The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-25
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The friends of Mrs. Isaac Joles will be
fpleased to learn that she is improving.
Yesterday WAS the warmest day of the
season, the temperature reaching 921s
in the shade.
The first through train since the bridge
disaster near Viento last Saturday ar
rived here at 8 :15 this afternoon.
While bridge l13, at which the ac-
cident occurred last Saturday, is being
repaired, the D. S. Baker is running
night and day.
R. Sigman and J. A. Gulliford of
sDufur were in town today. Mr.. Gullford
has just recovered from an attack of
typhoid fever.
Welearn from the PrineUiue Ne,cs that
Mr.. d. j. Cooper, special land agent of
the q. S. government, is at present in
Prineville where he has gone to straight
en- out some swamp land matters.
An adjourned meeting of the commit
tees on the Fourth of July celebration
will be held tonight in the council cham
bers at 9 O'Clock sharp. A full attend
ance is imperative.
The Masonic cemetery grounds have
been newly -staked off and the fence and
gate put in repair A paddock has been
put on the gate and those desirous of
visiting the grounds can procure the key
at the store of w. f. Garretson. s.a
Bacon and lard from a country up
north of the Columbia river is what the
people of Grant county have : to use to
grease their beans and Hapjax with be-
cause our own farmers find it unprofita-
BILE to produce bacon for the home mar
ket at from fourteen to eighteen cents
"afl around. ."-NeUs. D. - -
rTrEast Saturday was the 72nd birth day
of Queen Victoria The British Benevo-
lent society OF Portland helda baiduet in
honor of the event.. Covers were laid for
eighty guests and speeches were made by
Mayor Delashmutt, Mr.-C. E. s.. Wood,
Judge Whalley and others. axes q
The till of Mccoy Brothers was robbed
this morning while they were at break
fast. Fortunately it contained nothing
ibut small change amounting to about
$3.50, and the thief was considerate
enough'to leave five inickels for a nest
egg r. rrz r.A ~
The water commissioners have accept
ed a bid for the sale of the new bonds.
and the party who made the bid has been
notified accordingly. The price is p of
one per cent premium and the rate of
Interest 6 per cent. As soon as the par
ty is satisfied that everything is regular
the money wilhbe raid over. "a ff4
Joles Bros. have 'slaid on our table, a
box of straw berries which were raised on
Mill Greek by Mr.. John Klindt. Eigh-
teen berries fill the box. They are ripe
and luscious and the flavor is rich and
fine. Joles Bros. have plenty more of
the same kind, and persons desiring to
see fine berries should visit their grocery.
Judge Thornbury put small adver-
tisement in the CHRONICLE last Saturday
saying he wanted to buy COW. This
morning he called at the Office and said,
"For heavens sake take out that adver-
tisement. have got sixteen letters and
forty-five thousand personal applica-
tions." The moral is plain. If you
want anything advertise in the CHRoN-
IoLE,
Four generations of people slept under
the roof of Mr.. Jack Staniels last night
There were Mrs. Finlayson, Mr.. Staniels'
mother-in-lawT and 3 Mrs. Staniels and
Mrs., Staniels' daughter. Mrs. Vinson
and Mrs. Wilson's baby. Mrs. Finlay-
son, although a great at-grandmother is a
hale, vigorous lady-we would not for
the world say old lady-who bids fair to
see, one or two generations more. =
Mr.. w. II. Wilson got telegram from
the family of Judge Bird this morning
saying that that gentleman was worse.
, RAncther telegram accompanied it ad-
dressed to the judges brother-in-iaw,
MI. Hinton of Bake Oven, which Mr..
Wilson sent out by special messenger.
1t is hardly necessary to add that these
messages forebode the near approach OF
the end. $40 aiI3v5 6 Ge
Last Saturday the steamer s.. G. Reed,
was charter ed by the Albina Methodist
Sunday school to take 475 excursionists
from that city to Multnomah Falls. On
their return trip, and just as the steamer
was entering the Willamette the six
year-old sor of Chas. H. Hill, well
known Albina real estate dealer fell over
board and was drowned The steamer
was stopped with all possible gpeed but
it was too late, the angry waters had
closed over the form of the hapless boy
and he was not seen again.