The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-03-10
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The DalIes that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
LOCAL BKEvITIEs.

The wife of Senator Watkins is sick.
Hon. F. p. NAYS returned this morn
ing to Portland.
Joseph McEachern went west on the
passenger this forenoon.
O. S. Savage Jr. went this morning to
Tacoma to visit an uncle.
Hon. E. o. Mccoy was on the west
bound passenger this morning.
The child of Horace Hampton is sick.
DIR. o. ID. Doane is in attendance.
Lawyer w. HI. Wilson has gone to
Portland and expects to return tomorrow.
Mr.. Frank Lee, the editor of the
K7ickitat Leader, gave, us a pleasant call
yesterday.
Eight cars of cattle and one of horses
were shipped west, from the stock yards
this morning.
The No. west bound passenger was,
as usual, late this morning. Due at
4 :55 and arrived Mt 80.
The young peoples Epilworth League
of the NJ. E. church held social last
night, at the church parlors.
H. G. Nelson returned from Portland
ing purchases for the spring trade.
The wife of Chas. E. Dunham, and
his sister-in-law Miss Phelps are. both
unwell, at Mr.. Dunham's residence.
,S.H. Lemon, agent of the great Fore
paugh show, is in the city. His COM
patly expects to exhibit here in August.
Sergeant Major H. H. Riddle left for
Portland this morning on important
business connected with the firm of
Haworth & Thurman.
The Wasco and Sherman county bust
ness council of the Patrons of Husbandry
hold their quarterly council meeting, to-
day, at Fairfield school house.
Caleb. Brooks of this city, and Mrs.
Georgiana Reynolds, were united in
marriage by Rev. o. i. Taylor, at the
Umaiilla House last Saturday evening.
1--WE wish them many happy days.
S. R. Husbands of Mosier gave us a
pleasant call today. He says there are
twelve to fourteen inches of snow on
the summit of the mountains, between
her@and Mosier.
Frank Tracy and Charley Thomas
leaves tonight for Omaha as a committee
OF the trainmen, to confer with the Union
Pacific authorities in the matter of a
schedule of wages between the company
and the men.
Mr.. G. H. Riddell came into town to-
day, to meet his two daughters. who
have been on d visit to friends in the
Willamette valley. Mr.. Riddell' s school
district; No IA, levied school tax of one
mill. This amount will be sufficient
with other funds, to giyelthe district an
eight months school.
The Shakesperean Club met with
Misses Louise and Mona Ruch yesterday
afternoon and passed a pleasant hour in
studying Anthony and Cleopatra. ~
Besides the ladies of the house there
were present: Misses Clara, Eta and
Auburn Story, Iva Brooks and Grace
Williams.
In the west end of the city this morn
ing, our reporter saw Professor. Hagel,
THE King of the Clouds" stretching his
great parachute preparatory to making
an ascension next Sunday. At least one
well known citizen seriously contemp-
lates going up with him, as the only
show, he, ever may have, to play a. trick
on Saint Peter.
Some time since Mr.. A. S. Blowers
gave notice that the well known firm of
Blowers & Crowell would cease to exist,
he withdrawing from the firm. We are
pleased to learn that Mr.. Blowers has re-
considered the matter, and that the firm
will continue in business. Had the
partnership ceased Mr.. Blowers would
probably have left us, and Hood River
can lily afford to lose him. We are glad
to add that our young friend Capt
Blowers son Lawrence will occupy o
position in the store.-The Glacier.
The CHRONICLE very heartily joins in
the Glaciers congratulations.
They had boat race OH the William
ette river last Friday. Two steamers,
the Northwest and Bentley, bound uT
stream, left Portland about the same
time in the morning. The race com
menced shortly after the boats cleared
the docks at Oregon City, The North,
west was slightly in the lead when they
started and continued to lead till they
arrived at Salem. During the last few
miles the engineers opened the throttles
to their last notch while the firemen did
their best at the furnaces. The North
west came in ahead, with the Bentley s
bow almost touching her wheel.