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THE •hruiticl. I BONNEVILLE D A IVI |uy l l i ' l ' " ’ 1,1 1 h " " ‘ ‘ ' L'wcrk '*> ( u r r ‘‘ r hie M o n th r P h o n e 21 1 ... |i. i I. \ i . i ». < i d I k *•> R T O F F IC E AT L iN F V IL L E U U IC T IU * r M all I1 ii.. - tween Herman creek ami !>».»'«-,n and t Into alt li ■ k at 1 1 ' Dari. M it 1 f m w • pu, er in the R : cviiie lU m area. " ARRI M U I I s t a t e t o p ut b r i d g e IS U NOW 3rd CLASS acrosstan ™ eek FOR FOOT PASSENGERS ('nuetrurtion «.f • foot bridge ■ cross Tanvr ere. b fur arrotnods '•<»*» *'f people liMnt in the li.tnny Villa district will I«- aiarted W e d nesday by a « few of carpenters, w h o have liw # e»nl Into the lion- ngillla I la m l i r a by ||ln »tale high war drpartmanl Resident* of llunuy Villa and Bonneville have beet) aeklng the alale til build lb* bride«, and now that the rr«w la In (he territory will no doubt urge »he highway d e t r i m e n t to build a walk up the hill, paralleling lb « »tat« road. T he Hew bridge will be ron- etrurted on the oulelde of lb# •tale's T ann«r creek bridge T he cr«w Is slopping In Caa- en d* I « « -ka ll will be em p loyed on IWo o f th ree bridge Jobe «ml pall ” U* entering age• III« I •••» m' ° Tueeday flag ■ •»• gteeted With e Lj » • Year fro m l'u#t- . ttenry K INnd • •»*» •«»»»»«•.! !• I p°k« I yo*tte»»,pf hed occa sion I" ttta p>wluffl< e bad been from • fourth rlaaa to a rlaM o « r e The o rd e r be- ,«ga«ll«e lb« ««•! Of »he year d<f foarth claaa rulew and atliMir f.llund drew ouly • » « ■ tk »gd com pelled to e n i• t ,l*rk out <•» hi» «•••»>' , ' ,,• klrd rl»»» rulee and regula- W will draw |lhO a month ka go»e»si»*nt f » » *he HaW K ** t - a r f rmwlug »he re»»»g «1 H»e i will make it co m p u lso ry lk* poet mailer lo *e«h new for the tlfBce rnoet or- knlldlng o f It# o w n The K n o d ha»« at leaat t l o o I fast of floor »pace ^ for ■ poelolftce building tdar ear Within n month 1141*1 e111 be . tnileted and lag Juat «h ere the ofll< r la *fhe government'* action In ad- located h»a *»'M l’* * » " ** t a m in g the poatolTUe In Bonne- >H< indication, are a build , ||u . f(, „ rlh |# . Ihlf|| i y . « e . « | a .a r t k . l | . H * . f U M o|^ n r ) ^ m t y f<|r (hf. Utre and t b . 1‘ lggty * »««»» of r u f . , fr^ d. „ , r r y • Ml». I III K.n H O .N N C V II.LK STEIWER LEADS FIGHT AGAINST COULEE SET-UP H O W Y VILLA POWER COMPANY WOULD FURNISH L I G H T S FOR LOCKS AT $20 MONTH Acting through If. a . Martin, ¡division manager, the West Coast Attempts on Ihe part of th «i P ow er rompany has announced Washington delegation In rougresa that It Is prepared to furnish afreet to throw llonne* ill« into • c o m lights In Cascade ly.cks at a cost mon pol with Coulee lluui and of |2o a inurih for eight lights In bring both project« under control laying the proposal before the ofthe Columbia Valley Authority Chamber o f C om m erce the power haa brought on an aefltre engage company asked for a deposit o f 1*10 to rover cost o f putting In the ment at the national capital. Kenator Htelwer, Oregon, haa necessary brackets, lights and o th announced that be will light the er fixtures and to rover cost o f bill Introduced by Congressman removing them If the cham ber lllll, Washington, and Congress- does not keep up the contract. At the cham ber meeting last ntan I’ lerce, Oregon, creating the Friday a com m ittee of three, c o m hoard, or authority. posed o f Jack Klmer. Capt. Char In Washington. 1>. C , engineers hava announced that power from les Nelson and W. C. Anderson, was appointed to pass upon the llonnevllle dam ran be sold In He- • tlle at a lower price than th« Pu reasonableness o f the proposal. The com m ittee will report at the get Hound metropolis can obtain naxt meeting. ll from Coulee dam In Portland The rompany estimate* (hat It Colonel T M Itoblna.district en will he put to an expense of 1330 gineer for Ihe I’ H army, haa de to Install the street lighting syn- clared there la no market for all em over a dlnanre o f 1600 faret. of the power which will be created by gorernmenl plants at the two dama WKDNKHDAY. JAN. 2.1*35 MILD WEATHER RETURNS AFTER FOUR-INCH SNOW e n g in e e r s und con tractors gazed at the skle* and atulled Tuesday as a wurm south wind d rove the snow from the lowlands and ushered In the New Year with promise of a mild January. Know hud fallen Fri day night and again on Saturday night, only to pass off b efore It could do serious damage or delay work on the dam. At the close o f December the weather man had chalked up a tot al precipitation o f 17 Inche* fo r the month, hut the water, running off as rapidly as It fell, did not In terfere with progress o f the c o n tracts. Luist Decem ber there was a total rainfall o f 3U Inches, and thla coupled with steady downpoura during the week that follow ed, caused the river to reach unexpect ed heights and carry out the Aral cofferdam at the mouth o f Kagle creek. Friday n ig h t’s snow, the Arat o f the season, follow ed a week's rain. Dodson got only a flurry o f Oregon Interests, reallilng that snow. At Crown Point the snow I power rates at llonnevllle I Hiln melted as It tell Saturday morning, must he In. reaaed If Ihe project la hut stuck on longer Saturday to be saddled down with Coulee I night. No snow fell In Portland, dam, are preparing lo bark Ken- but llonnevllle got tw o Inche*. Cas ator Htelwer In hla light against cade l>ock«, fou r fnchea; and Hood (he Columbia Valley Authority A H Hansen. Seattle contractor, River. 10 Inches. Congressman Hill represents the will begin work W ednesday on the Knclneer* and contractors are In the Itonneitlle I Him area dlalrbl In eaatrrn Washington construction of the new civic a u d i watching the weather closely fo r imm of btjhlhrhh htliniMl ... ... \ tiller rundUlotii II It torium and the new administra which Includes Coulee Dam. while the llonne title p oalom ce ___ the reason that the precipitation hr* r»»af jr ruf p t l fu d i lo ••It building, fou n dation s for Congressman Pierre represents all tion -rea-d etery month d u rin g , hfotl||h (h, . „ d mu<1 o f the next 30 days will have a which have been In fo r several of eastern Oregon In congress The hearing on the speed with which *» T**' ®n*» •,,B* y 1 for a onalderable distance lo re- weeks. |P..P.n. that It will b « n t „ -(| T b l. rot,dl.l»n be Pierre district runs to (he Multno con tra ctors can put down crib* fo r The Seattle con tra ctor obtained mah county line, but d»ea not In the cofferdam Precipitation fo r fifth* r I > f r fii e<| Ir f| If rtiotlf h l'*'< pi® Will the construction Job on a bid o f clude lionnerllle Roth are demo- the period since September 1 I* on •tara in ae.otid rlaaa <•*<«»• ^ # petition .,j.|re..cd to t b - when proposals were rrata Hill may become majority I $57.500 ly slightly behind that o f the same l.fe a ll ey a postmaster general and aakltig for opened by arm y engineers In P ort floor leader In the nett emigre#«. an . . . i a t . n l and g D m £ r „ w (# period a year ago. but the rain has Pierce la national committeeman land a month ago. co m e at interval* and run off with Forma embodying the applRa- for the democrats of Oregon. Kmployea on the dam and resi out bringing on high water. To tlon o r petition, will be gtallable dents of the lower end o f the dis date there ha* not been a great w h '»la In b- tb f a a e n d e within a few daya I'poti their nr- trict have been waiting patiently ■teal o i snowfall n the mountains. o4 I' ’ letlllc e?,.>if Wed* ¡riv a l eaeryi.ee who la dealrloua of for the work on the civic a u d itor ig. follow in g a 10« having mall delivered M their ium to gel under way. They have K A t i l . l S T o MKET T H IT tS U \ Y 'h.illdav vacation Noma will be r»-*ttiealed to alKn up v ; Inro in which to hold en ter r.-vgles o f the C timu 'e L.ocks- t*ntroba are r.»mpellrd t<. tainments and nut on smokers and w* I»« «»1 R l v. 1 1 : l la , tl|r |(,el own laolaw I ar* looking fo rw ard to ih e early Boc::-■•'Ills ar rle will m -e i T h u rs day night nt French'* recreation c>ni''lellon o f 'h e hulldtng. h i m * \ t. \ n i > \ n ill«>i> 1 '• 1 !< ........... After numerous C i»e »tarts and be crawled Ob a f»«a» bealde lb« T he (w o buildings ar being pti' center In Bonneville. The aerie is I of the four rooittn o f th art o f the tip at a point about two blocks now holding regular weekly meet highway where they will be read- much labor on th* t^.cka grade a* hcn*l » • ' illy areeaalble lo the poalmati frl|o*a who nr* d fug their b*si below the multi entrance to the ing* in the quarter* which I*. M. >4 during the fb r la tm a a Whether the rout* can be laid to provide entertainment for em reservation und will stand In only French ha* c ; e n e d fo r use of frat . lo the drU.^ht o f patenta out to run from l»oda«>n to l l pv- ployes on tr.e ...i*n. It has been dt f* a abort distance from the railroad ernal and civic organizations, as l* va heard their children man creek haa not b e ^ deter In.itely decided lo hold Ihe llrat station, which Is to be built near Ihe Veterans o f Foreign "'a r * . I of eye strain T h e ln- mined for half o f the dlatrlcl la smoker si »he Roosevelt theatre the highway after work o f relo Ifhia (he i»>a and enu m e « ar i t ra » . n * g . - e - |n \|u|tnotti.>h c o tn ly . and half 1» Friday night. Jauuary 11. cating the I’ nlon Paclllc tracks Is the llghla were alt l»ntl Hood ItlverrouniT A ruling on The card will carry si* boxing completed. - aubmltted by the atate (hft , „ u, , i o n la being obtained events and probably t » o or three I.... eg e laa f*U nt I of education gt gft ftnlem wrestling matches It Is being un re building was r * - * l t « t s i list Hi III It* SIH M 1.1» derwritten through sale of ticket», MKIKIt l i l t ' l l - 1 t|*KN < OMPL \i\ W H m THEY which will be offered to 'h e public Governor Julius I. Meier spent l MI* T O «.I T < l l i b i M i 1*R w-lhlnt the ne*| few days. The Carpenter* working under the 1 ('hr let mas nt hln country ht>ni° a» tickets are to sell for 25 cents The Chronicle I* making e v direction o f Leo Mller. who ha* Corbett Thla trelng the Ural year each. ery effort to dellv r the aper charge of ground* on the reserva t lie place haa been M r Ope* Through courtesy o f the man tion. tore the administration build to all subscriber* If you fall to agement of the Roosevelt. Ihe the ing apart and put It back together receive your paper promptly atre Is being made available for again during the holidays. They don't hesitate to demand It. . gellin g the house ready for ih o unknown force I. g u a r ^ f Mf ^ Mf. « „ . e r * . ihe card without charge, and will Anlsh this week. Telephone ¡ i l l and ¡ink ns what R em od elin g o f the Interior of Is wrong. The paper will be de life of l e t e , R abbit, the , from San since the other expenses will not be heavy II la believed that a >ny of lionny V illa ’ Hlnre « « ' « " » • « ami the building will give the engin livered to you H ow ever. If vou . . . . . _ Krntials* o who rnm«- up to «pemi splendid show ran he put on for eering force consderable more are not a subscriber, d o n 't c o m in« I eter haa been roam- r f k - , r ,,..r,.nta _. . (he ho Idava With their parmt* Ihe fellows throughout the dis room and ha;-, pul them in shape to plain when the carrier misses ind among the houaea. trict The theatre seats 600 people withstand a cold snap. you. Telephone and say you friends with adults and but never molawlerl by Telephone, mall or hrlng your and there should he room enough The space fo rm erly used for want the paper left at your storage purpose has been turned home each week. b numerous d og s o f the |t*-ma lo the Chrnnlflt*. I* lo lake care of all who wish to see the lights. ; Into offices, a new flo o r haa been «y He has often crtisaed j„ ,,ur « |.h to print all I ho news laid, partitions have been put up hut bn« alw ays been f o r _______ __________ and the interior has been sealed I earape i | h - cars, against the weather. II Of till» venr I’ ele r llsh- ¡si. a lone iluek ll P efer . ( I K K A T IIAI.I. HOMK loe far at feed ing lim e •otild call until he earn«» ! An overheated stove pipe at the »hey mlghi *-at togeth er 1 home o f Postmaster Frank Hall caused con siderable exccltement . the wnmlertual got the In C ascade Locks New Year's Kve. Vter an,| h*. deaerled his 1 Neighbor* and tow nsfolk rushed »me, and beeatne n neigh- i to the house but the Are « ' i t pel Now ahnuld n nythln « j I brought under control before It It. I’eter Hnhhlt, insny ; .ltd any serious damage. *"t»li| lie and lit the lore a friend If you hear o f an accident, tel- ! ephone the Chronicle. »»nt your new a Hem*, tend UNCLE SAM TO BE ASKED FOR FREE MAIL DELIVERY CONTRACTOR TO BEGIN WORKING ON AUDITORIUM BOXING. WRESTLING CARD TO BE PUT ON ROOSEVELT THEATRE QUARTERS OCCUPIED ENGINEERS AT DAM REMODELED. ENLARGED RABBIT FOUND IE LIVING AMONG 'NEVILLE FRIENDS