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

land this morning.
"A. Brigham the well-known "S. B."
man from Dufur is in town.
Pendleton will soon rebuild the burnt
district with han dsome bricks.
Mr.. v. G. Prock, the county clerk of
Sherman county is in the city.
DIR. Siddall leaves today for Portland
intending to return on Wednesday next.
The marshal had three ''drunls'' last
night, in the cooler. Each were fined
$40 and one paid the fine.
1t costs II cents a year, in India, to
clothe oneself. The trick is toget the
II cents-in India.-Astorian.
The city of Pendleton has by ordinance
fixed the price of saloon licenses as $275
for six months, or $3.50 year.
We had the pleasure of receiving
pleasant call from J. F. Ellis president
of the Pacific University at Forest Grove,
today.
Mrs. Mary Baldwin, who has been
visiting friends in the city for the past
week, left yesterday for her home in
Seattle, Wash.
1t is the proper caper now to call the
city of Spokane Falls simply Spokane, so
the people decided at an election held
there last week.
The four saloon men who were burned
ing out liquid refreshments in tents
pitched on their old stands.
Mr.. A. S. Macallister received the
model for the new steamboat last night,
and it was on exhibit at the stockholders
meeting today at the board of trade
rooms.
Mr.. Perry Watkins is in the city, and
informs us the railroad surveyors have
passed his place on lower Fifteen Mile
and report fine grades and an easy road
to build.
Pendleton has a chance to secure a
malt house with capacity of 100000
bushels of barley and giving employ
ment to about thirty men. A subsidy in
cash and real estate is required.
The Right Rev. B. Wistar Morris.
bishop of the diocese of Oregon will
officiate at st. Paul's church tomorrow
and administer the right of confirmation.
The bishop has been visiting at the
rectory here since last Thursday.
Mrs. G. E. Dunham accompanied by
Mrs. G. w. Phelps left on this mornings s
freight train for Rufus, where Mrs.
Dunham's parents reside. She is gain
ing strength very rapidly and it is hoped
the change will result favorably for her.
Messrs. Tillman and Bendel, leading
wholesale grocers in San Francisco, have
guaranteed one of our leading merchants
in this city that there will be no decline
in sugar during the month of April.
Those of us who expected to fill our
sugar tooth with cheap sugar, will be
left. Verify the sugar kings have it.
Mrs. c. w. Dietzel left this city on the
morning of last Thursday week for the
home of her mother so miles beyond St.
Louis, Missouri. On the way she chang
ed cars four times-at Cheyanne, Den
yer, Kansas City and st. Louss The
after she arrived at her destination she
wrote to Mr.. Deitzel and he received
the letter yesterday morning; pretty
quick travelling all around.
4AC ShhON1SLE 10 ouCCCCOlAlS LlOpc-
fully in putting some common sense into
the columns of the Times Mou,,taineer
Here is one of its later utterance which
we heartily endorse and which we copy
in order to give it the benefit of a wider
circulation:
Mossbackism and factional fights
both equally detrimental to the growth
of the town-must be eliminated from
the community, and a healthy business
grow will ensue. Continue these
destrg i've elements and there will be
decay Id death.
Mr.. Norton's surveying party has
reached Dufur where they are camped
today. Mr.. Norton was obliged to visit
The Dalles to procure new level. He
reports being very much pleased with
the grade so far. No difficulties worth
naming have been met with in locating
the road. 1t is an easy gradual grade Of
371a feet average to the mile. The road
from Arlington to Heppner, Mr.. Norton
informs us averages so feet to the mile
and is in some places So. There will be
no greater rise than Mr. Norton has
already met with till the summit of the
elevation between Dufur and Tygh val
ley is reached, and Mr.. Norton is conf
dent he will have no difficulty crossing
Tygh and Deschutes.