The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-04-17

On next Saturday evening the '.Illi-
hee" bowlers of Salem will meet The
Dalles bowlers in contest game on the
club alleys. The Oreg9nian savs the
Salem bowlers have "dSnned their war
paint" If they beat our boys they'll
have to carry their tonfahawks as well.
We have not heard asi yet the names of
the Salem team, and onlv know that
Handsome Jack" Darcy is one of them.
Therefore we conclude the ladies of The
Dalles will be perm Hitted to witness the
game.
Last Wednesday John Epping, a
bridge carpenter, got into a fracas in
Hood River and was arrested for assault
and battery by Constab BILE Olinger. He,
however, esca ped, and nothing has been
seen of him since, until last night when
Sheriff Kelly located him in car oc-
cupied by bridge carpenters in the yards
here. He at once secured him and tele-
phoned to Constable 0linger, who will
arrive this afternoon and get his
prisoner.
On the evening of April 8.h Mr.. M. B.
Presby, father of Lawyer W. B. Presby,
/ died at his sons residence in GoldendaIe
in the 80th year of his age. His widow
and three children survive him. His
life was devoted to active business
pursuits. Much of his time was given
to numbering, principally to the pro-
duction OF timber for ship building.
For five years, from 1859 t. 1864, he
was engaged in mining in Colorado.
| The greater part of his life was spent in
New England.
The Independent Order of Old Bach
eIors, an aggregation of ''eingle gentle
men" recently organized in this city, is
to make it's first appearance before
Dalies audience on next Friday evening
at the Christian church. Their pro-
gram is exceedingly unique and original,
and the refreshments will be served up
in characteristi cbachelor style. Cen
eral admission Is cents, or 25 cents per
pair. Old maids so cents. Our readers
are asked to keep this in mind and be
in attendance. Program will be pub
lished later.
Miss Grace Maynard, the young
woman who was in The Dalles few
months ago with McEwan, the hypnot-
ist, has been called to take the long
sleep from which even the great hypno-
tist cannot awaken her, and which. it
would seem, is preferable to the sleep
she had been taking She died recently
at st. Cloud, Minnesota. Although she
seemed well when in this city, it was
said che contracted severe attack of
pneumonia at Salem, as a reeult of
being thrown into the river by boat
capsizing, she being out with a boating
party at the time.
Captain S. B. Ormsby recently re-
ceived letter from the department
ordering him to inspect nine townships
of land on the headwaters of the Des
Chutes river, in the Cascade forest
reservation, with a view of restoring
that portion to the public domain. Su-
perintendent Ormsby will start across
the mountains for the purpose of making
the desired examination as soon as the
condition of the roads and trails will
permit of travel. This is one of a
number of cases, in states having forest
reserves, where efforts are being made
to have portions of the reserves re-
stored to the public domain, and thrown
open to settlement.
3 News reached the city this morning of
the death of Maggie Keys, youngest
. daughter of VIM. Keys, Saturday at
f MayviIle, Gillian county. She has been
i'll for some months of consumption
which hardly seems possible, for upon
? her visit to this city hardly year since
{ she was so strong and we'll appearing.
Maggie was very we'll known and a
favorite in The DaIles during her reei-
dence here. She was graduated from
;. the Wasco Independent Academy in the
class of '9l, and was a very bright
9 student; as well as possessing cheerful
disposition which carried sunshine with
it. Her friends will learn the sad news
with deep regret.
Moro people are working hard to OBJ.
: tain the mail contract for the route be-
- tween that city and Prineville. Theil
promises are numerous and far reaching
but the fulhllment is yet to come. The,
are sending out advance agents alor
the line soliciting signers to petition
for the same. So far as we can ascer
II tain but an hour or two will be gained
a.