The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-01-14


fetal will enter upon the duties of the
office at once.
Snow at Cascade Locks is reported
to be 30 inches deep, but is not inter
fering with railroad traffic as the com,
pany is keeping the track clear all
through the country where the snow
is the deepest.
Dallesites enjoyed themselves
splendidly yesterday gliding over the
snow in fine sleighs and behind fine
teams. The snow WAS just right, the
weather perfect, aud every rybody had a
royal good time.
That troublesome sewer. on court
street was opened late Saturday night,
and the flood that prevailed along the
street for Il week past subsided much
tJ the Joy of the residents in That
section of the town,
j On Friday of last week Henry Goetz
died at sthe home .of mis- mother, In
Albina, age.l 20 years. Mr.. Goetz was
we'll known in The Dalles. having
worked for number of years in the
o. r. & N. shops here.
Even If we have snow storm on our
hands, the trade of The Dalles is con-
sidered to be worth looking after as is
shown by the fact that there are d
dozen,commercial travellers registeaed
at the Umatilla House today.
People of The Dalles feel no, par
ticular concern in the regular session
of the legislature, they having no
particular interest, outside Of the
amended city charter which will be in.
PRODUCED by Senator Michell
Knights and their ladies and all
Rathbone Sisters are expected to at
tend the social session at Castle hall
this evening. After the program Is
rendered music will BIZ furnished by
the Mandolin club for dancing.
Within the past ten days 20 inches
of snow have fallen here and it has
settled down to 13 inches. The fall
today has been little less than three
inches. The lowest temperature so
far has been degrees above zero.
Today Line lots in the Military Re-
serve addition to Dalles City, were
sold at sheriff's to satisfy judg.
ment held by E E. Thompson Calde
vs.. Thomas Denton. The property
was bid in ny the plaintiff for 81 626 Is.
The case of the state against Jacob
Craft, charged with threatening to
commit murder, came mp in Justice
Bayard's conrt this morGiug aud was
the evidence not sustaining
the charge. Jayne & Michel and
Il H. Riddell appeared for the state
and N. q. Gates for the defendant.
Today workmen have been tearing
out the furniture in the store room
formerly occupied by ]. C. Hertz. and
it into Pease & Mays new
department. AS soon IS the
store occupied by Mr.. Hertz is cleared
I. G. Nicholson will move his stock in
and occupy the room.
One of the most complete deYices in
the shape of a cash register is in use
1t the Jacobsen Book & Music Co.
store. 1t registers every purchase.
the clerk who made the sale and the
of the article sold. 1t also
has q clock attachment that indicates
The time any clerk is absent from the
store.
Some Portlanders are proposing to
consolidate the city and county. and
make one set of officers suffice for
The two that now exist. The PROPOSE
lion certainly has merit as it would
reduce the present number of officers.
Any measure that proposes to do
away with surplus officers should
oe encou ragged.
A. K. Handy is supposed to be lost
q the mountains. He went hunting
With Mr.. Fano, about two miles from
lis home in Polk county. He failed
o return at night and new-fallen snow
las obliterated all tracks. Searchers
laye been sent in all directions. He
las been lost since December 80. Mr..
Handy was former resident of Cor
'allis.
The legislature convened in regular
ession in Salem this forenoon, and
Governor Geer and the other new
tate officers were duly inaugurated.
he ceremonies we're of simple ma
nre, the new officers being sworn in
y the chief justice of the supreme
ourt without any unusual 'demonstra
ion, The officers of the senate and
ouse, selected during the special
sssion, were retained.
ION the Suwanee River" which
omes to the Vogt opera house next
londay evening, Jan. l8, is a new de-
arturo in the line of southern dramas.
While it introduces some colored
eople in the plantation scenes, it
oes not in any way depend upon
hem to attract attention to the dis
1vantage of the story and the interest
the audience. The scene in which
,e colored people are introduced is a
srfectly natural one, add in it are
ltroduced the songs, dances and pas
mes OF the plantation hands When
be scene is finished the darkies are
D longer in evidence. This Is as it
lould be; this kind of talent is all
ell enough in its place and when not
7erdone is interesting and amusing. L.
From Tuesdays Daily.
L. M. Woodside, OF Wapinitia is in
le city.
There was eight inches of snow at
rineville last Friday.
ALT Allen and B. F. Jones, of Prime ]
Many men and women are almost
thin the deadly grasp of consumption. t
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