THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1895.
The Weekly Chronicle.
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Saiurday's Daily
There has been quite a zephyr today,
and the weather is much cooler.
The Herrick cannery made, quite a
good run today, getting up about sixty
eases.
The city recorder interviewed one ab
sent-minded gentleman this morning,
Irunk and disorderly ; $5.
There will be services next Sunday at
10:30 a. m.. held bv Eev. A. Horn and
n Tuesday at 7 :30 p. m., held by Kev.
H. Rieke of Fairfield, Wash.
The river is rising steading, and will
probably continue to do so until the
highest stage is reached. From present
indications it will not get above the
foot mark.
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Mr. Charles Phillips knows that our
aoee knows a good thing when it smells
it, and so today he sent us eome very
handsome roses. As we write they
stand in one of our favorite old Etruscan
vases ; a delight to the eye and a har
mony of fragrance for our proboscis.
Thanks, Brother Phillips ! Come again.
Monday's Daily.
Several flgeks of sheep have been
taken across the river here in the past
week, bound for the succulent pastures
t Mt. Adams.
The salmon run is improving and the
catch every day is a trifle larger. The
Herrick cannery Saturday made a good
run and another today.
Mr. J. M. Huntington has had plans
prepared for a residence, and will begin
Its construction as soon as the bids,
now preparing, are all in.
Strawberries are now retailing at from
two boxes for a quarter to 15 cents a box,
They look awfully nice and probably
taste good. We think they would any
how. '
Secretary Kincaid will appeal from
tbe decision of the circuit court in the
ease of Railroad Commissioner Eddy
against himself. It is not probable
"though that the decision will be re
versed.
Arthur Stubung had a narrow escape
- yesterday from serious injury if not
death. On mounting his horse the
animal suddenly threw itself over back
warn, and so quickly that Arthur was
aught under it. Fortunately he fell to
one side a little and the saddle prevented
the weight of the horse falling on him.
The Ladies Good Intent of the M. E
ehurch will serve strawberry short cake
with cream and coffee, Wednesday even
ing, from 5 until 8 o'clock, at the old
Chronicle building, corner Second and
Washington streets. There will be a
phonograph there, run at a low price.
where yon can treat your lady friends,
boys and girls to songs and music of all
kinds.
The long talked of observation car was
attached to the local yesterday for the
first time. It will give travelers a much
better opportunity to view the scenery
than the common cars afford. General
Passenger Agent Hurlbnrt and family
eame up on it, with Mr. Quigley and Mr.
Downing, reporters for tbe .Telegram,
and Mr. F. C. Malone, president of the
Portland city council.
The Senter Payton Company showed
to a crowded, house Saturday night, and
it was with a feeling of regret that our
people realized it was the company's last
appearance. Mr. Payton expects to re
turn this fall with bis company strength
ened, and if he does be can be assured of
good houses. The troupe left for Walla
Walla last night, and will show there
four nights.
Dr. Hollister was called yesterday to
. repair the damages sustained by a man
named Baxter, who fell over the bluff at
the cut near the big trestle west of town.
Although Baxter fell 150 feet, he was in
shape to receive repairs and get well.
One arm was broken, and bis head and
hips were cat and bruised. The Dr. re
paired damages temporarily, as far as
possible, and the man was sent to the
hospital at Portland this afternoon.
The largest piece of gold, free of quartz,
in the world, was taken from the Byer&
Haltman claim, Hill End, New South
Wales, Australia, on May 10, 1872, its
weight being 640 pounds, height fonr
feet nine inches, width three feet two
inches, ayerage thickness four inches,
and was worth $148,800. It was found
imbedded in a thick wail of blue slate, at
a depth of 250 feet from the surface.
Tbe owners of the mine were living on
charity when they found it. -r
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Tuesdays Daily.
. Circuit court meets Monday. The
docket .is an extraordinarily long
one.
It has been quite cool for two or three
days and today there was alight sprinkle
of rain.
The weather report today gives us for
tomorrow showery weather and station
ary temperature.
Strawberries are coming in quite
plentifully, and 10 cents will now buy a
box of tbe beauties.
A. telegram ' received from Theis
Barrel, states that the city bonds have
been approved and that the sale is com
plete.. This being true it will be but
short time until the money will be forth
coming.
Mr. George D. Hunt the railroad build
'er came over from Goldendale today and
went on to Portland this afternoon. He
is at present preparing to build a road to
California but evidently has been taking
a look at the proposed Goldendale Lyle
road.
Reports from Snake river show that
stream is feeling the effects of the recent
warm weather. This morning tbe rivet
had rieen in twenty-four hours at Uma
tilla three-tenths of a foot ; at Lewiston
six-tenths ; at Weiser one tenth, and
Wenatchee seven-tenths:
Lieutenant Col. Patterson went
to
Hood River this afternoon to muster out
D. Company of the Third Regiment
This company has steadily gone down
for tbe past year or two until the muster
ing out process is largely a matter of
form in fact it is nearly all mustard
and no meat.
The- strawberries are getting ripe for
the shortcake the Methodist ladies are
preparing to serve Wednesday evening
at the old Chronicle building, corner of
Second and Washington streets. From
5 nntil 8 the ladies will be ready to wait
upon their guests. The' charge will be
15 cents fur a big piece of shortcake
with cream and a cup of coffee. SAouId
you not like shortcake, they will give
you bread and butter, strawberries and
cream, with a cup of coffee for 15 cents,
Tbe phonograph will be there, and all
the aunts, uncles and cousins can listen
to bands, orchestras, songs and speeches.
as they themselves please, at a very low
price.
The county court will meet on the 25th
at which time it is probable some action
will be taken concerning the Currant
Creek riad. It is of the utmost import
ance that this road be completed, and
it is hoped that in spite of tbe laudable
desire to economize, the commissioners
mav feel that it is a necessity and not a
luxury that is being demanded. The in
terests of the whole country demand
that the road be ' finished, and that at
once.
Tbe Dalles Orchestral Union will give
another excursion to the Cascades next
Sunday on the steamer Regulator. The
boat will leave the wharf here at
8
o'clock arriving at the Cascades at 10 :30
Returning will leave the Cascades at 4
o'clock. Tickets for the round trip, 50
cents. The excursion Sunday before
last was the most delightful ever made
from The Dalles, and as the orchestra
will furnish music for the occasion, there
is no reason why the excursion Sunday
should not be fully ad pleasant.
Quite a nn (fiber of Dallesites left for
Portland this afternoon to attend the
meeting of the republican clubs in that
city tomorrow. They have our paternal
blessing, and we sincerely hope they
may come home alive. The prospect,
however, is not cheerful, as the dele
gates from tbe far eastern portion of tbe
state are going down brimful of silver
speeches to meet the host from Portland
that want peace and want it on a gold
basis. It looks to us as though an irre-
sistable force was going to meet an im
movable body and the result cannot
therefore be even guessed at. The fires
may possibly be drawn and the temper
ature kept down, but we fancv there
will be a perceptible change in the wea
ther, Buch as will be conducive to the
ripening of strawberries by tomorrow
night.
OIts Them Fj Jamas.
Marshal Blakeney requests us to say
that much complaint is being made
about cows being left in tbe city limits
with their bells on at night, thus causing
considerable annoyance to good citizens
who desire to put in the night without
any serenading from tbe cud-chewing
itinerent dairies. Any well bred cow
should be ashamed to retire for the night
with her jewelry on, especially during
the present financial depression, when
some good citizen, driven by free trade
and the silver craze to the verge of des
peration, might be tempted to burglarize
the cowyard and walk off with the cow
ornaments. There is an ordinance for
bidding law-abiding cows wearing bells
at night, and unless the owners see to it
the marshal will have to. Out of regard
for our city marshal we hope that this
note of warning may be heeded, and
that he may not have to become a cow
soubrette, or chief lady-in-waiting to her
lactated highness. The bells should be
removed and each and every cow should
be provided with a pyjama, or some
other sleep producer.
' Real Estate Transactions.
Matilda C. Durbin to Lulu Rodger?,
lots 5 and 8, block 7, town of Antel
ope; $95. -
Waucoma lodge," No. 30, K. of P., to
Edgar W. Winans, block 3, section H,
Waucoma cemetery : $10.
Dalles City to A. B. Johnston, lot 1,
block 36, Gates' addition to Dalles City;
$225.
The Aid Society's Entertainment.
.The ladies of tbe Aid Society of the
Congregational church were very happy
in the idea of their entertainment last
night. Ice cream and cake, when they
are good, are like babies, much alike
the world over; but the art feature of
the evening was novel, and, judging
from the looks of tbe spectators, very
interesting. Treasures carefully laid
away on high shelves, in boxes and
rarely-opened drawers, out of barm's
way, and out of easy sight, too, were
brought to light and everyone set to
guessing at tbe changes wrought by
time and fashion. Daguer,rotypes, with
their exquisite soft shades unrivalled by
all tbe camera's work since, ambrotypes,
melanotypes and tin types were on tbe
easels. Tbe fashionable coiffures of to
day, with no ears to speak of, were
found not to be an original idea in the
'9ts, but a reproduction of tbe style of
the '50s. -
Groups were found studying carefully
the handsome painting hanging at the
top of one of the easels, whent some one,
moved by a memory of a strong like
ness, said "Win !" The clue was found.
It was not hard then to turn to tbe op
posite picture of the heavy-whiskered
florid young man, recently from tbe
theological seminary, and say "Mr.
Curtis!"
Graye and reverend seniors, judges,
advocates, doctors, wise and learned,
were represented in their first stiff col
lars, and presumably red-topped boots,
Matrons of today, wearing the honored
gray hair silver crown were there look
ing at themselves and each other in
their early teens. Much perplexity was
shown by those deciphering tbe identity
of a young man with black Italian-looking
eyes, a heavy growth of black hair
and whiskers, as they failed to recognize
the president of the D. P. & A. N. Co.,
or in the girlish form near, bare armed
with black lace mitts, as his wife. Two
pictures, labeled "husband and wife,"
by their labels were made at opposite
sides of the continent, one at the age of
nine, tbe other at a-year and a half, and
bung up here together to puzzle their
neighbors and friends as to "whoever can
it be?"
Tbe group composing "Mrs. W. ' P,
Abramr Sunday school clasB " aroused
especial interest among their old class
mates. But one of the number, Mrs,
Alice Marlin-Crossen, is now a resident
of our city, and but one. Miss Anuie
Coffin, has been taken away by death
Those who composed tbe class and their
present residences are as follows : Nel
lie Condon-McCornack, Eugene; Kitty
Reed-Johnston, Dufur; Allie Marhn
Crossen, The Dalles; Hattie Condon-
Coffin, Ellensburg, Wash. ; Sarah Wors
ley-Duval, Goldendale; Ina Condon
Bean, Salem; Annie Coffin (deceased);
Cornelia Grimes-Black, Portland, and
Emma Condon-Thompson, Colfax.
An Oft-T -ld Tale.
That "tbe pitcher going too often to
the well is broken at last" is occasion
ally demonstrated. This happened last
night to Col. Sinnott. About 10 o'clock
the Col. noticing one of his guests,
dignified, portly gentleman, sitting with
a friend by the window, and apparently
waiting for the evening train, pulled a
chair up beside them and opened con
versation concerning the fishing indus
tries of Oregon in general, and the
salmon and their habits in particular,
At tbe mention of tish both gentlemen
grew attentive, and from the few words
tbe Col. allowed them to inject into the
stream of the conversation, showed that
they were interested in the subject, and
pretty well informed. As the Col. be
gan to dilate on the wonderlul traits,
tricks and former abundance of the
salmon, both gentlemen became silent
and interested listeners, and the smaller
the two got out a memorandum book
and began taking notes of the habits of
this wonderful fish.
After listening to a glowing descrip
tion of the salmon climbing the rapids
the portly gentleman, whom the Col,
had sized np as an Eastern banker, in
quired how tbe fish got over the falls.
wny," said tne uoi., "alter making a
leap or two, and upon finding that they
cannot make it they come close to tbe
surface of the water, take their tails in
their months, bending themselves to
their utmost tension, and then suddenly
releasing their tail hold, the force of the
spring will throw them several feet into
the air." "By the way," said tbe Col.,
what part of the East are you from?"
And then the dignified man arose and
said : "Col. Sinnott, I am from Olvmpia,
came to the coast in 1850, am at pres
ent treasurer of the state of Washington,
and am engaged with my friend here,
Mr. James Crawford, who is fish com'
niiseioner of our state, in selecting a site
r a salmon hatchery."
1 he balance of the story will be told
some other time.
Killed by the Cars.
Sunday morning a few minutes
alter z o clock b. w. fisher, in going
from the Columbia hotel to tbe depot,
found the dead body of a man lying on
the track. He at once telephoned to
the Umatilla House to stop the engine
from coming down until the body was
removed.' A freight " train had pulled
out at 2:10 west-bound, and the passen
ger being about due from tbe east, the
engine to take it on(to Portland was ex
pected at any moment. Tbe engine
backed down by the Umatilla House
just us the telephone message was re
ceived, and the engineer did not under-I
stand what Mr. Somen called' to him
The result war that the engine backed
over the body. When the engine got
near the depot Ed Howell flagged them,
but it was too late to prevent the body
from being badly mangled. Sheriff
Driver and the engineer crawled under
tbe e'ngine and dragged the body, which
was fast in the pilot, out: The coroner
summoned a jury and held an inquest
on ttie body yesterday, and after hearing
all tbe testimony, the following verdict
was rendered: ; '
In the matter of the inquest held on
the body of an unknown man found dead
on tbe railroad track in Dalies City,
Wasco county, Oregon, near the electric
light plant:
We, the jury impaneled by W. H.
Butts, coroner of Wasco county, Oregon,
to inquire into tbe cause of the death of
the person whose body is before us,
after hearing tbe testimony of tbe wit
nesses, find that the body is a man 5
feet, 8 inches in height, weight about
169 pounds, sandy complexioned, with
dark brown hair and sandy mustache ;
dressed with two pairs of overalls, red
undershirt, cotton shirt, blue ducking
blouse, or "jumper," new number 9
Congress gaiter shoes, and good black
felt hat. We find no other mark by
which he could be identified, and bis
name is unknown to ua.
We find that he came to his death by
being run over by freight No. 21, going
west from The Dalles, at about 2 o'clock
a. m. on the 19th day of May. 1895
probably while trying to board the train
for a free ride, and that his death is not
due to the fault or neglect of any one ex
cept himself, as far as we are able to
learn.
Signed : S. P. M. Beiggs,
E. L. Fain,
D. L. Dewolf,
Hark? C. Liedk,
. Frank Gabel,
Frank Menefee
It has since been learned that the
man's name was Albert D. Priest, and
be was in tbe employ of County Clerk
Kelsay, working on his ranch on Cheno
weth creek. Saturday night he drew
$2.50 and said he was coming up to town
to the show. , Mr. Kelsay says that he
was a former railroad employee, and
that before leaving he said that he had
a pass on tbe U. P., and that he would
go up the track. Mr. Kelsay thinks
that Priest drank too much, and that he
undertook to jump the freight going out
with the ntention of jumping off near
the Chenoweth creek trestle, and that,
owing to his drinking, he made a mis
step and fell under tbe train.
He left nothing in the shape of letters
but he had several photographs, one evi
dently his sister, and others supposed to
be her children. The pictures were
taken by Mrs. A. C. Pitts, Homansville,
Missouri, and, as on the back of one,
that of one of tbe little girls, is this
memorandum, "Maud Pitts; we call
her John," it is supposed that Mrs,
Pitts is his sister, there being also
strong family likeness between the pic
ture supposed to be Mrs. Pitts, and tbe
dead man. Tbe remains were bhned
Monday.
Their Last Appearance.
"Kathleen Mavourneen" drew
crowded house Friday night. It speaks
volumes for the Senter Payton troupe
that tbe longer they stay the larger their
audiences are. The play is an old one
but a favorite, and Mr.' Pay ton's "Ter-
rence" and Miss Lucy fayton's "Kath
leen" were flawless. The support, too,
was good throughout. The acting of
Mr. David Curts grows on one, and in
bis character of a hired assassin thtt
night he was exceptionally strong, and
Mr. Lloyd Fausher made an excellent
Squire Cavanaugh." The farce,
"Dodging for a Husband," was a laugh'
ter-maker.
Saturday afternoon "Natural Gas" was
given, and that night the troupeiinished
its engagement with the droll comedy
Seth Swap," followed by tbe farce
The Coming Man." This being the
troupe's last appearance here, everyone
took advantage of the opportunity
to see them. They went from here to
Walla Walla, and tbey took with them
tbe best wishes of all the theater-goers
of The Dalles.
Beal Estate Transactions.
The following deeds have been
filed
for record since our last report :
M. V. Harrison and wife to A. S
Blowers, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 25, 26, 27, 28,
block 1, Waucoma addition to town of
Hood River, also block 2 and lot 1 in
block 4, in town of Parkhurst, also lots 1
and 2, block 4, Winans addition to town
of Hood River; $500.
C. P. Odell and R. H. Kemp to Lei a
Odell, the w sw swj. sec 20. tp 2 n,
r 10 e; $1.
United States to Homer S. Potter, c4
sej, sec 1, tp 2 s, r 13 e; patent.
James W. Zumwalt and wife to John
A. Zumwalt, one acre and a half in nwj
sec 14, tp 4 8. r 12 e ; $75.
Caterpillars.
The caterpillars have been hatching
out for some time. Careful fruitgrowers
pruned off and destroyed most of the
rings of eggs on their trees last winter,
but a few probably escaped notice and
the clusters of young caterpillars should
be crushed or burned with a torch as
soon as possiole. There are two or three
methods of keeping caterpillars from
abroad from climbing the trees. One is
to take stripB of cotton batting and place
around the trees, tying with a string
about midway of the strips. A more
is I
done on a large scale is to tie strips
of strong paper, like the P. and B.
building paper, around tbe trees and
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tueu smear tne paper with tar or
printer's ink. The latter is the best
and the cheapest grade is the most
useful. It should not cost more
than 10 or 15 cents per pound and can
be bought in large quantities much
cheaper. Some people smear axle
grease directly uton tbe trunks of trees
but it is a bad practice. Glacier.
School Aula.
The Dalles public schools close on
Friday of this week. The examination
work in the primary departments and
oral examinations throughout the schools
were completed last week. The written
examinations in the grammar and high
school departments will be completed
Thursday noon. Papers will be re
turned and results announced Friday
morning.
Closing exercises will be held as fol
lows :
Miss Hollister and Miss Rowe Union
street building, 9:30 a. m. Friday.
Miss Nan Cooper and Miss Welch-
East Hill primary, 2 p. m. Friday.
Misses Phirman and Flinn and the
Misses Rintoul Academy Park, 2 p. m.
Friday. ,
Misses Snell, Ball and Ella Cooper
Union street, 2 p. m. Friday.
High school opera house, Friday 8:15
p. m.
The exercises at tbe school buildings
will be free ; at the jpera house an ad
mission fee of 10 cents will be charged to
pay the incidental expenses. The doors
will not be opened until 7:45 o'clock,
and there will be no sale of reserved
seats.
Real Estate Transactions.
United States to Oliver M. Bourland,
lots 2, 3 and 4 and sej swj, sec 7, tp 2
s, r 14 e ; receiver's receipt.
United States to James M. Pattison,
swj ne and se nw,?i ec 1, tp 4 s, r
12 e; patent.'
Hen F. Rodney and wife to Mary B.
Rodney, nw nej, sec 14, tp 2 n, r 10
e; $400.
Mary B. Rodney to Thomas M. Welch
nwj ne4 sec 14, tp 2 n, r 10 e ; $350.
United States to George Booth, lots 3
and 4 and sj nwj, sec 2, tp 1 n, r 10 e ;
patent.
Henry CI Coe and wife to Jennie
Champlin, all of lots 6 and 7, block 1,
town of Hood River; quit claim, $1.
Jennie Cbamplin to J. L. Atkinson,
lots 5, 6 and 7, block 1, town of Hood
River; $1500.
Jos. T. Peters A Co. have cord wood,
which is desirable in all respects, and
respectfully solici' your orders.
common method where tbe work
Go to C. E. Bayard's or T. A. Hud
son's Office and get your Land Papers
made out for Fifty Cents.
Land Office Business a Specialty.
Ten years' experience.
Offices on "Washington Street, be
tween Second and
Great Bargains
in Millinery
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Trimmed Hats, 75c and up.
MRS. PHILLIPS,
New England Marble
Calvin H. Weeks, Proprietor.
-WHOLESALE AND
Fine JJonpenM Worlp Impopfied tatuarj.
Do not order Monumental Work until
that, for good work, our charges are always
fas preferred can be arranged for at greatly
signs and prices. Second and Third-street
720 Front Street, opp. the Failing School, PORTLAND, OK.
Wool Growers,
Attention.
I will be in The Dalles during the Wool Season of this
year, prepared to buy all kinds of Wool in any quantities at
the highest market price. See me before selling or ship-t
ping your Wool.
PERSONAL MENTION.
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Saturday, , - .
F. P. Mays is up from Portland.
Hon.
Captain H. C. Coe was up from Hood
River last night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Parker came up
from Hood River last night.
Mrs. Robert Mavs accompanied her
husband to Tygh Tuesday. It is her
first visit to the farm in 17 years.
Rev. Horn came home from a mission
trip in Sherman and Klickitat counties
and found the prospects for grain and
fruit good everywhere.
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. . Parkins of Cascade
Locks spent yesterday in tbe city.
Mrs. M. E. Biggs, who has been at
tending the W. C. T. U. convention, at
Roseburg, arrived home Saturday.
Mrs. J. McPherson of Wasco came no
on the local from Portland today, being
on her way home from Roseburg. and
was the guest of Mrs. M. E. Biggs for aa
hour or so. leaving on the wav freight
for home.
Tuesday.
Mr. C. M. Cartwright. of Ha v Creek
is in the city.
Mr.-Wilbur Bolton and wife are is
from Antelope. '
Mrs. U. Dunbar of Goldendale ia that
guest of Mrs. C. B. Johnson.
Mr. G..D. Snowden spent Sundav iia
Portland, returning yesterday.
Mies Lettie Johnston went to Portland
this morning to visit her sister.
Mrs. Fairfowl of Portland is the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. J. S. Schenck.
Mr. Henry Ful wider is in the city
visiting his sister, Mrs. D. Bolton.
Mr. C. S. Walker, ot the Grant Dis
tilling Co. is registered at the Umatilla.
Mr. C. L. Gilbert has rented a borne
here, and moved his family np front
Hood River.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Perry ot Hood
River were in the city today, driving nn
over the old Dalles and Sandy road this
morning, and returning this after
noon. MARBIED.
In this city, Saturday morning, by
Justice Davis, Joseph A. Carey and
Mamie M. Osburn, both of this county
The Telephone Situation.
The telephone patent notice which has
appeared in Thx Chronicle columns
daily for the past few weks, probably
has considerable significance when taken
in conjunction with the telegraphic news
item published in the Sunday Oregoniaa
of May 19th, to the effect that the
United States court of appeals in the
case ot the U. 8. vs. the Bell Telephone
Company, relative to the Berliner
patent,, had reversed tbe decision of the
lower court and that therefore the Amer
ican Bell Telephone Co., practically re
tains its monopoly of all forms of battery
telephones.
Third.
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Washington St.
& Granite Works,
BETAIL DEALER IN-
you ob ain our figures. You will find
the lowest. Cash or time settlements
reduced figures. Send address for de
cars pass our salesrooms.
CHARLES S. MOSES.