The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-27
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

from the east where they have been for
the past four months.
Messrs. 'G. V. and Mitchell Bolton
took a run down to Portland last night,
and will return home tomorrow.
Mr.. Enfield Farris, of Wapinitia, and
his sister went up the road today to be
present at the funeral of Mrs. Farris at
Yakima.
Louis Paquet went to Portland last
night to hurry up the machinery for the
Regulator He will be back here
tomorrow night.
George Miller has returned from
Klickitat. He says that the yield in
that valley will exceed that of last year
by as much again.
Miss Iva Brooks of The Dalles who
hiss just graduated from the Wasco 1nde-
pendent Academy is visiting at the
home of her uncle E. G. Pentland.-
Independence West Side.
Lieutenant Norton lost his Sd regiment
saddle blanket today. Any person find
ing the same will please leave it at A. NJ.
Williams & CO.. store.
NOlOIlcl anu 1hlo. oAiiiOtt civ SAPSNo7
ing their son, Roger B., home within a
few days to spend his vacation. He is
attending the Sorren hall school at Notre
Dame, Indiana.
Every membe OF the Fossil base ball
nine is also a member of Co. f, and with
one exception the nine will attend the
encampment at The Dalles. What is
the matter with giving The Dalles boys
game, or any other club represented
at the encampment?-Jo
Judd Fish loaded wagon with tin
ware today for the use of the cooks at
the encampment grounds. 1t looked as
if it might take four horses to haul it.
Evidently the boys are going to live well
while there.
The people of The Dalles purpose hav-
ing a celebration there on a grand scale
on the Fourth of July. Fire works, a
sham battle, athletic sports and band
music will form the leading attractions.
Visitors to The Dalles on that day may
expect treat.-WGscO Observer.
Rev. Jno. w. Scott the father of Mrs.
President Harrison is now visiting his
son Hon. Jno. n. Scott of Port Townsend,
Wash. Mr.. Scott is now in his 92d
year, having been born in Beaver county
Pennsylvania, on the 22d of January,
1900.
Antelope is to have grand celebra-
ton on the 4th of July, which will in
clude: reading of the Declaration of In
dependence, speaking, vocal and instru-
mental music, a barbecue, horse races
and foot races for prizes, etc. Friday
evening there will be grand ball and
hor. IA fnn of 90
ments consists of A. K. Russell, N. A.
Anderson and w. Bolton. The celebra-
ton will be good one, for they never
do things by halves over there.-FOssiL
Journal.
The ladies of the NJ E. church of this
city will give a Fourth of July dinner at
10 Second street next door to Crandall
& Burgets. 1t will be genuine home
cooking such as the good Methodist sist-
ers know how to do, and while some of
it will be French, it will do pretty well
for the average American to partake of.
Meals will be served at 25 cents.
The Portland Telegram is the authority
for the statement that Washington's ex-
hibit to the worlds fair Will be carried
to Chicago free of charge. The Northern
Pacific is going to do the work and it is
believed that it will be saving to the
state of 10000 which can be spent on
increasing the extent of the exhibit
How much will the Union Pacific do for
Oregon in the same line? y
The general order of exercises at the
encampment will be substantially as
follows: Guard mount, 80 a. m. !;
general assembly, AS a. m. mess call,
1900 noon battalion drill, :l5 p. m. /;
dress parade, 500. On Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday 8 100 to 5 80 p. m.
base ball and athletic sports; Thursday
betreen 8 100 and 80 p. M. competitive
drill. RI rH
Hon. Z. B. Duftir has a card in the
paper today offering a reward of so cents
to any person who will impound cattle
fonnd on his place between D. M. and
a. m. Cattle broke into his grounds
last night and destroyed all his roses and
did a lot OF other damage and patience
has ceased to be a virtue with him.
There is lot of breachy cattle around
the city that keep breaking into the well
kept gardens of our residents and some
thing should be done to stop it. 1t is
rather expensive feeding cows on clover,
roses and pansies, and no matter how
much fun it may be for cattle, people
who have nice yards don't like to fur
nish that kind of food for milch cows
belonging to their neighbors.