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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1896.
The Weekly GteoMele.
THE DALLBS,
OREGON
OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY.
Published in two pa.rU, on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
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LOCAL MKKTIT1KS.
Wednesday s Daily.
There was a light sprinkle of enow on
the Klickitat hills last nig hi.
Quite a number of Wapinitia citizens
are in the city, making final proof on
their railroad lands.
The Regulator got in last night at
7:30, bringing eeveral big prairie
schooners with families attached.
Heppner is going to have a telephone
line to connect it with Hardman, Ham
ilton and Monument, and in time the
line will be extended to Canyoa City.
The body of W. W. Edgerman, who
was drowned at Hood River Monday,
was found by a searching party yester
day. That of Carl Wood, drowned with
- bim, has not yet been found.
"There are only three statutes of wo
men in the Dnited Statee." "Of course;
the public doesn't want any ghastly and
unnatural objects as works of art
"Unnatural?" "Yes; women sitting
stock still, saying nothing." Chicago
Journal.
The water commission met last night
and appointed a committee of three to
confer with the city council relative to
amending the charter so that the water
commission can sell the lots belonging
to the water fund. Under the present
system the city council has the selling
of the lots. .
' We learned at noon today that the
body of Carl Wood, one of the men
drowned at Hood River Monday, was
found last night, and the funeral of the
two unfortunate men took place today.
Mr. Wood was to have been married
Christmas day, which adds additional
sadness to bis sudden taking off. '
The Saginaw Herald of a recent date
says: "Rev, G. B. Burnsides, of the
Fillmore avenue Baptist church, Buffalo,
and Rev. Geo. Bnrlingaine of Spokane,
Wash., are in the city. They are both
friends and associates of Rev. O. D. Tay
lor. They came here for the purpose of
assisting him. if possible, in his trial in
the circuit court."
Commencing Monday the fare on the
Southern Pacific between Portland and
San Francisco on steamer days will be
increased $2. On and after that date
the regular first-class fare will be $21,
and the second, or tourist, fare $14, with
sleeper included in both cases. The O.
R. & N. has not so far made any ad
vance in rates.
A contract has been let to Shattuck &
Co., ot Portland, to build a new mill
race for the mill at Boyd, belonging to
Mr. Cockerline. The ditch will be
about a mile and a half long, the water
being taken out of 15-Mile, the water
rights being secured from the riparian
i owners. Work will be commenced by
the beginning of the new year.
Yesterday afternoon wagon load after
wagon load of big coops filled with big
turkeys were unloaded at the express
office, until the sidewalk for fifty feet
was piled full of them. Most of them
went to Portland on this morning's
train. It may be that prosperity has
not returned in full force, but it is quite
certain that Oregonians bave fulll con
fidence in their ability to eat turkey.
Thursday's Dally
The Elks will have a social session
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Salvation Army will give its pub
lic Christmas entertainment at the bar
racks tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Ad
mission 10 cents.
The Monmouthshire left Portland
. yesterday morning, and our young
friends, F. W. Wilson and Ed. Wingate
will probably take their Christmas din
ner at Victoria.
. Martin Fagau was found guilty of lar
ceny this morning in Justice Filloon's
court, and sentenced to pay a fine of
$25. His offense was the stealing of
some wood from Mrs. Alexander.
The many friends of John Crate will
' be pleased to learn that his condition is
much improved and. that there is now
little, if any, dauber ot his losing his
Christmas service on Mon
day evening. Dec. 28. FeaBt of the
Holy 1 Innocents at 7 o'clock, . in St.
. Paul's church, Union street. Parents
and friends of the Sunday school are
cordially invited to come and join with
the children in singing their Christmas
.'- carols and sharing their Christmas joys.
The year should not be allowed to
pass away before the matter of purchas
ing a diamond drill is settled. We bave
the finest coal measures on the coast,
:' and with the indications found in the
brewery and the electric light plant
, veils, it is almost a dead certainty that
we have the coal. The cost of testing
the matter is so small compared to the
Dossible results that it is the sheerest
folly to hesitate in the matter. ;
Christmas : eervices tomorrow, St
Paul's church, Union street, at 10:30 a
m., with celebration of the. Holy
Eucharist, and sermon by the pastor,
Subject, "No Room for Christ.". It is
to be hoped that no one will forget the
joy sent from heaven, and will come and
unite in the angel's song, "Glory to God
in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men." Everybody most
cordially invited, and a-"Merry Christ
mas to all."
Martin's marionettes and sleight-of-hand
uerformance continues to draw
good houses, and his show deserves all
the patronage bestowed on it. It ia a
first-class entertainment, and 15 cents
invested in a ticket for the little folks
will give them more genuine pleasure
than could be gotten from that si zed in
vestment in any other way. Old folks
enjoy it, the middle aged laugh at it,
and the little folks are unable to exprees
their delight. It is simply immense.
Important to Settlers.
Solicitor-General Conrad filed a mo
tion with supreme court Monday to set
aside the judgment entered and grant a
new hearing of the case of the Northern
Pacific company against Leonard P. Col-
burn, in order that the United States
might bave an opportunity to intervene.
He stated that the case involved the
rights of many thousand of settlers.
The case was appealed from Montana,
where Col burn claimed land within the
Northern Pacific grant, though no filing
had been made. The interior depart
ment had uniformly held that such set
tlement exempted land from the opera
tions of a grant. The supreme court
took the opposite view in the Colburn
case, and rendered an opinion which the
land office officials say must result in
ousting many settlers from their homes
all through the West, it allowed to
stand. The court granted a stay of
mandate, and will consider the motion
to set aside its former judgment.
THE DAYS GROW LONGER.
And Ye Editor Being Short Indulges In
Ola sin gr-
Of
Miss Bee Sterling Breaks Her Arm.
I
At the Degree of Honor meeting last
night, when the lodge adjourned, the
strips of carpet around the hall were
taken up for the purpose of danc
ing a few minutes. Miss Bee Sterling
was standing on the edge of one of the
strips, and the person taking it up giv
ing it a pull, she was thrown down. In
falling she put out her hands to break
the fall, and the result was the breaking
of the small bone of one arm near the
wrist. It is a sorrowful Christmas gift,
but the young lady takes her misfortune
good humoredly, simply remarking to
us, "It will get well," to which we add,
"We hope speedily."
Beantlial Windows.
Never in the history of The Dalles has
there been so many handsomely deco
rated windows. Our merchants are
rivaling each other in beautiful and ar
tistic displays, and the result is, win
dow decorations that are superb. The
holiday trade is good, but hardly up to
that of the past two years. One. reason
for this is the enormous amount of
money being used in payment for for
feited railroad lands. But in spite of
this The ' Dalles enjoys a better trade,
and has more money than any town of
its size on the coast.
The sun reached the lowest point of
declination Monday and has started on
his journey northward, which will ter
minate the 21st of June. The days
will grow steadily longer, and it will be
bnt a little while until the purple iris
and the thousand delicate blooms
Spring will gladden the. awakening soil
As we wrestle with the dodging armholes
of our old overcoat, and occasionally duet
the accumulations from our old winter
garments, we are glad that this is so.
Who knows what the spring will bring
forth? We at least try to console our
self with the bappv thought that may
hap along with all its other gaudy
ornaments, a new, brand new, suit ot
light-weight Spring garments ; may
sprout somewhere within our reach
while the moon is in the dark. . "Hope
springs eternal in the human breast.
saya the poet, and we would that we
might change this order of things so
that coats would spring for a little
while on our patient old back, instead,
However. Spring comes in apace, and
we will trust the blooming jade in hopes
that when she gets here she may recip
rocate.
What a pity that the gentle goddess
of Spring, bo generous in her gifts of
flowers and birds, of green leaves and
brilliant blooms, of verdant sod and
fragrant breezes, of bloom of cherry and
peach, white and pink, each tree
pyramid of bee-wooing bloom, of apple
blossoms with a tint caught from Venus'
cheeks and a perfume, stolen from her
sighs what a pity, we say, that with
the droning bee provided with such a
wealth of sweets, the clear soprano
voiced mosquito waking to life at the
blare of brazen throated bands, adver
tising the advent of the delightful picnic
season, and the delicate feast provided
for him what a pity that with the
erstwhile barren hiileides, clothed with
verdure and the trees supporting a
spring suit of leaves, that the light
tripping-divinity did not provide more
generously for the outward habiliment
of her admirer, man. Why did she not
provide for our comfort and our pleasure,
the spring-overcoat tree, the bachelor's'
breeches tree, the light-underwear tree,
the Easter-bonnet bush? Why not
provide toothpick shoes for our limbs,
as well as leaves for those of the trees,
so that we might take our pick? Why
not grow clean cotton socks without a
darned hole, as prolifically as she does
the useless pine needles that have noth
mg to sew?
for it was found ' on the floor of the
saloon next day by the janitor, and
when the account of the alleged hold-up
was seen in yesterday's Oregonian, the
proprietor called in Beyers and gave
him the check, which was identified by
'.he clerk of the Esmond hotel as the
one he bad given to Hurt, the romancist.
For Factory.
Some good, quiet work is being done
towards the organization of the com
pany for building a woolen mill, and it
looks as though it would materialize.
There certainly is no better location for
a plant of this kind, for here we have
the wool right from first bands, and
now that the price of labor has more
nearly approached that in the East,
there is no reason why we should not
manufacture our products for ourselves.
It ia to be hoped that every one who can,
will do something towards the , good
work.
Indefinitely Postponed.
ft was expected the Juvenile Temple
would have a Christmas entertainment
Thursday afternoon ; but circumstances
have arisen that have necessarily caused
its indefinite postponement.
Miss Edith Randall, Supt.
Mrs. J. E. Baknett, Asst. Supt
"By go!," said the farmer, "fer a man
who was raised in town you have the
quickest eye in ketchin' a squirrel
movin' round through the trees I ever
see." "All in practice," said the city
man. "I have been watching the ballet
through the foliage of high hats for
years." Indianapolis Journal.
'Foot-Hall.
AU members of the foot-ball team are
requested to be on band at the fair
grounds tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
ipr the purpose of having a practice
game. . : ' - ' ' ' -
Do not fail to call on Dr. Lannerberg,
the eye specialist, and bave your eyes
examined free of charge. If you Buffer
with headache or nervousness you un
doubtedly have imperfect vision that, if
corrected, will benefit you for life.
Office in the Vogt block. ... ,
For Sale or Kent. -The
Grant hotel, close to the depot,
will sell cheap, or rent for $10 per
month. Lkb Kee,"
; decl6-lm - . Grants, Or.
And while about it, why did she not
grow a collar for our necks, as she did
for those of the flowers? Why did she
not sprout silk neckties instead of moss,
clocked stockings as numerously
acorns and mistletoes Why not pro
vide undershirts instead of under brush,
and drawers just for luck instead of
four-leaved clover? Why not lady-slip
pers large enough for use, instead of
orchids fit only for fairies? But why
ask? The dainty and demure goddess
will not answer, and so we can only use
our yankee. ingenuity, and guess. Her
own wardrobe is exceedingly gauzy , con
sisting of a spider-web scarf and a gar
land of posies. Mayhap, she expected
we might dress that way, but she ought
to bave known from the way winter
lingered in her lap that we couldn't do
it. But why guess further. She didn't
provide for us and she is not going to do
so. Therefore, why repine? Instead,
let us, in the language of the immortal
poet, "Be up and doing, all our neigh
bors when we can our daddies' dollars
still pursuing, according to the good old
plan." '
A FAIRY TALE EXPLODED. .
Tho Check and Money That
Did Mot Lose.
. W. Hurt
It appeals that D. W. Hurt, the man
who informed a reporter of The Dalles
Chronicle that he waB robbed of $9 and
a hotel check for the rest of his money,
in. Portland, Wednesday, is a man of
surpassing imagination, says the Ore
gonian. The hotel check of which Hurt
was "robbed was found Sunday by
Special Officer Beyers In a saloon in the
vicinity of First and Morrison streets,
where Hurt lost it, and the rest of bis
story seems to have been a fancy
sketch. ;
Hurt came to Portland early last week
and stopped at the - Esmond hotel.
When he was returning from the theater
Wednesday night he dropped into a
saloon and there met a "lady," who
after some persuasion, induced bim to
accompany her to her room. When he
returned to the hotel, and wanted to get
Mb money, he found his check missing,
and j milling at the conclusion that the
girl liau robbed him, he at once went
out and hunted up Special Officer
Beyers. Beyers went with him to the
girl's room and searched for the check
and for a half dollar ' which he also
claimed to have lost. Neither could be
found. Returning to the saloon, Hurt
exhibited several dollars, saying that
was all the money he bad left of $6 that
he brought with him and that the rest
had gone with, the check. , He was un
willing to make any complaint, and
Beyers, after seeing him eafely back to
the hotel, let the matter drop, being
satisfied that Hurt had lost the check
somewhere. His theory proved correct,
THESE WILL SWEAR OFF.
Few of the Thing
Hot o.
that Ther Will
.Sheriff Driver will not start his class
in "roller skating made easy" until
after the holidays. In the meanwhile be
is practicing on some fancy movements,
which generatly are punctuated with a
period, otherwise a full stop.
Judge Bradshaw will not behead tbe
turkey for ' this Christmas dinner, not
this year. There are things judicial oc
cupying bis attention that prevent; they
are things judicially judicious.
Orion Kinerely will , not present an
other white deer to the Elks, at least
until next Christmas. White deer are
scarce, and the lodge of Elks too enthu
siastically appreciative.
Fred Wilson and Ed Wingate will not
bold Christmas eve, 1896, in grateful re
membrance, as at this time they are
probably making some customary pres
ents to old Neptune at an unknown
point along the Washington coast.
Colonel Sinnott will not refuse to ex
plain to the gentle tourist how be es
caped from tbe blood-thirsty Indians in
1492 by crossing the Columbia on the
backs of salmon.
No Elk will sing tbe doxology, at
least not until Easter.' We are told bv
one of them that it is against the rules
of tbe order to sing, anyhow, and that's
the way they clways sing. .
The Salvation Army will not do vio
lence to its feelings by connecting music
to its noise, and the lassie with a voice
like a cracked clarinet with the stops
knocked off, will not cease to offend the
shuddering air with her vocal gymnas
tics.
Harry Morse will not extend his fore
head any further back. Hia shirt collar
interferes with any further extension of
his Bill Nye countenance in that direc
tion. .
Fen Batty will not remain single an
other year, not if our Dalles girls know
good thing when they see it. Fen is
eligible and willing, a nice young man
without blemish or flaw, and his name
will lend beautv to a wedding notice.'
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Hot a Gold Country.
.every day or so we i hear someone
speculating concerning the gold bearing
quartz found in the Mill creek gravel,
used in laying the sidewalk at the court
house last summer. There seems to be
an impression that the quartz came from
ledge some place up Mill creek. While
this is possible, it is extremely iropiob
able. , We have never been very far up
Mill creek, but the country rock is
mostly basalt, though we are told there
is some gneiss. It is much more prob
able tbe quartz is part of a bowlder
brought here by the glacial wash, at the
eame time the big granite bowlders of
which there are a few scattered over the
hills in this neighborhood, were brought
nere. The bowlder has decomposed and
the small pieces found were parts, of it
The rock was exceedingly rich, but the
fact that only one piece was found indi
cates that the supply was exceedingly
limited. We have no faith in gold mines
being found in this vicinitv, but we do
believe we have something much better,
and that is an abundance of coal.
A Chance to Homestead.
Senator Mitchell introduced a bill in
the senate, on the 14tb inst., providing
for the extension of the time in which
payment might be made on forfeited
railroad lands, but congress adjourned
Tuesday night without taking any action
concerning it. The consequence is that
that time expires with the year, Thurs
day of next week being the last day on
which payments can be made. There
as been a steady stream of claimants
making proof for the last two weeks,
not only in the land office, but before
the county clerks ' and United States
commissioners.' In many cases parties
bave been unable to get the money to
pay for the lands, and bave filed home
steads on them. There will be quite a
lot of these lands that will become liable
to location under the homestead laws,
and undoubtedly there will be quite a
lot of business in that way for tbe first
month or two of tbe new year. '
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Merry Christmas and a. Happy New Year.
Now is a good time to lay m your nice things for
the Holidays.
WE HAVE
Good Apples,
Choice Cranberries,
Sweet Potatoes,
Seedless Raisins,
Fresh Currants,
Oranges, Lemons, Figs,
Dried Fruits,
Canned Wild Blackberries
Choice Creamery Butter,
Hams, Bacon and Lard.
Leave orders for Dressed Tur
keys. Chickens and Eggs
bought and sold.
A1SO A CHOICE A690BTMENT Or
Garden and Grass Seeds
in TJnll-
f for Early Planting.
Hay. Grain, Feed, Flour.
Seed Wheat,
Chicken Wheat,
Oats, Rolled Barley,
Bran and Shorts,
Middlings,
Rolled Oats. ,
All of which will be sold at Bedrock Prices for Cash at
J. fl. GROSS' FEED and GR0GERY STORE,
Corner Second and ilJnion Streets.
lie Price on Farm Wagons Has Droppetf;
533 That ia, the price on some wagons has iallen below our price on OL.U
HICKORY" Wagons. Why? Bfouiaf other wagon on the market win sen
alongside of the "OLD HlCK'iRY" at tho same prices. It is the best ironed,
best painted and litfliiei-t running, nn we ifiiaranree every bit of material in it to
be strictly first-clree. If you wmit rli CHEAPEST Wagon on the market, we
haven't got it; but we lmv got thu BEST, and solicit comparison.
MAYS & CROWE, The Dalles, Or.
Lumber, Building- Material and Boxes
Traded ior TTnr fi-rn i n "Rn r.nn. "Lard.
.tfbiWV J Wai mmmwssw w mm " -
ROWE & CO.,
The Dalles, Or.