The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-06-27

a cOuVlctlOn 1Or selling cherries in
tested with scale, ought to stir orchard
lists to sense Of the situation. Trees
should be looked after. a8s#f
Snow is reported as still quite deep in
the blue mountains, being in some
places forty feet deep. 1t is packed SO
hard that horses can travel over it.
Asareless smoker set the mail bags on
fire in the Prineville stage Saturday
night. One pouch had a hole burned in
it, and some of the mail was scorched.
A portion of fleece of wool left at
this office, is go thickly filled with hoar-
hound burrs that it hangs together like
a felt. Grubbing is now staring wool
growers in the face of dreaded reality.
Master Brad. Bonney, son OF A. A.
Bonney, was picked up insensible near
the east end circus track, where he had
fallen from horse, this forenoon. 1t is
feared that his case may prove to be a
serious one.
Tunnel riding, with car load OF Jolly
young people returning from Amos Qui-
to camp at Bonneville Yesterday, was
rather animating sport, in which every
body INDUCED except the snoozer who
wasn't permitted to snooze.
The champion Royal Chinook OF the
season, sixty-seven pounds, was caught
Saturday evening just as the wheel was
hauled up off the mouth OF Three mile.
1t was properly embalmed in ice and
shipped east by c. L. Phillips.
Col. Girls. Taylor died at his home in
Dayton on the 23d. He was one of the
early pioneers, and mason of the high
est honors in the United States. The
funeral was largely attended by the fra
ternity from Portland yesterday.
brilliant display OF the aurora bore
alis was witnessed last night between
twelve and o'clock, by all who were
fortunate enough to see it. The banner
was crimson hued, and stretched about
81 above the aurora, which appeared to
stretch into space OF about 40'.
The owners OF the old wooden shells
that collapsed in Portland last week,
have been charged with all the blame for
loss of lives by the fall of the structures.
So long as excessive rents can be got for
such miserable shacks owners care little
as to their condition and refuse to incur
any expense in making them safe.
Seven car loads OF people from Port
land, and six car loads from Heppner,
The Dalles, ETC., met at Bonneville park
yesterday and gave the mosquitoes a
feast OF blue blood from 10 10 a. M, till
op.sm. The pesky mosquitoes, how
ever, didn't prevent many OF the excur-
sionists from enjoying themselyes.l It
was the occasion of the Conductors an
nual basket picnic. Az e.
The Astorian and. other papers, with
the most laudabie intentions. seem to
think something should be done
promptly, to uphold Senator Dolph in
his action on the dalles boat railway.
Opinion at The Dalles is divided on this
question. A good many people think
that Senator Dolph's adherence for the
dalles project may peril the cascades
locks. We want an open river
Mrs. I.awler, a widow woman, form-
erly living in The Dalles, was arrested
during the week for the heinous crime of
allowing motherly old hen and brood
OF young chicks to run at large in the
streets of Albina. A Mrs. DYER was
the prosecuting witness and the arrest
seems to have been the elimination of a
nelghborhood row. Judge Carey
promptly discharged Mrs. Lawler, when
he heard the evidence and should have
read somebody lecture regarding the
making of frivolous arrests.