The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-20
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A marriage license was granted yes
terday to NJ. J. Headricson and Mable
Cannon.
The members OF the Degree of Honor
are planning to give social on next
Wednesday evening.
In the summer at the seashore it is
pop the question; but in the winter,
when the breach of promise case comes
up, it is question the pop.
The postofice at Hood River, will be
raised from fourth class to presidential
Office July 1, with the compensation of
the postmaster at $1lO0 per annum.
Someone said it was going to blow
tomorrow. We won't repeat the as
sertion, however, for fear the elements
might get wind of it and set up d howl.
1t was reported yesterday that body
had been found in the river at Tum-
water on the Washington side, No par
ticulars could be obtained regarding the
matter other than the mere fact that it
had been found.
The high school graduating exercise
will take place one week from tonight
at the Vogt, when fifteen students will
be graduated. The exercises by the
public school pupils will be held on
Friday evening at the same place.
Rev. Gentry Rushing, who was to as
sumo the paetorate of the Christian
church this week writes that he is un-
avoidably detained at La Grande until
next week, hence he will not fill the
pulpit here before Sunday, May 2sth.
Wool is beginning to look up and next
week it is expected the town will have
many buyers looking up wool. 1t is
likely that within at least six weeks
most of the wool now stored in our ware
houses will change hands. and at fairly
good price, too.
On next Monday evening Geo. H.
Hines. of Portland, will speak in the
Congregational church on "The History
of the Literature of Oregon" The Taine
class invltei their friends and all in
terested to be present, to listen to what
will surely be an interesting lecture.
The same team, consisting of Messrs.
Bradshaw, Mays and DeHuff, which
won the medal week ago in the Friday
evening tournament, won last night.
On account of the contest with the
Astoria team next Friday, the regular
tournament will take place Thursday
night.
P 6. Daut has returned from his
trip to Prineville and is rushing around
at lively rate preparing to move into
his new stole on June 1st. 1t will be
one of the prettiest jewelry stores lmag-
Unable, and Mr.. Daut is anxious to get
settled in It, as are also his patrons to
have him do 60.
Professor Lyman will preach in the
Congregational church tomorrow morn
ing, and his subject will partake some
what of historic nature, speaking in
part of the past, present and future OF
Whitman College. In the evening the
pastor, Rev. Polling, will take as bis
subject "The Light That Failed
The school at Boyd, of which G. M
Sisson was principal, closed Thursday
afternoon with appropriate exercises,
after a most successful year, during
which time among other things good
library has been started. Mr.. Sisson
has accepted the school at Mt. Hood
which will commence Monday, and to.
day moved his family to that vicinity.
For the past forty eight hours the
river has stood at the twenty-foot mark
The reports say that there will be ne
rise in the upper rivers before Monday
and none west of Pasco before Wednes
day. The maximum temperature in the
mountains has been from 90 to. 60 de-
grees, and the minimum about 40
which is ten degrees below normal anC
too low to melt the snow.
Tomorrow is the date set for the visl
of the Germans to our city, the excur-
sion from Portland being given by tn,
Sons of Herman. The train will leave
that city at $3.50 o'clock and reach her,
at about noon. Returning, they viii
leave The Dalles between $50 and 6
AS the round trip costs but 81. it is ex
pected the excursioniets will number a
least a thousand. The Baldwin has beer
engaged as a sort of headquarters for tn
visitors and committees appointed {,
entertain them. The band will als
furnish music for the occasion.
The meeting of the Wool Growers