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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8. 1896. i5tir ;New Year Specials. FURS Great Reduction list ' ' FURS Electric Seal Pelerine, Special, $15.00 Double Beastie, Marten Trimmed, the latest and handsomest production of the furrier's art. (One only;. Keguiar, $iy.ou. One 70-inch Feather Boa, at ........$1.00 54-inch Coney Boa, reg. $1; spec. .65 54-inch Badger Boa, " 2.45;" 1.40 " 9-foot Grey Fox Boa " 7.50; " 4.95 Genuine Beaver Muff and Collar ette, per set, reg. $11.25; spec. $7.00 Genuine Astrachan, Muff only...... ; Reg. $3.75; spec. $2.25 Genuine Electric Seal. Muff only.. Reg. $5.75; spec. $3.75 Genuine Raccoon, Muff only.: ................. Reg. $2.75; spec. $1.60 Child's White Coney Muff and Collar, per set, reg. $1.50; spec. 90c 1 Child's White Lambswool Muff . and Collar, reg. $2.40; spec. $1.35 Ladies' Fascinators, Saxony white, black and red ......25 per cent. Discount Mackintoshes, including oui entire stock....... 25 per cent. Discount Ladies' Capes and Jackets, every garment up xo aaie Child's Cloaks and Jackets, " " 25 PER CENT. 'DISCOUNT Boys' Overcoats, Men's. Dress Over coats, Men's Ulsters. An assort ment of six lines of Men's cheap, medium and high-priced Suits, in all sizes. 25 PER CENT. DISCOUNT. Child's 2-piece Suits, (Reefers and Josies; sizes 4 to 14. Boys' 3piece Suits, 11 to 19 years; entire stock. A M WILLIAMS & GO POPULAR CLOTHIERS. The Weekly Ghroniele. THE DALLES, OBVGON OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY. Entered at the Postoffice at Toe Dalles, Oregon as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. BT MAIL, POSTAGE PEKPAID, IK ADVAKC. One Tear II 50 Six months 75 Three months 60 Advertising rates reasonable, and made known on application. Address all commnmcaaons to Tm.niiun XCLE," The Dalles, Oregon. The Daily and Weekly Chronicle may be found on tale at 1. V. JHxckelsen i ttore. xetepnone Jo. J. LOCAL BREVITIES. Saturday's Daily. The little son of John Wood is very sick with pneumonia. Nine cars of cattle and four cars of hoga passed through The Dalles on their pay to troutdale. G. F. Stephens will close his store at 6:30 every evening, except Saturday, from now till March 1st. The event of the season will be the Grand Bal-Masque given - on Jan. 10th. at the Armory Hall by the Excelsior Club. ' 'The grocery stores have agreed to close evenings at 7 o'clock till March 1st. This is a wise move. Seven o'clock closing will begin next Monday. In the county clerk's office today a deed from Horace Bice to Max Vogt and Philapena Chapman was fled. The property conveyed was the ne.J, bw1, sec 36, in tp 1 n of range 14, e, W. M., containing 40 acres. The consideration mentioned is $100. ' An excellent illustration of the Cas cade Locks was given in the New Year's Oregonian. The accompanying article stated that the locks would be completed for the passage of boats on March 1st. If such be the case, the day of rejoicing for Eastern Oregon will be at hand. A change has been made on the steamer Regulator. Al McCully who for several years has been engineer has removed to the Willamette Valley and will not be on the boat when it starts again. Several applications have been received for the position, bpt so far, it ia understood, no selection has been made. The steamers Dalles City and Regu lator, of the Regulator line, plying be tween Portland and The Dalles, will be withdrawn for the winter eeason, and the next six weeks both ' boats will an- 0mn tKA.M,(h nira.K.nlinn Dnsmnna Has been better this season than for years, an enormous quantity of wool, wheat, and stock having been handled. Vancouver Columbian. The monthly report of Marshal Blake ney shows that seven arrests for trial were made during laet month, of these five were for being drunk and dis orderly, and two for inhabiting houses contrary to the city ordinance, In De cember W. R. Brown ' was employed to shovel show from the Rinehart steps, and George Joles for one-half day's work on the brewery hill. The total amount paid for labor was $5. Besides the ar rests enumerated, a number of vagrants were apprehended and placed in jail, but as they promised to leave town and did so, no charges were entered against them." The peace of the city during the past month was well kept, and the offi cers were vigilant in keeping the town clear of shady characters. City Recorder Phelps has submitted to the council- his report for December, and the'showing is as follows: Total No. of cases heard, 7 ; total number of convictions, 6; total number of dis charges, 1. From these convictions, fines to the amount $30 were received by the city. From licenses other than liquor licenses, $30 was received and turned over to the treasurer. ' Including liquor licences and ground rent of A. Gehres the amount received during the month was $2219.15. Of thenumber of offenders convicted, four paid their fines, one was discharged without serving his time and one served five days. Monday's Daily. Probate court began its session this morning. County court will commence. Wednesday. Liquor licenses were granted this morning to J. Tunny and S. W. Patter son of Antelope. The Congregational church has de cided to observe liiis week , as one of prayer. Meetings will be held every evening in 'the church, to which every one ia invited. The week of prayer will be observed simultaneously in all parts of the country. The Regulator is being .pulled out on the ways today. It is ather a ticklish job to take a steamer from out the water on to land, and .requires careful work Quite a number of people went up to Hungry Harbor today to see the pro gress that was being made. Truman Butler, the purser of the sleamet Regulator, has been assigned to the Portland agency during the tie up for repairs of the Regulator and Dalles City. Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Butler left Saturday for Portland, where he will remain for a mopth or six weeks, or until the boats'begin run ning again, when he will resume his place in the purser's office of the Regu lator. There are other boats landing at the dock of the Dalles City, and it la necessary that the office te kept open Hon. E. L. Smith of Hood River sends wor d to Thk Cheoniclb that the an nual meeting of the Oregon State Horti cultural Society will be held at Portland' on Tuesday, January 14, 1896. All friends of horticulture, as well as mem bers of the society, are requested to con tribute papers, music or presence at the meeting. Quite a number of fruit growers from The Dalles and Wasco county will attend the session. The members of the Gesang.Verein held one of their regular socials last evening at the Baldwin theater. large, number ot members were in at tendance. In the early part of the even ing the singers, under the leadership of Professor Birgfeld, rendered some pleas ing selections, after which a time of so ciability was spent by the members.' The occasions of. their monthly socials are very pleasant to the members of the society. Hard times are beginning to make in roads on the lega'j profession. Last week an attorney Irom Butte, who was down on his luck, stopped in The Dalles and was assisted to Portland through the benevolence of local attorneys. This morning a barrister from our sister state appeared upon the scene and solicited aid because of his demoralized finances. Ill health and bad investments are what brought him to the condition of having to ask assistance from the profession He was helped by some of his compas sionate brethern. The weather is all that could be de sired for the work at the locks. So far this- winter there have been but few days when outside work could not be carried on to advantage. When the snow storm of last month came, it was thought work would be hindered, and ' preparations were made to put thinga in winter quarters. The scare waa not lasting, however, and the engines and men are at work again. Unless the rest of the winter , ia unusually disa greeable,' the contractors cannot com plain but what Nature has favored them. Tomorrow evening the lecture of Hon, D. P. Thompson will occnr at the Con gregational church. The subject will be "The Holy Places of Palestine," and will be replete with personal observa tions of the lecturer. Mr. Thompson has traveled extensively, and used his powers of observation to their limit. This will be fourth lecture in ibe winter Course, and will prove one of the most interesting. Mr. Thorn pson has lectured before to Dalles audiences, and made a pleasing impression. Doors wiil open at 7 :30 tomorrow night, the lecture to begin at 8. A. S. Bennett left Saturday evening for Washington, D. C, where he goes to argue some cases in the United States supreme court. Among the cases in which he will appear is the case of Skottowe vs. the railroad company, be ing an action for damages growing out of an accident which happened in The Dalles several years ago. While walk ing at night on the railroad bridge lead ing to the shops, Mr. and Mrs. Skottowe tell off the bridge and sustained injuries, from which Mr. Skottowe died, and which caused Mrs. Skottowe great suf fering. ,Tbe case waa first tried in The Dalles, and has passed through various courts, till it is now in the highest tri bunal in the land. January and February are generally regarded, as quiet months in business circles, being between two lively periods, the holidays and the opening of the spring trade. The weather is generally more or less unpleasant, and the farm ers come to town no oftener than ia nec essary, while city folk like the comfort of home better than the slush of the streets or the feeling of the atmosphere when the thermometer ia lying low. With business quiet, more attention is giyen to social affairs, and these two months society rules. The latter part of December, with ita three large dances, was a lively period socially, and ' the present month promises well in that line. Some large affairs are being con templated, while a number of smaller functions , will occur. ' Several after noon parties are on the list, and alto gether the devotees of society need have no complaint but that they will be treated well in tne present season. The clothing merchants have agreed to close their houeee of business at 7 o'clock on evenings except Saturday from now until March 1st. In Satur day's issue it was said that Mr. Stephens would close his store at an early hour, but it should have been stated that the other merchants will join in the early closing movement. The mistake arose in misunderstanding the notice which Mr. Stephens gave the paper. This early closing movement is a wise one, one and will give employers and clerks more time for recreation, and just as much business will be done in the course of the day. We hope to see the early closing become general in all the busi nesa houses of the town. ; The Iodians'up at "Turn water are fall ing in line with their more civilized brothers and sisters in The Dalles, and indulging in social festivities. Last night a dance waa held at Tumwater, which was attended by the Cehlo, Turn water and Dalles Indians. " Old Joe, who ia our informant, says the dance was a "tennas" affair, as there are but few Indians now in the country, and judging from Joe's description, the dance did not have the eclat that such affairs possessed in. the early days, The smell of salmon was more noticeable than the odor of war paint if war paint has any odor and the braves and squaws did not dance with the same vigor as did their ancestors of fifty years .ago. However, the dance kept up all night, and the boys went home with the girls in the morning. Last Saturday evening a meeting was held in the First Baptist phurch to see what could be done towards organizing a Lutheran church, at which both Eng lish and Lutherans could worship. Quite a number of people attended the t meeting and the opinion expressed was unanimous that an endeavor should be made to form the organization. A tern porary committee, consisting of Messrs. Nickleson, Hansen and Melquist was appointed to take charge of the prelimi nary arrangements. It ia probable ar ticles of incorporation' will be prepared and filed within a few days. It is the intention to secure church property at an early date. Next Tuesday evening preaching will be held, after which the business session will reconvene and mat ters further discussed. So far the out look ia bright for the organization of the church. The secretary of the Commercial Club has received a letter from Mr. J. H. D. Gray, of the Astoria Chamber of Com merce, relative to making arrangements for celebrating the opening ot the locks, The letter states that the people of As toria are taking great interest in the completion of the undertaking that will free the Columbia from The Dalles to the sea, and are anxioua to co-operate in celebrating the affair in a fitting manner. Mr. Gray suggests that the Commercial Club of The Dalles appoint one or two gentlemen who will meet in Portland a like number from Astoria, and that this joint committee obtain all possible information as to the day when the contractors expect that boata will pasa through the canal. Astoria people are anxioua fhat our commercial club consider the matter at an .early date and make ready to co-operate in a jollifica tion. "Astoria," says Mr. Gray, "will send two or three boat-loads of people to witness the first boat go through the locka." ' Tuesday's. Rev. Father Bronsgeest will hold ser vices at Kingsley next Sunday, Jan. 12, A. M. Williams & Co. are offering a fine line of corset waists. Call and see them. The week of prayer is being observed at the M. E. church. A cordial invita- tation is extended to all. A purse containing $6 waa loet yester day. If the finder wanta to prove hia or her honesty, retnrn it to thia office and receive a reward. Marshal Blakeney has men at work today, cleaning crosswalks, and the re sult ia a noticeable improvement. Let the good work go on. Ed. Stoey who baa bound over to await the action of the grand jury waa released today on $250 bail. The bond was signed by John L. Rhodes and Will iam Hunt. Stoey haa spent ' several days in the county jail already. The lecture of D. P.- Thompson will not take place this evening as advertised owing to the failure of Mr. Tbompson.to arrive. ' As no word haa been received from him, the reason cannot be given. The date to which the lecture ia post posted will be announced later. Robert Mays, Jr., started for Ante lope yesterday morning and got aa far as Boyd, when in going down a hill, the tongue broke and pushing against the horses, they started to run, and for a few minutea the driver had an interest ing time with them. Mr. Maya re turned to town to get a new start. The Woodmen have' sixteen candi dates to install tonight. This order haa increased 2500 in this jurisdiction in December, They had only ten assess ments last year and have none for Janu ary. This shows a very good condition of the order. They have a membership in The Dalles of 125. This morning a train of twenty-eight loads left The Dalles for Portland. In the engine cab with Engineer Randall eat Master Mechanic Graham, while in the caboose were Supt. O'Brien and Chief Dispatcher Campbell. The train waa an experiment, aa such a long one and so heavily loaded bad not gone out of The Dalles before with only one en gine pulling it. In the interests of econ omy, the railroad management is seek ing to increase the number of cars on each train without increasing the ex pense of labor. The freight train this morning was too heavy for the engine and the "doubling up" process was found necessarv. The crew was com pelled to divide the train near Crate's point and the engine took one-half to Rowena and then returned for the re mainder. While the trial this morning TJJ.JJ "Old Hickory" Wagon LEADS mi. LEADS THEHI JIL Forty-five "Old Hickory" Wagons have been eold by na in the past fonr months. This we think is an expression of the opinion of the people who nee wagons that the "Old Hickory" is what we claim it to be the best maor wagon ' on eabth. We are not offering the "Old Hickory" as a Cheap Wagon. We fully Guarantee every piece of timber put into the "Old Hickory" to be First-Claes, and will cheerlully replace frek of charge any piece broken, which proves to be brashor unsound, regardless of cause of breakage. Oome and see the "Old Hickory." It talks for itself. Second and Federal Sts., CROWS, i, THE DALLES, O waa unsatisfactory to the extent men tioned, efforts will be continued till larger trains are pulled over the roads than has been the practice in the past. repaired to the Bigga residence, when-, the young lady, in whose honor the, At the Churches Yesterday. The different churches were well at tended yesterday. Rev. J. N. Goes preached, very acceptably, at St. Paul's Episcopal church. Communion, was also observed. The sermon was on' the duty of praising God for the blessings he bestowed, some of whom Mr'. Gobs enumerated. The attendance was good at the evening service, also the einging by the choir was of a high order. At the Congregational church in the morning, communion waa served, pre ceding wnicn an appropriate sermon waa preached by the pastor', W.. C Curtis. A solo by Dr. O. D. Doane added much to the interest of the morn ing service. In the evening the pastor spoke from the text, "Come let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom." Ap plication was made of the text to things of the new year. Tonight the yearly parish meeting wiil be held, at which plans for the year will be laid. The First Baptist church waa the scene of three' services yesterday. In the morning the pastor, Rev. O. D. Tay lor, preached. In the afternoon Rev. Mr, Gray, of. the Lutheran church held ser vices, "which were attended by a num ber of English and German Lutherans. In the evening, Elder -J. H. Miller, of the Calvary Baptist church, preached a sermon and then administered the rite of baptism by immersion. Ten or eleven, the exact number we did not learn, were immersed and received into the church. Services ' were held ' at the other churches also, though no report of the meetings was received. Alden-Joles WeddiDg. At 11 o'clock this morning the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. Joles was the scene of a pretty wedding. In the pres ence' of the family of the bride and a few invited friends, Rev. J. H. Wood, of the Methodist church, joined in marriage Mr. Charles Alden and Miss Amber E. Joles, third daughterxof Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Joles. At the conclusion of the ceremony the bridal party sat down to a bountiful wedding feast, where good wishes for the happiness of the bride and groom were repeatedly expressed. Both the young people are well known in The Dalles, where during the yeara leading to maidenhood, Miss Joles has lived and where she enjoys the friend ship of a large circle. ' Mr. Alden is first officer of the steamer Regulator and,, though hav ing lived In The Dalles but about a year has made many friends by his gen tlemanly .deportment. The happy cou ple left on the afternoon train for a wedding trip to Portland and the Puget sound. A number of friends assembled at the station .to bid them a pleaeant journey. A Surprise Party to Miss Denting. A merry crowd of young people as sembled last evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Biggs to give Miss Ethel Deming a genuine surprise. The young ladies and gentlemen met at the home of Misa Nellie Sylvester, and then pirty had been arranged, waa tajcer completely by surprise. The evening was spent in playing "Progressive Logomachy" a game which is coming into much favor as a diversion for social gatherings Dr. Frazier was successful in obtaining the head prize, while Frank Wood won the booby. Dainty refresh ments were served during the evening. At a late hou? the guesta departed, wish ing that these pleasant surprises would come oftener. Those present were: Misses Ethel Deming, Lorene Lee, Nellie Sylvester, Edith Randall, Mabel Riddell, Lizzie Schooling, Lola Eubank; Dr. Frazier, Dr. Sturdevant, Chester Starr, George Campbell, Charles Campbell, Ed. Michel), Edward Hill and Frank Wood. ' ' Decree of Honor Installation. On Wednesday evening the following officers were duly installed for the en suing term : Mrs Maggie Herrin,' past chief of honor; Mrs Ollie Stephens, chief of honor; Misa Mabel Sterling, chief of ceremonies ; Miss Beulah Sterling, re corder; Miss Cora Joles, financier; Miss Lizzie Schooling, receiver ; Mrs Cbam plin, UBher; Miss Emma Jacobsen, in side watchman ; Mr Chas nipea, out aide watchman; Misses Jennie Rossell and Clara Sampson, maids of honor. Fern Lodge D. of H. numbers now more than . 100 strong, of which about sixty of the members were present at the installation ceremonies, which were) followed by a social and general good time. . ' Died. Near thia city, Jan. 6th, at 1 :30 a. nr. Mary E. Halvor, fourth daughter of George and Mary Halvor. The funeral services, which will bet held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. will be conducted at the Halvor farnv bolow town, by Rev. W. C. Curtis. The young lady was aged 15 years, and her early death ia a severe blow to her rela tives and friends. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fait; Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. CREAM WW mm Most Perfect Made. 40 Years the Standard. BORN. In this citv, Saturday Jan. 4, to the wife of H. H. Campbell, a daughter. At Grant, Wednesday Jan. 1, to the wife of E. W. Quarels, a daughter. In The Dalles, January, '4th. to the wife of H. H. Kendall, a daughter. Garland. Stoves are Ik World's Best We respectfully invite all those in need of a cook or Heating stove or steel range to . call and examine our new line and get our prices. We have a very large assortment to select from, we can give you splendid bargains this year, and will guarantee to save you money, simply because we are satisfied with small profits. . We are also prepared to do plumbing, tinning, hot" water heating, furnace work and employ" none but first class workmen, praticaLand experienced in' this class of work. All woik guaranteed. Special' inducement to cash buyers MAIER & BENTON, HARDWARE DEALERS and PLUMBERS, Next door ,to Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co.; A Bettingen's old stand, Second street. . - -