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

ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.
M. ]. Anderson, OF Dufur, is in the
city.
h. r. Blue came in from Wapinitia
yesterday.
Joe Sherar, of Sherar's Bridge, is
in the city.
E. Logan, of Moro, spent yesterday
in the city.
CT. johnson and F. Walla are in
from Wasco.
J. E. Sherlr and Joe Howard left
for Bake Owe this morni,g.
M. M. Glavey brought in a fine load
of turkeys ftom Dufur today.
Joe Bonn went to Portland this
morning on the Spokane train.
Ralph E. Moody passed through the
city this morning on the Spokane
train.
The reports from Sherman county is
that with only about four inches of
snow on the ground the people are en-
joying some excellent sleighing. and
every one is out taking in the sport.
Baker City claims to have the
champion bowler of the state at cock
O., hat. Dick Hamilton of that city il
planned to have made an average of
60, ,4-5 for twenty consecutive games.
The small boy who ordinarily goes
fishing on Sunday has recently been
faithful attendant at Sabbath school.
Those boys who have been faithful all
through the year certainly are entitled
to the biggest bags. of candy or largest
tin horns on the Christmas tree.
If the weather continues cold for
another day. we may look forward to
some good skating tomorrow. This
morning number of boys went on
prospecting tour looking for ice, and
hey report tnat while the ice is strong
enough to bear person up. yet it
would be dangerous to attempt to do
any skating today.
The rush for holiday goods is stead
lily growing larger as Christmas comes
nearer. All the stores are crowded
nov and the clerks are on the jump
from morning until night. The re-
cent cold spell has naturally helped ;
the trade by improving the Dads and |
the country people are cking in for |
goods before all the cho ce articles are
gone.
The etate convention vf the peoples |
Portland on Wednesday, March %,
1898. at o'clock P. NJ. The apporton-
npert of delegates from each county |
shall be- one delegate at large and one !
delegate for each 400 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for Bryan and
Watson at the presidential election
held in 1896.
Work on the new bridge has been
delayed somewhat of late, on account
of the scarcity of bridge timbers
The mills have been working night
and day but owing to the great de-
mand for that class of lumber the sup
ply is not equal to the demand. The
timbers are expected in few days
when work will be pushed without de-
lay until the bridge is completed.
Geo. Luckey, of Prineville, arrived
in thu CITY yesterday. MIR. Luckey
says that he has travelled over the road
between The Dalles and Prineville for
s. number of years, at every season OF
the year, and has never seen so many
broken down wagons and freight teams,
It seemed to him that at avery turn of
the road there was wagon that had
collapsed on account of the muddy
condition of the roads.
The electric call hells at the Uma-
tilla House have been acting rather +
peculiar of late. The other light
minister of the gospel, who was stop !
ping at the hotel, rang, as he supposed
for hot water. In few moments a
knock on the door was heard aud
when it was opened the preacher was
presented with tray on which were
three cock tails. The result was that
Macarthur has been at work all day
trying to straighten out the wires.
A number of property owners are
thinking of clubbing in to have some
rock crushed for street improvements.
This would be an excellent idea as
there is no question but what all the
rock that can be crushed is needed on
our streets. We also understand that
some laborers who are out of employ
ment at present. and expect TO be the
rest of the winter, are trying to get
the use of the rock crusher for the
purpose of running and selling the |
crushed rock. They do not expect to
make fortune ont Of the proposition,
their only object is to fnd employ !
rnent during the dull season.
1t is reported that the Parrot Light |
company that was to furnish the city
with light have asked for time il
whieh to complete their contract. Th' |
company claims to heYe 20 much work
OF, hand at their plant. that it will be |
impossible to commence work here al |
uebe time specified in the franchise,
1so that the ground is in no con
pdition for working at the present time
1t is not known what the council will
do Ia the matter, but as the company
have as yet signed no contract or fled
a bond for giving light, it looks as if
the city will be forced to extend the
time or give up any idea OF getting
light from that source.
h. The country has new meteor in
. the financial world. Jos. Letter, of
Chicago. young Inan of thirty. out of
college only six years, is at the head