The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-26
WAYsI0E GLEANINos.
Excursion
Sunday, May %,
Dalles to Hood River.

Oall0B TO 11OOQ hlVSIs
Old potatoes at Dawson's. 262t
The closing exercises of the public
schools at the Vogt will commence at
o'clock. Admission 15 cts; school
children free.
1t would seem that the cattle from a
thousand hills had been turned in Salt
marshe stock yards today, large band
being fed there this afternoon awaiting
shipment.
Tickets for general admission to the
graduating exercises tomorrow night
may be procured at the Snipes- -Kinersly
drugstore. The exercises will com
mence at S:l5 sharp.
Last night the High school graduating
class was entertained by Miss Carrie
Butler, who, had she continued her
studies here, would have been a mem
ber of the class. The evening was
passed most pleasantly.
The Regulator will leave her wharf at
| 8 O'Clock Sunday morning for Hood
River with the ball team and a large
number of excursionists who will spend
the day In that town. Returning, will
leave Hood River at p. IN. Tickets
| so cents.
And now Paeue says the river will
stand at % by Sunday at this place and
and at 80 Tuesday, and there is enough
of raise in the upper rivers to warrant
the prediction. The weather, however, is
| l. I. Ill 4Io, -,
after that time.
The case of Emma Sparkling vs. Henry
| Sparkling, for divorce, was heard in the
circuit court before Judge Bradshaw
yesterday afternoon and the plaintiff
was granted decree of divorce on the
ground of cruel and inhuman treatment.
Ned Gates appeared for the plaintiff.
Superintendent Gilbert has just re-
turned from visit to schools in the
districts of Liberty, Center Ridge, Sum-
nit, Fairfield, Five Mile and Eight Mile.
He found them all in fourishing condl-
tions. under the charge of the best OF
teachers.
This morning Mr.. Gilmore, who has
been i'll in this city for some months
past, was taken to his home at Center
vile. Mr.. F. w. Crofton came ovel
from that place yesterday and accom-.
panied MIN over, he being taken in g
closed hack and made as comfortable al
possible.
From DIR. Logan, who accom- panied
Chas. Ross to Portland, we learn tha
| k-;x -
was taken to st. Vincent's hospital
where DIR. Mckenzie, assisted by DIR
Logan, amputated the crushed foo
about midway between the ankle anC
knee. He bore the operation bravely
and is getting along splendidly.
The remains of ighteen~~soldiers whc
died in the Philippines were LANDED
yesterday at San Francisco from tn,
transport Sheridan, and will be sent fol
burial wherever relatives or friends may
desire. Among them was the body o
Will Fields, who died. of typhoid feve
on September Sd. His remains will b.
sent to Centaur, Mo, where his mothe
now resides.
]. T. Neff, of Hood River, has accepted
the principalship of The Dalles Higl
school. Mr.. Neff is one of the mos
competent instructors in the state, an,
the school board of The Dalles made N
mistake in making him principal o
their high school, a school that ha
gained a reputation along with the lead
ing institutions of learning in the North
west.-Glacier.
A telegram received by Mr.. Houghtol
this morning from the Astoria team
which played the Commercial club il
Portland last night, says that fou
bowlers and mascot will arrive on tn
evening train. The contest will begi
at 8 80. and the Commercial Club ban,
will be in attendance. A banquet vii
be given our visitors after the game
are ended. We wish our team as muc
success as they had in their recent con
test with the Illihees.
This section of Eastern Oregon hs
been visited by fine rains lately and th
chances of good wheat crop are ma
terially enhanced. Farmers cay tbs
while the cold weather of the past fe
weeks has kept the grain from maxim
q good showing as it otherwise woul