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WANTED A FRUIT SHIPPER.
- Itis to us a moBt singular thing that
some one does not find it profitable to
go into the business of shipping fruit.
This year the strawberry growers of the
Hood River valley were able to realize
an average of 18 cents a box for their
berries, while here with berries, claimed
to be in every respect as good, they only
brought a little more than a third of
that price. When Hood River had only
abont the same strawberry acreage as is
around The Dalles she had to depend on
The Dalles and Portland for a market
and eot onlv Dalles Drices. now she can
eo any where and shin a carload at 9
time, if necessary. The Sueferts get a
fine price for their fruit but they ship it
themselve. When the Seuferts were in
town there was a market for every kind
of fruit fit .to ship. No wonder, one of
. them, speaking of the low price of straw
berries that prevailed here during the
past season was heard to say : "If I was
in The Dalles strawberry growers would
get twenty cents a box for their berries."
Some one ought to take a hold of this
shipping business. There is surely good
wages for the right man.
A TRIP TO BIGGS.
A committee from the Portland cham
ber of commerce visited this section last
Saturday night for the purpose of satis
fying themselves as to the feasibility of
the proposed portage road between this
. city and Sherman county. The com
mittee consisted of President T. F. Os
.' born, Douglas Taylor, ex-surveyor-gen
eral of Oregon and present street com
missioner of Portland ; Mr. Habersham,
v the well-known engineering and survey
ing expert; D. D. Oliphant, and the
son of President Osborn. The wagon-
. ette of C. L. Richmond was hired for the
purpose and the party started from this
city to view the route at about 8 o clock
yesterday morning. The following
. persons accompanied them on their
' trip Messrs. T. H. Johnston, of Dufur ;
V. C Brock, of Wasco ; George A. Liebe,
Lieut.. Norton, J. Middle ton, Mayor
Mays and the editor of the Chronicle
At the mouth of len-Mile we were
joined by Mr. F. A. Seufert, and the
company stopped for three-quarters of
an hour to examine the orchard. It is
well known here that this orchard, of
some thirty acres, was planted a few
years ago by its present proprietors on
a sand blow, which they purchased from
Emil Schanno for $1200. When they
began to level down the sand drifts and
plant fruit trees, the neighbors laughed
at them' for their folly. This same sand
blow became the nucleus of an orchard
that has produced this year 1400 boxes
of Royal Ann cherries, which netted a
dollar a box, and it is estimated will
. produce 16,000 boxes of peaches, 1200
; boxes of Hungarian prunes, besides an
unestimated and endless variety of
blackberries, grapes, etc. These gentle
men find a ready market for all they
have to sell, and at good prices, in Min
nesota, Dakota and Montana. They
r are constantly planting "out more fruit
trees. Last year they planted sixty
acres of grapes on the high hill back of
the Columbia and they ire so pleased
with their success that they intend to
plant "a thousand acres before they are
through."
Arriving at D. J. Cooper's place where
we stopped for lunch, we were met by
Colonel Fulton and ex-Seoator Biggs of
Sherman county. The survey follows
Ten Mile till over a mile above the
.' Cooper place, when it turns to the left
and by an easy ascent gains the divide
between TenJMileand DesChutes, thence
it follows the bluff on the south side of
the Columbia till it reaches Deschutes,
. which it crosses about a mile and a half
above its mouth. Arriving at Miller's
bridge we were met by the following
fientlemen from Sherman county, who
showed their intense interest in the pro
posed road by traveling through the hot
son and dust to meet us : Messrs. Clark
Dunlap, W. M. Barnett, C.J. Bright, E.
M, Leslie, M.E.Leslie, F. E. Rankin,
W. M. Reynolds, Henry Krause, Jack
jt Dingle, Levi Armswortby and J. W.
Johnson. A long and interesting talk
was had with the committee, about the
best terminal point and the advantages
to be gained by reaching tut to. the re
leif of Sherman county, by extending the
road to Biggs. That a favorable impres
sion was made on the mind of President
Osborne was evident from the fact that
be willingly volunteered to drive up to
Biggs, that he might look over the situa
tion, for himself, which, he accordingly
did, taking with him Messrs. Haber-
sham and Taylor. They returned in
time to catch the evening passenger at
' . Fal ton ville for Portland. Of course it is
impossible to tell exactly just what re
port the committee may make to the
Portland chamber of commerce, but
President Osborn and the engineering'
experts had no hesitation in affirming
that they were agreeably surprised to
find a much better route than they had
dreamed of and one and all assured us
that they had no doubt in the world that
the road was feasible and much more
easily built than tbree-f rartha of
roads in the northwest. We shall
' both surprised and disappointed if
committee does not heartily recomm4
that Portland aid the people of East
Oregon in building a portage road frf
'The Dalles to Biggs and shall not be 4
prised it tney recommend tnat the
: be ex tended to Wasco.
FAIRLY ANSWERED.
The Expreu asks :
"Would The Dalles people rather
have the Columbia an open river t
to see the portage on the Washini
side, opposite (Jeliio f Why nave
Dalles. Dufur and Silkstone corpoi
been so slow in coming to the front?
The first question is answered byl
monosyllable "No". The Dalles wi
glad to see an open river, no matter TKrsC
it is accomplished, or where located : but
no one can blame this city for looking
after its own interests. We are not ask
ing for a portage on this side as a matter
pf favor to The Dalles, we are asking it
that it be built on this side because such
a road would be a paying investment,
through the freights it could control,
even if there were a hundred portages
on the Washington side. We ask for it
on this side because there is a traffic on
this side, which a couple of feeders
would control for the portajre road for
all time, so immense that it has been
estimated that the difference in rates
alone, between what the Union Pacific
now charges and those which the new
transportation company propose to
charge would, in one year, amount to
nearly a sum of money sufficient to
build the road. We ask for the portage
on this side because we hold that a port
age road, built by Oregon money, should
other things being equal, be built on
Oregon soil. These are a few of the
reasons why we insist on the road being
built on the south side of the Columbia.
The second question is just as easily
answered because there is absolutely
nothing to conceal in the whole 'uai
ness. No attempt was ever made to
survey a road back of the Columbia
river and away from the drifting sands
till a short time ago, and the certain
feasibility of the route was never dem
onstrated till about three weeks ago
when Lieut Norton finished his survey
and submitted his profile to the corpor
ation which employed him. The cor
poration had no sooner organized than
they went to work to make the survey ;
the survey was no sooner made than it
was brought "to the front;" and it
could not well have been brought before.
The surprise of the whole thing lies
in the fact that it has been demonstrated
that a good road, at a moderately reason
able price for construction can be built
where interested parties, for various
reasons, have constantly insisted no road
could be constructed, or rather which is
more strictly true, by a route that few
ever thought of.
A NEWSPAPER A BLESSING
A CURSE.
OR
There are few greater blessings to any
community, looking at the matter in a
purely marerial light, than a good news
paper. A paper that will stand by its
own section or city at all hazards ; that
will encourage and support everything
that will promote the moral and mater
ial welfare of the people among whom it
circulates, that will strive for harmony
instead of discord, that will work for the
good of all instead of a faction ; a paper
that will speak the truth when it is
necessary to speak it, no matter whom
it may hurt ; a paper that knows what
to keep out as well as what to put in ; a
pure, clean sheet, with nothing in it
that a well bred gentleman would be
ashamed to utter in the presence of
well bred lady ; a paper that cannot be
purchased for gold to swerve a hair's
breadth from what it believes to be
right. Such a paper will wield an in
fluence for good, second to nothing else
in the community that has the good for
tune to possess it. On the other hand i
paper that like an ill bird is constantly
fouling its own nest ; a paper that uses
its columns as the vehicle of personal
spite ; a paper whose editor has a head
so biz that nothing is right unless it
meets his approval ; a paper that pub
lishes false and lying criticisms about
its town and inhabitants ; a paper that
is the mouthpiece of a social or political
faction that may long Bince have for
feited the right to existence ; a paper
that labors to promote discord where it
should work for peace ; a paper that will
advocate anything that will put money
in the pocket "of its mercenary editor;
such a paper is a curse to any com
munity and the sooner it is relegated to
the limbo of defunct journals the better
it is for the community afflicted with its
presence.
"WORTHY OF SPECIAL CONSID
ERATION."
The regular meeting of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce was held Mon
day evening and a partial report of the
committee appointed to investigate the
proposition of the Columbia Railway &
Navigation company to open the Colum
bia river to navigation was submitted to
the meeting. An extension of time was
granted the committee to finish their
work and a full report is expected to be
submitted to the next regular meeting in
September. Meanwhile the committee
informed the meeting that their "atten
tion had been called to a practical route
for a portage on the Oregon side of the
river, that the committee had gone
over the proposed line in company with
R. E. Harbersham and Douglas W. Tay
lor, civil engineers of the city of Port
land." The committee stated that "the
Oregon line was worthy of special con
sideration" and recommended that it be
referred to a special committee or to
themselves for investigation. Thus the
gentlemen who went over the proposed
route between The Dalles and Sherman
county last Sunday have fulfilled our ex
pectations and brought the matter favor
ably bet ore the Chamber of Commerce.
As they had not been authorized to in
vestigate the Oregon road, but merely
came here in a private capacity, at ine
reoneat of the directors of The Dalles,
Dufur & Silkstone road, they have done
all we conld expect and we shall watch
further developments with great interest.
ENCOURAGE THE COUNTY FAIR.
The advantages to be derived from a
county fair cannot be over estimated.
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sacks sewed in the best possible manner.
It is expected that a great deal of Wasco
county wheat will be forwarded to Port
land by boat and when the sacks are not
well sewed there is liablo to be a good
deal of waste,"
Ground, Causing Loss of Life
and Property.
The Inmates Jump From the Windows
and Receive Internal Injuries. A
Panic Stricken Crowd.
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 10. At 3:30
this morning a patrolman on Second
street saw flames issuing from Conway's
lodging house, at the corner of Second
and Mill. He immediately turned an
alarm and the department responded at
once, but before an engine arrived the
building was a mass of flames and the
inmates were flying for their lives. It is
not known how many persons were in
the building, but all but one known to
have been inside have been accounted
for. The hook and ladder truck was
immediately called into use to save the
lives of the inmates. Chas. Johnson, a
man about 60 years of age, was taken
through the second story window on
Mill street. He had been suffocated ' to
death. His face was burned almost be
yond recognition. Juet across from him
on the east side of the burning building
was a negro named Washington, a bar
ber his hands and- arms were terribly
burned, the skin being entirely jxxiled
off; He will not recover. A man
named Green jumped from the third
story on the Mill street side and is in
jured internally. He lav on the pavement
just across from the burning building
and made piteous appeals to the by
standers to fetch a doctor. He can
hardly recover. A few yards from him
lay J. H. Dwyer, another inmate who
had jumped from the third-story win
dow. His injuries were a broken arm.
Win. Clifford jumped from the third
floor and escaped unhurt. Frank Brown
threw his trunk from the second story
and jumped after it. His trunk was
smashed to pieces but Brown was un
hurt. The building was almost entirely
gutted, being a large three-story tinder
box. Had there been a west wind the
entire block would have gone. The fire is
supposed to have been of incendiary
origin There seemed to be no person
whose duty it was to attend to the suf
ferers, as they lay on the street their
groans adding to the panic of the crowd.
AN AUSTRALIAN FLOOD.
Thousand of People Rendered Home
leaa and Much Damage Done.
San Francisco, Aug. 9. The steamer
Alameda arrived from Australia this
morning, bringing particulars of the
overflowing of the banks of the river
Yarra at Melbourne. Over 1000 people
were rendered homeless, and there is
much sickness and destitution among
them. The damage caused by the flood
amounted to over $2,000,000.
The bark Compadre, fro.n Chili, with
a cargo of bags, was totally wrecked on
Auckland island. The crew was saved,
Fire broke out in her hold, and two days
later a terriffic gale arose, which sent
her ashore on the rocks.
The Auckland Star of July 17th says
the tidal flood which prevailed at Mel
bourne July 14th has subsided. The
flood was the most severe since 1862, and
a number of schooners were wrecked
and lives lost. The steamer Bancora
went ashore and was badly damaged,
with little prospect of getting her off.
The course of the Yarra river presented
scenes of desolation for miles, factories
being submerged, farms washed out, and
much other property destroyed and
damaged. In the suburb of South Rich
tnond whole streets were submerged
and oyer two thousand people rendered
homeless. The latest estimate of the
losses was $2,500,000. Much sickness is
attributable to the exposure and depos
its of filth from floods at Melbourne and
vicinity.
Advices from Samoa stated that Chief
Justice Cederkrautz had opened the su
preme court at Samoa July 15th.
The naval court of inquiry into the
causes of the bursting of the six-inch
breechloading rifle on board of H. M. S
Cordelia at Sydney, June 29, whereby
Lieutenants Hilyer and Gordon and
three seamen were killed, has forwarded
a renort to the "admiral. It is under
stood that pieces of the gun, which were
not lost in the explosion, were put to
gether and examined, but nothing was
discovered which leads to any conclu
sion regarding the cause. Thirteen men
were wounded at the time, and of these
Private Darvill has since died, making
the loss of life six.
The captain and crew of the bark
Compadre, bound from Calcutta to Tal
echuno, which burned at sea in March,
has been brought to Auckland by a seal
ing .vessel from the Auckland Islands
after spending 103 davs on the islands.
They suffered greatly from lack of food.
One of the castaways was lost in the
brush.
EFFECT OF THE RAIN.
Very Little Damage bone Except to the
Uerrlesrroapect for Hop.
Salem, Aug. 9. Articles of incorpora
tion were filed with the secretary of state
today by the Butte Creek, Land, Live
Stock and Lumber company, of Fossil,
Incorporators: W. L. McKenzie, Charles
McKenzie and H. H. Hendricks; capi
tal stock, $50,000.
The rain being over and the sun shin
ing out bright and worm today, harvest
ers and machines started up in many
wheat fields. The late rains have done
but little damage to the wheat crops, the
only injury being in a slight discolora
tion ot tne berries. V ith no more rain
the threshers will all be humming next
week.
Hop growers calculate to be able to har
vest two-thirds of a crop of hops, in spite
of the lice. There are not over 100 bales
of old hops in this vicinity. Offers are
made to contract for new hops at 15
cents.
ANOTHER RAILROAD WRECK.
A Freight Train Ron Down by a
Faa-
seng-er Causes Two Deaths.
Fobt Wayne, Ind., Aug. 11. Early
this morning a passenger train, north
bound, crashed into a freight at Bryant,
Ind. Engineer Dick and Fireman Brown
of Ft. Wayne were killed. The engine
and baggage car of the passenger train
and eight freight cars were demolished.
The accident was caused by the failure
of the first crew to properly signal.
A New Tariff Adopted.
Salkm, Or. Aug. 11. The railroad
commission has refused the railroads
further time to make a sh iwiug against
the proposition of freight rates and to
day adopted a tariff making a reduction
of 10 per cent, on grain and mill pro
duct. The reduction on all other classes
of freight averages 15 per cent. The
tariff affects all lines in Oregon, except
the bridge at Portland and goes into
effect September 1.
Crops and Property Damaged.
Indianapolis', Ang. 11. The storm
which raged in this county last evening
did incalculable damage to crops and
property generally.
retary of Ireland, in a speech delivered
at Plymouth yesterday, outlined his
ideas of Irish local government. He
was aware that many members of the
conservative party disliked the proposal
dui ne arguea tnere were two reasons
why local government should not be
withheld from Ireland. The first, from
sentiment alone, because it had already
been given England and Scotland, and
second, because a local government had
been repeatedly promised Ireland. The
police question, Balfour continued,
caused alarm, but he would never con
sent to the decent realization of the
force by handing over local police either
to counselor or councils in association
with the grand jury. He further believed
there would be no serious attempt by
counties to secure control of so costly a
force. He was compelled to admit
he feared the first result of the change
would be to oust landlords from sharing
in the government but he trusted and
believed as the political storm subsided
and as the effects of the land purchase
measure felt by these gentlemen if they
remained, would be largely recognized
and elected as the best men to carry on
the county business, and thns reconcile
the places which have been too much
and too long separated.
LOW RATE ON FKKIOHF.
Slate Railroad CotnmUalonera Make
Bier Cat Farmers Demanded it.
Salkm, Or., Aug. 11. The state board
of railroad commissioners at their meet
ing today adopted a rate of 10 per cent.
off the Southern Pacific company's rate
on grain on all of that companr's lines
in Oregon. There will be a reduction on
green fruit, vegetables, live stock, and
lumber, to go Into effect September 1
This evening the board refused the
the Southern Pacific further time in
which to furnish data of shipments, etc.
before adopting or rejecting the schedule
of reduced rates as recommended by the
board. The tariff sheets as recom
mended by the board for the Southern
Pacific's lines in Oregon were adopted
and are to go into effect the 1st of Sep
tember. These new sheets will be
issued from the state printing office to
morrow. A horizontal reduction of 10
per cent, has been made on grain, and
on other commodities the reduction will
average about 15 per cent. No reduc
tion has been made on the merchandise
rate, the new schedule affecting only the
natural products ot Uregon, sucn as
grain, live stock, gree fruit, vegetables,
lumber, etc. Should the railway com
pany not adopt the rates as recomended
the board will take action through the
courts to com pell enforcement of the
rates.
An Exceptionally Large Harvest.
London, Aug. 12. The Daily Newt
this morning commenting on the action
of Russia prohibiting the export of rye,
says it is reassuring to learn the crops
promises to yield an exceptonally large
harvest. Farmers in America the
paper declare are masters of the situa
tion and it is to be hoped they will use
their strength unmercifully in making
corners in the necessaries of life, never
laudible and at the present juncture it
would be little short of fiendish.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, Aug. 12. Wheat opened
higher this morning in continuance of
the advance at close yesterday and be
cause of strong cables and bad weather
abroad. December, which closed at
93 vesterday, opened at 9b4 and 95J
In different parts of the pit the market
broke to 94J under heavy selling orders,
then rallied to 95' i, broke again, 95
advanced to 97 W and at 11 o'clock was
down to 96)4.
Ninety-four in the Shade.
New York, Aug. 11. Ninety-four in
the shade was registered by the ther
mometer at noon today the hottest day
in twenty years. Sunstroke carried off
directly or indirectly a dozen persons
in the last twenty-four hours, and the
hospitals are filled with others. The
suffering caused by the heat is intensified
by tne plague ol mosquitoes. At z p
m. a thunder storm relieved the oppres
sion somewhat.
Farmars Holding- Back Their Wheat.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 5. The
millers are forming a league to purchase
' T1 .1 a 1
western grain. xuey citum mui lue
Middle Tennessee farmers, with the al
liance behind them, will sell only at
enormous prices, grain having gone up
from 82)$ to 90 cents in a week, and
four has advanced 25 cents per barrel.
The mills so far have succeeded in run
ning on Tennessee wheat, but the suDply
will be inadequate to the wants of flour
makers.
Steele's Body Recovered.
Poet land, Aug. 11. Word was re
ceived from Seaview, Wash., this morn
ing that the body of W. J. Steele, who
together with Nellie Boise was drowned
last Wednesday while bathing in the
surf, has beeu recovered. The body was
found near the scene of the drowning
at low tide. The remains will be
brought to this city for interment.
Holding; Their Wheat.
Topkka, Kan., Aug. 11. McGrath,
the president of the farmers', alliance,
returned from a trip through the state.
He savs a large amount of wheat is be
ing held by farmers with the expecta
tion that the price will materially ad
vance. A Good Corn Crop Certain.
Emporia, Krs., Aug. 11. A heavy
rain fell here this morning. Specials re-,
ceived from various points of Kansas
show the rains to be widespread. The
farmers are jubilant and say the water
made a good corn crop. -
Compensation Demanded
London, Aug. 10. Owners of the ships
Strathearn, Birdstown and other British
vessels, dimand compensation from the
Chilian government for harboring refu
gees during the attack of the congres
sional forces on Pisagua.
. Arbitration Asked for.
Madrid, Aug. 10. The Imperial says
President Balmaceda and the leaders of
the Chilian insurgents have appealed to
the Spanish government to act as arbi
trator and end the was.
Russian Rye Shut Oat.
St. Petersburg, Ang. 11. A ukase
has been issued prohibiting after August
27, the exportation from Russia of any
rye and rye meal of all kinds and brands.
Big; Storm in Texas.
Austin, Tex. Aug. 11. Reports from
Yokuni and Lexington state that a ter
ble storm swept over those sections yes
terday. Houses were unroofed 'and
blown down and stock killed.
The Crops In Canada.
Toronto, Ont., Aug. 12. Reports
from all parts of the province of Ontario
state tne crops
years.
are the best in many
W. F. Noble has shipped from Baker
county since the first of the year between
13,000 and 14,000 head of sheep, leaving
something like $40,000 with the sheep
men. .
The Albany woolen mills have pur
chased this season 280,000 pounds of
wool. The mills are running steadily
and will manufacture more than that
amount during the next year.
George Francis Train took dinner at
New York Friday with the captain of the
steamer Mystic. They discussed Train's
proposed tour of the world, and agreed
that the best time to start was the
month of December.
Some of those who have been black
berrying in the Cascade mountains this
year estimate that each berry they
found and picked cost them about five
cents. Prineville Newt.
Mr. J. E. Barnett, county assessor, is
attending to his duties in the valley.
He has been on the east side a weekor
more, and will no doubt call on every
body ere he leaves. Glacier.
The new move in Chicago to hold pri
maries under the Australian ballot sys
tem is a step in the right direction.
There has been more fraud in the past
at primaries man at general elections.
Henry Hahn moved his family and ef
fects to Portland this week. Mr. Hahn
nas oeen a resiaent ot rrinevnie lor a
period of about twelve years, ami is one
ot the Dest business men in the state.
He accumulated his wealth in this coun
try. Prineville Neurt.
The Wasco Observer of last week says :
Mr. I. C. Nickelsen and daughters,
of The Dalles, visited our city last Mon
day, returning home Tuesdav. While
in the city Mr. Nickelsen disposed of a
fine piano to Mrs. McPbearson.
The New York Herald tells ita half
million of readers that Oregon cherries
are so luscious that you wish yonr throat
were a mile long. What a nectareous
tear a man with such a neck could go on
in a Roval Ann cherry orchard !
United Stales Senator John II. Mitch
ell is just in receipt of a very kind invi
tation to stump Ohio for Major McKin
ly this fall. It is from the republican
state executive committee and is signed
by Chairman William K. Hahn and
Secretary W. S. Matthews.
The working of the Australian ballot
law gives entire satisfaction. It is a
great improvement over the old method
of congregating around the polls. It
does away with the ward politician. It
dignifies politics and brings out the
respectable element of society. It less
ens the chances for . fraud and gives an
honest vote. The Australian vote is a
step in the forward march. Walla
Walla Union-Journal.
The person who fnrnishes items for a
newspaper is always a friend to the edi
tor. Many persons hesitate 'about
sending items to a newspaper regarding
the movement of friends lest the editor
should think them anxious to see their
names in print, He will think nothing
of the kind, bnt on the contrary, is glad
to get such items. Manv seemingly lm
important notes when printed are news
to a large number ot readers.
...Frank Lee, of the Klickitat Leader,
has purchased of O. P. Mason, the
Northwest Pacific Farmer, and will as
sume charge about September first.
Three other parties will be associated
with Mr. Lee, and the company will
publish the paper in the inferest of the
f ranges and grangers of the northwest,
hey have the endorsement of the state
grange of Washington, and have been
assured a nattering patronage. Dis
patch.
The cry "Equality!" is about as clear
nonsense as ever made an echo on earth.
It demands a clear definition, yet nobody
can tell what are its properties. The
anarchist uses it as a child uses a rattle.
He makes a noise with it. He dances
around the institution of private prop
erty shouting "Equality!" It is the
war yell ot degredation and imbecility,
causing wisdom, industry and social
worth to clap their palms to their ears
and exclaim, "Mercy, what a silly
noise." Klamath Star.
In 1860 the total number of sheep in
the territory composing today the states
of Idaho, Wyoming, Texas, Oregon,
California, Montana, and Colorado,: and
the territories of Arizona, New Mexico
and Utah, was .2,774,965. This was 12
per cent, of the total number of eheep in
the country, which was 22,471,000. To
day there are in those states and terri
tories 22,437,931 sheep, being over 50
per cent, of the total for the United
States, and equal to the sum of the
sheep thirty-one years ago.
The following good words are from the
Baker City Republican : "Perhaps one
of the most discreditable phases of our
party politics is that when a man, no
matter how pure and noble, enters a
political organization, he at once be
comes the target of the severest censure
and denunciation from the opposite
party as to personal character and in
tentions, though grand in character and
sincere in his efforts to work for the
good of his country. It will be a grand
day when bitter personalisms shall have
passed from our political parties.''. ..v
The Columbia river must be opened,
so that the river navigation can come
into competition with the - rail
roads reaching this city and the Sound
ports. This must be accomplished, else
the advantageous location of Portland
at the confluence of the two great rivers
of the Pacific northwest, and seemingly
designed by nature as the place for the
future great city of the coast, will weigh
but liehtlv in the balance. But what
ever plan adopted to secure this, care
should be taken that tne power or mnu
ence of any of the great railroad corpor
tions be completely barred from taking a
hand in its organization. Portland
World.
Not long ago some one wrote an article
for a Dalles paper in which he stated
that the rainfall of Eastern Oregon is
growing less each year. The writer is
mistaken. The greater portion of Crook
county lies in what is often ' called the
arid district of Eastern Oregon. The
oldest residents here came to the country
over twenty years ago, and all of them
agree in the statement that the rainfall
of this region has quite preceptibly in
creased in that time. Numerous satis
factory proofs might be given to show
that the annual rainfall of Eastern Ore
is on the increase instead of being on
the decrease, Prineville Nftct. I
It is significant that the decrease in j
the mortgage indebtedness of Oregon
was maintained steadily during last
year, says the Central Point Enterprise,
when the crops were short and the re
sources of the farmers were curtailed
beyond the usual limit. If such a show
ing was possible with the limited yield
of farm products last season, what may
not be expected in view of the bountiful
harvest and the excellent prices of this
year? Nature surely has done every
thing td help Oregon farmers this year,
aun.t5tiigt?,"Ti siiijei l""'l;l,"l.aTerui";iin
telhgent study. Portland World.
Tillamook courty is to have a fair in
Septemper.
A combined harvester and thresher
that cuts and sacks the wheat, drawn by
twenty-two horses, is one of the sights
in an 800-aore Union county grain tield-
B. W. Levens and family , with his
father and mother, returned from camp
on Rock Creek yesterday, all well. In
passing the wagon we noticed the foot
and leg of a mountain eheep. We since
learn that B. W., while strolling high !
upon tne mountains was attacked by
these wild animals, and to save his life,
during the engagement which followed,
killed two of the voracious brutes.
Good enough for them, we saw Baker
City Blade.
THE SECOND EASTERN OREGON J
DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY. i
SPEED PROGRAMME FOR FAIR OF 1891.
TUKSDAY, SEPT. 22, 1891.
Rack No. 1. Running Saddle bone, stake 5
enteranee, too- added. live to enter, three to
start; catch weights. The officers of the soeletv
to have the right to reject any entry that in their
iudKment does not strictly constitute a Middle
lorse. liali mile dash.
Race No. 2. Trotting Yearling stake, JflO
entrance, and $50 added; $5 payable July 1, lfrei,
when stake closes and entries must be made
balance of entry due Sept. 21, IniI. Half mile
dasb.
Rac No. 3. Trotting Two-year-old class,
mile beats, best two in three, purse of ITS.
WEDNESDAY, SBIT. 23, 1W)1.
Rack No. -1. Running Inland Empire stake
for two-year-olds, 20 entrance $75 added : 10 pay
able Sept. 1, MM, when stake, class and entries
must be made, balance of entry due Sept. 21, 1-SV1.
Colts to carry 110 pounds, lillies and geldings 107
Ku uds, non-thoroughbreds allowed ten pounds,
i If mile dash.
Rack No. 5. Running Three-eights of a mile
and repeat. Tursc of 1100.
Rack No. 6. Trotting ;eiitlenian's roadsters
stake, id entrance, fjO added; rive to enter, three
to start To be driven bv the owner to r.wd cart,
half mile heats, three in five. -
THUB8DAY, SEn. 24, 1SS1.
Rack No. 7. Running Half mile dash, purse
ofllOO.
Rack No. S. Trotting Three minute class,
mile heats, three in five, purse of f 100.
FBIDAY, SKFT. 25, 1891.
Rack No. 9. Running Half mile and repeat,
purse of 150.
Race No. 10. Trotting 2:40 class, mile heats,
two best iu five, purse of $125.
Saturday, beit. 2i, 1S9L '
Rack No. 11. Running Three quarters of a
mile, handicap Entries close Sept. 21, 1S91, with
payment of $5. Weights announced 2:00 p. m.
Sept. 25. Acceptance of weight and balance of
entrance money due by 9:00 p. m. same day,
purse of $125.
Rack No. 12. Trotting Free for all, mile heats
best three in five, purse of J 175
Race No. 13. Trotting Three-vear-o!d clas,
mile beats, best three in five, purse of fioo.
Conditions.
Eligible only to horses owned and located In
the Second District, Oregon, and Klickitat county
Washington, prior to April 1, lsyi.
Entrance in all purse races 10 per cent of the
amount of the purse; four or more to enter, three
to start
All entries in trotting races, not otherwise
specified, to close with the secretary, at The
Dalles, on Sept. 1, 1891. All entries iu running
races, not otherwise specified, close with the
secretary, at The Dalles 6:00 p. in. the night be
fore the race takes place. No money given
for a walk over. Entries not accompanied by the
money will not be recognized. Nominations to
be made in writing, giving the name, age, color.
sex, sire and dam (if known, and when not
known that fact should be stated.) and colors of
the owner. This rule will be strictly enforced.
In case the purses above given do not fill with
four complete entries, the board has the power to
reduce the amounts of the purses as in their
judgment seems proper.
The board has and reserves -"the right to post
pone races in case of inclement weather.
Any horse distancing the field shull be entitled
to first and third moneys only.
In all races, not otherwise' specified, money to
be divided 70, 20, and 10 per cent of the purse.
All running races to be governed by the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association.
All trotting races to be governed by the rules of
ine national ironing Association.
fim- Send to J. O. Hack, Secretary, The. Dallet,
Oregon, and obtain blanks upon vchich to make your
entries.
JAS. A. VARNEY,
J. O. MACK, Pretident
Secretary,
SHERIFF'S SALE.
In the Circuit Court ot the State of Oregon ior
asco county. .
H. Knight, Plaintiff, vs. A. 8. Cathcart, De
fendant. BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
out of the said court and cause on the 1st
day of July, 1891, upon a Judgment rendered in
said court on the loth duy of January, l&X), I
have levied upon and will sell on Saturday
The 29TH DAY op AVGCST, 1891, at the hour of 2
o'clock p. ra. of said day, at the court house door
in Dalles Cily, in suid county and state, at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
subject to redemption, the following described
real property, to-wit: 60 feet off south end of
lot one (1) of block fifteen (15), Laughlin's addi
tion, to Dalles City, in Wasco county. State of
Oregon, to satisfy $118.44 with interest thereon at
the rate of ten percent, per annum from January
10th, 1890, and for $20 as attorney's fees; and the
further sum of $2.0S costs, less the sum of
$34.00 paid thereon February 21st, 1690, together
with accruing costs herein.
Dated this 3uth dav of July, 1891.
D. U CATES,
Sheriff of Wasco County, Oregon.
Fine Fruit Ranch for Sale !
lA ACRES OF I.AXD, FOUR AND V HALF
11 A' miles below the town of Hood River, on
the Columbia. 400 fruit trees most in bearing,
200 grape vines in bearing, half an acre of black
berries, one acre of strawberries. 3 or four acres
of corn and 2 of clover. There will be abou
4000 pounds of blackberries this year, also big
crop of peaches grapes, apples, etc. Fine irri
gating facilities with water all on the place;
1J00 feet of iiume, two reservoirs, over 400 feet of
water pipe, conveying water into house. Be
tween 8 and 9 acres in cultivation balance in
woods. Most of land lavs well and can he culti
vated. Price $2,200. Call on at ranch or address
F. R. ABSTEN,
Hood River, Oregon.
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.
"OTICE is hereby given that A. A. Bonney
has duly assigned to the undersigned, for
the benefit oi all his creditors in
proportion to
the amount of their respective claims all his
Eroperty, both real aud personal. All person
aving claims against said assignor are hereby
notified to present the same with the proper
vouchers therefor to me at the office of Mavs,
Huntington 4c Wilson within three month
from the date of this notice.
The Dalles, Oregon, June 12, 1891.
ROBERT MAYS Assignee.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office, The Dalles, Or., July 21, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention to
make final proof in support of her claim, and that
said proof will be made before the register and
receiver at The Dalles, Or., on September IS,
1891, viz:
Mary jr. Griffin,
H. D. No. 8570, for the N W W Bcc. 23, Tp 2 S, R
13EWM. .-net
She names the following witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz: Joseph Beezley and Robert Mays,
of The Dalles, Or., and Thomas Glavey and John
Bolton of Dufur, Or.
jly30-sep8 JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
notice for publication.
Land Officx, The Dalles, Or., Aug. 10, 1891
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has tiled notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver of the V. 6. Land office, The Dalles,
Or., on September 10, 1891, viz.:
George W. Robertson.
Hd. No. S998, for the VU SEJi, and E) SWJi,
Sec 6, Tp. 2 8, K 14 E W. M.
Be names the following witnesses to prove bis
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz. : Toomas It. Ward, A. V. Fergu
son and R. Q. Cluster of The Dalles, Or. and Mar
tin Webman, of Nausene, Or.
augU-sepl8 JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
V. 8. Land Office. The Dalles. Or., July 6, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before the register and
receiver of the United States Land Office at The
Dalles, Oregon, on August Wth, ltl, viz:
rhilllp M. Wagner.
Hd. No. SG15, for the N$ NEJ, and E M
Bee. 31, Tp. 1 N. R H E.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz.: Henry Williams, W. A. Allen,
Wn. Enderby and John Feigusou, all of The
Dalles, Or.
jylO-augM JOHN W. LEWIS, Register, j
Dealers in
GROCERIES,
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
WALTER A. WOOD'S
REAPERS and MOWERS
Hodge and Benica Headers, Farm AVagons, Hacks, 'Buggies, Koad Carls C-ang
and Sulky Plows, Harrows, Grappling Hay Forks, Fan Mills, Seat Cus"h
ions, Express and Buggy Tops, "Wagon Materials, Iron and Coal,
etc.
Agents for Little's Sheep Dips.
AComplete Line of OILS, GRASS and GARDEN SEEDS.
The Dalles, - ... - - Oregon.
THE DALLES MERCANTILE CO..
(Successors to BROOKS fic BEERS.)
The Dalles,
Jobbers and
Staple and Fane Org oodg,
Gents' Furnisliiiig Goods, Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps. Etc.
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hardware, Flour, Bacon,
Headauarters for
Teas, Coff:es, Dried Fruits, Canned Goods, Etc.
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE
. Of all kinds Bought and Sold at Retail or in Car
load Lots at Lowest Market Rates.
Ft
re
Delivery to Boat and Cars and all parts of the City.
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390 JVJSTX) 394 SECOND STEEEIT.
Harry Clough.
Fence
H U 0
racic
Corner of Second.and Laughlin Streets, The Dalles, Or.
Manufacturers of Comlimation
The Best Stock. Chicken
Also Manufacturers of
- Strong and Durable Wire Mattresses.
CLOXJOH & LARSEN, Proprietors
Snipes &'Kinersly,
Leading Druggists
Dealers In
Paints, Oils and Qlindom Glass,
COAL and PINE TAR,
Artists M aterial,
Imported IeiJ Weglr and Domestic tfigajg.
12 Second Street.
THE DALLES LUMBERING CO..
INCORPORATED 188.
No. 67 Washington Street. . . The Dalles.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers and Manufacturers of
Building Material and Dimension Timber, Doors, Windows, Moldings, House Foraishings, Etc
Special Attention given to the Manufacture of Fruit and Fish
. - Boxes and Packing Cases.
Factory and Zium'ber "Sr".i-ci .t Old 37t. SDallesi.
DRY Pine, Fir, Oak and Slab WOOD Delivered tcA
any part of the city,
New - Umatilla- House,
THE DALLFS, OREGON.
HANDLEY & SINNOTT, PROP'S.
LARGEST : AND : FINEST
Ticket and Baggage Office of the O. E. & N. Company, and office of the Wester
Union Telegraph Office are in the Hotel.
Fire-Proof Safe for the Safety of all Valuables.
CHAS. STUBLING,
-PBOPK1ETOK
GERMHN IK.
.New Vogt Block, Second Street.
WHOLtESALiE and HETAIIi LtlQUOr DEALtEf.
Milwaukee Beer on Draught.
HARDWARE
etc.
Lime and Sulphur, etc.
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Oregon.
Dealers In
Andrew LarsenJ
and Rabbit Fence
Me.
The Dalles. Oregon.
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