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THE DALLE8 DAILY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1921. PAGE FIVE NEWS NOTES Mrs. Royer Seeks Divorce Charg? ing that her husband, Aaron Royer, aeserted her in 1919, Mrs. Daisy L. Royjer today filed suit for divorce in the local circuit court. She asks the custody of a five-year-old child, which had been adopted by her husband and herself when they were living in Canada. Attorney Frank O. Dick rep resents the plaintiff. Senior Cast Rehearses Members of the high school senior class are at the present time working hard the senior play, "Nothing But the .Truth." The play will be presented in the high school auditorium May 19 and 20. All musical numbers are being worked out under the direc tion of Miss Sophie Messenger, high school musical director. To Select Contest Team The , 'Dalles pigeon shooters will hold a contest on the traps below the city tomorrow to select a 10-man team to represent the local club in a match .shoot against Hood River a week from tomorrow at the Apple City. This The Dalles-Hood River shoot is a return ?match, the local gunners having an Vexed the' first contest. Cooperative Growers to Meet M. O. Evans, field manager of the Ore gon Growers'.Cooperatlve association, and W. I. Stagey, secretary and treas'i r urere of the association, are business 'visitors in The Dalles today. It is plan ned to call a meeting of the 'local members of the association, to which siaiey win present a tmanciai re port showing the condition of the state organization. Dalles Vs. Goldendale The Dallos baseball team will clash with the diamond artists of Goldendale tomor row afternoon on the Washington town ball field. Woolsey and Carlson will hurl for the locals and Lawrence and Kohler will be on the receiving end of the batteries. Goldendale) is reported to have a fast aggregation of ball tossers. The Washington team took White Salmon into camp and White -Salmon defeated The Dalles a few weeks ago. However, The Dalles team bias rounded into form and is playing a -touch different brand of the national sport than It furnished ear lier in the season. Indicating this, is thfi 8 to 2 wStlnnfnffi'hhS7T& r'.c Valley by the locals last Saturday. School Boy's Dream A school boy's dream, is the general theme of the Freshman class play, "The Land of Dreams," which will be presented at the high school auditorium Friday evening, May C. Weary of schooV and tired of play, Bennie Grizzell, the school 'boy, falls asleep and, in his dreams, lives over again the tragedies and joys of a small boy in school. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Bluebeard afford spicy relief from the torments of English grammar, while the lighter fancies find figure in a dainty butterfly dance by Helen Williams. The courtship of Helen of Troy is depicted, with Evelyn Ed mondson laying the part of Helen. The fantasy has been worked out under the direction of Miss Teressa Cox, coach, and promises to be a uni que and worth-while entertainment. Debaters After State Honors As pirants for high school debating hon ors are busily engaged in preparing for the state-wide debating tourna ment, to be held in Eugene May 18, 19 and 20. The debate will be for the purpose of crowning one team as de bating champion of the state of Ore gon. The state has been divided into districts, the different high schools in each district flrsl debating among themselves until the championship team of the district is picked. In this district, The Dalles won championship debating honors, defeating Bend high school, runner-up for this honor. In Eugene, teams representing each dlv, trict in the state will debatejbehind' closed doors, until , the jfinal 'match' for the state championship, which will be public. The subject chosen for de bate 1b: "Resolved, that the United States Should .Have Government pwn ership of Railroads." ' i h Trucks Have Rlght-of-Way Per sons driving over the Columbia Riv er highway between The Dalles and .Rowena must' remember that stato highway trucks have the right-of-way, and that truck drivers, carry ing gravel at so much per load, are not disposed to waste any , time get-,. ting out of "the way 'of passenger cars, J. H. Scott, division engineer, pointed out today. In substantiation of this assertion, Scott declared that an automobile in which he was driv ing over this section of the road, was yesterday rammed by a big highway truck and a fonder of the touring car torn off. Although the surfacing on this road is now smooth and permits easy travel, fine gravel is still being ' hauled and dumped on various sections of the road, according to Scott. No work will be done i on this stVctch of the highway tomorrow, and persons wishing to drive to Hood River over the new road may do so without en countering bad, roads or trucks. sanawicnes, case ana coffee were served by the ladles of the com munlty. , Game Ends in Row With the score standing 8 to 8 In the last half of the ninth inning, The Dalles at bat and two men on bases, the Dufur high school baseball team yes terday afternoon decided that the umpiring of the game had not been all that it should' have been and walked off the field, refusing to fin ish the game. The direct cause of the argument was the calling of a runner safe at first, in a close de cision. The Dufur team had been leading in score during the entire game until that time. Dufur refus ing to finish the game, The Dalle's team claimed the game by forfeit. Yesterday's game was the first" of the season for the local players, a game with Fallbrldge. scheduled fcr earlier in the season having beenf called off - by the Washington nlneJ A new picture of Cardinal, penis J. Two games are scheduled with, the Dougherty of .Philadelphia, taken on Hood River high school nine, one board ship as he arrived from Rome, in The Dalles on May 13 and one where he had been called to receive in Hood River on May 20. Tentative ' the red hat. Both New York and Phil arrangements are also being made . adelnhla staged Impressive welcom- NEWEST PICTURE OF CARDINAL DOUGHERTY LOOKING BACKWARD for two games with the Hill Mill tary academy of Portland; one game to be played in Portland ahd' oftb in this city. Dance Tonight Elks 'hall. Admission 75 cent5. Carpentering and building. C. H. Merryman, telephone red '6741. M30 Free Clinic No Charge For Examina tion Tuesdays and Thursdays. Dr. Banm, chiropractio physician, Third and Washington. maintSOl. it ing ceremonies on his return home. There's A Difference If you've been a "ready made" man in the past, be a "made to order man' In the future.-First class hand tailor ed suits to measure, $35.00 and up. W K. Webber, one block east of poV office. 6tf rOO LATE TO CLASSIFY iLOST Bunch of keys on ring. Re ward if returned to 608 East Third street. , 2 (From The Chronicle, April 30, 1896.) Mr. W. A. Johnston is moving his grovery store to Honwill's dry goods establishment, the latter closing to night. .Herrick's cannery was started up this afternoon on 2 tons of fish. About 21 operatives are employed. The cannery has a capacity of from 10 to 15 tons dally. Its fullest ca pacity will be demanded later in tho season. , Mrs. C. L. Ireland of Moro is spend, ing a few days in town. Mrs. J. H. Wood and mother lert for University park this morning by the Regulator. ' ' V The ladles of ft tho Congregatidnal church and their friends spent a j pleasant afternoon yesterday at the home ' of Mrs. Pease, in welcoming back to their society their former president, Mrs. George P. Morgan. Either the old-time spirit of iwarm welcome and hospitality is not alto gether dead, as some pessimists wpuld have us believe, or these friends were very successful in 'reviving its ap pearance. The good cheer of tooth some viands and fragrant cup was the least of the welcome. .The folloW ing guestB were present: Mesdames Pease, Morgan, McFar land, Cooper, Cushlng, Price, Marden, Thompson, Patterson, Beers, Doane, McCoy, II. V. Gibons, Hobson, Guthrie, Dunham, Groat, Gilbert, Corsen, Cur ttlss, GlbonB, Denne, Gray, Funk, But ler, E. iM. Willson, Condon, Brooks, Kelsy, Herbert, Donnell, Huntington. ?Sxb. E. M. Wilson went to Portland this afternoon to visit her daughter, Mrs. F. P. Mays. Hon. H. R. Coon of Hood River is in the city today. Ladles' and children's hats. 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