The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-20
LOCAL BREyIrIEs.

caty today.
Mr.. P. Uren of the firm of Uren &
Son of Frineville is in town.
Miss Annie Fulton, of Ritzville,
WASH, is visiting Mrs. c. T. Donnell.
The longest day in the year, the 21st
of June will be here tomorrow.
Christian Weis and Mrs. Mary Nichol-
sen both of this city we're united in mar
riage yesterday.
Mr.. Orion Kinersly left this morning
b. on business trip to Goldendale and
<Centerville, Wash.
'ssf Mr.. Alex Mcleod of Kingsleyan Mr..
w. Mcleod and Thomas Hunter of Rut-
ledge are in the city.
Miss Mary Frazier leaves this evening
to spend her well deserved vacation at
home near Hood River.
Mrs. DIR. Fulton of Monte Vista, COL,
mother of Mrs. G. J. Farley is visiting
her daughter in this city.
A good looking lady's umbrella has
been left at this Office. Owner can have
it by calling if she answers the descrip-
tion.
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The Third regiment are preparing
their grounds for the encampment on the
2Sth and have named it Camp Cheno-
worth. -
Report has it that water spoutstruck
the grade on the Sherman side of the
<sfree'' bridge and damaged it to the
amount of $1,000. 1t is now impossible
for wagons.
Mr.. R. H. Guthrie, one of Sherman
county's prominent and successful wool
growers, is in the city. Mr.. Guthrie re-
ports the grain prospects as being more
encouraging than in any former year.
There, has been e-hundredths
of an inch of rainfall at this place since
last Monday morning and south and
rain has fallen than here. Our farmers
are happy over the anticipation of a
bountiful harvest this season.
The w. G. T. U. of this city are MAX
ing arrangements to hold what they
term an Conservation Social'' at their
reading room next Wednesday evening.
A programme of good things will be had
and besides the Observation" there
will lots of ice cream and cake.
Rev. G. A. Huntington, of California,
will occupy the pulpit of the M. E.
church tomorrow evening and will
preach, by request, the sermon delivered
recently in the Congregational church,
on ..The Ideal Man" A cordial invita-
tion is extended to all.
Mr.. George Smith, doing business on
the corner of Eighth and Union streets,
has sold out to Mr.. Charles Cooper, who
will move to the building next door to
the Wool Exchange saloon, and open
out grocery and provision store. Mr..
Cooper is well and favora bly, known and
well qualified to carry on successful
business.
The night that McMahon's circus was
in town, two saddles were stolen from
the barn of Mr.. John O'Leary on the
Bluff. s. E. Farris was employed to
work the matter up and he succeeded in
tracing the men as far as Mosier where
he found the two saddles had been sold
to two of the settlers.
From Mr. David Creighton we learn
that small water-spout fell on his ranch
and on that of Mr.. Frank Creighton ad-
joining, yesterday afternoon between two
and three o'clock. The water rushed for
a short time down the hill west of his
barn, between two and three feet deep.
Beyond washing gullies in the road and
hillsides, no other damage was done.
Mr.. W. Lord returned yesterday from
his ranch at Centerville. He says that
the rain has assured a big crop in the
Kickitat county. 1t came just in time
to save the wheat, for had it been delay
ed a few days the crops would have been
a total loss. AS it is the ground has been
wet to such depth that full crop will
be had, even if no more moisture falls.
!. Hurrah for Klickitat county.
I. Yesterday afternoon as the steam
power presses of the CHRONICLE were
grinding out their daily grist of news
and job work over score of persons
were present, more or less interested in
watching the operations. Among the
visitors Vere Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Driver, ,Mf: and Mrs. Isaac d. Driver
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Kennedy and
Messrs. J. R. Woodcock, E. S. Pratt and
Frank Woodcock, from Wamic, in this
county, all of whom we are proud to
reckon as staunch friends and support
ers of the CHRONICLE.