The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-11

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noon today, when he left for Heppner.
During three weeks trip to Idaho,
Eastern lOregon and Washington, Mr..
Filloon sold no less than seventeen car
loads of headers
Charles l.. Schmidt adyertises the sale
of select seed wheat of the Chill and
Little Club and Vernon varieties, also
several varieties of seed oats and barley.
He has also for sale feed oats and rolled
barley. All will be sold at reasonable
prices. Mr.. Schmidt can be seen at the
Wasco warehouse.
A meeting of all citizens of The Dalles
and Wasco county who are interested in
the success of republican principles dur
ing the coming county, state and
National campaign is called for tonight
at O'Clock at the court house for the
purpose of organizing a young mems
republican club. A good attendance is
requested.
John Booth is not one of those who
hate the light because his deeds are evil.
He has therefore imported from the east
at great expense, magnificent arc light
globe to correspond with the color of his
store front and now its lurid rays guide
the hungry searcher after Quaker Oats
and fine groceries to the best place in
world to find them.
Jacob Craft has returned to The Dalles
from weeks trip to the Nansene
country. He reports the farmers as all
feeling in the best of spirits and all pre-
pairing to put in large crop. Winter
wheat is not seriously damaged, plowing
has begun in earnest in some places,
stock is in fine condition and there is
plenty of feed left
Building is still going on above the
bluff as well as below it. A residence is
being built for Julius Wiley near the
corner of Eleventh and Liberty. Right
on the corner ]. T. Peters is going to
erect dwelling. 1. ]. Norman further
west in the same block has moved his
house nearer the street and built on
handsome L fourteen by twenty feet.
I'll. Latin is building residence near
Strings place. Bert Thurston has
built a neat cottage on Ninth street and
intends to build another. These are
only some of the improvements.
The Diamond Touring Mills after
rest of about month started up again
Tuesday morning. This mill turns out
an average of So barrels of -four per day.
1t has sufficient wheat to keep it running
for about three months and before that
time expires Mr.. Curtiss expects to be
able, without difficulty, to get enough to
keep the mill busy till next harvest's
crop is ready for market The mill
turns out fine quality of flour and it
has been of great benefit to the wheat
raisers OF this county. 1t is due to it's
proprietor to say that he has never
failed to pay the very highest market
price for the quality of wheat he desires
to purchase.
A private letter to David Graham of
this city from friend in Prineville has
the following to say about the placer
mines of Harvey county: Information
received from reliable persons who have
been at the mines assure me that there
is strip about two miles long and
thirty feet wide that is very rich. A
man can make So to $40 a day with a
rocker on that strip but water is very
scarce for anything but rocker and
few men own it all. 1t is'all scale gold
and one can get color anywhere on the
surrounding hills. AS to qnartz good
many who are prospecting in different
places say they have fine prospects. The
mines are eighteen miles from Burns. -
Arrangements are being made to hold
band boys benefit concert tomorrow
night, under the auspices of Dan Lewis.
who has perhaps no superior in the
world as banjo player. Judge Brad |
shaw has promised the circuit court
room, if it is possible for him to surren-
der it, and if not then the concert will
be held without fail Saturday night. |
Professor ]. Alexander who accompanies
Mr.. Lewis is said to be an expert in
prestidigitation or legerdemain and the
occult science of SO called spiritualism. !
exposing the frauds so often perpetrated |
under that name. These gentlemen are
not here on regular playing tour but
CHANGING to drop off on their way to |
Portland they were solicited by the
band boys to give the entertainment.
Messrs Lewis and Alexander will be
assisted in duets and quartetts by mem
bers OF the band. 1t will really be a.
minstrel show and all the band boys will
be dressed in character and duly be-
daubed with burnt cork. From private
conversation with members of the band
who have been attending rehersals, we
are assured that the entertainment will
be treat.