The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-16

of our discomfort, made miserable by
the fire OF September 5, our town
grows. Buildings have gone up in every
direction and, what is the subject of
common remark, the new buildings are
all handsomer and better than the ones
they supersede. There is the new NJ. f.
church building, for example, which is
just now beginning to show it's goodly
proportions. It is magnificent struc-
ture, and proves to be an ornament to
the city. But it is along the line of
Fourth street east of the Ward & Kerns
stable where the greatest number of
residences have been built The first is
nice comfortable looking dwelling by
Mr.. Blakeney. Then almost directly
opposite is a neat and tasteful little cot
tage occupied by E. n. Chandler and
owned by Mr.. Phillip Michel. Again
on the south side of the street Mr.. VIM.
Sylvester is putting up a handsome
family residence while Mr.. George Row
land is building another on the south
east corner of Fourth and Laughlin. On
the south east corner DR.. Siddell COM
menced to build three dwellings on the
18th of November and they are now
finished, and are actually the neatest
and most convenient houses ever built
in this city to rent. Supplied as they
what particularly took the eye of your
correspondent was device invented by
the doctor himself for elevating stove
wood from the basement, to the kitchen
by means OF a windlass. The elevator
is enclosed in what appears to be little
cupboard for the reception of pies and
cookies. This serves the double pur-
pose of wood box and elevator, and is
thing of beauty as well as convenience.
1t is confidently predicted that the
house wife who is fortunate enough to
occupy one of the buildings will shower
many blessing on the man who in
vented this device. The doctors houses
were all rented before they were finished
and Mr.. r. r. Hinton moved into enc of
them the other day. Speaking of city
improvements it is only just to mention
the handsome home of ye editor of the
CHRONICLE just erected on the bluff
south of DIR. Siddell's house. The
building is an ideal city home, displays
good taste on the part of the architect, is
an ornament to that part of the city and
shows that the CHRONICLE editor is will
ling to prove his faith in the future of
the city by his works. Further east
from DIR. Siddell's buildings an elegent
cottage is in course of erection by
Messrs Hostetter and Ainsworth When
finished it will be one of the very hand
soonest residences in the city. Still far
ther east are three fine comfortable
looking buildings owned and occupied
by Messrs. Stephens John Filoon and
G. T. Beer. Again north of these on
Third street we find two really magni-
ficant and tasteful residences owned and
occupied by Mrs. Laughlin and Mr..
q. ]. Farley. Both of these present
striking appearance and command the
admiration of all who see them. They
will compare favorably with the best
buildings in much larger places, and
this win apply to many other new
buildings, all of which goes to show that
our people are not dead like the ashes of
our ruins, but still live, and are conf
denet that more beautiful and more
substantial city will soon take the place
of the old. Many additional and costly
residences will go up just as soon as the
winter is over. OF these it is impossible
to give list at this writing, but there is
no doubt that before the year 1898 ar
rives we will have a much better and
handsomer town than ever, and when
money and energy go together the wheel
must turn to the joyous whistle of the
Regulator.