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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. JULY 10. 1897.
The Weekly Gteoniele.
THE DALLES.
OKEOOM
OFFICIAL PAPEB OF WASCO COUNTY.
Published in two parts, on Wednesday
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LOCAL BREVITIES. -
'-. Wednesday s uaily.
The stock shipments are . falling off
materially, today there being bat one
carload of cattle, which was shipped to
Troutdale.
' Justice Filloon yesterday joined in the
bonds of matrimony Henry H. Maxwell
of Sherman county to Miss Isabel Noyes
of Wasco county.
Alma Howe was today granted a di
' vorce. Judge Bradshaw had the case
..-J J..." fr monlrD hn.
filed his decision today.
Commissioners' court met today, the
list of bills is long, and will probably
; occupy -the attention of the county's
represehtatives until Saturday night.
Up on Burnt river there was a hail
storm July 2d that was evidently of the
' Kansas variety. It destroyed crops.
' broke windows and killed sheep and
hogs.
The Golden Kale hotel at La Grande
. was burned Monday night. There was
an insurance of $3500 on the building,
and $1000 on the furniture, which will
" cover about half the loss.
. . Lytle is at Biggs pushing the
Columbia Southern railroad proposition
The intention is to have the road finished
in time to move the grain crop of '97,
which is to be a 2,000,000 bushel job.
A band of sheep that were beinz driv
en to the Cayon creek range, back ' of
Strawberry, in Grant county, ate some
poisonous weed just before reaching the
range and several hundred of them died
on the hillside.
The wool buyers and the wool sellers
are still on opposite sides of the street,
and looking cross eyed at each other.
Prices range from 10 to 10 cents, bat it
looks as though one party was afraid to
bid and the other to accept.
Miss May Ennght desires to state that
she has information concerning a cer
tain tenor singer who has a voice like an
angel and who is a fortune to the mana
ger who secures him. Inquiries left at
this office will receive prompt replies.
Rev. B. C. Roberts has circulated a
petition among business men and others
in Waterville, announcing, that it is
their desire that saloons comply with
the law and shut up, like other business
places, on Sunday. He has secured
quite a number of signers to the petition.
The celebration of the Fourth began
on the Umatilla reservation Monday,
and will last six days. There will be
present representative braves from many
tribes in Oregon, Washington and Idaho
and Peo estimates the number who will
ride in procession will reach at least
100(1.
The Oregoman yesterday morning
says that but one accident occurred at
Astoria on the Fourth, and that hap
pened to our old townsman, Balfe John
son, who sacrificed one of bis thumbs to
his patriotism. He was setting off fire
works in the evening, when one of the
pieces exploded.
Mr. Wilcox, of Eagle Creek, missed
one of his cows a few days ago, and
when be finally found her, he discovered
that she had adopted a young fawn, and
was taking proper care of it. A few
days later she gave birth to a calf, and
now the calf and fawn receive the same
motherly attention.
Mr. Ed Williams and party, who re
turned from Cloud Cap Inn yesterday, re
port having had a lovely trip. The
ascent of the mountain was not at
tempted on account of the severe snow
storm, which Mr. Langille says is unu
sual for this time of the year. Quite a
number of guests are at the Inn.
At a meeting in Spokane last Satur
day night of the board of directors of the
Le Roi Mining Company, a dividend was
declared of $25,000, payable July 6.
This is the 16th dividend, the 15th hav
ing been paid last Wednesday. Anothe
will be paid this month. The total
dividends paid aggregate $450,000.
Another idiotic exhibition of shooting,
backward with a rifle at a woman, the
aim taken -from' a looking-glass, has
proved fatal, this time at Berlin. . An
expert named Kruger, after shooting va
rious objects from the bands and
shoulders of bis sister, put a bullet
through her head in the presence of
4000 persons. '
Company D of La Grande won the
prize in the competitive drill at Hood
River Saturday. It is suggestive at ?east
that Company D won the prise at The
Dalles at the last encampment, and at
that time the company was located at
flood River. It is according to the
eternal fitness of things that the old
company should win honors on its native
heath.
The Wasco County Teachers' Insti
tute begins next Monday and will con
tinue until August 7th. The program
has been made with the idea of making;
those attending get in and work, and
with Superintendent Gilbert and Profs.
Gavin and Landers in charge, the insti
tute will prove the most interesting one
ever held here. - - ;
There was in Aehland Monday night
the largest crowd of Christian Endeavor
workers ever irathered in that part' of
the state, including about 200 excursion
ists, who arrived by special train from
Portland after a delightful daylight trip
through the Willamette,. Umpqua and
Roene river valleys. Tne excursionists
were unanimous in saying that the day
has been an enjoyableone throughout.
. The clouds raktd the hills about Ore
gon City yesterday and deposited their
needless moisture in showers that in
creased in frequency and copiousness as
the day advanced. A little before 2
o'clock p. m. a hailstorm visited Oregon
City, the hailstones being as large as
bullets, and coming with, a torrent of
rain, that made canais oi me streets
while it lasted. This storm missed
Gladstone park, where the celebration
was in progress, but it continued on
down the Willamette to Portland.
The scale of prices for wool has been
gradually climbing up since the first of
this season's clip began coming in, says
the Pendleton Tribune. The opening
price was 6 cents, 'and a fraction has
been added to that price with almost
every sale." Several small lots were sold
in Pendleton Friday for 8 and 9 cents,
and Saturday W..J. Furnish sold al
together 200,000 pounds, the price being
from 8 to 10 cents. The buyers were
Charles Green, representing Koshland
& Co., and Jacob Woolner, of San Fran
cisco, each getting about 100,000 pounds.
A distressing accident occurred on the
Lower Columbia river Sunday night, re
sulting in the drowning of the 13-year-
old son of John Lungdren. The man
and the boy were drifting off Tongue
Point, when the tug boat Fannie, with a
ship and barge in tow, loomed up in the
darkness. Lungdren holloed to the tug
with all his might, and pulled out of the
way as far as he could. Ha did not see
the scow until it was upon him, and so,
to his horror, bis boy was struck and
disappeared beneath the scow. The
boat was overturned and Lungdren, by
accident, caught one of the gov lines . of
the barge and climbed upon the barge,
hoping in some way to save the child.
The Fannie lay to all night and put
back to the cannery and landed the
fisherman there Monday morning.
Thursday's Daily
The Dalles Commission Co. will to
night ship a carload of plums to Chicago.
This is the season of the year when
the early worm hole, with pale-yellow
and hornblende-green apple around it,
comes to the front as summer fruit.
Some are fruit, but most of them are
flesh.
Fern Lodge, D. of H., installed its offi
cers laBt night, paid per capita tax on
144 members, and bad ice cream galore.
There is nothing slow about Fern, and
besides the regular bi-weekly issue of
the Fern Leaf, edited by Miss Pearl
Dean, was read and appreciated. It was
one of the best numbers, though it pad
dled some of us pretty hard.
E. J. O'Donnell, the pioneer settler
of .Hartford Junction, in Snohomieh
county, has recently come into a small
fortune, an aunt in MaryBVille, Cal.,
having died, leaving a fortune of $100,-
000, $40,000 being given to charity, the
remaining $60,000 to be divided among
four brothers and sisters, Mr. O'Donnell
being one of the four. Mr. O'Donnell
has a wife and five children.
Hon. E. B. Dufnr arrived home last
night from an extended trip through
Sherman county. He does not want to
be considered "wild in his ideas," but
insists that Sherman county will bar
vest 3,000.000 bushets of wheat, and
that the average yield will be not less
than twenty-two bushels per acre. Mr.
E. E. Lytle, who has also jast returned
from Sherman, says the crop is juet
simply a wonder.
The enterprise of our contemporary is
commendable, but expensive. Last
night having nothing else to stir up the
hilarity, the editor's dog got Into a
heated discussion with a purp belonging
to the captain of the steamer Regulator.
The steamer dog was the smaller and
perhaps for that reason raised the dis
turbance, but he was "sandy" just the
same. It was a sanguinary affair, each
dog holding on even after the owners and
bystanders had lifted them by tail holds
from the ground. The fight was finally
declared draw, but in the break-away
the Democratic devil got his wrist badly
bitten.
The transit instrument of the state
university, which a month ago was
stolen from the university in Eugene,
was found Sunday morning by G. W.
Cochran at the corner of Lawrence and
Clark streets, in Eugene. It was placed
in the gutter under the crosswalk, with
about a foot of the instrument showing.
At the time of the theft the regents
rightly judged that the instrument was
taken in the hope of receiving a reward,
and therefore refused to offer one. The
placing of the instrument where it could
be found shows the culprits lost hope of
securing any regard for their nefarious
work.
One of the observers who should be
qualified to pronounce judgment upon
the state of the times about the country
is the traveling circus man. One of
Jhese men, belong to a show the' name
of which is well known, has said recently
that in a journey half-way over the
continent the business of the circus has
shown an improvement oyer laet year,
and that in almost every town he has
noticed a great deal of painting and fix
ing over of buildings. He. says the peo
pie have appeared almost everywhere to
lie happier and in eajier financial cir
cumstances than for the past few sea
sons.
Frlday'sDaily.
Look at Pease & Mays grocery window
today.
The highest score at the Umatilla
House alleys was made today by Mr. J.
Unger with 59.
Talk about Pease & Mays groceries
being cheap. Just look at their grocery
window today.
Firemen's excursion to Multnomah
fall next Sunday. Do not fail to attend
it. - ' '
The State Teachers' Association meets
at Newport July 26, -holding until the
evening of the 29th.
Remember Frazier's auction on the
17th inst. The orchard to be sold will
bear inspection.
Pease & Mays grocery window today
shows a greater slaughter than they
have ever afforded before.
One lot of 20,000 pounds of wool
changed hands this morning at the top
price reached this season, it being
cents.
Chas. Frazier's fine orchard, which
will be auctioned off on July 17th, is
only twenty minutes walk from the
courthouse.
A dispatch from Washington yester
day says that Senator Harris of Tennes
see was very low and would not survive
beyond this morning.
City Recorder Sinnott failed to have
any persons needing his judicial advice
this morning, so that always handy
item about John Doe or a d. d. has to be
worked in in this shape.
Miss Lou Dingley, niece of Congress
man Dingley, ran away fro.n her home
Ttiureday and married W. E. Hadley of
San Francisco. She was 30 years of age,
but her parents objected to her mar
riage. A new departure at the county insti
tute this year, is that the superintend
ent offers a certificate of attendence to
each teacher, setting forth the number
of days present and showing their pro
fessional interest.
All members of the First Christian
church are urgently requested to be at
the church on Sunday, July 11, at 11 a.
in., as business of great importance will
then come before the meeting. Don't
fail to attend. Per order church board.
The Dalles evivently is establishing a
reputation for oratorical ability, Mrs.
Briggs being selected to make the ad
dress for the G. A. R. celebration at El
gin, Fred W. Wilson at Prineville, N. J.
Sinnott at Dufur, and D. C. Herrin at
Milton.
Everyone who has been in the country
recently comes back with the ease en
thusiastic tales about the wonderful
crops. The grain is now all eo far along
that nothing can injure it materially,
and still the weather conditions remain
perfect for its growth.
The river, which has been at a stand
for a couple of weeks, fell several inches
last night, and will most likely con
tinue its downward course. The fisher
men think, this will cause an improve
ment in the run, which up to date has
been an unusually poor one.
Agent Cowan came in from the Warm
Springs yesterday. He reports his
charges all contented, happy and pros
perous, telling us of one Indian who had
sold a band of sheep a day or two before,
getting $4322 for them, and who has
some 38,000 pounds of wool to sell.
A. M. Williams & Co. are making a
great slash in fine summer wash goods.
See their window display. 8Jc, 10c and
12c goods reduced to 6c yard. 15c and
163 c choice mulle and organdies re
duced to 10c yard. And plenty of hot
weather to come. See the point?
Editor Ireland, of the Moro Observer,
estimates the wheat crop ' of " Sherman
county, taking the banner year, 1894, as
a basis. His figures give one-fourth
greater area and one-fifth greater yield.
As the crop in 1894 was 2,250,000, this
would make it this year 3,400,000 bush
els. Patricio McNeil, our own "Pat," read
ing the Examiner's account of the big
meeting of Christian Endeavorers in San
Francisco, artlessly remarked that he
had a- much better opinion of Eastern
people now that-he saw so many of
them at once "Endeavoring to be Chris
tians." July 13th round trip tickets to Pen
dleton can be purchased for the sum of
$4.25. The great Democratic luminary,
W. J. Bryan, speaks on the 14th, and
the O. R. & N. proposes to give all its
patrons who desire to do so, a chance to
hear him. Those intending to go will
please inform ' J. L. ' Story by this
(Friday) evening, .
The trip down the Columbia on a not
day is a delightful one, and the indica
tions now are that the weather ordered
up for next Sunday will make a stay in
town, at the least, uncomfortable. The
Regulator makes the run to Multnomah
Falls, and this will furnish an opportun
ity for a day's outing, and at the same
time the money will provide fands for
the firemen's tournament.
A DRAWING CARD.
The D.
P. A. N. Hake a Strike With
Tnmwater Indians.
' The mbst attractive feature of the
parade at Portland was the band of In
dians from Turuwater, carried down by
the D. P. & A. N. Co. ' '
Agent Allaway had explained to them
sometbing of the size of the city of
Portland, of the big bridges and the
ships, yet it was easily seen tb'ey all
thought be was deceiving them. As the
boat approached the city, and they real
ized somewhat the wonders of civiliza
tion, they began to take in the regular
old 4th of July feeling. They got on the
hurricane deck of the Regulator and be
gun beating their tomtoms and dancing
the war dance of their tribe. .-The blue
jackets of the monitors turned out to
cheer them, tbe boats and - the shops of
the city whistled and saluted tbem, and
in less than no time a crowd of fully
5000 were at the wharf to meet them.
Their ponies were brought out, and it
was found that one of the tribe had no
horse. Mr. Allaway telephoned to one
of the liverv stables for a eavuse, and
the stableman thinking to have some
fan, sent a regular devil of a horse with
a buck like a wood saw, mt the buck
who rode him proved to be a dandy and
stayed with him like a clothespin. AH
along the line of the parade, the Indian
contingent received the heartiest ap
plause. Tney went on tbe Monterey
and surrounded by tbe admiring sailors,
gave a war dance.
They came home delighted with their
trip, and with some improved and prob
ably exaggerated notions as to the won
ders of the white man's world.
Tlcy Council Meeting.
The city council met last night pursu
ant to adjournment of Monday. Present
Mayor Nolan, Councilmen Thompson,
WOod, Saltmarahe, Johns, Clough,
Cbamplin. Knck, Stephens and Johnson.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved. Message from the mayor was
read and placed on file.
Committees were named as follows:
Streets and public property Cham-
plin, Johns, Johnson.
Financd Kack, Wood, Johnson.
Judiciary Thompson, Johns, Salt
marshe. Fire and water Clough, Kack, Salt
marshe. Health and police Wood, Thompson,
Stephens.
Appointments of officers being in or
der, the mayor presented tbe name of
Chas. Laner for marshal, and upon the
vote being taken the appointment was
unanimously confirmed.
For recorder R. B. Sinnott was named
and confirmed by a vote of 5 ayes, 3
noes, 1 blank.
The 'election of a nightwatebman
brought out three candidates ; but J ulius
Wiley got all nine votes and went in
with a hurrah.
Regular monthly reports of recorder
and treasurer and annual report of re
corder were received, read and placed on
file. .
Petition of Ad Keller for liquor license
read and license granted.
On motion of Sack the recorder was
instructed to prepare an ordinance in
creasing the treasurer's salary from $25
to $35 per month.
Bills were presented as follows :
J T Peters, lumber $21 52
Maier & Benton, mdse.. 76
Dr Logan, services , 5 00
Dalles Electric Light Co, lights. . . 12 80
P F Burham, hauling 50
Began Talking Early.
Few will believe it possible for a 3
months' old child to talk. However,
such is the caBe, relates the Nashville
Banner, and any one can verify the
truthfulness of this statement with very
little trouble. The parents of the child
are Richard and Frankie Cleveland,
colored, living at 17 Short street, and the
child has been talking since it was one
week old. Hundreds have visited the
little wonder and have left the house
completely mystified at what tney have
seen and beard.
Tbe child is a girl and differs only
from other babies iu that it can talk as
plainly and be understood as distinctly
as a grown person. The voice, of course,
is naturally weak, but has none of the
baby prattle about it. ' In addition to
tbe child's talking propensities it seems
to be possessed of superior intelligence
and gives voice to utterances most as
tounding, coming as they do from one
so-young.
Rev. ti. W. Martin, a colored preacher,
who has a church in the vicinity, and a
majority of his flock called at the house
to convince themselves of the ruth of
the rumors which bad been circulated
concerning the child. Tbe little one
seemed to en jay the presence of the
crowd for a while, but, soon tiring, re
marked to its mother, in a voice audible
to all present : "I wish all these folks
would go home as I am tired." The
callers took the hint and ' soon departed.
Tbe New Administration.
The city government has changed,
but affairs move along without a ripple.
Mayor Nolan succeeds Mayor Menefee,
names tbe new officers, whom the coun
cil promptly confirm, and everything
runs as smoothly as a Sunday school
picnic or a country wedding. Marshal
Lauer succeeds himself and very prop
erly, for he has made a good officer, and
the re-appointment of Julius Wiley as
night watchman is a deserved recogni
you r
nothing
BUT THE
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tion of his merit. The only change is in
the recorder's office, G. W. Phelps going
oat and Roger B. Sinnott going in. Mr.
Phelps has made a record of which be
may justly feel proud. The clerical
work of his office has been kept up cor
rectly and neatly, and in tbe judicial
branch he has made a record that has
no more flaws than that of the renowned
Haroun, Caliph of Bagdad. His suc
cessor will maintain the standard, and
dispense justice with a generous band,
$10 or five days" being about the least
Roger would be willing to offer any ap
plicant. The appointments seem to
meet with general approval, and Mayor
Nolan is to be congratulated upon, the
peaceful launching of tbe ship of state.
OREGON MAN IS REMEMBERED.
Alaska's Mew Collector of Customs la
In Portland.
Mr. J. W. Ivey, the new collector of
customs for the district of Alaska, has
arrived in Portland on his way to his
new post of duty, and today be- was re
ceiving ttie congratulations of his per
sonal and political friends about "town.
Mr. Ivey will start foi Alaska in a few
days, and in the meantime is familiariz
ing himself with many of the details of
his office. Mr. Ivey's candidacy was the
subject of a very bitter contest at the
national capital, and that he was recog
nized out of all the other candidates
almost every state in the Union bad a
man is a tribute to his integrity and
worth outside of his services to the party.
The Oregon delegation in Congress was
solidly in his favor, and it was their rec
ommendation that had weight, notwith
standing the United States senators who
were seconding Oregon's claims.- Mr.
Ivey has been represented as filing his
application as a resident of Alaska, but
such statements were erroneous. His
application was based on the fact that
he is a citizen of Oregon, and a citizen of
Oregon he intends to remain. Mr. Ivey
spent over four months at the national
capital, and is one of the "few of the
faithful" who were first considered and
rewarded. Regarding Oregon matters
at the capital or tbe situation in Alaska,
the collector declined to discuss for pub
lication. Telegram.
A Mining Giant Adrift.
At the Grant Brothers' mine, on tbe
north fork of the John Day river, ten
miles west of Granite, one of the giants
got adrift the other day, and began
throwing . its stream of water eight
inches in diameter in a circle. B. F.
Grant ran to set the machine, but was
hurled aside like a bit of paper. A
miner named Berry sprang at the giant,
and his arm was broken in two places.
But this brave action no doubt saved
several lives. Tbe mighty bolt of water,
eight inches in diameter, swung in every
direction. One of Mr. Grant's sons, a
lad of 14 years, was sitting on a bowlder
about 100 feet distant, and when the
water struck it threw him ten feet in tbe
air. Wben the lad fell, he struck on his
head among some ragged rocks, sorely
bruising his face and narrowly missed
destroying one of his eyes. The men
were rolled and crushed against the
banks and rocks, six' of tbem being
badly bruised and cut. A young miner
"It Don't Seem Like the i
- Same Old Smile."
' Say husbands, you will not have occasion .
to hum the above song, if you will come to
Mays & Crowe's and buy your wife one of
those elegant
BLUE FLAME OIL STOVES
They will do the work of any Cast Iron
Stove or Steel Range, and just the thing for .
warm weather. The universal verdict of .
those who have tried them is, "We would
not be without it."
MAYS & CROWE.
Yoa will find one coupon
Inside each two oaace bag
and two coupons Inside each
tour ounce bagofBlaokweU's
Durham. Buy a bag of this
celebrated tobacco and read
the coupon which gives a
list of valuable presents and
how to get them.
named Montgomery had his shoulder
dislocated, being injured so be will not
be able to work for at least six weeks.
An idea of the danger may be gleaned
from the fact that this bolt of eight
inches in thickness, considerably larger
than tbe thickness of a common stove
pipe, was burled from a pressure of
about 160 feet fall.
Decisions in Chambers.
' Before leaving for the seaside, Judge
Bradshaw filed decisions in several cases
that be had taken under advisement.
Alma L. Howe was granted a divorce
from Samuel T, Howe, and was awarded
the care and custody of the minor child.
Heater A. Howe.
The writ of review in the suit of C. W.
Phelps against M. E. Payne and J. W.
Filloon, justice peace, was allowed, and
the judgment of the lower court was set
aside.
In the case of Mary Davenport against
Stephen M. Meeks et al, plaintiffs were
also given judgment. The suit was
brought to have a mortgage set aside on
the ground that it was given fraudulent
ly, and' to prevent . tbe collection of
money due plaintiff. It brought up
some nice legal points. H. H. Riddell
was attorney for plaintiffs.
In the Wolf & Zwicker Iron Works
against I, H. Taffe, judgment was set
aside and new trial granted.
W.L. Whealdon against L. E. Fergu
son. On motion O. D. Taylor was made
defendant and permitted to file an an
swer. Singer Mfg. Co. against Sheriff Driver,
action dismissed with judgment for
coats for defendant.
A Heppner correspondent of the East
Oregonian says that now that Thomas
R. Lyons has been appointed towneite
commissioner for Juneau, Alaska, and
will not remain in Heppner in the law
practice;, and J. N Brown has gone to
Hillsboro to enter into a law partner
ship, and Governor G. W. Rea has gone
East for an extended stay, there is but
one lawyer in Heppner and Morrow
county. That one lawyer who will have
such a large field all to himself is C. E.
Bedfield, who came from Pendleton and
took J. N. Brown's practice. Probably
there is not another county in Oregon of
which it can be said there is only one
lawyer in it. Globe.
Witb the passing of the tariff bill it
looked as though all the wool buyers in
tbe Northwest congregated here. At
Pendleton, Baker City and otber East
ern Oregon points tbe wool is reported
as nearly all sold, while here the larger
portion is still in the bands of the grow
ers. The Umatilla House is filled with
traveling men, and H looks like tbe good
old times when yellow money was plenty
and everybody bad some of it.
Hundreds of thousands have been in
duced to try Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy by reading what it has done for
others, and having tested its merits for
themselves are today its warmest friends.
For sale by Blakeley & Houghton.
Yellow washing powder will make
your clothes the same color. Avoid
this by using Soap Foam. It's pure
white. ' 2-3m