The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-07
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Dan Crowley of Antelope is in the
city.
R. B. Hood has lost the half of set of
double harness.
Engineer George Lang has recovered
from his late tedious and dangerous ILL
meas and is again able to work.
Any person having in possession a
barrel containing clothing and unwashed
shirts bearing initials S. L. B. will
oblige by leaving same at this Office.
Mr.. Cooper, the sole owner OF the
Forepaugh circus, when in town yester
day, generously contributed $50 to the
fund for the relief of the sufferers by the
late fire.
The Misses Johnston have lost
bureau. 1t is dark wood and without a
mirror and contains some letters and
pictures. Any person knowing of the
same are requested to leave word at this
Office.
Our attention has been called to the
omission of the name of our esteemed
fellow townsman Mr.. P. E. Farrelly
from the list of sufferers by the great
fire. Mr.. Farrelly's loss is $4,000 with
out a cent of insurance.
A. S. McAlister, president of The
Dalles board of trade, received a tele-
gram today from T. F. Osborne, presi-
dent of the Portland chamber of COM
merce, asking if The Dalles needed help
and offering assistance, if needed.
Mr.. A. S. McAlister and wife returned
yesterday from their ranch on the John
Day. Mr.. McAlister first learned of the
disaster that has befallen The Dalles at
Cold Camp, beyond Antelope, and not
till late did he learn that all his business
and household perishables had gone up
in the flames.
Mrs. P. E. Farrelly reports the loss of
a sheet containing lot of underclothing
and on the corner of the sheet is marked
NJ. A. F.; also barrel of soiled under
clothes, sheets, pillow-cases etc. Any
one knowing of the above named articles
will please leave word at this Office.
A rumor was quite prevalent yester-
day to the effect that on account of the
fire the circus would not show here ac-
cording to the bills. There is no foun-
dation whatever for the story. Mr..
Cooper assured the writer that the cir
Gus will be here on the date named in
the bill and carry out everything accord
ing to program.
The State Insurance company of
Salem, Or, paid all their losses in full
last Saturday morning, being the first,
we understand, to issue cash checks for
their policy holders. Filloon Bros. re-
ceived $1,000, Sam Stroud 5000 and Mrs.
A. P. Brooks $50. The last amount was
for removal expense.
An amusing incident occurred last
night at the fire in ]. T. Peters stable.
The furniture of lady named Mrs.
Plumel, living east of the planning mill,
had been all removed to place of safety
by the willing hands of the circus boys
zhen some of them perceived Mrs.
olumel's family pig in small adjoining
pen and good-naturedly picked him up,
although he weighs easily 200 pounds,
and carried him TO where the furniture
was amid the loud protests of the pig
| himself and the hearty laughter of the
bystanders.
Chsyley Richmond found four ivory
harness rings yesterday evening which
had been stolen from him in rather
singular manner. Charley had lost all
his clothing save what was on his back,
and as he was about to go to supper he
made some remark about having no
coat when hobo standing by said /:
ssHere Charley, I'll lend you mine. I"