The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-23
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

shoe factory at North Dalles, how much
will it give for shoe factory at home?
A small key looking like post Office
key was found on the street. The own
er can have it by calling at this office.
A. J. Brigham, the enterprising repre-
Co., is in the city.
Hon. F. P. Mays and Mr.. Wilson, of
the firm of Mays, Huntington & Wilson,
left on the noon train for Heppner to
attend court.
Mrs. Charles Schanno and children, of
Yakima City, and Mrs. W. H. Chap
man, of North Yakima, are visiting at
the residence of Mr.. Emil Schanno. 4,
There is constant complaint of the
lack of morals in politics. There is no
place yet discovered, even out of politics
where there is an over-supply.
The Long Creek Eagle says that the
drilling machinery at the Butter creek
coal belt, managed by E. G. Locke has
been moved to the coal mines near Fossil.
The month of June, 1891, in this coun-
ty will long be remembered as perfect
sample of webfoot winter. How it has
rained, anyhow.-PrineUiILe NeUs.
Master Benny Mulligan who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Missoula,
Montana, will return home to The Dalles
in day or two. He will be accompan-
led by his older brother Horace.
A game of brseball between the Cas-
cades and Hood River clubs was played
on Sunday at the Hood River baseball
grounds. The Hood River boys were
badly scooped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkison, who have
been during the past week visiting Mrs.
Wilkison's sister Mrs. Horace Rice, left
on the noon train today for their home
in Miles county, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Eshelman, of Center
vile, Kliciitat county, are on visit to
their son DIR. Eshelman of this city.
They are accompanied by Mrs. Mary
Smith of the same place.
Mr.. w. E. Price, lately in the employ
of Mr.. Solomon, but now representing
on the road the North Western syrup
company of Portland, is in the city.
The wool market continues as it was
last week and very little wool is chang
ing hands. Theo Cartwright bought 150
bales yesterday, paying 16 and 16116 cts.
a pound.
Messrs. E. Martin, H. E. Holmes and
Paul Baumell came up from Portland
last night. H. B. Reid is expected to
join them today and tomorrow they in
tend to start for the Canyon City coun-
try on a hunting and prospecting tour.
The run of salmon for the past two
days has been very light. The largest
catch we have heard of is that of Char
ley Hall who caught 1900 pounds last
night. Mr.. Davis has bought back his
scow wheel from Captain Stone.
The first cucumbers of the season can
be seen at Joles Bros. They were raised
by Mr.. A. Y. Marsh. The doctors of the
city feel under many obligations to Mr..
Marsh for his beginning business for
them thus early in the season.
Our reporter saw today new, ripe Cali
fornia apricots, peaches and tomatoes on
w. A. Kirby. A few. days of warm
weather and our own orchards and
gardens will supply us with all of these
we need.
Mr.. Geo. Grey, of the firm of Grant,
Frame & Grey, of Grants, was in the
city today. He informs US that the
Paul Mohr company intend to rush
through the building of the portage road
on the north side of the river, opposite
the dalles of the Columbia.
The wonderful phonograph, machine
which talks, sings, plays, and records
all kinds of sounds is in the store of
Fraser's building on Union street.
Every body, young and, old should see
this scientific curiosity. Ten cents rec
ord. Admission free. Go before it
leaves. Open from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m.
The Dalles is not the only place that
is afflicted with tramps. According to
the Union-Journal in almost any direct
ion you may go around Walla Walla you
will find tramps or, in Western parlance,
vhobos, in singles and clusters. A gem
tleman, whose business calls him into
out-of-the-way places in the edge of the
city says he could find 100 in a day; that
while going down the Yellow Hawk, be-
low town, Thursday forenoon, he saw at
least twenty sleeping in the brush who
would stretch themselves lazily, rub
their eyes and curse at his intrusion.