The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-12-18
Tiares-Mal1ntaineer.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER Is 1887
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
B Haverly, of Boyd, is in the city
Rev. Verhag, of Baker City, is i
the city.
A. E. Lake, of Wamic, was in tn
city today.
Ed Clanton, of Centerville, cam
over yesterday.
Fred Shoemaker, of Pendleton, is visit
ing Tom Purdy.
Mr.. N. C. Evans came up from Hoot
River last night.
Mrs. Orndoff. of Wasco, came up from
Portland last night.
L. Newsletter, of Portland, has beer
in the interior on business.
F. A. Menzies, representing the Rio
Grand Western, is in the city.
Mrs. G. V. Bolton and daughter
went to Portland this morning.
Thos. Bolton, q prominent farmer
from Kingsly, came in yesterday.
Mrs. VIM. Floyd left for Portland
this morning on the Spokane train.
Geo. Mckay, prominent stockman
from Mitchell, is registered at the Uma-
tilla.
Mr.. E. H. Moore, of Moore Bros,
Moro, came down on the train this
morning.
Hon. F. N. Jones, member of the
late defunct legislature, is in from
Shearer's Bridge.
E. B. Deyoe, travelling auditor of the
o. r. & N. Co., is in the city checking
up the companies business.
A pair of steel trimmed spectacles
was found on the streets of The Dalles,
and left at this office for the owner.
Pendleton is having a great bowling
contest on J. o. Mack's alleys. About
fifty persons have entered the contest
which is to be for gold medals.
john E. Obrist and Miss Florence
B. Wolfe, both of Wasco Co., were
united in marriage on the 18th inst.
by Rev. Jason B. Gorham at his resi-
dence in The Dalles.
The Montesano Vidette says that
the sentence of two and half years
given to ex-Mayor Jameson. VINO forg-
ed Chehalis county warrants, was
made so light in order that Portland
people who were swindled may take
up the mater. Had the sentence been
for a longer time no arrests could be
made hereafter.
Jay Gould's daughter, Annie, who
married Count De Crstellane is, it is
reported, about to leave her French
husband because of his wastefulness
in spending her money. The ex-
travagances cover nearly all the weak
nesses that feather-headed young
man, who never did a days work or
earned a cent, is heir to.
Nature is sometimes very kind to
the man in the Oregonian tower, who
receives good thing from the govern
ment for regulating the weather. Yes
ternay the weather forecast for this vi
cinity was snow and colder. This
morning II few struggling snow fakes
were vainly trying to make a snow
storm. as if to back up the report.
At tile meeting of the board of fire
delegates last night Pres. Laner was
instructed to confer with the fire
chief in order to devise some means of
raising money to pay the bills that
were incurred in making arrange
ments for the tournament that "was
to have BEEN" The idea at present is
to give a ball and this should be liber-
ally patronized, as the fremen owe
about 800.
The Ochoco Mining company have
been engaged this summer and fall in
putting In hydraulic plant. They
completed their work several days ago
and test was made when it was found
tina. everything worked all right.
Nothing farther will be attempted
this winter but as soon as work can be
commenced next spring operations
will be pushed ahead and the company
expect big clean up at that time.
Boise city has recently been flooded
with counterfeit silver dollars. it is
an excellent imitation. The officers
think it is composed of antimony.
Where the queer coin came from is
mystery; nor has any clue been found
to the parties who put it in circulation.
The saloon and gambling tables have
suffered the most, scarcely one in the
city having escaped. Several of them
have found their tills half full of the
spurious coin. The imitation is SO
close that every letter and scroll of the
original is shown and it is only by the
ring that the counterfeit can be de-
tected.-Boise Statesman.
w. II. Kennedy, chief of the o. r. &
N. CIVIL engineers, Is IN the city, super
intending the construction OF the new
bridge across Mill creek. MIR. Ken
nedy says the improvements that are
being done here will make vast saw
ing to the company. Six reverse
curyes will be done away with between
the Umatilla House and the whistling
post. 1t is common occurance with
engineers on the present track to have
q train hang up between the city and
Chenowith creek. but when the new
bridge is completed, and The track laid
on the new grade q train can be pulled
over the hill to Crates point with ease.
From Thursdays Daily.
u n Pooner of RidpWay is In the