The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-09
LOCAL BREv1r1Es.

MI. W o.
itect of Salem, is in the city.
the mayor has issued orders to the
marshal to enforce the COW law.
MIS-. L. A. Brown reports the loss of a
worsted crazy quilt, Any person having
the same will please leave it at Mr..
Beasley's.
w. s. Graham, the restaurant man,
will open again about the end of the
week in the store next door east of Billy
jones' cigar store on First street.
Louis Rorden has rented part of the
Bettingen tin store and will be ready for
business tomorrow. A stock of crockery
and glassware will arrive today. ) J
The mayor ofWafla walla teIegraphed
TO Mayor Mays yesterday, asking him
what help was needed here. Mayor
Mays replied that contributions would be
thankfully received and that eur neces-
sites were very considerable.
Our old friend Oliver III. Cole is again
in the city adjusting the losses of that
reliable corporation, the Liverpool, Lon
don-&. Globe Insurance Co. His fire.
quent visits here have made him fa-
miliar to many of our citizens, and es-
pecially 80 to the policy holders of that
company, as his settlements have al
ways reflected not only credit to him
but,to the company and itsresident reps
Tesentative.
Yesterday A. G. johnson and ]. B.
McCully brought up an upholstered
rocking chair that had been saved from
the fire, from the basement of the
Umatilla house and deposited it on the
sidewalk. in front of the residence of
Mrs. Britain. A few hours afterwards,
when Mr.. McCully went after it to re-
move it to his lodgings, it was gone and
he has been unable to find trace of it
since.
When the walls of the Vogt block fell
outward at the great fire, two pieces of
ornamental iron from the cornice were
thrown through the heavy plate glass of
the windows of Mcfarland & French's
store to a distance of perhaps twenty
feet. One of these lodged in a show
case, breaking its way through the glass,
and the other lodged on the counter,
and, as it must have been red hot, it SO
melted the varnish that when it cooled
off it remained stuck to the coulter as if
glued there.
We are requested to give notice to all
who intend to accept the courtesies of
Paquet & Smiths invitation to accom-
tho l. Il 4,.,.-
Thursday that the directors of the boat
company have found it impossible to
procure the services of as many walters
MS would be needed to serve dinner for
as many as are expected and they there
fore request them to bring along proyis.
ions for a basket dinner and the COM
pany will furnish hot tea and coffee
free.
d. W. Edwards reports the loss of
one tool chest filed with books and
clothing. Color of chest, drab; one
trunk, with fiat top, of brown leather.
with. iron bands and tied with rope,
The trunk was filled with clothing.
Two bundles of bedding tied up in sheets,
several sacks of clothing in seamless
wheat sacks, large box of oil paintings,
some with and others without frames.
The above-named articles are known to
have been taken out of the house. Any
one knowing where they are will oblige
by leaving word at the CHRoNIcLE
office.
Mrs. Grey-Mrs. Giddian is applying
for divorce. Mrs. Keene-Indeedl /
didn't know she was stage struck.
Indianapolis Joarndl.
Fashion notes: There is nothing like
.'having pull.'' Pull the ballad dress
down far enough and you have the ball
dress Minneapolis Journal.
Biggs-What do you think of this DR..
MPlivard's nerve medicine that's adver-
tised SO much? Gibbs-It's good thing
Why, ] know man in the clothing bus
mess in this city who commenced to use
it month ago, and now he's adyertis-
ing s'Men's all-woof suits for 80. "-
Smith Gray q Co.'s Monthly.