The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-03
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
LOCAL BREvITIES.


mark and falling.
The Hon. G. w. Johnston of Dufur
was in town yesterday.
Rumor has it that Frank Roach has
sold his business to Captain Donovan.
Mr.. David Bens, wife and daughter
left for the east via Portland on Tuesday
last.
A camp of Gipseys are stopping at
the east end beyond the Wasco ware
house.
There are said to be 10000 Italians in
New Orleans and the sugar-growing
parishes of Louisiana.
The funeral of the late Mrs. A. G.
Connolly will take place from the NJ f.
Church at 2 80 p. m. tomorrow
G. w. Haight of Cow Canyon has sold
his Clydesdale stallion Black Prince to
Sam H. Douglas of Tygh Valley for one
thousand dollars.
Mr. Henry Stroud and Messrs. Rod
man and MacMicken of Prineville, are
in the city after merchandise for mer-
chants of that central city.
1t is reported that j. H. McDonogh
has sold out his business to w. T. Wise
man and intends to go into business in
Portland.
Washington, d. c., correspondence
intimates that Hon. Cyrus Dolph. broth
er of Senator Dolph has very good
chance of being appointed u. 8. judge
in the Ninth circuit.
In view of the coming election in Port
land it is said to be surprising to know
the large number of well-known citizens
who think that the mayors chair will
just exactly fit them.
We are sorry to hear that Captain
John Lewis, the register of the land
office, is on the sick list. At last reports
the captain was improving, but Mrs.
Lewis was taken i'll OF the same trouble
la grippe.
Just now the people of Portland are
agitated in slightly perceptible degree
over the question of smoking on the
platforms o. the street car. How thank
full we ought to be that with all our
troubles we are not bothered that way
in The Dalles.
Three six and eight horse teams are
being loaded with freight for Prineville.
These teams brought down 200 pelts,
while one of them last year on the same
trip brought down 1900. The roads are
in fairly good condition for the time of
year.
The time was when the State Insur-
s CoIa ho,r
the best reputation i'll the world for
settling losses. Weare assured, however
that in the matter of settling with Ike
Young, whose dwelling and household
effects were lately destroyed, the company
has acted promptly and literally.
The Goldendale Sentinel says, 1.-The
man who stole Colonel Pixies uniform
at Tekoa last February was sentenced
to two years penal servitude. Sandy
Olds the notorious Portland murderer
was sentenced for one year. What does
this mean? Ye Gods? Is it possible
that stealing is worse than, murderr'
On next Monday Goldendale will elect
her city officers for the ensuing year.
The saloon will, it appears, cut an i'm
portant figure in the election as the little
town has managed, during the past nine
wears to get along without one and the
majority, 1T is believed, are determined
to down any candidates who would, il
elected, consent to a saloon license
The Oregon Agricultural Experiment
station at Corvallis has sent to Mr.. D.
]. Cooper of this city a limited quantity
of sugar beet seed and Mr.. Cooper has
left the seed at this office: for distribu,
ton to all who are willing to, experiment
vi the plant on our Eastern Oregon
1t is believed that a very large
proportion of the lands of the Inlane
Empire is adapted, and specially so, tx
the successful raising of the sugar beet
and we shall be pleased to distribute thu
seed freely as long as it lasts.
The u P. company are having trouble
with the Mosier school district abou
school taxes which the company refuses
to pay. The district, through the sheriff
levied an execution on the company's
property and the sale was to come off to
morrow but the company has served no
tice on the sheriff to stop the sale anC
the end is not yet. The CHRONICLES had
hoped to buy out Jay Gould's interest
and add the road to the many other at
fractions of this journal but is, for the
present, disappointed.