The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-03-09
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

its victims i Pendleton.
Three feet of snow is reported at
Sandy, Clackanas county.
Jack Daley is in the city, figuring on
the prospects of starting foundry.
Mr.. Simmons, with Snipes & Kinersly,
returned from Portland, this morning.
Mr.. 7. w. Sparks has severed his con-
nection with the firm of A. NJ. Williams
& Co.
Mr.. S. L. Brooks has been confined to
the house today by severe attack of
neuralgia.
w. E. Gilhousen, of Nansene has sold
out his sheep interest to his partner Mr..
Wakefield.
Miss Sadie Whitmer left this morning
for Albany, which place she intends to
make her home.
Chas. Z. Haight has gone to spend
few days at the ranch of Kerr & Buckley,
Shearer's Bridge.
Justice Schutes was sick yesterday,
but we are pleased to hear he is better
this morning.. @ i1-.-,
The CHRONICLE extends it's thanks to
Mr., Davenport of the Tipes-Mountainee
for courtesies received.
Six cars of beef cattle from the Grand
Ronde are being fed at the stock yards.
Their destiny is Portland.
An Astoria Cannery Co., contemplates
building cannery near The Dalles in
the spring. So s1ys the Astoria Express.
The cats ON the bluff are suffering from
bad poisoning, administered subcutane-
ously, from a double barreled shot gun.
The Prince of Wales was again elected,
a few days ago, to be worshipful grand
master of the English Freemasons.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Oeff returned this
morning from Portland, where they have
been, for short time, visiting friends.
Sheriff Gates had a telegram from
Deputy Sheriff Furnish Saturday eve
ming styling that the colored portor, who
did the shooting at Pendleton the other
day, had been arrested at Portland.
w. H. Davis, of Wapinitia, delivered
today, to A. A. Bonny, 45 head of beef
steers, averaging 1854 pounds each, at
81 per pound. They were contracted
for month ago, and Mr.. Bonny ships
them to Portland market.
The Catholic bishops of Down, Con-
nor and Droghmore, has issued letter
to the members of his diocese which,
practically, threatens the supporters of
Parnell with accommodation.
The thanks Of this community is due
to the Oregon delegation for the prompt
manner in which they secured. from
congress the right of way for our portage
road, over the government grounds at
the Cascades.
A new addition to this city has just
been surveyed and staked out, about a
mile west of Mill creek. The surveying
has been done and the lots, staked and
all, to show for themselves, but just who
did it-that's the question.
The steamer Baker came up the
river, from her winter quarters, this
morning. 1t will be great relief to
Jay Gould to hear that she has passed
through the winter unscathed. 1t is
more than three months since she was
tied up "for fear of the ice" that never
came.
Yesterday Robert Mays & Sons re-
ceiyed at the stock yard in this city Il
carloads of yearling cattle from the
Willamette valley. The intention is ,tc
take the cattle on the range as soon al
the snow is off. They were shipped
Sfrom near Harrisburg and are from the
Snodgrass Brothers.
Astoria has Scandinavian Bathing
Society" The idea is good. Johr
Wesley is credited with the apborism
Cleanliness is next to Godliness," bu
the CHRONICLE wonders if we are to in
fer that no one in Astoria ever WASHES
himself unless he belongs to bathing
society.
Senator Hilton has written to tn,
Fossil Journal, in answer to charge
made in that paper that the representa-
tives from Gillian county would find j
hard to explain their action in regard t,
a bill for the regulation of the salary o
the Gillian county stock inspector. Th
senator explains that he introduced
bill, which has become law, which pro
vides that the county court of Gillian
county may regulate the salary them
selves.