The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-31
its bed by candlelight. Let us hope that
like the old-fashioned meetings it will
be 'early candlelight."

like the old-fashloned meetings 1T Will
be ''early candlelight."
The water at Umatilla raised inches
in the twelve hours ending at 4 O'Clock.
This is the latest and is reliable.
Reports from 5-Mile are to the effect
that avery heavy rain storm swept ever
that section last night, in some places
being little short of cloudburst.
The petit jury were excused Tuesday
afternoon by Judge Bradshaw until next
Tuesday. This is on account of decora-
ton day being so closely followed by
election day.
Frank Seufert, road supervisor, was
indicted by the grand jury Tuesday for
removing a bridge from the upper road
to Cushing's, was arraigned this morn
ing, plead guilty and was fined 500.
The camp meeting announced for
Tygh valley has been changed to Wamic.
All are cordially invited. We at least
are requested to state by Rev. J. w.
Adams pastor of the U. B. church.
Winans Bros. lost another fish-wheel
yesterday, the last one they owned on
the Washington side. They are not of
the kind to be discouraged, and are hard
at work making wheels to take the place
of those gone out. They don't propose
to lose the entire season.
Mr.. w. ]. Harrison showed us some
cheat grass picked alongside wheat
field on Smile, that is mass of smut.
This will probably account for the smut
in the grain where the seed has been
properly vitrioled. Farmers will do well
to examine into the matter.
The Umatilla House is running free
gondolas through the streets of this tenn
porary Venice. If Sam Klein had a
red sash and tenor voice he would be
the boss gondolier; indeed we are in
clined to concede him the title as it is,
for he is yet only paragenic.
Portland is in the swim; but the
water at latest date yesterday morning)
was not up to the mark of 1890, although
the Columbia is above it, or that of 1876.
had was in 1890, coming from the Will
lamette, the mark being June "a, 1876,
2S.3, and February 5, 1890, 28.7. The
record will be made this year, however,
as the water we have already already
allowed to pass US (having more than we
want) will do the business.
The Union Pacific is bringing its
steamer Almota down to Cello, she hav-
ing left Riparia this morning. It is
probable arrangements will be made
with the D. P. & A. N. Co. by which
communication will be again opened
with the east, the mails and express
being taken to Cello in wagons from
here. If this is done the portage at the
Cascades will probably be opened.
7 Mrs. G. F. Stephens arrived home on
the Regulator yesterday. She came
from Portland Tuesday morning on the
train, being told that the train would
4 get through all right. At Bridal Vel
the engine and a lot of freight cars went
down with an undermined bridge.
transfer being made, she came on tc
Bonneville, and there the train wat
stopped. She remained in the car un
til Wednesday morning, and upon hel
request that the company either senc
her to her destination or return hel
money being denied, she boarded tn,
steamer Dalles City and arrived home
Wednesday night. The Union Pacif.
has waste of waters and right of way
but one thing will never be hurt by fir
or food, and that is its cheek.