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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. APRIL 10, 1897.
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LOCAL BBEVITIK9.
Wednesday s Daily.
Baker City is wrestling with an epi
. demic of measles, more than 300 cases
having developed np to this'tinie.
Now that we have had three or four
days of clear weather, it really begins to
look as though spring at last here.
The Champions have sent a challenge
to the Dnfur baseball game, the date of
which has not yet been agreed upon.
Opening of spring and summer milli
nery at Mrs. A. Schooling's on Wednes
day, April 7th. All are cordially invited.
The prettiest things in hats that we
have seen for many years were at Mrs.
- Briggs' millinery parlors this morning.
There were two Dalles ladies in the hats,
of course."
At a meeting of the Champion bate
ball club Monday evening in the council
chambers, James Maloney. was elected
captain, Edward Jenkins secretary and
treasurer, Arthur Stubling manager.' '.'
Among those ' graduating from ' the
medical department of the University of
Oregon last Monday was Aaron Tilzer,
who at one time bandied the prescrip
tion department for Blakeley & Hough
ton. ' "A Night in Bohemia" will be put on
the stage here in the near future, under
the auspices of the local lodge of Elks.
The play will be given by Portland
talent, and it is said to be a very catchy
entertainment.
The survey of the Columbia River and
Southern railroad is progressing rapidly
and as soon as it is completed, active
work will' be begun on its construction.
It will be completed in time to move
the crop this fall. . .
E. C. Allen is buying cattle in Moun
' tain valley, Umatilla county. He
bought recently eighty-seven head from
George Horseman, and several bead
- from James Hall and Daniel Jones, pay
ing therefor $18 a bead.
Mr. Charles Stubling is having bis
' rooms changed, the wholesale depart
ment being made somewhat smaller and
the saloon a trifle larger. The counter
will be changed to the side ' of the room
instead of running across it.
The sheriff of Umatilla county has
begun suit in Pendleton to ascertain
what expenses he is allowed under the
law to incur.' The case will be taken to
the supreme court, and the whole ques
tion of the salary law will come Bp for
an opinion. . .
The salmon season will open next
Saturday, but it is not 'probable the
market will be over-supplied for a little
while at least, as the run has not yet
commenced in the lower river. It will
require more higlTwater before the sal
mon seek the spawning grounds.
Mason & Co., who have the Oro Fino
mine under a bond, are now working in
a three-foot vein of high-grade sulphur
ets, says the Grant's Pass Mining Jour
nal. A new mill will probably go into
the - Jump-Off-Joe district, and a road
will be built into the . district from
Grant's Pass. ;".
. A Salem paper says that the Gootiale
Lumber Company is closing contracts
with corporations in Mexico for 5,000,
000 feet of bridge timber. This is a
large contract, and will keep the mills
runing full force for several weeks. ' The
lumber will be shipped via Yaquina and
direct to Mexican points.
Jimmie Hatten, a white , man, about
70 years old, and whose borne is on the
Puyallup reservation, is reported as hav
ing slept almost constantly for the past
three months. He is awake for a short
time at night. He eats but little, and
claims to We afflicted with rheumatism.
- The sheriff of Whitman county con
tinues to make raids upon all question
able resorts in the county, and. it is said
to be the intention of the authorities not
to stop until Colfax, Qakesdale and other
towns of Whitman county have been
redeemed from the influence of lmmor
ity and depravity.
A man by the name of Baird died at
Antelope Sunday, very suddenly. City
Recorder M. E. Miller took charge of the'
body and the effects .of the. dead man.
He had a fine gold, watch and $100 in
coin. He was practically a stranger, but
it is supposed he has a sister in Scot
: land. - From the time he was considered
dangerously ill he was unconscious, and
nothing could be learned of bim. .-.
. .. Thursday's Dally -
A daughter of Bert Hawthorne's met
with an accident yesterday, resulting in
the breaking of ber left forearm. Dr.
Hollisfer reduced the fracture. ,
- The Odd Fellows' and the MaBons'
cemeteries in Pomeroy were entered re
cently and the tombstones and monu
ments torn from several graves and
broken to pieces. The ghouls then went
to the Catholic cemetery and committed
similar acts of vandalism.'
C. O. White has been chosen as cap
tain of the Pendleton fire department
racing team. He will train the team for
the tournament to be held in Baker
City. ' Rescue Hook and Ladder Com
pany, of Pendleton, has elected as dele
gates to the annual meeting of the East
ern Oregon and Washington Fire Asso
ciation in. June at Baker City, Joseph
ell and Thomas T. Nelson.
In Empire City, Coos county, tile
children seem to be in danger from the
horses that run at large. The other day
two little children of . Mr. Earle were
playing on the sidewalk in that 'town
when a band of racing cayuses ran upon
the sidewalk and right over the children
before they' could move.'' Toe children
were both knocked down . and cut in
several places, but -fortunately escaped
without any serious injuries.
Two young men of Albany, who bad an
altercation, agreed to settle their differ
ences, and went across the river by them'
selves, without seconds or witnesses;
where thev fought with bare knuckles
to a finish. . When they returned, both
showed the results of the encounter,
which is said to have been fiercely con
tested until one cried enough, whereup
on according to agreement, the fight was
declared finished and the participants
returned to town together.
Work on the road to The Dalles is be
ing vigorously pushed, under the super
intendence of Chas. McKenzie. During
the past week he has had over a dozen
men at work, and at the . present rate it
will not be many weeks ere the road will
be open to the river, Which is the county
line. This week a substantial bridge
was built over Butte creek at the Bar
nard place. Again we would remind
the people of The Dalles that it will be
to their interest to have, the road beyond
the river completed before the hauling
of wool commences. Fossil Journal.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
board of school directors, held Tuesday
evening, the resignation of Professor
Gavin, principal of our schools, was ac
cepted, and Professor Landers was elect
ed to fill the vacancy. Professor Gavin
has had charge of the schools here for
several years, .. and his efficiency has
been most thoroughly proven by the im
proved conditions of our schools, which
now rank second to none in the state.
Professor Landers has been with us a
year, coming from the East, and is a
first-class educator. The board has ex
ercised excellent judgment in selecting
bim to fill the position. - Professor Ga
vin will enter into . the practice of the
law, and in bis new calling he will hare
the best wishes of everyone in The
Dalles.
. FrJday'sDally.
. . J. Collins & Co. are having the in
terior of their big wareroom painted.
Mr. Hammond is making a thorough
success of the Herrin photograph gal
lery., ,-" - . '. ''
Rev. J. W. Jenkins will preach at
Dufur Saturday evening and Sunday
morning and evening.
The Labor, Exchange is putting up a
building on Federal street near Second,
and will soon be ready for business.
We understand the bids for building
the Catholic church have been opened,
and that a Mr. McBride of Portland bad
put in the lowest bid.
The open season for salmon fishing
begins tomorrow, and while the run is
not commenced, it is probable enough
will be caught to supply . the local
market.
It was ladies day at the club yester
day, and Mrs. J. S. Fish again carried
off the medal, with a score of 30. Mrs.
E. E. Lytle was a very close second, her
score being 29. ..
A. M. Williams & Co. are showing in
their vestibule display case. an elegant
assortment of the latest novelties in
ladies' money parses. Prices range
from 75 cents to $5. :
The diamond drill, received a short
time ago, was sent out to the scene of its
future work today, and in a week or such
a matter wil be probing the lower strata
for coal. We hope . and believe it will
find it. v
"The sheriff having some attached sew
ing machines in his possession, yester
day the company manufacturing them
put in a claim to them: A sheriff's jury
was impaneled to try the rights of
property and they were awarded to the
plaintiff in the case. .
' Three carloads of hogs were shipped
today from the Saltmarshe yards. They
go to. Juneau, Alaska, add when they
get their work in on the hardy miners,
there (will be a large and sudden increase
in the gold output. They were shipped
by F. D. McCully of Elgin," Wallowa
county. . i
William E. Curtis, who was shot in
the foot in Spokane last February and
slightly wounded, is now dying, from
the effect, it is thought, of the wound.
Thomas McAvoy, who did the shooting,
has been arrested, and a charge of as
sault with intent o commit mnrder has
been entered against him.
" Bicycles are in evidence again, but not
so numerously as the excellent condi
tion of the streets would lead one to sup
pose. At. first glance" it might be(in
ferred that the liking for the wheel was
passing away, but such is not the case.
The bike has come to stay, and we are
pleased to note that the prices have
dropped considerably since last year. -
Captain J." W. Lewis yesterday re
ceived a very handsome map of the
United States, it being sent him by
Hon. Binger Hermann, commissioner of
the general land office. To 6 map shows
the original thirteen states, the purchase
from Spain, the Louisiana purchase," the
area acquired of Mexico, the original
territory of Texas and the Gadsden pur
chase. , '.' ' , , : . . ,,
The Mazamas having conquered Hood,
Jefferson and Adams, have at last con
cluded to tackle old lofty himself, and
next July will undertake the ascent of
Mount Rauier, as being the only mount
ain left worthy of their alpenstocks.
When this is accomplished, other climbs
will be as nothing compared to it, and
there will be nothing to hold the society
together. . ...''--
The famous old racer, Rye Straw, who
has for years wandered at will over Gen.
John F. Miller's-ranch . on Klamath
river, a few miles below Klamath Falls,
died on January ,17th, and was buried
near the river's bank. He was 26 years
old. He was in his younger days a long
distance runner, and at one time the
fastest on the coast. His records were
made on the state fair track in Salem.
The' weather has been perfect for two
or three days, and the result is seen in
green lawns, now getting their hair cnt
for the first time this season, and in an
abundance of early flowers. In a few
days more the lilacs- will be in bloom,
and the' first donation of the 'same to
tb.is office will be rewarded either with-a
paper medal- or the first clip of spring
poetry, written especially for the occa
sion and dedicated ' to the donor of the
flowers. Come early before the mill
breaks down. . , v
LIKE DAYS OF '49.
Fossil Greatly Excited Over Finding; of
Gold Quarts.
The town of Fossil is just now much
excited over the finding of gold bearing
quarts near the city. The Journal thus
describes it: "
The town of Fossil has been' consider
ably excited this week over the discov
ery of gold about one mile from town,
on top of the bill above Sqnire Donald
eon's ranch. Years ago pieces of quartz
that looked as if they might contain
gold were picked up on the mountain,
and a short time ago Napoleon Hastain
discovered what appeared to be a prom
ising quarts ledge, a portion of which he
sent to Cripple Creek, Colorado, to be
aesayed.- The assay has come to hand,
showing the ore to contain $14 in gold to
the ton. On receipt of the v assay, Mr.
Hastain took Lyman Brown, an old
Nevada and California miner, out to bis
ledge to see if be could tell him whether
it was a. spur or a permanent ledge.
Lyman 'put in a blast that blew the
whole mine into the air. It was simply
a bowlder weighing 400 or 500 pounds.
The bowlder was on. top of the moun
tain, and the question is, bow did it get
there, and where did it come from?
Croppings of the same kind of quartz
are being picked up all over the hill, and
from sunrise to sunset some one is busy
pounding the ore into dust. . Merchants
and laborers, farmers and stockmen, the
preacher and the printer, are all excited
alike, and jostle each other for a look
over the shoulder of some old miner as
-he washes the pulverized rock in bis
nan. V
With glittering eyes the old-timers
tell of rich strikes tbey made in '49,
when ' men became millionaires from
poorer prospects than showed in Uncle
Tom Watson's pan. Options and as
sessments, hydraulics and stamp mills
fill the air, and all that we need to make
us all rich is to find the ledge whence
come the croppings." -
The present excitement gives those of
us who came into the world a generation
afterwards, a fleeting ' glimpse of the
spirit that animated men in' the craze of
'49, and if that be all we ever get out oi
it, for our part we shall never regret that
Napoleon Hastain stumbled on to his
golden rock. The faith of a miner, tho'
oft times founded on sand, is sublime,
and in stronger far than the average
Christian. , . '
fern Lodge celebrates.
And Biverslde of Hood River Asals
In the Festivities.
Fern Lodge, Degree of Honor, cele
brated its third anniversary last night
in its usual social manner. Kiverside
lodge of Hood River was the special
guest of the. evening, thirty-six of its
members attending. The visitors came
up on the Dalles Uity, ana wnen tney
and the committee on reception and
dozens of other members of Fern Lodge
met on -the boat, there was euch a chat
tering and hand-shaking as would make
one think the first spring convention of
a bevy of black birds was under way,
though the birds in this case were "fair"
instead. In a short time the visitors
were' carried off to the homes of our peo
ple, each lady vying with every other in
the effort to secure some of them.
The lodge was called to order prompt
ly at S p'clock, the hall being . prettily
decorated and the long tables. spread.
After - a - very - short session, the doors
were thrown open to visiting members
of the A. O. U. W. not members of the
D. of H., and a Bhort program was ren
dered, opening with a piano duet by
Mrs. Crandall and Mrs. Eshelman, fol
lowed by a song by Mr. S. J. La Franca of
Riverside, accompanied by Miss Anne
Smith, also of Riverside, the title being
My Dad's an Engineer." It was re
ceived with a -storm of applause and an
encore so- vigorous that it could not be
suppresed. ' This was followed by a re-'
citation . "Shandon Bells," with piano
accompaniment, by Miss Bee Sterling,
which was a very prettv thing.- This
was followed, by a selection from Pina
fore, ' given byDr." Eshelman, Miss
Sampson, Arthur Clarke and Mrs. C. F.
Stephens.
Then the guests were seated at the
tables, and Chief of Jlonor Miss Mabel
Sterling delivered a brief, but eloquent,
address of welcome, which was very
happily responded to by Mrs. E. L.
Smith of Riverside.
- J. H. Cradlebaugh, toastmaster,. called
upon Mr. J.' A. Douthit to respond to
the sentiment "The Banner Lodge and
Its Birthday," which he did in a very
feltcitons speech lasting five minutes.
Mrs. C. F. Stephens made a very
happy - response to. the toast "Oar
Brothers, by Adoption," which was
heartily applauded., and Mr. J. F. Moore
told what he thought about "Our Sisters,
by Brevet." - which evened op honors
between the brothers and . sisters, the
two responses showing the tender bonds
of sympathy and affection existing in
the family, and the keen appreciation
each had .for the excellence, as well as
the weaknesses, of the other.
Mr. Lee Morse, Master of Riverside
Lodge, A. O. U. W., made a short talk
that was not down on the bills, but
which was thoroughly appreciated.
Mrs. Sunderland, of Fidelity lodge of
Portland, and Mr. A. A. Jayneof Arling
ton each -spoke briefly, and then the
tables were removed and dancing was
kept up until after 1 o'clock, when with
light hearts all said good bye, and the
lights went out on one of the most
pleasant social gatherings ever held in
The Dalles. '
. Most of the guests returned to" Hood
River this morning, and if tbey carry as
pleasant recollections of their visit away
with them as tbey left -behind them,
tbey will remember their visit forever.
Fearl Butler Died. -
Thursday.
When death comes to the old and tbey
are cut down in the fullness of years, we
recognize in it but the) kindly act of Na
ture taking from the field the ripened
grain. But when the fatal arrow strikes
the buds just blossoming into the full
flower of life, then indeed are hearts
heavy and grief poignant. -
But a few' short weeks ago we were
called nppn to chronicle, the saddest ot
all duties falling to an editor's lot, the
death of a young girl just budding into
womanhood: Today that task is again
ours, and made doubly sad since It is of
the sister of that other we must speak
Pearl Butler died todav a few minutes
before noon. . For seven long weeks
loving bands have- ministered to her
every want, loving eyes have -seen her
fade almost imperceptibly away, loving
hearts have battled with the destroyer,
fighting so bravely, so persistently, so
hopelessly for the life of the dear one,
and they have lost. It was a pathetic
struggle, watched with dim eyes by sor
rowing friends.
Before the end came, when . Pearl
knew that in a few short hours the sun
light should shine for ber no more for
ever; that the voices of those she loved
no more would sound qweet music in
ber ears ; that for her were the shroud,
the bier, the coffin and the little mound,
where she must lie until the trump
should sound and cbernbim and sera
. ...
phim should gather from the limits of
the earth the children of God she
looked with unflinching eyes upon
death's approach," and died as "one who
wraps the draperies of bis couch a.bout
him and lies down to pleasant dreams."
She expressed a desire to live until she
might again see her sister, Nell, who
came npon the noon train, and this wish
was granted her, for she could only look
the farewell, she could not speak, and
died in her sisters arms two minutes
after her arrival. She had" before this
requested that the funeral services be
held at the house, "that tbey may be
very quiet, with no singing," so that
"Carrie may not be disturbed." and in
accordance - with this, .her wish, the
funeral services will be conducted at the
bouse Saturday at 10 o'clock and will
consist, at her request, simply . of "a
prayer by Rev. - Woods, and a few short
remarks by Rev. Curtis."
Oar Sentiments Too. .
Fenn. Batty, Cradlebaugh, Douthit
and about fifty others in The Dalles,
present at the reception given to his
fiance by Jesse P. Barnett of Rutledge,
took their first lessons in pure, un
adulterated lore when the lady stepped
from the train and fell into Jesse's
strong arms.- The' scene made the air
vocal with mirth, but to Jesse and his
betrothed no racket less than a volcano
in action could melt their dream of bliss.
They are now at home, the personifica
tion of happiness, and the Observer
sends to them greetings with the wish,
that a long life of unalloyed pleasure
may be theirs. Moro Observer. .
A wish to which The Chbowicle adds
-its own just doubled. . It is a good many
years since ns old fellows went through
that mill, but yet we can look back and
see that the sentiment was all right, and
the feeling that prompted that meeting
and greeting is the kind that does, not
bother the divorce courts. ' If the yonng
couple never have anything more fitting
to be ashamed of than their meeting
here, their old age will be one of peace
and pleasure. It was only the sudden
lifting of the curtain from this little
love . scene, that awoke a feeling of
mirth, but at the earns time we glory in
their grit, and hope they may have a
hundred thousand hapoy returns of. the
day. . '
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PIONEERS MEET "IN JUNE.
Preliminary Arrangements Blade lor
... Annual Bennlon.
The 25th annual reunion of the Oregon
Pioneer Association will be held in this
city on Tuesday, June 15, 1897.
The board 6f directors held a meeting
last Tuesday afternoon at the First Na
tional bank to arrange for that event.
There were present", J. T. Apperson,
1847, Oregon City, vice-president; Geo.
H. Himes, 1843, Portland, secretary;
Henry Failing, 1850, Portland, treasurer;
Curtis C. Strong, M. D., Portland, cor
responding secretary; Judge- William
Galloway Oregon City. . '
No invitation being before the board
but that of Portland, on motion of Judge
Galloway, it was accepted.
The matter of speakers was discussed
at some length, and finally was referred
to Hon. George H. Williams, 1853, pres
ident of the association, and Secretary
Himes as a committee with power to
act.
The matter of selecting the chaplain
and grand marshal was also referred to
the same committee.
Colonel Fred V. Holman, Charles E.
Ladd and Joseph N. Teal were, upon
nomination of Mr. Failing, appointed a
committee on finance.' -,
Mrs. -Charles M. Cartwright was ap
pointed chairman of the ladies' commit
tee of arrangements, with power to se
lect such assistants as she might think
proper.'
President Williams, Secretary Himes
and Dr. Strong w,ere appointed a general
committee of arrangements to arrange
all details about program, place of meet
ing, music, etc.
Yesterday afternoon President Will
iams and Secretary Himes selected the
speakers and other officers as follows:
To give- the" annual address, Hon. John
R. McBride, Spokane, Wash. ; the occa
sional address, by Hon.' John Burnett,
Corvallis; chaplain. Rev. John S.
Griffin, 1859, Hillsboro, now fa his 90th
year ; grand marshal, John W. Minto, a
native Oregonian of 1848. Judge Mc
Bride came to Oregon in 1846, was the
youngest member f the constitutipnal
convention which convened at Salem,
August 17, 1857, represented this state
in congress in 1864-5, and is a brother of
Senator McBride. Judge Burnett came
to the coast in 1849, but did not settle in
Gregon until 1858. Since then he has
occupied a large place in the history of
the state. ,
This being the quarter-centennial of
the organization of the association, that
fact will be appropriately recognized.
Oregonian.
Death, of Iatlmer Booth.
Latimer' Booth died at. bis home in
this city Wednesday at midnight. He
had been eeriously ill for some time, and
yet bis death might be classed as a sud
den one, be having "been engaged in bis
usual pursuits until a very- short time
ago. ;
He was born in this city in 1861 and has
resided here nearly all the time since.
He was married in 1887, to Nettie,
daughter of O. C. Hobart, of this city.
who survives him, as do two children,
the fruit of their marriage, they being
Hobart, aged about 9 years, and Leah,
ged about 5. Besides these are his
We Sell
Buckeye Mowers, -Acme
Mowers,
McCormick Mowers,
McCormick Reapers,
Hodge Headers.
Also a stock of extras for above machines.' We
are the leading Hardware
one v
ounce bag, and two
of
.1
mother, Mrs. Mary L. Booth, three
sisters, Mrs. May Wilson of Jereeytown,
Penn., Mrs. Willis Sharp and Caddie
Booth, and a brother, John Booth, all of
this -city. Deceased had ntany friend
here whose tender jst ym; athies go cat ,
to the bereaved relatives! Foneral Sun
day under the direct:on of tie Masons
from the Coneregationi-1 chnrefa.
There Are Others.
- If the White Stars wish to play ball
with the Champions in the future, they
must telegraph for their three big ball '
tossers three or four days before the
game, so they will hare ample time to
appear on the diamond, a-nd then it will
take thirty-nine big scores to beat the
champions of Eastern Oregon, instead of
thirty-nine lines of newspaper guff. '
The Champions have-not been able to
play ball in newspapers, bul we have,
found the art of playing on- the diamond
and we demonstrated that fact last Son
and will do it again 'April l&th, if the
White Stars can hunt np their wonder
ful baseball players.
The Champions have accepted a chal
lenge from a local team t play April
11th, therefore tbey caonot. play theta
on that date. -
We claim the- championship of East
ern Oregon, and are open for all comers.
No Fitzsimmons people allowed around.
A Champion.
The Elections.
The elections in the East show Demo
cratic gains in most of the large cities,
the greatest - being in Chicago, where
Carter Harrison was elected mayor .by a
plurality of 88,000 over Sears, Republi
can. There were two independent can
didates in the field, polling together 90,
500 votes. In Kansas the women voted,
and the result showed that the major
ity of them were Republicans. ' The
Republicans carried St. Louis by 15,000.
In Kentucky, among other' things, waa
the election of a member of the legisla
ture to fill a vacancy caused by death.'
The Democrats won. Carter's phenom
enal vote in Chicago was due largely to
the fact that he was the son of Carter
Harrison, the mayor murdered a year or
two ago. '
Stockholders'-Meetlng. -
Notice is hereby given that a meeting
of the stockholders of The Dalles Chron
icle Publishing Company will be held at
the county court rooms on Tuesday, the
25th day of May, A.. D.j 1897, at 2
o'clock p. m.,for the - purpose of adopt
ing suplimentary articles of incorpora
tion, increasing the capital stock of said
company and transacting such other .
business as may come before saT3 meet
ing. By order of the Board of Directors.
The Dalles, Oregon, April 9, 1897.
. A. S. Mao Ajxistkr, .
''.'-' . President.
" R. G. Davbkfobt,
Secretary,
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