The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-19
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Mr.. Geo. Filloon returned home from
a visit to Tacoma Tuesday. As
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor are in the city
the guests of Mrs. E. M. Wilson.
Mr.. G. w. Johnston left for Golden
dale this morning to visit his brother.
Mr.. A. NJ. Dickey of Portland is in the
city on visit. He will return tomor-
row..
The letter of the gentleman from Hep-
pner in another column is published just
as it was written.
Mr.. George Phelps left for Huntington
today, but what he is going to do after
he gets there we don't know. W
Hon. R. P. Erhart formerly secretary
of State for Oregon is stopping at The
Dalles for few daysfor his health.
The marshal arrested yesterday man
named Herman Albright who is charged
with selling liquor to an Indian.
Southern California's prune crop will
be failure this year. This will be a
in a country where crops never fail.
The new boat is to be christened "The
Regulator 1t is defiant and sugges-
tive title. May she long wear it proudly
and honorably.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Lee Alexander and
Messrs. William and Barney Alexander
of Salem are in the on their way to Wap-
initia to visit friends.
loads Of hoof cattle
shipped last night by M. G. Butler to
the Sound. They were bought from
Messrs. Kelly Brothers of this county.
AS the heavily loaded dray of Bert
Williams was passing today in front of
the store of Crandall & Burget the axle
broke square off near the nigh hind
wheel.
Lum Brown, well known in this city,
has opened the Monogram cigar store,
lately owned by James Magill. We be-
speak for him a share of the patronage
of lovers of the weed.
Hon. D. ]. Cooper, who has been en-
gagged for some time in adjusting some
swamp land matters in the neighbor
hood of Prineville, Crooked River and
Black Butte, returned to The Dalles
yesterday.
The Goldendale Sentinel says that
letters have been received by parties in
Goldendale stating that grain buyers are
offering to contract for the growing crop
of wheat at 20 to 75 cents bushel at
points further from the seaboard than
Goldendale.
A fine rain commenced to fall at this
place at 80 o'clock this morning and
has continued at intervals up to the
hour of going to press. From all quar-
ters comes the report that abundant
rains have fallen. Several farmers have
begun to break sod.
The new United Brethren church at
Hood River will be dedicated next Sun
day, June 21st. Bishop Hott will
preach the dedication sermon and Bishop
Castle will preach in the evening. All
friends are cordially invited to be present.
The good people have built church
there that is credit to the people of
that beautiful valley.
James McGill, of the Monogram cigar
store sold out his business yesterday to
Mr.. Barlow Adams and skipped the
town, leaving several creditors to mourn
his sudden departure. 1t is said he owes
two or three hundred dollars to Portland
parties who are camping on his trail
and are very likely to find him as it is
supposed he went that way.
Judge Thornbury. Captain Lewis and
Messrs Kloster, Haight, Burgett and E.
Schanno and son, who are at Trout Lake
near Mount Adams, have sent to the
city basket of trout numbering 300,
whereof the editor of the CHRONICLE was
presented with sample lot. They are
beauties and the very sight of them
makes an old disciple of Walton long to
be with the fishermen.
The Goldendale Sentinel publishes a
letter from w. P. Gray stating that he is
perfecting arrangements with the North
ern Pacific railway company to secure
the use OF their steamers for the purpose
of collecting and delivering freight at
Pasco and running down the Columbia
and up the Snake river, if there is any
reasopable expectation of securing
enough freight to make the business pay.
Mr.. Gray also inquiries if the producers
of Klickitat county would ship their
products to market or prefer to sell them
on the bank of the river.
For Rent.