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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, jSATTTRDAY," AUGUST 3, 1895.
The Weekly GhFoniele.
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OFFICIAL PAPEB OF WASCO COUNTY.
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- Telephone No. 1.
LOCAL HKEVIT1ES.
Wednesday's Dally.
The weather forecast for Thursday is
: lair ana warmer.
A United States patent, granted to G.
,. L. Morse, was placed on record today. .
Wheat is quoted at 70J cents in the
Chicago markets. . ibis is for both July
and August delivery.
. Mr. E. K. Taylor will lecture next
Friday evening. Subject: "From the
Cradle to the Grave." "
A Jcom plaint was filed with the connty
clerk this morning by the First National
- Bank against J. C. & E. Baldwin.
The third train load of tea from the
Asloun, consisting of thirteen loads,
passed through The Dalles this morning.
A iadies gold watch and chain was
lost this morning between .10 and 11
o'clock. Finder will please leave word
at this office.
: Two deeds, one from Henry and Ade
laide Brown to J. B. Gutherie, and the
other from F. C. Waldron to K. F.
GiboDS, were recorded this morning.
The police court was quiet today. No
.fights, ub arrests, no fines. Circus day
will make up for today's deficiency in
business for the city police and recorder.
A gang of men under the superintend
ence of Mr. Butts, are cleaning Second
street of loose rocks and making some
needed repairs in th adjacent siaewaiKS.
One hundred cases from the Herrick
cannery were shipped to Portland on the
Hecnlafor ' rndav. A larce amount of
fruit mostly apples was also a part of
the cargo. i
The delinquent roll is being rapidly
completed in the sheriff's office and in a
short time the various delinquents will
be made acquainted with the amounts
they are in arrears.- ;
The exhibition of fire eating by Signor
Le Compte at Sam Thurnian's pavilion
attracted a large crowd last night, and
those who saw the gentleman swallow
fire seemed greatly pleased with the per
fortnance. .
Watermelons are beginning to arrive
quite freely in the markets and soon will
-become a common article, Shipments
to places abroad are being made every
day. Dalles melons are -pronounced
superior to those from any other place.
. There are seven occupants in the
county jail receiving the kind attentions
of Jailer Fitzgerald. Most of them are
awaiting examination by rthe grand
- i i , .i .
confii ement 'before their cases will be
heard.
If The Dalles is to be represented in
' the Vancouver tournament it is time for
preparations to be begun. We want to
see a eood team represent the town and
all it needs is for some one to take the
lead. Let a meeting be called and the
matter talked over. :
A new building was started this morn
ing on the vacant lot next to Branner's
restaurant. The lumber for the founda
tion and underpinning is on the ground
.and the building will be rapidly pushed
to completion. When finished it will be
fitted upnd occupied as a saloon.
The front deck of the Regulator was
filled; last night with a large .threshing
machine, . which was billed to A. J
V, 1 i t e m.
Auugias, hi, uuiur. me nuge macnine
- was handled without any trouble at the
portage and shows that the boat com
pany can carry any kind of freight. :
The car of plums, which left The
Dalles several days ago, reached Denver
yesterday and the agent here was wired
- of its arrival. As soon as the lists can
be made out the results of the sales will
be. forwarded and made known to the
shippers here. This will probably be
tomorrow or next day.
. The drugstore of the Snipes-Kiner-
sly Drug Company is undergoing
t.hnrnncn TnnnvfthnB. ' wnntv.fliT in.
candeecent lights have been placed along
the walls, and today paper hangers are
papering the ceiling. . J'he shelving and
counters will be painted in light colors
and when the job Is completed the store
will be a thing of beauty.
Blind Sam, the wandering bard,' is in
town again, ; after spending . several
: months on his , ranch and will' again
amuse the populace by his quaint songs
and actions.. . Sam is quite, a character
and possesses something of 'genius in
poetical lines. He is well known all
oyer me country and is always good
naiareu ana reaay ior a little fun.
The'trial of H. F." Jackson, charged
,pith keeping a bawdv house, came of?
yesterday before Justice Birnie at Cas
cade Locks. A. 8. Bennet appeared for
defense, while G. W., Phelps, appeared i
for the state. The case was warmly
contested and at its conclusion, the jus
tice took the matter under advisement,
saving he would render a decision at an
early date.
There is quite a traffic crowing on in
arrow beads between Indians and some
of our citizens, who have i desire for
these relics of a former day. The In
diacs are quite industrious in finding
the flints and sell them readily. Rev
W. C. Curtis and Dr. Sutherland have
both fine collections and are continually
adding beautiful specimens. The In
dians recognize the law of supply and
demand, and are disposed to raise prices
as arrowheads become scarcer.,,
Capt. Levi Chrisman of Co. G, and
Capt. Ad. Kell-rv inspector of rifle prac
tice for the Third Regiment, went put
this morning to fiad a place suitable for
rifle practice. The intention is to give
the militia boys a thorough drill in this
necessary part of the soldiers art. As
the'gentlemen started on their chargers,
the report soon spread that they had
left for Jackson '8 Hole but like the
massacre this proved mistake. . -
The warehouses are looking lonesome:
The Wasco warehouse is being' rapidly
denuded of wool, while Moody's is
nearly empty. Large amounts have
been shipped each day since forwarding
began. The baler at the , Wasco ware
house will continue working for a week
or ten days yet and then this season's
crop will be cleaned up. The returns
this year are very satisfactory consider
ing bard times and free trade and the
wool men have disbursed a large amount
of money among the merchants of The
Dalles. ,
The Baptist church was well filled last
night by an audience gathered to hear
E. A. Taylor lecture on Catholicism
The evening opened with prayer by Bev.
I. H. Hazel, of the Christian church,
followed by the singing of several hymns.
The lecturer spoke about an hour and
delivered an address dealing with the
historical phase, of ' religious questions
and discussed the religious and edu
cational questions of today. The gentle
man is a sneaker of fair ability and held
the attention of his audience. At the
close a collection was taken to defray the
expenses of the meeting.
Mr. C. 8. Moses, who has been in this
city buying wool for the past three
months, leaves for his borne in Califor
nia today. Mr. Moses is the largest
operator in wool on this coast and the
high prices realized in this market our
ingtbe present season have been, in a
great measure, due to his spirited bid
ding.' He has secured more Oregon
wool than any other buyer. - During bis
stay he has made many friends, and his
patronizing of the Regulator line has
demonstrated that he thought the line
which forced the low rates of transpor
tation should be entitled to the business.
,Mr. Hansen, who has been working
on Donovan's scow,' brought to town
yesterday some specimens of coal, which
he found a few miles below Lyle land'
ing. The coal is of the soft variety, such
as comes from the Puget Sound mines,
but is the genuine article and appears
to be of good quality. Mr. Hansen had
seen indications in the neighborhood for.
some time and followed them up till he
struck the ledge, measuring over six
feet. The lucky discoverer went imme
diately to Vancouver, where he took all
necessary steps towards getting owner
ship of the mine. The place, where the
coal is, lies in easy access from the river
and steps will soon be taken for the de
velopment of the mine. It has always
been believed that coal could be found
in the country surrounding The Dalles
and for several years prospecting has
been going on. Possibly this find may
lead to further ones.
Tnnrsday's Daily -
Weather fair and stationary for to
morrow. Wheat sold Wednesday in Chicago for
68 cents for July and August deliveries.
The streets were crowded with people
this morning watching for the circus
parade.
Who will start the subscription for a
band stand. The money could easily be
raised m half a day. . t
The Dalles will soon have good streets
and sidewalks if the present improve
ments keep up. The marshal and as
sistants are doing good work.
Mr. W. H. Mallock, tne English writ
er of Socialism, has written for the Aug
ust number of The Forum an article en
titled "la an Income Tax Socialistic?"
The latest estimate gives 7,000,000 lbs,
as showing, the amount of wool which
has passed through the warehouses in
mi ...
ine uaiies this summer. .Next year
will see a still larger quantity. 7
The run away elephant this morning
made a charge upon the buggy of E. C.
Pease and proved more than a match for
it. : The cart was .badly demolished and
the management will be presented with
a nice little bill.
One hundred and sixty boxes of fruit
came up last night on the boat, from
Hood River. . They arrived too late for
the shipment east. .The -agent tried
hatd to dispose of them and -shipped
consignments' to several stations along
the road. . ' .
Mr. J. W. Dickson of Endersby, lost a
valuable two tear old colt last Tuesday.
The animal had just been brought from
the mountains and placed in the barn,
when it escaped and ran into a wheat
field. The colt 'broke through a barb
wire fence and dragged the top wire, a
distance of over 500 feet. The animal
started down a steep hill side, when the
wire wrapped around his legs, causing
him to fall. The colt's neck was broken.
All day yesterday men were at work
loadiner fruit for shipment East. The
car was billed to Chicago and contained
apples, peach plums, peaches, black
berries and cantelopes. This will prob
ably be the last consignment of perish
able fruit east, as plums and peaches are
now too ripe for sending. In the car
last night A S Bennett bad 414 crates of
peach plums and 41 boxes of apples.
O. D. , Taylor, 330 crates of plums ; 3
crates of Columbia plums. . A Sechler,
15 crates of Bradshaw plums. The fol
lowing shipped peach plums; ' M ' D.
Farrington, 47; C Coop, 15 ; Frank
Taylor, 24; H J Wilhelm, 5; Hood
River growers, 32; Lee Evans, 20; Job
Stadlcman, 5 crates of plums and one of
cantelopes. The .Hood River growers
also sent 1 box of apples and 3 crates of
blackberries.
Some loiterers on the back porch of
the Umatilla House wereamnsed yester
day watching one of your well known
physicians row a heavy skiff across the
river. . The doctor received an urgent
call from North Dalles and hurrying to
the landing saw the ferryboat across the
river. Remembering that in voutbful
years he was something of an athlete, he
took a large skiff that lay close at hand
and pushed out into the stream. The
first hundred yards be did pretty well
the next hundred was not so good
Then be tooS a spurt and got nearly to
the middle of the river. The ferry boat
had started from the Washington side,
but had to stop, as the doctor and -bis
skiff were directly over -the cable.
Finally after exertions that tore the
hearts of the lookers-on in sympathy
the-boat reached the shore a long d is
tance below the landing. We didn't
learn how many trips the ferry made in
the meantime.
Friday's Daily.
The weather report for tomorrow i3
fair and stationery.
Today is collection dav, when bills
come thick as' grasshoppers.
Tbe little child of Mr. J. T. Rerick at
North Dalles is quite sick with typhoid
fever.
Several committees of the city council
meet tonight to get their reports ready
for the next council meeting.
Special meeting of Jackson Engine
Co., No. 1; will be held Saturday even
ing at 8oclock, to transact important
business. ,
Two heading outfits from Walla Walla
country and one from Gilliam county
have come into Sherman to get work
during harvest. "
The body of Mrs. Schrouden, the lady
drowned at Cascades yesterday, was
found about 3 : 30. ' The body was found
between the incline and government
dock. The funeral services were at
tended by a large number of sympa
thizers.
Tbe Dalles is ahead of Salem on the
matter of telephone exchanges.' Salem
has a circuit of 100 subscribers, while
our city has two complete systems, one
numbering over 250 exchanges. When
ever anybody gets ahead of alem, it is
worthy 'of mention. '
Papers asking for a requisition to
enable , the officers to bring Bluford
Douglas back to Wasco county were for
warded to Governor Lord this morning.
Douglas is charged with tbe larceny of
stock and was arrested at Walla Walla.
He is being detained there awaiting the
arrival of officers from here. v
Jos. Robinson started on a several
hundred mile drive : this morning. . In
company with . B. Martin, a commer
cial traveller, he started for Prineyille,
Canyon City and points farther ' south.
They will be gone several weeks and
will have covered all the tributary conn
try south of The Dalles.
The police court was busy this morn
ing, as the natural result of the morning
after a circus. , One Indian was fined $10
for disorderly conduct ; a man named
Stegman acquitted of the charge of fast
riding : two drunks and one hobo fined
and sent to jail. This completes the
routine of tbe recorder's court.
4- warrant was issued by Justice Davis
this morning for tbe arrest of George
Armstrong, charged with larceny by
bailee. . The complaint was sworn out
by H. S. Cheesma., alleges that the de
fendant has in his possession a wagon
and team belonging to the private pros
ecutor, which he-refuses to restore to the
owner. .
A stranger named . J. M. Garvey was
robbed of $120 in the east end of town.
He claims to have been doped and while
in an unconscious or dazed condition his
pockets were picked of their contents.
Garvey, who is a peddler by profeseion,
came before Justice Davis this morning
and swore out a warrant charging John
Doe with the crime. There is no defi
nite belief as to who the guilty party is,
but the officers are watching several
suspicious personages.
.; In company with Mr. J. W. Condon,
manager of the telephone company, a
representative of The Chronicle drove
out to Three Mile, the present terminus
l ot the line. The poles are all in place
to that - point and tbe wire will be
stretched immediately. A large gang of
men are at woik and ten days, or at the
furthest, two weeks ' will see the line
completed to Dufur. and incomplete
threat Barai 9s !
' ' We desire to call the attention of the public who have not favored us
with a call during the last few days of our Clearance Sale, to do so at once and
look over the values that we are offering. Your choice of our '
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: ' Wasf? (Joods 5to at ioq per Yard
Has been appreciated by the crowds that visited us Saturday,
goods sold at sweeping reductions. Permanent reductions in -
r Beginning August
Standard Patterns that
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ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES.
operation. The work through Thomp
son's addition and up to Three mile, is
the hardest which the builders will find
in the entire distance. Many of the
holes had to be blasted in the solid rock
while at a greater distance the digging
will be easy. The Dalles- will soon have
communication with Dufur and Kngtley.
Water Commissioners' Meeting;.'
The first meeting of the water com
mission at which the newly elected mem
bers were present, was held in their
office. When theoll was called, Com
missioners Mack, Crossen, Nielsen and
Chrisman-. answered to. their names.
The credentials of J. O. Mack and Jos,
T. Peters were read and accepted. Mr,
Mack was re-elected at the last election
and Mr. Peters chosen for a new term.
After the reading and approval of the
minntes, the commission decided to
postpone the regular election of officers
until the next meeting. The secretary
read the following bills, which were
ordered paid :
Jacobsen Book& Music Co', sup'.. .$ 1 50
Maiers lien ton, supplies ' o
W R Brown, digging ditch . .. 15 00
K h. league, hauling. -.1. . . : . . . 75
I J Norman, salary supt. '. .. . . i . 75 00
H Lanin, salary keeper. . : 55 00
H Chrisman, secy.. 5 00
H Chrisman. recording bonds... 7 50
1 1 Burget, recording bonds 7 50
The application of A. G. Hoering for a
years rental of 25-foot front on Onion
street, north of tbe commissioners' tool
honse, was read and the application not
granted.
The reports of tbe. treasu rer and su
perintendent were read and accepted.
The total book account against water
consumers was $1483.2o; amount col
lected, $1090.25 ; amount ynt to be col
lected, $387. . The treasurers report read
as follows :
July 1 Cash on band per report
12923 27
: 96 00
a rem Dalles uity 3 warrants
9 " , " " . Interest 2 56
, " " . Interest
- " " SI warrants
"15 " - " ' 81 warrants 1136 GO
"15 " " " " " .... 175 87
"1-31 From I J Norman, water rente. . 1096 25
Total.....
CONTRA.
15130 45
July 1 Warrants re d No 7t..'.
S 82 48
213 66
. " .no 72
No 73 .'. 5 45
No 76 75 00
No 77 55 00
No 78...... 6 00
No 74 1 SO
No 75 , 13 79-1 452 18
Balance : . 14978 27
July 15 Co. warrants bills received . . 10 00
10 " " 1 20
" 31 Total cash on band (4967 07
Regarding the treasurer's report $4500
of tbe cash on hand is drawing 6 per
cent interest in the bank.
Mr. Hood, of the city council, ap
peared before the board and stated he
had been instructed by the council to
ask the board not to charge the city $32
per month for water rent.- Owing to
the fact that economy was being prac
ticed in every department it was thought
the water commission should not ask
the city rent. .
After some discussion a motion was
made that the superintendent be in
structed to carry an open account with
tbe city until further notice and collec
tion will be delayed until it is seen bow
the new system of finance works.
What causes bad dreams is a question
that has never been satisfactory an
swered; but, in nine cases out often,
frightful dreams are the result of imper
fect digestion, which a "few doses of
Ayer's Sarsaparilla will effectually rem
edy. . Don't delay try it today. .
Easy to take, sure .to cure, no. pain,
nothing to dread, pleasant little pills.
De Witt's Little Early ' Risers. Best for
Sick Headache, Biliousness, Sour stom
ach and Constipation. Snipes-Kineraly
Drug Co. . . .
Standard, patter.
1, 1895, the reductions in most
were 50 cents will hereafter sell
40 . ,
35
were 30 cents will hereafter sell
25 " " ".-.
were 20 cents will hereafter sell
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PEASE
One Drowning; and Nearly Two.
A little after noon yesterday Mrs.
Schrouden, a lady whose home Is back
of Stevenson, fell from tbe portage in
cline at the TJpper Cascades and was
drowned. She had fust been on board
the Begulator and disposed of some ber
ries, she was selling, to tbe steward.
The boat lay against the incline, upon
which were standing several box cats
loaded with freight. Mrs. Schrouden
started to go between the cars and then
changing her mind,, walked along the
edge of the incline, outside the cars.
The men working on the boat beard a
scream, and, rushing forward, saw tbe
unfortunate lady straggling In the water.
She bad missed ber footing and fallen
into1 the current. Charles Alden, tbe
mate of the Begulator, threw aside his
shoes, and, grasping a heaving line,
plunged into tbe water. The current
runs very swift at this point and both
the lady and Mr. Alden were fast float
ing down the stream further away from
the boat. The brave officer bad swum
to within ten feet of the drowning wo
man when the waters closed over her
head and she sank another victim to
cruel Columbia. By this time Mr. Al-
den'g clothes were heavy with water and
the line which he had tied around his
waist bad slipped from the bands of the
person holding it on shore. Two deck
hands, Charles Nelson and W, Harding,
seeing that Mr. Aldea was in danger of
drowning,, unfastened a small boat and
pulled with all speed. The current -had
carried the officer a long distance from
the Begulator and by the time the boat
reached him be was sinking under the
water. The boat was not a minute too
soon and arriving just when it did,
saved a brave man's life. -
Mr. Alden proved himself a hero and
and faced death unflinchingly to sav
a life. Although, bis effort to save the
unfortunate lady, were not successful, he
has earned words of highest praise and
commendation for bis brave act. Such
deeds as these make manhood, nobler
and prove that there are men who will
meet death to save another. The body
of Mrs. Schrouden had not been re
covered at tbe time tbe boat left Cas
cades. She was aged about 25 and was
known as a hard working woman. The
accident is deplorable. -
We Want a Band Stand..
At the last practice of the orchestra
one of tbe members asked, "When are
we going to give an open air concert?"
Someone answered, "Whenever' there is
a band stand built." The reply was
proper and Steps should immediately be
taken towards building a stand where
the band could play during the summer.
We have the best musical organization
in the state and one that any city, large
or small, should be proud Cf. Walla
Walla has open air concerts once or
twice a week and the people look for
ward to them with pleasurable anticipa
tions. In the summer when social hap
penings are few and a great number of
citizens gone to tbe coast, the town is
apt to be quiet and life get a little prosy
for thoso of us that are left. -An open
air concert once; a week would give a
great deal 'of enjoyment 'to everybody
and be the means of .bringing people to-,
getber. ' ' ',
A stand could be erected for $50 or $75
which would amply fill the purpose.
The orchestra has done a great deal for
the town and is deserving of high praise
for its usefulness1. It is something of a
request to ask them to play for nothing
and yet we are confident they would do
;jreat Jales!
Other
cases are as follows:
at'
25 cents
at '
1 '
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CENTS
CENTS
CENTS
CENTS
& MAYS.
it.' The Dalles can't have too many .
things going on that tend to the proper -enjoyment
of its people.
Reports From tne Car of Finns
The bulletin from the first car of plums
reached The Dalles this morning and i
published below. ' There will prooably
be another report' tomorrow telling bow
the balance of the car sold.
"U. P. Wickes' refrigerator car Ho.
31,872, from The Dalles, arrived at Mil
waukee, Wis., in good condition. Four
hundred crates sold today for 80 eenta
and balance of the car will be sold to
morrow. . As the markets are well sup
plied with California plums and Mich
igan and Georgia peaches, prices would
have ruled much lower to place tbe en
tire car on market. This is tbe first car
of peach plums shipped from Oregon-'
this season. Prices in other eastern
markets generally ruling. Crawford
peaches, 60 cents ; German prunns, 80
cents; peach plums, 75 cents r Yellow
Egg, 70 cents ; Bartlett pears, $2.
"Portland local markets, blackberries
gelling for cente ; peaches, good free
stones, well packed, 60 to 75 cents poor
stock 25 to 30 cents. We would advise
limited shipments of good, well packed
peaches, locally, but it will not pay to
ship to Eastern markets. Peach plum
are worth nothing in Portland ad are
generally too ripe for Eastern markets.
'Apples 40 to 50 cents, as 'great
many are now coming ia from surround
ing country and farmers- peddling.,
Hungarian and other plums-wilt soon b
ready- far shipment and also. Rartletfc- .
pears and we would ndvise yot to nak
arrangements for shipment iraoaedir
ately." ' "' -
Crops in Sherman Coma4y.
Harvesting is running full blast i
Sherman county and the-farmers are
their busiest season. The acreage' thin -,
season will not be ae large a last year, ,
but the decrease will not materially
affect the amount of grain shipped from,
tho county. Mr. B. C. Ireland, of the-
Moro Observer, has personally visited
many localities and writes to his paper
that the outlook for a good crop in Sher
man as bright and the prospects for a.
good price cheering. Wbile there may
be some truth in the unfavorable report .
from the eastern parts of tho state te- . '
cause of dry weather in Umatilla, Mor
row and Baker counties, be insists that .
Sherman county be left out of such n.
schedule. Sherman county will come- -
up to the mark with a good yield and do- -her
share in helping prosperity return.
Something ' not ' down on the pro
gram happened, during the circus par
ade. Just as the procession was tarning
the corner by Mays & Crowe's, two ele
phants became refractory and started
down Second street. All efforts of their .
keepers to restrain them were unavail
ing. One of the animals became greatly: .
excited and swayed his tvonk around in
a manner that showed his temper wbb -'
not of the sweetest. The people along'
the sidewalk watched the huge animal
with a great deal of interest, though not .
unmixed with fear. The elephant,
turned upon his keeper and pursnmi
him until that individual climbed over
tbe railing and took refuge in the cellar
of the old Vogt building. : The other
elephant started to come down the
street and his presence had a quieting
effect, and tbe two animals started up
Second street towards the circus. Tbe -keepers
seemed to have no particu Ur
desire to come in close acquaintanceship
with the beasts while tbey were in an.
ugly humor, r .