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

az tniS monopoly, Dut with Wnat succe
remains to be seen.
Last Sunday Robert Atkins, de
mute, was run into at Baker City
the Sumpter train, and sustained /
juries from which he will hardly r
" cover. The train was backing in
South Baker, and Atkins being de;
'e could not hear it coming. Conductt
70 Baird was also severely injured whi
endeavoring to save the unfOrtunat
l. man.
T. Dalles stores are more prettily de-
GRATED for the holidays than ever b
Q fore. At Williams & Co.'S the priI
v cipal decorations are patriotic il
cluding miniture war ship, while s
Pease & Mays.evergreens predominant
in the decorations. Other stores ar
appropriately decorated, most of ther
displaying goods suitable for tn
, , holidays.
G. M. Cornett, proprietor of tn
stage line between here and Prinevil e
has just returned from a trip to tn
interior, and says things out soutl
look quite promising for this season o
the year. So far there has been NJ
loss of stock, and none is expected a!
, owners of focks aud herds are pretty
well supplied with feed.
Hon. Chas. Hilton arrived this
morning from his stock ranch on Pine
creek, Gillian county. Mr.. Hilton
says some quite cold weather has been
Experienced oa Pine creek, but there
has been no suffering among the stock,
as all the ranch men are pretty we'll
supplied with feed, and have their
stock gathered in to the ranches.
/ A few evenings siIce some one made
an attemp pt to get into w. E. Sylves-
ter's house on Fourth street. Mr..
Sylvester heard him working at the
door and got up to see what was
wanted. In starting to the door he
| fell over rocking chair, making a
noise that frightened the burglar, and
he was heard getting out of the front
gate about as fast as his legs would
carry him.
Cut this out and bring it to the
JACOBSEN Book & Music Co., as
special inducement we offer for this
week only, to purchasers of man
dolins. banjos, or guitars. To those
purchasing instruments as per this
special offer, we will give term of
one months lessons free of charge.
Prof. Ryan, the we'll known teacher of
mandolin, banjo, and guitar, has been
engaged by us to give the lessons,
which constitute this special offerx
This morning as No. pulled out for
Portland, Conductor Billy Maher
came pretty near getting left. He had
signaled the train to start, when he
saw a lady running toward the train,
and stopped to see if she wanted to
get aboard. She did and Billy made
good run for the train. catching the
last car, and stopped it long enough
for the lady to get on. Mr.. Maher is
one of those who never gets left, nor
does he leave any passengers if he can
help it.
The number of revolutionary war
pensions is II, of whom are widows |
and daughters of soldiers of the revo- |
luton. The number of survivors of !
the war of 1872 is 3, but there are q |
407 widows and dependents of soldiers
Of that war on the pension roll. In
dian war survivors, 2,0l9; widows, a.
]67. Mexican war survivors, 10,0l2;
S.143 Total pensioners this
veal, 993,714, an increase of 100
over last year. There is steady in
low of applications for pensions. The
1umber of pensioners residing in
foreign countries is 4,371.
A bill has been prepared by the
next session of the Legislature that
provides for the appointment of
state board to examine BARRIERS, also
that all BARRIERS must pro-
cure certificate from such board after
being examined, before they Can prac-
tice. All BARRIERS engaged in busi-
ness at the time of the passage
of the act are to be issued certificates
on the payment of 81, and the free for
certificate thereafter shall be S.. The /
expenses of the examining board are
to be paid from the fees collected.
A. W. Patterson, OF Oregon, former
ly of the Heppner Gazette, well known
in newspaper and political circles of
this state, and at present clerk of the
house committee on irrigation of arid |
lands, ano a leading student at the |
Colum bian law university, of Wash
ington, D. c., was awarded fret place |
in the opening public debate of that
last Saturday evening. His |
strong plea for territorial expansion,
the question under discussion. was the |
subject of favorable comment in the |
announcement of the judges. one of |
whom was Justice Harlan, of the sup
RENE court. Mr.. Patterson is brother |
of Otis Patterson, receiver of the land |
Office at this place.
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