THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1896.
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LOCAL .BREVITIES.
Wednesday's Daily.
"They say microbes are in a kiss,"
Quoth he their lips had barely parted.
"I am a homeopath," the miss
Returned in tone not quite faint-hearted;
"In 'Like cures like,' I put my trust,"
Whereat their lips again concussed.
tA private office of Mr. Jad Fish has
been fitted up at the Umatilla House. .
The Regulator took away five tons of
the celebrated Dalles flour this morning.
Tbe members of the Christian chnrch
of Hood River made Bro. Jenkins, of
this city, a donation of a wagon load of
provisions yesterday.
Theetone work. of the reconstructed
Vogt building is progressing rapidly.
Hundreds of tons of debris have already
been removed from the cellar.
The bow of promise, though a common
sight, is none the lees beautiful, and the
rainbow of the early morning was per
fect, its seven colors showing brilliantly
throughout the entire arch.
The O. R. and N. Co. are at work re
fitting the old incline to the river, which
has not been in use for several years. A
new track will be laid to the river's
edge. It is supposed tbe company is
getting ready to put on a line of boats
when the locks are opened.
Eight hoboes are doing the city good
service this week in working on the
brewery hill g'ade. They will work the
entire week on this grade and on the
streets in different parts of the city,
This is tbe common sense way by which
Tbe Dalles solves the vagrant problem
The burned bridge between Wilbur
and Huron caused a delay of four hours
to the west-bound passenger train thi
morning. A track was laid across
temporary trestle, wbiJe the passengers
waited, but as the work went on during
the night, they exhibited no impatience.
Dr. O. C. Hollister informs a reporter
that the medical journals are full of the
new photographic discovery of the
cathode rays. Perhaps some physician
In The Dalles may soon have an oppor
tunity to test their merit. Is there any
gentleman who has a bulletin his leg who
would like to have it accurately located?
The fire which burned the trestle near
Wilbur is believed to be ofincendiary
origin. ' Two facts are to be noted. A
rain was falling when it burned, and
this was the second bridge destroyed by
fire in that vicinity lately. Anyone
having a spite against the railroad com
pany should try to gratify it ia some
other way, if at all. It was only by the
merest accident that no lives were lost,
the engineer and fireman passme over
by rare good luck with their engine, and
the rest of the crew discovering the
trouble in time to jump. An entire
passenger train might have descended in
the awful gulf, and fifty or more precious
lives to be answered for by the individ
ual who stooped to crime to gratify
contemptible passion.
Thursday's Daily
" Thos. Jackson and wife entertained a
number of their railroad friends at their
residence last evening. The hours w6re
spent in games and dancing, after which
ice cream and cake were served.
This year '96 is right side up which
ever way you turn it. Upside down and
bottom side up it is still 96. As we will
have no year like it for a century, when
few of us will be here, this must be the
year for a boom.
February and March are the worst
months of the year for taking cold, and
there is quite a list of affected ones at
present in The Dalles. It is wise to
break a cold up as soon as possible to
let it pursue its own course is dangerous.
Mr. Frank Gabel secured possession of
a valuable horse, of racing stock, this
morning from Mr. W. R. Dunbar of Got
dendale. It is & sorrel gelding, 6 years
old, weight 1,170, of the Kisber breed,
named "Johnny." :-
The goods lost at the burned bridge
near Huron consisted of two cars of mer
chandise, one car of new beer kegs, one
car of syrup, three cars,of ties belonging
to the company, and two cars of coal.
As stated yesterday, the company offi
cials have now no doubt that tho fire
was set by someone who had spite
against .he company and efforts will be
made to ferret out tbe facts.
"Backward, tarn backward, O time in
your flight; give back McKinley's law
just for tonight; surplus come back front
the past's fading shore Uncle Sam's
run behind $150,000,000 or more. Give
us the good times of fair '92 wages way
up and plenty to do ; gold reserve safe,
no bond issues to sell, cash in the treas
ury and free trade in England. Van
couver Independent.
The" poem "Kenneth Clair," printed i
in another column is a gem worthy to be
saved from the oblivion that would ordi
narily attach ' to its publication in a
country newspaper. Full of the milk of
human kindness, of ennobling sentiment
and tender susceptibility, exressed in
such cbaste language, it deserves rank
among the poems of the day. Its pres
ervation does not depend on the local
incident which gave it birth, no more
than that which inspired the production
of "The Bridge of Sighs.'; Both are
leaves taken from the volume of human
history, and form only tbe groundwork
for the portrayal of certain paesions
shared alike by all humanity.
Friday's Dally.
The long-distance telephone is now in
at Ruius, connections having been made
this morning.
School Clerk Jacobsen has finished his
enumeration and finds 1282 school chil
dren. Last year 1212.
Over twenty-hundredths of an inch of
rain fell yesterday, which is ample for
the present needs of vegetation.
m
Contractor Glenn has a force of about
thirty men working on the Vogt build
ing, and every day shows rapid improve
ment.
Mr. John Michell will speak on polit
ical issues at a monster Republican
meeting to be held at Grass Valley
March 7th.
March 1st draws nigh. Will the"
Dalles City pass through the locks into
the middle river on that day? Wasco
News. Nit.
Rev. E. B. Sutton has made a new
date for his A. P A. lecture in this city,
and will speak in the Baptist church,
the evening of March 3d.
Carpenters are engaged on the new
bowling alley of the Commercial club
There will be two runs three feet wide
by sixty feet long. These runs are made
of 1x4 stuff solidly bolted together and
will present a surface as -true as a
billiard table.
The late rains and melting snows have
caused a tremendous freshet of the
Klickitat river, loosening a jamb of
logs a few miles up from the mouth, and
causing their loss by floating ' away
Thousands of logs have gone into tbe
Columbia and down into the sea. They
were owned by Mr. F. H. Rowe, the
mill man, and involved a loss of several
hundred dollars.
The government plant for the im
provement of the Snake river between
Huntington and the Seven Devil coun
try was sold at Huntington Tuesday.
Tbe plant consisted of two dredges, one
can opener, three skiffs, one grater,
three scows, one pair of tongs, 850 feet
of rope, one elbow of stovepipe, 67 feet
of hose, two pie plates, 27 oars, three
mirrors, one chair, one clock, six tin
cups and a lot of miscellaneous plunder.
It is reported today that the purpose
of fixing tbe old incline of the O. R. &
N. is to use it in connection with lumber
interests at White Salmon. The fine
body of timber around Trout lake is to
be converted into lumber and placed
aboard scows for shipment to The Dalles.
It is an enterprise of great magnitude.
Thousands of dollars of capital will be
invested, and the lumber output at
White Salmon is to be something enor
mous. Lin Choy was buried today. Lin was
a Chinaman, and there are few to do
him reverence. The hearse was followed
bv an express wagon loaded with his
poor effects, which will be bnrned at the
grave, some savory chicken and pork,
and some rice for his use in the mystic
journey to tbe infinite. The Chinese
carry the material a little farther toward
the immaterial than do tbe Caucau
sians that is all. The grave presents a
bar to further inquiry against which the
wines of love or friendship beat in vain
Lin unoy is as dead as U.S. (jrant or a
flog, and all three are now on an equal
ily before the living.
Tax Collections.
Up to January 1, 1896, the sheriff and
his deputy have collected $89,073.27
taxes during their term of office, begin
ning Jnly 1, 1894. Of this amount the
large sum of $25,403.21 was due and col
lectable from various rolls as far back as
1890. The following table shows the
tarns, for which treasurer's receipts
have been given, together with the dates
of the receipts, and showing the rolls
upon which said sums were collected:
- '90-'93 rolls.
Sept. 4.
Dec. 3,
Dec. 31,
Feby. 9,
Mar. 2,
April 8,
Apr. 20,
June 6,
Aug. 7,
Sept. 6,
Oct. 3,
Nov. 6,
Dec. 20,
Jan. 1,
1893..
21
1894.... 6,961 50
" 975 51
648 86
715 71
450 70
12,(iJ9 38
.... 3,551 55 $25,403
'94 ROLL.
1895.... $38,376 74
" .... 12.521 17
" .... 3,152 41
" ?. . . 2,898 19
" 3,258 20
" .... 3.396 54
" .... 2,737 58
880 78167,221 61
1896...
Total $92,624 82
Less 3,551 55
Total amount collected 89,073 27
This sum properly belongs to the roll under
which it appears, but as a matter of fact are
parts of the amounts designated under the head
ing of '94 roll.
The sheriff's books are kept in a very
clear and accurate manner, so that any
one if even unfamiliar with scientfiic
bookkeeping, can readily understand
them. The clerical work of tbe office
bas been done by Mr. Kelley, and in
manner that will always show as
credit to that gentleman. He bases
tablished a system of keeping tax ac
counts unapproachable in merit by any
predecessor and which will.be of invalu
able aid to anv successor. The books
are specially designed and ruled to facili
tate labor and render them easy to un
derstand. The tax receipts are of a new
pattern, being fuller in detail. In fact
the entire system of keeping tbe ac
counts and books of the office is as thor
ough as tbe late re-modelling of the
office itself, and hereafter the official
duties of tbe deputy sheriff cannot but
be a pleasure to the incumbent.
In
Times
, These Men's Shoes -we are now talking about -would cost about
Four or Six Dollars. Even now most dealers get from $275 to $300.
We bought them right and we intend to sell them for $2.50, and will
do so later- There is plenty of wear in them, they look well, fit well
and are up-to-date shoes for gentlemen. "We say now
Planted Sycamore Trees.
Decree of Honor.
Fern Lodge, No. 25, Degree of Honor,
A. O. U. W., had a most enjoyable
meeting last night. A large number of
members were present. Under good of
tbe order the members enjoyed listening
to the reading of the l.dge'paper by the
editor, Mr. J. F. Moore, one of the best
issues ever read. Among the many
good things was an original poem, writ
ten by Hon. J. H. Cradelbaugb, on
"Kenneth .Clair," which appears else-'
where. The verses on tbe little un
known waif, cared for by Mr. and Mrs.
Farley, are quite touching, and possess
that literary merit which enables one to
better appreciate the sentiments con
tained. A select 'reading by Mrs.
O. S. Wand and a song by tbe
lodge choir concluded the program. The
best of good Wumor prevailed during the
entire see si on, and the members were
reluctant to wend their way homeward
at its close. , .
Close Season for Cows.
All owners of cows are notified that
they must keep them up or put them in
the herd after March 1st, and that any
cow found running at large after that
time will be impounded.
JAMES tSLAKENBY,
City Marshal.
For Bala or Trade.
Three second-hand wagons ; one thor
oughbred Jersey bull ; one seven-eight
Percheron stallion. At '
Fbazbe & Isbkll's Feed Yard,
j22d&wlm , The Dalles, Oregon
Kaffir corn for sale at J. H. Cross'.
Mr. E. F. Sharp and Mr. W. G. Kerns
are planting sycamore trees in front of
their residences. These are among the
most beautiful and ornamental of ebade
trees, growing tall and graceful, with
spreading branches and handsome foil
age. One of their characteristics is that
the tree is adorned with smooth green
balls, hanging pendant from a slender
thread, making a very pretty effect,
There are but two others in town, so far
as known, one at the Baldwin corner
and one in Mrs. Schutz' front yard, on
Fourth street. The latter one is the
best ppecinien. It is about fifteen feet
high, and though a young tree, begins
to give promise of great beauty as it at
tains full development.
Speaking of ornamental trees, the
poplar, of which The' Dalles has many
thriving! specimens, are an undesirable
tree. They stand in the same relation
to the vegetable kingdom as the cuckoo
does to the ornithological they are
robbers. In their persistent demands
for water they honeycomb the under
surface of tbe ground, robbing lawns of
their sustenance and moisture, and mak
ing an unhealthy and' feeble growth of
all shubbery whenever near a poplar
tree. Farther than that, cases are not
infrequent where they disturb sewer
and water pipes, if there is the least op
portunity presented for penetration by a
root. Some time since a sewer pipe be
came choked. An excavation was made
and the pipe examined. On the inner
side was a big knpt or exuberance fed
by a tiny root, which had penetrated
through a hole hardly larger than. would
be made by a pin. About a year ago
the city council had under discussion an
ordinance prohibiting the further plant-
ing of poplar trese, for the above rea
sons. It would be advisable for prop
erty-owners to cease planting them any
way. Since there are bo many beautiful
shade trees, which, like the sycamore,
are tall, graceful and beautiful, it would
be wisdom to select only the beat, find
ing those best adapted to tbe climate,
- Mrs. yorman Wins the Quilt.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Chris
tian church have for a long time been
engaged in making a quilt which will be
a thing ot beauty and a joy forever to tbe
fortunate possessor. Tbe quilt contains
many hundred small squares containing
the names of people of The Dalles.
There are 521 names on the quilt, each
representing tbe payment of 10 cents.
The total sum, $52.10, will be devoted to
the wants of orphans or fatherless chil
dren in the city. At the meeting of the
Aid Society in tbe Christian church yes
terday afternoon, the quilt was given to
tbe one who had secured the most
names, accompanied by the money rep
resenting them. It was found that Mrs.
Ullrich had secured 17, Mrs. Lemerson
14, Mrs. Hazel 5, Mrs. Dufur 7, Mrs.
Bayard 233 and Mrs. Norman 245. That
lady turned in $24.50 and was awarded
tbe quilt. The prize is well worth striv
ing for and will be of perpetual interest.
Containing, as it does, so many names,
the subsequent life of each will have an
interest of its own. How many of those
521 will ' be living a year from now br
twenty years from now, what their for
tunes bave been, what fields of useful
ness they .have engaged In, or localities
they have removed to, will be brought,
For them, because this price is less than cost, is no more reason why
they are not a bargain and why you should not have some.
You,will see them m our show windows as soon as -we get the
painters out of the windows, meanwhile step inside and take a look at
them. .
ALL GOODS MARKED I
PLAIN FIGURES.
PEASE & MAYS.
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to mind by a survey of
at one time contributed
the cause of charity.
the names who
in this way to
Woodmen and Circle.
The Woodmen of the World held
a regular meeting last night, and
shortly after were most pleasantly sur
prised by a large bevy of ladies belong
ing to the Circle the auxiliary body of
that order. The ladies trooped in with
baskets filled with dainty lunches, and
then began one of tbe most enjoyable so
cial evenings ever spent in tbe city.
After a short but thoroughly entertain
ing program, followed the supper, suc
ceeded by dancing. The program in
cluded a duet by Mrs. Stephens and
Mrs. S. L. Young, a recitation by Mrs,
Chas. Stephens, and one by Mrs.
S. P. M. Briggs. Neat epeeches
were made by C. L. Phillips, Geo. Gib-
ons and Geo. P. Morgan, and a reading
by J. H. Blakeney. Fragrant bouton-
nieres were presented each gentleman
by tbe fair ones, some haying been
lucky enough to get two (boutounieres).
A representative of The Chronicle was
invited into the ball during the festivi
ties, and though not a member of the
order, the same hospitality, courtesy
and bontonnieres were extended as to the
rest. These things appeal to a news
paper man's heart. 'Rah for the Wood
men: long live the Circle.
Public School Attendance.
From Principal Gavin we learn that
the quarter term (5 weeks) ending Fri
day of last week has the highest enroll
ment and average daily attendance ever
recorded in the history of The Dalles
public schools. In November last all
previous records were broken and it was
thought that the highest mark for the
school year bad been reached. The at
tendance of December and January con
firmed that belief by tailing short 10 in
average daily attendance in comparison
with the previous school quarter. How
ever, the nrst quarter of the spring term
shows a greater number enrolled and in
attendance than during November,
The exact figures are as follows :
No enr'l'd Average No A ver daily
qut g qr Deionging
Nov 662 626
Decos Jan 575 623
Feb 689 643
ARTESIAN WELLS.
Mr. K el say Will Try to establish One
on Hla Farm.
attendnce
606
596
618
A high water the present season like
that of 1894 would undoubtedly destroy
tbe locks at the Cascades. Nothing that
could be done would save them. It is
somewhat consoling therefore to observe
the opinion of tbe Oregonian that the
prospects are unfavorable for a big "J une
rise' in tne uoiumma this year, from
all reports there is bnt.little snow in any
of tbe mountains about tbe several
sources of the river. This is not favor
able for fishermen at the dalles and cas
cades. In order for tbe wheels to be
successful, it is necessary to have a good
height of water. Fishermen who have
beeqjrup the river, looking over the situa
tion, imagine that the wheels at the cas.
cades and dalles will not do any better
this year than they ditt last, which was
poor season for them, on account of the
low water. The traps and eeins and
gillneta are so numerous during the sea
son in the lower part of the river that it
is a wonder that any salmon ever get up
to the cascades or into the Clackamas.
Tbe only chance for tbe fish reaching
the spawning grounds will be afforded
during the close season, which begins
March 1st, and ends April 10th. If the
fishermen can be made to keep these
nets out of the rivers during this period,
some fish may get up beyond their reach
before it iB over,.
Mr. A. M. Kelsay will commence
work Monday on an artesian well on hie
place, west of town. Tbe location bf the
well will be in the old orchard, where a
little white house stands near the road.
The well-borer is Mr. P. T. Kretzer, and
the engine and apparatus arrived on the
boat last night.
Mr. Kelsay bas no idea of how deep
he will have to drill to strike flowing
water, but he has all confidence in find
ing it. This belief is inspired by his
observation of the numerous running
springs which, exist all the way from
The Dalles to Chenoweth creek, particu
larly along the base of the sand mount
ain behind the cemeteries, and is further
strengthened by the fact that Mr. T. T.
Nicholas really struck a flowing vein of
artesian water of great force about two
years ago in the same shaft where he is
now boring for coal. This is about a
mile above Mr. Kelsay's farm. At the
time Mr. Nicholas struck the water the
stream snouted out of a two-inch hole
several feet up in the air. As tbe hole
progressed in depth, the water was par
tially lost, but to this day a fair-sized
rivulet of ;water finds its way from this
hole down to Chenoweth creek. Tbe
hole to be bored by Mr. Kelsay will be
four inches wide, and if the same force
of water is struck as was done by Mr
mcnoias it w'li De ample for all re
quirements of the 320 acres owned by
Mr. Kelsav. .
The work is of course largely experi
mental, but it seems there are good
hopes of success. The expense of exper
imenting is shared by Messrs. Snipes,
Johns and Anderson. If artesian water
is found, these men, and others in that
neighborhood, propose to drill for the
valuable flow of water.
church gratuitously several times in that
length of time, sufficient to be recog
nized as an able and earnest advocate of
the gospel of Jesus Christ. He bas
been living recently at Milton, near
Walla Walla, but will shortly remove to
The Dalles with his wife and take up a
permanent residence in The Dalles. .
"KENNETH CLAIR."
The Fnlpit of St. Paul's.
BY J. H. CRADLEBACGH.
It's rather early to make a call
On folks that I do not know at all;
And though social rules are new to me,
From tle way I m left 'tis plain to see
That the folks inside are not aware
Of the irent Just come from "Who knows Where,"
With the modest title of Kenneth Clair.
The name's all right as far as It goes.
Rut when the same was pluned on my clothes
Just one word more, it seems to me,
Would have solved a needless mystery;
Would have started me out a deal more square;
Been proper and right, and only fair.
With my papa's name after Kenneth Clair. -
I cannot ring, and I cannot knock,
tin 1 fear that someone will get a shock
If I lurk at the door In this silent way.
Hilt I neither know what to do nor say.
I wonder, 1 do, if I really dare
To try my lungs In this morning air
And see if these folks know Kenneth Clair
Just where I came from I cannot ssy,
Unless it was out ol the Yesterday.
The stars may koow, and I can't but think
That erh ps tney do, from the way they wink.
I gue.-s 1 came from the Anywhere,
Maybe from that big red star up there;
But the matter's too deep for Kenneth Clal'. .
I wish I knew these folks inside,
Kor this lix I'm in quite wounds my pride.
Knlled ud in a slianeless. hclnless bunch.
Like the worthless remnant of someone's lunch.
And 1 feel these people are going to stare
When they lookon the doorstep and And me there.
And say: "Who the dickens u Kenneth ClairT"
I know for a mite of fueh tiny size
I am golnir to cause a great surprise,
And the neighbors will call to take a peep
At the Utile waif, who will be asleep;
And they'll wonder and guess, and maybe declare
That the thing is straugf, and hardly fair
To the party in interest Kenneth Clair.
Ah! Kenneth Clnir, the world-is wide.
And the good and bad go side by side.
And stronger than you may faint and fall,
But the mercy of (iod is for us all.
For He ever listens to plaint and prayer, '
And the plea of the helpless from everywhere.
E'en the wail of a mite such as Kenneth Clair.
Night passes, and morning will set things right.
For a woman's heart is infinite;
And for you will be the old caress
That comes from that measureless tenderness.
For the heart of a mother can ever spare
For the motherless a generouv share;
And certainly tome for Kenneth Clair.
At a recent meeting of the vestry of
St. Paul's church it was unanimously
decided to employ Rev. Gobs as rector of
the church for the ensuing year, and his
first regular sermon will be preached in
that pulpit on, Sunday next. Mr. Goss A. M. Williams & Co. have just opened
has gained many warm friends in the an immense assortment of ladies calico
few weeks he bas been in The Dalles. J wrappers. Any size to 44. Every gar-
He has filled the pulpit of St. Paul's ment made full.
Four Dollars Cord.
Four dollars will now buy a cord of
good oak wood delivered at your wood
shed. We Wll sell at this price for a
time to reduce our stock.
dec!8-tf Jos. T. Pktkes & Co. '
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"Old Hickory" Wagon
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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 nee
wagons that the "Old Hickory" is what we claim it to be the bkbt made wagon
on earth. We are not onerine tne "Ula Hickory" a a uneap wagon. o iuuy
Guarantee every piece of timber put into the "Old Hickory" to be First-Class,
and will cheertully replace pbee of chaeqk any piece broken, which proves to be)
brash.or unsound, regardless of cause ot breakage.
- Come and see the "Uia Hickory." it talks tor itseu. y
ywik PRO WE,
Second and Federal Sts., :, THE DALLES, OR-