The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-12-10
ITEMS IN BRIEF,
From wedussdas,s Daily

From Wednesday, Daily.
E I. Wing, of Grants. is in the city
F. Il. Woodcock returned last nigh
from Portland.
Capt. 5. q. Shaver, OF Portland, wa'
inthe city last night.
Farnes, Shearer left this mornioe
for his :Eone near Cross Keys.
Johu Weiels came home on lasl
nights train from q short visit to ths
metropolis.
The "Dazzler," the Jolly, musical
"Dazzler" will appear in the Vog'
next Monday night
The freeze up last night caused
some work for plumbers, a few water
pipes having been bursted.
The little Singleton girl who was
ef1icted with diphtheria has about re-
covered, and there is no danger of the
disease spreading.
Louis Oakes is about the busiest ex.
pressman in town at present he having
tihcu q COubTdCt W oiSLEi09uO VIC hSW
water pipe over the city.
Joe and Gus Bonn have started on
their homeward journey from visit 20
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Colorado,
and are expected home In few days.
Yesterdays Walla Walla Statesman
reported three inches of snow at that
place AT Garfield. Colfax and Spo-
kane the snow was from six TO ten
inches deep.
Portland city bonds to the amount
OF s430, 900 have been ioateo, Rudolph
Kleybolte 8, Co., of Cincinnati, being
the purchaser. The bonds bear per
cent interest and are to run 30 years.
Look ont girls. There is possibiIi.
tS that the soldier boys will be home
from Manila ere long, and there are
other boys who will be home next
week from journey through the east.
Wheat buyers are still offering 54
cents bushel for No wheat. and this
is probably the top price that will be
OOtdlu1OlS AoE oohlS SAhiCs oCiS -
nothing to indicate an advance in
wheat in the near future.
Preparations are already under way
for the fruit fair at Spokane next year. |
The last fair, according to Manager |
Bolster's statement, was great sue |
cess and realized about three thousand |
dollars over all expenses
Dalles people cannot but appreciate
the services which jackson Engine Co. |
has rendered the city in the past, and |
should show their appreciation by
patropizing the bali to DE given oy
the company cn the Both.
DR.. F. W. Vincent was elected mayor
of Pendleton at the election last Mon.
day. Pendleton has done we'll in its
selection for DR.. Vincent is q shrew6
business man, and will give the city a
clean administration based upon bust
ness principles.
The show windows of the different
business houses are assuming holiday
attire an many are the "Oh my. how
pretty" that are heard fron, old and
young who are quietly looking
round with view to purchasing
something for loved ones.
This forenoon VIM. Hepzle's az
press team ran away, passing up Union
street and threw him out of the dray.
The wheel passed over one of his legs,
bruising it very badly, though no
bones were broken. As result OF the
accident Mr.. Henzie will be laid up for
some time.
Today Mrs. Ed Wicks left at this
Office o basket of apples. samples OF
the fruit she grows on her Mill creek
farm, That could not be beat anywhere.
They were simply beauties that must
be seen to be appreciated. Such ap-
pies should command the highest
price in the markets.
Carpenters are at work enlarg- !
ing the house OF the Regulator to
make it conform with the new hull, it
being somewhat wider than the old
hull. From appearances the boat will
not be ready to go into service for two
pr three weeks, but when it does, the
Regulator will be a staunch and pretty
csaft.
sn Cosgrove & Grants comedians
VII be found merry company of sing
ers,daDcers. comedians and specially
peolle. The "Dazzler" is medley of
natisnal airs that is appropriate at
this time, and the ploJ is an up-to-date
farce that is pleasing in every feature.
Il is ah entertainment that entertains,
q show that every body likes.
Miss Catherine Martin, teacher of
the 4th. and 9Th grades, in the
Academy Park school, is confined to
her homo by sickness. During the
illness of Miss Martin, Miss Hattie
Cram has been assigned her duties and
will hayelcharee of the above grades.
The past few days the school board
has seen to it that the janitors of the
school buildings haye renovated the
closets. and they have been put in
good sanitary conditiop. At present
the board has not available funds with
which to connect the closet with
sewers, but they will be kept clean.
and danger from ipfecti6cs diseases
will not result.
At 10 o'clock this morning Frank
Forester, indicted by the last grand
Jury. was arfaigned In the Scircuit
court and entered plea of not guilty.
A. A. Jayna and A. s. Bennett ap-
peared for the state, and F. P. Mays,
W. 81. Wilson and Fl. 8. WILSON, for
tre defendant. The attorneys forNthe
defendant were given until January
l7th to hle motio9 for change Sf
venue. /
at the meeting OF Jackson EngineN
Co. last last night letter was read
from Fred Skibbe. member of the
company VINO is now in Skagway, In,
which Fred related his experience at q
recent lire. in the "frozen country OF
the north."> The letter was dated
November 25, and the writer said the
,,o,o,r,, On that date roVistarpC "