The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-09-28

The new palatial store room of Mr.. A.
Keller on Second street, is receiving the
finishing strokes of the artist. 1t will
|fbe as fine a store as can be found in
Portland according to the size of it.
A piece of money was picked up this
afternoon about Y declocR> in front of
Leslie Buffers storA The owner can
have it by describing the denomination
of the piece, and paying for this adver-
tisement.
The committee on entertainment of
the editorial visitors will perhaps issue
a programme Saturday. Refreshments
are to be served to the guests on board
the Regulator at Cascade Locks, Tues
day, the 4th.
Hon. A. J. Dufur. the Oregon Worlds
Fair Commissioner. in 1875. passed
through today FROM Dufur en- route to
Portland. Then Did. gentleman is in
pretty good health, and still has fond
ness for work.
A brother pfMr. As<eller, from Peta-
luna, who has been visiting in The
Dalles with his family, left on the noon
passenger TO-DAY Sfor New, York Mr..
Keller says he lwiltgiye him six months
to make up his mind to come back to
Oregon again.
Some rich gold bearing quartz has
been recently found in the Blue Noun
tains, about forty miles from Pendleton.
Within that distance Of The Dalles there
are numerous prospectofS in the noun
tains with hopefuiS indication of some
rich strikes.
F. ]. Martin of McMinnville was in
the city today and proceeded eastwards
on the noon passenger He is looking
after his agricultural machine business
in the Inland Empire, which has been
quite extensive this year.
Agent T. A. Hudson of this city has
been furnished with copy of the quar-
antine tag attached to immigrants by
the health officers when they are per-
mitted to proceed after being washed
and fumigated in New York. Mr.. Hud-
son'svessels have never yet been called
tinquestion; but under present regula-
'tions etags are required for all lines,
in cases of emergency.
When in these busy times, man in
The Dalles has to make sundry trips
day between the East End, the banks,
the Regulator W harf, the telegraph Of
fees, ETC., sigB goes up for an cleo
trio car system belting the city; for a.
telephone and a. messenger service.
Three things greatlS lSSneeded now in this
city, all of which might be combined at
less expense than our horse feed and
sole leather ANNUALLY.
Mr.. Lee Fairchild of Seattle, who is
taking a lively part in the campaign
work of Eastern Washington, is in The
Dalles today. He hopes to find time to
be with us at the press association
meeting on Wednesday. MIR. Fairchild
once rated as the funny man on the
West Shore, but Ambrose Bierce denied
him the right to the rating. This was
I because he s'took a joke'' from Col.
Mitchell which Bierce could not posi-
| bly, be made to understand without
some explanation.
A good many peoples think the city
council should have authority to assist
the people financially in the matter of
finances when contributions are asked
for the,publAc good The whole city of
The Dalles for instance is benefited pro-
rata by meeting ouch as the Press As
sociation next week. The man in Tim
buctoo who may be owner of real pro-
tperty here gets benefits without any as
sessment, when Collections are made to
meet the bills, because he is not here to
Econtribute. 1het council is the only
sfplaceto to apply Apf just proportion OF
the costs, and it'll no power to act.