The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Tuesday, December 16, 1890, page three LOCAL BREVITIES Mr. Chas. Van Duyn of Tygh Valley (Oregong), was in the city yesterday. Henry Smith is loading a six horse team with freight for Prineville (Oregon) J.B. Dow called at this office today. Mr. Dow expects to take up his residence in this city in future. Mrs. J. Oliphant (nee Miss Elsie Smith) of Portland is visiting friends and relatives in this city. A carload of hogs was shipped to Portland last night by Messers. Abbott and Baxter of Tygh Ridge. B.C. McAtee and Wm. Contrell, of Tygh Valley, are doing the city. No rain as yet, to be of benefit to the farming interests, the roads are dry and dusty. Mr. O. Kinersly was in Portland yesterday without his umbrella, and came home this morning sadly disappointed because there was no rain. Mr. A.J. Brigham, of the S.B. Medicine Company, is in the city, is prospering himself and tells us the Company's business is growing steadily. Mr. Seth Morgan of Three-Mile is circulating a petition to the legislature to have a bill passed making it a penal offense to put a provision for paying attorney's fees in a note of hand. Attorneys willplease take notice and hustle up their remonstrance. There is no one thing gives strangers arriving in a city so favorable an impression as neat depot buildings and clean grounds. Since Mr. C.H. Watson has been division road master, a marked improvement has been made in this line at the depot and the yards. The latter are exceptionally clean and neat which resounds to Mr. Watson's credit, and benefits the city. Mr. Riddell and H. Rice, committee from Fairfield Grange were in the city yesterday, to communicate with the board of trade concerning the putting of a line of boats on the river. They say the grangers are prepared to give substantial aid to the scheme. A meeting of all the granges in the county is meet at Dufur (Oregon), February 20th, to take action in the matter, and to pledge themselves if necessary to ship all products by the new line. There is apparent danger of a diphtheria epidemic as well as measles in Pendleton (Oregon), if prompt measures are not taken to prevent the disease from obtaining a foothold. The EAST OREGONIAN is informed that diphtheria was deemed the cause of Beulah Hilton's death, and that two other children of Mr. and Mrs. Hilton are ill with a disease pronounced diphtheria by the attending physicians, Drs. Alexander. A little daughter of Henry Thompson has also been attacked. Hotel Arrivals for the past Twenty-four Hours Umatilla House George Dasch, Goldendale (Washington). J. C. Riceland, Goldendale. James Murphey, Goldendale. W.M. Barnett, Wasco (Oregon). Silas Parrett, Salida, Colorado. E.G. Copeland, city. Dr. Ferris, Monkland (Oregon). Frank Fulton, Biggs (Oregon). W.A. Evans, Antelope (Oregon). W.H. Callicott, Umatilla (Oregon). R.A. Williams, Ft. Hall, Idaho. G.H. Johnson, Dufur (Oregon). C.P. Balch, Dufur. J.W. Ombaugh, White Salmon, Washington. E.H. Convey and wife, San Francisco (California). Thomas Norwhal, Dufur. J.W. Reedy, city. J.E. Seely, Portland. James Murphy, Goldendale. George Gerriert, city. Lee Hoffman, Portland. S.E. Brockway, Portland. F.W. Curtin, McMinnville (Oregon). L.S. Bower and wife, Portland. W.H. Jeffers, Tacoma (Washington). Reverend Dr. Lindnen, Portland. Geo. Hitchcock, Napivine, Washington. Chas. Evans, Albina (Oregon). Chas. Brash, Portland. Chas. Bush, Port Townsend, Washington. D.H. Steyman, Hartland C.R. Patterson, Portland. Jas. Thompsen, Portland. O.P. King, Grass Valley (Oregon). H. Tayler, city. W.J. Garron, city. Joe. Tredman, Portland. Jeny O. Schovling, Pineville (Prineville?). C.O. Major, 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.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/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail