The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-12-17

Men the following officers we're elected
Tor the ensuing year: SacheIn, Mat
Shoren: senior sycamore, Charles p.
Johanneseu, junior sycamore, Henry
Nagel; prophet, s. H. Frazier.
The little steamer Inland Flyer un.
dertook TO make the trip between
Portland and here yesterday, bu:
owing to floating Ice in the river ouly
got TO 'Viento.
On the evening of the 2Sth, in the
Congregational church, Capt. John
W. Lewis will deliver his lecture on
his reeollectious Of the civil war and
his experience in Libby prison.
a display of neckwear that is GER
tainly way ahead OF anything ever
shown here, may be seen In Pease &
MAYS furnishing goods window. See
them if for no other reason than 10
know what is correct and stylish.
Everything in the county clerk 5
Office Is confusion today. The records
are being taken out ofthe vault and
are being piled up in the clerks otfice
To make room for the new vault furni.
ture that will arrive IN few days.
Euphrates Boucher. editor of the Mt.
Vernon, Mo-, Fountain and Journal,
spent the day In The city visiting his
cousin, D. j. Cooper Mr.. Boucher
has been on tour of the West. and is
now On his return trip. He leaves on
tonight's train for Missouri
Last evening" Rev. w. V. Boltz
preached an impressive sermon In the
Christian church TO an audience of
about 200 people, the subject being
"The Witness OF the Spirit" His
discourse was we'll worded and was
we'll appreciated by all who were in
the church.
For several years past The Dalles
has had to snip ice in from North
Powder, east of the Blue noun tains,
but indications are favorable now that
we will nave all the ice We need right
here at home. II so thousands OF
dollars will be kept at home that have
been sent away for congealed water.
A fellow stole a few electric light
globes from the Macleay building 10
Portland recently, and was sentenced
by Judge George to one year In the
county Jail. 1t appeared
from the evidence that the thief was
to get q winters lodging in
the county Jail, but got more than he
for.
AT 1915 Saturday night the SCOT in
the chimney OF the Cosmopolitan
caught fire and made beautiful blaze
that reached about ten feet above the
building, and caused those who saw IL
20 believe the building was on fire.
An alarm was sounded that called out
he fire department, but their services
we're not needed, as the FIRE went out
If its own accord.
Saturday afternoon telephone con-
,ection was made between The Dalles
md Kingsley, and late in the evening, !
George Wentworth. line superintend.
mt for Seufert & Condor, called up
he Times. Mountaineer office from
Kingsley. So perfect was the trans
mission that Mr.. Wentworth could be /
leard when talking in a whisper some
o miles away, which evidenced the
of the line and the phones
which the company Is using
Last night G. c. Rich was arrested
" Policeman, Phirman, and lodged in ,
all. This morning he was given
rearing before Recorder Gates on
harge of being drunk and disorderly.
md was given the option of paying :
Inc of SIS or serving two days in the
ity Jail. Not having the v. he choss
@ spend couple of days In jail, and
o drive away The blues, win exercise
n the city woodpile. It is probable j
hat when Rich gets out OF this scrape
is wife will lodge complaint against
i'm for threatening to kill her.