The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-01-07
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Fred H. Mohr, of Hay Creek, is in
tbe city.
The pubic bowling alley next to
Jones' tobacco store has been closed
for the winter.
DR.. Geisendorffer went to Portland
on the morning train and will return
home this evening.
The Spanish troops evacuate Havana
tomorrow. Why not celebrate the
event here in The Dalles by hosting
flags?
Ferd Deitzel left this morning for
the east. He went by the way OF San
Francisco, and expects TO be gone
month.
Ex-senator Jane n. Slater is very
sick at his home in La Graude. The
senator Is quite old, and fears are en-
tertained that he may not recover.
This morning Misses Amiee New
man Florence Hilton and Isabella
Sperry, who have been visiting III
The Dalles left for their respective
homes in Portland.
Passengers who arrived on the
trains this morning report consider
able snow In the upper country, es
pecially in Grande Ronde and Powder
river valleys.
A. L. GUIDE, manager Of the shoe &C.
partment in A. NJ. Williams & Co.'S
store, left this morning for Los An
geles where he will spend his vaca-
tion of two weeks. =
The weather today ia about right.
The snow has been coming down all
afternoon, and it is to be hoped it will
continue nutil two or three feet cover
the entire country.
The management of the public Ii.
brary desires book No. 296 of the
Parmlee series returned to Blakeley
& Houghton's store at once. The
book is .Story of Avis by Elizabeth
Stuart Phelphs.
Hon. John Michel returned this
morning from Sumpter and Baker
City, where be has been paying an
Official visit to the lodges of Red Men,
he being the grand sachem of the
order In this state.
Henry Gardner, the man who was
30 severely injured b. being thrown
from his wagon on the Rice hill while
coming to town last week, is recover.
ing rapidly and will no doubt be a
vel man in short time.
W. II. Magers. the convicted slayer
of r. s. Sink, who Is sentenced to be
hanged February 8, 1899, at Dallas,
Polk county, is hopeful of securing
new trial. He is kept locked in his
cell, but is enjoying the best OF health.
The Inland Flyer has been taken off
the route between here and Portland.
It will not go into service again until
business picks up. At present the
company will run only one boat, the
Dsllss City, ma king trips each alter
nate day
Good bye old year, welcome new.
The one just closing has been kind
one to our people, and it Is to be
hoped the one just usheriug in will be
OF q like kind. If 1899 has as much in
store for America as 1898 has had,
we can have no cause for regret a |
year from now.
The only one who has made any COM
plant about the 6remep's ball last
night is Dad Butte, who wanted to
dance till broad daylight and he had
to quit about O'Clock in the morning.
Dad will never be satisfied until he has |
secured front seat in paradise.
This morning DR.. Hollister received
q letter from DR.. Smith, who has |
charge of his patients in st. Vincent's |
hospital, stating that Fred Burchtorff |
is getting along nicely. VIM. O'Neil
is not getting along so we'll, and there
is little hopes of his recovery. Mrs.
Handley had quite q severe attack
few days ago, but is now convalescent.
Bub Roberts, alias Wilson, was ar
rested at Heppner, on Wednesday. on
warrant from Dayton, Washington,
charging him with stealing two
horses, a blackboard and set Of bar
ness. He is said to be wanted on
charges in Walla Walla, Waitsburg
and Lewiston. He will be held at
Heppner until the proper officers ar
rive to take him back.
Fred Bronson, the obliging purser
of the Flyer, is not very ardent be-
lever in immersion, though he some
times practices it, but not intention
ally. On the last trip Of the Flyer
from Portland Mr.. Bronson was as
sisting lady passenger ashore at
White Salmon, when some how he
went of the gang plank into about
five feet of ice cold water. His gall
lantry however prevented him from
saying any ceremony at the time
but he attended to that after getting
ack on board.
The editor of the East OresoLi ian
Justly condemns early marriages. He
says: A thirteen year old girl has
been allowed to marry in Seattle by
her parents. She should be put In a
nursery. her parents placed in close
confinement, 30 that they might not
have liberty to further populate the
world, and the man that married her
taken to the top of q mountain, tied to
q stake and left to perish. The mar
rying of the immature simply increases
the ranks of criminals, the idiots and
the fools. Girls under 21 should not
be allowed to marry and men not be-
fore they are Is. And then, half of
the time, marrying would be mis-
take.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Hon. E. B. Dufur went to Moro last
night to try case in the justice court
today.