The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.


live.
Mr.. Field, the popular milkman, has
returned from few days visit to Port
land.
Mrs. Mccullough and children, of
Grants, are in the city visiting Mrs.
Warner.
Mrs. Griffin of Dufur passed through
the city on her way home from visit to
her ranch in Yamhill county.
Mr.. B. +. Swift, who has been stop
ping at South Bend for few weeks, has
returned to Wamic, where he will re-
main.
Four tramps were pulled in by the
night police and the police judge i'm
posed a fine of So each and in default
were put in the chain gang.
There was no preaching service at the
Congregational church yesterday on ac
count of the absence of Rev. w. C. Cur
tis who is taking his vacation.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church will give
lawn and croquet social at Mr.. McFar-
lands grounds on Friday night of this
week. Admission free.
From Mr.. Wilbur Hendrix we learn
that fine rain fell on the Tygh Ridge
country, commencing yesterday at p.
IN , and continuing almost uninterrupt-
edly till - o'clock.
An application to the Grand Lodge,
/. o. q. F., of Oregon will be made this
week by about thirty residents of Hood
River for lodge of Odd Fellows to be
instituted at that place. The charter is
being filled by George Harbert-who is
taking much interest in the work.
large quantity of wool came into the
city yesterday. The feed yards of The
Dalles Mercantile Company was filled
up completely with the loaded teams,
and this morning both warehouses were
kept busy unloading and storing.
Mrs. w. D. Palmer, who is stopping
at Salem, settling up the Gilbert estate,
is expected back to this city on Thurs
day. She and her husband have decided
to make The Dalles their permanent
home.
The so-called ''free bridge" is reported
still unfit for travel, and it is estimated
that it will take 20 days labor before
wagons can pass over it with safety and
comfort. The lessee of the road is do
ing his utmost to hurry up the work,
but in all fairness Sherman county should
help him.
E. B. Pouland, of Sherman county was
arrested short time ago for selling
liquor in less quantity than a gallon.
One of the witnesses for the prosecution
swore that he had purchased u ''gallon"
of whisky from Pouland, for so cents,
but the gallon" did not contain over a
pint. The defendant waived examina-
ton and was bound over in the sum of
$3.50 which was furnished.
There seem to be some slight difference
in freight rates from Portland by way of
the Union Pacific railroad A merchant
friend of the CHRONICLE shows us bill
of three packages of baskets on which
the rate is $3.50 per 100 lbs; and two
nests of baskets the rate quoted is 80
cents per 100 and on a nest of tubs and
box of wine the rate is 45 cents. The
road gets all that the traffic will stand
at that rate.
The river has been slightly colored
during the past two davs and some of
fishermen are doing fairly well, while
for others the season has practically
closed. Lorenzen Bros, are catching
about thousand pounds day with the
seim. The Michel wheel caught 900
pounds last night while it caught only
100 pounds the night before. Seufert
Bros, are catching eight or nine tons a
day.
Saturday night a jolly party of K. of
p. members went down to Hood River
on the evenings train to assist at the
installation of offices of Wacoma Lodge
No. 80. Thes report having had good
time, as the home members there have
reputation for hospitality to sustain
and they never disappoint any of the
friends that come. Among those who
attended from here were Dell Gates and
wife, w. H. Wilson and wife, C. L.
Phillis and wife, and Messrs L. Roldon,
Mr.. p. Blasen, N. B. Whyers, j. H.
Larsen, Ad. Keller, /. N. Campbell and
William Befgfeld.