The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-05-11
Salute: Chief Jud. S.


Editor Gourlay of THE CHRONICLE is
off to the country for four days recrea-
tion.
Miss Peter has a nice lot of new mil
linery notions today. See advertise
ment.
The rush to Astoria has evidently
caused much dissatisfaction, owing to
lack of accommodations for the crowd.
Steward Cooper and night clerk Cor
nish, of the Umatilla house, returned on
the noon passenger from flying trip to
the metropolis.
Our reporter didn't catch on to the
hat display in Nielsen's window, Mon
day, but the public will today. The
styles have changed.
Mr.. P. T. Sharp, of this county, who
has been on visit to California, is again
at home, and was in the city today. He
left his daughter with relatives in Calf
ornia.
Religious services will be held at the
Court house every evening this week, at
s O'Clock, by Elder J. T. Eshelman.
Other speakers, including Elder Jen-
kins, will be present. All are cordially
invited.
The Dalles citizens brass band
serenaded Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Cram at
the Umatilla house last evening The
newly married couple having returned
from their bridal trip to California.
Machinery for sawmill has arrived
at the Warm Springs revervation. Its
location is about twenty miles from the
agency, where operations preliminary to
the erection of Presbyterian mission
buildings will soon be commenced.
On Senator Mitchell's recommendation
the postoffice department has issued an
order authorizing contract with F..
Wigle to carry the mails from Prineyille,
by Desert and Hay Stack. to Warm
Springs, and back, twice week, from
July 1st.
Markets have opened actively this
week, all along the line. The produce
trade looks well for the coming week,
and the merchandise markets are as
sured of good business. The improve
ment for the past two weeks has been
steady, and there is no apparent reason
why it should not continue. California
green vegetables are out of the market.
Now potatoes are in good supply and
prices are firm, under a good demand.
Oregon radishes, lettuce, rhubarb and
uraeu- onione orc hooor,;nn s,,1o,, ,,4.f,,i
Old potatoes are again scarce, the farm
ers holding back, evidently for seeding.
In the fruit line, the same activity is
noted.
Capt. John w. Lewis received today
from Col. E. Macarthur of Washing
tion City, a pair of oyster shells that
measure full seven inches in length.
This is no fish story. The shells can be
seen in the CHRONICLE show window.
In note accompanying the shells Col.
Macarthur says: "The scripture saith
Moses was an Austere man.; but there
was merry twinkle in the eyes of black
Moses, who presides at Harvey's raw
oyster counter, when selected that
superb specimen for his Sexton,s mani
pulation. But 1 believe / long since
wrote you the story and now repeat as
aforesaid, when 1 swallowed that treas
ure of an oyster. Good bi-valve.' y
The yViIlowa chisftaia, referring to
the nomination of Mr.. Polk Mays, for
representative on the republican ticket,
says: lit was given to Mr.. Mays with
out any. effort on his part, and the con-
vention could not have made better
selection for that important position.
Mr.. Mays is thoroughly identified with
our county interests, is one of our heav-
lest taxpayers, is conservative in his
views, and correct in his conclusions. Ii
he is elected, his vote on all proposed
legislation will be guided by that regard
for right and justice which has always
characterized his actions in private life.
The vote for Mr.. Mays in the localities
where he is best known will be alike
complimentary to his worth as a man,
and to the confidence in which his abil-
ity is held by the people,
I. w. Flanders, traveller for the we'll
known proprietary medicine firm of j.
G. Aver & Co., of Lowell, Mass, was in
the city for the past two days and left
last night for points east. Mr.. Flanders
is very pleasant gentleman and an ex-
cellent conversationalist. He has been
in the employ of the firm for over ten
years, on the wing all the time. His
territory covers the whole northwest
and comprises twelve states and terri
ritories. Speaking of the immense busi-
ness done by his firm he informed a
CHRONICLE representative that million