The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-27
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


made a flying visit to the city to-day.
A very large quantity of merchandise
was discharged from cars at the depot
to-day.
B. S. Huntington went to Canyon
City Saturday, to attend court, which is
in session at that place.
So far this season, the run of salmon
has hardly. commenced, which is an un-
usual thing at this time of year.
Two large freight teams came in today
from Prineville, and will load with
Merchandise for that Central City.
We acknowledge pleasant call of Mr..
]. H. Adams of East Portland who is in
the city visiting relatives and friends.
1t may be thatrevolutionary ideas are
the result of a turning of matters over in
the mind.
We are pleased to learn Mr.. J. L.
crutches and will soon be down town
again.
Uncle Toms Cabin Co., under
canvass will appear in The Dalles in a
few days. 1t is spoken very highly of
and rare treat is in prospect.
The Columbia river at this point had
a raise of one foot yesterday and is on
stand at about eleven feet above low
water mark.
The musical jingle of the bell on the
lead horses of the six and eight horse
freight teams from the country is kbeing
heard on the streets.
The Kings Daughters will meet at the
residence of Mrs. d. M. French to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock. A full
attendance is requested.
We have not heard anything what our
city propose to do on the arrival of Pres
ident Harrison, Is it not time to be do
ing something if no steps have been
taken?
We regret to announce that Mr.. w. S.
Myers was suddenly taken very i'll this
morning. 1t is to be hoped he will
speedily recover, and his presence on
the streets be known.
Our street commissioner is putting
down crossing between Leslie Butler
and o. d. Taylor's Office on Washington
steeet. This is a crossing that is much
needed.
HI. H. Wheeler of Wheeler, Crook
county is in the city on flying trip,
from him we learn his section has had
an abundance of rain, and the prospects
for larger grain crop than ever known
is quite assured.
A CHRONICLE reporter while driving
up Mill creek yesterday met Charlie
Stubling with a set of buggy harness on
him Mrs. Stubling was either leading
or driving we could not tell which, but
Charley was going very meekly all the
same.
DIR. j. B. Mahama, the inventor of the
single rail railway, is citizen of Union,
Oregon, but is constructing his first rail-
way in Vermont, from Rutland to Mont
pelier, distance of seventy miles, on
subsidy of So 900 per mile, and twenty
carloads through freight per day, per
annum.
The temperance lecture of Major
Scott last Thursday evening was one of
the finest of the kind ever heard here.
For over an hour he held a large audi
sence as not one out of hundred public,
speakers could do. His language, though
pointed and strong, was not calculated
to arouse antagonism. 1t was excellent
seed sown in good ground and will pro-
duce rich fruit, though it may not re-
form any who are already drunkards or
debased tipplers.-Polk County Itemizer.
He wants it known.--Mr. J. H.
Straub, well known German citizen of
Fort Madison, Iowa, was terribly afflicted
with infiammatory rheumatism when
Mr.. j. F. Salmon, prominent druggist
there, advised him to use Chamberlain s
Pain Balm. One bottle of it cured him.
His case was very severe one. He isuf-
fered a great deal and now wants others
similarly afflicted to know what cured
him. 90 cent bottles for sale by Snipes
Kinersly.
1.-The only. sister of Mr.. j. M. Patterson,
of this city, Mrs. G. W Browne, died at
Spokane this morning from the effects of
la grippe. Mrs. Blanche Patterson was
at her bedside at the time of her death,
and will bring her body down here and,
being joined by her husband, will go
through to Salem, where the funeral
Z will take place. The deceased lady
Ieavesa child of her own and the infant
child of Mr.. Patterson's older sister who
died. last fall; and for which she has
been caring, Mrs. Browne was woman
OF lovely character and her loss will be
sadly felt.