The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1890-12-16
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

team with freight for Prineville.
J. B. Dow called at this Office to-day.
Nr. Dow expects to take up his resi-
dence in this city in the near future.
Butter, eggs, chicken and all such pro-
ducts on arriving in abundance and the
markets are well supplied.
Mrs. j. Oliphant, (nee Miss Elsie
raSmith) of Portland, is visiting friends
pd relatives in this city.
IA carload of hogs was shipped to Port
ksnd last night by Messers.. Abbott and
cEySaxter OF Tygh Ridge.
Ten wagon loads of hogs arrived here
last night from Klickitat county, for The
Dalles Packing Company.
b. c. McAtee and VIM. Contrell, of
Tygh Valley, are doing the city. No
rain as yet, to be of benefit to the farm
ing interests, the roads are dry and
dusty.
MIR. o. Kinersly was i'll Portland yes
terday without his umbrella, and came
home this morning sadly disappointed
because there was no rain.
Mr.. A. J. Brigham, of the S. B. Medi-
cine Company, is i'll the city, is prosper
ing himself and tells us the Company's
business is growing steadily.
The Young Ladies' Shakespearean
Club met last night at the residence of
Miss Grace Williams. A very enjoyable
evening was spent, and they completed
the reading of the Merchant of Venice.
A local dramatic company at Dufur
will give an entertainment at the Odd
Fellows hall, Saturday evening next.
The play, Paul Pry, will be on the
boards, and will no doubt give full re-
turns for the money invested, to the
holders of tickets.
A telegraph line to Prineville would
prove of great benefit to that place, and
Il convenience to the points along the
road. There is, we believe, business
enough to keep the line going, and in a
short time it would pay good interest on
the money invested.
Mr.. Seth Morgan of Three Mile is cir
Culating a petition to the legislature to
have bill passed making it penal off
ense to put provision for paying attor-
ney's fees in a note of hand. Attorneys
VIII please take notice and hustle up
their remonstrance.
The Hood River Glacier says: The
question of bridging the Columbia is be-
ing again agitated by citizens of The
Dallcs, and it is quite probable that if
the North Dalles has the growth expected
of it, this will take tangible shape in the
near future. We have not heard the
cost estimated but it would take good
round sum.
ThA Ae is no one thing gives strangers
arri7anS In city 80 favorable an inn
preston as neat depot buildings and
clean grounds. Since Mr.. G. H. Wat
sen has been division road master, a
marked improvement has been made in
this line at the depot and the yards.
The latter are exceptionally clean and
neat which resounds to Mr.. Watson's
credit, and benefits the citys ia.
Mr.. Riddell and H. Rice, committee
from Fairfield Grange were in the city
yesterday, to communicate with the
board of trade concerning the putting of
- line of boats on the river. They say
the grangers are prepared to give substan-
tial aid to the scheme. A meeting of all
the oranges in thecounty is called to
meet at Dufur, February Goth, to take
action in the matter, and to pledge them
selves if necessary to ship all products
by the new line.
There; is apparent danger of a diphth-
sria epidemic as we'll as measles in Pen
.dleton, if prompt measures are not taken
to prevent the disease from obtaining a
Soothold. The East Oregonian is infor-
med that diphtheria was deemed the
cause of Beulah Hilton's death, and that
two other children of Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton
are ill with disease pronounced diphth-
'eria by the attending physicians, Drs.
Alexander. A little daughter of Henry
Thompson has also been attacked.
The gentlemen of the U. S. land Office
smile this morning as gaily as if the
Secretary had completed set of rules for
locating the forfeited railroad lands and
they had the first claim to all of it. The
reason for this unusual Joy is that the
checks for last quarters salary which evil
IDENTIFY came by slow freight, have ar
rived and they have now no fears of an
individual financial stringency. Money