The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-12-24

ground for several inches, and few
more days, Mr.. Vanderpool says, Will
start the plows going.
Homer Martin, brother of the
treasurer of Grant county, lis another
victim of football. He was playing at
Canyon City the other day and broke
his ankle.
The stock of holiday candies and
nuts at the Oregon Bakery is the
largest ever displayed in the city. and
the prices are away downx
The ever genial Jack Kern, who
formerly was a sheep man in this
section, but who is now representing
a New York hat house, is in the city
today interviewing the merchants.
The ice blockade on the lower river
is moving out, and steamers were able
to reach Vancouver yesterday. The
ferry between Vancouver and the
Oregon side is able to make an occa-
sional trip.
This morning Fred Burchtorff left
for Portland accompanied by his ply
sician, DIR. o. G. Ho]lister. Some
time since Mr.. Burchtorff iell from
building and sustained serious injuri-
GUS from when he has not fully re-
covered and he will probably take
course of treatment in a Portland
hospital.
Ike Guker, the discoverer of the
famous Great Northern mine, near
Canyon City, has received from the
Trans Mississippi exposition at Omaha
beautiful silver medal and diploma.
awarded him for his fine display OF
wire gold, thread gold and gold bear
ing quartz, taken from his mine. the
Great Northern.
Every night the waiting room at the
depot is filed with hobos who have no
other business there than two secure
free nights lodging. They sleep
there of night and during the day
prowl about the residence part of
town begging. The nightwatch would
perform a good service if he would
make raid on the gang.
Today Judge Thomas O'Day and
Wallace McCamant argued motion
before Judge Bradshaw to have the
case of Aldrich VS.. the Columbia
Southern r. r. Co, changed from
Wasco to Sherman or Multnomah
county for trial. Judge O'Day ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and Mr.. Nc
Camant for the railroad company.
Something less than 5000 people
have asked the Times-Mountaineer
reporter VIII en- those street lights are
to be put in, and after due diligence
making inquiry he gives up the conun-
drum as unanswerable. But indica-
tions are that they will not be put in
at all, since the contract submitted by
each of the parties, the light com
pany and the mayor and recorder, IS
not satisfactory to the other.
Indications are very favorable that |
Mr.. Kretzer will soon strike a veinsof
coal in the hole that he is drilling on
A. M. Kelsay's place. He is now
down 325 feet, and expects to strike |
coal within % feet. If his expecta-
tions are realized the future of The |
Dalles is settled, for with coal mine
within three miles of the city, it will |
be the liYeliest place in the Northwest. |
ORDINARILY the boat company is not
anxious to see heavy breeze on the
river, but now the managers of the
D P. & A. N. Co. would like to see
= heavy wind spring up 1t would
break up the ice so that their boats |
could run between here and Portland.
The ice on the river is very soft, and |
all that is needed to start it moving
toward the sea is few hours heavy
wind that would break it.
A rather peculiar complaint comes
from residents of Wasco against the
Columbia Southern railroad. 1t is
hat the company charges 5U cents
,are from Wasco to Biggs, distance
,f 10 miles, while the statutes of
Oregon provide that railroad fare
shall be four cents mile, which
would make the fare between these
points only 40 cents. The COMPLAINT
s quite vigorous, and is liable to
,ause case being brought in the
courts.
Cut this out and bring it to the
Jacobsen Book & Music Co., as a
pecial inducement we offer for this
week only, to purchasers of man.
lolins, banjos, or guitars. To those
instruments as per this
pecial offer, we will give term of
,ne months lessons free of charge.
Prof. Ryan, the well known teacher of
banjo, and guitar, has been
Engaged by US to give the lessons,
which Constitute this special offerx
Nearly all the merchants of The
)alles are patronizing the local broom
actory, and a customer can find hardly
.nything in town but Dalles made
room. This is certainly right, for
Without patronage the new industries
hat grow up in our midst cannot live.
The broom factory not only furnishes
for several hands, but
Till cause farmers to grow broom corn,
ince they can find market for it
lere at home, as the proprietors are
nxious to buy all the home raised
room straw that can be had.
There is to be an Irish Fair in Port
and from January 21st to February
tn, 1898. 1t comes in the merry
Month of January after the holiday
are all evaporated and faded.
here will be excursions, and all the
urrounding country can take advan-
age of this occasion and be happy. 1t
J for most worthy charity-the
Iome for the Aged-but it will not be
onducted on the order of church fairs.
n all ways the Irish Fair will be an
xposition, and most attractive one
t that. 1t is an elaboration of the
Industrial exhibition, carried out on
leas. Most of the booths will be
Illustrative of Irish architecture and