The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-04-11
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During the past six monthe 661 bounty
scalps have been brought in and
bounties paid thereon.
The sheriff will this afternoon turn
over to the county treasurer $7I2.52
taxes collected on the 1897 roll.
Mays & Grove have just finished
placing in their new store the Lamson
system of cash carriers, which is very
complete and relia BILE.
The family of Fred Fisher, who lately
returned to this city from Portland,
has rented the house recently occupied
by L. Clarke, on the hill.
Deputy Sheriff Sexton made trip to
15-Mile this afternoon for the purpose
of bringing to the city Lincoln Farrlng-
ton, who will be examined as to his
sanity.
Henry Hudson is in from Dufur today
He reports his wife as now able to sit up
a short time each day. Mr.. Hudson g
family has been greatly afflicted with
slckness this spring,
The expense of running the court
circuit and justice-durIng the past six
months has amounted to 1884 80, being
unusually large on account of the
criminal case recently tried.
The lady editor of the Drain Watch
man, says: "Some one has sneerinely
remarked: 'Two-thirds of the church
mem bers of this country are women. ;
Very true; it is also true that out of
45 900 convicts in our state prisons,
more than $4,000 are men,"
The residence which E/C. Pease is
erecting on Fourth styestis fast aesum-
ing proportions which, prove it to be
one of the most beautiful and complete
in the city. 40 expense has been
spared to make it such, and it is said to
be fautless>as far as comfort is concerned.
This morning at 10 O'Clock at the
Catholic church in this city, Father
Bronsgeest united in marriage Mr.. John
Stegman and Miss Malania Mesplie.
Mr.. Stegman has fruit farm near the
forks of Mill creek, where the newly
married couple will make their home.
Like everything else in The Dailes,
marriage licenses are Issued by whole
sale, and where there is an application
for one, another is bound to follow.
This morning licenses were Issued to
John H. A. Stegman and Miss Malania
Mesplie and John B. McAtee, of Tygh,
and Miss Anna Heisler, of Dufur.
The occupants of the small boat which
upset in the Columbia at Grants Sunday
were Misses Nettie McEwan and Ethel
Masters and Lou Darland and Geo.
Washburne, of Goldendale. besides the
ferryman. Twas a narrow escape, and
tbs said that when the young men
reached shore with the young ladies the
latter were unconscious.
The ''ill'' wind, when at its height
this afternoon played havoc with the
awnings at Pease & Mays store, and
caused the rod which held the one on
the. east show window to strike against
the large plate glass and break portion
OF it into spltnters. It is no slight loss
to have one of these immense windows
break, each one being worth at least $50.
1t will be gratifying to those who have
been unduly concerned regarding high
water this year,,to learn that the river
has already begun to rise, standing this
morning at 9.s above low water mark,
having risen IL in the previous twenty
four hours. Let it come now, for by
rising in sections we will be spared the
immense. rise which would otherwise
follow. -
A gentleman who has just returned
from trip to Montana says the live
stock interests there did not suffer any
unusual losses during the past winter.
and came through to the spring with
enough feed for all classes of stock.
Although some storms came, there was
at no time shortage of feed, which,
kept losses downrto al minimum. Com
ditions3 in that region have scarcely ever
been better than they are just now, and
the stockmen. therefore, feel in good
spirits,. - r.3i,s 5 ..ss1.l sgs sa1sss4.
1t is to be hoped that the young girls
of our city who have assumed the
''hippoed" walk, apparently so much in