The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-06
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LOCAL BREv1r1Es.

Hon. F. P. Mays and family returned
TO Portland last evening.
The dinner given by the ladies of the
NJ E. church on Saturday nettled the
society $l35.
Miss Annie Fulton, of Deschutes, is
visiting in the city and is the guest of
Mrs. S. L. Brooks. ~
The Dalles Ice company received today
two cars of Cocolalla ice. This is the
purest ice in the market.
i Mr.. A. J. Shrum of Mitchell, Crook
County gave us pleasant call today.
Mr. Shrum is one of our prominent stock
men.
Lost, on the streets of The Dalles last
Saturday a gunny sack containing
horse sponge, quarter boots and towel.
Finder will be rewarded by leaving the
same at this office.
Miss Mary Lawrence, the assistant
principal of the Wasco academy, left
for short sojourn in Salem last Satur-
day morning to visit friends.
Visitors to Cloud Cap Inn were treated
yesterday to a heavy shower of snow
which made them glad to get back to the
warmth and sunshine of the valley.
Judge Williams and wife and Miss
Sallie Williams, of Quincy, Illinois, are
here on a visit to our townsman, Mr.. w.
Lord. They will spend the summer in
The Dalles.
Hon. w. Cary Johnson and wife, of
Oregon City, came up and were enter
ined by their sons, Messrs. Balfe and
Nello johnson, during the Fourth of
July celebration in this city.
Lawrence Nolin, better known as Dick
took the prize of $40 for the best Plug
UglyS Dick was, the Plug who had a
paif Of overalls on the hind legs of his
cayuses and bottle of whiskey in each
pocket of the overalls.
Mr. Henry Steers informs us that he
was present when the newly-found coal
of H. B. Hendricks, Anderson, Kelsay &
Co. was tested in The Dalles last week.
On the first trial the coal burned just
like any other rock would, but: on the
second attempt, after Mr.. Steers had
poured some coal oil over it, the coal
blazed up in great shape.-Fossil Jour
nal.
Mrs. H. Allen and two children, OF
Billings, Mont, and Mrs. Henry Hepp-
ner and daughter, of Portland, left by
boat for Portland this morning after a
few days visit to Mrs. James Blakeney
and Mrs. L. Heppner. They were ac-
companied by Miss Evie Heppner, who
goes to visit her grandma WHO resides
there.
By what process of reasoning can it be
argued that while no beer could be al
lowed in camp for the men that officers
could have what champagne they desired
at the Colonel's tent2 We would like tC
know if the officers of the o. N. G. are any
better than the men who carry the guns
in the ranks2 The men who walkeC
through the dust and heat of Saturday
were the peers of those who rode or
horse back and were clothed in al little
brief authority, and in very many in
stances the men in the ranks, as far a,
brains and ability were concerned ,stooc
head and shoulders above their com
manders. And yet champagne wa
none too good for the officers mess.
is against army regulations to ,hav,
liquor in camp and had there been nt
champagne at headquarters no lootint
of the same would have occurred. Any
thing that was good enough for the stat
was good enough for the boys (and the,
got it too). We do not think that tn,
officers mess should kick at the los
Of that four dozen of champagne. Th
hboys were in for fun and the wine wa
taken in sport and that was all ther
was of it. The men thi took the win
were not drunkards and did not car
for the liquor, we are sure. But th
wine should not have been there an,
then the trouble would not have oc
CURED. If there is any court MARTA
growing out of the affair the officer
.'should be in it, as well as the men
III the staff could not entertain thei
visitors without the use of wines an,
liquors then their intelligence was no
above par, and If they could not ge
along for six days without liquor as wei
as their men, then they were not fit t.
command. 1t was disgraceful piece Q
business, allowing the champagne il
cam,p, and if there is any means of reach
ing and Furnishing the officers that KEEP
it there we hope these means will b
used. If there be no means, SO much tn
worse for the Third regiment.