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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1894. The Weekly Chronicle. rlt LAM". - KtTI.ON Clubbing List. The CnaoKli'lit, '"',h gives the news twice a week, has made arrangements to club with tlte (Cloning publications, and offers two papyri one year fur little more than the price of one : " Kcrnlt Our price jirie . I2..V) 1.T5 3.00 2.00 LOCAL MKEVITIKW. Wednesday Doll)'. The (irand lodge Knights of Pythias meet at Portland neat Tuesday. The weather predictions by Mr. pague this morning are for today clear ing aod for tomorrow colder. The Fpworth I-ttagne of the M. E. church, will give an entertainment at the opera house during fair meek. It is rumored that freight rates will be sharply advanced noon, between Missouri river points and I'ortland. We are told that three or four of the best horse in the circnit will lie here during the fair, coming from Portland. The manager, of the Oregon Lumber Company at Hood River have been arretted or rsnning sawdust in the strcmns. And ftiil the wheat comes in. The recent wet weather iuterferred some what w ith the threshing and this put gome teams on the road that otherw ise would still be with the machines. As we Lustle vainly today for the elusive item, we wish with all our heart we were sampling the banquet our more fortunate brethren are enjoying today at I'endleton. It is easier to get and more filling. The Olympic Club ol New Orleans met yesterday and formally declared Kotiert Fitzsiramons heavy weight champion of the world. This action was taken because Corbett refused to meet him. General Booth, comiuauder in chief of the Salvation army, will arrive in New York from England this week and will visit Portland December 28th, so remain one day. It w ill te a big day fur the Salvationists of the North went. According to today's Oregonian the freight advances of w hich we speak else where will be made about Octolier 20th. The advance will be from 7 to 2." per cent, and will prove a discrimination against Portland. The reason for the raise is unknown. A progressive whist party at Mr. Jrlius Wiley's last night was one ot the pieasantest affairs of the kind this season. Mrs. Norman and Mr. Tom Ward won first prize, and Miss Sterling and Mr. Kelly the booby. The party separated about 1 1 o'clock. For the gentlemen's roadsters race at the coming fair, the following entries have lieen made : John L., bay stallion, by M. F.. Welch ; John Iay,bay gelding, by J. P. Mcluerny; Hero, bay gelding, by 11. Ilintou ; Kit Wheeler, black maie, by A.Brown; Patty, sorrell mare, by K. Jacobsen. Mr James II. Crosscn has purchased the Dchm property on Third street near the dates building and is having it re paired. A force of men are engaged iu raising it, and from the amount of mor tar and brick around it lonks as though the old house would be replaced by a new one, and a brick at that. Win. Buskirk, akministrator of the estate of Klmer E. Griffin, a former resident of Hood River, but now in the east and insane ; Saturday sold a quarter section of timber land in Hood River belonging to the estate, to Lucas Henry. The projierty was mortgaged and bought by the mortgagee. The windows of the city council chambers have been washed. We know that our reputation for truth and veracity is liable to suffer from making this apparently raab statement but it is true just the same. The deed is placed at the door of street Commissioner Butts, but that seems as great a wonder as the original story. The regular subscription priceof the CiiuoNKLK Is $1.50 and the regular price of the Weekly Okiooniak is $1.60. Any one subscribing for Tin CiiHoNicLE and paying for one year in advance can get both Tuc CiiaoMcM and the Witur Oi:ooxiax for 2.00. All old subscribers paying their sub scriptions a year in advance will be en titled to the same offer. A writer in Farm and Home tells how he keeps potatoes : Dig thorn after the iirst light fioet and pile them in a round heap; stack corn stalks around them four inches thick , then cover about 'our Inches with dirt and put a dry shelter over them ; never put over thirty bushels in a hill, and I think If )ou will follow my plan you w ill keep potatoes as long as J have. i Mr. Peter Fernell last Sunday rode his horse over the bill from Sandos's place on Mill creek to his own on Chenowith creek, carrying some tools behind the eddle. These slipped frightening the horse which threw Mr. Fernell. His foot bung in the stirrup and as the borse dragged him it also stepped on bis right band tearing the first Joint off the hides finger. Fortunately his foot came out of the stirrup before he had lieen dragged far, else had this article been an obituary. Tuurulxy'i Dally .Several horses are on their way here from Yakima to take part in the races next week. The stables are filling up rapidly, and the races promise to lie the best ever run here. Mr. K. L. Brooks is having a new roof put on his residence and profiting by midwinter experience in combination of melting snow and flat roof, has giveu the new roof a much greater pitch. Any person holding unpaid drafts of last year, of the Second Kastern Oregon District Agricultural Association, or words to that effect, being the fair man agement of this city, can have the same cashed at The Dalles National bank by presenting them. Weather Observer Pague is exactly wrong in his weather predictions so per sistently sines his return from Washing ton, that we fancy his guesser must have slipped a cog. The weather prediction for today was "cooler," and it's the warmest day we have had since the middle of August. A son of John Kogers of Five Mile aged about tun years has been stopping with Joe Berger and going to school. I-ast night the boy changed his clothes in order to do his chores, and since that time nothing has been seen or heard of hiui. It w as at first thought that he might have gone home, but word was sent out this morning and it was found he had not been there. The following horses are now in train ing at the fair grounds : liunners Sir Henry, I Don't Know, Rockland Boy, Volta, Little Joe, Grover, Fowder, Jim Crow and Sinetta. Trotters Montana, Jim Blaine, John Day, John L. and Polly. The following will be up on the lioat tonight: Anita, Hamrock. Carl Carnie and Token. Besides these quite a number are on their way from Yakima. Dr. O. D. Donne brought with him from New Orleans samples of cotton in all styles of development from the forming bud to the full blown boll. He had some in bloom w hen he started but these of course would not keep. He also brought some fine joints of sugar cane, persimmons, and chestnuts, all of w hich are of course decided curiosities in this neighborhood. We cant raise any cot ton but the late democratic party is a decided success at raising cane. Wheat and apples and an oils jodrida governor are onr most prominent crops. Friday's laily. The weather predictions for today are "probable showers." and for tomor row are, "fair and cooler." Mr. W. F. Soeslie of Hood Kiver was in the city today. He expects to move to the Willamette valley in a few days. Mrs. O. M. Boardman, of Chenowith creek died yesterday afternoon, and we understand her little baby diwd the day lie fore. The local land officers here received instructions today to move the land office into the building receatlv occupi ed by the postoffice. The Epworth league of the M. K. church will give an entertainment dur ing fair week, consisting of tableaux, vocal and instrumental music, and a scarf drill. Our local cyclists are trying to get up a series of races for the fair. At present it is proposed to have a half mile dash, mile and three-mile races, and a five-mile handicap. About seven hundred miles of weather has passed through town since daylight. It loaded tip with sand just east of town and winged its way on towards the populist camps of Nebraska. The ladies of the M. E. church will serve meals during the fair in the build ing east of the First National bank, for merly occupied by Mrs. LeBallieter. Lunch will be served from 12 to 2 o'clock and dinner from 5 to 8. All meals 23 cents each. The recorder's office this morning made a water-haul, not a victim show ing up. When the reporter called tbis morning, the recorder, street commiss ioner and coroner, were having a three cornered quarrel about whose turn it was to clean up the office. A big flock of sheep was brought over from the Mt. Adams ranges last night. They filled the street for three blocks, and seemed as numerous as the band the immortal Sancho Pauza told of to his illustrious master at the wonderful ad venture of the fulling-mill. There were several thousand of them. Yesterday in mentioning the fact that the Fpworth League would give an entertainment during fair week we in advertantly wrote "dance for drill." we have no desire to set the members of the league to dancing against their will hence make this correction which may be also considered an apology. On account of the falling off of business in the L S. marshal's office and the consequent necessity of reducing ex penses, Marshal Grady has called for resignation of all of bis deputies except J. D. Coleman, George Humphrey and the office deputy and liookkeeper. Mr. Grady says he can run the business with this force. Matt F. Murphy, the deputy I.ir this district, goes with the balance. Street Commissioner Putts this morn ing replaced 'he railing on the bridge aero Mill creek. His fare had asor rowful look, and in response to a sym pathetic inquiry he said: "It's a measly shame the way I am forced to work against my own interest. As street commissioner I had to fix that railing, when if I could htve let it alone I might have got a job as coroner." And then he smiled. lh Maw for lha I'lare. In shaking of the probable appoint ment to the position of adjutant general of the state when Governor Ijord takes his seat, the Telegram makes a brief but very favorable mention of Captain John W. Lew is, of this city, for the place. It will probably be quite a long time before the change is made in the office, but when it is, no better selection could be made than the gentleman named. Cap tain I.eis not only had experience in the war, bnt was an officer in the regular army for several years after. He is thoroughly conversant with military matters, and would bring to the office, a mind not only stored up with knowledge appertaining to them, but a ripe exper ience gained on the frontier and a full understanding of the management of both men and conditions. Without wishing to detract anything from the merits of other candidates, we are frank to state that the selection of Captain Lewis for the place would be the best that could be made. II Winked Oat. Recently an attorney wrote to County Clerk Kelsay, desiring to know which was the leading democratic paper of The Dalles. The letter was turned over to A. G. Johnson, deputy, to reply, and we quote a small portion of the answer, as showing the present condition of demo cratic newspapers in The Dalles. Mr. Johnson said: "There was a democratic paper pub lished here in days gone by, but the 'change' it labored so hard for, brought not a harvest of plenty, and it met the fate of the Frenchman's whisky, it lasted soon. Like many another in dustry under the new 'conditions that confront us' it withered and died. The old plant has been moved across the river, and the faithful type that whooped it up for democracy's uncrowned king, Grover the First, and tariff reform, is now doing good service in expounding republican principles to the political sinner's of the evergreen state. The, Lmi Boy. The little Ryan boy who so suddenly disappeared Wednesday night has not yet been beard from, although a dili gent search has been kept np. The boy is said to be very steady and manly and it does not seem possible that he has taken it into his head to runaway The fact that he put on his old clothes would rather be in favor of the runa way theory. He was last seen about 6 o'clock Wednesday evening on the Uuff near his home, but the rocks have been carefully looked over without finding any traces of him. There are but three theories to account for his absence, one that he has run away, another that tramps have kidnaped him, and the third that he has gone to the river and drowned. The most probable of the three is that he has gone to the county to some one he knows, is afraid to go home, and has managed to deceive tboe whom he is visiting. His parents are nearly frantic and it is hoped the mystery will be speedily solved. For lha Fair. The secretaries of the fair will be at Wingate Hall tomorrow at the following hours: from 10 to 12, from 2 to 4 and t'rom 7 to 9, to receive entries for the ex hibits. All the departments except that of stock will be represented and those who have entries to make should go at once. Entries close st 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and to give the managers a chance the work should be started at once. Three or four of our merchants here have agreed to make ex hibits, and this example should prove contagious. With a little energy the hall can be made very attractive and thus serve as an advertisement for next year. The old proverb that what is worth doing at all is worth doing well, is evidently correct, and we hope our peo ple will cot only do, but do well what they do, do. Do thou, ditto. I'loneer Hall. We acknowledge the receipt of an in vitation to attend a pioneer ball at the Cascade Locks, Saturday evening next. As the name of Hon. II. A. leavens heads the list of the committee no further assurance need be made that it will be a success. A pioneer supper will also be served and among the delicacies to le served are filet of bear a la muck-a-muck, wapatoes with the harness on, venison, coon, jack rabbit and huckle berry sauce. We know the boys will have a good time, but as we can't be there what good is that going to do us. Important Land Ieclsloo. We have made arrangements with W. D. Harlan one of the leading land attor orneys of Washington city, to furnish us the substance of the decision made by the department concerning government lands. He sends us the following im portant decision today : "The good faith of a settlers claim is not impeached by absence from the land to earn money for support of settlers' family aud to purchase the land. Asst. See. Simm. Mllrhell Maw. Today Sept. 30, there is heavy threat ening clouds with a sprinkle of rain, K. K. Allen has moved to the place he traded for a few weeks since, snd now we miss Johnie's smiling visage in his daily rounds. The firm of Oaks & Son is conspic uously advertised in bold relief over the entrance door to his store. We know Mr. Oaks would be very proud of brand new son, but we did Lot Imagine he would give vent to his joy at one grand bound. The son was born Sept, the 24th weighing 10' pounds, and Tuesday morning, certainly before the sun was up, Mr. Oaks acknowledged the firm connections by placing above the door the firm name Oaks & Son in such large letters it can be seen almost as far as the building. But he is excusable. Mr. Pnst is now a resident of town. In his family there are four small chil dren a pleasant addition to our school. School begun Monday September 24th with 0. S. Maxwell as teacher. We have had a much needed improve ment in the way of sidewalks being laid from upper to lower town, and across the creek. Now it will be a pleasure to take a leisurely walk to the lower town, w here before it was a real task. The son of Mr. Bricher of Pine Hol low met with a serious accident by getting his arm badly broken. Dr. Herrick was called to make repairs and reports the boy doing well. Charley Nelson while threshing ft a finger caught in the cogs of the thresher and tore it almost off. It was a serious hurt but is doing very well. Also Clay Ames was so unfortunate as to get a finger entirely crushed off in the same way. The Woods thresher from John Day, is threshing on West Branch. Johny Loyd was teliing me that there was a frost one night last week on his place, about three miles below here, sufficient to blacken the topmost leaves of tender plants. Mr. Melvcrhill and son of Summit Prairie, have been hauling barn lumber the past week, for O. S. Boardman. Mr. Ayrs, who lives near here, with his family and Miss Stella Board man have started for a trip through the mountains to Albany and Eugene. We wish them a pleasant trip, but the prospects are at present, that they will have a wet time. News came to me vesterday of the discovery of a quartz ledge some place near Spanish Gulch, twenty miles east of here. The quartz is a dark green and gray mixed. The piece I saw was plen tifully sprinkled with the precious metal. In hopes the find is a rich one, I will give my information as I received it: W.H.Butler of Nansene, Wasco county Oregon, came to Spanish Gulch the 15th cf last May, on his way to Baker City. He stopped at the Gulch to investigate the mining prospects of that section as a raining expert. After prospecting a few days be was satisfied he had struck it rich and named the mine "Copper King." In order to prove his statements he haB in his possession some of the gold in its free state which he cleaned from the rock after he had crushed it. It is coaree and heavy. Some of the grains are as large as wheat grains. His esti mate of free gold to the ton was $155, from rock taken from the surface, and from rock twelve feet below the surface was $2500. Mr. Butler pasBed through Mitchell Sept. 24th en his way to Port land to purchase machinery to work the mine. The locality is finely situated for the economical working of the mines, as wood and water are near at band in great abundance. Water is plenty the year round. E. V. E Rtia Smd In Dug-. An Oregonian reporter describes a case of honors being even as follows : "The profession of dog-catcher is not exempt from trouble, and even danger. The dog has been styled the truest friend of man, and most men are true friends of their dogs, but they are not to be mentioned in this respect in the same day with the women. A bear robbed of her cubs is not more dangerous than a woman when the dog-catcher attempts to capture her dog. Away up First street, a day or two since, a dog-catcher started in to lasso a dog. The woman who owned the dog rushed out to its defense. A man was unloading a cartload of refuse near by, and the dog sought refuge under the cart. The catcher was stooping to spy thedog when the woman came up behind him and gave him a vigorous push, sending hi'ii head first into the garbage heap. She then whistled up her dog, and then re trenched in good order to a place of safety. The next day the catcher sneaked around, thinking to get the dog. He found the animal on the street and chased after him. The woman espied him and rushed out after him, but her foot slipped on the polished rails of Mr. Holladay's justly celebrated street railway and she fell full length in the muddy street. The impolite dog-catcher laughed so heartily that he quit chasing the dog, anil the woman, calling her pet, took him in her arms and inarched off covered with mud and glory. "My task in life," said the pastor complacently, "consists in saving young men." "Ah !" replied the maiden, with a soulful longing: "save a good one for me, won't you?" Life. We are Still In It, and You Know It. We are selling more for the simple Our PRICES We pay more for other dealer Consult Your Interests, and Trade with JOLES. Telephone No. 20. City Council Meeting. Regular meeting of the city council last night, Mayor Bolton presiding and a full board of councilmen being present. The minutes of meetings held during September were read and approved. The petition of E. J. Collins and others for a sidewalk on the north side of Acad emy street, commencing at Union street and running east 75 feet was read and granted. The petition of Jesse Simonson and others to improve Union and other streets and to make a roadway to Mill creek, read, prayer granted and improve ment ordered made. Petition of Ed Williams and others for reduction of theater license read and referred to finance committee. An oral petition of George Darech, for are light on 14th street, was read and re ferred. Recorder was authorized to advertise for bids for stone crossings on Second street. Regular monthly reports of city officers read, accepted and placed on file. Water Co. bill for water rent for trough in East end not allowed and re corder was instructed to notify superin tendent that if the water Co. would not furnish it free, to turn the water off. Mayor was instructed to confer with an attorney and prepare an ordinance concerning the construction of side walks. Street Commissioner was instructed to collect the road tax on or before'Nov. 1st. The judiciary committee were in structed to take legal steps for collecting road money due from the county. Brick flues were ordered built in the hose houses. Adjourned. Durur Doings. These cottier days and frowty nights, Tell us fall weather in here, And the cold, chilly wind. A reminder that winter la near. A gentle shower which proved a bless ing in disguise in the way of settling the dust and helping the roads, fell the other day. Farmers are busy hauling grain as the thresher's day of grace is about ended, around Dufur and vicinity at least. Mr. Thos. Harris went through with his sheep from the mountains, and E. A. Griffin also removed his to their winter quarters. Mr. Chas. Johnston has been spending the past two weeks in the berg with his brothers. Little Lewis Deitrich, son of Dr. Deitrich, is staying in Dufur attending school . Mr. A. K. Dufur has a new addition to his mill in the shape of a chopper. Mrs. Thomas has built a nice conserv atory on the south side of her residence. Dr. J. II. Kano has his sign out ready for business, and is soon to have a new office adjoining the drugstore. The other day while Mr. Monroe Ileisler was out driving with his family, the horses ran away and threw Mrs. Ileisler onto the ground, dislocating her hip. Dr. Deitrich attended the injury but from last accounts she is improving but slowly. li' ftentlmeiit ami SJyrup. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Crossen took their bridal trip yesterday morning. It was a little bite, but "Jimmy" says his duties as postmaster prevented him making the trip before. The trip was made from his father's store, he asking Mrs C. to ride, on seeing the new deliv ery wagon standing by the door. He didn't think the proposition wtiild bo accepted, but it was, and that so quickly that he couldn't back out. So the young couple climbed into the wagon which contained one jug of maple syrup (ap propriate for a honey moou) that was destined to render more palatable the matutinal hot cakes of the writer hereof. It isn't everybody, not even every ed- gooda than ever, reason that are RIGHT. Produce than any in The Dalles. COLLINS & GO. THE RELIABLE FIRM. itor that can have his family groceries brought home by the parties to a wed ning, but although it seemshigh toned, we wish to remark that there is nothing; too rich for us. This was James A.'sj first attempt to run a bluff on Mrs. James A. and like many another newly wedded man, he found it wouldn't work. PERSONAL MENTION. Wednesday Mr. C. B. Durbln is in from Antelope. Mr. H. A. Falk of Crook county is in the city. Mr. Lucus Henry of Hood River was in the city yesterday. Mr. M. Sichel, Prineville'a leading merchant is in the city. Mr. S. J. LaFrance came up from Hood River this afternoon. Mr. Ed. Martin is again confined to his room with rheumatism. Mr. N B. Brooks and H. C. Phillips of Goldendale are in the city. Mr. J. F. Thomas of Oswego, is vis iting his mother-in-law Mrs. Beers, and other relatives. Thurndoy. Mrs Sophia Palmer arrived in from Prineville Tuesday. Mrs. A. W. Mohr arrived here Tues day, from Portland. Rev. Joseph Alter and wife went out to the Warm Springs yesterday. Miss Grace Sharp left last night for a visit to friends in Walla Walla. Miss Katie Crofton of Centerville, Washington, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. E. C. Warren returned to Dufur this morning, after a visit in Portland. Rev. A. B. Wade went to Prineville this morning to tuke charge of the church there. Mr. Henry Hahn of the firm of Wad- dams & Co., Portland, arrived in from Prineville yesterday. Mr. Frank B. Hennessey of Notre Dame Indiana, is visiting his former college mate Mr. Roger Stnnott. Mr. Isoui Cleek, storekeeper at the Warm Springs, arrived in this city yesterday and left for Portland this morning. Mr. J. A. Fawcett of Nansene left this afternnoon for I'ortland, from which 11 luce he will take a trip to Tacoma on 'ortland day at the fair; that is, Sat urday. Dr. O. D. Doane, who has been attend ing the meeting ot the Sovereign Grand I.odge of Odd Fellows at Chattanooga, Tenn., arrived home this morning, hav ing had a very delightful trip. In Kl Cajnn California, Sept. 29th 18'J4,Wilhelmine VV'alther, aged 54 years. Mrs. Walther was the mother of W. E. E. Walther of this city. Advertised Letter. Following is the list of letters remain ing in the postoflie at The Dalles un called for Oct. ti, 181)4. Persons calling for the same will give date on which they were advertised : Appal, W A Anderson, Alex Armstrong, W M (2) Harlow, II L (2) Unison, D II Bold, FD Hoswell, i F Brown, F Burgess, W N Cramer, Kate (2) Carpenter, Mrs A Clawson, A B Crane, Miss Nellie Conroy, II N Conchran, Miss M Davidson, Mrs Lill Davis, L P Esmond, II A Forner, Mrs Martha Faley, Mrs I. J (i ml wood, Fred(:i) (iammul, II I ileasnn, II Honger, G I I n m 1 1 1 ! 1 , .1 M James, Dean Johnson, Martha Johnson. Annie Joli -on. G W Kelly, Miss Grace Kervin, James Kite, Shorty King, W K Laurench, W M Leonard, J C Malier, Miss N Moiilhan, Sam'l Martin, G L Marshal, M E Millsaps, II N Meier, (! I Morton, Mrs Ines Morrison, Jack Nelson, Miss L M Orendorf, L .1 Olson, J Ohorn, Mrs Soula Roberts, Ed A Roberts, W 1. Uorsell, G II Korsell, A V Whittle, Chas L Wininger, Mrs M Whittle, Miss M J. A. CltOHhK., P. M. Choiiy Yaas, I shave myself. She You'd lietter not let Mr. (Jerry's society know about it.