THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1896. The Weekly Chronicle. THK DALLES, ... - - OEKGON OFFICIAL PAPER OF WA8CO COUNTY. Entered at the Postoffice at Tne Dalles, Oregon ' as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. , BT KAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, IK ADVANCE. One year 11 50 Six months 5 Three months 60 Advertising rates reasonable, and made known on application. Address all communications to "THE;CHRON- ICLE, The Dalles, Oregon. The Daily and Weekly Chronicle may be found on sale at I. C. JXickelsen s store, Telephone No. 1. LOCAL BKKTIT1E9. Saturday's Dally. "Garbes It's ittv seflVr. ze blessed Itty shins'. Zare ain't ernuzzer iesher zat's halt as smart as hing; . Zn pooty dumpy lumpy, akutchukutchn ku. Er ltty oosvmoosy, er googlegooglegoo." What Is it, you ask? A Zulu song? Or a maninc's ravlugs, forsooth ! Oh, no. It Is just the remarks of my wife When she found that the baby had a tooth. The ever popular "Uncle Tom's Cabin" will be given by Antelope home talent on March 6th. The Republican central committee will meet on Washington's birthday, February 22d, at the court house. The Georgia University Graduates played some very, sweet band music on the streets of the city just before noon. The case of State vs. Stoey still occu pies the attention of the circuit court today. It will be given to the jury this evening. A spool of thread was the smallest pur chase ever ordered to be delivered by a local merchant to a Dalles lady the other day. Arrangements are in progress for the sale of the Ladd building the old Chronicle office, corner of Second and Washington streets to parties in this city. Capt. W. Hayes, of the Salvation Army at Walla Walla, lately from Port land, arrived on the local train today, and will be present with The Dalles company tonight and over Sunday. J. Ferguson, the expressman, has pur chased ahandssmetieiivery wagon of the Adams Express Co. pattern, weighing 1,100 pounds and costing $200. It is a beauty. He will run two wagons here after. Mays & Crowe are erecting a commo dious warehouse at the corner of Third and Federal streets for the storage of wagons, carriages, machinery and im plements. It is a one-story structure 25x100 feet. Advocates here of "free silver" will regret to hear and believers in "sound money" will be glad to learn that the free coinage substitute for the bond bill was defeated in the house yesterday by a majority of 123. Coroner Butts has just returned from the Wamic country. He finds the roads ' dry, almost dustv, the grass growing finely, stock getting fat, and farmers everywhere .out with their plows. He remarks the contrast of a week ago when he was over the same tenitory. The sale at the courthouse this after noon of 20 acres of land in sec, 2, tp. ' north, range 10 east, in the suit of A. S. Disbrow vs. J, E. Hanna and others, resulted in the realization of $1315.90 for the property. The. sale of land in the suit of Ferd H, Dietzel vs. W. A Miller et al. was postponed till Wednes day at 1 p. m. for lack of bidders. Rev. Mr. Knight's lecture due here, according to the published change in the program of the lecture course, will not be on the topic indicated on the sea son tickets, but the title will be "The Tracheal Idealist." Mr. K.nignt never speaks on any subject without having something to say, and will be well worth hearing. Judge McArthur, whose place in the course had to be postponed, will . be able to fill his engagement about the middle of March, the exact date will be advertised later. After Judge McArthur has spoken, it is to be hoped no one in The Dalles will ask, as one of the -audience at a meeting- of the Horticultural Society recently did, "Who was Senator Linn, anyhow?" Monday's Daily. "Teeth extracted without any pain," He announces our custom to win : And he does as he says, by extracting the tooth, And studiously leaving the pain. Mr. F. H. Rowe will soon commence the construction of a handsome resi dence in Thompson's addition. Capt. John McNnlty, the veteran steamboat man, has accepted the posi tion of mate on the steamer Dalles City, Messrs. John Michell and C. L. Phil lips returned last night from a visit to the Locks, where they went on business relating to the Elks. The lodge of Elks will be movd from ' the Cascade Lock b to The Dalles on the 29th inst. On March 16ih there will be an election and installation. ... The Regulator commenced her regular trips this morning to the Cascade Locks. It Is expected she will return with about forty tons of freight from Fortland. Roadmaster Peters at Umatilla has four children suffering from scarlet fever. . It is believed the disease was contracted at Portland, where the family recently were. - Mr. C. L. Phillips, who has just re turned from the Locks, reviewed the sit uation while there, and says he does not believe a boat can pass through them this year there is too much to do. Postmaster Crossen received today a letter from the war department, asking a recommendation for the proposed site of the $100,000 public building to be erected in The Dalles, in the event Senator Mitchell's bill becomes a law. It is a good deal to hope for, but all things must have a beginning. A build ing of the magnitude proposed will some time be built in The Dalles, but it is a long way between the introduction of a bill and the laying of the cornerstone. Mr. Crossen might do well to recom mend a; site across the river. The shoe factory looks very lonesome, and prob ably there will be a bridge across , the river by the time Mitchell's bill bears fruit. Tuesday's. Dally. Eight cars of ice arrived this morning 'or The Dalles Commission Co. "The Practical Idealist" tonight at the Congregational church 8 o'clock. The case of State vs. Ed. Sheer and G. P. Bradley, for larceny of a dwelling, is being tried in circuit court this afternoon. A surprise party was given Master Frank Woods at the residence last night I by his boy and girl friends, which was a very pleasant affai.'. Mr. William L. Isbell and Miss Cath arine A. -h-uen were married oanaay last at' the residence of the bride's par ents, Judge L. S. Davis performing the ceremony. The nuptials of Mr. J-. G. Vibbert and Miss Eva Southwell were celebrated at the residence of Mr. Martin Henrichson yesterday by Rev. I. H. Hazel, of the First Cbristain church. Prof. Neece's singing class was organ ized al the M. E. church last evening. Indications are that it will be a very prosperous one. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be the meeting nights. The contract work to be done by Day Bros, is almost-completed. The canal will be cleared of all obstructions this week. The dredger broke down yester day, which caused a delay of about twelve hours. A shooting scrape is reported from the Prineville country, between Isaac W. Mills and James W. Wagner. In a dis pute over a division fence Mills shot Wagner, but whether or not with fatal rjsult is not yet known. A telephone is being put in at the Regulator dock for the convenience of the public through the courtesy of Seu fert & Condon. It will be so arranged that when the freight house moves up with the water, the connection will re main intact. It wasn't a very liberal assortment of clothes which came with the Daby, and (h'm) the the the advent of the in tant was totally unexpected, 1 assure you, friends, and, (h'm) in short, is there not some charitable society which furnishes baby clothes in cases like this? Dr. A. P. Stowell of Vancouver, for merly of Goldendale, left for his home this morning, the proud possessor of two nanasome coacn puppies, wnicn were forwarded to him from Chicago to The Dalles. The puppies are seven weeks old, thoroughbred, and cost $30, exclu sive of express charges. The Mother Goose entertainment at Fraternity hall was well attended. The fairy heroes and heroines of our child hood were impersonated in costume by the children of the Juvenile Temple, who recited neat verses and sang sweet airs, all of a temperance nature. Mrs, Isaac Joles was the drillmaster, and suceeded in making of the affair a thor ough success. Pendleton secured the next tourna ment of the Eastern Oregon and Wash ington Firemen's Association. In pass ing upon the matter of prizes, the di rectors placed the value of the trophies to be awarded as follows : Speed race- First prize, $90; second, $50. Wet test First, $80 ; second, $40. Hook and ladder test First, $50; second, $25. Foot race, 220 yards Prize, $20. The remains of Mabel Carter were laid to rest in Sunset cemetery this morning, the funeral occurring at 10 o'clock from the residence of Mr. B. F. Langhlin. Mabel Carter was the adopted daughter of Wm. Hinkle, her father being the brother of Mrs. Hinkle, also Mrs. D. M. French. She departed this life at Salem, Friday, Feb. 14th, aged 14 years, and her remains were brought to The Dalles to rebose in the family burying ground. Rev. P. S. Knight will give a most en tertaining and instrnctive lecture this evening at the Congregational church, his theme being "The Practical Ideal ist," . This is a part of the winter course of lectures at that church, which have become widely known throughout liter ary circles of this city. The lecture to night is by an able and well-known doc tor of divinity of the Congregational church and will undoubtedly be an un usual treat. NOW A LAW. Tbe Bill to Protect Settlers on Forfeited itailroad Lands. A telegram was received this morning from Hon. W. R. Ellis by Mr. Robert Mcintosh, of personal interest to. him self, as well as hundreds of others throughout Wasco and Sherman coun ties,' who. have acquired land by pur chase, of the Northern Pacific land grant. It is to the effect that the bill to protect said settlers has become a law by the signature of the president. In many cases homesteaders have settled on these lands, believing thev could not be dis turbed, causing much trouble and un easiness with those who had a prior claim. Of the latter number is Mr. Mc- Intosh, whose rights, in pursuance of the provisions of the new law, are un assailable. , The Masquerade Ball. About 250 ladies and gentlemen were present at the Woodmen and Work' men annual masquerade ball last even ing, and gay music and gaver dancers enlivened tbe occasion unti' about 1 o'clock, when the throng began 'to dis- perse. The ball was a complete social and financial success. Tbe prizes were won as follows; Gentlemen's first prize, a handsome oak rocking chair, was won by Messrs. W. H. Vanbibber, M. Han- sen, W. Norman, Chas. Nielsen, and J. Chrisman, dressed alike as clowns, and representing the Workmen and Wood men. As the rocking chair cannot be divided and retain its intrinsic value, the award committee have about de cided to give it to the first one of the five who gets married. Tbe second gen tlemen's prize, Japanese leather cuff and collar boxes, was won by Henry Har- per.representingan A. O. U.W.working- man, accoutered with pick, shovel and dinner pail. The ladies first prize, a pair of bisque vases of exquisite work manship, was won by Miss Christine Phirman, dressed as a Grecian lady, Second prize, a jewel case filled with choice etationery, fell to Mrs. H. Lauret- zen, representing the American Laun dry. The lady had some difficulty in entering the ball with eo complete an outfit, and washed elothes and hnng them out while the others marched around the room. The complete list of masquers cannot be published today for want of space. There were forty-two en masaue, ana many oi ine costumes were very fine: Branching: Oat. ment Co. could not go on with its ex pected enterprise. Many of the citizens gave expressions of opinion, all of which were in antipa thy to the lease. A motion was made and carried that a committee be ap pointed to draft resolutions expressing the sentiment of the meeting; but be fore action was taken, Hon. J. H. Cra dlebaugh was called upon to give bis opinion on the situation, which he did in a most excellent speech, remarkable for its candor; good feeling and clear ness. Mr. Cradlebaugh stated he was sure that if an injury had been done the people of Hood River by the county court, there wag a lack of any such in tention on the part of the judge and commissioners. . The lease provided that the Hood River Lumbering Co. should obtain the right of way along Hood river, and if the property owners did not wish to grant it such, action would, in his opinion, abrogate the lease. Mr. Cradlebaugh was successful in so elucidating the matter that at the close of his speech a better feeliug was everywhere prevalent. - It is the expressed determination of some of the leading residents to take legal steps to have tbe lease broken. It cannot be denied that the sentiment against it is verv strong, though much of the personal feeling has been allayed. The legal aspect of the case will be the interesting side from now on. . At the close of the meeting oyer $3,000 worth of stock in the Valley Improvement Co. was subscribed. The Flying Machine Company. Mr. E. D. Parrott, inventor, belong ing to the Parrott Aerial Navigation Co. has issued a circular to the stockholders calling for funds, offering each a chance to double tbe number of shares at pres ent held, but no more, at a par value of $1 per share. Mr. Parrott calls atten tion to tbe fact that the Parrott Aerial Navigation Co. has failed to furnish funds to carry on tbe work as per agree ment, therefore making his contract null and void, and as the work must and will proceed anyway, it is not his inten tion to freeze out any one stockholder. Mr. Parrott continues: "I therefore take this plan to notify all that are con cerned and want to avail 'themselves of this opportunity to remit $1 to me (by March 1st, 1896.) for each share wanted. This offer will only extend to March 1st. If this $1 is an unanimous subscription, then the work will still be property of the P. A. N. Co. Otherwise it will only A. M.Williams & Co. have almost be owned by those remitting the $1 completed the plans for a store building This $1 subscription is to be used in con "Old Hickory" Wagon LEEDS T EL LEADS THEJil JUL Forty-five "Old Hickory" Wagons have been sold by us in the past four months. This we think is an expression of the opinion of the people who use wagons that the "Old Hickory" is what we claim it to be thk best made wagon on earth. 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 cheeriully replace free of chahgk any piece broken, which proves to be 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. FARLEY'S FIND. An Unhno-arn Infant Left at Bis Door step Early This Morning. of magnificent proportions, shortly to be erected between their old building and the Miller building on Second street, to occupy the space at present used by Mr. E. Jacobsen's statiohery store and the adjoining buildings. The dimen sions of the new structure will be 50x100 feet, and it is to be a modern store build ing in every particular. The front will be of pressed brick. The entrance will be an inset from the sidewalk, paved with tiled brick, and the pavement in front will be of asphalt. The plate glass windows will be the largest in the city. The bnilding will be two stories high. both used by this enterprising firm, in connection also with their present quar- ters, with arched doorways between the two buildings. The central space of the first floor of the new building will be taken up with long counters behind which will be shelving. . Ine same space on tbe second floor will be open, surrounded with a railing, and a sky light from the top will allow plenty of light for both floors This new building will be the most decided, improvement since the great fire. Tbe increase of business and press for room demanded tbe move, and the want is to be supplied in the most lib eral fashion. Work is expected to be gin early in March. Colonel Nevius Dead strutting a small model flying machine of about one horse power. There will be no expense in organizing until this model is completed." Sayings of Children. One of the pictures at "Sanders' Won derland" last night represented the Portland University with a river steamer in the foreground. The lecturer turned to the little ones on the front seats and asked: "Now, children what is this?' The timid reply came from one of them ine Kegulator." Ine speaker was nonpluseed for a moment, but regained his composure during tbe applause which spontaneously followed. This? re minded a young lady of The Dalles, who bas taught a Sunday school class for several years, of tbe unexpected answer given by one of her pupils when Mr, Maloney was marshal. "Who is presi dent of the United States?" queried tbe lady. "Dan Maloney," was the prompt response, it was several minutes before the child could be corrected. Circuit Court. A telegram to the Oregonian from Salt Lake, dated Feb. 12th, states that Colonel E. W. Nevius, formerly of The Dalles, was found dead at that place. Heart disease was supposed to ' have been the cause of his death. Col. Ne vius left La Grande about fix months ago. He leaves a iamily of a wife and two children, who are now residing in La Grande. ' Col. Nevius was a war veteran and re sided several years in Wallowa county, after which be removed to The Dalles, where he officiated for a long time as colonel of the Third Regiment, O. N. G. Two years ago he was engaged in cam paign work for tbe Republican party. The Hood River Mass Meeting1. The case of the State of Oregon vs W E Stoey was argued all Satuiday after noon and given to the jury about 6 o'clock. At about 1 o'clock Saturday night the jury came in with a verdict of simple assault. Today the case is on trial of State of Oregon vs D McKelvay for larceny of bav. The case of Davis Sewing Machine Co vs Wm Tackman has been continued till next term. Beat Estate Transfers. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorte. . When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Hiss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. ' Subscribe get the news. tor The Chboxicle and Saturday was an exciting day for the people of our neighboring town. Since the granting by the county court of a lease to the Hood River Lumbering Co. giving them the right to charge for ma terial floated down tbe stream, there has been mu:h expression of opinion on the part of Hood River people against the action of thecourt. The meeting Saturday was called for the purpose of stock being taken in the Valley Im provement Co., a concern which, it is thought, will do much for the develop ment of tbe valley and town. The Odd Fellows hall was crowded to its fullest capacity with prominent citizens when a Chronicle representative entered the room, The topic then under considera tion was the statement - made by the Valley Improvement Co. that if the lease granted by the county court were allowed to stand, the Valley Improve- Larkin Lamb to Amos Root, J P Car roll, Geo Sellinger, Michael Dichten- niuller, Oak Grove cemetery; considera tion $1. A M Creed to C R Coon, all right and interest in a certain lease made by Jas Brown ; consideration $150. U S Patent to Barton W Stone, se qr of sec 31,-tp 1 n, r 15 e. A Boy'a Menu. A Buffalo boy, when asked to write out what he considered an ideal menu, evolved the following: FURST COURSE. Mince pie. SECOND COURSE. Pnnkin pie and turkey. THIRD COURSE. Lemon pie, turkey and cranberries. FOURTH COURSE. Custard pie, apple pie, chocolate - cake and plum pudding, DESSERT. Pie. Youth's Companion. For Sale or Trade. For improved city property a farm four miles from The Dalles, with bear ing orchard. Apply at this office. 114-1 Just received at the .Wasco Warehouse a carload of "By era Best ' rendieton flour. This flour has no superior on the Pacific coast- Try it. d7-tf Tbe lusty crying of an infant on the doorstep of Mr. J. G. Farley about 4 o'clock this morning awoke Mr. Sher man Frank, who occupies an upper front room of that residence, who at once alarmed tbe household, and Mr. Farley proceeded to the place auricularly demonstrated to be the location of the unbidden guest. Here he found the frail morsel of hu manity, ensconeed in a common lunch basket, wrapped in un old shawl, but with finer garments beneath it. In the basket was found a gilt-edged card, con taining tbe following information : Little Kenneth Clair; born : : Feb. 17th, 1896. This child is : I not born out of wedlock nor of : ) low parentage. j The note is reproduced accurately as to .spelling and punctuation. It was written in bold hand, of good penman ship, but thought by Mr. Farley to be a woman's writing. The only other clue to the little one's identity is tbe cost mark attached to a slip, the only extra one put in the basket, and upon which was the maker's trademark, tbe mer chant's cost mark in cipher, and the selling price in figures, 90 cts. Mr. Far ley took the cost mark to every store In The Dalles, and found it was not pur chased here. He has reached the con clusion that it was left by some parties aboard the morning train, who again took the train after depositing tbe charge air. farley lives in that part of town where the train Btops at the depot. The train stops about fifteen minutes, giving plenty of time lo make the errand and return to the train. The basket con tained a few cracker crumbs and bad grease spot on the bottom, indicating its recent use for a lunch basket. As soon as the excitement caused by the baby's unexpected advent had sub sided a little, Grandma Blakeney was called in to help care for it. Another lady, a neighbor, was called, and volun teered to supply the demands of appe- tite irom the maternal lount, but it was not hungry, and had evidently been nursed about ten minutes before. The baby has dark blue eyes; the color of its hair bas not been deter mined yet, it will have to grow first; the slip in which it was dressed is hand embroidered and its other clothing would indicate that it is tbe child of people of education and refinement. Mr Farley has not determined what be will eventually do with the little stranger, but if he caters to the wish of his little daughter he will keep it. She was very much elated over tbe discovery this morning, and mystihed as elated. Al though it is "verv sudden," she accepts the situation with perfect equanimity and exhibits the pride of a mother in showing the new arrival to her little friends. Circuit Court. W. E. Stoey was sentenced this morn ing by Judge Bradshaw to pay a fine of $150, and remanded to jail until tbe amount shall have been paid. The case of State of Oregon vs-. D. Mc- Kelvey was dismissed, 'and was not per mitted to go to the jury, the facts in the evidence not being sufficient to warrant question of guilt. McKelvey had taken a three-year lease of a farm be longing to E. C. Dickerson, with a priv- lege of five. Before the expiration of the time the owner of the farm had a good opportunity to sell. It became de sirable to abrogate the lease heid In Mr. McKelvey and it was set aside by a jus tice of .the peace. Under this state of affairs thearrest oi McKelvey was in stigated for feeding from a stack of hay owned jointly by the two. In circuit court it was shown the justice of the peace exceeded his jurisdiction, and therefore that McKelvey had committed no crime. ' Vogt Block to Be Kebullt. magnificent block, as the towering walls which yet remain, will attest, and was built ir.'l8S9. The new building, like the old, will contain six store fronts and two large hallways on Second street, and one hallway on Federal. Its main dimensions are 100x150 feet. It will have two pedaments, one containing the words "Voet Block," the other the fijj nres "1896." The Knights of Pythias will use about half of the upper floor for a hall, which is to be something very fine. Geo. W. Jenkins, editor of the Santa Maria "Times," Cal., in speaking of the various ailments of children said: "When my children have croup there is only one patent medicine I ever use, and iliac is Chamberlain's. Co-i"h Remedy, ft possesses some medica properties that relieve tbe little sufferei immedi ately. It is, in my opinion, the best cou n edicine in the market." If this remedy is freely given as soon as the croup cough appears it will prevent tbe attack. It is also an ideal remedy for whooping cough. There is no danger in giving it to children, as it contains noth ing injurious. For sale by Blakeley & Houghton, Druggist. Saturday's auction of dress goods, clothing, shoes, hats, caps and an end less variety of furnishings of all kinds, Eold by M. A. Moody, assignee, was at veritable slaughter. For instance, six teen ladies' corsets were bought for $1, each worth more than that. Buttons at 10 cents per thousand was certainly, also, an eye opener. The value of arti cles offered for sale seemed to cut no figure; All bids, were accepted, and so much interest was aroused by tbe re ports of bargains that tbe Vogt stand was crowded until 10 p. m., and yet only one-half of the Btock was disposed of. The balance will be closed out on next Saturday, the auction beginning at 10 a. ih. The exposure to all sorts and condi tions of weather that a lumberman ia called upon to endure in the camps often produces severe colds, which, if not promptly checked, result in conges tion or pneumonia. Mr. J. O. Daven port, ex manager of the Fort Bragg Red wood Co., an immense institution at Fort Bragg, Cal., says they sell large quantities of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy at the company's store and that he has himself used this remedy for a severe cold and obtained immediate relief. This medicine prevents any tendency of a cold toward pnenmouia and insures a. prompt recovery. For sale by Blakeley & Houghton, Druggist. Certain boys of tender age are in the habit of jumping on cars, locomotives and trains as they are switched around in the yard, a very dangerous pastime. and disagreeable, as well, to the train men. If persisted in, the result will be a killed or maimed boy, lor they get more reckless with experience, and when they get to the stage that they are "too smart to be hurt, the time is ripe for a. horrible accident." Parents should know where their boys are at all times. The railroad management have finally- become aroused by this long-continued nuisance, and propose to make an ar rest or two if it is. not stopped, as much, for the protection of the boys them selves as for the' bother they make the switchmen. Our citizens will be pleaded to learn that the Vogt block will be rebuilt. Plans are now in the hands of Contrac tor Glenn for its construction. It will look like the former structure, which perished in the great fire of 1892, with the middle story left out. This was a I Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. DEC CREAM MM Most Perfect Made. 40 Years the Standard