The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-29
From Thursdays Daily.

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Is and G. r. Pierce, Of Goldendale, a
20 in the citr.
IS Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Young, of Ride
& way, returned last night from a vi:
to Portland.
!. Club wheat is quoted at 20 cen
here, though choice lots of blueste
. are worth p cents.
Mrs. Charles Hansen, who has bee
visiting In this city, returned yesterda
to her home at Hood River.
Today the jury for the Februar
term of circuit court was drawn. TIL
term begins on February IA.
Plumes must drop, but the shil
waist will weld its bewitching inf,
ence for another season. So say
dame fashion.
The populists and silver republican
will hold meetings at the court hous
next Saturday to arrange for I'D
coming campaign.
A private letter from Prinevill
states that exceptionally fine weathe
has prevailed there all winter, and 81
far there has been no loss of stock.
This morning George and William
Moon started for Alaska. They go tt
join W. T. Wiseman, at juneau, fol
the purpose OF engaging in business.
Some lots of wheat have changed
hands in The Dalles the past few day.
at 72 cents bushel. This is the best
price realized since the ciumpin wheat
| last December.
Fred Skibbe left this morning for
Skagway, where he will open lodg
! ing house. He left his business here
in charge of his brother Antoine, who
East End.
Work of excavating for the addition
to the Wasco warehouse ia being pros
ecuted. and the ground Id front of the
present building is being leveled off
in nice shape to receive the new
building.
The Knights of The sDalles will
celebrate the anniversary of Pythian-
ism on the evening of February 81.
A committee has been appointed to
arrange for the celebration, aud prob
ably public netting will be held.
The past few days of sunshine have
caused r. E. Saltmarshe to long for
the fishing season to return, and he is
busying himself arranging his fishing
outfit. Among other things he is pre-
pairing for the trout season is home
made fishing rod, that he is construct
ing out of Ohio hickory.
The altar for the new Lutheran
Church, which was made by Pierce
Bros. at Goldeudale, was brought over
from that place yesterday and has
been put in place ia the new building.
1t is indeed work of art and Is one Of
the handsomest pieces OF workman
ship ever put up in the northwest.
Today A. Anderson contractor,
the new warehouse on First
street and the work was accepted by
the owner, Sam WiIkinson. The |
is 110x32 feet. has three
doors, and is supplied with an elevator
and patent wood press. Throughout
It is a modern building and well appor-
.ioned for warehouse purposes.
The importance of the town of Was.
20 is shown by the amount of freight
hat is forwarded to that place. At
or esent Wasco is receiving from one
20 two cars of merchandise every day,
which indicates that an immense bust.
ness is dine there. The Dalles will |
hove to look we'll to its interests or
Wasco will get lots of its former trade.
Last Monday VIM. Brune, who lives
across the river in Washington, cele-
orated his 50th anniversary with one
Of those pleasant neighborhood gather
ngs that cement friendship and make
people thankful that they live. Quite
l number of Mr.. Brune's friends from
rhe Dalles were in attendance, and
hey report it one of the pleasantest
events of their lives.
The Dalles bowlers will look upon
The following from. the Scio News as
rather fisby: A Scio bowler threw a
regulation bail with such English
and peculiar force that the ball
knocked the two side pins down, (the
pins being set up for cooked hat, leay-
ng the center pin standing. The ball |
thrown struck the right pin first, re-
bounded to the left pin, knocking /
,hem both down with one ball.
That Klondike craze is going to
]raw heavily on every section of the
state, for there are people everywhere
who will go to Alaska this year to
seek fortune, and everyone who goes
will take with him enough means to
live on year, hence just so much |
money will be taken out of fcirculation,
but the fellow who stays at home and
raises something for the Klondikers to
sat will be the one who makes money, |
The Dalles can certainly boast Of its
climate if nothing else. Here we en-
JOY spriug-like weather, while our
neighbors on every hand are experience |
ing the chilling blast of winter. The
past few days Portland has had good
and at Camas Prairie, As
miles from Psndleton. the mercur.
has rel istered SO degrees below zero
Certainly Dallesites should feel thank
full that they have chosen such
climate as this for home.
The Times-Mountaineer is truly
grateful for the numerous compli
mentary notices given the special il
Illustrated edition, and would be pleasee
to reprint all of them, but space will
not permit Hardly . paper on the
coast that has received copy but pro-
nounces it perfect. Now if the resi
dents OF The Dalles and vicinity will
see 20 it that the paper is circulated
the east, this section will
derive lasting benefit. We have
done our share toward advertising the
country. now let others do theirs by
giving the paper circulation.
The meetings still continue at the