The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-16

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churches and says the Pork City beats
Webfoot all hollow.
The people of Eastern Oregon have no
interest in: any quarrel that Oregen's
Senators may have with Gov. Pennoyer.
We want a portage road at the dalles, if
cannot get something better.
A bunch of trees, picked up in the
street, has been left at this Office by the
finder for the owners, Messrs. Rawson7
& Weber. They appear to have come
by mail from Crete, Nebraska.
Hon. Robert Mays was the recipient
on st. Valentines day of fine present
from Mr.. Fish, of the Umatilla House.
1t was a live present; a beautiful
thoroughbred dog which Mr.. Mays will
send out to the farm to be trained for
usefulness.
Among the cars in freight trains pass.
ing west now, are to be seen many
loaded with coal, which we understand
is from Wyoming, and goes to Fairhaven,
Wash. Verify. this is sending Goals to
Newcastle.
CJOCA a1u6pc 10 101pO
sheep in the. county. There was very
little seab when he inspected them last
fall, after his appointment to Office, and
they are now generally in fine condition
alIover the county.
The Columbia river water as it flows
past The 'Dalles is now, scintillated with
all the colers OF unclarified dishwater.
The city water as it flows from the eter-
nal SHOWS of the Cascadesis as clear and
sparkling as any gem that ever decor
ated the brow of royalty or flashed its
rays in Gods sunlight.
Mrs. Bemish, "a talented painter in oil,
| formerly from Toledo, Ohio, is desirous
of organizing a class for instruction in
her favorite art. Her work may be seen
on exhibition at the show window of
Paul Kreft & Co., and at the Office of
William Michel. Mrs. Bemish is at
present residing at the Columbia hotel.
This morning as the crew of the Reg
ulator were at breakfast and the engine
was being warmed up for the trip to the
Cascades the follower" bolts of the pis-
ton head broke off with a noise that the
experienced ear of Engineer Driscoll well
understood. The damage was repaired
With all possible speed and the boat was
again carving the river by ten o'clock.
In the show window of Paul Kreft &
Co.'s store may be now seen one of the
handsomest pictures we have been per-
mitted to gaze upon for many day. 1t
! 10 oil infi IF unralo h1noao,rac
rounding and partly covering a glass
mirror, and is the work of Mrs. Loch-
head of this city. 1t may be justly con-
sidered relic of the great fire, as it is
one of the few things that Mr.. Lochhead
succeeded in saving from the flames, and
it will well repay visit to every lover
of the beautiful in art.
! The Rod and Gun Club of Portland
are preparing an. elegant case OF Chinese
pheasants, prepared hy Capt. s. s..
Douglass, as testimonial to our former
townsman, Judge o. H. Denny, who ip-
treduced the birds into Oregon. The
case will be four feet long by about two
and quarter high. The birds; a
.rooster, hen, and little chicks; will
form family group in concave base
srichly painted with "a landscape, and
covered with conver glass, surrounded
by handsome frame of gold. The pre-
sentation will take place Sept. 1st., 1892,
the date on which the law protecting the
birds expires. The case will be on ex-
.hibition next at w. J. Riley's gun store,
Is North Front Street.
Captain John Lewis received today a
public document composed by that
versatile and voluminous author Uncle
Jerry Rusk which was found to contain
an original and unique illustration of
the famous Saddle Rock oyster in the
form of complete shell measuring nearly
six inches long and calculated to make
the mouth of an epicure water. The
captain thinks it has been sent him as q
tantalizing reminder of the good things
he was jndulging in about two months
ago, but it will serve also to establish
the captains reputation for veracity
cloud among those who have heard his
tales of the big oysters he used to eat
when back in Washington.
/ 1t might serve the purpose of the few
who are endeavoring to secure repre-
sentation for Oregon at the Columbia
Worlds Fair in Chicago, to know that
for the 1876 exhibit in Philadelphia,
Hon. A. j. Dufur secured but about
1900. Upon this he arranged an ex-
hibit which the commission appraised at
between $4,000 and $4,000, and he
secured for Oregon greater credits than
any other state, with but one exception,
beating California, Illinois, and all Of