THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY. JULY. 25, 1896.
The Weekly Gbroniele.
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LOCAL BKKVIT1KS.
Wednesday' sOaily.
No. 1 did not arrive until 12 o'clock
owing to a furious sand storm this side
of Umatilla, which caused considerable
of a delay.
There bus been no blae black salmon
caught this year. The catch has . been
mostly chinooks until the last few days
when steel heads are in the majority.
The remains of Ed Martin will be em
balmed in Portland and taken to San
Francisco for burial tomorrow .night,
The cause of death has not yet been ascertained.
Mr. C. F. Williams, wno does garden
ing on a small scale on a city lot,
brought to the office today a mesa of
fine tweet corn. It is of the "Straw
berry" variety, a very parly corn, and
he has had it since the 9th.
One of the absorbing questions before
the institute yesterday was whether to
pronounceitpop-uh or pop-ah. The dis
cussion became very animated, when a
reference to Webster's Unabridged
showed that either was right.
A private letter received from Prof.
R. H. Willis, formerly principal of the
Wasco Independent Academy, gives the
information that, together with his fam
ily, be is spending the summer in- Syra
cuse, N. Y. He is now the father of
two children a boy and a girl.
A number of boys are in the habit of
swimming in the river at the mouth of
Mill creek, and just below where the
sewers of tne city deposit their filth.
The practice should be stopped by those
who have the proper authority over the
lads, as it is most unhealthful and may
breed disease.
The band will give an excursion down
the river tomorrow night. Leaving the
dock at 8 :30 the following three hours
will be spent on the river, and the beau
tiful moonlight can be enjoyed, as well
as the music by the band. Tickets will
not be sold, but those who participate
will be charged 25 cents as they go on
board.
Old fishermen believe that the salmon
which ascend the river never go back.
' As evidences of their belief they say
that none are ever caught in their nets
from the upper side ; and that in clear
streams like tb,e Rogue river, where they
are always seen to be swimming up
stream, never down. That they swim
deep is widened by the fact that tbev
are sometimes caught on sturgeon hooks,
300 feet beneath the surface. .
- A deck hand on the Regulator dropped
his watch overboard in about eight feet
of water this morning and .was very
much puzzled as to the best way to re
cover it. In his quandary a small boy
said "How inuch'll you gimme to get it
for you, Mister?" He was promised 50
cents, and soon a pair of twinkling heels
was the last seen of that boy for about a
minute. When be came up he triumph'
antly held the watch up to gaze, and re
ceiving the reward, he immediately
went up town and the next interview
was probably with the soda water man.
Grasshoppers were as prevalent one
season about twelve years ago as this
year. The next year there were none.
We are informed there is a fly which
makes war on them and kills them off
when they get too numerous. Wasco
county is afflicted with them in spots,
some places being free and others over
run with them. Very rarely a place is
found which is as bad as the following,
which is related by the Fossil Journal :
"Grasshoppers have eaten every vestige
of Willis Meek's crop, on the Chas.
Hall place at the head of West Fork.
They have not left a leaf or grain on the
place."
Thursday's Daily
The teachers will hare an excursion to
. the Cascades and return Saturday
Round trip 50 cents.
A cement walk is being laid around
the French bank corner, which will
greatly improve the building's neat ap
pearance.
The latest news from the sheep
market in Chicago is that price' have
declined 10 to 20 cents per cwt, though
the lamb market is reported strong.
George Small has started from Silver
Lake wilh n band of horses and mules,
to find an eastern market. He will
drive overland as far as Nebraska or
Kansas. Four men accompanied him.
St. Louis id a poor convention city. A
severe storm blew the wires down last
evening, eo that the Populists could not
do as they had planned, hold an evening
session because they could not have
lights.
' The recitations and songs at the Chris
tian church tomorrow night are mostly
by persons between the ages of 60 and
82 years. '. A great deal of interest is al
ready manifested in the program, which
appears in another column.
Justice Filloon has rendered a judg
ment for plaintiff in the case of Hal
French vs. J. Freeman. The amount
involves tlOO and costs and disburse
ments. The case of Balch vs. Epstein
has been settled out of court, which
was an attachment to recover borrowed
money.
Moonlight excursion on the Regulator
tonight. The boat leaves at 8:30. The
Dalles band, who gives the excursion,
will furnieh an abundance of delightful
music. The fare is only 25 cents. A
larize number should avail themselves
of the delightful evening in store for all
who go.
There is always a sort of an interreg
num about this time in the fruit mar
ket the period when cherries cease and
peaches and apricots begin. The Dalles
Commission Co. have orders on hand
for ftuit at good prices, but cannot se
cure more than 400 crates altogether of
all kinds.
The outlook for farmers inMorrow
county is discouraging this year, to Bay
the least. Grasshoppers aie said to be
taking everything in sight that is green,
the wheat crop is light and of poor qual
ity, and wool growers, for the first time
in the history of the county, are unable
to find a market for their product at any
price.
False ideas lead people to think, says
the Observer, that sheepmen burn them
selves to death by destroying fires in the
mountains when the annual midsummer
haze settles down upon the state like
fog over London.' Another fallacy
Oregon is to cry poison when a flock of
sheep kill themselves from suddenly
changing to filaree from dry bunch grass
The Moro Observer makes a prophecy
and says : "It will be five years, with
waste of $200,000 now appropriated and
$300,000 more to come, before a tangibl
thing will be done on the boat railway
fraud at the dalles of the Columbia
Mark these words. Twenty-seven years
at the Cascades ; twenty-five years at
the dalles. But it is a hobby of tho au
tocrats."
From four miles above town into The
Dalles appearances intimate a suburb of
Chicago. Besides being the handsom
ebt city in the Inland Empire, with
such handsome structures as the Will
iams and Vogt blocks, The Dalles proper
may shortly become the liveliest me
tropolis of the Pacific Northwest. Why
not? she has local pride and energy, and
no place on the whole coaBt has half
so good a country to back it. Moro Ob
server.
- - Friday's Daily.
Peaches are retailing in this city for
50 cents a box.
Remember the lawn socia1 this even'
ing at Mrs. C. G. Bills.'
J. M. Huntington, of The Dalles, was
commissioned a notary public yesterday
Rev. L. Gray has returned from Ore
gon City. . Mrs. Gray has been danger
ously ill, but is now recovering. The
usual Lutheran services will be held
Sunday.
The Roseburg Plaindealer is responsi
ble for this : "Is this a sixteen-to-one-
town?" asked the drummer. "It air on
Sunday," answered the native. "On
Sunday?" "Yas. Sixteen goes fishin'
to one goin' to church."
Tomorrow is the last day of Rev. Mr.
Hazel's stay in The Dalles. All mem
bers and friends of the Christian church
are cordially invited to attend morning
service, after which a picnic lunch will
be served in the Academy grounds.
A. Blanchet, ol Salem, slept on a
porch in order to keep cool. He kept
pretty cool until about I o'clock, when
he rolled off upon the ground fifteen
feet below. It required a physician to
help him through, but no bones were
broken.
Mr. Emile Hechler, a sheepman, was
brought in from near Mt. Hood last
night and taken to Dr. Hollister to have
a crushed foot attended to. While herd
ing sheep in the mountains, his horse
fell upon him, with the result as stated.
The Regulator was crowded with ex
cursionists last evening, who passed a
most et joyable evening under the magic
influences of moonlight, music and rid
ing on the water. Notwithstanding the
fare was only 25 cents per passenger, the
band cleared about $25. The boat re
turned shortly before 11 o'clock.
The little stern wheeler Loreii, .after
her long and exciting trip through the
dalles and over the cascades, has at last
struck a profitable trade, and is now
carrying passengers to the cruiser Phil
adelphia. The craft attracts much at
tention owing to her novel construction,
but seems to be able to show a clean
pair of heels to anything of her size on
the river. ,
A telegram was received by Mr. T. A.
Hudson while at Union yesterday that
the shipment of Ed. Martin's body had
been delayed because a zinc coffin could
not be procured and one had to be made.
The body was Bent to Payette and em
balmed. It will therefore pass through
in the morning for Portland. Mr. Hud
son will accompany the body . to that
city, and see that it is properly shipped
by Wells Fargo express to San Francisco.
The cause of Mr. Martin's death was
imflammatory rhenmatiBm. Hia moth
er will receive the body at San Francis
co. ' '
Poor Bon of Fish.
Contrary to expectations, the salmon
catch continues to be very light. The
salmon have been very plentiful just be
low the Cascades, but it seems the rap
ids at that point have stopped their
further ascent of the river, for while
they are plentiful below they are scarce
above. Warren's cannery, which is the
principal one below. the cascades at the
locks, up to the last week canned 20,000
cases, and their fullest capacity has been
taxed almost the entire season. Above
the Cascades the catch altogether that
has been canned does not amount to
over six or seven thousand cases so far,
of which the Seufert Bros, have caught
the most of any individual fishermen.
The only other cannerymen who have
done well were the Eureka and Cook's
cannery in tne Astoria neighborhood,
which were the only ones that run con
tinuously throughout the fishing season.
The season is now nearly ended, clos
ing the 10th of August, and while there
is time enough to largely retrieve the
poor results obtained, it will take a phe
nomenal and continued run of fish from
now on to equal the hopes indulged by
the fishermen of the upper river that
this would be a highly profitable year.
The Smoky Beason.
The smoke which has prevailed for
several days lifted this morning under
the influence of a brisk breeze daring
the night, and the Klickitat hills have
been plainly discernible all day. The
presence of smoke makes the air more
oppressive than it otherwise would be.
The smoke prevents radiation, and
rapid evaporation ; the result is the op
pressiveness which has prevailed. Only
twice, says Observer Pague, has the
smoky atmosphere eet in earlier than it
has this year, as is shown by the follow
ing record for 14 years :
1882 had little smoke; some prevailed
about Auguet 19 to close ot month.
1S83 Smoke set in June 30; July was
smoky, August very smoky, and so was
September; showers cleared the air
September 30.
1884 had very little smoke; some pre
vailed from August 19 ; September had
some light smoke.
1885 Smoke set in July 25; August
was very smoky, but the smoke cleared
off September 10.
1886 Smoke prevailed from July 18
to September 20. August was very
smoky.
1887 Smoke prevailed from July 4 to
September 1. August was very emoky.
1888 Smoke prevailed from August
16 to September 16.
1889 Smoke appeared Julv 10;
August had occasional emoky days, and
bo bad September. Smoke disappeared
September 26.
1890 Smoke prevailed from August
16 to October 1.
1891 Smoke prevailed from August 25
to September 6.
1892 Practically no smoke; some was
observed in September.
1893 Smoke prevailed from August 17
to September 3.
1894. Very little smoke; records
show some from August 19 to August 31.
1895 The first record of smoke was on
July 10; very little prevailed nntil
August 4, and then dense smoke pre
vailed until September 1.
1896 Smoke set in July 15.
From the above it is seen that in 1883
and 1827 smoke set in earlier than it did
this year, and in 1895 some smoke was
observable on July 10.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
The Discussion This Afternoon
Upon Books.
Turned
Tbe question for discussion this after
noon at the institute was:1 What shall
the primary teacher read? The teacher
of a mixed school? Miss Rintonl led the
discussion with an admirable paper, in
which she recommended professional
work principally. Mr. Gavin spoke
very entertainingly on the subject. He
said one eboold read that which bad a
good effect, and leaves one in a thought
ful mood. He . regarded too much
newspaper reading as deleterious, and
emphasized the point by specific
mention of the Oregonian,' which was'
filled with so much of all kinds of mat
ter that it left one ' with a sense of ex
haustion if all were read. He did not
think one-sixth, or at most one-third, j
should be read. He had read so much
he got so he could pick his books with a
tolerable certainty as to what was best
to read. He thought the Chautauqua or
any regular course of reading, excellent.
Mr. Gourlay was present and spoke
upon this theme. He recommended the
reading of some good current magazines.
suggesting tbe "Review of Reviews,"
the "North American Review," etc.
After the discussion teachers were
asked to write the names of books thev
have read and would recommend. A
large list was the result, from which we
extract the following: "Boys of 16"
Irving's "Washington" and "Colum
bus," "Helen's Babies," "Uncle Tom's
Cabin," "Robinson Crusoe," "Gulliver's
Travels," "Little Women," "Black
Beauty," "Beautiful Joe," and poems
as follows: .."Constitution and Guer-
riere," "Old Ironsides," Gray's "Elegy,
etc.
The Wheat Trad.
So. 80.
THE PAST AND PRESENT
Record of H. 8, & ML Gothing
is such as to recommend it above
all others to every man who
appreciates excellence without
high price
This Label on a Garment In-
. oures Perfect Fit
and . Satisfaction
tt stands for iho best that
Money Can Buy or Skill
Produoo. ! '
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Sold toy PEASE & MAYS,
The Dalles, Oregon.
Now that wool is a drug in the market
at any price interest will from now on
center in the price that wheat is to
bring tbe present season. There is no
rift in the clouds at present. There is
nothing doing whatever and nothing is
likely to be done for a long time yet.
Millers are the only buyers and this is
done sparingly. Interest now centers
in tbe news from the harvest fields. Re
ports of crop damage are conflicting
from the exceesive heat of the past fort
night; some points estimate the dam
age done at about 40 per cent, while at
other points tne claim is only 1(1 per
cent. The question of price is a very
uncertain one.
Says the Commercial Review: Pres
ent indications are decidedly in favor of
a lower range of values than is quoted
at present, but a month will elapse be'
fore wheat will be moving with any
thing approacbing freedom ana many
changes are liable to occur to alter the
position.
Resolutions or Condolence.
Selecting Army Horses.
Only four horses were bought by Mr.
Frazier up till noon for the use of the
army. Mr. .brazier says the most ot tne
horses shown are too heavy. An'ideal
weight ia 1000 or 1050. Other horses
again are shut out because of their color,
A beautiful horse, with nice, clean
limbs, a trim body, graceful neck and
small shapely head was refused this
morning because he was too dark in
color. The horse must be a bay, a sor
rel or a gray. Another horse was re
fused because, while perfect in all other
respects, his haunches were too high,
giving him a sway-back appearance,
Between fifty and seventy-five horses
have been brought so far and offered for
sale. Mr. Frazier says that be has se'
cured only forty-eight horses in Walla
Walla, Pendleton and Tbe Dalles, and
will go to tbe Grande Ronde country, as
tie must procure about twenty more,
He will leave Tbe Dalles tonight.
The Institute.
Mr. Hostetler and Mrs. C. J. Crandall
were visitors at tbe institute today.
Teachers who have arrived since last
report are G. L. Carroll, J. M. Carroll,
Mosier; J. M. O'Brien, R. D. O'Brien,
D. Butler, Miss May Sechler, The
Dalles.
Tbe studies this morning were as fol
lows: '
History Completion of Greece.
Literature Francis Bacon.
Grammar Personal pronouns.
Composition1 Work in style.
Phonetics A list of words to be prop
erly pronounced and accented.
Bnylng- Horses.
The government inspectors, who are
buying horses, were here today. There
were about fifty horses to be inspected
at Ward, Kerns & Robertson's stables.
At 3 :30 o'clock only two were chosen.
The inspectors are offering only $40 each,
and some horse owners refuse to sell at
such a low figure. They demand a per
fect animal, and the owners of horses
believe they should bring more money.
Wheeeas, It has pleased an all-wise
Providence to remove from our midst
our esteemed sister, Cassie Wiley Bill,
and
Whereas, This Degree of Honor wish
to convey to those to whom she was near
and dear that their lose is our loss, be it
therefore
Resolved, lb at we take this measure
to express to her parents, husband,
family and friends our sincere sympathy
in this their bereavement, and be it
Resolved, That we extend to them
tnrough tnese resolutions our regret as
true brothers and Bisters.
Resolved, That a copy oi these resolu
tions be sent to the family and that they
be spread upon the minutes.
Mbs. M. E. Beiggs,
Mbs. M. E. Hebbin,
Mbs. B. Jane Russell,
Committee
The Institute.
At the institute today Prof. Ackerman
introduced during history a talk upon
current events. He explained what was
meant by unit rule and tbe two-thirds
rule.
In literature the works read or re
viewed today were Butler'a"Hildebras,"
Milton's "L'Legro" and "II Penseroso,"
and readings from Isaac Walton and
John Bony on.
The question for discussion this after
noon was "Daily preparation of a
teacher; what and hor much?" The
discussion was led by Miss Lois Helm
and afterwards developed
of an experience meeting
relating of various experiences by the
teachers, their practices and results.
Miss Minnie Michell was added to the
list of teachers today. Mrs. Harring
ton was a visitor.
The Coming Tournament.
The official program of the coming
hose tournament at Astoria has been
received. Tbe races will be as follows :
FRIDAY, AUG. 218T. .
10 a. m. Hand engine contest, prize
$100.
11 a. m. Hose race contest, wet test,
first prize $100 ; second prize $50.
2 p. m. Speed race, bub and hub,
first prize $75 ; second prize $25.
8ATUBDAY, AUGUST 22d.
10 a. in. Hose contest, dry test, first
prize $100; second prize $50.
11 a. m. Break and make coupling
contest, prize $20.
11 :30 a. m. Tender boys race, first
prize $20 ; second prize $10.
2 p. m. Association championship
hose race, first prize $150 ; second prize
$50.
A description of the races is as follows :
Hose race", wet test Hose company of
twelve men, to run 600 feet to hydrant,
attach and lay 300 feet of hose, uncou
ple and screw on pipe. Time to be
called when water leaves the pipe.
Carts to carry not less than 350 feet of
hose.
Hose contest, dry test Hose company
ot twelve men, to run 600 feet to hy
drant, attach and lay 300 feet of hose ;
all couplings made, pipe to be screwed
on. All threads to be not less tnan
three turns. Hose to be reeled on cart
in one continuous line, all couplings
made. Time to be called when pipe has
been screwed and strikes tbe ground.
Hub and hub speed race Hose com
pany of twelve men, to run 800 feet from
line to line; two or more companies to
start; each cart shall carry 350 feet
standard 4-ply rubber hose. No run
ning against time allowed.
Association champion hose race Open
to all ; wet run ; distance 600 feet to hy
drant ; lay 350 feet of hose, attach pipe,
get water; take out the third section
from hydrant and replace it with an
other section taken from cart ; get water
second time. Time to be called when
water leaves pipe second time. Carts to
carry not less than 400 feet of hose. All
couplings made. Hose and coupling to
be regulation 4-ply rubber hose 2
inches in diameter, with couplings.
All prizes not competed for shall be
paid to the association.
Tender boys' race Each team to con
sist of captain and twelve boys, not to
exceed the age of 16 ; cart to contain
200 pounds of coal and run 300 feet. ;
Coupling contest Three hundred feet I
of hose laid out in line; all couplings to
be made three full tarns. Men or roan
to start from the end of hose and break
tbe six couplings, run to end of hose)
and retnrn and make the same six
couplings, three full turns. Time to be
taken when last man passes the starting
point. One man may be allowed , to
contest, but should two contest they
must work together and not take alter
nate couplings.
Wants to Live to Vote Again.
Grandpa McCabe, who lives on a
ranch near The Dalles, fell from a box
yesterday and injured bis hip and back
quite severely. He cent for Dr. Hollis
ter, and as soon as he arrived said :
"Doctor, I want you to fix me up one
more time. I have voted the Republi
can ticket every campaign since the
party was born, and 1 want to vote it
once more before I die." The request
was much like that of Samson when he
became a patriarch, and was quite pa
thetic. The extreme age of the patient
coupled with' the fact of the extremely
hot weather, makes it doubtful if he
will recover in time to vote at the No
vember election.
Klickitat Democrats.
A dispatch from Goldendale eaya that
Hon. Hiram Dustan, one of the few-and-far-between
Democrats of Klickitat,
has issued a call for a rally July 25. One
of the striking features of the handbills,
that have been spread broadcast over
the county, is the part that reads "im
portant business will come before the
committee." Rumor is current that
this call of Democrats is the first step
toward fusion with the Populists.
A prominent politician of the Popu
list party says that Judge George Turner,
of Spokane, will be invited at an early
date to address the ci'izens of Klickitat
county. '
ntrattan Helm.
An auspicious event in the Uvea of
two well-known young people of .The
Dalles was the marriage last evening of
Prof. M. N. Strattan and Miss Marie
Helm, which took place at the residence
of tbe bride's parents on Langhlin street.
Tbe nuptials were celebrated in the pres
ence of only members of the family.
Rev. W. C. Curtis performed the cere
mony. The couple left on the morning
train for the beach, where they wilt
spend their honeymoon, when they will
make their future home in Portland. A -host
of friends extend congratulations.
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