The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Monday, December 29, 1890, Front page MORE VICTIMS OF POISONING Another Eugene (Oregon) Family Striken Down With a Mysterious Complaint Eugene, Dec. 27 - Several parties in this city have recently been the victims of accidental poisoning, supposed to have been from eating head cheese. Yesterday the family of J.H. Wilkinson were all reported in a dangerous condition, and today it is learned that Joel Ware, formerly county clerk, and his entire family are sick with the same symptoms. They ate some meat of the same kind and from the same market as that which was supposed to have poisoned the other family. The symptoms are peculiar. Some of the victims have been prostrate for two days and are yet scarcely able to rise in bed. The physicians seem to be unable to tell what the poison is. LOCAL BREVITIES page three Miss Gertrude French went to Portland this morning for an extended visit. Mr. Anderson will ship a double decked car-load of sheep to Portland to-night. Mr. Deerhake the man who shot himself last week is in a very precarious condition. He may pull through, but the chances are all against him. Honorable Hiram Dustin, of Goldendale, Klickitat county's (Washington) prosecuting attorney, was a passenger on Hood's stage for home this morning. Wood Bros. have a couple of dressed hogs hanging in front of their shop which weigh respectively 570 and 590 pounds. We have seen bigger hogs, but never any that weighed more. The many friends of Honorable E.L. Smith will be pained to learn that he has gradually grown worse until there is little hope of his recovery. He was removed to the hospital Saturday, and is now under treatment by Dr. Henry Jones of Portland. Mr. Aaron Frazier, superintendent of the public school at Dufur (Oregon), is in the city. The school has made wonderful progress under his efficient management until it ranks now second to no school in the state outside of the larger cities. School will commence again Monday, and the form will open with about ninety pupils. Dufur is proud of her public school, and justly so. Mr. John Stoddard manager and member of the Oregon Lumber Co., of Hood River (Oregon), and Grant Giddes, bookkeeper for the same firm came up on this morning's passenger. The company is having some litigation with Mr. John Parker concerning water rights and right-of-way, and Mr. Stoddard is perpetuating testimony. The reservoir for the new water system is to be located near the old pest house in the pines. This will give it ample fall to supply under good pressure all the houses on the bluff and the needs of the city until it has multiplied in population several times. The water will be taken into the pipes near Mesplies' place on Mill creek, and it looks now as though the new system would be in operation early in the spring. Mr. Frank Pike of Moro (Oregon) is in the city. Mr. C.G. Roberts took his daughters Maggie and Lottie to Pendleton (Oregon) this morning, to attend school there. Recorder Knaggs furnished six tramps with a job of improving the city streets this morning. Knaggs is the most generous man in this line that we know of, as he can furnish an unlimited amount of work on the same terms. Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Drew who arrived here from Quebec (Canada) one week ago, were of course much surprised to find the hills covered with green grass and the thermometer in the fifties, as there was two feet of snow at their home when they left, and the thermometer standing at 20 below. They left this morning to visit their daughter Mrs. D.E. Gilman in Gilliam county. Hotel Arrivals for the Past Twenty-four Hours page three Umatilla House C. Hodge, Prineville H. Anderson, Albina W.J. Garson, Albina David Burke, Portland H. Dustin, Goldendale (Washington) C. Meek, City George Goding, Telson A. Stroble, Telson Arthur Coffin, Arlington Samuel Tucker, Albina H. Anderson, City J.P. Ford, East Portland H.S. Wilson, Arlington W.H. Moore, City C.W. Bryan, City C.F. Overbaugh, Portland J.A. Anderson, Victoria B.C. Sohn Stoddard, Hood River C. JOhnson & wife, Dayville John Rummel EXTREME LOW WATER page three The CORVALLIS TIMES (Oregon) rises with this remark: The Willamette river is lower than ever before known at this season of the year. Yesterday Max Friendly's logging outfit consisting of a wagon and three yoke of oxen forded it about a mile and a half above this city and the driver didn't get a drop of water on himself. The like has never been known in December. DIED In this city, Dec. 29th the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Stone. Sunday, Dec. 29, 1890, at Portland infant son of Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Johns. In this city Sunday Dec. 29th, Edward Angel, aged about 23 years. The funeral took place this afternoon at Eight mile. Mr. Angel came here recently to assist in caring for members of his family who were sick with Typhoid fever. As they recovered he was stricken down, and passed away a victim of that disease. 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/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." 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