The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-01-23
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Mr.. Aud Winans and sister Mrs.
Oiler of Hood River are in the city.
WE. McGoven is confined to his room
with an attack of inflammatory rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. A. H. Middleton and daughter,
Miss George, of Hood River, were in
the city to-day.
The o. r. & n. Co. are leveling up,
and putting new ties on the tracks in
the shop grounds.
Several of our citizens are at Salem,
and WILL give their attention to the
portage railroad bill.
Mr.. Geo. Nolin, of Dufur, left this city
this morning for Portland and Willamette
valley to be absent short time.
Wild flowers are plentiful in the
sheltered hooks on the bluff. Not bad
showing for the latter part of January.
Sheriff Gates and Clerk Crossen, who
have been attending the officers con-
vention at Salem, arrived home this
morning.
The property owners on Third street,
between Union and Lincoln, are filling
and grading it up to correspond with the
other parts of the street.
1t very oftens happens that the black
sheep of the family is the one called up
on to furnish wool to keep the rest of
the family warm.
Tickets to ga Celebrated Case" Tues
day night are on sale and seats can be
reserved at Snipes & Kinersly's. Ad-
mission so and 25 cents.
The land office will no doubt do plenty
of business in the next few months.
There will not be rush as there was
two years ago, but the business of the
Office will probably be doubled.
Our expressmen got a move on them
selves this morning and filled in the
street at the intersection of Second and
Washington with coating of cinders.
This is their stand and they are perfectly
justiiable in doing the work.
The Wasco Academy gave very in
teresting programme yesterday after
noon, it being the close of the second
term. Much credit is due the scholars
for their work and also to the principle
and his corps of teachers, for their untir-
ing energies.
The Home Dramatic club will repeat
the play ga Celebrated Case' at the
Vogt Grand, Tuesday night. The pro-
ceeds will be donated to the Y's, and out
side of the merits of the play the object for
which it is given should fill the house.
The latest news from the steamer
Baker is that she is standing the severe
gales of winter splendidly and up to date
has not been injured by ice foes. There
is strong probability that if the present
weather holds the management will be
unable to decide when winter quits and
spring commences, and she will have to
lay up all summer.
j. G. Downie has sold his residence
near the Christian church to John Cum
ming, and has announced to have an
auction sale of his household goods next
Saturday. He will also sell good COW
and a quantity of straw. Mr.. Downie
has concluded to move to The Dalles,
and he will be missed here as he has
been a good citizen and public spirited
man.-GOtdenddle SentinGl.
Since Jay Gould has gained possession
of the Union Pacific all the white section
hands have been discharged and Chinese
employed in their places. At this point
sixteen white men were employed at an
average wage of $1.S0 per day. This put
in circulation here about $3.50 per month
which is about 1925 more than shows UT
from the cinnamon. Some folks object
to convict labor, but for all practical
purposes convict labor is no worse fol
the public than Chinese labor The
state derives the benefit from the former
the Chinese six companies from the latter
and business is not benefited by either
R. H. Norton, manager of the coal
mines near Fossil, says that surveyors
for railroad from the. mines to The
Dalles will be put in the field in about
three weeks. There is a rumor af1oat
that the Union Pacific is considering the
advisabilty of building a road to the
mines, probably from Heppner. 1t would
be better for the whole country to have
a competing branch, and have it connect
with the future Columbia river boat lines
at The Dalles. 1t would be grand pay
ing investment if there were no other
resources than the coal mines, but it viii
have an immense traffic in agriculture.
freights as soon as completed. The peo.
pie of The Dalles and English capitalists
interesting themselves in the enterprise
should build this road by all means.-
Fossil Journal.
Ladies wishing to have first-class work
done in dressmaking will please call on
Mrs. @. L. Schmidt, Masonic block
Third street.