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

the Mahara ministrels at ire Baldwin,
| and the "Dazzler' at the Vogt. The
| Dalles is surely becoming uetropoli-
tan.
| The lower part of town was dry" for
some time this AFTERNOON, the water
having been turned off so that connec-
tions could 10 made with the new
| mains.
us 1t so:" Well they wouldn't ad-
vertise it if 'twasu't." "A. NJ. Will
liams u Co. are Offering ons-thlrd off
regular pricss, on Il lot of mems fine
| sack suits.
| W. A. Booth, wife and daughter, of
| Prineville. left on the morning train
for San Deigo, Cal. Mr.. Booths
health is poor. and he goes 10 Southern
California to spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Swift, of Wanic,
are visiting in Town. MIR. Swift re-
ports pretty cold weather In the
country soush of here. When he left
| home yesterday morning, the mercury
There is At HOOD River a litsle in
dustry that has as yet attracted but
little attention. II is the distillary
started bv Mr.. Stufzler, which is being
used to work up fruit that Is not mar
keta ble. II, viii turn out several
hundred gallons OF "applejuck and
bp.uIv Ihis GAazNn
MIR. Kent, of Hood River, IS In the
city Today, and says arrangements
have been about completed to secure
the building of the large saw mill AT
that place, by Captain Davidson. The
mill, when built, will have capacity
OF 100, 600 feet of lumber day.
George Nolan, one of the leading
farmers of Dufur, was in. town today.
Mr.. Nolan says snow is needed now
more than anything else a the farm
ing sections. A good snow would
cover up the grain go that it would
grow right along despite the cold
" HeaJher.
This morning Ed. Marshall the
Goldendale Stage man. was unable TO
get his stage across the river on ac-
count of ice, so be put on d pair of
long snow shoes, loaded the mail sacks |
on his back. and crossed the river on 4,
natures bridge.
Hi Henry's big city minstrel aggre- |
cation of fifty all white performers
will appear at the Vogt opera house, |
Saturday, Dec. II. This company is
especially organized for the large cities
and is everywhere pronounced the
largest, most expensive, and best OF
its class.
They are now filling in few stands
prior to their opening at the Marquam
Grand, he leading theater in Port
land, and from there they go to San
Francisco. The Press of Denver, Salt
Lake and the eastern cities are high IN
praise of this organization and our
patrons will be ,given an
opportunity not likely to be repeated
this season.
While in search of news this moru-
Ing the Times-Mountaiueer reporter
called at the store Of the Jacobsen
Book q Music Co., aud found there
one of the busiest places in the city.
Six clerks were arranging the most
complete and varied stock OF holiday
goods ever brought to this city, and
stock that cannot but be-
appreciated by those in search OF
Christmas presents.
Active solicitors wanted everywhere
for "The Story of the Philippines
by Murat Halstead. commissioned by
the Government as Official Historian
to the War Department.. The book
was writtea in army camps at San
on the Pacific with Gener-
al Mei ritt, in the hospitals at Homo
lulu, in Hong Kong, in the American
trenches at Maniia,in the insurgent
camps with Aguinaldo, on the deck Of
The Olympia with Dewey, and in the
roar OF battle at the fall of Manila.
Bousnza for agents. Brimful of or
ginal pictures taken by government
on the spot Large
book Low prices. Big profits.
Freight paid. Credit given. Drop all
trashy unofficial war books. Outfit
rec. Address, F. T. Barber. Sec'y,
g Dearborn St., Chicago. I'm