The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-07-22

Mr.. f. 2. Fitzgerald has returned
from a weeks sojourn in the consoli-
dated city.
V. G.. Brock, the affable gentleman
who presided over the destinies of the
Sherman county clerks Office with such
marked ability the past term, is enjoy
ing his otium cum dig among his friends
now. He was in this city yesterday.
The people of Astoria are much alarm
ed that the government improvements
now being made in the river are going
to effect their water front near the
mouth of the river, and have com planned
to the local United States board of en-
gineers.
Sheriff Kelly OF Portland, has re-
warded John T. Carter, for having cap
tured the child murderer, Wilson. The
reward consisted OF $500, in addition to
which Constable Carter was given q
Thandsome revolver and pair of hand
scnffs by Multnomah's 8 sheriff.
iggs Prof. Frederic ]. Liscomb, OF Notre
fDame University, Indiana, surprised
Messrs. Nicholas and Roger Sinnott by
visiting them here today. Prof. L. is
filling in the time of his vacation by a
trip to the Pacific coast, which would
not be complete without this visit to
The Dalles.
160 acres OF wheat for hay that if left
standing would have threshed forty
bushels of wheat to the acre. At Fill
loon & Co.'S. this forenoon we examined
samples of this wheat. 1t stood five
feet high, and the heads vary from 516
to 6aa4 inches in length, well filled.
The wind yesterday passed through
The Dalles seemingly in great haste to
overtake the procession of the day
previous before it should strike Omaha.
If the two should get there together they
would be apt to make things somewhat
| lively, if the distance did not reduce the
velocity.
The Dalles Mercantile company, 800
394 Second street is composed of men OF
both leading parties, hence they never
do anything by halves. Their latest
impprtations of silks, etc., contains some
elegant handkerchiefs with the portraits
of Cleveland and Stevenson, handsomely
bordered and inscribed, also of Harrison
and Reid. You take your choice
Prices are not in it.
The humpback whale which was
tstranded some days ago at North Beach
is to be stripped of the flesh. and tbs
skeleton is to be placed ON exhibition il
the Washington building at Chicago. j
G. Megler, one of the worlds fair com
missioners for Washington, has in
structed Professor Hudson to preserve
and prepare the skeleton and force o
Indians are now at work upon it.
Mr.. Geo. Krauss has returned from :
buggy drive to Mount Hood by way O
the Barlow road. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Korten, of Portland, and il
company with Messrs. Arnold and Nc
CARNEY. They found in camp Messrs
Willard Fanderpool, T. H. johnson an,
Louis Klinger- Also party from Port
land who have this year made thei
third annualfailure to reach the SUNNI
from the south side of the mountain
In 1890 they visited the place in Sep
tember, last year i'm August and thi
, year in July. Only for slide of ice an
snow near the summit they could hav
made it this year. Mr.. Krauss SAYS tn
crops along the route travelled look fine
His best fishing was in the Tyoh TIL
, distance from The Dalles to his camp o
/ the south side of the mountain, is abou
65 miles.