The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-12-25
From ThursdaY,s Daily.

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II From Thursdays Daily.
N. W. Hooker is up from Hoo
River.
L. Heppner went to Portland on th
morning train.
Gil Snowdeu left for Portland on tn
Spokane train.
Willie Hendricks and John Rode
are in from Dufur.
T. II. Button and Lee Morris are u
from Hood River.
J. W. Wise and wife. of Perrydaie
are registered at the Urnatilla.
M. Moran. prosperous farmer o
Klickitat county, was in the city yes
terday.
T. F. S;urdevant, who was for
merly in business in The Dalles, i.
in the city.
| U. s. Marshall Houser has appoint
ed Stephen L Morse as his deputy al
Pendleton.
| The public schools of this city will
be closed this evening and snail be un-
til January 3.
Marshal Lauer is using Jackson En-
gine Cos. engine to sluic out the sewer
on Washington street.
Peter Hanrahan, an old time Dalles-
ite, who has been in California for the
! past year, arrived last night and left
for Kingsley this morning.
Henry Heppner was in the city yes
terday, having come directly from the
Poorman mine, Idaho, A number of
people in The Dales lave i Vested
in this mine and Mr.. Heppuer says
that the mine is showing up exceed
iagly we'll.
An immigrant party with three
wagons. which is bound from Idaho to
Portland, was blockaded II days in the
Blue mountains without feed for the
horses. The Immigrants reached
Pendleton Wednesday in condition
much the worse for the exposure
undergone.
The Christmas tree at the NJ. E.
church will be ready at O'Clock sharp.
Those wishing to presents on it will
find a committee in waiting from 2 P. NJ.
Any one desiring to put gifts for the
children on the Tree will please have
them there by 5 o'clock if possible. |
Frinds of the school are cordially in.
vited.
w. b. Burchstorf, of Prineville. is in
the city on his way to Seattle, where
he is interested in a ship that is being
built for trip to Alaska. Mr.. Burch-
storf says that the people with whom
be is associated, intend to complete
the ship in time to sail about the first
Of February, and go direct to the cop
per mining district where they have
some valuable mining claims.
John McAuley, a well-known sheep
nan, has built a new residence on his
'anch at Rattlesnake springs, in Gil
lam county, and sent back to Ross
hire, Scotland, for young lass to be
lis bride. Her name is Miss Mary Ann
Mckay, and Mr.. McAuley has been
.ourting her by letter ever since he
eft the old country, nine years ago,
ccording to the Fossil Journal.
Christmas is coming and so is the
Excelsior Company, both the most
ooked for events, both arriving at the
anne time, occupied together, it evil
entlv v ill prove he most enjoyable
Christina Tie Dalles has had for
Dng time past. This company is
trictly first class, for there is nothing
ppertaining to them that is not
trictly modern and finished in their ,
Mrs John Sommerville, mother of
Iarvey and Mack Sommerville, who
esides few miles west of Harrisburg,
D Lane county, was paralyzed at an
arly hour Monday morning, and is in
precarious condition. Mack Som
lerville, who had purchased tick"ts,
nd. with his wife, expected to leave {
,ngene fora visit to San francisco, 6
eft for his mothers bedside as soon as 6
q heard the unwelcome news.
At the Adams 8, Wells sheep ranch,
n Mckay creek, in Umatilla county,
night 0r two ago, q lone coyote was '
utted to death by some bucks before s
e could escape frem sheep shed into
hich his marauaine instincts led '
i'm. From all appearances the coyote {
ot into the corral during the night, 6
nd was repeatedly iammed against t
he fence by the hard heads of his 9
'oolly enemies until life left his body. I
Since the recent decision of Judge
Wallace of the SUPERIOR court of San
Francisco, thai nickel-in-the-slot ma
hines are not gambling devices. the
igar-dealers and saloon-keepers of
'ortland who employ these machines
5 means of increasing trade, have I
tile fear If further moletsation from
ne authorities. They feel satisfied q
nat no effort will be made to take out '
ne machines in the face of this de- {
ision, which establishes pre-, edent. '
Mrs. Alice Morgan, wife OF Perry r
Iorgan, died this morSing in Dry t
follow. Mrs. Morgan was daughter q
f one of Wasco county's most honor /
d citizens, w. Fl. Taylor. She was
) years cid. and leaves husband and /
ne. daughter to mourn her death. C
None knew her but to love her."
Ter loss will be mourned for by all G
hb knew her, and the community in
hich she lived have suffered loss /
nat cannot be repaired. The funeral t
ill take place Saturday from the t
asidence OF W. 81. Taylor, of Dry c
follow.
(From Fridays DaiIy.)
K. Mcleod is in from Kingsley.
James j. Lewis, of Mosier. is in the
ity.
Pease & Mays will close their store
T. A Fordice is snandinu tho holi