The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-02
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Frou Saturdays Daily.)

From Saturdays paily)
A. W u. -. eA-suerll ol Harne!
county, was in the city yesterday
The Regulator yesterday took dow
a. immense cargo of wheat from this
place.
T,orar. of Prinevillr, was In
the city Yesterday returning home
from rurIl.nu.
&c. Lewis, section foreman for tb'
O. & N. at this place, went to Port
land yesterday.
Two car loads of hogs and one o.
cattle were shipped from the stock
yards to Troutdale today
There was Christmas tree ut the
Midway Friday evening, and the dis
tribution of presents aifor1ed nntoic
amusement.
DIR. Hollister was called to Wasco to
day to hold consultation with DIR.
Smith. The doctor will return tomor-
row morning.
Since Christmas festivities are over,
the time is ripe for pushing the wooden
mill and coal prospecting propositions.
These are two things which The Dalles
cannot afford to allow to rest in peace.
Fred Skibbee is setting an example
that had we'll be followed by other
property owners along Second street.
He has scraped up the mud in front OF
his place of business and is having II
carted away, leaving the street clean
and ready 10 accumulate more mud
A special and very commendable
feature of the Christmas services at
the court house last evening was the
bringing to the front of the young
men of the Bible class. Rev. Gray de-
serves much credit for putting young
men to the front as the principal
speakers of the evening.
An awful tragedy occurred in the
city Christmas eve. A beautiful
damsel committed suicide by hanging
to Christmas tree, and she was
labeled for Joe, the genial dispenser OF
beer at the Columbia brewery. klrd-
hearted Joe took charge of the corpse,
which is a dimenutive rubber doll baby,
and has slowed it away among his col
lection of relics.
During the storm iu November Otto
Kohler shipped $500 sheep from here
to Columbus, Nebraska, and arrived
there in due time, losing only four
sheep on the trip. Mr.. Kohler writes
back that he is feeding his sheep at
the farm of MIC Blazer, an uncle OF
John Blazer of this city, near Colum
bus, where he gets shelled corn for l.
cents bushel. and other feed at cor
responding low prices
The Christmas celebration OF the
Lutheran Sunday school, held at the
court house last evening, was indeed
pleasant affair. A large crowd assem-,
bled to see the tree which was hand |
somely decorated, and q very interest
ing program was rendered. consisting
of four class songs and double quar-
tet, several dialogues by the infant and
Junior classes, impromptu orations by |
four young men and number OF songs
by the school, also a recitation in Ger
man, one in Swedish, and song IN
the Danish language. The event was
f.. ~, arstin
The noted ST Perkins solo orchestra
of II skilled musicians, is the strongest
ever presented to the public by trav-
cling company. One of the most nec-
essary features for first-class per-
formanee is the best of music, rendered
in an artistic and perfect manner
is this so in 81 Perkins
running over with songs. dances,
catchy music, for which good orches-
ira is absolutely necessary. See the
street parade at noon by the famous
Pughtown Farmer Band. Free con
cert in front of the opera house at
o. clock.
Frivalty was on carouse last night
in the hall over Browns store. There
was dance, but it did not run as
smoothly as dances do in the best re-
gulated society. The electric lights
were being tampered with, aud the
main mover in the dance, one Cooper
Douglas, undertook to regulate matter.
with gun. He found a young man in
the anteroom near the light switch,
and dealt him severe blow over the
head with a revolver, then departed
for Washington, crossing the river in
a small boat. The dance suspended,
and a warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Douglas.