The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
(Erom Friday,s d ally.

Ben Snipes left on the Portland ex
press today for his home at Seattle.
Messrs. w. n. Dufur, T.. Fl ant
Henry Johnston, of Dufur, were in the
city today.
Buy your goods at Maier g. Benton
and get chance free on sixty dollar
steel range.
1t is stared that the opposition te
Hanna will contest his election on &C
count of alleged bribery
The steamer Elder sailed from Port
land for Alaska this morning. She
carried about 300 passengers.
On Saturday evening, January Is,
the Salvation Army will give repre-
sentation of the work in Chicago slums.
New invoice of gentlemen's linen
collars, including the latest shapes,
just opened at A. M. Williams & Co.'S.
A. j. Skibbe, of Portland, is in the
city visiting his brother, F. w. L.
Skibbe, of the brick hotel in the East
End.
One thing Eastern Oregon can brag
of is it's weather. Nothing finer than
what we are enjoying at present is
possible.
Rev. q. K. Hines, of Hood River,
was in the city last night. and assisted
Mr.. Wood in conducting the meetings
at the M. E. Church.
The o. r. &. N. bridge across Mill
creek is very substantial affair, and
when completed will be one of the
best bl idges on the road.
Prof. A. w. Lundell, teacher of
music and harmony, arrived here this
morning from Heppner, and will 10.
cate in the city for the winter.
There is no Improvement In the
condition of the roads leading into
The Dalles. They are not impossible,
but it is no pleasure trip to get over
them.
numbers are deserving ships arriving
at the various Sound ports and Port
land, the gold fever being the drawing
magnet.
The Portland express was five hours
late reaching here today, having been
delayed at Spokane awaiting the
arrival of the Great Northern train
from the east.
Special souvenir editions of the
Times Mountaineer on sale at this
Office. We have plenty of them, and
ON supply all with copies at % cents
each, or five for 81.
Messrs. O'Brien and Campbell, of
the o. r. & N, haye been making a
tour of inspection of the work being
done on the line. They are in the
city today. and have been inspecting
the new bridge across Mill creek.
Today ]. A. Fleck left at this office
bottle of wine, made from Wasco
county grapes, that is equal to the
best California wine. It is another
evidence of the fact hat Wasco county
is capable of producing almost any-
thing required by man.
Here's the oldest epitaph of the seas
sou, 1t Is from Kentucky cemeter,
Peace to his ashes. fur be is in ashes
long ago if he got his Jest punishment.
Though he mighter been to tough to
burn" This would be app opriate for
the head tone of Durrant.
D. S Dufur has just completed the
transcript of the testimony in the case
of Cederson vs. the o r. & N. Co. 1t
covers 100 pages OF typewritten matter,
and Is one OF the laryest transcripts
ever made in the county. The case
will be appealed to the supreme court.
G. M. Cord, recently from the Klon.
dixie region, arrived here yesterday.
and is preparing to return to. the
Alaska gold fields in a short timel
Mr.. Ford left Dawson early in Novem.
Der. and says when he left there the
miners were anticipating no danger
from SCARCITY of provisions. He says
IL . accounts Of the richness OF the