The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-17
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL
G. w. and Mrs. VanDuyn OF Tygh
Valley are in the city.
Rev. o. d. Taylor has gone east to be
absent about month.
Leave orders this evening, or tomorrov
for spring lamb at the city market.
The state of Pennsylvania has 1145
persons to the square mile and Oregon
has in the neighborhood of two.
The CHRONICLE is pleased to hear that
Miss Lois Dufur, of Dufur, is getting
well of her late dangerous sickness
Professor G. L. Eastman the photog-
rapher is today folding his tent an-well,
like an emigrant preparatory to leaving
for Spokane.
A car load of cattle and one of hogs
were fed at the stock yards today and
one car of Wasco county sheep was ship
ped this morning by Jack Anderson to
Victoria, B. G.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, of the Buchheit Pack
ing company, of Lower Cascades, is in
the city. He reports that few salmon
are being caught at his place and at the
rapids of the Cascades.
Henry Hudson started this morning
with 5000 lbs. of freight for Dayyille.
The people out that way must take
their'n pretty straight as the load in one
wagon was two sacks of -four to one bar
rel of whisky. That's too much -four.
The Portland chamber of commerce
10, 10
operate with the city officers in EXTEND
ing proper reception to President Har-
rison. 1t will now be in order for The
Dalles to take measures looking to the
same end.
John Anthony, late of this city but
now of La Grande, stopped off at The
Dalles today on his way to Portland to
lay in supplies and fixtures for going in
to the wholesale and retail candy bust
ness. The people of La Grande ought
to treat John kindly for he is a good
body, and has many friend in The
Dalles who would gladly welcome him
back. yaA cf5rT r'
The great special train of Russell & Co.,
of Massolin, Ohio, consisting of twenty
five cars loaded with Cyclone threshers
and engines and drawn by two locomo-
tives, passed through the city this morn
ing en- route to Portland. Each car bore
the legend: '''For Portland, Oregon
and the whole was a very imposing sight
and must have been a big advertisement,
An administrators sale of the effects
of the late J.. g. Stats of Dufur was
conducted by auctioneer Butts of this
city on last Wednesday at the residence
of the deceased. There was good
crowd, all things considered, and every
thing brought, a fair price. A. J. Wall
of Eight Mile bought handsome car
riage which he intends to use in break
ing his black calf. 1t cost him the sum
of $O00OO.25.
Henry Parr who has been confined in
the county jail for having been engaged in
duel with Pat Mccormick at the Cas-.
cade Locks a few weeks, was yesterday
brought before his honor Judge Thorn
bury on a writ of habeas corpus. George
Watkins appeared on behalf of the
plaintiff and w. H. Wilson, prosecuting
attorney, appeared for the state. Al
adjournment of the case was had till to-
day and the proceedings had not closed
atlthe hour of going to press.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. and T. w
Sparks left this city to make Portland
their future home. The people of The
Dalles very much regret their departure
and wish them both many. happy ano
prosperous days in the city of theil
adoption. They will be followed, how
ever by one faithful companion, coun
seller and friend who will speak to then
in times of loneliness and home-sickness
with the familiar tones they have learned
to love so well-The CHRONICLE.
Night before last person travelling OF
Second street, might have. noticed tn.
crowd that stood in front of Jacobsen
store listening to the loud strains of {
hand organ, that foated out on the even
ing air. 5Alchronic joker suggested tina
1t was detachment of the Italian arm,
that had made sortie ON the town bu
a-CHRoNIcLE reporter found the tru,
facts from Ernest Jacobsen in the follow
ing words: "You know Haight, th,
restaurant man, has shaved his do,
Blngo" and now poor Bingo looks 81
much like monkey that Charley thinks
he could make fortune out of him if h.
only had good hand organ, SO Tn
teaching him how to turn the crank be
fore he starts out in his new business.