The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-12-25
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
(From Saturdays Dally.)

{From Saturdays Dally)
Harry Glipln Is IN the city.
DR.. q. Logan is in Portland.
J. W. Nolan, of Dufur, is in the city.
E. E. Savage. of Hood River,is in the
ely on business.
Hon. C. M. Cartwright and wife ar 9
up from Portland.
81. s. Turner, editor of the Dufur
Dispatch, is in the city.
h. A. Rooper, of Antelope, returned
from Portland last night.
Frank Malone, prominent stock
raiser, is in from Antelope.
MA Van eileen and wife of Moro,
arrived on the morning train.
Mrs. C. M. Lord went to Portland
this morning on the Spokane train.
Polk Butler, an old time resident of
wasco county, is in the city from
Nansene.
w. G. Espy, prominent travelling
man from San Francisco, Is registered
at the Umatilla.
Tom Mccoy, one of The Dalles lead
ing tonserial artists, has again taken
charge of the popular o. K. shaving
parlors.
Mrs. Miller, wife of Sam J. Miller.
editor of the Vancouver Independent.
and T. T. Roadtell, of Chehalis. are
, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Miller in
the city.
Never before were Dalles stores
more handsomely decorated for the
holidays than at present. The mer-
chants have made display of holiday
goods that would do credit to city of
$4,000.
Clarke and Falk, of the Postofice
Pharmacy, haYe very unique window
display, consisting of frog pond.
with the usual number of amphibious
animals distributed around in every
conceivable manner.
The city authorities are certainly to
be complimented upon their efforts to
clear up the streets of The Dalles.
The work being done on Second street
is indeed commeDdable, and will result
in good not only to the travelling pub
lie but as a sanitary measure.
The new warehouse that Sam Will
kinson is building on Front street, is
about completed. The completion of
this warehouse, together with the
other improvements that are contem-
plated in this line, will place The |
Dalles far ahead of any point in East
ern Oregon, as regards warehouse |
facilities.
Ernest Jensen has displayed extra
good ability in decorating A. M. Will
liams & Co.'S. store for the holidays. |
The idea in arranging the scene of the
first Christmas eve is indeed original
and is worthy of notice. Mr.. Jensen
is an artist in decorating, and is
window dresser who could command
salary anywhere.
For the past two weeks the editor of
the Times. .Mountaineer has not been
able to devote much time to the get
ting up of the paper, having devoted
the greater part of his time to the
special edition of the paper which is
to appear the first week of the new
year, and for the next week his entire
time will be devoted to that edition.
The Rev. Thomas Keith, prieked by
his conscience, recently returned all
his pension money, some $465, to the
government, and now he has written
to the New York World explaining
his motives of conscience and honesty.
In his letter he cites case in which
Presbyterian elder is drawing $50
month for deafness while managing a
long distance telephone as an occupa-
tion. Publish the pension list!-E. o.
A man awhile ago left his family in
Kansas, and came out to Oregon. The
wife and children have had to 60 to
the poor house. The man located in
Eugene where he was soon found out
and the Guard called him q brute,
which is tame enough. His name is
Wickam. He would look we'll inside
of a coat of tar and feathers. Such
men should be made to know that
there is no place in society even OF the
lowest order for them.
J. E. Shearer, one of Wasco counties
most prominent stock raisers and buy
ers, has returned to The Dalles after an
absence of nearly four months. Dur
ing his absence Mr.. Shearer has trav-
ersed the country between The Dalles
and Nebraska with a band OF sheep
and arrived with them in good con
dition at his destination. Mr.. Shearer
says that the west has been drained
this year of all kinds of stock as it
never has been before.
People coming from the interior re-
port that the roads are RAPIDLY improv-
ing and that day or so more OF colder
weather will put them in good shape
for travelling. 1t is to be hoped that
the roads will soon improve so that
the people from the country can get to
town to do their holiday trading, as
our merchants have made preparations
for good trade in holiday goods. and
it would be a serious loss to them to
miss the country trade.
On Monday, December 26, the grand
exalted ruler of the lodge of Elks will
be in Portland, and a reception will
be given him by Portland Ledge, No.
142 on that date, also ''stag" social
will be given by the lodge that even
ing. Portland lodge invites Elks from
all ever the state to be present. The
D. P. & A. N. Co. and the o. r. & N.
have made special rates from The
Dalles, for the occasion, the terms of
which will be made known by applica-
tion to F. W. Wilson, secretary of the
Cacsadeslodge.
All signs, persons, and things. point
out the fact that Christmas is here, the
show windows hsye all put on holiday
attire; the mother, sister and sweet f
heart are making the rounds Of the
stores to try and find suitable presents. q
But the one who gives the final warn 3
ing did not appear until this morning,
and that is the man who furnishes the
Christmas trees. A number of wagons
loaded with trees have put in an ap- :,