The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-12-24
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.


From Wednesdays Daily.
W. A. Murchie and wife, of Vase,
are visiting in the city.
Messrs. H. c Evans, c.. L. Mors
and F. 81. Button returned on th
morning train to Portland.
Judge O'Day and Wallace McCan
ant returned this morning to Porl
land.
Capt. Fred Sherman left on tn
train this morning for Portland to sta
until the river opens.
Yesterday while spraying trees r
Fl. Weber got some of the solution il
his eyes. and has been laid up since.
The Heppner, Or, Gazette has beel
discontinued as semi-weekly, and will
hereafter issue as weekly newspaper
Holiday trade is beginning to liver
up. Today large number OF shopper
were seen in the differen9 stores
selecting presents.
Natures bridge across the Columbia
is still intact, but is not safe for travel
the ice having become so soft that il
is not safe to walk on.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Fish came home
last night from Oregon City, where
they have been visiting Mr.. Fish's
mother, who is dangerously i'll.
T. FL. Johnston is in from DufUr.
He says the recent thaw has made it
possible for the Dufur Touring mill to
begin grinding again.
The Shelton, WASH, Journal says
that this year no tax has been levied
by that municipality, and that it has
$4,000 on hand.
M. A. Robinson, the popular drug
gist of Arlington, is here to spend the
holidays with his many old friends
and acquaintances.
Mrs. Sarah M. Reed, of Portland,
will meet the ladies of The Dalles to-
morrow from 10 A. NJ. 40 P. NJ, in
the Viavi offices over French's bank.
The people OF Sumpter mining dis
trict are seriously considering the idea
of organizing new county in Eastern
Oregon, of which Sumpter will be the
county seat.
Corvallis dealers are now receiving
offers from New York of 7 cents on
board cars for prunes, but none are
now left, the last lot of II 900 pounds
having been shipped.
George Hayford, an attorney of
Portland, who issued checks on banks
in which he had no money and skip
ped, was captured in St. Paul and
is now in Jail in Portland.
A prize fight called "glove con-
test'' took place at Sumpter last Sun
day in which one of the bruisers had
all arm broken. Baker county ought
to be .'proud' of such occurrences.
The freezing weather of last week
naturally alarmed the farmers, as to
the effect upon wheat fields, but ap-
parently no damage has been done,
the grain having stood the freeze
remarkably we'll.
At ST. Paul's church there will be a
Chistmas service for children on
Saturday evening at o'clock. All
children of the parish. and especially
those belonging to the Sunday school
are requested to be present.
One of the pleasant events OF the
holidays will be the grand ball to be !
given by Jackson Engine Co. on the {
evening of the 30tn. This old yolun-
teer company has a splendid reputa- |
ton both for putting out fires and
its guests, hence all are
assured of having good time.
A week from this evening. Wednes- |
day, Dec. 18th, Capt Lewis will deliv- |
Or his lecture on the civil war and {
and Libby prison, in the Congrega.
tional church. The lecture will be (
full of interest and should be we'll at
tended. Tickets on sale at all drug
|
stores.
The Dalles will observe Monday,
Dec. 26th, as Christmas, and nearly all
the business houses will close on this
day, SO houses having signed an agree
ment to close from Saturday evening
until Tuesday morning. There will
be no paper issued from this Office on
Monday.
Another trial will be made this year
to have state wagon road established
and constructed from Lyle, in Klicki-
tat county, to some point in Clarke
via Stevenson. A bill order
ing this road constructed was passed
at the last session of the legislature,
but was vetoed by Governor Rogers.
People who are pretty intimate with
the weather clerk predict that the
worst of the winter is now over, and
that we will have no more severe
weather. 1t is to be hoped they know
whereof they speak, however foot or
two of snow, if not accompanied by
severe Geld. would be of benefit to the
country.
One of the hardest fought and most
important contests to come before the
next legislature will be the one to
amend the school laws and especially
that port on which relates to the text
books. For years the American Book
Company has had complete monopoly
in this state and the school books used
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