The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-01-07
From Friday's Daily.

-Suow is reported ten inches deep at
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r. c. Atwood and L. II. Zigler, OF
Wssco, are in the city.
Mr.. and Wrs. C. w. Officer, of Eu.
gene, are visiting in the city.
Installation of officers tonight at the
regular meeting of the Foresters.
L. Rondeau is. in from Wamic and
reports plenty of snow in that section.
Next Monday W.. I. Marders. will
move into his new building on Second
street.
Miss Gussie Loundsdale ia expected
here this evening to spend week
visiting Mrs. j. M. Patterson. '''
Another blockade has formed on the
river, the ice having closed up from
bank to bank opposite town this after.
noon.
A. A. Bonney came. In last euening
from Tygh Valley. He reported about
eca AhShoo VI 9noW az euos PioCo yCS-
day morning.
W. ]. Lowder, of Salt Springs, ia in
the city. He reports about the same
amount of snow at Salt Springs as
there is here.
There has been such a rush of work
in the land Office of late as to require
the services of an additional clerk, and
C. L. Schmidt is filling that position
for few days.
t All members of Cedar Circle, W. o.
w.. are requested to attend regular
meeting tonight. as there will be i'm
portant business to transact. By Or
der of the guardian neighbor.
Yesterday S. L. Brooks bought the
grocery and drygoods store of E. J.
Collins & Co., and will hereafter con-
duct the business. For q time Mr..
Collins will manage the store for Mr..
Brooks.
Snow piled up on the railroad track
yesterday to such depth that the
rotary plow WAS needed to clear the
track between Bonneville and Hood
River, consequently the train due here
at 11:45 last Eight did not arrive here
until $50 this morning.
Floating ice in the river prevents
the running of the ferry between
here and Rockiand, but communities
tion is kept up with the north bank by
means Of row boats, mail and passen-
gers for Goldendsle, being taken
across the river in small boats.
The many friends of w. E. Niles,
the popular representative of the
o. P, will regret to learn that he is
lying at the point of death in Port
land hospital. Recently Mr.. Niles
had an operation performed for appen-
dicitis and is liable to die from the re-
suits.
Yesterday Pease & Mays quoted q
large number OF startling prices that
will prevail during their clearance sale,
but today have added many new quota
tions. It will be to the interest of all
purchasers to carefully peruss these
quotations, as they offer an oppor-
tunity to save money.
A. B. Estebenet and Barry Esping
have leased the Moody bowling alley,
next to the, Columbia Hotel. They
will have the alleys put in perfect re-
pair, AMI make the place as attractive
as possible, and hope to merit the
patronage of the public. Alleys will
be open dsy and night.
J. Bandy has opened a racket rtore
in the Thompson building next door
to the Diamond mills, where he carries
q complete line of racket goods that
are offered at right prices. He res
pectfully inyites all to price his goods
before purchasing elsewhere as he is
prepared to save them money.
Properly equipped q good hook and
ladder company is one of the most eff
fectual projections against fire. The
Dalles has an excellent hook aud lad
der company but its equipments are Of
rather primitive kind-those that
were used In past ages. It would be q
splendid Investment for the city to buy
pew truck and ladders.
A. E. Lake, of Moro, was in the city
last evening. He says the new mill
proposition on the Deschutes is pro-
Rressing, and the company expects to
he making lumber early In the Spring.