The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-01

Incendiary fires have destroyed forty
tons of hay for Geo. A. and Fred Young
at Bake Oven, and fifty tons for John
Wolfinger in Fox valley. Such losses,
with winter upon them and large bands
of sheep to feed, are doubly damaging
A third election in Harney and Grant
counties this year has been ordered by
Gov. Pennoyer, for the 10th inst, for
representative, because of a tie at the
I'd election, Nov. 8th, between Byrd and
Gowan. They are the standing candi-
dates. !
F. M. Thompson, stock inspector of
Wasco county, has made the following
appointments of deputies: Henry
Darnielle, Smile; Wallace Fargher, The
Dalles; Jos. Sherar, Tygh valley; Thos.
Condor, Antelope; Lem Burgess, Bake
Oven; A S. Roberts, Deschutes.
1t seems that the murdered man
found in box car at Albina has step
mother in Missouri who raised him.
She says his true name was Robin
Johnson, and that he was good, indus
trious, hard-working man. She asks
for particulars regarding the murder.
Jim hollands horn, 18 feet long, that
did service in Democratic blowouts last
month at Eugene, Astoria, Portland,
The Dalles and Dufur, has been donated
to the Nansene observatory, and will be
used as a telescope. 1t was originally
the property of the sheriff of Lane
county.
Tom Driver the Tygh hill road builder,
says Tom and Jerry is called Tom and
Dick and Harry out that way. Charles
Stubling has got corner on the market
for eggs, and at his corner, the old Wash
fNgton market, serves Tom and Jerry
from now till New Year day at regular
intervals.
Mayor Mays is in the city from his
southern ranches, and expects to remain
some time. He says the storm which
has been so damaging in northern and
central California, did not altogether
miss Oregon. It swept over the Ante
Iope country with a vengeance, and act7
ually blew out some of the bottom rails
of the fences.
The jam in the circuit court room
during the Birgfeld trail, where every
space available was taken up, proved
one thing that should be attended to
without delay. That is that the exit
doors open the wrong way. They should
be changed go as to swing out. In case
of a stampede from fire alarm. or some
G11oh ynT1t
is crowd present in that room, there
| would be no possible means of averting
| serious injury, if not death to many
persons, beyond doubt. 1t is some sur
prise that this matter has SO long es-
capped the observation of grand juries.
The long winter evenings have again
returned and with them the advent of
| the whist club is announced. The first
club of the season was organized last
evening at Keller's hall, and is en-
| tirely composed of those who have de-
parted the state of single blessedness.
The club organized by electing Mr.. H.
m. Beall president, w. III. Wilson sec
fetary and DR.. Rinehart treasurer.
| The evening was pleasantly passed at
the tables; and as the company wended
Ftheir way homeward it was with the
pleasant anticipation of many similar
meetings during the winter to come.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Beall, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Crossen, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. S. Fish, Mr.. and Mrs Hos
teller, DIR. and Mrs. Rinehart, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. P. Morgan, DIR. and Mrs.
Eshleman, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Houghton,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Crandall, and Mr..
w. II. Lochhead.