The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-27

the 6-year-old daughter of r. G. d. Will
son, died at the home of Mrs. F. w. Nc
Cune, on Seventh and Union street. Her
father being in this city working for
Hugh Glenn, Pearl came up from her
home at Sprague about two weeks ago on
a visit. She was taken i'll two days
since with what was supposed to be
typhoid fever, but which terminated
very suddenly in her death. The re-
mains will be taken to Sprague toner
row for burial by the side of her mother,
VINO died last summer.
Those who have good cherry crop
this year may consider themselves
fortunate, for Royal AIMS are demand
ing an exceptionally good price, due per
haps to their scarcity. The crop in the
Valley having failed, the commission
merchants from Portland are coming up
into Eastern Ore gon and buying up the
entire crop from different orchards.
While large Royal AIMS last year were
sold for three cents, this year the fruit
men are getting four and a half'cents for
the best. Where there is a full crop
GtlS JEUIJ IL SiAdilEI ll4dll usual Oub NIlO1S
who have but half crop can show some
of the largest and best cherries we have
ever seen.
A meeting of the members of the
public library was held at the library
room last night for the purpose of re-
visiug the charter. Among other things,
it was arr anged that any who are mem
bars of the library, that iszby paying
25 cents q month are entitled to its
privileges, are also entitled to vote on
any question which may come up in
connection Herewith. The ladies real
lied about 500 from the minstrel
performance, portion OF which will be
used in supplying new books, and thirty
five volumes will be added at once.
This is splendid opportunity to pro-
cure the latest reading, and many new
mem bers should be taken in.
We have always yielded the palm to
Hood River when it comes to the
strawberry question, but this year Hood
River berries are not in it with our Mill
creek berries. Being accustomed to in
quiring for their celebrated berries,
Dalles people made this year no ex-
ception until they discovered that this
years crop was an off one and they
were not only small, but Isour. We
turned then to our product, and hence
forth there'll be no need of persuading
people that ours are the best, for any
who have tasted of the luscious straw
berries which are being brought to
m arket by our own farmers, will never
be induced to ask for any other.
Although being absent from The Dalles
for ten years, Miss Alice Duffy, who
taught in our public schools, has very
large circle of friends here, who are in
terested concerning her welfare. About
two years ago they were much grieved
to hear that hel favorite brother, Henry,
had been murdered by burglars who
entered the store where he slept.
Another deep sorrow has come to her
during the past week, when her older.
brother, James, was killed by the train
when on an excursion from his home in
Waukon to Burlington, VT, where the
national convention of Foresters was to
be held. Stepping off at a way station
to speak to friends, he attempted to
| board the train after it had started and
fell under the wheels, receiving injuries
| from which he died the next evening.
| The party, consieting of Messrs. Seu-
| fert, Moore, Fish, German and Van
Anda, who made trip to Dog river,
where the city's water bitches are sup
piled, examined the city bitches and
those OF the LAUNDERING company.
| Among other things they found the
former bitches broken in two places and
much ofthem filled with tim Der and logs
which greatly reduced the supply oi
water, and is in need of repairs. A
meeting of the water com nilsson will be
held the latter part ofthe month, when
a report will be made and plans ar
ranged for increasing our supply. They
report the road to the Meadows in bad
condition, and after the road to the mill
was left, it was necessary to ''saw wood
or give up the chase. The grass in the
meadows is in fine condition and the few
cattle which are grazing therein have
what might be called "puddin.'' Sum-
mer campers and those who live in tn,
cabins there have not as yet made thei
appearance. si
Learned Something About Our State.