The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
From Thursdays Daily.

bonds for his client at Gresham whel
;, the young man is well known.
'n From Thursdays Daily.
'g Three million pounds of freigf
T. reach Sumpter every month, and til
& volume is rapidly increasing, says th
10 Sumpter American.
~ The meeting of the Dufur Teacher:
10 Association that was to have bee
Is held on the 10th has been postpone
until after the holidays.
g The great reservoirs of Eastern Ore
Q gon, the Cascade and Blue mount tains
r are filling up with snow that will mex
i year supply the streams with an abun
dance of water.
The Lakeview Examiner reports &
y sale of n head of beef cows at cent.
Q per pound. and that the seller "has 8
. special lot of beef Christmas COWS
that he is holding at 81 cents"
J.O. Mack, chief clerk in the post.
Office, has rendered his resignation to
take effect January l, and Forest Fish
Mr.. Fisher will make I'm efficient
: clerk.
An electric light plant and water
works system are two improvements
: that are always necessity in Burr g.,
and the News thinks steps will be taken
early in the spring to inaugurate the
two systems.
Salem pays oyer $50 day interest on
city debt alone. Albany pays oyer $l5
a day interest money on its debts. That
sounds big but it sinks into smallness
beside Portland's 81 700 day interest.
Salem Journal.
One of the Baker City banks has re-
sources of 81, ,235 200, and the other is
also doing a good business. The
| Democrat says that before another
year the towns banking resources will
pass the 80, ,OOO. 900 mark.
The weather forecast for tonight is
fair aud snow is predicted tomorrow.
The weather bureau announces this
is the commencement OF the cold
period. and ADVISES stockmen that
heavy storms are expected.
A Marion county blacksmith is going
through the bankruptcy court with
liabilities amounting to S2412. and as
sets, tools exempt from execution, $l20.
1t is not often that a mechanic travels |
the bankruptcy road.-ELgene Guard. |
A party of Portland capitalists who
had been examining Sumpter proper.
Ties. wero passengers on No. ]. yester.
day, returning to Portland. They
spoke very encouragingly of the pros
poets of .Oregon's biggest mining
camp.
The state board of agriculture has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, w. 81. Wehrung, of Hillsboro;
vice-president, ]. 81. Settlemier, of
Woodburn; secretary, M. D. Wisdom,
OF Portland; treasurer, A. Bush, of
Salem.
Parties who came in on No l, yester-
day from the upper country said there
was foot of snow at Baker City and
about two feet on the summit of the
Blue mountains. The snow reaches
nearly to Pendleton, but from that
point west the ground is bare.
The accident which occurred to train
No. % near Rowena yesterday after
noon was caused by the spreading of
the rails. which caused one rail to turn
oyer and let the engine and five cars
,ff the Pack The wreeking Grew got
clear by 8 O'Clock, the
only delay occurring was to trains No.
| and
Dufur people are certainly wide
awake to school interests and are
1oing everything possible to advance
The cause of education. A few days
since a box social was held in the
own to raise funds for a school
library and $a2.5s were realized.
While working with the wrecking
,rew near Rowena last night, Charles
Johnson, machinist's helper, got one
If his thumbs badly crushed, and was .
brought to town. by Mr.. DeHuff, who
was in charge of the work, and had the
Injured member dressed by DIR. Logan.
Walla Walla is asking for s25O,Q09
ederai building. and Oregon City
wants one to cost $4,000. There is no ,,
,eed for either. The government can
better afford to rent than pay out such
for new buildings. The rent {
,aid in Walla Walla for postofice,
and office, federal court room and
Weather bureau amount to $3.50 q &
year. Interest at per cent, which ,
bonds draw, on the {
1850 900 buildings asked for would
be $500 year. The conditions at {
Oregon City are about the same. Ii
The man ]. W. Collins, who is held {
ay the Portland police on several
charges of forgery, and who succeeded s
u passing one forged check ,on the
Columbia brewery, tried to victimize
]. P. Mc4nerny for $3.50, but failed.
On October 9Th he bought s15 worth of
Of goods and offered q check on the
First National bank in payment, signed
BY Sam James and drawn in favor of
P. r. johnson. Mr.. McInerny took
the check and informed Collins, who
was going under the name of johnson
that he would ascertain if the check
rtnrc for