The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-01
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Social at the Congregational church
tonight.
Experimental free delivery will be es-
tablished today at Roseburg, Oregon.
This is the warmest day of the season.
The temperature reached 76 degrees.
Hon. NJ. A. Moody has returned fro m
Dayville where he has been on business.
There are 5,130 Epworth League Chap
ters in the United States. Oregon has
% of them.
Jas. L. Easton filed his intentions to
become an American citizen today at
the clerks office.
1t is said fhe Farmers Alliance and
prohibition will cut quite figure in
Iowa politics this year.
Assessor Guild, of Union county, has
recently discovered over sc, 1000 acres of
land that have heretofore escaped taxa
ton.
We extend our congratulations to Mr..
w. l.. Bradshaw in his good fortune of
the appointment of Judge for this judic-
ial district. g
Mr.. Charles Gilgard died at his resi-
dence in this city last night of consump-
tiop- after lingering illness of five
months. ~ ~ -ff
Judge w. L. Bradshaw leaves on the
stage tomorrow morning for Prineville to
hold court in that county. Judge Brad
shaw will wear the official ermine with
becoming dignity. ,tA ~
Two cars of beef cattle were fed at the
Saltmarshe & Co. stock yards this morn
ing. They were brought from Shoshone
Idaho and are destined for the Sound
markets, r e.. ~ V
Mr.. A. Wintermier, of Burns, Harney
county, formerly an old time citizen of
The DaHes, having resided here. since
1858 until about two years ago, is in the
city visiting friends. - 80 2
Mr.. Chas. L. Schmidt is buying all
the wheat he can. get to fill an engage
ment and paying 75 cents per bushel.
Yesterday 900 bushels We're delivered at
the Wasco warehouse for him.
The city baseball club will play a game
with the Academy club tomorrow at the
fair grounds at 200 o'clock p. m.- This
is the first of the season and, the boys
will be out sharp.
The Wasco warehouse received yester-
day forty-six sacks of wool from James
s.Wan, Esq. of Canyon City. 1t isvery
nice, fine fiber and clean and is fair
sample of the John Day valley wool, and
always brings the top price in this
market. F2 fe 3
On Saturday last horse, owner un-
known, was wandering about in the
neigh hborhood of the Gibson ranch with
q log chain attached to him and started
70 run down hill towards the John Day,
when he stood on the chain, fell and
broke his neck. The owner can have
the log chain by calling at the Monkland
postoffice.-Obserper. N
Mike Diamond is moving house on
Third street near the Catholic church,
rumor says, to make room for the new
church edifice to be erected soon. We
areiglad to see this step taken as that
society Is in need of larger place OF
worship and one that is in keeping with
their growth. -, +-s--
The water commission has the fence
nearly completed around the new reser-
voir.a We are reliably informed that the
entire work of constructing and eomplet-
ing the reservoir, together with trench
ing and also the cost of the cast iron
pipe laid on and in the ground ready for
use did not cost the city to exceed $29,-
600. Thisis much less than is generally
understood Fe1 ssr- 6 as.i
A quiet wedding took place this after
noon in Hood River at the residence of
the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Blowers. The high contracting parties
were Mr.. Charles Early, foreman of the
Oregon Lumber Company's Mills and
Miss Edith Blowers The young couple
have the hearty good wishes of all, who
know them for long, happy and pros
porous life @S
The Uncle Toms Cabin conn pany that
is to be here Monday night, May 4, is
reported to be the strongest company on
tie road. They played at Los Angeles
few weeks ago and the Telegram, the
evening paper of that city, speaks very
highly OF the performance. 1t was par
ticularly loud in its praise of the scene
where Eliza crosses the river on the ice.
The Telegram is very conservative
paper, and when it says anything com
plimentary of performance it usually
deserves it.