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C23 THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15. 1896. To all who are interested in Stock, Poultry, &c. We take pleas ure in calling your attention to the merits of, and the advan tages to be derived by, feeding our justly celebrated Globe Stock Food, The Greatest Milk Producer, Flesh Producer, Disease Preventive and Stock Toner on Earth. Awarded First Premium at Iowa State Fair, 1895. It will put Stock in condition where everything else fails. Feed ers fattening Cattle for Market will be enabled by its use to ship them many weeks sooner than feeding in any other way. Al though having but recently taken the agency for the Globe Stock Food, we are convinced by the number of testimonials already received, of the genuine merit of this Food, and in any case of it not proving as represented we will cheerfully refund the money. Put up at 12 Jc per pound, in 2, 4, 10 and 25 lb. Packages. A M WILLIAMS & CO The Weekly Ghroniele. THE' DALLES. OREGON OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY. Entered at the Postofflce at The Dalles, Oregon as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. BY MAIL, F08TAGB PBKPAID, IN ADVANCE. One year 1 SO Biz months 75 Three months 60 Advertising rates reasonable, and made known on application. Address ail communications to "THE;CHRON l CLE," The Dalles, Oregon. The Daily and Weekly Chronicle may be found on sale at I. C. Nickelsen's store. Telephone No. 1. LOCAL BREVITIES. Saturday's Daily. Ten car loada of hogs from Elgin . passed through The Dalles for Trout dale today. The fine day brought a good many farmers to' town today, and the streets have a lively appearance. At the last meeting of Dalles Council, No. 19, Junior Order American Me chanics, nine candidates were elected to membership and two initiated. It is reported that the Goldendale stage line has changed hands, R. H. Williams having sold out to Col. E, W, Pike of Goldendale. C. C. Alvord will have the active management of the concern. William Rasmus, who had charge of putting on the play of Damon and Pythias last June in The Dalles, is now arranging for the production of the same . piece in McMinville January 24. Mrs, .Rasmus will take the part of Calanthe, George Herbert was in from Grants today. The distillery expects to start the 15th of the month, and the citizens of Grant are greatly rejoiced thereat. Already 200 cattle and 400 hogs have been purchased by , the company and will be fattened and sold in the Portland market. Mr. J. W. Walker, the man ager of the company, has been lying almost at the point of death, but is a good deal improved now. The company has been re-organized nnder the name of the Pacific Milling and Distilling Co. Word waa received in town today of an attempt at robbing Moore Bros, store night before last at Moro. The robbers broke in the side door leading to the office and brought with them tools for opening the safe. The miscreants must .have been' frightened away in some manner, for they '.relinquished the job, leaving their tools on the floor. Noth ing of value was taken, but if the rob- ibers had made good their Intention they would probably have secured enough to pay them for tbeir' trouble. There ia no clue to the perpetrators. Hon. D. M. French returned la9t night , from Corvallis, where be attended a meet - ing of the 'Agricultural college regents. While there, Mr. French inquiried cou--cerning the Kaffir corn,- mention of wtiich has been made in this paper. He .was told that the subject was one that had been considered, but the corn was not taken into much account as a suitable product for the Willamette valley. No reason was 'shown, however, whv if properly cultivated the growing of the corn might not be a suitable thing for Eastern Oregon. Ex-Governor Moody, who is in town today, is thinking of trying the planting of some Kaffir corn seed aa an experiment. The outcome will be watched with interest. Since the discussion has begnn about celebrating the openingof the locks, con siderable interest is being occasioned in cities by the river. The matter of cele brating the event in a proper manner is being talked of in Vancouver, and the Columbian of that city suggests to the Commercial club the propriety of -appointing delegates to meet those from Astoria and The Dalles for the purpose of looking up the matter of the lock' celebration. The appointing of a com mittee would be a good thing, and we trust that the Commercial clubs of the three cities will take the desired action. The Dalles club, at its next meeting, should take some move with regard to Mr. Gray's request. Down at the locks the contractors are preparing for a mammoth blast, one which will stir up things considerably. Over fifty holes have been drilled, and when filled with explosives will be set off all at once with the aid of electricity. The blasts are being put in at the lower end of the canal, where a lot of solid rock needs to be taken out. This blast is expected to loosen the rock so that the remaining work will be mainly to clean up the debris. The gates are all hung and the pipes for the hydraulic working of the locks are laid and ready for the connections to be made. During the good weather a large number of men are at work, and though a variance of opinion exists as to when the locks will be finished, the belief ia becoming strengthened that March 1st will see the canal ready for the passage of a boat To the industries at The Dalles has been added, during the last two years, that of sturgeon fishing. These fish have recently been found to possess value in the eastern markets, and a ready sale is found for them botn in the East and at home. Repulsive as the looks of the sturgeon may be, there seem to be many people who like the flavor of the flesh, and whenever a catch is made, the lucky fisherman is sure of a neat little sum for his trouble. From The Dalles to Hood River stur geon lines are placed at intervals. The manner of catching the fish is rather peculiar. A long line is Bank-in the river with hooks placed in a row at a distance from one another of about a foot. The line ia snnk to near the bot tom of the river, and the theory ia that the sturgeon in their cavortinga will run against the hooks and get caught. Not only is the. theory good, but it works all right in practice, as some of the fisher men last winter are said to have made as much as $2000 for their season's work. Monday will see the floor laid tor the bowling alley, pymnasium and billiard room in the Commercial and Athletic Club building. The work has been de layed a few days on account of the lum ber being damp, ncessitaling a drying out. The carpenters are rushing it now, however, and no further delays are ex pected. The gymnasium goods have been ordered, and are probably now on the way. Some of the apparatus comes from Providence, Rhode Island, bnt-the most of it was ordered from Chicago. The appliances for gymnastics wi 1 be very complete, consisting of apparatus for light and heavy exercise. Chest- developers,' rings, a trapeze, and all other suitable paraphernalia, has been carefully selected, and the gymnasium committee) expect thia part of the club to rank well with any other gymnasium POPULAR CLOTHIERS. in the JNortnwest. several Club mem bers from Portland, who have visited the rooms in the Grant building, declare that the arrangements are very conven ient, and The Dalles will have a club of which any city might well be proud. Monday's Daily. The uentrai racinc directors car was attached to the local today from Port land. Misa Etta Rowe, one of the teachers in the public school, ia quite ill at her home. Several people went down to Snipes1 lake on this afternoon's train to try the skating. Four cars of cattle from Elgin to Troutdale paesed through town this morning. Eight cars of tea from the O. R. & N. steamer of the China line, passed through The Dalles this morning en route east. All members of Temple Lodge, No. 3, A. O. U. W., are requested to be present at their hall on Thursday evening promptly at 7 o'clock. By order of the M. W. t The Independent Workers, I. O. G. T., will give a shadow social in heir lodge room tonight, to which all are cordially invited to attend. The ladies are re' quested to bring a lunch, put np in a box, for two. The parish meeting at St. Paul's church announced for tomorrow even ing, will be postponed until further no tice, aa many of . the members have other engagements which would prevent their attendance at that time. The members of Tne Dalles Lodge No 2, 1. O. G. T., will give a necktie boci- able in the K. of P. hall, Saturday even ing, the 18th. A choice literary and musical program will be given, after which refreshments will be served. All are invited to attend. Parties np from the lake at Snipes' bottom say the skating there ia excel lent. The ice was able to form while the wind was not blowing, and so it is very smooth. This report comes from a reliable source and we have no reason to donbt its authenticity. The committees from the Woodmen and Workmen lodges have made final arrangements for their second annual ball tor St. Valentine's day, Feb. 14, and any one having a friend they wish in viied can hand the name to the com mittee or the secretary. By order of J. M. Filloon. Larry Haya, one of the well-known O. R. & N. Co. engineers, has invented an automatic windmill which will tnrn m calm weather. Together with Judd Fish, he ia forming a wind syndicate, and will take out a patent on what promises to bring them fame and for tune. The inventor is glad to answer any questions that may be asked him1. The county court today appointed he judges and clerks for the next election. A list of the namea will appear in to morrow's Chronicle. The court ' de cided to consolidate, for judicial pur poses, the precincts of east and west Hood River. The court ia still engaged in auditing claims against the county and examining the reports of the road supervisors. If tflere is any one thing that needs to be purified, it ia .polities, so the re former says, and many, agree thereto. But blood tells, and aa a blood purifier and liver corrector Simmons Liver Reg ulator is the best medicine. "I use it in preference to anv other." So wrote Mr. 8. H. Hysell, of Middleport, Ohio. And Dr. D. 8. Russell, of Farmville, Va., writes, It fulfills all you promise for it." Mr. Marsh, who lives beyond Cheno weth creek, waa in tow n this morning and stated that School District No. 9 wou'd probably not make any levy this year. The directors think that a "six or seven months' Echool may be main tained " without any taxation. This district can flatter itself upon its good condition, and in this day of increased taxes finds itself in a rather solitary position. February 21st the Knights of the Mac cabees lodge in Hood River will give a grand ball at the armory. The mana gers have shown their kind feeling tow ards The Dalles by securing the services of the Orchestra Union for the occasion. It has been some time since Hood River has had an affair of thia kind, and the Maccabees intend that all previona at tempts enau De surpassed, it is ex pected that many people from this city will attend the ball. The Commercial Club ia beginning its good work. President Schenck haa ap pointed a committee consisting of Messrs. J. W. French, T. A. Hudson and Emil Schanno, to appear before the county court regarding the road throngh Thompson's Addition. Thia road ia in a fearful condition and has been the cause of numerous complaints. It Is expected that the matter of other roada will be presented to the court. The appointing of the committee was a wise step, and will undoubtedly result in showing how much good can be done to the commun ity through the agency of the Commer cial Club. There are plenty of subjects to occupy the attention of the club com mittees. Mr. James Wilson and family returned to The Dalles Saturday after an absence of over a year, spent at Hilo, in the Sandwich Islands. They left Hilo last October on a sailing vessel bound for San Francisco, where they remained some time. Mr. Wilson waa bookkeeper for his brother's Btage line on the Isl ands, and had good opportunities for observation. The thermometer ranges from 60 to 80 degrees the year around, and the heat at timea ia oppressive, Mr. Wilson says that money ia made easier in the Islands than it ia here, but there are many drawbacks to pleasant living. He was on an island situated about 250 milea from Honolulu, and never visited the latter place. Mr. Wilson says be met John Marlin in San Francisco, and that Mr. Marlin sailed for Honolulu on New Year's day. It is Mr. Wilson's, intention to remain here about a month, at the end of which time it is possible he mav return to Hilo. He expresses himself aa opposed to an nexing the Islands to the United States, as he does not consider them worth an nexation. Tuesday's. The Red Men will hold installation ceremonies in their wigwam tomorrow evening. The exercises are promised to be very interesting, and corn and veni son will be supplied in abundance. Mrs. I. N. Sargeant, who ia ill with pneumonia, ia reported to be holding her own and the last two days see no change in her condition. Her frienda are hopeful that her recovery may be assured. The members of the Real Estate Ex change will be glad to-receive the namea of any people in the East who are con sidering moving to the West. Copiea of the 'pamphlet just issued by the Ex change will be sent them. A crowd of twenty-five skaters went down on the' afternoon train to try the ice at Snipes' lake. A special engine and car will go down and bring them back this afternoon. Reports from the lake thia morning Bay the ice ia good. A report waa circulated aronnd town last night that Dr. Sutherland waa taken seriously ill and the rumor soon as sumed an exaggerated form. The doctor was quite indisposed, due to over work during the past few weeks, but is him self again today. In the county court - today C. A. Stewart was appointed road supervisor of district No..l. This district embraces Cascade Locks, and is the one in which there is a good deal of contention over the supervisor. Several arrests have been made on the non-payment of taxes, and a musa raised all around. Robert Walters, who lives on Dutch Flat, brought to town this morning a bald eagle, which he caught in a trap. The bird, which is not yet lull grown, measures seven feet from tip to tip. Mr. Walters wanted to dispose of the bird to the Commercial Club, but none of the trustees thought they bad time to take care of it, so the bird remains un purchased. At the Relief Corps installation cere monies Saturday night Mrs. J. M. Pat terson, the retiring president, was pre sented by . the' members of the Corps with a pretty little remembrance in the shape of a gold Corps badge. Mrs. Pat terson waa much pleased at this expres sion of the regard in which her services were held by the members of the Corps. E. H. Merrill and John Osborne, who are fishing near the rapids, caught a sturgeon yesterday which weighed over 600 pounds. When dressed, the fish weighed over 300 pounds. The head weighed 123 pounds. After one of these huge sturgeon is caught with the hook, "Old Hickory" Wagon LERDS THEjn JUL Forty-five "Old Hickory" Wagons have been sold by us in the past four months. Thia we think ia an expression of the opinion of the people who use wagon b that the "Old Hickory" ia what we claim it to be tub best made wagow on kaeth. 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-Class, and will cheertully replace feek or cuarok any piece broken, which proves to ba brash or unsound, regardless of cause of breakage. Come and see the "Old Hickory." It talks for itself. Second and Federal Sts., . THE DALLES, OR. it is no mean trick to land it safely on shore. The price of the fish in Port land is satisfactory. The. reports of M. Doyle, supervisor of road district No. 7, J. C Egbert, No. 13, O. C.Paquet, No., 18, were received and accepted in the county court today. In the matter of the road petitioned for by German Sequie, the proof of posting and bond were filed and the petition read. George A. Liebe, John Filloon and E. P. FitzGerald were appointed viewers and E. F. Sharp surveyor. Yesterday afternoon the Columbia took a notion to rise, and for a time swelled its waters at the rate of nearly an inch an hour. It has continued r&is ing today, but the cooler 'weather will doubtless check it by this morning. The warm, days of last week were ac countable for the rise. The workmen on the Regulator would be considerably inconvenienced by any material rise in the river juBt at this time. The petition which Douglas Allen has been circulating yesterday and today has received a large number of signatures. The petition is addressed to the post master-general, and asks that a daily mail service - be established between Moro and The Dalles. The present route the mail takes is by railroad to Grant and by stage to Moro. The pro posed change would give better Bervlce to three stations along the line Eng lish's, which is eight miles from The Dalles ; Allen's, fifteen miles, and Starnes, twenty-two miles. .Moro is about twenty-eight miles from The Dalles, and it is said the change will ac commodate more people at both ends of the line than the present arrangement. It is time to get np interest in the meeting of the McKinley club, which is scheduled for Thursday evening in the council chambers. Matters of import ance will come before the club, and it is earnestly desired that every member, who can possibly; attend, will make an effort to do so. Delegates will be elected for .the Btate meeting of clubs in Port land, February 4th, and matters of pro cedure decided upon. The McKinley club is composed of the representative Republicans nf the city and should place itself in trim to do active work for the Republican cause during 'the coming campaign, livery Republican should make it a point to be present Thursday evening, and by his presence lend en couragement to the cause. A good joke'is told on one of the well- known bank cashiers of the city. , Last night, while working in the bank' at a late hour, he heard what sounded like a pistol shot, which a few minutes later waa followed by another. An officer waa bu masoned, but found no trace of the person who had done the shooting. This morning the mystery was ex plained. It seems the bank -counter stands over the register and the heat caused the boards to open, causing a re port like a pistol shot. The .story sounds a little fairy like, we'll admit, but it is vouched for by.one whose ver acity Is unquestioned. This is as near a bank robbery as' any of our banks want to come. Pendleton can have its poBtoffice robbery and Portland its street car hold-ups The Dalles is con tent with the popping of a bank counter. I Garland Stoves' are the. 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, pratical and experienced m 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. TXX33 LEADS ALL Excelsior Club Masquerade. A large crowd of spectators and a good number of maskers attended the mas querade ball given by the Excelsior Club at the armory last evening. The affair was in every way successful, and considerable interest was taken by the spectators in the costumes seen upon the floor. Some of the dresses were quite elegant, and the usual number of amusing characters were to be seen. The music was furnished by an orches tra nnder the leadership of W. A. Miller, some of the members coming from Dufur and Tygh valley. Last night's ball was the first masquerade dance given this season, and the novelty of it bad much to do with the success. The financial outcome was satisfactory to the club. The prizes which were offered for the best sustained characters, were awarded to Miss Jacobsen 'and Mr. Charles Nelson. Following is the list of maskers and the characters assumed : Miss Jacobsen. Norwegian servant girl ; Chas Nelson, stone cutter ; Arthur Hendershott, negro character ; J Lynch, hobo ; T Butts, hobo ; Geo Dufur, Mex ican gentleman ; Glen Allen, Spanish, troubadour ; Miss Bartel, folly : Roland Wiley, comic; Chas Frank, negro; W Norman, F Chrism an, W Nichols, clowns; Miss Drew and Mrs Urquhart, twins; Mrs Barrell, domino; Miss Al exander, merry ; . Mr Rafeno, Irishman ; , Mr. McGinnis, Irish woman ; Miss Maie Elton and Miss Minnie Elton, Spanish, ladies: Gub Bartel, infantry officer; Mr and Mrs McCornack, ladies ; Misa Gra ham, Pocahontas; Miss Jackson, flower girl; Mrs Melquist, flag; Mrs JohnBon, old maid looking for a husband; Mr Gilmore, Uncle Sam ; Mr Lucas, clown ; W Klindt. Grecian costume; Al Hazel, Polish officer ; E M Hall, Turkish officer ; Chas Eurchtorf, West Point cadet; Sam Thurraan, Indian chief; Mrs Ryan and Mrs Jones, chrysanthemums; Mr. Al exander, Spanish pi ince. The Klks Have a Meeting. Saturday evening waa the occasion of a pleasant time among the Elks of Cas cade Lodge, No. '303. The regular monthly session was held in this city, and a large number of enthusiastic members pnt in appearance. Before the regular meetingopened the members of the lodge held an informal caucus and chose the following temporary officers; Exalted Ruler, John Michell; Esteemed Leading Knight, J. S. Fish ; Esteemed Loyal Knight, L. E. Crowe ; Esteemed Lecturing Knight, J. A. Crossen ; Sec retary, G. W. Phelps ; Treasurer, A. H. Mac Allister; Tyler, F. W. Wilson. After the initiation ceremony had been. performed, a social session waa held, at which a number of invited guests were present, v . C. Lewis of Cascade Locks presided over the deliberations, and proved an admirable chairman. The Elks know how to enjoy themselves, and on this occasion the spirit became in fectious, till the guests felt as much at home as the members. On the 16th of next March the lodge will be moved to The Dalles, and the members intend that it shall be among the leading organizations of the city. socially and fraternally. ' '