The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-01-26
LOCAL BREvITIES.

J. G. Farley and Robt. Mays are in
Salem.
A. A. Bonney shipped a carload OF
cattle to Clarnie yesterday.
Preliminary steps have been taken
for the formation of military company
at P1ineville.
Miss Annie Williams bas gone to
Tacoma to enter the Annie Wright semi
nary at that place.
Salem has an abundance of al ractions.
Not only is the legislature in session,
but 10 Jo is on exhibition.
The Prineville NeWs is very sensibly
urging the formation OF business
mems protective association
Mr.. Charles Richmond was taken sud-
denly i'll yesterday afternoon with a
congestive chill. He is much better to-
day and will be out again in day or so.
Messrs. S. ]. LaFrance and Oscar
Stranahan OF Hood River are in the CITY,
and so is nearly everybody else from
that fruitful precinct.
An alarm of fire last night was caused
by burning flue at Mr.. Rowland g
place on the corner of Fourth and
Laughlin. There was no damage done.
The trip down to the Cascades yes
terday was merry one, but on the way
back M. T. Nolan opened a bundle of
Oregonians and these absorbed the crowd
Messrs Mosier and Davenport of
I 4:
in the early fities are in the city to-
day, and honored our sanctum with a
visit.
The farmers from each side of the Col
umbia report the late rain has extended
all over the country and should no more
rain fall until spring the ground would
still be in good condition for the plow,
and the early sown grain. The grass is
growing finely and already the hills be-
gin to look green, which is an unusual
thing for January.
Senator Watkins met the legislative
committee at the locks yesterday and
accompanied its members 10 Portland.
We understand the matter will be before
the senate Wednesday, or if the com
mittee reports, probably Tuesday II is
thought the committee viii make a
favorable report and that the bill will
pass the senate without trouble.
Arrangements have been made by
which the weather predictions will be
sent here in the morning, instead of at
night as heretofore. This will prove an
acceptable change, as nuder the old plan
the weather changed before the flags
were visible. The signals will read from
noon to noon.
Mr.. V. G. Brock of Sherman county
Saturday evening turned over to County
Treasurer Ruch seventeen Sherman
county warrants representing in value
the sum of $S, ,364.96. the amount owing to
Wasco according to the settlement agreed
upon on the division of the country.
Gen. A. W. Greely chief signal officer,
at Washington, D. c. has issued orders
to the officer in charge, at San Fran
cisco, to Telegraph weather forecasts to
The Dalles, daily for morning displays,
which viii he :eafter read from y NJ. to
IL NJ. the next day, instead of P. NJ. to
8 P. NJ. next day.
The finding of the mummy of the very
late Ramesis the Pharoah whom Moses
had so much trouble with, is one of the
most remarkable cases of accidental dis
covery on record. The mummy carr led its
own credentials, and is no doubt the most
valuable find of the kind ever made.
This has nothing to do however with ga
Celebrated Case" which will be PLAYED
at the Vogt Grand tomorrow night.
There are no mummies in it, but it is
not the less interesting on that account,
and you will pass pleasant evening bv
attending. Tickets 80 and 25 cents,
reserved seats at Snipes & Kinersley's.