. Moore. Col. Lane goes t,
Warm Springs tomorrow to inspec
that agency.
Mrs. Mary Mccormack seeks to sevel
the bonds of matrimony existing be
tween herself and j. L. Mccormack
setting up in her complaint which wa:
filed today the claim of cruel and in
human treatment as the cause for di.
vorce.
Next season should be prosperous
one for The Dalles. The opening OF
the locks insure the establishing OF
manufacturing industries, coal mines
will likely be discovered, and the pros
poets for an abundant wheat crop were
meyer better.
The telephone system in this city is
the most thorough of any in the state,
but is is liable to be abolished If it
often falls into such use as has been
applied to it today. Subscribers are
apt to get mad and break the phones
all to pieces.
State Librarian J. B. Putnam's 8
summary of his biennial report now
nearly completed will show the follow
summary: No of volumes reported
by catalogue. 1895, 20, 100; No received
since that date, 1896; total, q, ,696.
Prof. W. S. James, who for many
years conducted the James commercial
school in Portland, was found dead in
mis- room in that city yesterday with a
bullet through his brain. James evil
lently committed suicide. He had been
missing from his accustomed haunts
since last Saturday.
A man died the other day in Lancas-
;er, Penn, aged 107 years. He left
q, 900, 600 and no relatives. His name
vas Arthur Lingard. A man with
hat mnch money and all those years
urely should not be shy on such
common article as relatives He should
lave f'stacks of 'em.'' -
The annual roll-call of the members
# the Congregational church will be
this Thursday evening at 1880.
AL members of the church are re-
Iuested to be present and respond to
heir names. Such as cannot be pres
mt will kindly send their response to
he pastor or clerk in time to be read.
Hon. r. E. Misner, representative
,lect from Crook county, arrived last
vening from his home at Mitchell, and
Vill spend few days in the city before
tarting for Portland. Mr.. Misner.
avs he has no particular pet measures
o advocate, hence he is perfectly free
o exert his energies during the ses-
ion advocating such legislation as
7ill be beneficial to the people of the |
tate at large.
A tabulated report of the work of |
he state board of equalization has
een received = 1t shows the total in
rease made on the valuation of tax
BILE property of the state, over the re-
urns made by county boards to have
cen $9,414, $40. For Wasco county
here was total reduction of S13,S15,
he total taxable property as returned
y the county board being s., 1927 ,435
nd as equalized by the state board
4 ,S13, ,620.
The editor of the Portland Oregon
In remarked the other day that au
editor of demo-populist paper in
,astern Oregon rarely took the trouble
. know what he was writing about"
low comes copy of the New York
un in which it's editor declares that
be editor of the Oregonian don't
now the A B C's of finance. Thus it
, to be seen that the Portland editor
nd the Eastern Oregon editor are
bout on the same plane, If different
minds are to be taken for it.
Last night Fern Lodge, No. 25, D. of
l., held one of its customary attrac-
i've sessions. There was one candi-
ate initiated, a pleasant musical
'rogram was rendered, the Stern Leaf
cad by Mrs. D. C. Herrin .>and the of.
lcers for the ensuing year installed |
Vere: P G of "a, Mrs J 81 Blakeney;
of H, Mabel Sterling; L of Il, Mrs G
Gibbons; G of C. Mrs c J Crandall;
sec, Miss Jennie Russell; Fin, Miss
;ora Joles; Rec'r., Miss Lizzie School |
ng; U. Miss Emma Jacobsen; G, Mrs !
Seek: o G. G L Phillips.
The Oregonian has had another
nightmare, and has dreamed that Hon.
\. r. Lyle has control of Mr.. Misner,
he representative of Crook, and will |
ause him to give his support to Nit
hell in the senatorial contest. Very |
nobody has any strings on |
DR.. Misuer; he is his own boss, and |
will vote on all measures, including /