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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1896.
OREGON
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LOCAL BKKVIT1K&.
i . '. ', Saturday's Dally.
The weather ia probably cloudy today.
' The Dalles Commission Company
" will. load a car of plume, prunes and
pears for Chicago on Tuesday.
Messrs. Van Bladigan and Parkins
took a spin on their bycycles to Mosier
yesterday. They made the 7 miles
down from the summit in one hoar.
Rev. O. D. Taylor presented Ths
Chronicle office with a handsome
basket of grapes this afternoon from his
famous Colombia river fruit ranches.
A complaint was filed today by the O.
R. & N. vs. J. G. and I. N. Day for the
recovery of engine No. 291, or $2000 in
lieu of its value thereof, besides $2400
damages for being deprived of its use.
Misses Alma and Anna Taylor will
open a primary school September 14th
at the rooms formerly occupied by the
Kindergarten, taught by Miss Hall and
Miss Anna Taylor. The number of
pupils will be limited, and parents de
siring to patronize such a ecbool will
kindly communicate with the Misses
Taylor at an early date.
Mr. C. F. Lauer assumed the duties of
his new position today as marshal of
the city. Abont his first official act was
to arrest the extraordinary cripple who
is selling lead pencils around the streets
for being drunk and disorderly. This
individual when drunk is quite ugly and
is inclined to make the most of what
weapons nature has provided him with
He is quite an original cripple, his de
formity consisting in having his left leg
crossed in front of his right, making his
- step but a few inches in length.
John Gavin of this city was recently
. admitted to the bar by the supreme
court at Salem. There were seventy
four applicants, including forty-one
seniors of the law department of the
Oregon University. The examination
was ' wholly written. Forty-nine ques
tions were on the list and four hours
time given for the writing of the answers.
Mr. (jravin received a certificate en
titling him to practice. He received
his instruction through the - Sprague
Correspondent School of Law, 114 Tele
phone Building, Detroit, Mich. This
school enables students to study law in
their own homes by the correspondent
method. It is quite remarkable, what
this school has been able to accomplish
with its students scattered as they are
: in every state and all the instruction
given dv man. Any young man or
young woman unable to attend a law
school and desiring to study law at home
will be profited by writing the school for
particulars. .
Monday's Daily.
Quite a number of citizens are wear
ing McKinley hats, which are very be.
coming. They will be the prevailing
style tor four years.
- The rain commenced falling at 1 :30
o'clock this morning and has kept it up
pretty steadily ever since. ' The fall up
to 3 o'clock was .17 of an inch.
Sturgeon fishing continues brisk. Sam
Thurman's catch since Saturday night
was 1600 pounds. Two Indians cleared
$65 in the last two nights. - The prevail
ing price is Z cents.
The concert yesterday was attended
by abont the usual Dumber of people
and was much enjoyed. The three pop
ular numbers were the cornet solo by
Mr. J. B. Benton, "Bric-a-Brac," and
'Schubert's Serenade."
. The date of the Columbia river con
ference Vf the Methodist Episcopal
church has been ' postponed one week.
It convenes at North Yakima, Wash.,
September 2d. ., Union, Wallowa and
' Grant counties have been added to that
conference.
Marshal' Humphrey arrived in town
yesterday and served papers on Wi
nans Bros, to appear before the supreme
- court on September 8th and show cause
why they should not be arraigned for
: contempt in prohibiting certain Indians
from exercising their fishing privileges
by constructing and maintaining a fence.
- Street political discussions have com
menced in The Dalles. On Saturday
lest Nielsen's corner was thronged ' for
" several hours by citizens listening to an
inpromptu discussion between a McKin-
. ley advocate and a Bryan man. At . the
conclusion of the argument it was pro
posed by the McKinley supporter to
shake dice and treat the crowd who had
' patiently listened through the argument,
Imt the Bryan man weakened.
A very rare and beautiful blossom
opened at Mrs. Stabling's greenhouse
last night or early this morning. It was
a flower of the night-blooming cereus.
The blossom was abont. six. inches in
length by four in breadth and was bell-
THK DALLKS.
I shaped. It was of a creamy whiteness,
'n . ,T .'iL A11A nSlV-lilrn
biie center niieu wiiu jchuw oii-"w
strands of great number. It is years in
blooming, and even then ..lasts only I
few hours. The blossom much resem
bles 'the flower of the Gods, which
opened a few months ago. Mrs. Stu
bling has had the plant ever since she
has ' been in the city and this was its
first bloom. - .' ;
CaDt. Wand. Agent Allaway and
Purser Butler of the D. P. & A. N. Co,
were recently the recipients of some
very handsome tokens of esteem by lady
tourists who, pleased with the courtesies
extended them by these boat officials,
thus showed their appreciation. The
gifts were solid silver umbrella clasps
with the owners' names engraved on
them. The gifts speak volumes for the
polite attentions of the boat officers to
natrons of the line, which has been a
great factor in inducing travel. People
who journey are appreciative of these
courtesies, for though they cost nothing
they are seldom met with on the part of
the employes of public carriers.
A gentleman who has just returned
from an extended trip through Harney,
Grant and Union counties tells 01 a
recent sweeping change of sentiment for
McKinley, and believes the state will
without doubt give a big McKinley ma
jority in November. Old line Democrats
who heretofore would as soon think of
sacrificing their right band as to vote
for a Republican have announced their
intention to vote the Republican ticket.
They say if times were a little better
they might risk it another four years
and vote Democratic, but they want to
see prosperity again and will hepce vote
with the party under whose rule they
experienced a high degree of prosperity
Tuesday's. Dally .
Saltmarshe & Co. shipped a carload of
hogs to Tacoma yesterday.
All members of Cedar Grove, No. 12,
are requested to be present Friday even
ing, Sept. 4th. Something special.
The D. P. & A. N. Co. are construct
ing a movable warehouse in place of the
one washed away during high water.
The new one is being made in sections
which will be bolted together. '
It is believed that a larger volume of
water has passed this point this year
than during the year of the big flood,
1894. The river has receded very slowly,
and is yet over eleven feet above low
water mark.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moore were pleas
antly surprised by a number of friends
last evening, the occasion being their
fourth wedding anniversary. A . most
enjoyable . evening was passed by sur
prises and eurpriaed.
At the water commissioners' meeting
yesterday it was decided to shut off the
water where the rent for the previous
month has not been paid, and in cases
where more than one month's rent was
due, to allow the delinquent sixty days
time to pay before shutting off the
supply.
One of the big front, windows of A. M.
Williams & Co's new store has been
handsomely decorated with ladies' dress
goods, and the other is in process of con
struction. The windows are very band-
some indeed and attract the attention of
manv passers-by.
The Chronicle, during the next few
days, will undertake to give editorially
some information concerning the money
question which is not new and will not
be disputed by any who have taken
pains to inform themselves. We do this
because we have now and then met per
sons who have heretofore given little or
no attention to the subject and who have
not in mind these tacts. Most of the
city papers throughout the country have
so often presented this information they
now assume it is familiar to every one.
We shall attempt to present these facts
accurately, having presented the facts
we shall also present our views concern
ing them, claiming nothing for the man
ner of the presentation except fairness
and a purpose to be perfectly under
stood. '
For Sale, Exchange or Lease.
A good, unencumbered, perfect title
wheat and stock farm (especially adapted
to sheep) of 800 acres, well watered and
so located as, to control a good range;
600 acres fenced ; 300 under cultivation ;
200 ready for grain this fall ; 400 tonB of
hay ; 6-room house, 2 barns, etc., 2 miles
from schoolhouse, 4 miles from post
office with semi-weeekly mail ; 63 or 70
bead of good brood mares and a thor
oughbred imported Clydesdale stallion.
Will sell either separately or all together
on easy terms. Or will exchange for a
small, well . iinpro7ed, unencumbered
farm in Oregon or Washington west of
the Cascades. Or will lease same to re-
ponsible party for five years. Old age
is the reason for wanting a change.
Call on or address resident owner,
. T. J. Moffit,
e2-wtf Gorman, Sherman Co., Or. .
Stockholders Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders .of the
Wasco Warehouse Company will be held
at the office of French & Co., The Dalles,
Oregon, on Wednesday, September 30,
1896, at 3 :30 o'clock p. m., for the pur
pose of electing directors for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before the
mating, . . W. Lord; Pres.
Attest: G. J. Fablby, Sec. 4w
The Dalles, Or., Sept. 1, 1890i 7 7
THE FIRE FIEND.
Jobnst.n Bros. Store at Dufui Barned
to the Ground.
About 12:30 o'clock last night the
Johnston Bros, of Dufur were aroused
from slumber by the report that their
store was burning. They hurried out,
to find that the flames were beyond con
trol. The store building burned to the
ground with all its contents. There is
no .fire department in Dufnr, but the
Johnstons' had put in two small hy
drants from the creek which were cap
able of throwing 134 'nch streams and
by the use of these the property adjoin
ing was saved.; Johnston Bros, lose on
the building and contents about $11,000.
Oat of this is to be subtracted the in
surance, which amounts to $,uuu in tne
German-American. Home Mutual and
New Zealand insurance companies. Mr.
G. W. Johnston, who was in town this
morning, says they will, at once rebuild
and restock, and he is already on his
way to Portland to lay in a complete
general merchandise.. stock. . Mr. John
ston does not believe for a moment the
fire was accidental, but he has no clue
to the incendiarv. .
The night before Fred Gordon
of
Victor lost his store and public ball in
the same manner. . It seems that incen
diarism is rife. Only a few weeks ago
large house was burned on the hill in
The DtJles. The house was unoccupied
and it' caught about 3 o'clock in the
morning. -
ATTEMPTED POISONING.
Mark Enyart Eats Strychnine in Fie
Ills Mother-in-L,aw Susplcloned.
The Fossil Journal reports one of the
most fiendish attempts to commit mar
derby poisoning, the intended' victim
being Mark Enyart, who lives four miles
from fossil.
Enyart had been awav from home for
a couple of weeks putting up hay, and
when be returned found his wife's
mother,Mrs. Nuckolls stopping wftb her
on a vieit. She asked Mark's wife to go
home with her, to one of the Jim John
son place that day saying she bad to
go home that day anyway. The wife
said : . "Well, if Budd (Enyart) does not
want me to stay at home for anything."
Enyart replied : "Of course you can go
if you want to." Mrs. Nuckolls asked
him if he would not like something to
eat before be left for Sbepara's and so
the old lady Nuckolls put a lunch on the
table for him to eat. Enyart returned
about 1 o'clock that afternoon, and
found the folks still gone, and the lunch
on the table. There was some pie on
the table, which was a favorite plate of
his, and the first thing he did was to
pick up a piece of that, and take a bite
off the small end. He thought it did
not taste right, but swallowed that piece
too quick to taste of it, and so he bit off
another piece to see what it tasted like,
This confirmed his impression that it
tasted bitter. He looked at it then, and
saw that it looked as if white sugar had
been spread all over the top of it, and
there were the prints of a case knife
where it bad been used to press the
white sugar down in the pie. About
that time the first bite he had taken' be
gan to draw tne lower part ot his
stomach up like a knot. This, with the
extreme bitter taste of the third bite,
caused it to flash through his mind that
he had been poisoned, and it was strych
nine instead of white sugar on the pie.
He immediately stepped to see if his
strychnine bottle, which he kept bang
ing out of sight behind the looking glass,
was there yet, and it was gone. It had
been hanging there since the 1st of Jan
uary, and been used then to poison ome
coyotes with, but the bottle was two
thirds full when he used it last.
Enyart immediately grabbed the
butter plate, and proceeded to swallow
the ball of butter as fast as he could do
so. He then thought of his tobacco.
He chewed and swallowed the half of a
plug he had with him, that caused htm
to vomit. He threw up the contents of
his stomach, and thereby saved his
life.
Enyart suspicioned that Mrs. Nuckolls
had put up the dose for him, for he had
remembered that she was particular to
let him know twice that she left the
lunch for him on the table. And she
had been on very poor terms with him
ever since he ran off with the daughter
to marry her. So when they got back
to the house he charged her with fixing
up the dose for him. ' She replied : "I
did not do' it, I did not do it." Mrs.
Enyart then spoke up and said : "Why
Budd, ma aeked me three or four days
ago where the strychnine bottle was
and I looked up there and it was gone."
Other little incidents still further
pointed Enyart's suspicions toward Mrs.
Nuckolls. ,
Thus far no arrests have been made,
but the grand jury' will soon be in ses
sion, and the case will surely be investi- i
gated. ' '. .- '
Mr. Jacobsen Has ''Returned! .
Mr." E. Jacobsen haB just returned
from a seven weeks' . trip throughout
Eastern Oregon. He does not desire to
say much for publication, only that be
had a very successful business trip, and
is pleased to be again .' at home - among
bis townspeople. He finds on the whole
a very prosperous; section of country
where he has been. The cattle men are
doing well financially and there has
never been such a crop of hay as this
year. He tells of the Riley Cattle Co.
letting a contract for 2000 tons of hay for
$1 a ton, and says the hay is so rank (it is
natural wild hay) and the methods for
putting up are so. original, that the con
tractors, after hiring and boarding the
men employed make a snug profit out of
the contract. The sheep men are feel
ing much bluer than their rattle col
leagues, and with good reason. Their
wool ciip is tied up, and many cf them
are snort ot ready money to meet cur
rent expenses. The principal-industry
around Canyon City is gold mining.
Many men arat work and considerable
of the precious metal is being taken out
of the ground. Mr. Jacobsen- says bis
trip was without iucident, barring his
two weeks' illness at Burns, and a tri
fling accident that happened to him
while fording a shallow-looking stream
in his light wagon. It was the usual
fording place, and residents - of that
country paid no attention to it. He was
much' surprised to find on crossing that
the water was much deeper than it
looked, and many of the things in the
wagon bed became damaged by becom
ing wet. , He was further discomfited by
finding that the farther he went across
the stream the deeper the water became.
He elevated his feet to the dashboard,
and still the water rose. The innocent
looking stream finally competed him to
stand on the seat before he reached the
opposite bank. He afterwards found
that the . wagon beds of that country
were built higher than bis own. Mr.
Jacobsen, when asked about the politics
of Eastern Oregon, refused to be inter
viewed. He said his trip was. purely for
business, that he had been successful,
and that business and politics do not
mix. " .
RICHARD CLOSTERS WILL.
Bla Several Kequests and Choice of. Ad
ministrator. The last will and testament of R. G
Closter was proven today before probate
court at the clerk's office. It is in the
testator's own handwriting, he having
summoned the witnesses whose signa
tures appear thereon, and afterward
filed the will in Will Condon's safe
where it has been since the dating of the
will. The text of the will is as follows
I, Richard G. Closter, of The -Dalles,
in the county of Wasco, and state of Ore
gon, do make and publish this, my last
will and testament, in manner and form
following, that is to say :
First, It is my will that mv funeral
shall be conducted without any pomp,
unnecessary parade, and that the ex
penses thereof , together with all my just
debts, be fully paid.
Second. I give, devise and bequeath to
Mrs. Bertha V lera $1500.
Third, I give and devise $500 to young
Lena Liebe.
Fourth, I give and devise to Valesca
Liebe $500.
Fifth, I give and devise to Giles Pat
rick, wherever he may be, all my right
and title to my Indian claim, together
with half of the amount of the notes I
bold against Charles Battman, and if
said Giles Patrick is not alive or cannot
be found, the same amount shall go to
George Liebe, jr. There is a certificate
of deposit in the First National bank in
The Dalles against French & Co.'s bank
in The Dalles to the amount of $2,700,
together with the interest from the 1st
of June, 1892. and due on the 1st of
June, 1893, at .the rate of S per cent per
annum, in favor of myseif.
And last, I hereby constitute and ap
point Geo. A. Liebe, of The Dalles, to be
my executor of this, my last will and
testament, reposing full confidence in his
integrity to perform the trust committed
to him.
Richard G. Closter.
Witnesses, - ,
- Henry Clough,
H. A. Bill.
Done at The Dalles in this state of
Oregon, county of Waeco, this 30th day
of March, 1893.
This afternoon Judge Liebe was sworn
in as administrator lor the deceased,
giving required bond, Attorney J. B.
Condon attending to the legal form
alities.
Giles Patrick, named in the will, was
former partmer of Mr. Oldster's, in
the packing and freighting business.
He has not been heard of for years, the
last known of him in the Grant county
mines.
Real Estate Transfers.
James and Ella Harper to Geo. Dag-
gert, lot F, block 36, Ft. Dalles Mil.
Res. ; $50.
The Elite barber shop, H. D. Parkins,
proprietor, announces that hereatter tne
price of ebaving will be reduced to 15
cents. sldlw
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
CREAM
.... Most Perfect Made.
40 Years the Standard.
13 Price oil Farm wagoas jas Dropii
'' That is, the price on some wagons has fallen below our price on "OLD
HICKORY" Wagons. Why? Because no other wagon on the market will sell
alongside of the "OLD HICKURY" at the same prices. It is the beet ironed, '
beet 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. . x
' - ' MAYS & CROWE, The Dalles, Or.
Blade of Pacific Coast Fir.
It is not generally known that Pro
fessor Nansen's Arctic ship Fram, which
for three years braved the terrors "of the
frozen North and finally relumed frith
all on board safe and sound, is the pro-
duct of. Puget sound timber, pays the
Seattle Times. About tour years ago,
when Nansen was casting about for 'the
strongest and most durable wood for the
construction of bis steamer, be decided
that Puget sound Douglas fir was the
wood he desired, and the order for the
timber, out of which the ship was to be
built, was placed with the Paget Sound
Lumber Company, of Pore Gamble. The
lumber, sawed into the desired lengths
and sizes, was sent to Norway with
other cargoes, and the Fram was con
structed. ' ,
It remained for Victor H. Beckman,
editor of the Pacific Lumber Trade Jour
nal, of Seattle, who always is alive to
the needs and prosperity of lumbermen
of the Sound to diecover that the Fram
was built of fir, and this month's num
ber of his publication, which is now in
press, contains an interesting acsount of
fir tests, in general, and in particula
the great test given the timber by the
Fram. Mr. Beckman considers the best
testimonial as to the strength of fir
comes from Professor Nansen himself,
who said : ' ' :
" 'On January 4th and 5th the Fram
was exposed to the most violent pres
sure we expetienced. fcbe was then
frozen in ice of more than thirty feet of
measured thickness. This - floe was
overridden by great ice masses, which
were pressed against the port side with
irresistible force and threatened to bury,
if not to crush her. The necessary
provisions, with the canvas kayaks
and other equipments, had been
placed on the ice. Every man was
ready to leave the ship if necessary and
was prepared to continue to drift, living
on the floe. But the Fram proved even
stronger than our trust in her. When
the pressure arose to the highest, and
the ice was piled so high above the bul
warks she was broken looee and slowly
lifted out of ber bed in which she bad
been frozen. Not the slightest sign of a
split was to be discovered in ber. After
that experience I considered the Fram
equal to almost anything in the way of
pressure. Atter that we experienced
nothing more of the kind, but our drift
rapidly continued north and northwest
ward.' "
Kittens Suckled by a Dog.
Mr. F.' Weidner of Mosier is a great
hand tor pets.. About two months ago a
dog and a cat gave birth to litters of
their respective progeny at abont the
same time. He drowned all the pups
but one, and before long another mem
ber ot the family . bad given that away
also. ' About the same lime the mother
cai was missed. The first time they
noticed its absence was by observing the
dog nursing the cat familv. The kittens
were very contented, and while lazily
looking with half closed eyes at the am
azed observers, kept their paws moving
alternately, unsheathing their sharp lit
tle claws each time. This did not seem
to disturb the foster mother, who gave
the kittens the same attention she form
erly did her own offspring.
- Notice Concerning Schools.
The public schools will open on Mon
day, September 7th. Former pupils
absent from the May examination or
who did not make satisfactory grades on
the - work of the spring term, will be
given an examination In the studies in
which they are deficient aud should be
Harvest Supplies, '
Header Forks,, Hay Rakes.
" Russell & CO. Agency for
Threshers and Extras.
V Lubricating Oils. ;
Dixon Graphite Axle Grease.
C. & S. and Frazer's Aixle Grease. .
167 Second Street, The Dalles.
at the Court street school for such ex
amination, at 9 a. m. Saturday, Septem
ber 5th. I shall be at the Court street
school during the entire day and chil
dren lately movel into the district
should see me then concerning their
la aai ptfm tfrin uml aaa.nmatit In Vim
i m:Iio1. Teachers' meeting at 3:30
p.-in. John Uavis, f nncipal.
Teachers for 1890-07.
The following are the fall term assign
ments for The Dalles public schools :
John Gavin, Principal.
J. S. Landers and Miss Melissa Hill,'
high school, Court street, grades 8 a, 9tb.
10th and 11th.
Miss Minnie Michell, Court, grades 7a.
and 8b.
Miss Tena Rintoul, Academy Park,
grade 7th.
Miss Louise Rintoul, Academy Park,
grade 6th.
Miss Elsie Ball, Union street annex,
grade 5th.
Mies Lena Snell, Union street, grade
4th. 1
. Miss Maggie Fhnn, Academy Park,
grade 3d.
Miss Ella Cooper, Union street, grade
2d.
Miss Frances . Rowe, Union street,
grade 1st,
' Miss Salina Phirman, Academy Park,
grade 1st,
Miss Cassie M. Chase, Union street,
(mixed) grades 2b, 5a and 6b.
- Mrs. Kate Roche, East Hill Primary,
grades, 3a and 4th.
Miss Nan Cooper, East Hill Primary, .
grades 1st and 2d. f
Died.
At Kingsley, Davis Hix at 11 :55 p. in.
Friday night, aged 26 years. '
The death of Davis Hix causes pro
found sorrow in that community, H
bas been a great snuVrer for months, but -bore
that suffering without murmur.
He returned from St. Vincent's hospital
abont three months ago, where he ; was
sent for treatment. His death was
peaceful, and he passed away quietly
and painlessly. He was born in Hamil
ton county, Illinois. His parents are .
both dead, having died when Davis was
quite young. The only living relatives
are his brother John,, who lives at
Kingsley, and Lis sister, Mrs. Lena Bev
ins, who now lives at Chehalis, Wash.
He leaves a wife and one child, a little'
girl of 4 years. Mrs. Hix was a daugh
ter of Robert Kelley, deputy sheriff of .
Wasco'county. Mr. Kelly is now at
Kingsley to attend the obseqnise.
The Hon. Andrew D. White, ex-president
of Cornell University, has written
a veiy important article for the Sep
tember Forum, entitled "Encourage- .
ments in' the Present Crisis." Dr.
White emphasizes very Btrongly the
serious character of the crisis which
confronts us, points out the anarchic and .
socialistic forces and tendencies which
lie behind it, gives some parallels in his
tory which reveal the dangers just now
threatening us, but which also indicate
our mean? ot meeting tnem a pro
foundly interesting article. In the same
number Mr. Isaac L. Rice, the Well
known lawyer, under the significant
title, "Thou Shalt Not Steal," severely
criticizes the Chicago platform and the
utterances of its candidate.
The Wasco Warehouse Co. begs leave
to inform Farmers that they have STOR
AGE ROOM for 200.000 SACKS of
WHEAT and any one wishing to store
their wheat and hold for later market
can do so on usual terms. Also, tbey
will pay the HIGHEST CASH PRICE ,
for Wheat, Oats, Barley and Rye.
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