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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRGIHCLE SATTJEDAY. JULY 3, 1897.
The Weekly GtooMele.
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THE
DALLES, - -
OREGON
OFFICIAL PAPER OF WA8CO COUNTY.
Published in two parli, on Wednesday
and Saturday.
8TJBSCBIPTION BATES. .
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Six months
Three months
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Advertising rate reasonable, and made known
on application. .
Address all communications to "THE CHRON
ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon.
Telephone No. 1.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday s llaily.
The O. E. Ji. oompany are clearing
op the debris left bv the flood on their
property at the foot of Union street.
Tommy McNeil, a young boy living on
the bill, was kicked by a horse last
evening, and had a narrow escape trom
sustaining serious injuries.
Miss Ne'lie Butler, daughter of Mr.
Leslie Butler of this city, has been
chosen as one of the teachers in the
Couch public school, .Portland, for the
year.
Those of onr citizens who have not
had an opportunity of seeing the locks,
will have the chance if they will attend
the excursion to Multnomah falls July
Hth.
The firms of A. M. Williams & Co.,
Pease & Mays and Maya & Crowe, will
observe the 4tn of July by closing their
places of business on Saturday. Other
firms will probably do likewise. -
The Woodman and Workman lodges
are moving their paraphrenalia from the
Fraternity ball over to the Schanno
building. This latter hall has been re
cently remodeled throughout and pre
sents a very handsome appearance. ,
The tourist travel on the Regulator
and Dalles City is very large. Many
people come as fur as the locks on one
boat' and return on the other, while
others come to The Dalles and take the
train from here East. The beauty of
the scenery along the river, together
with the comforts of the boats and the
courtesy of the officials, have made this
trip the favorite one witn sightseers.
Work on the handsome new residence
of Mr. E. O. McCoy, on Fifth street, is
being rapidly pushed, and the outeide
work will soon be done. . When com
pleted, it will be an ornament to the
city. The outline shows it to be a large
two-story structure of handsome design,
occupying a sightly site. The founda
tion is composed of a peculiar sandstone,
the formation of which makes a very
pretty effect. The cost will be some
where between $3000 and $4000. and
will easily rank as one of the hand
somest residences in the city.
The firemen's excursion, which was
to have occurred next Saturday, has
been postponed until July 11th, when
the Regulator will make a round trip to
Multnomah falls, carrying a limited
number of passengers. Tickets will be
$1 for the round trip. This excursion,
including as it does,, going through the
locks and rapids, should be a very pleas
ant one to all who go. The receipts
will be for the benefit of the fire tourna
ment, to be held in this city next Sep
tember. ' That miscreant we spoke of yesterday
still lives. Some more of his despica
ble work was seen this morning when
Mr. E. O: McCoy discovered his fine
dog, "Don," had been poisoned. It was
evidently a case of strychnine, and
though efforts were made to save the
animal, they proved unavailing. If
Mr. McCoy or Mr. Faulkner could dis
cover this dog-poisoner, the chances are
he would learn a lesson which would be
salutary for himself, and start him in
some better occupation. Several other
cases of poisoning have been reported.
Thursday's Daily
Extras for Standard mowers and -rakes
at J. H. Filloon's. m28-tf
We are glad to learn that Win Curtis
is still further honored by the prize for
excellence in Natural History.
The O. B. & N. Co. will sell round trip
tickets to Portland on July 3d, 4th and
5th, good to""return until July 8th, for
$3.00 . yii' ;
JoeLeezer is in - from Butter creek.
He is on his way to The Dalles, where
he expects to engage in some - kind of
business. Heppner Gazette.
The visiting delegates had many kind
.words to say about the hospitality of
The Dalles. We are glad they enjoyed
themselves and trust they will come
again. 'The latch string hangs always
out. : ' ; ' '" '
The hea-y rain of last night cooled off
the atmosphere and further aided in
making a 1 bountiful . harvest. The
amount of wheat which will be shipped
from this section next fall will ' Bur prise
the oldest inhabitant. "
By existing arrangements with the
publishers of the Weekly Oregonian, we
are enabled to club that excellent paper
with the . Twice-a-Week : Chbokiclc at
the low rate of $2.25 per year. Now is
the time to send in. your names.
While people in The Dalles felt the
heat yesterday somewhat oppressive, it
was nothing compared to what was en
dured throughout the East. ' Six per
sons died from the excessive beat in
Chicago alone, and the hot wave covered
a large area. When it comes to climate,
Oregon leads the world. -'
The price of wool is rising and seme
lots have been sold at 10js cents. If
were not for the immense foreign impor
tations the price would be still larger
but as it is, there is everything to hope
that the hard times for wool raisers in
this section are over, and that they will
begin to receive a decent return for their
labor and products. , '.' ,.
Mr. J. W. Talbot, who for several
years had charge of the steward's de
partment on the Dalles City, has re
signed, to accept a similar appointmen
on the Ocean Wave, a 'popular seaside
boat. Mr. Talbot made many friends
among the traveling public, who are
loth' to see him leave the route, but who
wish him success in bis new position
The scene at the departure of the
Dalles City this morning was quite ani
mated. A large number of Sunday
school delegates were on board and many
ot their friends were at the dock to bid
them eood-bve. Besides, the steamer
carried a large load of freight, there be
ing one shipment of 155 bales of wool,
beside a good-sized miscellaneous cargo,
. Friday'sDaily.
- County court meets Monday and com
missioners' court the Wednesday follow
ing. The morning train was an hour late
this morning, caused by a cloud burst
near North Powder.
. A number of wool buyers came down
from Baker City' and Pendleton this
morning, and the wool market ODght to
boom.
Taxes are coming in quite lively, every
body being anxious to keep off the de-
linanent list. About $4000 have been
collected within the past two days.
Owing to the business bouses closing
Saturday, and to the further fact that
Monday ie a legal holiday, the banks in
the city will be closed until Tuesday.
The bowling alleys are not in it with
the cocked hats Pease & Mays have
topped the youngsters out with. They
are gaudy and great assistants to sun
burn ; but Young America on the 4th of
July doesn't care for expenses or looks.
From the way the wind blew today.
we judge the weather clerk is just prac
ticing for .tomorrow. He would nat
urally suppose The Dalles would cele
brate, but he got fooled on that propo
sition just the eame.
Mr. Fred W. Wilson leaves in the
morning for Prinevile, where he will de
liver the address at the celebration oh
the 5lh. . It is a long, hard ride, but we
can tell our Crook county friends that
they will hear one of the best addreeses
ever made on a like occasion, and they
can afford to ride as far to hear as Mr.
Wilson to speak.
The method in which the medal is to
be won by the ladies at the Commercial
Club bowling alley has been changed,
and the lady who gets the highest aver
age in fifteen games, which are played
in a month, wins the medal for that
month, and after winning it three
times it becomes her property. Miss
Myrtle Michell, who bad an average of
29 last month, is now wearing it.
The McKenzie wagon road across the
Cascade mountains is now ' free from
snow and in good condition tor travel.
About twenty citizens of the upper Mc
Kenzie have been working on It for the
past two weeks. Already considerable
travel has passed over the thoroughfare
this spring, Included three heavily load
ed freight wagons from Eugene. Be
side several thousand bead of cattle have
been driven across the mountains on
this road.
The Chboniclb editor, who had been
on a trip to the Greenhorn section (a
proper place for him) arrived home this
morning, and - Is utterly lost trying to
pick up the threads - of the newspaper
fabric, and again go to weaving them
into filling for the columns. And he de
sires publicly to express his gratitude to
Mr. Fred Wilson, who made The Chron
icle bo readable during eaid editor's
trip to said Greenhorn section as afore
said, or words to that effect.
' Charley Knust, a boy 15 years old,
saved a 4-year-old girl from drowning in
Lake Union, near Seattle, Monday. The
little girl was playing near the edge of
a wharf, and accidentally fell overboard.
Two men were standing near and each
grabbed a long pole and began fishing
around in - the water, trying to get the
child' "to take bold and hang on until
pulled up to the wharf. This did not
work, and young Knust, who was a
block away, after having just donned
his clothes from a swim in the lake, ran
to ; the spot and dived'into the water.
He grabbed the sinking child and land
ed .her safely. . ; ;
The business bouses will all close to
morrow, and everybody and everybody
else will hie himself or herself,' or both
together, to come place outside of the
corporate limits to celebrate the 4th.
Dufur offers many attractions, for Dnfur
is always enjoyable, but the soldier boys,
with the jaunty suits and" brass buttons,
mixed and mingled with the cheap trans
portation gives Hood River the advant
age over all other points. Some will
picnic, some fish, some celebrate, but
whichever, you do, gentle reader. The
Chboniclk sincerely hopes that one and
all may bave a day that can always be
marked with a white stone.
The Last Meeting; of the Tear.
The outgoing council held its closing
meeting of the year last night in the
city "hall. There were present Mayor
Menetee. Marshal Lauer, Recorder
Phelps and Councilmen Nolan, Wood
Thompson, Saltmarshe, Kuck, Clougn
and Champlain.
Alter, the reading of the minutes
liquor licenses were ordered granted to
the following persons: Mardens
Michelbach, Fred Lemke, Newlin
Jones, J. M. Toomey, Otto BirgfeM, A
Bettingen, Jr., H. N. Patterson, F. W
L. Skibbe. Sinnott & Fish, Dan Baker,
August Buchler, Stnbling & Williams,
Maetz & Pundt, Chas. Frank, John
Howe and Ben Wilson.
' In a report by Councilman Kack the
fire and water committee recommended
that the council purchase a register
book for the fire department.
The marshal's report was read and
received.
When the regular business was fin
ished, Councilman Thompson, in a neat
speech, returned thanks, to the retiring
mayor, city officers and councilmen
Mayor Menefee responded in fitting
words, and was followed by Mayor
elect Nolan, who, in an appropriate
manner, spoke of the outgoing and in
coming administrations..
The following bills were ordered paid
C F Lauer, marshal. . $75 00
Geo C Brown, engineer 75 00
J J Wilev, night watch 60 00
G W Phelps, recorder 50 00
C J Crandall, treasurer 20 00
C F Lauer, impounding fees. . ..... 800
Sam Klein, labor on streets and
burving dead animals 9 40
Jack staniels, labor Jbast i.nd road
and on hose cart 5 40
Mrs H Fraser, meals 2 5CT
California Restaurant 1 9o
Gntta Percha & Rubber Mfg Co,
mdse 6 75
Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg Co,
payment dishonored draft. . . . . . 84 aa
Gunning & Hockman, labor. 6 00
A Sandrock, repairing hose cart. . 27 00
J M Patterson, judge of election.
3 00
3 00
Wru Michell.
do
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J B Crossen,
W H Butte,
Chris Knabe
do
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3 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
H Blakeney,
C E Bayard,
M Marden,
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w Lewis,
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3 00
3 00
3 00
M Huntington, clerk of election
F N Hill, do do
C L Schmidt, do do '
John Gavin, do do
N H Gates, do do
3 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
Doherty, do do
A M Kelsay, canvassing election. .
Jno Filloon. do do
James Like, labor 1
50
50
f erguson, hauling drunk
Wm Michell, rent of office 3 00
H Clough, labor 4 00
Chronicle Pub Co, blanks 4 75
Dalles City water Works, rent. .. 32 00
There being no further business, the
council adjourned.
The retiring council are Messrs. No
lan, Ross and Johns. . Of these Mr.
Nolan has been elected mayor and Mr.
Johns chosen to again serve in the coun
cil. - '
Water Commissioners' Meeting;.
The water commission met last even
ing, at which were present the lollowing
commissioners : J. B. Crossen, Jos. T.
Peters, T. J. Seufert and M. Randall.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved, after which the
monthly reports of officers were received
and placed on file. :-
On motion a warrant was ordered
drawn for $750 to paper accruing in
terest on water bonds.
The school district was granted a one
inch tap for fire and other purposes. A
motion was made that the water privi
leges, .together with three fawcets for
upstairs in the new building, be granted
for $30 per month.
The superintendent was instructed to
ascertain the cost of a. tapping machine
and report at the next regular meeting.
On motion a loan consisting of $250 at
8 per cent interest, for two years, was
made to Bert Thurston, upon real estate
security, : and the' following commis
sioners appointed to attend to the mat
ter : Peters, Randall and Seufert. '
The following claims were examined
and ordered paid, after which the com
mission adjonrned :
I J Norman, supt salary .$75 00
C A Borders, helper. . .". 55 00
G W Phelps, secretary . . 10 00
W A Norman, labor. ; 2 00
James Like, labor. 2 00
J B Crossen, auctioneer services. . 10 00
Chronicle' Pub Co, printing. ..... . 25
G W Phelps, cash advanced;. ...... 1 50
Louis Richardson, mdse...'. 1 40
Mays & Crowe, mdse. . . . . 1 75
Maier & Benton; mdse. 3 20
. Many Fine Collections.
The Chronicle has more than once
expressed its conviction that The Dalles
(situated as it is at one of the great
gathering places of the Indian tribes of
the Northwest) should have a collection
of Indian iktahs, which should be rep
resentative of the art and work of the
past and passing Indian civilization.'
It is not long ago that Mr. Kinersly,
much to our regret, parted with a collec
lection valued by eastern parties at over
half a thousand dollars.
Every passing year brings stronger
emphasis to the fact of the high esteem
in which these iktahs are held In other
parts of the country, by individuals and
Institutions, and also of the increasing
difficulty of getting good specimens. 1
Besides the arrowheads, mortars, pes
tles, etc., which may be found here and
there throughout the town, there are
two collections which have assumed pro
portions quite worthy of the name
those of Dr. Sutherland and Rev. Cur
tis. The former gentleman has a col
lection of six or seven thousand. The
doctor started out with the purpose -of
making a collection of beautiful points,
and succeeded so well that we doubt if.
taking the word beautiful as a descrip
tion, there Is any collection in Oregon or
Washington that can surpass it. .From
the love of the beautiful, be came slowly
to a desire for types, of which he has a
large variety. . -
. Mr. Curtis, we understand, started in
the eame way, at first thinking only to
get certain beautiful specimens, Nof
which he has sent many East to appre
ciative friends. He too came to care for
types, and has secured some rare things;
which have been much coveted by col
lectors. His collection numbers between
three and four thousand.
Besides these things in stone, much
interest has of late sprung up in the
the matter of Indian basketry, of which
there are notable collections Dot only in
California, but in Portland Dd other
places in Oregon. What is called the
basket fad or erase, has taken a good
many people. The fad will pass, but
the subject is worthy of permanent in
terest. Interest will increase . with
knowledge and with the passing of the
basket makers, which is only a matter of
a short time. We have no considerable
collection to The Dalles, though we
certainly have some very interesting
specimens ; a combination of these
would be a surprise and an instruction
to our people.
Miss Anna Lang has a fine nucleus, a
hundred or more beautiful. and curious
specimens gathered from this imme
diate locality, representatives of the
work of the' Waeco, Klickitat and other
neighboring tribes, as well as specimens
gathered from Alaeka and Mexico, and
the places intervening. .
Mr. Curtis has a collection- of fifty or
more baskets and bags,' mainly the work
of the tribes centering about The Dalles,
though he poseesses a few treasures from
afar. -
Mrs. Hal French has a small, but very
choice collection of baskets gathered
from this region. One very noticeable
thing is the absence of duplicate in de
sign. Mr. Curtis has but one or two
duplicates of those in the possession of
Miss Lang, nor does the collection-of
Mrs. French duplicate either of the
others in design. The same may be
said of some two dozen baskets and
bags owned by Mr. Kinersly. The only
other baskets of interest which we re
member to have seen, are two owned
by Mrs. Peters and one by Mrs. Bron-
son, all ol a design that is not dupli
cated in the collections spoken of.
Small as these collections are, we men
tion them with satisfaction as a part of
our city's interest in these things, and
hope that they may grow until their di
mensions and the variety of the weave
and pattern shall at least fairly repre
sent the work of the Indians of this lo
cality.
A Kearfnl Storm.
Although the recent storms were
worth, in the water downpour, thous
ands of dollars to the great regions trib
utary to Baker City,' considerable dam
age to crops and orchards also resulted.
On Friday, near Burnt river., the hail
was like a flood of bullets. The fine
orchard and hav field of M. J. Hindman
was injured to the estimated extent of
fully $1000.
In the vicinity of Haines a barn was
shattered by lightning and a valuable
horse killed. In the town of Haines, a
telegraph pole was struck by the fiery
electric fluid.
In Pine valley, one of these heaven's
thunderbolts knocked a leading farmer
down, injuring him badly, and killed his
dog, which was by his side.
Near West fall, thirty miles from Vale,
Malheur county,. Perry Kelsey was
struck and killed by lightning. La
Grande Chronicle.
Snrprlse to Mr. and Mrs. Grey.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
gave Mrs. L,. Urey a very pleasant sur
prise last evening, the occasion being
her birthday. She was presented with
very handsome present in behalf of
the society. Refreshments were served
during the evening, and as everything
was done to make it a success, all had a
good time. Wishing; Mrs. Gray many
happy birthdays they departed, each
one realizing that they had spent a very
pleasant evening..'
Those present beside Rev. and Mrs.
Grey, were: Mrs. Prinz, Mrs. Stnbling,
Mrs. Giest, H. Giest, Mrs. Weigel, G.
Weigel, Mrs. Melquist, Misses A. Stup
ing and. Nickelsen, G. D. Horn.
Electric Bitters.
Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gener
ally needed when the languid, exhausted
feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid
and sluggish and the need of a tonic and
and alterative is felt. A prompt use of
this medicine has often averted long and
perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medi
cine will act more sureiy counteracting
and freeing the system from the malar
ial poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con
stipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bit
ters. 50c and $1.00 per bottle at Blake
ley & Houghton's drug store. 1
Encampment Excursion.
Don't forget the O. N. G. encamp
ment excursion to Hood River on Satur
day, July 3d. Steamer leaves wharf at
8 :45 a. m. Round trip 50 cents.
W, C. Allaway, Agent.
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Black well's
l Yon will Und ano eotrpon Infldo each 2 oasce
.-xuy bus. roaame coupon and seohow to cetyoor share of fcso.oocr la presents. .
PROF. GATCH ELECTED.
Chosen President of the AgTlcnlcorar
College.
At a meeting at Corvallis Wednesday
afternoon of the board of regents, Pro
fessor Thomas M. Gatch, late of the
state university of Washington, was
elected president of the Agricultural col
lege and director of the experiment sta
tion. He was not an applicant for the
place. He was chosen on the fifth bal
lot by a vote of six to five over H. B.
Miller, the present incumbent.
The Oregonian has the following
kindly notice of him :
''Professor T. M. Gatch is one of the
best-known educators in the Northwest.
He was for many years president of
Willamette university in Salem, when
that institution was the most prominent
of the colleges on the North Pacific
coast. After the state university was lo
cated at Eugene, be accepted a professor
ship there, and filled it for several years, f
He was afterwards elected president of I
the Blue Mountain academy, at The
Dalles, and about 10 years since went to
Seattle to be president of the state uni
versity, succeeding L. J. Powell, who
bad died, and who, like Professor Gatch,
had been a very prominent educator of
Oregon. Two years since, President
Gatch gave way to President Harring
ton, and then was made president of the
state normal school, at EUensburg. He
was again elected to a professorship in
the state university, which he filled till
recently, when he was removed by the
new Populist, board of regents for po
litical reasons.
"Professor Gatch is personally known
to more students probably than any
other instructor in Oregon or Washing
ton. He is very popular with all of
them. He is the father of Claud Gatch,
ex-mavor of Salem." v
The Polygamy Central.
Sumpter valley, in Baker county, is
one of the prettiest in the state. Little,
if any, farming is done, but for miles
there are broad meadows, through which
one branch of Powder river meanders.
The surrounding country is gently undu
lating hills, covered with a fine growth
of pine timber. The Sumpter valley
railroad runs through the valley, a dis
tance of thirty miles, terminating for
the present at the thriving little town of
Sumpter. The road is owned by the
Oregon Lumber Co., its principal busi
ness being the hauling of logs and lum
ber. It is proving an important factor
in the development of the country, but
in earlier days was the subject of many
jesls. Its owners being Mormons, the
road has been dubbed the Polygamy
Central, and a story is told that Super
intendent West, of one of the big mines,
was going out on the road one day,
along with Mr. Eccles, the superintend
ent of the road. The trip was twenty-
six miles to McE wan, Every few miles
the engine, would drop the cars and skip
out for some of the many mills or log
ging camps to . do a lot of switching.
This finally became unbearable to West,
who was in a hurry, and he said to
Eccles: "For heaven's sake! how many
more time are you going to stop?"
"Only once," replied Eccles, "we killed
a cow up the road a lit tie piece yester-
y, and I will have to go across the-
WE GUARANTEE OUR
Anti-Rust
Not to Eust, and
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Free
of
, Any piece that does.
and best Tinware to
fe the
very best
Smoking
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made.'
Genuine
bag and two con wnr inside each 4 ounce bse.
field about a quarter of a mile to pay the
owner for her." "Well," growled West,
"why don't? yo build a barb-wire fence
around the hind end of your old train
and keep the stock from running into it?"
Bchoel Keport.
Following is tbe report of Wooddale
school, district 52V for the term begin
ning April 5,139!", and ending June 25,
1S97.::
Number pupils enrolled, 31.
Number belonging, 27.
Average daily attendance, 21.
Number of days taught, 60.
Number of days attendance, 994.
Number of days absence, 131.
Number cf times tardy, 9.
Number of visitors, 37. '
Catheeikb E. Davbspobt,
Teacher.
A- MOUNTAIN" PHTIVIA DONNA.
She la Still Looking for- nn Engagement
at 81.000 a Night.
"I was traveling throuch North.
Georgia," said a drummer to a Wash
ington Star reporter.. I stopped all
night at a cabin, where a young girl
kept me awake by elnglug. Her voice
did not have a particle of music in it,
and she had no idea whatever of time
or tune, but she made the loudest noise
I ever heard come from a human be
ing. "In tho morning-my hast said:
' 'I seed in th' county paper thet they
paid primmer donners big- wages.
" 'Yes, some- of them, get $1,000 a
night.'
" 'Weal, so I heerd.. "STonr, 111 make it
to yo' inturest to tell bow yo'. go 'bout
gittin' a job at it.. Yq' see, my darter
hes mo' voice than any one 1 ever seed.
She's got the bipg'es' kin o crap o
voice. We visited Atl&uty, whar lay
brother lives, an' we weijt to hear one o
them primmer donners, an sense then
Mag's practice d till she kin sing- so she
kin be heerd a plumb mile furder than,
thet yallar-haired gal at th' show. A
thousan' dollars a night! Yo' jess git
her a job an' we'll sho' be squar bout
it.'
"I am etill looking for a job for her.
Royalty at the- Camera.
When, the princess of Wales visits the
photographer she usually arranges
that her sitting1 shall take place in the
morning.. A special studio is set apart
for the princess- and other members of
the royal family. It is approached by
a private door,, which leads to an ante
room provided with easy chairs and a
plentiful: supply , of illustrated papers.
A small chamber is fitted up as a dress- -ing-room,
and here is to be found a
maad from Marlborough house, who has
preceded her royal mistress with a
dressing case containing brushes and
other toilet accessories. The princess
having1 discussed the position in which
she is to be taken, arranges herself, and.
the operation, proceeds. It is etiquette
on these occasions for the photographer
to address any remarks he may have
to make to the lady-in-waiting1 in at
tendance, who. in turn addresses the
princess, who replies throuh her also;
but it is needless to say that etiquette is
dispensed with by the princess in many; .
caaee.: Cincinnati Enquirer.
, 1.UST.
A bay saddle mare, branded with let
ter S With anarter circle over it. Had
on a pack saddle and saddle pockets. A
suitable reward will De paiu to anyone,
taking her up and notifying
Robkbt Smith, .
jy2-3t Mt. Hood P. O., Or. .
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Tinware
we will Replace
Charge
This is the cheapest
buy. Sold only by
OURMA Ell
aa
MAYS & CROWE.