The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-26
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

General James A.. Varney is in the
city.
Members of Wasco Lodge No. 10, A.
+. & A. NJ. will find something to their
interest in another column.
Snow commenced falling yesterday
afternoon and up till this morning four
inches and q half had fallen.
The CHRONICLE is indebted to the
courtesy of Col. w. E. Macarthur OF
Washington, D. c., for valuable docu-
ments received.
Do not forget that the Mendelssohn's
we're in Portland last night and will be
here at the court house tonight. Posi-
lively one night only.
There is one thing the CHRONICLE has
done that no other paper ever did; 1T
has forced the Sun to admit that the
proprietors of the CHRONICLE are COM
posed of the best citizens of The Dalles.
A few more breaks like that will cook
the editors goose.
Mr.. p. II. Sharp and Miss Oracle will
leave Monday morning for California to
spend the winter. Mr.. Sharp goes for
the benefit of his health which has been
ouite poor for some time. Miss Sharp
win remain. They go to Mr.. Sharps
brother at Stockton. Mr.. Sharp hopes to
return in February.
There will be services of the Congre-
gational church tomorrow Sunday al
IL O'Clock. Subject of the sermon, ''The
uses and lessons of winter" Sunday
school at II :15; Young Peoples Society
of Christian Epdeavor at $3.50. Unlor
services at p. m. with sermon by Rev
o. d. Taylor, pastor of the Baptis
church.
Somebody has said that a newspape
that is not fighter will never be mucl
of success. If the converse of this i
true the Astoria To,Cn Talk must be
very successful journal. Not long ago
had to answer to libel suit but it GO
off unscathed. 1t had scarcely recov
cred its breath from the big fight owe
the city election in which it again cam
off with. flying, colors when it had th
Astoriau chief of police arrested fo
threatening to kill the publishers. A
the threat was conditioned on the pull
lication of an article which, howeve
the Talk did publish, the chief was di
charged. The publishers were all ally
at last accounts, but the editor says
has learned that it is useless to go
law with the devil and hold the court
hell.
On Christmas eve the store of
Jacobsen & Co. was filled to the doc
with large number of the friends ar
customers of that popular firm, the o
casion being the drawing for the elega
shaving set and beautiful dressing ca
for which the firm have been distribu
ing tickets to their customers during t
last week. At 9 80 Miss Prudence Pa
terson was lifted on counter and Dire
out of the box containing the coupe
number 316, which entitled the hold
of that number to the shaving set. n
John Bruhlman, was the lucky ms
and being present the set was at once {
hvered to him. Then the coupons
the dressing case were placed'in the b
and Miss Patterson drew number 3
which entities the holder of that ticl
to the dressing case. If the lady holdi
that number will present the same
the store of E. Jacobsen & Co., she v
receive the case. The drawing pas:
off pleasantly and the firm are higl
pleased. Over a thousand tickets
each case had been distributed to
lady and gentleman callers at their st
during the last week and this is o.
one evidence of the fact that this firm
in the lead. They had an imme
holiday trade and deserved it as fiji
class goods and reasonable prices sho
have their reward. BY actual Co