The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-13

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
NJ. Cavanaugh of Oshkosh is registered
at the Umatilla House. 1L.
Messrs. r. B. Sanford and G.. E. Pratt
of Wamic were in the city yesterday.
John Filloon and Col. Nevius returned
yesterday from business trip to
Goldendale. ..,-s
Conductor w. w. Mitchell is abont to
move his family from this city to Port
land.
Hampton Kelly, G. Confer and James
Grey of Waplnitia are in town today
attending to land Office matters.
Messrs e. ]. Crandall, Louis Rorden
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Schenck returned
yesterday from their summer outing.
A porcupineAsaid to be handsome
one-has been added to the other attrac-
tions of the Eight-Mile Geological gar
dens. ~
Mr.. c. Z. Wilson leaves the city to-
morrow evening for ten days visit to
friends in Dallas, Polk county, and
Salem.
Rev. Mr.. Sutcliffe and wife, Mrs. l..
Roberts and boy, w. Cram and Miss
Louisa Ruch returned yesterday from a
camping out trip.
Miller, Johnston and Cadle OF Prime
vile came into town last night for new
Buffalo Pitts thresher which they
purchased from Filloon Bros.
The register and receiver of the United
a-States land Office at this place, have
been engaged for the past three or four
days hearing contest cases.
County Treasurer Geo. Ruch received
today, from State Treasurer Phil Nets
cham, Wasco county's proportion of the
state school fund. The sum amounts to
$4,2l3,70.
Messrs. LeDuc. F. NJ. Thompson and
James johnson of Dufur are in the city.
They report harvesting in full swing but
fear that much of the grain will be
shriveled.
A. S. Johnston, who worked for the
company about seven years ago, in this
city, took charge of the baggage room
at the depot, this morning, vice w. S.
Elliott resigned.
Ten cars of cattle were shipped from
the stockyards last night by the Ameri-
can Dressed Meat Co., Troutdale. They
came from Crook county and were sold
by Messrs AL Lyle, Stewart and others
So many people are out of town, there
was not quorum at the board of trade
rooms last evening. A meeting is now
called for next Tuesday. and as business
of the utmost Importance to the trade
of The Dalles will come before the meet
ing full attendance is urgently re.
quested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinn T. Doane Of
Spokane who have been on wedding
trip to San Francisco and the Sound
dropped off today, on their return home
to pay a visit to Mr.. Doane's brother DIR
o. D. Doane of this city. They will
leave on the night train for Spokane.
The teams of j. r. Closter and Sheriff
Gates left this morning for Hood River
where they will be joined tomorrow by
Judge Thornbury, 1. 1. Burgett, Drs
poane and Rinehart and Sheriff Cate.
and prodeed to Trout Lake, Wash. The
party expects to return by next Thursday
The Chronicle force with a few in
vited guests indulged in quiet little
supper at the Opera restaurant las
evening. The force had expressed tc
them yesterday from Wind river, boz
of delicious brook trout, too numerous
for their own wants, SO the happ,
thought struck them of giving them
selves and several friends good squar,
meal Graham cooked them as onl,
Graham can and the guests did the rest
Those present we're Mr.. and Mrs. Hugf
Gourlay, Misses Matte and Lettie John
ston, Annie Sylvester and Fannie Bald
win, and Messrs. j. J. Filbin, Charle
Townley, A. E. French, j. NJ Baldwin
and R. G. Fleck.
Two men, whose names we were un
able to lear, hailing from Walla Wall;