The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-09
LOCAL BREvITIES.

The portage railroad bill is still asleep.
reality a lost suit.
Mr.. Frank Menefee was at Hood River
Saturday in the interest of education.
We are sorry to hear that Mr.. Robert
Mays is confined to his home by slight
illness.
A carload of cattle was shipped by Mr..
Bonney to Clarnie today. They will be
taken to Vancouver.
town, and we suspect from the woeful
look he gave us, the jury box yawns for
him.
The filling up of the recess back of the
judges chair has made marked i'm :
Provement in the acoustics of the court
room.
Mr.. w. G. Kerns of the firm of Ward
& Kerns came up from East Portland
Saturday, and will remain here for a
week or so.
Mr.. David Beers wife and daughter of
Lavenne, Mimi, arrived in this city
yesterday. Mr.. Beers is the only son of
our esteemed citizen, Mr.. Geo. F. Beers.
The Cinnamon painted the sidewalks
red with fire-crackers during their New
Year festivities, Samshu flowed like an
absent minded fountain-pen.
The building for Mr.. Bakers new sa-
loon is going up rapidly, and yet the
painters are endeavoring to get the paint
on the boards before they are fairly in
place.
The windows of the Baldwin restau-
rant have attracted great deal of atten-
ton today. One is full of fruits and
pastry and the other one represents all
the colors and paraphernalia of B.of IF.
The Baldwin gives the ball supper for
the Firemen tonight.
There are ffty-eight law and fifty
equity cases on the docket for this term.
Several of these are cases that have been
continued from term to term and will
probably continue to be continued
The special train bringing the guests
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men to attend the ball tonight is ex-
pected to arrive here at o'clock this
evening. The brass band will be at the
depot to give them welcome.
By an error in Saturdays paper what
should have been mentioned as The
Dalles Jumper Company's property was
inadvertently set down as belonging. to
The Dalles Mill land Water Co. We
have no desire to rob one company to
give to the other, hence make this cor
rection.
The second annual ball of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen will take
place this evening. A special train will
bring the visitors from Portland, and
way points. The dance will be held in
Gymnasium hall which will no doubt be
crowded to its utmost capacity. 1t
promises to be the affair of the season,
and certainly the railroad boys know
how to make such occasions enjoyable.
The opening of court has brought a
large number OF railroad people to the
city, presumably as witnesses in the
numerous railroad cases. We noticed
among them Mr.. Fred Rawlins our for
mer train dispatcher; D. Mclaughlin,
master mechanic; Mr.. Walsh, general
foreman; and ]. WILDLY, foreman of
boiler workers. Mr.. Zera Snow, the
company's attorney and Mr.. Showls,
their stenographer are present ready to
take up the company's cases.
A portion of the school lands of
Klickitat county were sold at auction at
Goldendale last week. One section near
Centerville brought little over $1I 900.
Mr.. Whealdon bought for o. D. Taylor
& Co., all but twelve and half acres of
the tract near the big eddy, amounting
to something over 200 acres. A Golden
dale combine bought six and one-half
acres paying $158.50 per acre for it.
Quite lot of land was disposed of and
large area leased on reasonable terms.
The following jurymen were this after
noon excused for the term. P. German,
l.. ID. Crockett, S. B. Foster, G. o.
Heath, E. Frost, J. M. MacEachern,
r. H. Guthrie, G. w. Crocker, J. c..
Baldwin and G. w. Haight. The bal
ance of the jury were excused until to-
morrow morning at 9 O'Clock. Quite
lively debate was had in getting the
caSes set for trial as the Judge has but
two weeks to give us, and the docket will
require at least four. The afternoon was
passed in disposing of motions concern
ing the equity cases, appointment of
referees, etc.
For a cut, bruise, burn or scald, there
is nothing equal to Chamberlin's Paint
Balm. 1t heals the parts more quickly
than any other application, and unless
the injury is very severe, no scar is left.
For sale by Snipes & Kinersly.