The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-25
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


Hon. Robert Mays has returned from
his ranch at Antelope where he has been
for the past few weeks.
The regular meeting of the Eastern
Oregon Pathological society was held to-
dav in the council chamber in this city.
The household goods of Julius Fisher
were today sold at auction in front of the
store of Sam Klein.
If some men had the nine lives of a cat
they would waste them all in folly, and
then have nine deathbed repentances.
James Fulton, Jr., of Lower Ten Mile
Is in town. He says they had a fine
rain at his place and the grain is looking
splendid.
A snow shower fell yesterday on Dutch
Flat. At the residence of E. G. league
last night water froze to the thickness of
an ordinary pane of glass.
Stock Inspector Rice is SO far recovered
from his sickness as to be able to go out
to his fathers ranch on Fifteen Mile to
spend short time for a change of air.
Twenty car loads of cattle, a whole
train, were fed today at the stock yards.
They belong in part to Reynolds & Chill
ders and part to Kirkshaw & Coolege
and are for the Sound market.
Jerry Simpsons prediction that the
alliance will carry at least seven southern
states next year isn't pleasing the demo-
Gratis half so much as the carrying of
Kansas did.-ReUiew.
The Chinese have their tombs built in
the shape of the horse shoe, which GUS
tom is very curious, as it may be fairly
regarded as a branch of superstition long
prevalent among ourselves.
President Harrison will probably not
accept the invitation to extend his trip
to Victoria. There is no law, except
that of custom, to prevent it, but no
President having ever left the United
States during his term of Office. Mr.. Har-
rison will perhaps decline the excursion
across the Strait of Fuca.
The receipts at the marshai's custom
house for the past "a hours were one
solid drunk, decorated with dirt and en-
veloped in an atmosphere of profanity
of the latest patent, genuine imported
country brand. Tariff collected by GUS
toms inspector Knaggs ten dollars with
big head and sick stomach, ad valorem.
w. L. Bradshaw attoney y-at-law, oi
The Dalles, isa candidate for the position
of circuit Judge of this judicial district
Petitions in his favor are being circulated
and largely signed. Mr.. Bradshaw is 6
practitioner Of ability and a courteous
gentleman whom many in this district
will be pleased to see on the bench
WdscO Observer.
1t is not pauper labor that we have sc
much to fear as the pauper patriotism
that we import. So between the lines o
red, white and blue streaming to the
winds, let there be inscribed in letters
that can be read across the seas: s'Thii
is the flag of the American union. Ht
who enters here leaves all other flags be
hind. Washington Post.
We saw this morning in the office O
Haworth & Thurman a neat thing in the
way of an electric dynamo and a motor
1t weighs less than 100 pounds and il
compact enough to be almost enclosed il
lady's bandbox. 1t is capable of pro
ducing six lights of sixteen candle power
each and attached to proper curren
will generate equal to half horse power
1t is one of the Edison patents and will
no doubt be great curiosity when set t.
work to produce light or power.
We saw this morning in the hands o
The Dalles agent of the Northwestern
Life Insurance company, of Milwaukee
Thos. A. Hudson, check on the Mer
chantile National bank, of New York
for 81, $50 being the full amount of in
surance on the life of the late Chas. E
Dunham, held by him in that company
1t is just sixteen days since proof of Mr.
Dunham's death left this city. He ha'
at the time of his death policies amount
ing to $11 800 and we believe this com
pany has the honor of being the first t
settle.
The catch of salmon in the Columbi
remains light. Reports from down tn
river place the average catch per nigh
at five fish per boat. The largest amour
packed by any Gamer, SO far as heart
from is 125 cases, by man who ha
twenty-five boats out. Fishermen ar
anxiously awaiting a rise in the river
There are very few salmon being caugh
between here and Oregon City, an
dealers find it impossible to obtai
enough to supply the local demand, an
have given up shipping altogether. Th
April run of salmon is never counted O
much by cannerymen, but it is very sci
at this acknowledgement