The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-09

r. G. Sigman one of Dufur's solid
farmers was in town today.
Geo. Meader, one of Sherman county's
solid farmers is in the city today.
We understand that the Regulator
goes into daily service between here and
the Cascades tomorrow.
Several horses, tons of hides and pelts,
and general miscellaneous cargo went
forward by the Regulator today.
The sum of $500 was subscribed in
about an hour this morning in this city
to the funds of the Tygh hill road. This
makes over thousand dollars in work
and cash now subscribed.
The family of the late Mrs. Perry Wat
kins desire to express their gratitude
and thanks to the many friends who ex-
tended to them SO much kindly sympa-
thy during their late bereavement.
Frank Jaynes superintendent of the
Western Union telegraph company,
from San Francisco, accompanied by D..
r. Davis, superintendent of construc-
tion, spent yesterday looking after their
interests here.
The revival meetings at the NJ. E.
Church still continue with increasing
interest. Services tomorrow evening on
Influence" and every person in the
city that has any influence is especially
invited to that service.
A visit to the recorders Office today
found that officer diligently making out
list of the delinquent taxpayers of the
city. The list will be handed to the
marshal tomorrow and then delinquents
will have to look out.
A gentleman sojourning in Dalles City,
whose daughter sent him some violets
from Portland, returns the compliment
this evening by sending in his letter
some peach and apricot blossoms, from
the garden of Mr.. G. l.. Schmidt of this
city.
A. Watt, bridge carpenter in the
employ of the Union Pacific met with an
accident yesterday near Hood River, by
having his right thumb crushed between
some heavy timber. Mr.. Watts came
up to The Dalles where his injury was
attended to by DIR. Hugh Logan.
Mr.. Burdan, of Hood River, nearly
broke all the betting fraternity of The
Dalles today on the definition of the
words choir and quire. Both have the
same meaning, according to Webster,
when applied to a chorus of singers.
But in all well regulated printing offices
there is uniformity in the distinction
which makes it very rare to see the word
quire referring to TO a choir, or party of
singers.
The county court has agreed to appro-
pirate $1,000 of the two mill tax for the
Tygh hill grade. The committee ap-
pointed to attend the court, in the. in-
terest of the new grade, consisting OF
Hon. Med Lewis, A. E. Lake, John
Hollingshead, M. J. Anderson and Robt.
Kelly desire to sincerely thank the
court and the people of The Dalles for
their liberal appropriation and contri-
BUTTON
Mr.. Blackman, one of the enterpris-
ing merchants of Heppner, was in the
city yesterday, enroute to the consolida-
When questioned by a representative Of
the CHRONICLE about the report of his
candidacy, on the democratic ticket, fol-
representative to congress, Mr.. Blackman
! said: "You may say that 1 have nc
aspirations for political honors; that. ]
am not the mayor of Heppner, nor do
expect that my name will be brought
before any convention for any nomina.
tion whatever"
The Times -MountGineer said yesterday
''The fire-plug, at the corner of Second
and Court streets was tested this morn
ing, and with two hose attached threw
streams long distance" You bet il
did, and just how near the MountGinee,
press came of never recording this con.
fession of the excellence of our water
system may be gathered from fact thai
has just come to the CHRONICLES knowl
edge. The new reservoir is only about
| two o-thirds full of water and not nearly
the whole pressure was turned on the
pipes when the test was made. Had the
whole pressure been turned on and the
hose turned toward heMountaineer offict
there would now be nothing left of it bu
the baseless fabric of horrid night
mare.
Another Hill In the Pathway of Life.
Born this forenoon to the wife of F
N. Hill, the genial agent of the Pacif
Express Co., ten and half pount
boy. The CHRONICLE extends congrat
! ulations.