The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-12-20
wAYsI0E cLEANINes.

Mr.. w. H. Moody made flying trip
to Portland today.
Rev. Frank Spaulding IL up from
Hood River today. u
g~sheriff and AIrs. Robt. Kelly returned
last night from short trip to Salem. -
Miss Hattie Kicks came up on last
e7ening'e train and returned to Bonne-
vile today.
Mrs. Periano, whose millinery estab-
lishment is on East Second street, de-
sires to announce that she has made
reduction in her stock of millinery, es-
peciallY in walking and Railor hats. She
has also among her stock bridal wreaths
of orange blossoms, at reasonable prices.
20-3t-1w
Remember that on Friday and Satur-
day of this week you will be spared the
trouble of cooking your pastry, for you
may secure everything in that line by
calling at Pease & Nays grocery depart
ment, where the ladiee of the Congrega-
tional church will have on sale bread,
pies, cakes, etc.
Judge Thos. O'Day and Hon. Wallace
McCammant are)in the city today from
Portland. This morning they appeared
before Judge Bradshaw on a motion for
a change of venue in the case of S. w.
,Aldrich vs. the Columbia Southern
Railway. The judge has taken the.
matter under Amusement.
A sister of Mr.. w. II. Reeves. the
brakeman, whose right foot was SO bad
ly mashed by falling from the train
about two weeks ago, informs rs that
upon reaching the hospital in Portland
it was found necessary to amputote the
foot, which was done on the following
Sunday. The patient is now getting
along very nicely. .aeZ----~-.-.--.--..
4 A Telegram was received by Mr.. c..
Stubling last evening announcing that
his con, Arthur, iSon board the trans
port Scandia which arFlved-ia-Sap Fran
\ cisco Sunday. The Scaudia is in quar-
antine, and no mail or passengers had
been landed, neither was anyone per-
mitted to 90 on board, so that it is diff
cult to tell how soon he will return.
r Among the names of those who re-
.ceived awards for exhibits at the Omaha
exposition we notice that of E. L. Smith
of flood River for collection of apples,
and William Taylor & Son, of The
Dalles, for apples and pears. The or
chard of the latter, which is situated
on Dry Hollow, is known to be one OF
the finest in the country, and model
of neatness.
It would eeem that such weather as
this could not fail to "cut some ice" with
the condition of the river and cause the
blockade to seek down-the-river points
but as yet no move is made in that di-
rection. The river, however, has
risen about two feet and caused the ice
lam to extend a little farther up the
stream. Just wait till that Chinook
c,mes and there won't be enough icc
lett to cool glass of water.
There are plenty of laborers in tti
section and other portions of the state tt
meet present demands, and the cry tina
is being circulated about the scarcity o
labor is myth and will only do harm il
flooding the country with men from
other states, who, not being able to ge
work, Will soon oe classeo mas nooos.
There are plenty of men for railroad
and other work-men idle at present anc
willing to work.-Walla Walla States
man.
So contradictory are the reports con
cerning existing conditions at Manil
that it seems impossible to find out tn
truth regarding the matter. Last wee
a telegraphic dispatch from Honolulu
contained the reports given by nurs
who had just returned from there, whic
was borrowing in the eextreme and calcr
lated to cause much anxiety to parent
having dear ones in that far off land.
the time the report came it SCENE
strange t. all that none of the soldit