THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1897.
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and we wish all the Boys to appear
in Nice New Clolthing.
We will do our part.
For the balance of this week we shall allow a
Discount of 33 1-3 per cent
On Boys' and Young Men's Clothing.
TODAY BOYS' FALL SUITS ARE READY,
STYLISH, RIGHT, HONEST CLOTHING."
f Large number of patterns to select from.
The Suits are for Boys from 6 to 16 years.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Saturday's Daily. N
The Woodmen's Circle bad a pleasant
social last night. Mr. Parkins managed
a fish pond, much to the amusement of
all, and the catch was abnormal and
surprising. Mrs. Varney presided at
the piano and dancing was indulged in
until niidnight.
Mrs. Alma Howe, who for the past
two years has been confined to her bed
from the effects of a bruised ankle,
caused by a stick of cord wood falling
upon it, we are glad ts note is able to be
up and to get around with the aid of
crutches. Glacier.
Miss Mollie Bottorff, whose charming
creations in tbe millinery art have de
lighted The Dalles ladies for the past
two or three years, is now in San Fran
cisco studying tbe latest things in color
and form that go to make up literally
tbe crowning piece in a ladies wardrobe.
She has had the privilege of studying
tbe very latest importations from Paris,
and will in a short time return to The
Dalles to assist Mrs.Briggs in preparing
for the grand opening of millinery this
fall.
Master Ralph Ordway, a 13-year-old
son of Mrs. Wm. Kennedy, was seri
ously hurt Monday morning, says tbe
Glacier. He was on bis way to Sherman
county with Sherman Young and Dan
Smith, who were banling fruit. . Tbe
brake on the wagon gave way and tbe
wagon was precipitated on to the horses, I
and in upsetting, the boy was thrown
under the load. His leg was broken in
two places above tbe knee and he re
ceived other serious injuries. Dr. B ro
sins was called and the injured boy is
reported doing well as could be ex
pected. The members of the Methodist church
gave a reception last night to their pas
tor, J. H. Wood, and his family ; also to
the presiding elder, J. E. Warner, and
his wife. Although the rules have been
so modified that a minister may remain
in one place five yeare, it is seldom they
are returned the fonrth year, as is tbe
case with Mr. Wood, which speaks elo
quently for the good he has accomplished
here and the esteem in which he is held
by his congregation. The church is
particularly fortunate in having Rev.
Warner and wife choose this as their
home.for though a presiding elder spends
little time in one place, yet his energetic,
talented wife is an acquisition to the
membership which is appreciated.
Monday's Daily.
The river is reported as being full of
salmon, and a good fall catch is antici
pated. Sam Thurman today brought in the
first large sturgeon of the fall catch. It
weighed, dressed, 235 pounds.
It is now stated that the Colombia
Southern will have its road completed
to Wasco by the 20th.
Wheat trains are getting more numer
ous every day, and soon there will be
one rattling by every hour or two.
According to the SpoKesman-RevIew
only about forty per cent of the harvest
ing in the PalouBe country is done, and
it is estimated that with the most favor
able weather, thirty days will be re
quired to finish it.
Last week's score at tbe Umatilla
House alleys was: Monday, Sampson,
62; Tuesday, F. Jobson, 54; Wednes
day, Porter, 50 ; Thursday, Chris Myer,
48; Friday, Jobson, 52; Saturday, J.
Bonn, 55; Sunday, Phillips, 51.
Today is the day upon which the fire
men's tournament was to have begun ,
and, of course, as Pague did not know
it was declared off. be sent us up a
shower. Anyhow, though the races did
not come off, The Dalles got first water.
There has been quite a rainfall within
the past week, but reports from all parts
of the county are to the effect that no
damage has been done so far except to
delay threshing. Another week's rainy
weather would, however, do consider
able damage.
The Catholic church is rapidly near
ing completion. The frame work of the
tall epire is finished, and in another
week or ten days tbe outside work will
be finished.' The building is a Very
handsome one, a credit to the Church
and to the city.
Tbe D. P. & A. 5. Co. has a big scow
and a gang of men hauling rock from the
Washington shore and dropping them in
the river at the end of the Court street
roadway. Tbe intention is to make the
roadway wide enough that teams may
drive up to the wharf-boat and turn
around.
Professor T. S. Lippy, one of tbe first
to return from the Klondike, and who
brought back with him more than a
coal oil can full of gold, made tbe First
Methodist church of Seattle a present of
$1000 recently, to get tbe church out of
debt. He also gave $500 to tbe Y. M.
C. A. of Seattle. Before leaving Alaska,
he gave $500 to the Methodist missions
up there.
Mr. Fred. Wilson, who has been over
in snerman county, arrived nome yes
terday, coming in with Mr. Biggs. He
tells us the grain crop in Sherman is
immense, that two temporary ware
houses built by tbe railroad right-of-way
are already nearly filled with wheat,
that Wasco is booming, many new
houses being built, and that Moro is also
showing great Improvement.
A prominent farmer from Klickitat
county, in replying to our reporter's
inquiry concerning the wheat crop, said
tliia morning : "Tbe quality is the very
beetf but in quantity, the crop, taking
the whole county through, will not aver
age more than sixty per cent of the
normal yield. This condition was caused
by the exceedingly dry spring, which
prevented much of the spring-sown
grain sprouting.
John Holton, an old Jackson county
pioneer who puts not his trust in banks,
succeeded, by hard labor, in saving be
tween $400 and $500 in gold. He wanted
to take a trip to the seashore during
the warm weather, so he banked his
money in his granary and left a dia
gram with his wife, showing the location
of tbe treasure. When he returned, the
diagram was in tbe bottom of the trunk
and the gold was probably in the bot
tom of somebody's pocket, as Mr. Hol
ton hasn't found it yet. A Mr. Egbert
and his wife stopped with Mrs. Holton
during Mr. Holton's absence, and Mr.
Holton thinks their departure was coin
cident with that of the gold.
The Fourth of July passed without
any celebration here, and tbe firemen's
tournament slipped through like water
through a seive, and now the annual
fair is in shape to do the same thing
if some action is not taken concerning
it. The premium lists and other printed
matter are here, but none of the officials
are on band. J. O. Mack, secretary of
tbe association, is now in Pendleton,
and probably located there permanently.
With Mr. Matlock, also of Pendleton, a
little effort will transfer the meetings
from this city to Pendleton. Are we to
let the fair slip by, not only for this
year, but for ail time? It not, a move
will have to be made, and that Bpeedily.
Tuesday's Daily.
The cool weather indicates that the
rain is over.
Tbe Regulator carried among other
freight this morning about thirty-five
tons of wheat.
County court met Monday, and to
morrow the commissioner's court begins
its regular September session.
The D. P. & A. N. are re-decking a
big flat boat which will be taken to Lyle
and used as a wharfboat for receiving
wheat.
Bread, cakes and everything of that
kind, as weil as confectionery, icecream,
etc., at the Elite, next door to Parkin's
barber shop. 7-tf
We understand that steps will be
taken at once towards getting the fair
started, and that it will be held this
year as usual.
The public schools open Monday, and
it is desired that all pupils be on hand
promptly that there may be no delay in
organizing classes.
Nebraska's agricultural products this
year are valued at $98,000,000, which
shows that Bryan's home is something
of a Klondike itself.
One thousand sheep belonging to Mc
Rea are at the stockyards awaiting an
other flock, which is on its way in, when
all will be shipped to Chicago.
Mr. Stadleman received a dispatch
this morning that 8000 boxes of prunes
were sold in Ne'w York city yesterday at
prices ranging from 40 to 60 cents.
The board of equalization will meet
the first Monday in October, at which
time all who are dissatisfied with their
assessment, will be given the opportun
ity to correct any error. s7d&wtf.
Dr. Lannerburg arrived home a few
days ago andcan now be found in his
office, prepared to relieve all trouble
with wtnk or defective eyes. His work
speaks for itself, hundreds in Eastern
Oregon - having been benefited by his
skill.
Tbe Regulator came up last night in
stead of the Dalles City. This change
was made so the Regulator could be in
Portland Sunday and wash her boilers
out. There is plenty cf water here for
that purpose, but the mains do not
reach tbe river.
Mr. RoBwell L. Conner and Miss
Myrtle Apperson, daughter of Mrs. A. J.
Apperson, were married at McMinnville,
Wednesday, September 1st. Miss Ap
person has quite a number of friends
here, whose-best wishes follow; her in
her voyage matrimonial.
Joe Wilson and Will Langille, both of
Hood River, who were among the first
to rush off to the Klondike, have been
beard from. They are at Juneau, where
they will remain until spring, and have
sent for horses and a wagon, intending
to make expenses by teaming this win
ter. -
It is rumored that a Mr. Ireland of
Oakesdale has been appointed agent
here in place of E. E. Lytle, resigned.
Everybody in The Dalles was in hopes
Mr. George Ross would get the place, as
years of faitbfnl service entitle him to
promotion and his genial disposition has
made him a favorite with all who have
business with the O. R. & N.
It was a strange fatality that caused
the carrier pigeon that recently made
the flight from Skagnay to Portland,
1200 miles, to strike the telephone wires
and injure its wings, jast when it had
accomplished its long journey. Its fall
is emblematical of that of many who
are now struggling with the mountain
passes in their effort to reach the gold
fields.
The Southern Pacific passenger de
partment has issued a handsome little
pamphlet eutitl-d "The Sportsman at
Del Monte," showing the character of
the hunting and fishing in that section
of California. The pamphlet is beauti
fully illustrated, and no sportsman can
peruse its pages without a desire to pack
rod and gun and hie away to that winter
paradise by the sun-down seas.
Mr. O. T. Angell and son, Arville, ar
rived home from Portland yesterday.
Arville has been at St. Vincent's hospi
tal for some time having his wound
treated, it win oe remembered that a
few weeks ago, in shooting at birds, tbe
gun exploded, the pieces tearing a por
tion of his upper jaw and badly lacer
ating his face. Tbe wound is healing
rapidly and he will soon he all right
again, though he will carry an ugly scar.
A team has been engaged today in
hauling to tbe river the big shade trees
cut down from in front of tbe French
properties. It seems almost wicked to
cut the big poplars down and yet it has
become necessary on account of their
proclivity to send their roots into tbe
sewers, and to lift up the sidewalks.
And yet in spite of this property owners
continue to set them out, simply on ac
count of their quick growth. Hereafter
only maples or trees of that kind should
be planted. It takes longer for them to
grow, but once grown they do not have
to be cut down.
Sunday afternoon as G. W. Aldricb
and his son, Edward, proprietors of the
Champion flouring mill, of Lebanon,
were attempting to stop a leak in one
side of their warehouse, the whole end
of the warehouse gave way, completely
covering them. The alarm soon spread
over the town and in a few minutes a
large crowd of men were at work with
shovels removing the immense pile of
wheat that covered them. The men
were buried under the wheat nearly an
hour, and when they were shoveled out
the father was dead. The soli was
badly bruised, bat it is thought be is not
seriously injured.
Prosperity has, in a measure, struck
the Southern Oregon Company, and
along with it Coos county's exechequer,
much to the pleasure of the taxpayers
in general, says the Coquille City Bulle
tin. R. E. Shine, secretary, "paid nearly
$11,000 in cash to Sheriff Gage, Wednes
day, such amount being due as the 1895
and 1896 taxes of the corporation. There
yet remains a balance in favor of the
county, aggregating $13,000 on assess
ments o 1893 or 1894, or under Assessor
James regime of office. These valua
tions are still under question in the
courts, and it is not at all likely that an
early settlement will be reached.
Tbe changing of the assessment plan
by the A. O. XT. W. at the last meeting
of tbe grand lodge has caused consider
able comment among members of the
order. Many were at first disposed to
sever their connection with the order
and some did so, thinking they would be
assessed higher. The more thoughtful
ones took the position that they would
not climb any mountains until they
came to them, and so determined to stay
and see what the plan would do when
put to a working test. Most of those
who quit have signified . their intention
of going back, and this is the wise thing
for them to do.
Cheap Rates to the Oregon State Fair
September 30th to October 8th.
THE SKAGUAY BLOCKADE.
Tbe low rate of one fare for round trip
will be given by tbe O. R. & N. Co. from
any ooint on their lines in Oregon, to
enable all to attend.
Tbe people's etate institution for the
improvement of agriculture and tbe
mechanical and household arts. Rep
resented in district departments, and
divisions for the intelligent exhibition
of the various breeds and types of horses,
cattle, sheep, swine and poultry, and
the many classes ot machinery, and im
plements, manufactures and merchan
dise, musical instruments, domestic
manufacture, woman's work, science
and art. The people of the state are es
pecially invited to participate. Let us
demonstrate the capabilities of Oregon
and Oregon people. One fare for the
round trip. Popular admission of 25
cents. -
Creamery butter, sweet potatoes,
lemons, etc., at Maier & Benton's, a'l-tf
Mr. John Parrott Writes of the Situa
tion There.
Skaguay, Aug. 27, 1897.
Editor Chronicle :
Dear Sir : I suppose you have heard
something about the great blockade at
Skaguay City. It Is something a person
would bave to see to realize what it is
When your writer first landed here the
blockade meant too much freight and
not enough pack horses, and now it
signifies much more. There are so many
horses that it is almost impossible to get
over the trail, which is very narrow.
Pack trains are delayed over one-half
of the time in passing. A number of
horses are killed every day by meeting
in dangerous places where one horse
crowds the other off the trail. Some
fall down and get up without being
hurt, and "(hers fall over the embank
ment anywhere from ten to six hundred
feet.
. Three weeks ago Skaguay was a little
city of about 300 white tents, and now
there are about one hundred buildings
under construction and about eight
hundred tents. A saw mill commenced
to cut lumber yesterday, with a capacity
of 30,000 feet daily. One large wharf is
completed and another is under con
struction. Nineteen large steamships
have landed here since August 4th load
ed with miners and their Klondike out
fits. Provisions and board are very,
cheap here, providing a person does bis
own cooking. Flour is 7o cents Der
sack ; a small loaf of bread is worth 25
cents ; beef steak is 40 cents per pound ;
bacon 6 cents per pound; a very thin
pie costs 50 . cents; dried fruit is
from 6 to 8 cents per pound. The rea
son groceries are so cheap is because
mere are so many miners who are
stranded on the pass and are compelled
to sell their outfits at a great sacrifice. '
It is an evident fact tbat not over one
out of fifty will get to Klondike this
winter. Dr. Siddall and I expect to
leave Skaguay City on tbe 30th, and em
bark on our little boat at tbe bead of
lake Linderman Sept. 5th. We bave
joined a party of twelve to travel to
gether down the Yukon. There are
several ladies in the party, and we ex
pect to have entertainments, concerts,
Sunday school and a good time gener
ally on our trip to Dawson City.
John Parrott.
A Hold-Up.
and in moving it from Heppner to Cliff
Jones' place near Heppner, he met with
an accident which wild lay him up for
so.-ne time, and possibly cost him hia
right arm. He was using a team to
guide the engine in ascending the steep
hill south of Heppner, and succeeded .
without a mishap.' But later on when
near Cliff Jones' place, where he was to
made his first stop, the "blow off" pipe
burst. Foster at once threw off the
steam, but the horses became frightened
and endeavoring to get off th engine,
the full force of ninety pounds ot Bteam
was thrown on, breaking the drive
chain, one end striking Foster on the
right arm near the elbow, crushing it
terribly. He was taken to Heppner
and placed in earn of physicians who
found the elbow badly mangled, it being
necessary to remove several large pieces
of bone. It was then considered doubt
ful if tbe arm could be saved, but later
reports from Heppner etate that unless
serious complications take place, which
are not anticipated at present, his arm
will not have to be amputated.
F. M. Breeding, of Haystack, was
with him at the time of the accident
and narrowly escaped injury.
Council Meeting.
Friday night near tbe Mill creek bridge
a couple of boys got into a fight about a
pair of spurs. Mr. Horn, brother-in-law
of Rev. L. Grey, parted them. In
the meanwhile a telephone message bad
been eent for tbe marshal to come up
that there was a bloody murder, or
something of that kind, being perpetrat
ed. The marshal and night-watchman
went out, and on the road met Mr. Horn
coming in. Being a stranger, the mar
shal called to him to "hold up," and
Horn, thinking he was being held up,
took leg bail. Marshal Lauer fired bis
pistol to scare tbe man into stopping,
but be didn't scare, or at least stop,
worth a cent.
Later tbe marshal tracked the fleeing
man to Rev. Grey's house, and upon
rattling the door that gentleman thought
burglars were about, or something of
that kind, and belonging to tbe church
militant, he loaded bis revolver and
stepped out on tbe upper front porch.
Explanations followed, the marshal
went home, the other people went to
bed, and the matter of spurs is not yet
settled.
, Foster Badly Crippled.
A. X. Foster, a resident of Haystack,
recently purchased a traction engine,
City council met Friday night, Mayor
Nolan in the chair. Councilmen pres
ent were Thompson, Wood, Saltmarshe,
Kuck, Stephens, Johnston, Johns and
Cbamplin. ,
Minutes were read and approved.
Petition of Col. Patterson for permis
sion to shoot at target inside of city
limits by the O. N. G. was granted.
Kuck and Stephens made a verbal re
port with regard to street lights, giving
prices, etc., and were instructed to con
sult with Mr. French in regard to incan
descent lights, and report at special
meeting.
Reports of officers were read and
placed on file. All bills audited by
finance committee were allowed and or
dered paid'.
On motion tbe three men hired by the
chief of tbe fire department to watch
the Brittain building after the fire, were
paid $1.50 each.
Action on bills of W. H. Butts and
Chas. Newberger, was postponed.
Council adjourned.
BILLS ALLOWED.
C F Lauer, marshal $75 00
Geo C Brown, engineer 75 00
J J Wilev, night watch 60 00
R B Sinnott, recorder 50 00
C J Crandall, treasurer 20 00
John E Ferguson, hauling 25
Dalles City Water Works 32 00
E Benjamin, sawing wood 100
Oaks & Stringer, banling 50
J P Mclnerny, mdse 35
Dalles Lumbering Co, mdse. 7 05
May 8 & Crowe, mdse 3 50
Gunning & Hockman, labor 1 50
St. Arnold & Shoren, labor.' 2 00
M T Nolan, mdse 2 15
J T Peters, wood 9 00
HL Kuck, mdse 4 00
Dalles Electric Light Co 14 00
Jack Staniels, labor ,. 22 90
C Jones, " 17 70
Joe Berger, " 23 90
S Klein, " 400
A Kenechtly, ' 4 00
J Like, " 17 70
C F Lauer, killing does 3 00
Frmt Prices.
While fruit is not bringing high prices
this year, it is gratifying to know that
tbat from The Dalles sells in tbe top
notch all the time. We notice in the
returns received Sunday for fruit
shipped a couple of weeks ago that of
six carloads arriving in one day, two
from Eugene brought for Italians 60 and
65 centB ; Silvers 45 ; Bartlett pears 95
cts. to $1.02. One carload from Van
couver brought 63 cents for Italians;
$1.09 Bartletts. A Walla Walla car
brought for Italians 50; Hungarians 86;
Silver 57. A Salem car of Bartlett peara
brought $1.24, while the car from The
Dalles brought for Italians 82; Hunga
rians $1.01; Silvers 60 cents.
Three Trainloads of.....
STEEL
SUPERIOR
RANGES
Have been sold alreach- this 3'ear. All prices,
From $30.00 up.
Eight' stj'les, from small family size to as
large as wanted.
There are more Superior Stoves and Ranges in use in this
territorv than all other makes of Stoves combined. This is con
clusive evidence of the superiority of Bridge & Beach Co.'s cele
brated Superior Stoves and Ranges. On sale at
MAIER & BENTON,
Sole agents for SUPERIOR Steel Ranges7
THE DALLES, OREGON.
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