THE SALLX8, -
OEEGON
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25, 1891
LOCAL AMD PEKSOXAL.
Hon. W. H. Bigjrs of Wasco is in the
city. . - -
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Magill of Wapin-
ltia are iu the city.
. W. R. Meuefee of Dufnr paid this of
fice a pleasant call today.
Goldendale is putting on aira. It has
got a Woman's Equal Sufferage Club.
Mr. W. A. Vanhoy of Goldendale gave
this office a pleasant call Wednesday.
Lost, a pair of uoso glasses. Will the
finder pleaso return them to this office.
A. C. Kclsay and G. If. Glesan of An
telope . are registered at the Umatilla
house.
Two loads of Wool were received at the
Wasco warehouse, Tuesday morning for
the Mitchell country.
Mrs. Beezley left this morning on the
Regulator on a visit to her grand-daugh
ter Mrs. Oliphant of Albina.
The rood is about completed except
the extreme ends of the east and west
inclines. This cannot be done economi
cally at present on account of the
water, and can be done in the spring on
both ends for not. te exceed $300. The
road, however, can be operated right
along just as well until spring and then
the inclines must be completed before
high water in June. This can be done
at odd times by your operating service
at hardly any additional expense. Your
operating service can also keep up the
entire repairs of the road.
I have this day placed insurance on
the property, as follows, in the London,
Liverpool and Globe Insurance company,
of San Francisco, which is the only good
standing company I find doing railroad
insurance business :
Cost, about
pair
For
Mrs.
For
Mrs.
Kast Incline
West incline . .
One triiHsel
Olilce Building and House.
Store Building
Store Contents
Engine House
Locomotive
1100 each on 10 Cars
Wharf boat and Fixtures..
Insured lor
IS000 00 f.VXX) 00
7000 00 . .iOOO 00
700 00 400 00
1100 00 S00 00
400 Oil -J00 00
1000 Oi l 700 00
600 0O .100 00
5300 00 4000 00
jooo do looo oo
COOO 00 KI00 00
Total insurance
As soon as the policy is issued to the
state of Oregon it will be forwarded to
the secretary's office.
. I We have a very good gravity system of
' i L 1-. 1 1 C . 1,
church lotpreparatorv to building a new ! ? , tt"T p" .fT, . " . " . 7'
church building and parsonage. ! Ending but I .till think it wise to
! carry at least from twenty to twenty-fire
r. mug .. "i'"v j thousand dollars insurance,
moved into the Moody warehouse, op-( Ihavedone all Inv work the bot 1
nADif A Pnnlra Jt TaM efAI-11 in (hn Trto ! .....
i . - eouid and think it will bear all criticism, L ura Kisbie 1st
. admitting that possibly I have made a
Louis Rorden left last nig'at for a trip few small mistakes. I have purchased
to his native home the Wand of Fohr in the material as low as the market would
the North Sea, which he has not seen for j allow, and I think that no fanlt can
twenty years. ! justly be found with the price paid.
petitors.
For be'st braided rug, Mrs. J. A. Var-
wv lnr Fnr host, rlrntvn rnr Mrs. A.
n,Bn! Fisher 1st. same 2d. For best
pillow ebarus Mrs. .T. D. Lee 1st.
best bed quilt, crazy patchwork,
Waters 1st, Mrs. M. Learned 2d.
best bed quilt, cotton patchwork.
M. Learned 1st, Mrs. L. L. McCartney
2d. For best bed quilt, eilk patchwork,
plain, Mrs. C. L. Philips 1st. For best
lamberkine, size and finished considered,
Wm. Tackman 1st, same 2d. For best
table cover, Wm. Tackman 1st. For
best snlasher. Wm. Tackman 1st. For
best exhibit of machine work, Wm.
Tackman 1st. For best ladies dress,
Mrs. L. L. McCartnev 1st. For best
bureau scarf, Mrs. C. L. Phillips 1st,
Mrs. J. D. Lee 2d. For lest specimen
of braid work, design and finish consid
ered, Mrs. J. D. Lee let. For best lace
collar, Mrs. Hedwig Hanissch 1st. For
largest and best exhibit of lace, hand
made, Mies H. Hanisch 1st. For best
and largest exhibit of lace, Miss M.
Learned 1st, Mrs. C. L. Phillips 2d.
$22000 co For best table cover. Mr3. C. L. Phillips
1st. For best sofa cushion, Mrs. Hugh
Gouflay 1st, Mrs. C. L. Phillips 2d. For
best chair bolster, Mrs. C. L. Phillips j 8amo 1st
1st. For best infants skirt, Mrs. A. H.
Tackman 1st. For best blanket, Mrs.
A. H. Tackman J st. For best lace hand
kerchief, Mrs. A. H. Tackman 1st. For
j best specimen of worsted work, Mrs. L.
j L. McCartney let. For best tidy, Miss
For best lady's skirt,
A private etter lately received in this
city reports that Mr. T. T. Turner,
lately operator at the Umatilla house
telegraph office, is a little better.
L. ;W. Legraud of Columbia precinct,
leaves in the morning for Alseye Bay,
where he intends to remain, for the ben
efit of his wife's health, till next sum
mer. Three unfortunate h6rses and three
head of cattle were still in the pound, j
at a late Hour yesterday atsrnoon
Yaev looked very hunerv and,verv mel-
- ancholy.
R. B. Gilbeth has rented his ranch for
the coming season and will leave with
his family . on the Regulator, in the
morning, for Corvallis where he intends
to reside till next harvest.
Geo. W. Smith, shipped 20 tons of
Klickitat wheat by the Regulator Tuesday
morning. He has now about 600 sacks
at the Rockland Shute. He bought 500
bushels this morning at 77 cents.
A pocket book has been found on the
' streets of The Dalles, and left at this of
fice, that appears to belong to Henry
Houser of Dufur. It contains notes and
memoranda of no apparent value except
to the owner.
There is a strike today, of the Albina
switchmen and in consequence no freight
trains have come up 'from Portland.
The men justly want pay for overtime
which the company, it is sajd, has here-
tofore'been unwilling to grant.
The assessment roll of Grant county
for 1891 shows a decrease of $109,730 as
compared with that of 1S90. The net
. value of all taxable property is $1,199,
840 which 19 nearly offset by "money,
notes find accounts amounting to $404,
830. '
Thomas A. Hudson received today, as
agent of the Liverpool, London & Globe
Insurance company, checks on the Lon
don and San Francisco hank for the sum
-of $22,000 to pay out on insurance losses
sustained by that company in the late
fire.
The Dalles, Portland and Astoria Nav
igation company have rented and intend
to use as an- office the Savage building
on the northeast corner of Court and
Main streets. This will place the office
at a convenient distance from the boat
landing.
" The new Methodist Episcopal church
in Dufur will be dedicated next Sunday
the 4th October inst. The sermon will
bo preached by Dr. Harrington, editor of
the Pacific Christian Advocate, services
commencing at 11 o'clock a. m. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Chandler have re
turned from Portland, whither Mr.
Chandler had gone to purchase a new
supply of goods for. the grange store,
jvhich will be reopened in the building
next door to the store of Mr. Newman,
corner of Second and Union. . '
Fourteen cars of cattle from Crook
county were shipped last night from the
stockyards to Paget Sound. One car of
hogs -and . one car of cattle
from La Grande and five cars of cattle
. from Durkee -station were shipped to
Portland, making 20 cars of cattle and
one of hogs.
A masonic lodge was organized in Wasco
this week and the - following'- Masons
from this city went up to Wasco to
attend the ceremony : R. F. Gibons,
GM.V W. E. Garretaon, D. L. j
Gates, Geo. Blakeley, Geo.- A. Liebe, H.
Tnere have been some faults found and
attacks made against inc by parties I
have been unable to find, which the ma
jority of the board I think fully under
stand, and I will leave myself in the
bands of the board as to whether I have
or have not done my duty honestly,
economically and as speedily as possible.
I now wish to make a few suggestions
as to the system of operating the port
age in a careful manner, and with ex
tremely low expense, and still be a care
ful and systematic way of doing that
which I feel the boord wishes to do ; that
is to please the people and still have the
state suffer no loss. " ' '
The estimates 1 hate prepared "re
based on only one boat above and one
below feeding the portage, and if one
more boat above and below should be
put on, increase the expense only one
man at $75 per month. The conductor
of the portage to have charge in the ab
sence of the superintendent.
Superintendent Salary, per month . .
Conductor's. " ' ' ..
Engineer'a " '
Fireman's
One Brakeman " "
One Brakeman '
Wharf boat Care-taker and Sailor
One Nigbt-wotch Salary, per montn
One Night-watch " - .--
Wood. Der month . .
Insurance, per month '..
Incidental!!
Oil for Engine. Cam, Wharf boots, lamps.
i 130 00
100 00
100 00
63 00
65 00
75 00
70 00
05 00
65 00
125 00
10 00
50 00
30 00
Total., $1000 00
Making a total expense of not to ex
ceed $1000 per month the year around,
and possibly not over $900 per month.
I wish to say that ' I cannot possibly
f stay longer than November 1st, at the
outside, and would like to bt excused
earlier if possible," -on account of my
business, but will volunteer to go down
occasionally until the river freezes up
and assist in getting everything going
systematically, and will not make any
charge for the same after November 1st.
as I think I can get transportation free
I also think that probably after this
year yon can gst along without any con
ductor, bv having superintendent take
charge of train, and do all the clerical
work. The transportation companies
are required fo furnish a press copy of
all way-bills and furnish a cupon check
for all passengers. Now all the jvork
there is to do is for the superintendent
to copy those way-bills and coupon
tickets, for his own use, and then turn
them over to the secretary of state, with
the monev earned, collected from trans
portation companies, keep time of the
men who are all hired by the mouth and
send in the Tjay roll to the secretary of
state, for the monthly pay account.
There, is no possible use for a clerk, and
after a time throw the offices of superin
tendent and conductor into one office. I
aleo think it best for the superintendent
to give a small bond to the state, for the
transportation companies turn the
money over to him twice a month and
the superintendent then turns it over to
the secretary of state. This will relieve
the board from all responsibility.
Speaking of the-carnings of the port
age, at the present tariff I think it will
be safe to say tbey will at least amount
to $1800 per month the year p round.
This, however, is a hard matter to calcu
late on and I base my estimate on the
amount of freight which passes to and
from The Dalles. However, your tariff
Is subject to change at any time without
notice, and it will be the duty of your
superintendent to carefully, watch this
matter and change this tariff just as
soon as he finds it necessary. The board
is aware that I lost my residence in the
late nre at ice .Danes, therefore it is es-
Isential that I beTelieved frorrr-yorrr er-
Horn, I. I. Burget,
Thomas Olesen.
Saturday last while II. Simons of
. Eight Mile was coming into town with a
load of hav. at the forks of the Benson
nd Thompson roads his wagon capsized.
Fortunately no damage was done beyond
the inconvenience and loss of time. The
. rat which caused the accident is said to
be two feet deep and hard to avoid.
The road out that way will be in a sweet
state, in another mouth, if something is
not done to improve it.
The Chbosiclk received the following
-special communication from Biggs sta
tion Tuesday: "William Mercer of
WnflliA Tfi Vl 1 lnft Inn. Vin.41. im'tiMil lnla
' ' -.w gww stii leg uaiujr 1UJUICU laic
.last nighf while lifting a rack on a
wagon, which may result in its ampu
tation. Dr. Rinehart of The Dalles was
.telegraphed for and we presume it was
to attend to Mr. Mercer. Mr. Mercer is
-Jwell known in this section and his many
iriends will be sorry to hear of his mis
fortune. .
O. D. Doane and Tice as e9on 08 P8Bbh) to attend to my
own affairs, but please bear in mind that
1 will not neglect my duty to the board
until I am relieued by my successor. I
will do everything in my power at all
times to assist the board' or its officers
of the portage in any way I can.
I also think it absolutely - necessary to
have the duplicate of all bills left with
the superintendent for reference, also
ine i.eignt Dins, as tnere are some over
charges of freight and it can be collected
by the rebate process of railroads, but in
order to do this must have the freight
bills.
I have put on an operating crew and
had a hard time to look up good men
SVPT. FAKtErs REPORT.
He llaka a Few Suggestion and Aks
to Be Bettered from Service.
Cascade Locks, Or.. Sept. 26. 1891.
To the Honorallct Sylvetter Pennoyer,
George W. JfcBride and Phil, iletehan,
'Mvmttituting the Board of Portage Com
missioners of the Stale of Oregon:
Gbxtlemex As my work of construc
tion of the Cascade Portage railroad is
about completed, I wish to make a par- j
Btancea, promises of steady work. The
conductor I have employed is E. M.
Stevens, and is a thorough, competent
railroad man, and the engineer is Wil
liam Lay cock, and he is also perfectly
reliable. Both are men of protertv and
responsible for their acts.
My commission reads "To construct,
equip and operate the Portaee railwav."
therefore I trust I have not overstepped
my office by employing a good, compe
tent operating service for the portaee.
In conclusion permit me to say I have
no hesitancy in stating that the state of
Oregon has 'a good substantial 'portage
and fully equipped to do all the ecrvice
that may be brought to it and I feel sure
that the relief asked for bv the people of
Eastern Oregon is accomplished. Again
I thank you, gentlemen, formyappoint
ment, and for the kindness that you
have extended to me as your servant and
trust my services have been satisfactory
to yon and to the etato of Oregon, -1 am
Your obediant servant,
G. J. Faelet,
- . Superintendent. -
hand embroidered, Mrs. Hugh Gourlay
1st. For best lady's knit shawl, Julia
Thomas 1st same 2nd. For best knit
lace, Julia Thomas 1st, Mrs. Mary
Learned 2d. Por best tidy, white, cro
chet, Mrs. Mary Learned 1st, Mrs. M.
A. McLeod. For best crochet lace, Mrs.
C. L. Phillips 1st, Minnie Deland 2d.
For best pillow shams, darned net, Mrs.
Jane Rice 1st. For best specimen of
patchwork, Mrs. C. L. Phillips 1st. For
tiest specimen of bargarren embroidery,
Miss Bessie Lang 1st. For best speci
men drawn cord work, Mrs. Eva Waters j
1st. Miss Bessie Lang 2d. For best dis
play of drawn cord work, Mrs. Eva
Waters 1st. For best pair knit slippers,
Mrs. C. L. Phillips 1st. For largest and
best exhibit of lams, Lorene Lee 1st.
For best flannel skirt, Lorene Lee 1st.
For best collar, same, 1st. For best
patch work quilt, Mrs. L. McCartney
1st, Eddie Fisher 2d.
fki'it mvrso.vM.
For best general exhibitou of apples
grown in the county of the district, Pe
ter Mohr 1st, Louis A. Sandoz 2d. For
the best exhibition of apples grown in
Wasco county, Peter Mohr 1st, F. San
doz 2d. For the best five varieties of
autumn apples, F. Sandoz 1st, Peter
Mohr 2d. For the best dieh of of pound
pippin, W. H. Taylor 1st. For the best
dish of Baldwin, F. L. Clark 1st, Peter
Mohr 2d. For the best dish of Blue Per
main, F. L. Clark 1st, Peter Mohr 2d.
For the best dish of King of Thompson
County, T. L. Clark 1st, Peter Mohr 2d.
For the best dish of Duniel, T. L. Clark
1st. For the best dish of Kay, same 1st.
For the best dish of twenty ounce, same
1st. For the best dish of Summer
Queen, same 1st. For the best dish of
Fameuse, same 1st. For the best dish
of Gravelustem, same 1st, Peter Mohr
2d. For the best dish of Swaur, T. L,
Clark 1st. For the-best dish of Spits
bergen, Peter Mohr 1st, T. L. Clark 2d
For the best dish of lady, same 1st. For
the best dish of Holland Pippin, same
1st. For the best dish of Russian Red,
Peter Mohr 1st. For the best dish of
Gloria Mundi, same 1st. For the best
dish of Roxbury russet, same 1st. For
the beat dish of American russet, same
1st. For the best dish of Jewett's fine
red, same 1st. For best dish of Seek No
Further, same 1st. For best dish of
Porter, same 1st. For best dish of Yel
low Bell Flower, same 1st. For best
dish of White Winter, eame 1st, T. L.
Clark 2d. For best dish of Red-cheeked
Pippin, Peter Mohr 1st. For best dish
of Primate, same 1st. For best dish of
Swaar, same 1st. For best dish of Alex
ander, eame 1st. For best dish of Fall
Pippin, same 1st. For best dish of Mar-
den's Blush, same 1st. For best dish of
Sheep's Nose, same 1st. For best disli
of Yellow Newton Pippin, eame 1st. For
best dish of Larva, same 1st. For best
dish 'of Tulperholken, same 1st. For
best dish of Rhode Island Greening, Mrs.
J. A, Varney 1st. For best dish of Wag
ner, same 1st. For best dish of Isham
Sweet, same 1st. For best dish of Hub
bardston Non Such, same 1st. For best
dish of Wine sap, same 1st, Peter Mohr
2d. For best dish of Jonathan, Mrs. J.
A. Varney 1st.- For best dish of Jewitt
ings, same 1st. For best dish of York
Imwerial, same 1st. For best dish of
Ben Davis, samelst, Peter Mohr, 2d.
For best dish of Bartletf pears, J. C.
Wingfield 1st, Peter Mohr 2d. For best
dish of Duchess d'Angonleme, same '1st.
For the best single variety of Autumn
pears, J. C. Wingfield 1st. For best
dish of Winter Nellis, same 1st. '
For the best exhibit of grapes, Mrs. J.
A. Varney 1st, M. Hill 2d. For the best
single variety Mrs. J. A. "Varney. 1st.
For the best bunches of Black Hamburg,
C. L. Phillips 1st, Mrs. J. A. Varney 2d.
For the best bunches of Black Spanish,
same 1st. For the best bunches of
Flame Tokay, same 1st, M. Hill 2d. For
the best bunches of Violet Rose, Mrs. J.
A. Varney 1st. For the best bunches of
Rose of Pern, 'L. L. McCartney 1st, Mrs. j
J. A. Varney 2d.' For the best bunches
of Roee of Alexandria, came 1st.- For
the best bunches of Catawba, same 1st.
For the best cunches of Concord, same
1st. For the best bunches ot Wilders
No. 4, same 1st. For the beet bunches
of White Hall, same 1st. For the best
banches of Perkins, same 1st. For the
best bunches of Hussar, same 1st. For
the best bunches of1 Isabella, M. Hill 1st.
For the best bunches of Fox, same 1st.
For the best dish of Prun d'A'gen, J. C.
Wingfield 1st, Troy Shelley 2d. For the
best dish of Yellow Egg, W. H. Taylor
1st. For best dish of Prune Claude d'
Bavoy, Mrs. J. A. Varney 1st. For best
dish of Columbia, same 1st. For beet
dish of Italian, same 1st. For best dish J
of silver, Fame 1st, J. C. Wingfield 2d.
For best dish of Honey Dew, Mrs. J. A.
Varney 1st. For best prunes of-a single
variety, J. C. Wingfield 1st, Troy Shelley
2d.
J. A
same 1st. For best dish ol Jleatli a
Clinrr, same 1st. For best dish of Hill's
r.hiii. Eft.mnlBt.7- For best dish of Pic-
rmettft's Late, same 1st. For
dish of Late Crawford, Mrs. C. L. Phil
lips 1st.
GEAPES
For the best bunch of Chastlcr Rose,
Louis A. Sandoz 1st. For the best bunch
of Sweet Water, same 1st.
MISCELLANEOUS.'
For the best gallon of sorghum syrup,
W. H. Taylor 1st- For the best sample
of Peerless potatoes, A. D. Bolton 1st.
For the best sample of sorghum stalks,
L. L. McCartney 1st. For the best sam
ple of pumpkins, same 1st, C. L. Phil
lips 2d. For the best peck of Yellow
Danvers onions, L. L. McCartney 1st,
W. J. Davidson 2d. For the beFt exhi
bit of squash, C. L. Phillips 1st. For
the best cucumbers, s:une 1st. For the
largest and best exhibit of vegetables,
L. A. Sandoz 1st. For the largest and
best exhibit of cabbage, J. C. Wingfield ;
1st, W. J. Davidson 2d. For the best j
exhibit of onions, J. C. Wingfield 1st
For the best Red w eathei held onions,
same 1st. For the test Yollow Danvers,
samolst. For the best table squashes,
For the best late potatoes,
same 1st. For the L3t early Ohio pota
toes, W. H. Taylor 1st. For the best ex
hibit of cabbage, W. J. Davidson 1st.
For the beat exhibit of potatoes, same
1st. For the largest squash, C. L. Phil
lips 1st. .
KLOWICRS, ETC.
For best display of cut flowers, Mrs.
Chas. Stubling 1st. For best exhibit of
dahlias, same 1st. For best exhibit of
pansies, same 1st. For best exhibit of
roses, Mrs. J. A. Varney 1st. . For best
pair of parlor bouquets, Mrs. Chas. Stub-
ling 1st. For best pair of hand bouqets,
same 1st. For best exhibit of dried
grasses, Mrs. O.. F. Angell 1st. . For best
exhibit of ferns, Mrs. J. M, Marden 1st.
For best exhibition of begonias, same
1st. For best specimen of foliageauie
1st.
WORKS OK ART.
For best collection of water-color pain
tings, Miss M. Holli8ter 1st. For best
specimen of still life in water-color, Mrs.
Waters 1st, Miss A. M. Lang 2d. For
best water-color finished photo portrait,
same 1st, Miss Mabel Sterling 2d. For
beat crayon portrait, Miss M. Hollister
1st, Miss Mabel Sterling 2d. For best
collection of crayon drawings, Miss Ma
bel Sterling 1st. Forthebest specimen
in oil on velvet, Mrs. C. L. Phillips 1st,
Miss Lemie Kesler 2d. For bett speci
men of oil painting of flowers, Mrs. Wa
ters 1st. For the . best specimen of oil
figure, same 1st. Far the best water-.
color, Miss A. M. Lang 1st. lor the
best specimen of oil, still life, Mrs. Wa
ters 1st. For the . best collection of
painted china, Miss Bessie Lang 1st.
FANCY WORK.
For best specimen ot fret sawing, Ly
man Lee 1st. For best specimen of pen
and ink drawing, same 1st. For best
specimen of business penmanship, same
1st. For best collection of pressed flow
ers, J. R. Lee 1st. For best collection of
birds' eggs, same 1st. For best speci
men of pressed flowers, Althea Lee 1st.
For best collection ot stuffed birds, Ray
Davis 1st. For largest and best display
of crayon drawing, Julia Hill 1st. ,
triTC iLiuu"cuuucii was 'hold last f livening
with a full attendance. The petition of
B. F. Laughlin for permission to build
the best antl maintain a switch on the south side
of Main street, from the east side of Jef
ferson to the west side of Laughlin, to
connect with the main line of the Un
ion Pacific, was granted.
The petition of Max Vogt and Mrs.
i uapman was granted, asKing lor an
. QmanHmflnf rtf fho rn Iimifo us. an a I
I exclude the south half of block 5 in -CalcultasrSOU by bale with
Birioirft addition. Th wt!Ur,n of Af,. 1 -""" " wuueucy.
Thcbsdav, October 1. lssi. .,
Considerable wheat is now arriving at :
the warehouses and mills. Under un- :
favorable advices from Portland the ;
market dropped two cents yesterday, j
So much inferior wheat is being offered
that prices take a wide range. We :
i quote No. 1 at 75 cents while inferior !
grades range all the way from 70 cents j
to 50 cents. ;
TiiOMlKbniiEKUiiiflUfc Mr,
(Successors to BROOKS BKBRS.)
The Dalles,
Oregon.
Jobbers and Dealrs In
Superintendent Farley Will Resign Hi
Charge in Another Month.
A meeting of the state portage rail
way commissioners was held yesterday
afternoon in the St. Charles hotel for the
purpose of hearing the report of Super
intendent Farley. The board discussed
the freight schedule formulated by Mr.
Farley and unanimously approved it.
It was the sense of the meeting that the
rates fixed by Mr. Farley arc not too
high for the present.
Supersntendent . Farley's report
showed that the portage road is almost
completed, with the exception of the ex
treme ends of the two inclines. . This
work cannot be finished at present, ow
ing to the high state of the water.
Some anchoring' will also have to be j
done in order to hold the trestles down,
in the emergency of extreme high water.
The road can be operated, however, and
it is. being 'operated with the aid of the
government engine uped in the construc
tion of the locks. .
Although the road is equipped with a
good gravity system and a plentiful
supply of water, Superintendent Far
ley deems it advisable to carry from
$20,000 to $25,000 insurance. He there
fore had the plant insured for $22,000.
Superintendent Farley places the
running expenses of the portage road at
$1000 a month and figures that the
earnings of the road will amount to
about $1S00 a month. He arrives at
this conclusion from the amount of
freight now passing to and from The
Dalles. . -
In concluding his report Superintend
ent Farley says that he feels certain
that the state has secured a good port
age system for transporting freight
across the' obstructions to navigation at
the 'Cascades, and that the people "of
Eastern Oregon have secured all the re
lief they asked for;- He asks to be re
leased from the onerous duties of the
superintendency on the first of Novem
ber or sooner if possible. As for the
cost of the road, he expressed the opin
ion that it could be completed without
going - to the limit of the $60,000, ap
propriation. :';:.;;.".'
The present portage system is oper
ated by a crew of nine men,. The rol
ling stock consists of twelve flat cars
and four box cars, put here at a cost
of $8500. The engine that was shipped
from Philadelphia on the 12th of this
month cost $4800, and by the time it
gets here, freight included, it will cost
nearly $6000.
Vogt & Co., asking for a rebate on the
license cf the Opera house, since the
same has leeii destroyed by fire, was
granted.
The petition of J. C. Baldwin aud
others asking for an arc light at the head
of Court street steps, was granted, and
the said light ordered to be placed there.
In the matter of the petition of I. C.
Xickelsen, asking for postponement of
collection of tax or readjustment, it was
ordered that he be not required to pay
tax till after next regular meeting.
The matter of the readjustment of the
taxes of persons who have suffered by
the Are was referred to a committee of
the whole.
It was ordered that if the council shall
decide to adopt the consideration of the
readjustment of the assessment, the re
corder shall be authorized to make dili
gent inquiry, under oath, into the con
dition of parties applying for readjust
ment, as regards amount of actual loss,
insurance received, if any, and present
financial condition.
The petition of the Fitzgerald heirs
was referred.
The petition of J. C. Baldwin for re
adjustment of assessment was referred.
A communication from the Water
Commissioners relating to fire hydrants
was also referred, with authority to act
as the committee may deem best.
A communication from the water
commissioners, demanding vouchers be
longing to the water fund from the sale
of lands was laid on the table.
The proposal of Long & Scott for fur-
nishing hose and hydrants was referred. 1
The regular monthly reports of the re
corder, marshal and street commissioners
were read and placed on file.
The report of the city treasurer was
read and referred.
The marshal was instructed to pro
ceed to collect the balance due from
property owners on the Laughlin street
sewer. '
The report of Chief Engineer Munger
was read and the part relating to hous
ing of hose referred, with authority to
act.
The recorder was instructed to tender
the thanks of Dalles city to the mem
bers of the Portland firo department for
their promptness in sending an engine
to help extinguish the great fire, and for
the further kindness of lending the city
the use of a fire engine while ours is be
ing repaired.
Bills allowed will appear in a future
issue..
CROP-WEATHER BULLETIN SO. 89.
Report for the Week Jnl lug Saturday
September SO, 1891. '
EASTERN OREGON WEATHER.
r
The fore part of the week was cloudy
and occasional showers fell ; the latter
part was generally cloudless and cool,
with frosts on the 20th and 23d, the first
general frosts of the season.
CROPS.
Harvesting and threshing is generally
over, except in Union, Wallowa and
Baker counties, where threshing is be
ing finished up.. Crops have Been se
cured without any damage from climatic
conditions, as is the rule. Large yields
are reported from every county, varying
from 40 to 60 bushels per acre," the aver
age yield varies jroin 15 bushels per acre
in some localities to 30 and 40 bushels
per acre in others. In Union county,
for example, one field of 600 acres aver
aged a fraction over 40 bushels per acre.
The corn in Umatilla county is is unus
ually good. The fruit along the Snake
river was never so good and plentiful.
In Wasco, Umatilla and Union counties
tho orchards are filled with fruit, a'nd
the smaller orchards of the othe counties
have done remarkably well. The har
vest has been one of plenty, and. the
quality of cereals and fruit a good average.
U. h. irAGUE. ,
Observer U. S. Weather Bureau.
A SWINDLE.
The New Portage Road.
The weight of evidence, indeed, about
all the evidence in regard to the build
ing of the Cascades portage railroad, is
that the complaints about, it have but
little foundation. There are always
people ready to find fault and make ac
cusations and attacks upon the slightest
possible foundation, or one only imagi
nary, and this seems to be the case here.
The road has not been completed and
put in operation quite as soon as it was
hoped and expected: but this is not
proof positive of negligence
lie on the Safe Side by Keeplue Your
Money In Your Pocket.
A man by tho name of Gaskel has
been working the Dufur neighborhood
by obtaining additions to the member
ship of an alleged association whose
members have the privilege of buying
everything at the lowest wholesale price
in consideration of the purchase of a
certificate of membership, which he
offers at the price of six dollars. Gaskell
offers to furnish the Weekly Chronicle
(so we are informed) to members of the
association for a dollar a year and the
other papers of the city for a dollar and
a, half each. The Times-Mountaineer
denied some time ago, having made any
such arrangement with anybody. The
managers of the Sun made a similar as
sertion today to a Chronicle corres
pondent, and the Chbokicll knows
nothing of Gaskel whatever. He has no
authority from this office to represent
himself as its agent. The safeBt plat, is
to steer clear of him altogether. Pur
chasing agents don't do business that
way, l hey are always too glad to get
patrons, without charging them a prem
ium for the privilege of becoming such.
A purchasing agent always gets his com
mission from the party from which . he
makes his purchases, no matter how low
he may furnish the goods.
Oats The oat market is in good sup
ply. We quote 00 cents to $t. 00 per j
cental. Market is very weak.
Barley Tho barley supply is fairlv '
good with a limited inquiry. Brewing !
$1.00 per cental. Feed barley at 70 J
"to 80 cents per cental.
Flock Local brands, $4.25 wholesale '
and $4.50(S;$4.75 retail ; extra, $fi.00 :'
$6.25 per bbl.
Millstuffs The supply is in excess '
of demand. We quote bran and shorts
$1700 per ton. Retail $1.00 per 100 lbs. j
Shorts and middlings, $20.00$22.50 1
per ton. ;
Hay Timothy hay is in good supply
at quotations $16.00 to $17.00. Wheat
hay is in market at $10.00 per ton loose,
and $10.0012.50 per ton, according to
quality, baled. Wild hay is nominally
quoted at $10.00 to $12.00 per ton, ac
cording to quality. Alfalfa $12.00,
baled.
Potatoes Abundant at fiO(a'75 cents
a sack.
Butter We quote Al .tW.75 cents
per roll, and scarce.
Eggs Scarce at 22.4 25 cents a
dozen.
Poultry Old fowls are in less de
mand at $3.00(33.50. Young fowls are
easily sold at $2.003.00 per dozen.
- Hides Prime dry hides are quoted at
,06 per pound. Culls .0405. Green .02,4
.03. Salt .03,4.04. Sheep pelts .25
bear skins $4$5 ; coyote .60; mink, .50
cents each; martin $1.00; beaver, $2.00
3.50 per lb.; otter, $2.005.00 each
for Al ; coon, .30 each ; badger, .25 each ;
fisher, $2.50 to $4.00 each.
Wool The market is quite steady.
Wool is nominally quoted at .13(cvl6
per It).
Beef Beef on foot clean and prime
02.4, ordinary .02 ; and firm.
Mutton Choice weathers $3.50; com
mon $3.00.
Hogs Live heavy, .044S -05. Dressed
.06,4-07.
' County bacon in round lots .104-11.
Lard 5H, cans .10.104; 10 .10; j
401U .08.
Lvinber The excessive demand since
the fire has reduced stocks. Prices re
main unchanged. We quote, rough
$10,00 to $12,00 per M. Portland floor
ing No. 1 $30.00 per M. Portland rustic
$30.00 per M. No 1 cedar shingles $2.75
perM. Latht3.25 per M. Lime $2.00
per bbl.
staple gboceries.
Coffee Costa Rica is quoted at 22
cents by the sack ; .
Sugars Colden C in half bbls, 54
cents. "
Golden C in 100tt sacks, 5 cents.
Extra C in half bbls, 5 cents.
Extra C in 1001b sacks, 5,4 cents.
Dry granulated in half bbls, 6J cents.
Dry granulated in 1001t sacks, 6?4
cents. -
Sugars in 30 H) boxes are quoted:
$2.00; Extra C,$2.10; Dry Granulated,
$2.25.
Syrup $2.25 to $2.75 per keg.
Rice Japan rice, cents ; Is
land rice, 7 cents.
Beans Small white, 4,45 cents;
Pink, 4J44 cents by the lOOJbs.
Stock Salt Is quoted at $17.00 per
ton. Liverpool, 50!t sack, 80 cents
100 Ibgack, $1.50; 200tt. sack, $2.50.
Apples .40. 50 Ip box.
Pears .40(?:.60 f.box.
Peaches Market overcrowded at .25
.60 ' box. j
Grapes .02.'.5i.03 per pound.
Watermelons Plentiful at .7.51.00
per dozen.
Vegetables Cabbage, turnips, carrots
and onions, 1 cent per pound ; string
beans, 3,4 cents per pound.
FrRTIRTI MRTtfifl&nffcp
Staple and Fancy Dnj (oa(&
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes,. .
Hats and Caps. Etc. ' T -
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hardware, Flour, Bacon,
Headauarters for ..
Teas. Coffres. Dried Fruits. Canned Goods. Etc. ;
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE'
Of all kinds Boueht and Sold at Retail or in Gar-
. load Lots at Lowest Market Rates. : ' ' :
' ' '7 . i .i,
Free Delivery to Boat and Cars and all parts of the.. City -
390 -AJSTX) 394 SECOISTX) STIRIEnaT,
COMPLETE STOCK OF
Stores, Ranges, Tinware, House Furnishing Good,
Carpenters,' Blacksmiths' and Farmers' Tools, Fin
Shelf Hard-ware, Cutlery, Shears, Scissors, ' Razors,
Carvers and Table Ware, and Silverware. Pumps,
Pipe, JPlumbers' and Steam Fitters' Supplies, Pack
ing, Building Paper, Sash, Doors, Shingles, .Terr.
Cotta Chimney, Builders' Hardware, Lanterns and
Lamps. ' ' ' ; ;" '- '
Special and Exclusive Agents fbt
Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges,' Acorn. Stoves jstnd
Ranges, Belville Stoves and Ranges, . Boyntom
Furnaces, R. J. Roberts" Warranted" Cutlery,
Meriden Cutlery and Table Ware, the "Grand OJJ
Stoves, Anti-Rust Tinware. i:;r:";. ' .
Gould's and Moline Power and Hand Pumps.1
All Tining. Plu mbing, Pipe Work and Repairing
will be done on Short Notice, n 7 ,, ,
MHYS St OROJAZE,
(Successors to ABRAMS & STEWART.) . . .
174, 176, 178, 180 -" - - SECOND STREET;'
Snipes & Kinersly,1 :v
Leading Druggists
Dealers In -
Paints, Oils and OliDdoui Glass,
COAL and PINE TAR;
Artists Material, r
Imported We and Domeiu Cigars -
129 Second Street,
The Dalles, Oreoos.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
When Bby wa nick, wo gre her Catorl.
When aha wm a Child, ihe cried for Catoria,
When he became Miss, he clang to C&stori,
When ihe hd Children, ghe gxre them CwtorU
Unnecessary Sufferings.
mere is little doubt but tbat mauy
persons suffer for years with ailments
that could easily be cured by the use of
some simple remedy. The following in
cident is an illustration of this fact":
My wife was troubled with a pain in her
side the greater part of the time for
three years, until cured bv - Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. It has, X think, per
manently cured her. . We also have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy whenever
needed and believe it to be the best in
the world.' P. M.. Boston, Pennville,
Sullivan Co., Missouri. For sale by
Snipes & Kinersly Druggists. ,
An Old Adage.
There is an old adage: "What every
bodv savs ninst be true." Henrv Cook.
of New Knoxville, Ohio, in a recent let
ter says : ' "Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has taken well here. Everybody
likes it on account of the immediate
relief it gives." There is nothing like it
to loosen and relieve a severe cold. For
sale by Snipes & Kinersly, druggists, dw
THE DALLES LUMBERING CO. ;
INCORPORATED 1886.
No. hi Washington Street." : , . The; Daw-is.
- ' Wholesale and Retail Dealers and Manufacturer ot ;-
Building Material and Dimension Timber, Doors, Windows. Moldings, House.. Faraishifi lie" .
Special Attention given to the Manufacture of Fruit nd Ffo
, Boxes and Packing Cases. .. . v r
Factory and Iixiralaor STa.xrcX at Old St. TVwIJ mm.
DRY
Pine, Fiiy Oak and Slab WOOD DeliyetodL . t
any part of the city,- - .
Clearance
MUSLIN y.UNDERWEA
' .; HT COST I ; 2
To Make Room for a New Stock of Millinery.
- MRS PHILLIPS, - - - .8 TlJlRD ST J ,
Mfactiirers
(Snccessors to L. D. Frank, deceased.
' Q3T -A.1jT .
iaisses!
Bigg's Correspondence.
Bigg's Station-, Sept. 28, 1801.
Editor of the Chronicle:
One hundred and one wagons, loaded
with- wheat, were received at Biggs to
day belonging to seventy-ono men.
Their loads amounted to 2,758 sacks, or
71,626 bushels and thirty-five pounds.
Thirteen cars of wheat were shipped,
weighing-491,000 pounds. The freight
bill was $932.90, the largest day's work
this season at tms station. On the 20th
of last December twenty car loads of j
wheat were shipped weighing 771,100 j
pounds, with a freight bill of $1465.40,
the largest day's work of last season. .
' -. Reporter No. 9,
' They Speak From .Experience.
"We know from experience in the uso
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy that it
will prevent croup," 6ays Messrs. Gad
berry & Worley, Percy, Iowa. They
also add that the remedy has given great
satisfaction in this vicinity, and that
they believe it to be the 'best in the
market for throat and lung diseases.
For sale by Snipes & Kinerslv drncgists.
:. NOTICK.
R, E. French has for sale a number of
improved ranches and unimproved
lands in the Grass Valley neighborhood j
in Sherman county. They will be sold !
very cheap and on reasonable terms, j
Mr. French can locate settlers on some i
good unsettled claims in the same neigh- j
borhood. His address is Grans Valfev. ;
Sherman connty, Oregon.. .j
- ". A General Line of ' . ; :- ' . -
Horse Furnishing Gioods.
. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Harness, Bridles, flips, Horse Blanbts, Etc, "
. ' Fnll Assortment of Mexican Saflfliery, Plain or Stampei --
SECOND STREET, - - : .V . THE DALLES. .
or lncomne'
tor best dish of Prun d'Agen, Mrs. tency on the part of its builders. Tho
Varney 1st. ' ' governor and state treasurer
bave care
fully examined , the work, and express
tnemselves as satistled with it, ana
pleased with -the service of Mr. FHrley
j and his nseistants.-T-7Vrom. "
For tho best exhibit of quinces, Mar
cur Vnnbibber 1st, Peter Mohr 2d.
. .. pkaches. .
For 'flie btfst single variety (Bolton i Sir. Partridge, the sculptor, iu making
Seedling) A. D. Bolton 1st. for beet ; an heroic bust of James Russell Lowell.
A. A. Brown has re-opened at 10SI Un
ion street, north end of the first building
north of Court house yard, where( he
will be pleased to-seo his old customer.
. d-w-0-8-tf.
Farley & Frank have a tank of ma
chine oil which thoy offer at cost to
close out as they Intend in future to
keep only oils used in their business, - tf.
t The Best rbralc.
I St. Patrick's pills -are carefully pre- j
j pared from the best material and accord- L
I lug to the most approved formula, and
' are tho most perfect cathartic and liver
pill Jhnt can be pioduced. We sell
them. Snipics Kixkksi.y, .
d-w , Drnirgists. !
' " Xotlee. ' ' 1
Chae. Stubbling desires all those iu- j
debted to him to come up and settle as '
soon as possible.. He lost .all bis stock
by the late fire aud a prompt settlement f
would greatly oblige bliu, 9-26-d.Aw-tf
Chrisman Bros.,
(Bneccasorn to F. Taylor.)
: PROPRlETOnS OF TUB :
CITY MARpT
A. A. Brown,
Koep a t ull assortment of ' ' -
Staple
aod Fancy Grow
and Provlslotts,
wfik-h he ofiter t Ijw Figure.
UNION STREET.
jC
HAMS, BACON and SAUSAGE
ALWAYS ON HAND.
SPEGIAIi x PRICES
I to Cash Buyers.
Reopened for the Present Hi .
1C9 tilon Bt. Mtit 4ocv ootOj Bt tSvt.'V
.v Ilouie; Th ililltu, QregOM.. ,