The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-20
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


C. w. Rice is still slowly improving.
J.H. McDonough of Portland is in the
city.
RIB. Hood jr. of Goldendale is in
town.
Mr.. w. Es Bunnell left for his home
in Prineville this morning.
The Hon. Geo. w. Johnston and Mrs.
Johnston were in the city today.
The parish meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will take place this even
ing.
The Kings Daughters will meet at
Mrs. Joles' tomorrow at 2 p. m. full
meeting is requested.
We regret to hear that Judge Condor
is still very i'll at his home in this city.
He was reported a little better this
morning.
Two cars of cattle from Baker City
destined for the Portland market were
fed at the stock yards yesterday and one
car of work oxen for the Sound today.
Guesses are now in order as to whom
the governor will appoint to succeed
Judge Bird. 1t is expected the mantle
will fall on some Dalles man.
The friends of the CHRONICLE will be
pleased to learn that the circulation of
the weekly edition has nearly doubled
within the past two months.
Long Ward solemnly AYERS that he
remembers the time when schools of
whales used to come up the river in the
spring time and lay their eggs in the
sand back of the Umatilla House.
The team of J. T. Peters started on a
runaway this morning and for a time
went at quite lively gait. They were,
however soon stopped and no damage
was done.
Wentworth Lord is putting up a
restaurant building just south of the
passenger depot which is to be occupied
when finished by our enterprising fellow
townsman James White.
A case of contest was on trial today in
the land Office between Richard Sigman
and Robert Bradley of Dufur. About
eighty acres of forfeited land in is con-
troversy.
W. H. Wilson of this city received a
telegram from Judge Bird last Saturday
informing him that the Judge had sent
in his resignation to the governor. 1t is
hoped new judge will be appointed
without delay.
Mr.. George Phelps came up from the
Cascade Locks yesterday morning to
spend Sunday in the city. George says
that Pork on the locks is progressing
rapidly, and that if his services are re-
tanned they will be finished in the next
decade.
Eighteen hundred of mutton sheep
were brought to the Thompson ranch on
Five-mile yesterday. They were pur-
chased by Jack Anderson from W. H.
Wylie, Duncan MacRea and T. H. Nc
Greer of Antelope, at we were told, "a a
head with the wool on. This is fine
price, and sheep men should make lots
of money this year at such rates.
The regular monthly meeting of Mt.
Hood Grange was held last Saturday at
the McHealey hall, on Eight mile. A
good attendance was present and some
eight or nine new members were added
to their number. This grange is now in
good working order and has a band OF
earnest self-sacrifcing men and women
connected with it. 1t is doing a good
work and we believe it has a bright
future before it.
When Mr.. Michel states that three
mpetent engineers estimated the cost
of piping water from Dog river at $500,
600 he simply states what is utterly false.
No engineers competent or otherwise
ever made an estimate in the sums
named or any other sum. Piping water
from Dog river was never contemplated.
What Mr.. Michel hopes to gain by max
ing these and other statements wholly
without the shadow of truth we are at a
loss to know.
A. M. Dickey of this city had mar
row escape from drowning the other day
while fishing on little creek that flows
into the Columbia near Bonnyville. Mr.
Dickey was standing on rock near mid
stream when trout about inches Ions
caught into his hook and notwithstand
ing the almost superhuman energy oi
the fisherman the trout succeeded il
~bulling Mr.. Dickey into the river. Hap
PLY friends were near at hand who
promptly went to his relief just as the
fish was about to plunge him under
water for the third time.