The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-15
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

DIR. L. Vanderpool of Dufur gave this
office pleasant call today.
The city is filled with carpenters and
the sound of the saw and the hammer
is heard on every hand.
About % head of horses are now in
training for the coming fair and ten more
are expected.
Several Japanese are at Eugene who
intend attending the university the
coming school year.
Work has commenced on the bridge
across the river at Albany. Frank J.
Miller is the superintendent.
Frank Huott and family removed
today back to the old ranch on eight
mile, which Mr.. Huott has rented for
five years.
Uncle Silas Beezley leaves the city to-
morrow morning for Roxbury, Humboldt
his friends there.
William Mccoy of the firm of Mccoy
Brothers, BARRIERS, and Mrs. Mccoy left
last night for the east to remain for an
indefinite period.
Six passengers left on the Regulator
this morning and seven had to be turned
off because they could not be carried
through to Portland.
S. H. Semon, representing the Fore
paugh show is in town, making arrange
ments for the grounds, and for the par
ade. which will be good show in itself
Andrew Urquhart, of Mill creek, was
among the first to contribute to the
needs of the sufferers by the fire in the
form of a number of boxes and sacks of
fruit and potatoes.
\ large family bible, bound in imita-
ton Morocco, and basket filled with
table CUTLERY and other nicknacks
Umatilla House.
Two small emigrant trains have
camped for the day east of the Wasco
warehouse. They are headed for the
country west OF the mountains and go by
way of Barlow's Gate
Col Parker of Walla Walla came down.
this morning bringing with him $3.50 in
money and car load of miscellaneous
supplies, the contribution of the good
people of Walla Walla to the sufferers
by the late fire.
Mayor Mays received telegram, this
afternoon from Walla Walla' signed ].
Nj. Hill, chairman of the county COM
nissioners, informing him that car
load of flour was on the way to this CITY
for distribution among the victims of
the fire.
Mrs. Jno. Parker and daughter, Hood
River; W. l.. Parks, Pendleton: T. J.
Parker, Walla Walla; Mrs. E. N. Chan
dler and son, Wamic; S. ii. Semon.
of Forepaugh's show, and B. c. McAtt,
Tygh, were registered at the UmatilIa
House today.
There need be no apprehension about
the supply of lumber in The Dalles be-
ing equal to the demand. Mr.. B. F.
Laughlin informs us that he has had
applications from three different lum-
bering companies to lease them grounds
for lumber yards. 1t is quite likely
that builders of houses may have the
advantages of competition from four or
five different lumber yards and it need
not be surprising if lumber is sold
cheaper than it was before the fire.
The following buildings are now in
course of construction: A frame store
building, 50x10o feet, by Mayor Mays for
Mays & Grove; blacksmith and wagon
shop.25x6O feet by Young, Kuss & Sand
rock; a livery stable 50xl00 feet by W.
N Wiley for Ward & Kerns; a dwelling
house by VIM. Michel for Mrs. Cram;
another by Mr.. Beers; another by John
Filloon; another by John FITZGERALD; :;
a store and dwelling by c. NJ. Brown; a
store building by B. Wolff; another by
Mcdonald Brothers and several others.