The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-18
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
ltlv cooler TODAY.

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Slightly cooler today.
Ex-Governor Moody is up from Salem.
r. B. Hood has gone on flying visit
to Goldendale.
J. l.. Story and family have gone to
White Salmon for their outing.
Mrs. j. c. Lackey and child left this
morning for visit to La Grande.
MRS. w. ID. Palmer and her son Ralph,
returned home from Salem this morning.
Mrs. Darkness, of Hood River, is visit
ing e. p. Roberts and j; family at their
suburban residence.
Miss Auburn Story returned yesterday
from Vancouver where she has been Wis
itiag for a few weeks.
Tie Sells Bros: circus viii exhibit at
Pendleton August 5th. 1t looks as if the
show would pass The Dalles by.
Misses Annie and Bessie Lang will re-
turn home tomorrow from two weeks
visit among metropolitan friends.
A buggy robe was found on Washing
ton street yesterday. The owner can
have it by calling at this Office.
;gThe funeral of the late Jeanette
Knebel will take place tomorrow at
$3.50 p. m. from the family residence.
y, The old army potato bug has made its
appearance I'M some of the Klickitat
gardens.
Sydney G. Hawson, manager of the u.
F. Moody warehouse at Arlington, aud
Miss Maggie Walsh, were married on the
5thsinst. ~ IL
Lieut.. Thomas Thompson of Cleve-
land, Ohio, desiring to learn something
of Oregon, has become a subscriber to
the CHRONICLE.
Portland is Becoming overstocked with
peaches. They are selling there at from
| 40 to so cents per box. The last ocean
, steamer brought lot of muskmeloni
: from California. which sell for $500 pei
dozen.
There was fair attendance at the
Christian Endeavor social at Mr.. Nc.
Fariand's last night. The guitar clut
favored those assembled with some
choice music, which was the only MOTTO
able feature of the evening.
Mr.. Farley, superintendent of con-
struction of the Cascade Portage road
came up from the Cascades today and
says his force is getting along we'll with
the work and that the road will be fin
Ished and ready for the rolling stock as
soon as it arrives.
The Wasco base ball nine have some
professional players in it and confidently
expects to carry off the honors to
day, but The Dalles boys intend to max,
it very lively for their visitors and vii
put up good ball.
Mr.. Riddell tells the CHRONICLE tha
at his place on Five Mile they were ia
vored with a fine rain last night. HI
says that he never saw it rain so hare
in, Oregon. 1t is Mr.. RiddelPs opinion
that the storm extended into Sherman
county, as it was moving rapidly east.
Col. E. w. Nevius, of The Dallee, wal
in the city this week looking after the
interests of his clients in the case of Bar
kersvs. Berry, HOW being heard before
u. 8, land Commissioner, w - r. Dunbar
-Goldenddle Sentinel.
Last night the heavens were lit up b,
magnificent electrict display. Tn,
lightning was quite vivid followed b!
loud resounding thunder. Only few
drops of rain fell in the city, but /
rained III Sherman and severe hal
storm visited Klickitat county.
About 10 80 a. IN. last Friday it be
:, gan to rain in this section. The showers
were copious and quite frequent TO
twenty-four hours. It has freshene.
things. up nicely, washing thd dust off o
things and making the roads delightful
The value of the rain, 70 the growing
crops cannot be stated in round numbers
All fears of shortage in grain are dis
pelled, aud everybody is happy, health,
and busy .-G GoIdendate Sentinel.
~ Death OF Mr.. Adams.
just as we go to press we learn tina
- NJ Chos Adams died at 4 10 N M a