The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-24
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The Colum bia stands at 20 feet.
dispatch received this morning regard
ing the rivers above says: At Lewiston,
lI.2, a rise of z; Wenatchee, 1874, rise
of one foot; Umatilla, 1913, rise of 4.
During the next forty-eight hours there
will be more rapid rise in the upper
rivers, while from Friday on at Una
tilla and westward the rivers will begin
rising more rapidly, the Columbia at
this place standing at about 81 feet next
Sunday. If che gets that high in three
days she must walk along lively.
Mrs. Waud received letter today adj
dressed to the captain from Roland
Grant, now at Concord, N. H., in
forming him that many of those who
attend the Baptist convention in San
Francisco in two weeks will no doubt
come up to Portland and make the trip
up the river to the Cascades. DIR. Grant,
being great friend of Capt. Waud, and
supposing him to be still on this run has
written letters of introduction to tie
captain to be presented by the tourists,
who will no doubt be disappointed in
finding that he is so far removed from
the waters of the Columbia.
A wedding in which Dalles people are
much interested took place in New York
on the 18th of this month, when Miss
Gertrude Meyer and Orlando N. Joslyn
were united in marriage. Gertrude
having been brought up in The Dalles
and Mr.. Joslyn having lived here for
several years makes their union of
interest to their many friends here.
Mrs. Joslyn in writing to Mrs. Storrs in
forms her that che will visit The Dalles,
reaching here atout the 31st. As it has
been number of years since she left
here for New York to study to be a
trained nurse, all will be pleased 10
again have the pleasure of meeting her
and wishing her well.
The following solicitors for the various
railroads are in the city for the purpose
of meeting the wool growers and i'm
pressing them with the superiority of
their routes over any other as a means
of shipping their stock, wool, ETC.. R.
B. Wilson, of the 9. B. & O.; ]. V.
Creighton, of the Northern Pacific; NJ.
j. Bissell, of the Rio Grande Western !;
E. B. Duffy, Denver & Rio Grande !;
Frank Menzies, of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific. g. McDaniels, repre-
senting Geo. Adams & Burke Co., live
stock commission merchants of Chicago,
is also among 'em. 1t isn't SO easy a
matter to pull the wool over a sheep
mans eyes, and it requires the gift of
CAB to get hearing.
The board of directors of our public
schools have appointed Prof. T. j. Nef
as principal of the schools, to fill the
place vacated by Prof Landers who has
accepted the uperintendency. In do
ing SO, they have chosen well, judging
from the splendid record which he bears
Arbor, and just before coming to this
coast he was principal of high school
in Turner, ILL.,, one of the suburbs OF
Chicago. For the past few years he has
been connected with the Hood River
schools, where he has given entire satis-
faction. We bespeak for our schools
much success under the new admins.
tration of Profs. I.anders and Nef.
However, if they are as successful as
during the years since Prof. Gavin took
charge no more could be asked.
Considering it his duty as president o.
The DaIles dogs to welcome any visiting
CANNES to our city. and extend to them
the key of the city, upon noticing fine
lot of these animals coming up Secont
street last evening, "Billy Mckinley,