The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-06
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LOCAL BREvITIEs.


been erected in the grounds back of the
Joles mansion.
The Ochoco RevieW urges the holding
of horse show at Prineville about the
23d of May.
Miss Mary Brown, of Portland, is pay
ing visit to her brother George Brown
of this city.
The Astoria chief-of-pollce has ordered
the force to enforce the curfew ordinance
so that all boys and girls found on the
streets after 9 O'Clock p. M, are liable to
arrest.
-C.,L. Richmond sold the other day to
Mr.. Schenck of the First National bank,
one of the handsomest horses we have
seen for long time.
A law passed by the last legislature re-
quires all notaries public to register their
commission with the county clerk and
unless they do SO they forfeit their COM
mission.
Mr.. John S. Shriver the Washington
correspondent of the New York Mail
and Express, who is travelling in advance
of the president, paid this office pleas
ant,visit today. .,.-..-.,
By request of the mayor and reception
committee. Jackson Engine Co., No. i,
will meet at the engine house tomorrow
at $3.50 a. m. in, full uniform, for parade.
A special meeting of the company is
called for tonight at 7:3O. By orderof
F. w. L. SKIBBE, President.
1t is said that the government intends
before any more of the unsurveyed
public lands are thrown open to the
public to have the lands carefully exam
ined by government agents and classified
as timber or agricultural lands as the
case ,may be, SO as to, stop the endless
trouble that arises through the lack of
any authorized classification.
We regret to announce the death of
David E. Burke, a we'll known former
citizen of The Dalles, on Saturday last
at st. Vincent hospital Portland.
"Dave," as he, was familiarly known,
worked in the company's shops at this
place for many years. He was an hon
est, industrious, sober, kind-hearted
man and was much esteemed by all who
knew him.
The thousands who are interested in a
portage road at The Dalles on the Oregon
side of the Columbia will be pleased to
learn that within a week from now sur
veyors will be in the field locating and
surveying the most practicable route
between this city and Grant station in
Sherman county. Already the people of
Sherman county have offered to build
the grade in their county from the Des-
chutes east.
regular meeting of the board of trade
was held last evening in the board of
trade room. In the absence of president
Macallister George Blakeley occupied
the chair. There was small attendance.
An important communication was read
from Mr.. Shaw, of Oregon City, relating
to the establishment of woolen mill at
this point. The general impression of
the members present seemed to be, that
the offers of Mr.. Shaw were fair and
reasonable and within the ability and
power of the city to grant. 1t was there
fore decided to call special meeting of
the board for next Tuesday evening at
which full attendance of members is
expected in order to take final action on
the matter. Thesecretary was instructed
to. inform Mr.. Shaw that his proposals
were being entertained and that he
might expect a definite answer by the
middle of next week.
Some wicked and ungodly wretch the
other night entered the barn where the
EDITORS family COW has her sleeping
apartments, and not having the, fear of
the editorial shillelah, before her eyes
hypothecated the hay-fork. As the edl-
tor has no use for a. COW without hay
fork, he hereby gives notice to the un-
godly wretch aforesaid, that by calling at
this office and making himself known he
might hear something that would inter
ert him amazingly. AS it would appear,
by the way, that the same person is 60
ing into the wholesale saw business, he
or some member of the same contempta-
bic sneak thief generation having stolen
three saws from Deacon Beezley, we add
as further inducement, that we have a
real nice saw which we will give away to
the aforesaid sneak thief if he applies in
person at any time of the day or night.
Residence on the bluff. Send card in ad-
vance that we may tie up the dog and
chain the shot gun.