The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-07
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


c.. HI. Southern, of Boyd, was in town
today.
Hon. E. o. Mccoy was in the city
yesterday.
again doing good work in laying the
dust.
Mrs. G. H. Haynes of Hood River was
in the city yesterday and returned this
morning.
]. Selling, Esq, of Portland formerly
of this city, is visiting the scenes of his
earlier days.
1t was thoughtful of Providence to give
us the dude and the cigarette at the same
time. One nuisance aggravates the
other, but neither lasts long.-[Puck
Department officers and delegates to
the G. A. R. encampment which meets
at Astoria tomorrow, left for that place
today.
Rain has fallen all around us in the
past "a hours but forgot this place save
a few scattering drops which fell quite
unwillingly.
Mcfarland & French are putting in a
spur back of their warehouse on First
street, which will greatly facilitate the
unloading of their freight.
Rev. A..Horn of the Lutheran church
of this city, spent last Sunday at Hood
River, at which place he held very in
teresting services to large attendance.
Mr.. Van Horn of west of the noun
tains, is in the city and anyone having
pianos out of tune will have a favored op
portunity of having their instruments
put in fine trim.
Mr.. Abel Erskin of Erskinville, Sher-
man county is in the city. He gives
good reports of his section, and says
Sherman county will astonish themsel-
yes on the wheat prediction for 1891.
Winans Brothers are max ing exten-
sive preparations for the fishing season
on the other side the river They will
put in four fish wheels and are now
using a steam drill IN blasting out the
rocks for putting the wheel in place.
The youngest child of Hon. E. Dufur
today got hold of some matches and
chewed the ends off them which result
ed in the childs' becoming dangerously
sick. DIR. Logan was promptly called in
and administered the proper remedies
and at last accounts 1t was hoped the
child would soon be all right.
Rev. D. N. Nc Inturf, who was pre-
vented by illness from fulfilling his en-
gagement to lecture on the japanese,
ho nj 10 10
enable him to come and deliver his
lecture. This is the best opportunity
yet offered to the people of The Dalles to
listen to an address on this hitherto
practically unknown land. At the M.
E. church, Wednesday the 10Th inst, at
8 pm. =
At the election held in Goldendale yes
terday the license ticket won by six
majority. John Snover was elected
mayor, and Ike Darland, James Leverett,
Chas. Marshall, Chas. Morris and Fay
Fenton, councilmen. The Goldendale e
people won't have to take it in back
alleys any more. 1t is, however blue
election for the Goldendale stage. The
demijehn business will soon end.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Shearer have Just
returned from Huntington bringing Mrs.
Monroe Grimes with them in hope that
the change to a somewhat warmer
climate on the Deschutes river may
prove helpful towards her restoration to
health. Mrs. Grimes is still quite weak
but is gradually improving. Mr.. Shear
eports that Mr.lL. Thrill is still living
that the doctor has hopes of his
Ngbvery, but he has been i'll now since
last November and is very low and
weak, and very slight relapse might
carry him off at any time.3 sc
The quarter centennial of the G. A. R
was held in the Congregational church
last evening and was quite largely at
tended. The members of the Jas. W
Nesmith post were escorted from then
hall to the church by a detachment o.
the 0. N. G. under command of Colone
Houghton. After the proceedings wers
opened by prayer by the chaplain, Rev
w. H. Wilson, Col. A. G.. johnson read
the general order. A history of the pos
was given by Commander Varney aftel
which Col Nevius, in neat and highly
appreciated address of about half ar
hour. gave the history and object of the
GAR. The post was well represented
and tha Ladies' Relief Corps was in full
attendance.