Transcriber's Note: I've refrained from copying articles that do not include names of residents, some of the colloquial terms we'll have to guess at the meaning of, present day capitals used on certain words were not used then. Fraternity names and organizations I am not familiar with. Advertisements placed in the newspaper were coded for easy identification in later issues. The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Tuesday, January 20, 1891, Front page MADE AN ARREST AT LAST Joe Day Arrests An Escaped Convict in Portland. Portland, OR. Jan. 20 - Detective Joseph Day arrested William Long alias Jones this morning. Long was in November, 1887, convicted of a burglary in San Diego county, California, and sentenced to twelve years in the San Quentin penitentiary. While being conveyed to prison by Sheriff Long he eluded the officer at Oakland (California) wharf and has till now avoided recapture. LOCAL BREVITIES page three Mr. Henry Sexton of Wasco (Oregon) is in the city. Mr. H.C. Rooper of Bake Oven (Oregon) is in the city. Master Frank French left to-day to attend the university at Salem (Oregon). R.F. Gibons is confined to his home with an attack of sciatic rheumatism. Mr. Charles Rosenfeld of the Rosenfeld - Smith Company of Portland is in the city. Mr. J. Blumlein, representing Mason, Ehrman & Company of Portland is here on a business visit. Honorable O.M. Scott, county judge of Sherman county, honored the CHRONICLE office with a visit this afternoon. J.M. Rogers of Boyd (Oregon) returned home Saturday from a short visit to Missouri, the home of his father. He formed a partnership while there with a nice young lady and brought her home with him. We wish him and his young wife a prosperous and happy life. It looks very much as though the tramps who stole the outfit from the box car Sunday night and hid it under Saltmarshe's platform had intended to set fire to some building in that portion of the town that they might get a chance to plunder houses left unguarded. Harness-stealing seems to be a favorite avocation with petty thieves in Pendleton (Oregon) at present. Several citizens have lately had harness and other articles stolen from their barns. Saturday night the stable of Levy Hays, who lives on Nob Hill, was entered, and a set of double harness taken. So far there is no clue to the robber, who will probably soon open a harness store in some other town. (East OREGONIAN). Monday evening Mrs. Watson who had been up the road on a hand car, on his way home discovered that some wretch had bolted two fish plates together and placed them on the track near the willows above town. There was an evident intent to wreck a train, and the attempt was foiled more by good luck than anything else. Hanging is not severe punishment enough for this offence but unfortunately it is the limit beyond which we cannot go. The attempt to wreck a train should be made a capital offence. Colonel Nevins arrived home from Salem (Oregon) to-day. Mr. S. Husbands, of Mosier (Oregon), is in the city. Mr. Husbands is reconciled as to the destiny of the new county project. Honorable E.L. Eastham, member of the Oregon Legislature died at his home in Oregon city (Oregon) last Sunday morning. Misses Lillie and Clara Allen left this morning for Rockford, Illinois to attend school. Mrs. DeLyle accompanied them. George Bancroft, the eminent Historian, died in Washington city, D.C., on the 17th inst. (instant) after a brief illness. He was born in 1800. Messrs. Printz & Nitschke are having the old platform and rubbish cleaned off the lot adjoining the store occupied by Snipes & Kinersly for the purpose of building for themselves a store for their furniture business in the coming season. The young ladies Shakespearean club met with Miss Iva Brooks last evening and had an enjoyable season reading Othello. Such gatherings are very profitable as the acquaintance with standard authors assists in literary acquirements. BOARD OF TRADE MEETING Board met at their rooms last night, A.S. Macallister, president; and B.S. Huntington secretary, both being present and the attendance being fair. Acommittee consisting of A.S. Macallister, Robert Mays and G.T. Farley were appointed to go to Salem and urge the passage of Senator Watkins' postage bill, and to look after such other matters as are of interest to Wasco county. Honorable C.M. Cartwright and A.J. Dufur, sr., who will be at Salem, will assist them. Hotel Arrivals for the Past Twenty-four Hours. Umatilla House S.R. Husbands, Mosier. J.W. Phillips, Albany (Oregon ?). Jacob Blumlein, Portland. Charles Rosenfeld, Portland. F.V. Dingman, Portland. George F. Jones, Portland. Charles Pringle, Portland. Charles Evans, Portland. J.M. Roth, Kingsley (Oregon). H.C. Rooper, Bake Oven (Oregon). Mrs. J.W. McNamara, Portland. George St. Devis, San Francisco (California). M. Cavanaugh, Albina (Oregon). A.C. Sawyer, New York. Mark A. Fullerton, Colfax (?) TEMPERANCE LECTURES COMING Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Scott, who come to this coast highly recommended by Miss Willard, will be in The Dalles on or about the 28th of January. Will lecture four or five successive evenings. Further notice given of time and place. DIED In this city Monday, January 19, 1891, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hickenbotham. End. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ for recently updated information regarding Wasco County. 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