The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-03
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

w. }. Craft, of Nansene, gave this
Office welcome call yesterday
Henry Hudson and Peter Rirsch, of
Dufur, gave us pleasant call today
The Dalles CHRONICLE, to the biggest
city on the northwest coast-shake.
Mr.. Thomas Batty wife and neice and
Mr.. Hampton Kelly of Wapinitia are in
the city.
The Dalles cigar factory employed five
men last week and turned out a thousand
cigars day.
Mr.. H. w. Wells of Sherar's bridge,
Judge w. Lair Hill of Seattle, and A. d.
Mcdonald of Monkland are in the city.
II. w. Wells former subject of the
Queen of England was admitted to full
citizenship before Judge Bradshaw last
evening.
4. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Sherman and
Misses Mamie and Rose f. Daniels, all of
Portland, paid The Dalles pleasant
visit Monday.
Mr.. L. Rice, of Eight Mile, gave us
pleasant call yestsrday. He thinks
good crop of grain in his section is already
assured. 'T9.
Invitations are out for attendance at
the closing exercises of the boys depart
ment at the Sister, Academy on Monday
June 8, 1891.
We heartily congratulate Portland that
she is no longer three cities but one, and
that as Oregonians we can now boast of
having by far the largest city save one,
on the Pacific coast.
In Justice Schutess court on Monday
Joe Bower, who was arrested last Friday
for stealing q valise from the store of Mr..
Freeman, was sentenced to go days in.
the county Jail. ~ 80
Sheriff Gates returned yesterday on
the noon train from Salem, whether he
had gone with the man Rogers who got
a year in the penitentiary for stealing
the rnarshal's revolver
The friends of Mrs. Isaac Joles will be
pleased to hear that she is steadily re-
gaining her health. She was able to
sit up little while for the first time
Monday evening.
F. G. Tuttle, in the employ of the COM
pany for eight years as locomotive en-
gineer, and now of Albina, is in the city.
Mr.. Tuttle thinks The Dalles the most
desirable place to live in on the whole
northwest coast. 4F
Twenty two men are now employed on
the new boat and they are rushing her
through. Calking will commence today
and follow up the outside planking
which is expected to be in place next
week.
A telegram received this morning from
Los Angeles informs us that the remains
of the late Judge Bird will arrive at this
place on Friday morning. The body
will be taken in charge by the Knights
of Pythias and will be buried on Sunday
afternoon.
Conductor r. B. Moore, familiarly
known as Shorty got married quietly
in Portland about three weeks ago. Who
his better half is we are not now at lib
erty to state, but Shorty says it is straight
goods that he is married and that's the
end of it.
A gentleman of this city was overheard
today making the following remarks !:
Bicycles are the incest things in the
world but if care is not taken those rid
ers who insist on keeping on the side
walks will hurt somebody and then,
when it is too late, they will be compelled
to put gongs on their machines
The Wamic settlement must be consid-
erably deserted today. There are in the
city from. that neighborhood, B. Savage,
s. A. Broyles, S. B. Driver, p. Knowles,
r. B.. and H. E, Driver, John End, j. B.
Magill, R. Hogan, Andy Swift, w. p.
and Miss Josie Carter, Mrs.. P. Knowles,
and Mrs. S. B. Driver. ~
= j. n. Larsen returned this morning
from Ellensbmg and vicinity where he
has been, for the past nine days. He
says while we may Justly complain of
quiet times in The Dalles he believes it
!. is as good place as any of their boom
towns He never was SO glad taget1any-
where in his life as he was to lgegoback
home.
From private letter tits learned that
the accident by which the late Clarence
Durbin lost his life was causeds bv his
horse falling over on him SO shat the
prommel of the saddle pressed against a
vital part of the body. We also learned
that his remains will be brought to salem
for interment and were expected to ar
rive in Portland this morning.