The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-12
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Mrs. Mathew Thorburn of Kingsley
was registered at the Umatilla house
yesterday.
c. L. Richmond has a cow in full milk
that he will loan for month to any one
needing milk.
r. B. Hood has placed the order for
the lumber to rebuild his livery stable
on the lot opposite the old stand.
Messrs. Robert Rand, Jack Rand,
George Prather and J. N. Reynolds of
Hood River were in the city yesterday.
1t seems to be one of the happy coin
cidences of this world that the man who
does not want an Office seldom has it
forced on him.
There will be no Congregational Sun
day school tomorrow, but it is expected
place of meeting will be arranged for
before the following Sunday.
Messrs. Thompson, Henson and Gill
more, who lately suffered the loss of
their saw and planning mill, near King
sley, were in the city yesterday.
The members of the German singing
society, Harmonic, are requested to meet
at the X. of. p. hall, Schanno's block,
tomorrow Sunday evening at O'Clock
sharp. By order of the president.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
- Congregational church will meet tomor-
row evening at 6 80 o'clock, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. ]. L. Story. A full attend
ance is desired as important business is
to be transacted.
DR.. Siddall has lost large picture
frame enclosing seven cabinet pictures of
the royal family OF England. He be-
ieves it was saved from the fire and will
literally reward any person who will re-
store it to him.
There have been received since our
last report for the relief of the sufferers
by the fire; one crate of cabbage from
Portland, appropriately marked ''pro
bono publico," wagon-load of potatoes
from j. C. Wingfield of Eight Mile
creek, two dozen quilts from Mr. Hepp-
ner of Arlington, box of clothing from
Mrs. T. w. Sparks of Portland, and
$1,000 from Portland and $3.50 from
Walla Walla.
Special policemen Sechler arrested
regular, genuine, old fashioned tough
hobo, Wednesday night, who gave his
name as Peter Satta. Peter has entered
into contract with Jack Staniels to
work for the city.
The reduction in the price of school
books announced in our advertising col
umns by the enterprising firm of +.
Jacobsen q Co., is another evidence that
the house is determined that no bookstore
in The Dalles will be permitted to un-
derseIl it.
The one and half year old child of a
Mrs. O'Keefe from Pasco. who has been
camping for some time at White Salmon.
fell off chair last Thursday and frac-
tured the right arm near the elbow Joint.
Mrs. O'Keefe brought the child to The
Dalles and DIR. w. E. Rinehart reduced
the fracture.
Mayor Mays has received intimation
from Portland that Mr.. H. Heppner of
Arlington has ordered shipped from a
wholesale house in the former city, for
the use of the sufferers by the late fire,
two dozen quilts. This is very kind of
Mr.. Heppner and has the city's warm
est gratitude. Mr.. Heppner will be re-
,membered as former resident of The
Dalles and big hearted, generous fell
low as ever lived
A. w. MILESTONE brought to this Of
flee today number of twigs cut from
three-year-old silver prune trees, which
were grown on his hill land between
. Five and Eight Mile creeks. These
twigs are simply loaded down with fruit,
and they afford another proof, if such
were needed, of the adaptability of our
driest hill lands to fruit culture. The
soil in which the trees grow from which
these slips were cut is fully as dry as any
soil in Wasco county, and yet, so well
pleased is Mr.. Milestone with his sue
cess that he intends increasing his or