The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-16
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Mrs. E. NJ Wilson has gone on visit
to Walla Walla.
On this day, the 16 inst, 1852 General
Grant took Fort Donaldson.
DIR. Edgington, of Wasco, paid the
CHRONICLE Office visit today.
The flags have been at half-mast in
this city since Saturday in honor of the
Nations distinguished dead.
Mrs. Jerome Thomas accompanied by
her husband, of Olex are in the city Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. & Mrs. 6. F. Beers.
The new time schedule. of the Union
Pacific, that was expected to go into op-
peration yesterday, has been cancelled
for the present.
The revi val meeting at the NJ. f.
church, is creating a considerable inter
est, and the outlook for large number
of conversions is very encouraging.
There is good deal of stir at the East
End. The new blacksmith shop is be-
ing fitted up, and the new building
opposite is nearing completion and will
be occupied in short time.
name of D. c. Ireland of Astoria as
president of the o. p. A., vice Samuels
retired by circumstances over which he
had no control.
The case of Snipes VS.. the o. K. K n.
Co. is still on trial in the circuit court
and will occupy most of the day. With
a banker against a corporation how can
the jurors "get even" on both?
The freight traffic by rail is very light
for the past few days. The railroad en-
ployees are talking of shutting up shop
and go fishing as all they find to do is
to swap yarns.
Deputy Sheriff j. H. Phirman has
gone to Salem, having in custody John
Mcdonald and James Brooks, who are
sentenced to the penitentiary for one
year each for larceny in dwelling.
On Wednesday night the Society of
Chistian Endeaveror of the Congrega-
tional church will hold social at the
residence of Mr.. J. L. Story There will
be an excellent musical and literary
programme.
Thos. Walch and VIM. H. Shelly,
both of Ireland were admitted to citizen
ship today, also Daniel Thomas native
of Germany was admitted to citizenship
last Saturday by the circuit court of this
district.
The sample shoes of the Boston Shoe
and Leather company on exhibition in
one of the windows of the CHRONICLE
office are attracting much attention and
favorable mention. The efforts of the
factory are not entirely bootless either,
but we have none of the aforesaid boots,
With railroad to the coal mines and
a branch to the glaciers of Mt. Hood,
The Dalles can snub the weather regu-
lator with impunity. Without the
branch to Mt. Hood, we shall hope the
aforesaid regulator will turn the very
coldest shoulder he has to us next sum-
mer.
Sheep men every where report their
fiocks in fine condition. Good weather
for sheepmen, rain for the farmers, for
feited lands for settlers, and better trans
portation facilities for all the people of
Eastern Oregon ought to be lonesome.
We shall haye so little to growl at that
the oldest settlers will be homesick.
Harmon Lodge, No. sol, 1, o. q. T.,
last Saturday night installed the follow
ing officers: w. G. T., William Michel: |
w. v. T., Miss Ettie Story; w. c., d. |
Parish; w. s., Clyde Bonney; WAS.
Lyman Lee; w. F. S., William Michel.
Jr.: w. T., Miss Clara Story; w. M.
r. G. Fleck; w. D. M, Miss Lettie
Johnston; w. /. S., Miss Nellie Michel !:
w. o. S., Ernst Jensen.
Snow has piled up to the depth of two
feet in the mountains between Ochoco
and Bridge creek. These mountains are
the great reservoir for a good portion of |
Crook county and when there is plenty
OF snow there, the streams throughout
the county are well supplied with water
stack up two feet more of snow in these
mountains there need be no fear of
drought next season.-Ochoco ReuieW.
Henry Klindt, Saturday brought a
wagon load of fresh vegetables grown
this wihte h to town. There was an
abundance of spinach and young onions
galore. The latteA fSere as big as a
pigeon egg, and the turnips fresh from
the field will measure two or three inches
in diameter. st. Valentine day is early
even in this neighborhood, for spring
garden truck, but it got here just the
same.