The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-02
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n (From Thursdays Daily.1
L The Misses Tay l"r will open theii
x primary school next Monday, Jar. 4.
The regular monthly meeting of ;h'
IL water commissioners was held this
20 afternoon.
:, The Portland football team billed to
play here tomorrow could net come,
ss but there will be match between two
local teams.
Football game on the race track to-
morrow at 2:30 p. H., between two local
teams. Ladies and children admitted
free; tickets for gentlemen p cenLs.
Theodore Ell. Liebe, of Portland, was
in the city today visiting his brother
Judge G. A. Liebe and family. Mr..
Liebe left on the afternoon train for
his home.
!, Today Donald McKea, of Antelope
!, arrived here with his wife, who has
lost her mind. is being conveyed to
the insane asylum at Salem. Mr.. Nc
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layson and Mcclellan.
4 AS Mr.. Chevreneil intends leaving
the city soon, he will offer his entire
stock of artificial bouquets and hang
ing baskets at greatly reduced prices.
Masonic building, Third street, next
door to Gibbons Il Marden.
Tuesday evening Wasco Tribe, No.
16, I. o. r NJ. was royalty enter
tanned by Fred Lemke, as acelebration
of his 48th anniversary. The tribe was
feasted on all the good things that |
tend to make braves heart glad.
The many friends of Judge Mays |
will be pleased to learn that he is re-
covering rapidly at Pasa Robles. At
last accounts the judge was gaining
| strength and expected soon to be able
| to take the regular treatment in the
baths.
Collection day, which usually comes
on the I'd of the month, has been de-
ferred to the 9TH, owing to the 1st be-
ing holiday and the Sd coming on
Sunday, hence the festive collectors
will not appear on the streets until
next Monday.
Certainly the ladies who attended
the concert last night with small head
covering and those who removed their
large hats are to be complimented.
Their consideration for the conven.
ience of those who sat behind them
was commendable.
1t is an inherent right of the senior
member of the Umatilla house firm to
kiss the bride at every wedding solemn ,
lied in the hotel parlors, and Col. ,
Sinnott performed that duty very
gracefully at the marriage ceremony
that took place there last night.
The skating carnival at the Baldwin
last night was pleasant affair. Ex-
cellent music was furnished by the T
band, while the gaily festooned mask t
ers made lively scene as they glided g
about the hall, furnishing a pretty c
sight for the spectators to behold.
December has closed without any s
serious storms, so we may say that
half the winter is passed, and it
matters not what kind of weather may +
occur between now and March, the 6
stock raisers of Eastern Oregon will a
suffer but little loss, since they have
an abundance of feed to carry their l
aocks and herds through.
The second chapter of the Christmas c
dance will be heard in Justice Filloon's Q
court. Douglas having been bound
over to appear before thes grand jury,
has caused the arrest of James Ma
loney on charge of assault and bat
terry, alleged to have been committed
on Douglas Christmas night when the
ball was in progress. The case will be
heard Saturday.
The man who puts two line local
in his home paper once year and
thinks he will build up big trade and :
imagines the printer is getting rich off
the profits, should bear in mind that
the last page of Munsey's Magazine
has been sold for one year to four ad-
vertisers, each of whom occupied
quarter of page and pays $1,000, a
total OF S24, 900 for the page. One line n
in the Youths Companion costs SO, =
while page in the Ladies Home
Journal costs $4,000.
Today the register and receiver of :,
the land office were informed by tele- =
graph from the department at Wash
ington that all odd sections within the :,
limits of the forfeited railroad grants :,
were Withdrawn from settlement, pend
ing action by congress, and were in -
structed to not accept filings on the r
same. The date on which entry on :;
forfeited railroad lands could be made 8.
expired today, but the advices received %
from the department would indicate y
that some measure will be adopted | ;;
the rights of settlers who have :,
made application to purchase these
lands, though have not made cash entry,
will be protected. Likely they will be !.
allowed preferred rights in the matter u
of entry. :,