The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-12-19

arrived in the city last night for the
purpose of inspecting the new steel
furniture in the vault at the clerks
Office. They are considering the ad-
visibility of placing the same kind in
the Portland Office. 1t is certainly
worth every cent it cost the county, and
anyone having valuable records there
can rest assurd that they are safe.
Last evening one OF the telephone
wires on Second street, just above No
! lsn's store, fell on the electric light wire
and burned in two, making very pref
ty sight, as the colors of the rain bow
could be seen flashing from the wire.
The wire then fell to the ground. Had
any one happened to touch this fiery in
strnnIent at that time, he would have
been electrified with vengeance, and
someone else would have been compelled
to tell the story. Fortunately no one
came in contact with it.
Saturday night after the minstrel show
a few mem Ders of the company we're en-
tertained by the Elks at their hall, and
the reputation of the hosts in the line of
hospitality is sufficient proof of the en-
| joyment of the hours spent together.
Many excefIent specialtfes were given
by the guests and banquet was served
during tt e evening. The Dalles Eiks
were more than pleased with the genial
manners of the mem bers of this COM
pany, who proved themselves perfect
gentlemen in every respect.
= If to stand in slippery places means to.
be wicked, Dalles people must havel
been terrors this morning, for it was al
most an impossibility to stand upon
ones "pins," SO slippery were the
walks. : MeDE--a citizen, n,--starting- out
&jtILhis head in the air and assuming
his usual amount of dignity, found that
he was not $50 many" a5 he hit the
sidewalk with dull tt nd, " hich made
him think he still had on his skates,
having forgotten to take them off when
he came home early Sunday morning.
AT last the rains, SO long predicted, \
have reached US, and skating is at an
end. The river blockade still looks
pretty solid, although along the edges
the " ater is beginning to peep out from
its coverlet Office. If the present weather
continues till tomorrow the blocks will
begin to move without the aid of the
Chinook. which stirs everything in its
pathway. This morning the kGckitat
mail-carrier dared to cross the river, hut
it is said that as he neared the other
side he seemed to be in somewhat
more of rush than when he first started.
1t takes good amount of nerve to risk
ones life on the ice which covers the
attempt it when the ice is at its strong
est.
A New berg paper has the following
concerning the man who was brought
here recently from Hood River and ex-
amlned for insanity, but finally let go,
sufficient proof not being found. "a
fellow who gives his name as John
Stocking, and who seems to be doing
quite business on very small capital,
has been about town for several days.
During his short stay about town he has
traded a band of horses supposed to be
somewhere east of the mountains for
farm, bought pretty good house, rented
two or three others, posed as a Grand
Army man, sponged several square
meals, and he appears to be still on the
hunt for other worlds to conquer. He
seems to be little daft, and yet rather
smooth in some ways"
Many of our stores are making ex-
tensive and beautiful DECORATIONS for
the Christmas holidays; but perhaps the
most elaborate is that of A. M. Williams
& Co., where the artistic hdnd of Ern
est Jensen is plainly visiblehn every de-
tail. In the center of theI store is the
battleship Oregon, constructed of towels,
every part and wonderful in the con-
struction. To the front 6f the store is
the arch of peace, deco 9rated in ever
greens and bunting and Upon which are
pictures representing the different
battles of the late war and the heroes of
the same, and in the very center fine
likeness of President Mckinley. The |
taste shown in displaying the goods is
also worthy of mention; while the two
large show windows, arranged by the
male clerks, would reflect credit on pro- |
fessional window dressers. Our dry
goods stores are up to date in every way.
Married.