The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-05-04
PEASE & MAYS.

yards just as it completed its SS-mile
task and went to the round house for re-
pairs, just as it would have done any
way.
One double-decked car of mutton
sheep passed through this morning to
Skokane from the Willamette country
Wonder what's the matter? Sheep gen
orally travel the other way when they
are on the cars.
Mr.. Kennedy wishes to announce to
the public in general that on account Of
damp weather he postponed the sale of
lots in the city till the 5th and 9th inst.
at 10 80 o'clock, a. M, and wishes all to
be there, for they will never regret it.
The present rates to Chicago and re-
turn ($9S.50) have been maintained since
the first announcement of a reduction,
and few tickets have been disposed of so
far at this point. 1t is probable some
are waiting for further reduction but
no large sales are anticipated.
Judge Liebe and wife and Henry
Klindt and wife, all of this city, have
gone to Astoria to be present at the sill
wife today in that city. The many
friends of the couple sent down num-
Der of valuable presents and their con-
gratulations.
Fred Matthiesen, native of Ger
many, 81 years of age and unmarried,
committed suicide by putting a bullet
from 32-caliber five-shooter Smith &
Wesson revolver into the right temple,
at the Rheinpfalz hotel, corner Front
and Madison streets, Portland, between
z and 8 O'Clock yesterday morning. -
A Sunday school was organized in dis
Itrict No. 50 tMosier) last Sunday. Rev.
| Frank Ireland made short address on
the subject of Christian training and re-
ligious teaching conducive to happiness
in this life, without involving bad con-
sequences in the next. Mr.. Stark is
supt, Mrs. J. H. Mosier asst. supt. Mr..
Hickey sec. Mrs. J. H. Mosier, Miss
Dollie Mosier and Mr.. Stark were chosen
teachers.
Mr.. R. B. Wilson, solicitor freight
agent of the Northern Pacific, is in the
city today taking in the situation. 1t is
his opinion that had the Passenger as
sociation pooled on $40 Chicago
worlds fair excursion rates, that the
different roads would have had all they
could do and made money, whereas the
persistent idea of regular old time rates
will promote passenger rate war, and
result in no money for any of them.
Mr.. Jas. Mckay of Portland, but
formerly of Champoeg, Marion county,
one of Oregon's old pioneers, is in the
city greeting many old-time friends.
He says the first work he did in Oregon
was at this place in the fall of 1847, and
that was with others to build two boats
on which he and his party descended
the Columbia to Vancouver. At the
Cascades the occupants footed it around
the rapids, and the boats were let down
over safely.
i Work is picking up more briskly al
the locks. A large force of men are now
engaged at both quarries. The trouble
has been up to this time in the quality
hpf the applicants for work. Many
lramps have made this point a goal
blinking they could get food and shelter
Without giving much of an equivalent
4 for it. These have been weeded out anc
the workers retained, and the force i:
being gradually increased as fast as me1
of muscle with energy can be found
+ Father Bronsgeest returned from /:
trip short to Portland today.