THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1896.
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LOCAL UKEVITIKS.
Wednesday's iMily.
Twenty-four teachers are being ex-
a mined before School Superintendent
' Troy Shelley.
The trial of Robins, Miller and Tem
pleton for robbing the U. S. mails has
been postponed until Friday.
. The Electric Light Co. is sinking a
, shaft at the location of the plant. Tbey
have already proceeded but a few feet.
'Mr. V. C. Lewis, nominee for joint
representative, has formally declined the
nomination, and removed with his fami
ly to St. Louis.
Green peas were noticed in market
today. They were raised by Mr. Field,
who usually leads the season in early
vegetables and fruits.
The credit for saving a life at the old
Gates ferry should be given to one of the
Clarno boys. John Todd was not there
at the time and was merely the inform
, ant.
Tomorrow we propose to publish the
program for the open air concert Sunday
to be given by The Dalles band. It
has been decided to play in the public
school yard instead of the academy.
, We were spared one infliction, for
which we are duly thankful. Grand
Master Sovereign was not notified of his
appointment in The Dalles and he con
sequently passed through to Portland.
The condition of Mr. Biggs after the
exertion of yesterday, which it was
feared would - be too much for bis
strength, is still improving. His friends
were more than thoughtful of him yes
terday, and many were the remem
brances received, among them a silver
souvenir spoon, over sixty years old,
from his neighbor, Mrs. Myers.
Mr. E. Jacobsen returned from a trip
to Bakeoven, Nansene and Antelope last
night. While absent he met Joeeph
Sherar, who he reports as recovering
from his injuries. He found the wea
ther cold and backward, but prospects
excellent tor a gooa crop, liie new
Sherar road from Antelope to Bakeoven
is a splendid piece of work, dispensing
with many steep hillsides. With the
.Currant creek road next, attended to,
that section of country will have little
complaint to' make regarding roads.
Thursday's Daily
Fifty car loads of cattle will be shipped
from Arlington Saturday to grazing
grounds in Montana.
A municipal league has been organized
in Portland to secure an honest election
. in June. The league is promised aid
from all the parties,
Jerome Lauer and Sam Thurman had
a iittie "onpieasantness" this morning
near the, boat landing. The trouble was
not serious, and in the scuffle both got a
ducking.
Messers. B. S. Huntington, John
Michell and Fred W. Wilson started on
a campaigning tour this morning. They
will go to Antelope and then cross over
i into Sherman county speaking at the
principal points there. They expect to
return in about four days, after which
other places in the county will be viBited.
The Good Intent Society of the M. E.
church met at the home of Mrs. Monroe
Grimes, on the hill, yesterday afternoon,
and after all the ladies had arrived pro
ceeded to the residence of Mrs. F. T. Es
ping for the purpose of giving her a gen
nine surprise party, and such it was.
Btrange to relate, not a single member
had divulged the secret, and so the sur
prise was complete. The afternoon was
most pleasantly spent, business being
laid aside for this day and all care
abandoned. The president, Mrs. W. H.
Biggs, was present for the first time in
several months and all were glad to wel
come her.
trouble and exertion to carry it to the
shed, and soon word came from Mr.
Jenkins that he had, not ordered any
wheat. So Parrot had to go back up,
and tug with the heavy wheat sack
again, re-delivering them to the store.
He was thus the victim of bis own joke,
and carried it out to perfection.
Friday's Daily.
Judge Northup will speak in this city
next Monday night.
Mr. Dodd apologized to .the audience
last night for being late. ' It was caused
said Mr. Dodd, from his desire to pat'
ronize the boat instead of the O. R. & N.
The remark was applauded:
The friends of Hon. T. R. Coon filed a
petition for bis candidacy for joint rep
resentative for Wasco and ' Sherman
counties at the clerk's office today. His
letter of acceptance appears elsewhere,
The well-written editorials of The
Dalles Chronicle plainly show that it is
a stannch Republican paper, earnestly
supporting the Republican ticket and
not sulking with a sorehead. Arlington
Record. -
While potatoes have been scarce for
several days in The Dalles the Localizer
reports that large quantities of potatoes
are going to waste again this spring in
Kittitas for the want of a market
Transportation is too high to leave any
profit for the producer. .
A telegram was received yesterday
from Hon. W. R. Ellis, in response to
an inquiry from D. S. Cooper as to
whether he would stand on the St.
Louis platform to be adopted, was un
equivocal in its affirmation. "All re
ports to the contrary are without foun
dation," said Mr. Ellis.
The gallery at the armory hall is now
ready for rifle practice, and practice will
begin tonight, at which 'time the field,
staff and non-commissioned officers will
be present. This is preliminary to out
door practice with targ3ts, powder and
balls, which will take place at the com
pany's grounds two miles west of town
early next week. Capt. A. Keller is
drill master.
Mr. Chas. L. Major, of the Standard
Oil Co., is in the city to arrange for
erecting a large oil tank near the rail
road track east of the city. It will be
built of 3-sixteenths inch steel and the
contract was let today. Its dimensions
will be 30 feet long by 10 feet in diam
eter, with a capacity of 20,000 gallons
These tanks have alread y been put in at
La Grande, Baker City and other towns
in Oregon of that size. An oil waron
will be run from the tank to the stores
daily
FALSE AND UNJUST.:
A Statement Against Mr. Moor Cor-
'. reeled by ."Farmer at Biros,"
Some anonymous scribbler from
Wasco, writes to The Dalles T.-M. that
Hon. W. H. Moore "opposed the Rattle
snake road " ' We can brand this as a
falsehood for the reason that Mr. Moore
was in favor of the scheme, and stated
to us that he believed it would be a good
thing for Sherman county. His convic
tions more tnan all elee, caused us to
stop an argument with certain parties
who brought and aggravated the dis-
cuBsion, and now realizing their animus
we are free to make this statement, be
lieving that the scribbler who penned
the screed against Mr. Moore is the
same scandal monger who "entertained"
ns for a purpose. The Dalles Chronicle,
knowing full well that Mr. Moore is In
terested in everv project for the material
advancement of Sherman countv, treats
the matter as a vile Blander, which it is,
one of those rising like miasmas when
the victim is placed in a position such as
Sir. Moore is today. uoserver.
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Footwear
For this week.
We are Sole Agents for Laird, Schober & Co. and J. & T. Cousins Fine
Footwear makes that are well known to the public.
The Band Concert.
The scenery for the Vogt Opera house
haa arrived and is being fitted. The
stage is 60x30, an unusually large size,
and believed to be second in size to the
Marquam Grand in the state. The
scenes are arranged to slide upward in
stead of being- rolled. The scene shifter
operates the ropes from above on a plat
form for the purpose. Amory hall is a
very large one and is well lighted and
ventilated. The main entrance is from
Third street, and large enough to admit
of the hall being emptied in a very short
time. ' 1
Parrot, , of the mercantile bouse of
E. J. Collins & Co., is a practical joker,
but yesterday he got caught in bis own
trap. He telephoned np for four sacks
of wheat. Johnson asked him who for,
and Parrot said "the chickens." John
son understood him to eay Mr. Jenkins,
and pat it on the order book. Later
Parrot came in, saw the order for four
sacks of wheat to Mr. Jenkins, and de
livered it. He was pat to considerable
Below will be found the program of
the first open air concert to be given by
The Dalles City band in the public
school yard on next Sunday afternoon
commencing at 3:30 o'clock. The plat
form will be placed west of the building,
near Union street. It is the intention
of the band to give these concerts every
Sunday during the summer months, if
their new leader remains in the city,
His services are donated to the band
These concerts are absolutely free,
PBOOBAM.
March "Kansas City Exposition". . .
Overture "Bed Hot"
A Serio comle Jamboree.
Tuba Solo "Basso Prof undo" Ferrazzt
Cris. Paulsen,
March "Harmony" R. W. Hall
lueaicatea to J. u. Miller, me Dalles, Oresou,
publisher of Harmony, a musical monthlv.
Waltz "Daughter of Love" Bennett
Baritone Solo "The Floctonlan"...- Cateu
1. G. Miller.
Descriptive "Dmce of the Goblins" Lorafne
synopsis Aaamor. f. near vi o clock at niirbt:
crickets and nightbirdH are heard ; the steeple
fiuuK Birines cue miamgni nour,
ine uoDiins assemDie, irrftenao.
Rote
.Ed. Beyer
Model ato.
At the old
churchyard. AUt.aro. They beein the dance
the dance is on ; frightened by the watchman's
pistol ; confusion, Moderate. They return cau
tiously. Allegro. They da-ice again; getting
warm op; loev nance livelier tnan Deiore;
steamboat whistle s'artles them; they rally
again; another shot frightens them away,
Allearo eon fuoco. Hcatterlns in all dirptlnnn.
March "The Regulator" Peterton
O. A. Peterson,
Musical Director.
Anothtr Horse Suicides.
A horse belonging to Mr. Collins com
mitted suicide by colliding with the barb
wire fence jast west of O. S. Ebi's house,
says the Arlington Record. After strik
ing the fence be ran along sawing him
self on the wires for about 150 feet,
wnen ne piungea over another, wire
fence and fell in the corral, where he
breathed his last in a few minutes
One of his hind legs was sawed and
broken off at the hock joint and hang'
ing by the skin. A gash was cut in his
shoulder and his throat was cut, sever
ing the windpipe and jugular vein.
Money for the Locks and Boat Railway
The following telegram was received
last evening by The Chbonicle from
Senator Mitchell :
Washington, D. C. Mav 13. 1896.
The Chronicle, The Dalles, Ore.
The river and harbor bill has just
passed the senate. It carries $50,000 for
the Cascades, which with the amount in
the Sundry civil bill, makes 2o0,000 for
the Cascades immediately available.
There is $100,000 also for the boat rail
way at the dalles and authorizing a con
tract aggregating $2,064,467, exclusive
of the amount heretofore appropriated.
John H Mitchell.
Sound Money and .Protection.
Hugh Gourlay of The Dalles will speak on
behalf of the Republican prii,ciles of Sound
Money and Protection at the following places
and dates:
Dufur Monday, May 18th at 7:30 p. m.
Kingsley Tuesday, 9th, at 7:30 t. m.
Wamic Wednesday. 20th, at 7:30 p. m.
Victor Thursday, 21st, at 7 '30 p. m.
Nan.ene Fridav. 22d. at 7 ran n m.
Antelope. Saturday 23d, at 7:30 p. m.
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Situation wanted by two girls to do
general housework in private families.
Inquire at this office. mll-tf
Rufus, May 12, 1896,
Editor Chbonicle :
In last Saturday's issue of the Times
Mountaineer I read a letter purporting
to have bren written by a "Farmer" and
evidently intended to prejudice the
minds of the people against W. H
Moore, the Republican candidate for
joint senator of Sherman, Waeco and
Gilliam counties. "Farmer" claims that
nothing can be expected from Moore i
the way of legislation tending to givo the
people a portage road or any kind of
road that would give them an outlet to
market. Now, such a statement is as
unjust as it is false, and it Is quite ap
parent that the ohj--ct "Farmer" had in
view was to willfully misrepresent Mr,
Moore's position on the transportation
question, for campaign purposes and no
other. I live at Rufus, one of the chief
shipping points in Sherman county, and
Mr. Moore, as president of the Columbia
Commercial Co., transacted a good deal
of the company's business there last fall
in fact be was there most of the wheat
hauling season, and I know that be was
deeply interested in the question of get
ting- cheaper freight rates, and even
made several trips to Portland for that
purpose. Furthermore, I know that he
used the Rattlesnake road as a leverage
with "the powers that be" in Portland
to compel them to grant as cheaper
transportation rates, and actually suc
ceeded in securing a reduction that has
saved thousands of dollars to the people
of this county. It is untrue to say that
Mr. Moore ever opposed the Rattlesnake
road. He was never asked to support it,
No doubt the writer of the letter in
question, and a few others of bis ilk
were so prejudiced against Mr. Moore
that they did not approach him at all on
the subject of the proposed road.
During all the time of the agitation of
the question of building the Rattlesnake
road, I never heard Moore utter one
word against it, and I was in a position
to hear it if he ever did so. It is silly
tor "Farmer" to say that Moore was
afraid of the Rattlesnake road diverting
trade to The Dalles. Moore Bros, had
all the trade they wanted, and a great
deal (no doubt such trade as the man
who wrote the letter above mentioned)
that they did not want. Moore has
been in the mercantile business in Sher
man countv for ten years, and during all
that time he has been upright, honorable
and just in all his dealings with the
people. He has given them accommo
dations when they could not get them
elsewhere, and there is many a farmer
in Sherman county today who has
Walter Moore to thank for being able to
battle successfully with the hard times
which have sorely taxed the people of
this country during the past three years
Mr. Moore is a man who can and will do
the people good service if he should be
chosen to represent them in the state
legislature (which I believe he will be).
The nomination came to bim unsought;
was forced upon him, and be accepted it
from a sense of duty, not from any other
motive. He has sacrificed his own in
terests by making the run this year,
just when bis time is badly needed in
his priyate business, and if the voters
should act upon the suggestions of
"Farmer," it seems to me tbey would be
showing rank ingratitude to a man who
deserves better treatment at their hands.
Farmer at Rufus.
DEDICATED TO THE DEVIL.
Krangrellst Wonders at the Hardness ef
rvBdictus Hionera.
The Crittenton meetings continue to
attract attention among church people
and many outsiders in Pendleton. They
are well attended. Perhaps the public
discussion aroused on account oi the
visit of Mr. Crittenton and his helpers
has given them the needed advertising
and brought out the crowds. Friday
evening's audienoe was sufficient to fill
the circuit court room. Evangelist Car
penter, assistant to Evangelist Critten
ton, made an appeal to the people pres
ent to make public profession of their
sins and accept the Christian life. Soft
and low a hymn was sung while the
preacher held his arms forward and
asked the people to rise in their places
and thus indicate a desire to become
Christians. No one arose and the evan
gelist looked about in despair and then
ottered these words, in a tone which
showed that he meant them and consid
ered that he was talking to a hardened
community : "A man told me upon the
streets of your city today that years ago
Pendleton was dedicated to tbe devil ;
that wine was broken in tbe customary
way and Pendleton formally dedicated to
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the devil. ' And I am sorry to confess
that in all my journeys thtongh the
country between New York and the Pa
cific coast, I have never met with people
who under such influence as this dared
to reject Christ."
The evangelist, Mr. Crittenton, said to
the East Oregonian that he had been in
formed, prior to coming here, that he
was going to a place given over to the
devil and so engrossed in worldliness
that the gospel would not be received by
them. Pendleton's La Grande friends
gave Mr. Crittenton this information,
East Oregonian.
Bon. T. It. Coon's Letter of Acceptance,
THEIR CLUB HOUSE BURNED.
Bnt tbe "Dirty. Dozen" are Resourceful
and May Win Tet.
The "Dirty Dozen" club has received
a blow. Not a complete knockout. Ob
no. They are not wrecked by any means,
Their club house was burned to the
ground last night, and this morning tbe
only visible remnants are a burned cook
stove, previously damaged, some coal
oil cans which served as lockers, while
on tbe placid bosom of the slough di
rectly in front of their erstwhile castle.
floats a stove pipe, rising and falling
with the wavelets. Desolation reigns.
But this visible demoralization is mis
leading, if one imagines it is complete
The boys have not been reduced to the
final extremity, and there yet remains
to them a house luxurious in comparison
to the one burned last night. This
morning the boys manned a flatboatand
proceeded to it. Tbey pushed quietly
down tbe slough into the waste of waters
of tbe broad Columbia, when they set
sail, and fearing neither wind nor wave,
navigated down tbe river, past Mill creek
harbor, beyond tbe O. R. & N. incline,
past tbe promontory, and then standing
n close to shore, after reefing tbe top
gallant and stowing the main mast into
the hold, they directed their gallant
craft into a land-locked basin secure from
pirates under the titles of sheriffs, po-
cemen, etc. During the flood of 1894 a
house from above floated in here, and this
the boys have fitted up in style, and
here transact their most urgent business,
In the event the common enemy of
boys, their parents, and more especially
tbe city and county officers, attack and
raze to the ground this other stronghold,
then they have a bnal recourse, which is
sure of success, though possessing its dis
advantages. - They have two uatboats on
the slough, and by lashing them together
ana building a bouse thereon, tbey can
rest secure from attack because they are
not on land. "If we build a house on
the water, thev daesen't touch us," said
one of them confidently this morning.
So tbe younesters are well versed In law,
as well as skilled in resource, and tbev
may win the day yet.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Oold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
CREAM
Hood Riveb, May 15, 1896.
To H. W. Gilpin, R. H. Darnielle and
Many Vlhers: -
In accepting the nomination for join
representative, which you have tendered
me in the regular manner provided by
law, permit me to say that 1 appreciate
the honor thus conferred upon me.
I stand upon the following platform
"Let the people rule. Turn down the
bosses.
I am opposed to sending any man to
the United States senate who cares more
for tbe interests of the money power
than for the welfare of the common peo
ple. I will, therefore, not vote for any
man for United States senator who
would fasten upon this country a single
gold standard. James G. Blaine said :
"I believe the struggle now going on in
this country and in other countries for a
single gold standard would, if successful,
produce widespread disaster in tbe end
throughout the world." The people of
Oregon, beyond a doubt, think that Mr,
Blaine was right when he said : "The
responsibility of re-establishing silver in
its ancient and honorable place as money
in Europe and America devolves really
on the congress of the United States,
If we act here with prudence, wisdom
and firmness, we shall not only success
fully-re-monetize silver and bring it into
general use as money in our country,
but tbe influence of our example will be
potential among all European nations,
with the possible exception of Eng
land."
We want men in congress who can be
depended upon to stand for the interests
of this country, and whom even British
gold cannot buy. Hon. John H. Mitch
ell having shown himself to be such a
man, I will, if given a seat in the next
legislature, cast my vote for John H.
Mitchell for United States senator.
Thomas B. Coon.
Hope for Squirrel Extermination.
Frank B. Clopton, of Pendleton, has
received additional information from
Harold Sorby, at Chicago, who says:
"I have concluded my experiments.
Tbey have terminated most satisfac
torily. The stronger virus begins to act
in two days and the disease spreads at
prodigious rate. I calculate that, in a
week's time, an acre of squirrels could
be entirely exterminated. The weaker
virus, which is cheaper, is also effective,
but ia not so rapid in its action, in tbe
first instance, though it works success
fully, once it gets started. There is no
doubt about tbe virus succeeding as well
in the field as in the laboratory. The
question presents itself to me as to
whether we should supply this virus to
individuals, or whether concerted action
among the landowners in a given stctioa
would not be more desirable."
Mr. Clopton hopes to make the move
ment a general one, and upon pushing
investigation a little further, will take
steps to interest others in tbe attempt to
exterminate the ground squirrels. From,
the experiments made by Dr. G. J.
Smitb, of this city, and Mr. Sorby, of
Chicago, it looks like tbe squirrels can.
be successfully combatted.
BORN.
In this citv. Mav 13th. to the wife of
H. J. Maier, a daughter.
"Ten peonle out of a dozen are inva
lids," says a recent medical authority.
At least eight out of these ten, it is safe
to allow, are suffering from some form
of blood disease which a persistent nse
of Ayer's Sarsaparilla would' be sure to
cure. There, don't be an invalid.
Call on Prof, fioaf, tbe astrologer.
He will tell your life, past, present and
future, by the planets, from date oi
birth. Headings $1. Boom 5, Gates
block, opposite courthouse. Itw
Did
you
know?
That we have opened
up a Wholesale Liquor
House at J. O. Mac's
old stand ? .
The purest Wines
and Liquors
for family use.
STUBLING & WILLIAMS
Te Price on Farm wagons flas Dropped ;
Most Perfect Made.
40 Years the Standard.
That is, the price on some wagons has fallen below our price on "OLD.
HICKORY" Wagons. Why? Because ne other wagon on the market will sell
alongside of tbe "OLD HICKORY" at the same prices. It is tbe best ironed,
best painted and lightest running, and we guarantee every bit of material in it to
be strictly first-clrss. If you want the CHEAPEST Wagon on the market, we
haven't got it ; but we have got the BEST, and solicit comparison.
MAYS & CROWE, The Dalles, Or