The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-01
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The la grippe still has an alarming
hold upon the whole country from Maine
to California. Chicago is suffering
severely and the death roll from all
causes foots up nearly 1000 week.
At the Congregational church next
Monday night April 9Th, James w.
Nesmith Post G.. A. r. will give an en-
tertainment in honor of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the establishment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. The
exercises will consist of music, speeches,
recitationd, ETC., and will be very enjoya-
BILE. The CHRONICLE. will publish the
programme as soon as it is prepared.
On Tom Davidson's farm stands an
apple tree with a full crop of several
bushels of last falls apples on it. They
have wintered in perfect condition and
are now very good eating. They still
stick tight to the tree and our real estate
men are taking Oregon touu ist out to
show them how we keep winter apples.
Salem Statesmen.
The biggest joke of the legislative
season is on the North Dakota legislators,
some of whom are alleged to have ex-
changed their votes for boodle.4 When
they quietly presented the checks that
they had received, the bank teller quietly
passed them back, with the remark,
payment stopped. ."-AstOriGn.
Harney county has ran behind $50 900
in eighteen menths. Here is what the
Klamath Star says about it: "The Off
cial crowd of Harney county have
tackled their pap with large spoons.
During the last eighteen months these
gentlemen incurred indebtedness to the
amount of $50 1000. Business is flourish
ing in Harney. The taxpayers are lay
ing out gardens everywhere, while the
tax-eaters are laying out the taxpayers"
John Dillon opened an engagement at
the Peoples last evening, presenting a
comedy entitled, "Wanted, the Earth, !"
to large and enthusiastic audience.
The play, as might be inferred from the
title is wide sweep in extravaganza,
but it appears fashioned with view to
displays MIR. Dillon's powers as an eccen-
tr1c comediad, and he won the audience
for his own, as he used to do when he
was Chicago's favorite in ante-fire days.
Chicago Inter-Ocedn, Aug 30th.
1t costs $76,O 900 this year to print the
state laws. The common, ordinary
everyday, tax paying people get no
chance to see those laws. They know
nothing of their existence till one of
those laws is violated and they are hauled
up for punishment. But they pay the
$4,000 for printing them. This is one of
the fool things that makes farmers
alliances" The one thing benefited by
the present seventeenth century style of
doing business is the state printing office.
There is a rumor ahoat that there are
about 1000 Indians camped across the
Columbia opposite the mouth of the
John Day who belong to the same tribe
and are sympathisers of the two Indians
in the Condor Jail. 1t is said these In
dians have made threats of going to Con-
don and liberating their brethren there
from the county jail, and that they are
waiting for the dark of the MOON to
do so. Sheriff Wilcox was notified of
the report, We understand, by reliable
citizen of Blalock, and the sheriff has
notified the militia of the county that
he will: call them out in case these In
dians come to Condor on said mission
1t is also reported that John Scott and
Geo. West have joined the Indians in
jail in the 'fghost Dance" and while it
is a matter of some speculation as to
what the feeling of the warriors down
on the Columbia is, there is no doubt but
those at Condor, including Scott and
West, would like to 'break out. t.''-Fos-
sal journal.