THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1895.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Saturday's Daily.
And still another case of insanity is
reported from Hood River. It looks like
it had blossomed into an epidemic down
that way.
Mrs. Hopkins was examined Wednes
day by Dr. Brosius and Justice Soeabe of
Hood River, as to her sanity and was
sent to the insane asylum.
- The alarm of lire at 1 o'clock this
afternoon was caused by a small blaze
'on the roof of F. Lemke's saloon. Tne
fire was under control in a moment and
before any damage was done.
We suggest that the Oregonian change
slightly its phraseology, and that in
stead of offending the eyes with that
word "stinkard" that it adopt the
milder mannered word "stenchard."
The county court has been in session
for several days two of which were de
voted principally to the matter of the in
corporation of the town of Hood River.
The trouble arose over the boundaries,
but a decision was reached this morning
and the town waB declared duly -incorporated.
Hood Biver is going to have a plant
for the manufacturing of tomato catchup.
They raise a fine quality of tomatoes at
that place and White Salmon, and now
that Hood Biver is incorporated and has
this plant, it will, no doubt, soon catch
up with its neighboring towns, both in
wealth and population.
A prisoner was brought in from An
telope, arriving here yesterday morning,
bound over by the justice court there to
appear before the grand jury on the
charge of stealing a watch. The young
gentlemen who brought him in, came
down through Sherman county to Biggs
and from that point here on the morn
ing passenger. While waiting for the
opening of the sheriff's office, they for
got to keep a close watch on their
prisoner, and he took a walk and as far
as heard from is yet walking.
The meeting of the Oregon State Hor
ticultural Society, which was to have
taken place a few days ago, was post
poned until Wednesday next. As
notices were not sent out in time many
fruitgrowers visited Portland and were
of course sadly disappointed. The post'
ponement was caused by the desire of
the society to have a lot of Eastern fruit
dealers who are visiting in California
attend the meeting. As the commission
sharps will not come, and many of those
who haye already visited Portland will
not attend, the postponement will work
injury to the association.
Monday's Daily.
The weather todav has been like
spring.
Regular meeting of the city council
tonight.
Circuit court meets for the regular
February term, next Monday.
Mrs. Fobs died at her home near Hood
River yesterday, at noon, just 24 hours
after the death of her brother-in-law, G.
H. Palmer.
The wedding of Gung Song and Seong
Tui, Chinese, of which mention was
made Saturday, seems to have trans
ferred a small section of the Chinese war
to this neighborhood.
J. W. Case, the pioneer banker of
Astoria, died at his home in that city
, yesterday. He was 63 years of age and
crossed the plains in 1850. Mr. S. L.
Brooks, of this city, came across in the
same train.
As a never-failing evidence of the ap
proach of spring we wish to remark that
the abundance and falling price of eggs
is the most certain harbinger, whatever
that is. Eggs are 20 per cent off in price
today, selling for 20 cents a dozen.
1 According to the ground hog. unless
his clock was wrong, there will be no
more winter. At noon when his hogahip
is supposed to come out and take his
winter peep, there was a fine cloud ovr
the sun and it is presumed that this
would satisfy him concerning his
shadow.
The new city charter will be considered
by the council tonight, and as there will
be no time in which to inform the public
through the newspapers, all those in
terested should attend the council and if
they have any objections to the amend
ments suggested by the committee, they
will have an opportunity to make them
known, otherwise they must forever bold
their peace. :
The Dalles Literary Society met Fri
day evening and among others things on
the program the question of the propri
ety of taxing church property was de
bated. Mr. Snowden, assisted by Miss
Aimee Newman, who read a fine paper.
took the negative side of the proposition
but the judges decided in favor of the
arguments brought forth by Messrs.
Phelps and Eiddell. The society has
in preparation a program to be given at
a public meeting some time during this
month.
Tuesday's Daily.
Mr. William Watson made final proof
on bis homestead today.
One carload of hogs went to Troutdale
from Saltmarshe & Co.'s yesterday.
The Union Dancing Club will not
give their usual dance tomorrow night.
Jackson Engine Co. No. 1, will hold
their annual meeting tonight and also
elect officers for the ensuing year. A
full attendance is desired.
The East End is not as lively as during
the spring and summer months and yet
considerable business is being . done.
Just ask Parrott about that big order for
goods.
Hon. E. B. Dufur shipped by express
yesterday thirteen prairie chickens to
Judge Waldo. The birds will be turned
loose on the Waldo hills, and if let alone
should soon stock that section.
Mr. S. L. Brooks is having a building
erected on the west side of his brick in
the East End. It is one story, will be
covered with corrugated iron, and will
be used by Bupert & Gable for a harness
store.
The Dalles Cold Storage Company is
receiving some very fine ice, forty-five
carloads of it, which will be used in their
business net summer. When we went
by there this morning the president and
treasurer of the company had their coats
off and were pushing the big cakes into
the ice house in great shape.
On account of ill health, Rev. J. Whis
ler has been compelled to resign the
pastorate of the M. E. church in this
city, and, accompanied by Mrs,
Whisler, will leave for bis borne
in Denver, Colorado, ' tomorrow night,
This is much regretted by the comma
nity in general, as not only does the
church loss an able and energetic pas
tor, but the city one of its most honored
citizens. It is sincerely hoped his
health will improye.
Mr. J. M. Huntington is making rapid
progress with his present ownership
books. He 'has about finished tabulat
ing farm property, and is now going
through the list of city property and
town lots. He discovered something
over 60,000 acres of farm lands that have
heretofore never been assessed. Mr
Huntington has apparently gotten along
with the work very rapidly, but as he
had an abstract of titles almost up to
date, which it took him many bard
months work to make, the work is not so
speedy as it appears.
A Chinese Wedding.
At 2 :30 Saturday afternoon Justice Da
vis united in the holy bonds of the white
man's matrimony, Gung Song .and
Leong Tui, both, aa their names suggest,
natives of the flowery kindom. The
groom is a bright, intelligent young fel
low and the bride is a pretty little dam
sel of about 19 years. The course of
J true love has not run smooth for them,
as the highbinders of Portland, where
they live, have been trying to kidnap
the lady. Gung Song was happy when
the ceremony was over, for he knew
that the persecutions of the highbinders
would cease, as they are afraid to inter
fere as between a Chinaman and his
wife, made so by our laws.
Quite a number witnessed the cere
mony, and Jndge Blakeley lent the
light of his countenance as general su
penntendent of the proceedings.
Real Essate Transactions.
The following deeds were filed for
record Saturday and today :
J S Taylor and wife to LL McCartney,
lot 14, block 5, Thompson's addition to
Dalles City ; $30.
United States to Erwin N Wakefield,
sw, sec 13, tp 1 s of r 15 e ; patent.
Chas W Dietzel and wife to F C Sex
ton, lots 5 and 6, sec 9, tp 1, n of r 13 e ;
$350.
Michael C Neff to Maggie A Neff, blk
o, Winans addition to Hood River and
30-foot strip to same ; $225.
A Batch of Decisions.
Judge Bradshaw filed his decisions in
several cases today as follows :
Bettingen vs. Catea, summons set
aside and proceedings held for naught.
M. J. Manning vs. Matilda Baldwin,
writ of review dismissed and decision of
lower court affirmed.
Eugene D. White vs. C. P. Heald,
sale confirmed.
James Cameron vs. Wasco County,
writ of review dismissed and judgment
of county court affirmed.
Pekin Plow Co. vs. C. L. Morse et. al.,
motion to strike out answer sustained.
Defendant given until second day of
next regular term to file amended an
swer. Real Estate Transactions.
The following deeds were filed for
record today : .
United States to Lewis Anderson,
bwJ, sec 15, tp 1, s of r 12 e ; patent.
Fred H Arnsburger to Raugleigh G.
Drake, lot 48, block 6, Irwin & Watson
addition; $250.
S E Crawford to F H Arnsburger,
same property as above; $250.
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Mitchell Notes.
Well, Mr., Mrs. or Miss ot The Chron
icle, I certainly sympathize with you
when your local news have almost en
tirely failed, for my notes of this week
are almost a failure, but in my peram
bulations for these, although I am old
and gray and rheumatic I kept my feet
under me and do not have to report
bruises, if I must report failures almost.
Take a little advise from one of some
years experience, and do not undertake
such a perilous descent until you have
first oiled well your stiffened joints.
And it might be well as a preventative
to wear a pair of goggles, if your eyesight
is poor, that you might better see your
way.
We of this mountainous region are not
seriously afflicted .with stiffened joints,
as I should judge not from the number
of social hops the young people indulge
in and dancing exercises that keep them
every or every other evening during the
week.
Our weather is excellent : no better
could be desired. There is but little
snow and a scat city of cold. One night
the thermometer fell to four below zero,
and no whvl for more than a week, a
thing unusual for this section.
At present the general health, like the
weather, is at the best. I can record
but one serious case of illness; Mr
Magee is afflicted with inflamatory rheu
matism.
Little Tommy Ware while coasting
one day last week, was knocked down
and run over by a coasting sled, bruising
the muscles of one leg so seriously that
he has not been able to stand on it since.
Robby Tanz's horse fell with him a
few days since and bruised one leg so
much he was quite a cripple a few days,
but nothing serious.
The Central hotel is opened again, it
having been closed since the death of
Mrs. Boardman, the proprietress.
Mr. Pearson, who was badly cut by
Pbipps Luny last week, is able to return
home.
The friends of Miss Laura Sasser will
be glad to know she is spending an en
joyable time among relatives and friends.
At present she is visiting friends on Gird
creek.
Stock in general are doing very well.
Nothing is being fed except a few old
horses and cows and sheep. -
The snow in the Shoo Fly country is
aboty; six inches deep. E. V. E.
Mitchell, Or., Jan. 27, 1895.
Too Suddenly Moral.
It is really astonishing bow law-abid
ing the thug element of the Chinese be
come when they desire to get possession
of some poor Chinese woman. When
Gung Song married Leong Tui Satur
day it stirred tbe long-haired highbind
ers into action. - Fearing to openly take
the woman away from her husband,
they invoked the law, to accomplish by
perjury what they feared to do by force,
and so had warrants sworn out for the
arrest of the young couple. Accordingly
they were arrested about midnight Sat
urday, and were taken to jail, where
they were kept until nearly noon Sun
day, at which time bail was furnished
and they were given their liberty.
If the inside history ot the case could
be shown, it would probably appear
that the sudden attack of virtue, which
caused the other Chinese to have them
arrested was superinduced by the desire
to become possessed of Leong Tui that
she might be used for immoral purposes
It ia to be hoped that Justice Davis may
be enabled to make the whole crowd
show up the true inwardness of the
affair.
In the meanwhile the young couple
need not feel afraid, for The Dalles is
not Portland, and the least crooked
work on the part of the Portland high
binders, will cause a. cleaning out
amongst them that will prevent some
them answering at the next roll-call
of their society.
They Are Coming:.
The Misses Tittle, supported by W.
Ford's company of players, will ap
pear here Monday and Tuesday evening
next in the latest society drama, "Drift
ing Apart," and"irou iron."' Those
who have tickets purchased for last
Monday evening can have them honored
next Monday evening. Do net forget
that you will see those handsome cos
tumes direct from Paris, and ordered by
the Misses Tittle for these plays.
Dolph Still 43.
The vote at Salem today was un
changed except that a few members be
ing absent, were paired. The vote was
follows: Dolph 38, Hermann 9,
Weatherford 6, Hare 10, Lord 3, Lowell
Williams 11. The following were
paired: Dawson and Johnson, Smith
and Steiwer, Cogswell and Carter.
Baker and Cooper, Conn and Scott.
A State Census.
The constitution of Oregon provides
that an enumeration of the people of the
state shall be made every ten years, be
ginning with 1865. The statutes further
provide that this enumeration shall be
made by the county assessors, beginning
not later than May 10th, and that be
sides enumerating the people of the
state, they shall classify them by age
and sex and collect various simple
statistics of production and industry.
The assessors are to make returns to the
county clerks, and these to tbe secretary
of state, who is to furnish blank forms
for the enumeration and declare the re
sult. Penalties are imposed upon
assessors and clerks who fail to perform
the duties imposed upon them by law.
City Council Meeting;.
A regular meeting of tho city council
was held last night at the council cham
bers, present full board except the
mayor. Councilman Eshelman elected
chairman pro tern.
Minutes of the regular and special
meetings held during January were read
and approved.
A certificate from A. M. Kelsay,
county clerk, giving the assessment of
city property as $1,152,344, was read and
ordered received and placed on file.
The report of C. J. Crandall, giving
estimated cost of proposed Union street
improvement, was read and acceptance
of same defeated on motion.
Tbe report of the chief engineer of the
fire department containing an inventory
of the property of the different compan
ies of tbe city fire department, and also
the condition of the companies, was read
and placed on file.
The report of the charter committee
containing a synopsis of the radical
changes in the new charter, was read
and on motion of M. T. Nolan, Beconded
by R. B. Hood, it was ordered received
and placed on file, and that means be
adopted to place the amended charter
before tbe present legislative assembly.
M. T. Nolan was authorized to take
charge of the amended charter and place
the same before the legislature.
Moved and carried that when the
council adjourn, it adjourn to meet
Wednesday evening, at 7:30 o'clock.
Special ordinance No. being an or
dinance to create the Hook and Ladder
Co., was read and passed.
Claims against the city were read and
ordered paid.
On motion a tax of 5 mills on all
assessable property was levied for city
purposes.
It was ordered that the marshal
strictly enforce the curfew ordinance.
On motion adjourned.
Mr. Schanno's Bats.
Mr. Emil Schanno is firmly convinced
that the statement that rats will leave a
sinking ship is literally true. He is
responsible for the following story :
When the high water was reaching
after the second story of the buildings on
the bluff last summer, his barn was
about to float away. He took a turn or
two around the barn with a rope and
tied the end of it to a tree to keep the
barn from floating away. The rope was
not more than fairly fastened before
colony of rats that had inhabited the
barn, no doubt, taking Schanno for the
life saving department, and the rope for
a life Hue, began to use it to get ashore,
One at a time they walked the rope, and
dropping to tbe ground scampered off to
new quarters. The last to leave the
barn was an old gray whiskered rodent,
a father in Israel, so to speak, who de
liberately stopped when he reached the
tree, gnawed the rope in two and turned
the barn adrift, evidently just because
the family, his family, had no further
n ae for it.
Frou Frou Tonight,
Judging by the demonstrations of ap
proval at the starting performance of the
Missea Tittell, at the opera house last
night, the production tonight of "Frou
Frou" will assuredly be greeted with a
large and appreciative audience. "Frou
Frou" is a strong society comedy drama
in five acts and an adaptation from the
French, while dealing with the decidedly
blase elements of modern society, yet
eliminating all the obtrusive features
and retaining alone these delicate little
episodes of the clouds and sunshine of
coquettish caprice lay tbe foundation for
the structure upon which the charming
drama is founded.
As the company leave tonight for
Walla Walla, the curtain will rise at 8
o'clock sharp, so that the performance
can be given in its entirety. .
Dolph Loses a Tote.
The situation is changed somewhat at
Salem, thoughjit only amounts to Cooper,
who was first against Dolph, and then
for him, again changing and voting for
Hermann. The dispatch gives only 89
votes, and does not say whether Scott
was present or not. If he was, then one
of Dolph '8 men was absent. If he was
not, then Dolph has lost two votes. As
the dispatch only mentions Cooper's
name as changing, it is provable Scott
was absent. The vote was as follows:
Dolph 41; Herman 12; Hare 10;
Weatherford 8; Lord -3; Lowell 3;
Williams 12.
A Splendid Company.
"Drifted Apart" drew a good house
last night and from the time the curtain
rose on tbe first act until it ien on tne
last one, the charming Tittell Sisters
swayed the audience at their will. The
acting was perfect, and the costumes
magnificent. There has not been a play
presented in this city in years that won
such universal and unBtinted praise as
"Drifted Apart" as given by the gifted
Tittell Sisters last night.
Owing to the troupe leaving on the
11 :10 train tonight the curtain will rise
promptly at 8 o'clock. Do not miss
seeing charming "Frou Frou."
HvrnlnflL Rnl Xeiralaia cured by Dr.
MILES' PAIN PILLS. "One cent a dose."
Go to 6. E Bayard's or T. A. Hud
son's Office and get your Land Papers
made out for Fifty Cents.
Land Office Business
Ten years' experience.
Offices on "Washington Street, be
tween Second and Third.
Charter Amendments.
At a regular meeting of the city coun
cil last night the following committee
report was presented :
To the Mayor and Common Council of Dalles
City:
Gentlemen : We, your committee ap
pointed to revise the charter, have the
honor to submit the following:
We find the city finances are as fol
lows :
City warrants outstanding Jan. 1,
1895, $47,352.51. Accrued interest to
Jan. 1, 1895, estimated $6,000.- On this
indebtedness the municipality is paying
8 per cent interest. To reduce interest,
defer payment of principal, and enable
tbe municipality to conduct its business
on a cash basis, we recommend the issu
ance of six per cent bonds, to mature in
not less than twenty-five years, for an
amount sufficient to cover the indebted
ness. The following changes are deemed ad
visable :
First, The dividing of the Second ward
into two wards (the dividing line to be
Court street), making the council nine
in number.
Second, The appointment of the mar
shal and recorder by the mayor, subject
to the approval of the council.
Third, Filling of vacancies by the
council, to expire at the next general
city election.
Fourth, Tbe extension of the coun
cil's authority in licensing, so as to
cover all classes.
Fifth, Empowering the council to or
der sidewalks repaired when considered
dangerous, the cost of same to be as
seased to property.
Sixth, Tbe improvement of intersex
tion of streets (including crosswalks), to
be made at the expense of owners of
property within half a block of said in
tersection.
Seventh, Repealing the power of the
council to incur any indebtedness, for
which funds are not in hand.
Eighth, All street improvements to be
paid pro rata by the property owners on
street improved, the basis to be a front
foot.
Ninth, Assigning tbe duties of the
street commissioner to the city marshal,
and those of the fire warden to the fire
engineer.
Tenth, Providing for the election of
two water commissioners in each ward
and one at large, in the expiration of
the terms of the present incumbents.
With this report we hand yon a draft
for a new charter, prepared by our at
torney, which embraces the alterations
within mentioned, as well as some
minor changes.
Signed M. A. Moody, Chairman,
M. T. Nolan, Secretary,
Robert Mays,
G C. Eshelman,
T. A.' Hudson,
R. B. Hood.
Strawberries.
Mr. Thomas Harlan of Mosier was in
the city today. He has just returned
from Denver, where he went to look
after the berry market for next spring.
He tells us he sold three carloads of
berries in Denver for June delivery, and
at Colorado Springs made a contract to
furnish berries during the season at the
rate of 50 to 100 crates a day, and at
prices ranging from $6 to $7.20 per crate.
If these prices can be procured for the.
Hood River crop, there will be money to
throw at the birds there next summer,
and more money than birds.
A Secret.
If all the ladies knew the simple secret
that a bad complexion is due to a dis
ordered liver, there would be fewer sal
low faces and blotchy skins. This im
portant organ must be kept active and
healthy to insure a clear and rosy color.
Dr. J. A. McLean's Liver & Kidney
Balm as a purifier, beats all tbe creams
and lotions in existence and will pro
duce a more permanent effect. Removes
bad taste in the mouth, offensive breath,
yellow tinge in the skin, wind oh the
stomach and that dull, billions feeling
which so surely indicates the torpid
liver. Price $1.00 per bottle. Snipes
Kinersly Drug Co.
Or. Miles' Pain Pills cure Neuralgia,
a Specialty.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Saturday.
Mr. Alex. Watt of Cascades is in the
city.
Fred W. Wilson is confined to his
home with an attack of grippe
Mr. Chas. Cooper and wife came down
from Rufus yesterday, and will leave
for Sonoma, Calif., today.
Captain J. H. Ferguson and J, E.
Hanna both of Hood River, were in the
city today looking after incorporation.
Mr. McCoruiick, at present residing ia
Idaho, but an old time friend from
Nevada, made us a pleasant call last
evening.
Mr. James W. Armsworthy, editor of
the Wasco News, passed through the
city on his way home from Salem, this
afternoon. ' He says the prevailing opin
ion in Salem is that the opposition to
Dolph is such that there is no hope of
its being broken, and that unless soma
third man can be found to compromise
on there can be no election.
Marvelous results.
From a letter written by Rv.J. Gun
derman, of Dimondale, Mich., we are
permitted to make this extract: "I have
no hesitation in recommending Dr.
King's New Discovery, as the results
were almost marvelous in the case of my
wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist
Church at Rivers junction ' she was
brought down with Pneumonia succeed
ing La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of
coughing would last hours with little in
terruption and it seemed as if she could
no survive them. A friend recom
mended Dr. Kingis New Discovery; it
was quick in its work and highly satis
factory in results." Trial bottles free at
Snipes & Kinersly's Drug Store. ' Reg
ular size 50c. aud $1.00.
DIED.
At Hood River, Friday, Feb. 1st, at
12 o'clock, of pneumonia, Gurden H.
Palmer, aged about 63 years.
Mr. Palmer had lived in Hood River
about two years, moving there from
White Salmon. He operated tBe ferry
between Hood River and White Salmon
for a number of years, and was known
by everybody in those neighborhoods.
He leaves a wife and an adopted child.
Ten days Iobs of time on account of
sickness and a doctor bill to pay, is any
thing but pleasant for a man of a family
to contemplate, whether he is a laborer,,
mechanic, merchant or publisher. Jas.
O. Jones, publisher oi the Leader,
Mexia, Texas, was sick in bed for ten
days with the grip during its prevalence
a year or two ago. Later in tbe season
be had a second attack. He says : "in
the latter case I used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy with considerable suc
cess, 1 think, only being in oea a nine
over two days. The second attack I am
satisfied would have been equally as bad
as the first bntfortheuse of this rem
edy." It should be borne in mind that
the grip is much the same as a very
severe coli and requires precise! the
same treatment. When you wish to
cure a cold quicklv and effectually give
this remedy a trial. 50 cent bottles for
sale by Blakeley & Houghton Druggists.
4 .
Mid. T. S. Hawkins, Chattanooga,
Tenn., says, "Shiloh's vitalizer 'saved
my life.' I consider it the best remedy
for a debilitated system I ever used."
For dyspepsia, liver or kidney trouble
it excels. Price 75 cts.
Great Oaks
From little acorns grow, so also do
fatal diseases spring from small begin
nings. Never neglect symptoms of kid
ney troubles J if allowed to develop they
cause much suffering and sorrow. Dr.
S. H..McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm
is a certain cure for any disease or weak-
cess of the kidneys. A trial will con
vince you of its great potency. Price
$1.00 per bottle. Sold by Snipes & Kin
ersly, druggists.
The Deadlock.
There was no change in the senatorial
situation at Salem today. Quite a num
ber of the members are off on committee
work, and in consequence sixteen were
paired. The vote was as follows: Dolph
S5, Hare 10, Weatherford 7, Hermann 6,
Williams 9, Lord 4, Lowell 3. There re
mains but eighteen days in the session.