The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
LOCAL BKEv1r1Es.

LOCAL
Ralph E. Euichard of Walla Walla is
visiting Drum Major j. P. FitzGerald of
this city.
Colonel Houghton went to Pendleton
on the 7th to straighten out some tangle
in the new company G of that city.
Those who enjoy tripping the light
fantastic toe should not forget the social
dance tomorrow evening at the gymna-
sium hall.
County assessor Barnett will leave
this city to make his annual county
assessment about Tuesday next.
We are sorry to hear that, stock in
pector C. w. Rice has been quite poorly
for the past two or three weeks and is,
today, confined to the house.
Mr. G. C. Bunnell, of Lewiston, Idaho,
brother of A. -Bunnell of this city,
arrived here this morning in consequence
of the illness of Mrs. Bunnell.
The city of Pendleton has by ordi
nance fixed the price of saloon licences
at 1915 for six months, or $500 a year, a
result of boycotting the East Oregonidn.i
Mrs. q. M. Bunnell, of Ellensburgh,
Wash, arrived here, on this mornings
train in answer to a telegram announc-
ing the serious illness of her mother
e. The Astoriap, says there is only one.
newspaper man in the state peniten-
tiary. How many ought to be there the.
paper does not say.
The sheep raising industry never had
q brighter outlook in this country than
at present. There were no losses dnring
the winter, the clip this spring will be
large and of fine quality, and the prices
of both wool and mutton have an up
ward tendency.
- A private letter from Kingsley to this
office says: "They are all busy in the
fields here and either blowing or saving.
The nights are, unusually cold and the
grass is not growing. l am afraid we
are going to have, backward spring.
ThSground is drying out very fast"
Complaints are made at this office that
persons who have trimmed or cut down
their fruit trees because of their being
infested with the fruit pest, very fire.
quently have the infested branches sent
down to the river bank, to lie in the sun
asked, burn them at once, and get rid of
both the pest and the branches?
Farming is encroaching on the stock
ranges throughout Wyoming, the Dako-
tas, Montana, Texas and in fact nearly
everywhere, therefore the prices which
meats will command in the future must
ha hi-hny hor fhory horo in, oof
years. With this state of affairs existing,
now is certai nly a good time to engage
in stock raising, and those who go into
cattle and sheep raising now must derive
profits from the business in the future.
-Ochoco Review.
The annual meeting of the Kellapie
Lawn Tennis Club, was held last even
ing at the residence of Mr.. J. M. Patter-
son. The officers elected for the ensuing
year are Messrs. N. G. Wilson, President
/. N. Campbell Vice President; L. D..
Ainsworth, Secretary and Treasurer.
The club court is in excellent condition,
and the members are anticipating very
pleasant season.
Isaac Joles has discovered and located,
a few miles west of this city and near
the mouth of Chenoweth creek, ledge
of quartz that according to the opinion
of old miners who have seen samples OF
the rock, gives evidence of very great
richness in silver bearing qualities. Mr.
Joles, today, forwarded samples Of, the
rock to Denver, Colorado to have il
tested and assayed. We shall be pleased
to find that West Dalles has added a sill
yer mine to its other attractions. ese3
Albany lin Linn county, is nearly; as
far from Portland as is The Dalles, but
wheat is worth in Albany 72 cents, while
in The .Dalles it brings only 621s cents
The difference of IL cents will not in
frequently represent all the surplus
profit left to the farmer after all lex
penses, are paid, and is accounted for by
the fact that Albany has what Ths
Dafles has not, ''an open river to tn,
sea. a.'gie5es Gas M
One of the prettiest and most pleasing
entertainments ever given in this city
was the Grecian Tableaux, which tool
place in the ,vogt Grand last wednesda,
evening. Miss Grubbs had so thorough
ly trained the young ladies, that tn,
whole programme of constantly chang
ing scenes went through without hitcl
and the entire number of tableaux wer,
recalled by the audience. Next Satur
y dav evening will be the last chance ou
citize ems win have for seeing these tab
leaux and every seat in the Vogt Crane
should be filed.