150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE’S TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 4 Part 1 RESIDENTS FROM COURT STREET WEST MUST BE ABANDONED FLOOD OF 1894 – High water views, 15 cents each at Gilhousen’s. ¶ Another foot will put the water on the post office floor. ¶ There was a lively row on Second Street yesterday afternoon. ¶ Has anyone heard anything about an election to occur on Monday? ¶ From present indications The Dalles will go prohibition Monday. ¶ Wanted to a lady, a position as clerk in store. Inquire at this office. ¶ Down by the U.P. the tops of the coal cars are just visible. ¶ The situation is aptly described by a profane friend as being h__l at half mast. ¶ The bridge trestle across Mill Creek is laded with cars, and is settling in places. ¶ The water measured three inches higher at noon than at 6 o’clock this morning. ¶ Winans Bros. have lost every fish wheels but one, and this is badly wrecked. ¶ For night calls Dr. J. Southerland will be found at room 37 Chapman block until further notice. ¶ Sidney Young has moved his stock and tools to his residence, where he will carry on his business. ¶ N. Harris is moving his big stock out in boats, a proceeding that many others have yet to follow. ¶ At noon First Street was out of sight, being under water from Mill Creek to the grade at the East End. ¶ Mr. McInerny has a lot of big boats carrying goods out of his store. The water is at the top of his counters. ¶ The man with the longest legs now wears the broadest smile, because it is further from his body to the street. ¶ Every available team in town and many from the country are at work moving goods and household effects. ¶ Nearly all the residences on Third street west from Court will have to be abandoned, and many are already moving. ¶ Monday’s issue of THE CHRONICLE will be somewhat reduced in size as we had to abandon our press, and will be printed in the old school house. We propose to stay with it if we have to go to Cloud Cap with our material. ¶ Stoneman & Fiege have moved their stock into the next building to O.D. Taylors residence opposite the Methodist church. ¶ The HOOD RIVER GLACIER and the ANTELOPE HERALD are the only papers in the county that are not run out by high water. ¶ Keller still holds the fort in his bakery, but if he doesn’t get a move on soon he will find his “bread cast upon the waters.” TO BE CONTINUED Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program