Earline, I am looking for facts on a Chauncey M. Messenger that was in the Dalles area during the Indian wars. He was a in the First Oregon Cav. and a Indian interpreter for Gov. Stevens. Also worked with the horses and other needs. Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earline Wasser" <vhambv@hotmail.com> To: <ORHOODRI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:14 PM Subject: [ORHOODRI] The Dalles Daily Chronicle, July 15, 1895 > The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Monday, July 15, 1895 page two Partial articles > > Will Destroy Grasshoppers > Mr. Emil Schanno has received a remedy for the grasshopper pest, which is > said to have been used in California with great efficacy. The grasshoppers > have been something of a nuisance this season and the farmers will be glad > to hear of any remedy that will serve as a preventative. Following is the > preparation: > Bran...100 pounds > Arsenic.. 16 pounds > Sugar.. 16 pounds > Mix bran and arsenic dry, then add sugar dissolved in water to wet > thoroughly. Put a spoonful at base of each tree or vine. Don't let poultry > or domestic animals get at it. Locusts can be smoked out of an orchard, but > they go to somewhere else. > > Mr. Henry Cock, a pioneer resident of North Yakima (Washington), died at his > home near that place Thursday night. Mr. Cock was the brother of Mrs. Wm. > Shackelford of this city and well known to a number of our citizens. For > several years he was a citizen of Walla Walla (Washington) and then removed > to North Yakima. He served one term in the Washington legislature. At the > time of his death his age was 65 years. > > BRIEF MENTION page three > Leaves From the Notebook of Chronicle Reporters > > James Callahan, formerly employed in the Holton's House barbershop, > Portland, has taken a position in Julius Fisher's during the absence of Mr. > Long. > > Mr. John Ledford, an old settler living near Wamic (Oregon), is lying very > ill as the result of a paralytic stroke. Mr. Ledford is an old resident of > Wasco county and for many has been a resident of Wamic. His neighbors hope > that he may survive the attack. > > Every move among the business men of this city indicates prosperity. > Enlargements in stores are continually going on, and merchants are enlarging > their field of operations continually. Funk Bros. have leased from Max Vogt > the building formerly occupied by M.T. Nolan, and are using it as annex to > their present business. The partition between the stores is being taken > down, and both rooms thrown into one. The new store will have a frontage of > over fifty feet, and will make an attractive business house. The progress of > The Dalles is very satisfactory to all who have a belief in its future. > > Sunday morning about 3 o'clock J. Taylor, a man from North Yakima, walked > off the board walk on the Mill creek trestle and fell a distance of > twenty-five feet. No one was present at the time, and the injured man was > compelled to drag himself back to the Columbia (hotel?), where he was > stopping. Dr. Hollister was hastily sent for, and an examination told that a > leg was broken just above the ankle. How the man escaped still greater > injury is a marvel. The injured man is suffering a great deal of pain, and > yesterday his suffering was so intense that he got out of bed and by the aid > of crutches went out on the street, against the orders of the physician and > attendants. The accident occurred at the same place Jim Ferguson's horse > committed suicide several days ago. > > Death of Mrs. Bessie Wagonblast > Last night at 11 o'clock Mrs. Bessie P. Wagonblast died at the home of her > mother, Mrs. Sarah Doyle, on 8 Mile. Mrs. Wagonblast had been a sufferer > from consumption for about six months, but no immediate danger of death was > thought by her friends. She had been up and around the house during the day, > and when her husband left her at 7 o'clock to go to another farm she seemed > fairly well. In five hours death had taken her. > > Mrs. Wagonblast lacked about three months of being 21 and had been married > three years to Mr. Chas F. Wagonblast whose farm is on 8-Mile. She leaves, > besides her husband, two little boys. The funeral will take place tomorrow > morning at 10 o'clock from the Dry Hollow schoolhouse. > > Her death is a great blow to her young husband and members of the family. > Although consumption had long ago marked her as a victim, yet the shock of > her death was none the less cruel. In disposition she was very sweet and > attractive, and her memory will remain dear to her bereaved friends as long > as their lives last. The sympathy of the whole neighborhood goes out to the > stricken family in their distress. > > Shooting Sunday Morning > A shooting occurred early Sunday morning which came nearly terminating > fatally and which may yet have a serious outcome. A carpenter named McDonald > and James Hagan were having a dispute in Lemke's saloon and Hagan charged > McDonald with having worked for $1.50 a day. This insuinuation (sic) > McDonald quickly resented and a wordy war ensued between the men which > quickly gathered a crowd of witnesses. Hagan and McDonald then patched up > their differences. > > Later on they met Louis Ostlund and asked him if McDonald had ever worked > for him at the price referred to. Mr. Ostlund replied that he had not, but > had always received $2.50 or $3 a day. McDonald who had been getting in an > ugly mood, suddenly whipped out his revolver and applying a savage oath to > Hagan began shooting. One shot struck Hagan in the small of the back and > made a grevious (sic) wound. Fred Bronson was struck by a stray shot and > received a severe wound in the fleshy part of the leg. His injury is not > severe and Dr. Sutherland reports him as resting easily. When Hagan was > taken home he was thought dangerously wounded and the belief became currant > that he was dying, but the bullet has been found and unless blood poisoning > sets in he will in all probability recover. > > McDonald was arrested soon after the shooting and placed in the county jail. > His revolver was empty, showing he had shot as long as there were > cartridges. The affair caused a great deal of excitement and the vicinity of > the affray was crowded with people who heard the shooting. Until the exact > extent of Hagan's injuries are ascertained it cannot be known what charge > will be made against McDonald. > > PERSONAL MENTION > > Mr. Alex McLeod of Kingsley (Oregon) is in the city. > Mr. S.E. VanVactor of Goldendale (Washington) is in the city. > Mr. E.M. Shutt, editor of the Antelope (Oregon) Herald, is in the city. > Mr. Fred Fisher and family have gone to Ocean Park to spend the summer. > Mr. and Mrs Judd Fish and Mr. N.J. Sinnott have returned from their camping > trip to > Mt. Hood. > Mrs. M.T. Nolan and Miss Lizzie Farmer made the trip to the Cascades and > return on the > REGULATOR. > Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Thompson returned today from attending the Chautauquan > assembly at Gladstone Park. > Harry Esping left this morning on the boat for White Salmon (Washington) > from which place he will ride his bicycle to Trout Lake (Washington). > Mr. and Mrs. Keyster have gone to Walla Walla (Washington) for a two-weeks > visit with Mrs. Keyster's father, Mr. George Starrett. > Mr. M.A. Moore, postmaster at Prineville (Oregon), accompanied by his wife, > passed through The Dalles on their way to Portland. > > > 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.gorge.net/genealogy > [Note: new website address] > > Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information > regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page > > The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." > Robert Louis Stevenson > > Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program > > > > ==== ORHOODRI Mailing List ==== > To access the Rootsweb Archive for the ORHOODRI Mailing List go to: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ORHOODRI > > ============================== > New! 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