The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-20
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The Dalles that Receives the Associated
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LOCAL BREvITIES.


The price remains at so cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Gilman and Mrs.
Cheney, of Gillian county, are in the
city and the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith French.
w. A. Obarr of Lower Fifteen Mile died
yesterday morning of heart disease, a
malady with which he had been threat
ened for some time.
The Fourth of July committees are re-
quested to meet tomorrow (Thursday)
night at the board of trade rooms at 9
O'Clock.
The wreck of a freight train of twenty
cars occurred Monday morning last at
Shoshone, Idaho. The cause, as near as
we could learn, was defective bridge.
The trainmen on No. last night reported
that the engineer and fireman had been
killed
The measles are having quite run at
Dufur, there being a large number of
adults as we'll as children afflicted with
that disease. 1t is 80 bad in the public
schools that it is seriously thought of
closing down for the term and it is prob
able that will be done.
A service of foreign missions will be
held by Rev. A. Krause, of Tacoma,
Wednesday, May Goth, at s o'clock p.
m. in the German Lutheran parsonage
on Ninth street. Rev. Horn will hold
service on Sund ny, May 18th at 10 80 a.
m. and 7 80 p. IN. Sunday school at 9 80
a, m.ys All cordially invited
The house and contents of John
Koontz, who lives on the north side of
the state road near the ranch of Peter
Ruffner, were completely destroyed by
fire at about s o'clock last evening. The
fire was caused by lamp explosion.
Mr.. Koontz had small insurance on
the house and contents of $3.50.
Day before yesterday the Oregonian
quoted the prices of Hood River straw
berries at 25 cents a box, while California
berries were selling at 15 cents. Yester-
. day the quotations of Hood River straw
berries only were given and they had
raised to 35 cents. 1t is almost safe to
say that the California berries are still
Is cents. Hurrah for Hood River.
Crook county has lately been produc-
ing bountiful crop of criminals and
lunatics. Sheriff Booth left here for
Salem last Sunday night with two crazy
men. Since that time deputy passed
through with one man sentenced to the
state penitentiary for three years for
grand larceny and another sentenced to
one year for attempting the life of his
father-in-law.
Isaac Joles went off Fishing" last
Saturday and returned Sunday night,
bringing with him a specimen of gold
bearing quartz. All who have seen it
pronounce it to be the richest thay have
seen for many day. Where he found
it is his own secret. Mr.. Joles left again
on Monday morning and has not since
been heard from, but some people are of
the opinion that he has struck it rich,
and the CHRONICLE hopes he has.
F. A. Sufert met with painful ac-
cident yesterday at the fishery which
will lay him up for week or two at
least. On jumping from small eleva-
tion to board floor his left foot landed
I'll eAAO kOiAAS Va OH C1SbGpCnUy IdlI EndC
projected 30 far thatit ran right through
his foot from sole to upper. 1t is need
: less TO say that the accident gave him
restless night but the pain has consider
ably subsidized this morning and no dam
ger is apprehended.
Mr.. J. F. Venner has on exhibition at
the store of Fish & Bardon one of the
civ -, Ho IS
we have seen for long time. The
power is obtained by small balance
wheel and crank which gives the dash
rotary movement, thus doing away with
all splashing of the cream. The power
can be used on any old fashioned churn
or crock. Mr.. Venner is simply selling
the right for Wasco county.
Now is the time when the youngsters
enjoy game of marbles out in the warm
evening air on our clean streets, under
the shining of the electric lamp. Such a
game was witnessed last evening by
CHRONICLE reporter, in front of the Joles
Brothers store, and it was enjoyed i'm
mensely by crowd of onlookers. Tom
!. Joles, who weighs 800 and ever SO MANY
pounds, was certainly the smallest bow of
the lot and it was no small. part of the
entertainment to see the little fellows
scoop him out of every marble that he
had.