The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-01-30
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Frank Pike of Moro y in the city.
The county Jail has only two inmates.
Sunday is the 1st and Monday collec-
ton day.
]. H. Middleton of Hood River is in
the city.
Mr.. A. J. Brigham came in from Dufur
yesterday evening.
The sun rose today at IL this morn
ing and sets at ) is.
Mr.. G. j. Bright, an attorney of
Wasco, is in the city on business.
Mr.. G. S. Miller, of Fossil, is in the
city and gave us pleasant call today.
Mrs. E. L. Smith of Hood River is
visiting her daughter and friends in this
city.
Joseph A. Wilson and ]. HI. Middleton
of Hood River, were in the city yesterday
evening.
The sheriff having summonsed about
all the jurymen, we print the list of the
lucky fellows today.
There is nothing doing in the police
court, only one arraignment today, and
UnaU was QrunK6nneSS.
B. S. Huntington, ESQ.,, was chosen to
represent The Dalles board of trade in
the waterway convention which meets at
Walla Walla ON the 9TH prox
F. NJ. O'Holston, the pension forger,
was sentenced to hard lador in the pen
atentiary for a period of ten years.
The land office has received no orders
to accept filings on forfeited lands yet
What causes the delay is not known.
The ground is being cleared off for a
new building on the corner of the old
mint property opposite Skibbe's block.
Ministers of the various churches are
requested to send their notices of Sab
bath services to this office by. noon of
Saturday.
Mr.. G. f. Haight who has been at
tending the U. S. District Court in Port |
land as juror, returned this morning to
remain for arfew days.
Mr.. George Krauss laid on our table |
pea vines that are one foot in heighth,
having grown out doors without protec-
tion from the elements.
The public schools under the manage
ment of Professor Smith with his splen-
did corps of eleven teachers, are run
ming in fine style, and the work being
done in the several branches is of great
merit and is appreciated by the patrons.
Mr.. A. S. Macallister returned from
Salem this morning, he reports every
thing in good shape at the capitol and
that Eastern Oregon's interests are
closely looked after.
The farmers are using every available
tea1a for plowing and sowing. The con-
ditioh of the land is tip-top for farming.
Rumor has it that new time card |
will be out in a few days, and that |
another passenger train will be put on
the line. How about the steamer Baker
that is tied up on account of ice?
Company G, Third regiment, o. N. G.
is in very prosperous condition.
Within the last month 81 members have
been added to the roll, and at the last
drill meeting thirty responded to roll
call. This bids fair to be the crack COM
pany of the regiment.
sold an unusual number of plows this
season. The warm spring like weather
that has prevailed all winter his given
our farmers an opportunity to carry on
their accustomed vocation without anv
interruption from the cold.
Mr.. J. w. Gilman, of Fossil. MANAGER
of the Gilman French Land & Live Stock
Co. is TIP city en- route to Portland
with sSls.en ar loads of beef in excellent
condition his speaks volumns for
Eastern Oreen,, grass-fed beef in mid
winter.
The CHRONICLE goes to press eyerv
afternoon at o'clock and the big Cot
trell steam press is in operation until
nearly 5. Our friends and the public
generally are invited to drop in and wit
ness the printing of the paper. The
latch string is always out and all are
welcome.
Mrs. Mary Quinbey and child, pur-
porting to have come from Tacoma,
where she has been living for some time. h
called on our county Judge for assistance :
to enable her to reach Huntington where
she has relations. Upon ascertaining !,
that 1T was necessary to make formal
application at the county clerks Office I
for aid she repaired to that functionary
and made the required affidavit and
the sheriff was authorized to provide {
hotel favors and transportation to her I
friends which was done and she went on s
her way rejoicing. '