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


an uncommon;thlng for the middle
December, but. the ground,.is froze
solid and teams passing over.ehe street
q create considerable dust, though
is hardly likely the street sprinkle
will be called out. -.
Tomorrow Peter stadleman will be
gin putting up ice from the river adj
will fll his warehouses at this place
, For two years past Mr.. Stadlemarha
been getting ice from North Poweer
but this year will be able to supply
The Dalles with Ice Of home produc
sion. 2. .,
:. There's new member In the nrm oi
r.. G.. Hertz, fashionable clothier.
Hereafter. it will be 81 O., Hertz 4
on" The new. member arrived about
o'clock this morning, and Johnny
sys he-is born clothier. and he has
iis hands outstretched TO welcome
| 'ustomers. !;
The La Grande Chronicle editor
must drink something peculiar. for be
nagines the foot Of snow that covers
'irand Ronde valley Is beet sugar.
dost men when they get -ip that ix
imagine they see snakes and bugs, but
he Chronicle man probably mas it in
mild form.
The holiday decorations in A. NJ.
Williams & Cos. store are unusually
attractive. The most striking feature
Is q peice In the, center of the main
sales room constructed of towels and
napkins and representing the battle
ship Oregon. 1t Is the handiwork OF
Ernest Jensen.
Engineer George Brown. has been
working the past few days drying the
hose belonging to the fire department.
and now has It In fne condition to go
cold spell. Every section of
hose has been taken of the reels and
dried, so that in case of
ire it will be in first class shape for
use.
The steel furniture that is being put
nto the vault at the county court
,ouse Is very handsome and will be
most convenient for storing records.
{ is said to be the best furniture that
las been put up In public building
q the state, a1d it should be, for
vhen complete 1t viii, cost the county
bout $1,000.
A reception was given MIR. and Mrs.
:. r. Reese last evening at the real
ence Of Mr.. and Mrs. M Psrkins
7hich was attended by large number
4 friends and was heartily enjoyed bv
II. Mr.. Resse and bride we're the re-
eipients of number of valuable and
fghly appreciated presents.
This morning W. Il. Butts received
letter from I. J. Norman stating that
imself and family'ha arrived safely !
, Roseburg, and had secured very r
omfortable quarters. Mr.. Norman
lso stated that Will Harper. formerly !.
tulS pi0C0, WIZ 10 seoSo
ne into Roseburg, met with serious :,
,cident on the 9th. His team ran :.
war throwing him out Of the stage :.
ruisipg him very severely.
This morning E.. P. Fitzgerald re-
lived letter from bis son, Lieut.. G.
Fitzgerald, of the Seventh army
rps. who is stationed at Havana,
ted Dec. 8. AT present Lieut.. Fitz -
,rald is detailed on railway work, -
I'd he reports very pleasant weather =.
r out door labors' on the island. He -
entions an incident that occurred In :
svana which has not been mentioned ',
the dispatches, the shooting Of three y
by Degro teamster In the o.
,ploy Of the U. 8. government.
cut. Fitzgerald says the Spaniards N
re teasing the negro when he whip n
d out gun, killing one, mortally "
another and slightly wound in
2 the third, which thu lieutenant G
inks will convince the Spanisrds 81
At they can't fool with Uncl. Sans a,
lored boys. p'