THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. AUGUST 1, 189fj.
The Weekly Ghfoniele.
THE DALLES.
- OBEfiON
OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY.
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LOCAL UKEVITTK8.
Wednesday' sDaily.
19 once more clear, and
The sir 19 once more clear, and the
distant mountains seem as distinct as if
they were bnt half a mile away.
Salesmen are havi tig a baggy fixed up
as an advertising carriage, and will be
gin tomorrow soliciting trade for Battle
Ax pll tobacco. ,
The first car of fruit for the east was
loaded today, being a car of peach plums
shipped by The Dalles Commission Co;
Another car will follow tomorrow.
Nearly everybody in Stevenson is pre
paring to go or have already gone to
Liookont mountain at, tne neaa oi hock
creek, about 25 miles away, where a rith
quartz find is reported.
Eowe's large warehouse building "on
Second street is approaching completion
The company will do business in accord
ance with the times and will trade lum
ber, building material and boxes for bay,
grain, bacon, lard, anything the farmer
has to exchange 'that is not too' perish
able. '
A party of English tourists, mostly
ladies, were called by a citizen, while all
were in a store on Second street last
night, to look at the hose team running
by. They stepped to the door, but cov
ered their faces with their hands, one of
the modest visitors, screaming:' "Oh
they haven't got their pants on."
The Skamania Pioneer reminds one of
the good old days before the advent of
the railroad and telegraph. In its issue
of the 24th ot July, received today, it
has the following from a Mt. Zion cor
respondent: "The 4th of July has
come and gone and no rain yet." "Si
Wilder of Hood River came down on his
bicycle on Hie 4th to Bpend the clay with
his folks."
Very few watermelons will be raised
in Josephine county this year. Neither
Lee nor Shattuck, our former water
melon kings, have any planted to speak
of as prices of late years have tasted
bitterly of hard times. The bot sun has
cooked the melons of the Sacramento
valley, so onr Willamette valley friends
will have to rely on their own prodnc
tions in this line. These are always late
and scarce. Grant's Pass Courier.
The Regulator took down a transfer
wagon this morning, to be used by the
company at the Cascades.
Three marriage licenses were issued
by the county clerk today, Richard A.
Simley and Mrs. Nancy . Howes, Geo.
A. Lindsay and Lillie M. Tern pie ton,
and Barry Stennet and Minervia A. Ab
bott. ,
The discussion at the institute this
afternoon was concerning the school law,
what constituted legal voter,' etc.- The
interesting discovery was made . that a
law can be enforced even if it is uncon
stitutional, until it is passed upon by
the supreme court.
Robt. Maya received by the Regulator
last night the shipment of a thorough
bred Short Horn bull from Alexander
Chalmers, a prominent fine stock breed
er of Washington county. The animal
goes to Mr. Mays' Tygh Val'ey farm,
where he keeps a nice herd of pure bred
Short Horn cows.
Ex-Gov.- Z. F. Moody has ust re
turned from the Des Chutes with a stalk
of sweet corn over eight feet in length.
This seems like a remarkable growth,
bot Mr. Moody has the corn to show.
The fact need not be surprising. In this
section of country all kinds of cereals,
as well as frnit and vegetables, grow to
perfection.
Attorney E. B. Dutnr has just re
turned from Wamic,wbere he was called
to defend a party named N. W. Little,
who was accused by one Spencer of
grand larceny by bailee. The. result of
the trial proved that it was merely a
dispute as to the rights of property.
Little was holding a trunk and contents
from mcnev due him from Snsnpfr ami
the investigation snowed mat he was
absolutely free from the taint of crimi
nal intent.' '
Friday's Daily. .
There is a letter at this office addressed
to Mr. Allen. "
One hobo was fined $5 this morning-. -an
amount totally inadequate, to his
ability to pay. He languishes in the
calaboose. .. ..
- Jim Banshee, an Indian, was arrest
ed last evening for throwing rocks at a
residence, and will be tried before tbe
recorder. ' . . ... .. . ', '.. .
The next show for The Dalles will be
Bristol's horse show on August 10th.
It is a leader of its kind and worth
while anybody's going'to see. " Sells and
Forepaueh's circus will not get any
nearer to The Dalles than Pendleton.
The laying of a cement walk was com
me'ncedln front of the French block, on
the north : side of Second street, this
afternoon.. . . , . ; '
Five cars of sheep were shipped last
night by MrKetcham to the Union
Meat Company. They; were, purchased
from Wm. Kel say. - ''
The July run of salmon has come into
tbe river in fall force at Astoria, and so
many fish are being taken that the can
neries are unable to handle the catches.
The hew cement walk is finished
around French's bank and is a very
handsome piece of work. It presents a
mute but powerful invitation to other
property-owners to do likewise.
Wni. McArthur, a brother of Judge
L.'L. McArthur, died very suddenly this
week in Washington. Deceased was
formerly a justice of the peace in The
Dalles, where be was well known and
universally respected.
Work on the Astoiia railroad is being
pushed with all rapidity, and this fall
will see completion of the greater por
tion of this new line. Three hundred
men are now at work and more are
wanted, says the Oregonian.
In thejvery poorest times tbe country
has seen A. M. Williams & Co. and Max
Vogt have expended thousands of dol
lars in erecting mammoth new etore
buildings of great beauty. The Dalles
is not the dullest town in the country.
The University of Oregon at Eugene
is rapidly becoming the foremost insti
tution of higher learning in the North
west. - Tuition is free and the literary
and scientific courses are equal to the
best. Free information may be obtained
by addressing University of Oregon,
Eugene, Or.
The University of Oregon at Eugene
may be truly called the people's school
It aims to give equal opportunities to
rich and poor. Education makes all
men equal. Board and lodging $2.50
per week. Address University of Ore
gon, Eugene, Oregon.
Grasshoppers have eaten every blos
som and leaf off the flowers growing on
says the Fossil Journal. The only green
thing left is a weeping willow at the
grave of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller's
baby. This Mr. Miller saved by build
ing over it a wooden frame, which he
covered from the ground up with close
wire screening. ,
Astoria will hold its third annual re
gatta during the week of August 18 22,
which will include the State Firemen's
tournament. The battleship Oregon
will be in the harbor during the week.
and one of the feslnrea will be an ocean
race between two of the fastest schoon
ers on the Pacific coast. Astoria is mak
ing great preparations for the event,
and expects to entertain at least 20,000
people.
Engineer W. J. Sherman and Fireman J
E. H. Sterling are very proud over their
new engine, JNo. 72, which brought in
tbe local train at noon today, being the
first run for the new locomotive. It is
very handsome, the interior finishings
being nickel-plated and the sand dome
decorated with an eagle.
The Salem Statesman has received
telegram from Senator John H. Mitchell,
from Atlantic City, N. J., which says
I expect to reach Portland not later
than August 15, and will do all in my
power to hold Oregon In the Republican
column, but I cannot make any arrange
ments to speak until after reaching
THE INSTITUTE.
A U is tor r of Recant Financial Legisla
tion a Study Today.
: ' In the history class today, led by Prof.
Ackerman, there were discugeed the
silver bills of 1870, 1873 and 1S78. The
historical facts merely were reviewed,
entirely apart from a, partisan stand
point, which would not have been tol
erated. This discussion consumed most
of the time. Tbe text was from Thomas'
history, an advanced work better suited
to teachers or older pnpils. For tomor
row tbe subjects will be: The Missis
sippi jetties, resnmption of specie pay
ment in 1879, the- polygamy bill, the
civil service act, the Brooklyn bridge.
and standard time; ail verv attractive
subjects, which Bhould draw many
visitors. - " '
Theorv Ackerman. The study today
was special methods in spelling. For
tomorrow it will . be training of the
morals and training of tbe will.
Grammar Ackerman. Yesterday,
infinitives ; today, gerunds.
General History Ackerman. . The
review of the Roman Empire was com
pleted today.
Physiology Ackerman. Nervous sys
tem to sympathetic system today; com
plete tomorrow.
Writing Gilbert., In form completed
analyeis of capitals, figures and princi
ples. Discussed tbe requisites necessary
to teaching good writing in the echools
under the heads of good teaching, good
copy, good desk, good paper, good hold
ers, good ink,' good blotters, pen wiper,
practice paper, blackboard, and cleanli
ness. The five following studies were under
tbe direction of Prof. Gavin:
English Literature Addison and the
Spectator.
Mental Arithmetic Began advanced
course,, including "cop and cover,"
"chess" and "time" problems.-
Phonics Pronouncing list of twenty
words, and drill on additional principles
of pronunciation.
Bookkeeping Class planned to begin
work today.
Geography Special work on' state
geography.
Mrs. Hill led the study in composi-
tion, which included figures of speech
It was found that we could not express
many thoughts without using figures.
Spelling drill followed in Greek and
Latin suffixes.
The following names were added
the list of teachers: Effie Wakefield
Virginia Hillgen, Rachel Morgan, Min
nie Elton, H. Cal Johnson, H. L. Howe
E. E. Wrenn, Zetta Smith, Cora Copple
Lillie Copple, Anna Sears, Marguerite
Shelley, Emma Ward, R. H. Andrews
Hattie Allen.
Among the visitors today were Mrs,
Dr. Shackelford, Mrs. L. S. Davis, Mrs,
C. L. Gilbert and Rev. Phelps.
there in August and take part in the
regatta. Added to these features will
be. various marine sports, interspersed
between the races, as well as entertain
ments on shore. The days and evenings
of the week' wiil be folly occupied, and
th affair as a whole cannot fail to be
one of the best exhibitions of aquatic
6ports ever given on tbe Northwest
coast. -
JUDGE MAYS' FIRST CASE.
Surprised Lawyer aad Cltlmen by
His Unstudied Eloquence.
He
to
Teachers Association at Newport.
home."
The Scow Grounded.
After years of service carrying wheat,
stock, teams and all kinds of freight
across the tempestuous Columbia the
old scow at Arlington refused to be used
as a pleasure craft for a crowd of jolly
Arlingtonians and sbe grounded. Capt.
Nelson, R. E. Smith, R. T. Cox, A. W.
Sbanard, A. J. Coe and Ross Beardsly
had started for Long Island on a hunt
ing expedition Tuesday morning. The
wind was up stream and all things favor
ing a pleasant journev. About five
miles above town the old scow lurched,
reeled and began rapidly settling. Tbe
captain and crew took to the life boat,
which they had taken the precaution to
have with them, and reached the shore
which fortunately was but a few fathoms
away. Their stock of provision, ammu
nition, beds, guns and fishing tackle was
safely transferred- to the small boat and
the whole crowd reached Arlington in
time to catch a freight train and proceed
on their way. Arlington Record.
A Mexican Object-Lesson.
Iluinilo Express.
An objact-lesson on the silver ques
tion was furnished by a national bank
in New York, which offered $10,000 in
Mexican silver for $4600 in United States
money. Under free coinage, onr money
would be treated in international trans
actions as Mexico's now is. . "
When Baby was sick, we gare her Castor,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Kiss, she ching to Castoria.
Vhen she had Children, she gave them Castor!,
The -following circular was received
and read before the institute from State
Supt. G. M. Irwin :
It is my purpose to . bold a teacher's
association at JNewport, commencing
August 18, and continuing four days.
This institute, while especially de
signed for the teachers of tbe Willam
ette valley, yet all of the teachers of the
state are invited. While not to bs con
sidered the annual meeting of the state
teacher's association, yet it is greatly
desired to engage the attention of all
teachers in tbe western part of the state
especially.
It is at a time and place where and
when many people will be gathered for
their summer outing, and the occasion
will be one of profit as well as pleasure
No better seaside resort can be found
on our coast, and the most economical
arrangements, in regard to transporta
tion and entertainment while at New
port, will be made. You can enjoy the
recuperative opportunities of the sea
beach and at the same time make a
matter of profit in your profession. A
suitable program will be duly prepared
and sent out to all in due time. Arrange
ments are being made for first-class
workers in tbe association.
Encouraging; Crop Reports.
Attorney E. B. Dufur, who returned
last night from Wamic, gives the most
encouraging reports thus far received of
the season's grain crop. James Patti
son, who has finished threshing from
nine acres of ground about a mile from
Wamic, finds that he has 360 bushels of
wheat from it, or an average of 40 bush
els to the acre. This is fall grain, but
the whole valley will yield a much larger
crop than has been generally conceded,
From his observations taken from the
buggy it seemed as though all the grain
fields were in a thriving condition. He
saw no grasshoppers, and the fields have
not been injured by drouth or hot windB.
Tygh grade, a stretch of two miles, is
filled with loose rocks, which should be
picked off the road, and Mr. Dufur be
lieves that it would be a good Invest
ment for the county to hire two men for
two days with rakes to clear the grade
of these rocks.
. The 'Water Carnival.
Among tbe many attractive features
of Astoria's coming water carnival will
be the ocean yacht race between the
Jessie and the Aggie, and the presence
in the harbor of the battleship Oregon
and the cruiser Philadelphia. It is al
most certain that both of these members
of Uncle Sam's white squadron will be
When Robert Mays, one of - Wasco
county's first citizens, was elected coun
ty judge the people fe.lt they had made
a wise choice, bnt they did not know
they had voted into office a man who
possessed the ability to make a speech
which would rival in eloquence the ef
forts of our most popular advocates.
This morning Johu H. Hall, of Port
land, appeared before the county court
m a habeas corpus proceeding, wherein
he asked for the discharge of Roy
Turner, who was charged with perjury,
naving sworn zaiseiy regarding some
coyote scalps. Mr. Hall stated that the
young man was the son of estimable
parents and if discharged for this of
fense would leave the county and be pnt
in circumstances where he would lead a
better life. He also raised a point of
law wherein Deputy Prosecuting Attor
ney Phelps coincided and which seemed
to Judge Mays, acting in the absence of
Judge Bradshaw, to be well raised. As
a result the youthful offender was dis
charged. Mr. Hall and Mr. Phelps had re
quested of Judge Mays that he deliver a
charge to the young man, impressing
upon him the obligation to carry him
self as a young man should. And this
Mr. Mays did. In the court room were
gathered a number of people who were
eager listeners to the words which fell
from the gray-haired judge's lips. He
spoke some words to that young man
which it would be well if every youth
could' hear. In eloquent language he
pointed out the results which come from
bad companionsh'.p, and urged him to
hearken to his mother's exhortations
and lead a life of honesty. -
When Mr. Mays had finished, Mr.
Hall said he had listened to speeches
from Judge Shattuck and other jurists,
but he was free to say that never had he
heard words of advice so eloquently
given as these uttered by Judge Mays,
and The Chronicle reporter wants to
record that when the list of orators in
The Dalles is summed up that among
the first should be numbered Robert
Mays, and if this is not believed ask
Mr. Hall, Clerk Kelsay.- Deputy Sheriff
Kelly or Deputy Attorney Phelps.
Ko. SO,
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RODE TO HER DEATH.
Frances
Kreft the Victim of a Kona
wajr Accident
A shocking and deplorable accident
last evening deprived Frances Kreft,
the loved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Kreft, of her life. Just before reaching
the stage of womanhood, a vivacious
and intelligent girl of 15 is called from
the school roem to sever the ties of fam
ily life and the bonds of friendship and
enter that mysterious bourne from
whence no traveler returns.
Frances Keft was driving about
dnsk last evening with a younger sister
and a child in arms. The eister was
holding, the child and Frances had the
reins. They had crossed the Ninth j
street bridge driving away from town
when she dopped the right hand rein.
They were passed by Miss Rose Michell
who spoke a -cautionary remark. Mr.
Ed Williams, who was ahead,
noticed that Frances had lott eontrol of
the right hand rein, and looking bacV,
saw the cart tip over, throwing out its
occupants. He turned his own rig and
proceeded to the disaster, though not tit
tbe time realizing its fearful import.
The younger girl and child were thrown
out and found to be unhurt, but nothing
was to be seen of Frances Kreft. Farther
down the road was a cloud of dust made
by a swiftly moving horse, but neither
the cart nor its occupant could be ob
served with distinctness. Mr. Williams
gave instant pursuit, but when next he
saw the poor girl whom he had passed
so short a time before, in the full enjoy
ment of life, she was dead. The over
turning cart had caught her in some
way, securely fastening her to it. She
was not dragged along the ground, but
was caught in tbe gearing in such a
manner that one side of ber face was
pressed against the wheel. Its many
revolutions had worn away that side of
her face next to it, even to the interior
of her head. A shoe was also torn from
her foot. -The
runaway was stopped by Mr. Y.
Marsh, just this side of tbe Chenoweth
creek bridge, the vehicle having been i
dragged from the corner of the Mission
gardens, a distance of about two miles.
When released by him from her position
she was quite dead.
The ead news was broken as gently as
possible to the distracted parents. Mr,
Kreft was hurrying with heavy heart
along the road to the scene of his child's
death, having been notified by the chil
dren. Mis. Kreft was attending a lodge
of which she is a member. The friends
of the family did everything in theii
power to allay the fearful sadness of the
parents, to watch with the dead and
comfort the living.
Miss Frances Kreft was universally
esteemed by all who knew her.. Sbe at
tended the public school, and a fl lg has
been floating at half mast over the
school building since early morning.
The accident was one of those de
plorable affairs which can neither be
foreseen nor avoided. No blame can be
attached to anyone, and the fatality was
purely misfortune. The sympathy of
the entire community is extended to the
grief-stricken family.
FIRST CAR OF FRUIT.
Peach Plums Lral the Season All Frart
Will Be Well PacktMl. .
The Red Hen's Council.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
'DE '
t It
CREAM
The great council of the lni roved Or
der of Red Men elected the following
grand officers : J. K. Curr, great sachem ;
O. Schuman, great senior sagamore;
John Michell, great junior sagamore;
H. H. Newhall, great prophet ; F. Sav
ior, great chief of records; E. J. Hy
land, great keeper of wampum.. The
salary of the great chief of records was
placed at $100. The bond of the great
chief of records was placed at $500, and
grand keeper of wampum at $1500 and
trustees at $500 each. It was resolved
that the great keeper of wampum furn
ish bonds by a guarantee keeper at the
expense of the great council. Power
was given the great sachem to appoint
organizers.
The Dalles was selected at the next
meeting place of the great council.
What causes bad dreams is a question
that has never been satisfactorily an
swered ; but, in nine cases out of ten,
frightful dreams are the result ot imper
fect digestion, which a few doses of
Ayer's Sarsaparilla will effectually rem
edy. Don't delay try it today.
The first car of fruit left Tbe Dalles
last night billed fr Chicago. It con
sisted entirely of peach plums. There
were 800 boxes, divided as follows: A.
S. Bennett 663, M. M. Cnshing 12, Robt.
Cooper 70, W. II. Taylor 13, Marshal
Hill 24, E. Lane 13, O. D. TH.vlor 9. The
car was shipped by The Dalles Commis
sion Co. and consigned to Porter Bros.
The fruit may go to Chicngo nnbroken
or it may be diverted to other points.
Mr. Stadelman rays it is the finest car
load of peach plums that ever went ont
of The Dalles. This i because of the
packing. There is not an overripe plum
in the lot, and nearly all were picked at
just the right time, a trifle green. The car
should bring the top price. There will
be two more cars of this same frnit the
present season. The second car will go
tomorrow night. About 300 boxes of it
will come Iroin Root, Bellinger and
Elliot, Mosier.
A leseon has been learned from last
vear. a verv iuiDortant one. That in
that all fruit, to command paying prices,
must be properly packed. California
has been the teacher and Oregon has
finally become the pupil. Tbe car of
fruit which left last night was splendidly
and systematically packed. An expe
rienced packer was employed by The
Dalles Commission Co., who has taught
and is teaching others bow to pack tbe
fruit. He goes ont to Gomeorchard, and
instructs a number of subordinates, and
when they become expert- enough, goes
to another. In this way all of our frnit
men will be enabled to have experi
enced packers, which means from 50 to :
100 per cent, more for their fruit.. Fair
ly ripe fruit may be shipped with safety
if it is assorted. But a ripe and green
plum or peach uinet not be packed side
by side. '
"Mamma, was that a sugar-plum you
just gave me?" asked little Mabel. "No,
dear, it was one of Dr. Ayer'e Pills."'
"Please, may 1 have another?", "Not
now, dear; one of thoec nice pills is all
yon need at present, because every dose
is effective."
Word comes from all quarters that the
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coloring the beard a brown or black ia
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