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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1897.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
THE DALLES.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Saturday's Dally.
The interior view of the pavilion that
was made this morning by Gifford, is
very fine. He ex Dec 1 8 to make one
each season to show bow much we im
prove in onr displaye. c
Mr. H. Maier and Grant Mays can
vassed the town this afternoon in the in
terest of a free ferriage for the next six
weeks to producers across the river, and
the citizens pledged them 323.00.
This morning Mrs. J add Fish and Mr
Soger Sinnott left for Portland to visit
their father. The last reports received
rom Mr. Sinnott were not of the most
( encouraging kind, bat bis many friends
' still have hopes of seeing him with as
eoon again permanently cored.
Mrs. W. E.'Garretson today received
a telegram from her sister, Mrs. P.
Paquet, of Oregon City, stating that her
sister's daughter, Miss Florence, is
dangerously ill and that few hopes are
entertained for recovery. Mrs. Garret
son will leave oc the 4:30 train for
Oregon City, tomorrow, bnt has little
hope of reaching the bedside before
her niece passes away.
Judge Bellinger, United States
Attorney Dan Murphy, Judge Mallory
and Engineer Teal came up to Celilo
Thursday nignt and retnrned by the
Spokane local yesterday morning. Mr.
Murphy is the United States attorney in
the ship railway case while Judge
Mallory is attorney for Mr. Taft. It is
expected since Judge Bellinger has the
privilege of rendering a decision in the
case that it will eoon be disposed of.
Laat Saturday forenoon between 10 :30
and 11:00 o'clock, Frank Chamberlain,
an inmate of the state insane asylum, at
Salem, committed suicide by jumping
from the third story of the north wing
of that institution. The patient was a
charge of the sixth ward which is situat
ed on the third floor of the building, and
had been left to wash the outside of the
widows of that ward, while the attend
ant in charge, Artbnr H. Moore, stepped
out for a few moments. When Moore
returned and opened the door, Cham
berlain was standing upright in the
window holding on 'to the lower part of
the window sash, which was about on a
level with his head, with his body out
side and facing the Attendant inside.
Upon seeing Moore he seemed to stand
'hesitatingly for a moment, and placing
the palms of his hands against the pane
of glass, turned to look over his left
shoulder and deliberately pushed him
self away from the building.falling about
forty feet to the ground beneath, where
he struck on the left side of bis bead,
breaking his neck, which resulted in in
stant death. Chamberlain was about
thirty-seven years of age, a resident of
Washington county and had been an in
mate of the aesylum since June, 1895.
When he was first taken to the asylum
he was quite insane, and of a class
known as cataleptic. He has very quiet
and morose and at times refused to speak
for weeks. He has relatives living near
Laurel.
Monday's Dally.
A carload of beef cattle from Klickitat
ranges was shipped to the Union Meat
Co. at Troutdale, last night.
Both trains were late this morning.
The overland arrived at about six, while
the Spokane flyer did not get in nntil
afternoon.
The Good Templars will meet at Fra
ternity hall, commencing Monday Oct.25.
There will be no meeting of the lodge
next Saturday.
Yesterday the Regulator made a
special trip, arriving here heayily laden
about 10 o'clock, and left on her return
trip at 12 M. with a full cargo.
Evangelist W. S. Wilbur will preach
this evening at the Calvary Baptist
church at 7:30- o'clock. All who do
not worship elsewhere are cordially
invited.
Judge Mays, who has charge of the
work on the Rockland road, left for the
other, side today to superintend the
work and see' that the road is pat in
first-class shape.
The fancy work which was raffled last
night by the W. B. C, for the purpose
of improving the G. A. R. cemetery, was
won by Mrs. Cbaa. Stephens, the win
ning number being five. .
The Rev. Horsford.of Portland, preach
ed at the Methodist church yesterday
morning, and Rev. Clifford, who was
attending the convention preached
daring the evening service.
The engine and cars which went into
the ditch near Seufert's Saturday morn
ing are being pat on tne track today and
will be taten to the Albina shops. The
tramp, who at the time of the wreck
was shoveling coal into the engine and
was badly scalded, was left by the
com Dan v at Seufert Bro's. mess house
and at present they have this precious
charge on their bands.
The verv successful conference which
was held at the Baptist church during
the latter part of the week ended last
night, and a number of the delegates
have already left for their homes.
On next Thursday morning from nine
to twelve o'clock, there will be a free
opening at the Phelps bowling alley, in
the east end. Lad its and their escorts
are cordially invited to be present and
enjoy the use of a good alley.
A coat of paint is being put on the
outside of the club rooms which greatly
adds to the appearance of the building
Work commenced on the bowling alleys
today and in a short time the rooms will
be ready and in use once more.
The quarterly examination in the pub
lic schools is just finished and is up to
the' usual standard of exce'lence. The
eleventh grade, which is the graduating
class, did exceptionally well, and prom
ises to be a class of which the school
may well be proud.
The bowling scores at the Umatilla
house alleys for the week ending yester
day were as follows : Monday,- Maetz,
63 ; Tuesday, Gozzam, 51 ; Wednesday,
Birgfield, 54; Thursday, Reris, 49;
Saturday, Maetz, 55; Sunday, E.
Shanno, 55.
This morning County Clerk Kelsay
received a very neat book-buss for use
in his office. The buss will hold twenty
volumes, containing indexes, deed rec
ords, court records, and in fact all the
books needed by anyone desiring infor
mation, which makes it unnecessary for
them to go into the vault. The boss is
mounted on rollers and during the day
is put in convenient place wpere
evervone can have access to it, while
at night or in case of fire it is wheeled
into the vault, where the records it con
tains are safe. Any information outside
of these books can be had by abking Mr
Kelsay. It has this great advantage
that everyone does not go Into the vault
where valuable papers etc. are kept be
longing to individuals and the county.
Tuesday's Dally.
Lost Saturday evening, a United
Artisan pin. - Finder will confer a favor
on owner by leaving sam'e at this office.
Evangelist Wilbur will preach again
this evening in the Calvary Baptist
church. All not worshipping elsewhere
are cordially invited to hear him.
Just arrived today at A. M. Williams
& Co.'e, a large line of infants' eider
down cloaks. The newest creations,
handsomely made and trimmed. Call
and see them.
A foot race has been matched between
A. E. Cameron aud Boon Wheat for
$100 a side. The race will be ran at
Wasco on November 7th, - and quite a
number of Dalles boys are going over
to witness it.
The fixtures for Frank Clarke's new
drug store have arrived and are being put
in place. It is all hard-oil finished oak
and very handsome, and the store prom
ises, when fully arranged, to be one of
the finest in the city.
Yesterday the supreme court advanced
the argument in the Durrant case, and
November 15th is the day set tor the
hearing. On that depends the fate of
Durrant.'and many are anxiously watch
ing tor the decision of the court.
The Epworth League consecration
meeting will beheld this evening at 7:30
o'clock at the church, in connection
with the class. This has been so re
quested by the officers of the league,
and all members are urged to be present.
Over $300 has been sabscrided for a
free ferriage to the Klickitat farmers
for the next two months. Considering
the good shape in which the roads have
been put and the additional inducement
of free ferriage, we see no reason why
the Klickitat farmers should not haul
their wheat to The Dalles.
After a trial of seventeen days, dura
tion the case of O. D. Taylor was given
to the jury and a verdict of guilty ren
dered. He was to have been sentenced
yesterday, but we understand that be
intends appealing to the supreme court
of Michigan. As yet nothing has been
learned as to whether or not bis motion
was overruled. .
The galvanized iron work on the stee
ple of the new Catholic church is almost
finished, and when this is done the work
on the outside will practically be com
pleted. As the steel cross which they
have on at present is not strong enongb
to stand the 'heavy wind, another is to
be secured and put in its place before
the scaffolding is taken down.
There was another good Indian in
town today. Old Lucy, one of the
equaws who for a number of years work
ed around town, and who resided near
Seufert's, passed away yesterday, a vic
tim of consumption. Today her friends
gave her her last ride down the river to
the ferry landing, and then loaded the
remains into an express wagon which
served as a hearse and carriage for the
chief mourners,and took it to the place of
interment.
A crew of about twenty men and some
ten or twelve teams are busily engaged
in grading the ground over which the
new railroad bridge is to be built. The
channel of Mill creek is to be changed
and run above the bridge, while the old !
one is to be filled in." A large amount of
blasting will also have to be done in
order to put the road through the point
of rock south of the shopB. This bridge
is certainly a very good improvement
and will make it much easier for trains
going west, for at present it is almost
imnossible for a Ions freight to be
moved out with less than two engines,
and in future this will not be necessary,
as the curves which bother so much at
present will be removed.
Sam'l of Posem.
Sam'l of Posem, in the comedy by that
name, which is one of tbe most widely
known plays the American stage has
ever presented, is a young tieorew
drummer. When a bov yet in his teens,
he finds that his invalid mother must be
given dainty relishes and other medicin
al effects to prolong her life. They are
are poor ; somebody must earn them,
and young Sammy Btarts out in the
world selling collar buttons, neckties,
suspenders and other unmentionable
nicknacks. His profits are large and
quick. He works diligently and eoon at
tracts the attention of a great merchant.
Tbe latter engages liim to travel on the
road, selling bis wares, and his success
ib rapid. He is robbed of a large quan
tity of vauable diamonds ; an enemy
accuses him of haying stolen them, and
for a time his reputation for integrity is
sadly on tbe wane. By extreme clever
ness he succeeds in again securing the
diamonds from the original robber, ob
tained a confession from the chiei, re
gains his good name, and incidentally
causes a beautiful young Jewess to
change her name for his. "Sam'l of
Posem" will be seen in this city next
Monday evening at the Vogt opera house
with Mr. Curtis in his original role,
supported by one of the most capable
comedy organizations now touring the
country. The sale of seats will begin at
9 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Dalles Public Sebools.
Following is the enrollment on Friday,
October 14, 1897;
TEACHERS.
East Hill Primary.
Miss Nan Cooper 1 and 2B
Mrs. Roche 3, 4 and SB
Acaaemy fart.
Miss Thlrman -. IB
:Bi1.dln 2 and 8 D
Miss U Rlntonl 6D
Miss T. Rlntonl 6 A and 7 B
Union street
Miss Rowe IB
Miss E. Cooper 2 B
Miss Bnell 4 B
Miss Cheese. 4 A and 6 B
Union Street Annex.
Miss Ball - 5B
Court Street
Miss Michell 7 A and 8 B
Miss Hill... ( High School 8, 9, 10
Mr. Landers aud 11A
10MH
Totals. P1&651
55
Number of days of school, 24.
Per cent of attendance on number be
longing, 97.
First Months
enrollment.
Average Daily
attendance.
304
320
302
308
389
395
486
.543
607
..631
September 1888 360..
" 1889.... 375..
" 1890.... 360..
1891.... 384..
1S92....428..
1893.... 443..
" 1894. . . .567. .
" 1895.... 612..
" 1896.... 685-
1897.. :.716.
HIGH scaool.
1894. .
1895. .
1896..
1897. .
. 67.
. 73.
. 88.
.111.
John Gavin, Principal,
W. B. C. Resolutions.
Office of secretary of J. W. Nesmith
Relief Corps, No. 17, department of
Oregon, W. R. C, The Dalles, Oct, 16,
1897.
Resolved: that we the members of J.
W. Nesmith Woman's Relief Corps, No.
17, extend our loving sympathy to tbe
husband and sons of our departed sister,
Olivia Esping. A'.so to tbe sweet girl,
May Jones, who so faithfully filled a
daughter's place in the home arid heart
of the deceased. Mav God comfort and
bless each sorrowing heart, and may
they be able to say with us :
"We cannot say, we will not say,
That she is dead, she is just away ;
With a cherry smile and a wave of the hand
She has wandered into the better land."
Sleep well, dear sister, and meet us at
tbe gate ajar. Mary S. M vers,
Blanche Patterson,
MABy Nichols,
Committee.
A Serious Accident.
Last Thursday . afternoon about 2
o'clock Jerry Achey, of Haystack, at
tempted to take the primer ofija loaded
shotgun shell and in bis efforts tbe shell
exploded, and he is now minus bis left
forefinger. Over half of the finger was
shot away. His thumb and index finger
were injured, but not bad. He was
taken to Prineville and Dr. Belknap
amputated the finger about an inch from
the knuckle joint.
Jerry says that he has run sawmills
nearly all his life and so far has eecaped
from any serious accident in running
them, and then to let a little thing like
digging the primer from a shell "lacerate
one of bis hands. He takes a philosophic
view of the matter and says no one is to
blame but himself. His many friends
in tbe county will regret to hear of his
accident.
LADIES DAY AT THE FAIR.
Friday Wu tbe Moat Successful
of the Meeting.
Bay
. At the lowest estimate, over 2000 peo
were at the fair grounds Friday. It
was ladies' day, and the weather was,
if such la possible, as fair as the sex in
whose honor, the day was set aside.
Long before tbe horses were brought out
for tbe first race, the grandstand was
filled and hundreds of people were forced
to make the best of standing at whatever
place a good view could be obtained.
The first race was a fiee-for-all pace,
for a purse of $200. Tbe entries being
Island Las;, Puthmount and Deceiver.
Before the rre, Puthmount, who holds
a record uf 2 :09, was tbe favorite, but be
fore tbe first heat was half over everyone
saw plainly that he was not in a condi
tion to win the race, and when they
came under tbe wire Island Lass was in
the lead, with Deceiver second, while
Pathmount came in considerably in the
rear. Tbe time made was 2:25, which
lowered tbe record of last Wednesday
one-half second, and the previous record
three seconds. Deceiver won the next
heat by bis own length ahead of Island
Lass, with Patbmotint in tbe rear again.
Tbe following two beats were a repeti
tion of tbe second, which gave Deceiver
first money, and Island Lass second, tbe
average time being about 2 :24.
The second race was tbe gentlemen's
roadster, for a' purse of $50. The entries
were Kisbar, Hero, Dick Trumbill and
Barney. Kisbar took the lead in tbe
first Leat and easily won it, with Hero
second and Barney third. Time 2 :59,
Tbe second heat was won by Hero, who
got under the wire a trifle ahead of Kis
bar, However, Kisbar made up his loss
in the third heat, Barney coming in sec
ond, with Hero third, which entitled
Kisbar to first money and tbe race.
ine next was tne running race, and a
great deal more interest was taken in
this than in the two previous races. Tbe
entries were Gus D, Mamie D, Sally
Goodwin, New Moon,' and Black Alder
Tbe latter took the lead from tbe start
and came under the wire ahead, with
Sally Goodwin second, and Gus L. third,
having made the five-eights in 1 :06.
The last was three-eights mile dash,
for a $100 purse, between Jim Corbett,
Harry jn and Jim Vrow. The start was
even, but Jim Crow lead out at the quar
ter pole and beat the other two horses in
the first heat by several lengths. Jim
Corbett came in second. Tbe second
heat decided tbe race, but was much
closer than tbe first.
This ended the races for Friday, which
was in every regard the most successful
day at tbe fair.
In the evening almost a thousand peo
ple crowded the pavilion to view the
exhibits and lieten to tbe select program,
which was rendered by the orchestra
and Shield's company. The interest
shown by each and every one was suffici
ent proof of the excellency of the enter
tainment from beginning to end.
The Final Day f tbe Fair.
The races as well as tbe pleasant
weather drew quite a crowd to the
games batorcUy afternoon, and three
exciting races took place.
The first was between Allen S., Leland
YV. and Meteor, for a parse of $150; it
being a trot and pace, best three in five,
mile heats.
Three heals were all, however, that
were necessary to decide tbe race, for
Allen S. won all with ease; the time
being 2 -.37, 2 :35 and 2 .29.
Tbe second race was a half mile dash
between Raindrop, Sally Goodwin, Gus
L. and Serretta, for a purse of $125.
The start was perfect but Gus L. soon
took the lead and easily came in two
lengths ahead of any ot the others.
Serretta came second with Sally Good
win third, the time being 51Ja seconds.
The last race of the fair was a mile
handicap for a purse of $150 between
New Moon, Latah, Alicia and Imported
Indymion.
New Moon led out and Latah and
Indymion followed together at a distance
of about 30 feet in tbe rear. For three-
quarters of a mile it was difficult to say
which of these two horses would come in
ahead of tbe other. New Moon held
the lead throughout the mile, and at tbe
three-quarter pole Indymion shot ahead
ot Latah and came in second, while Latah
had all he could do to hold .third place.
The time made was 1 :44.
This ended the races, and from every
standpoint we may say that the fair was
a success.
During the evening a large number
of people gathered at the pavilion where
a very complete and excellent pro
gramme was rendered.
Bad Wreck Near Seufert's.
Friday night tbe weet-bound freight
struck a cow near the company's mess
house about five miles above here and
was derailed. The engine left the track
near Seufert No.' 5 wheel and turned
over and three cars followed it. Tbe
train was in charge of Conductor Adams,
W. S. Wood worth being engineer with
Rogers as firemen. The head breakman
Lyons was also in the cab when tbe
accident occurred, but all three men
escaped with but slight injuries by
jumping. When the engineer jumped,
a flat car which had left the track came
near running over him. He fortunately
got out of its road in time to avoid
serious Injuries and probably death. A
report is current that a tramp that was
stealing a ride was scalded, but par
ticulars could not be found out concern
ing mm. une of tbe derailed cars
struck against Seufert's platform, which
they used for loading fish, and tore it
out. The engine and three cars are
almost a total wreck. ' .
Contest for the JHedal.
Today Co. G of this place contested
for the governor's medal, which is to be
given to the best shot in the Third
battalion. The- distance was 200 yards.
shooting off band, and the following is
tne scores made by those who took part:
Lieut. Bartell 30: Lieut. Booth 22:
Lieut. Varney 17 ; Sergeant Van Norden
30; Sergt. Fritz 30; Sergt. Cushing 9;
Sergt. Lemison 31 : Seret. Ullrich 29 :
Sergt. Moore 42; Capt. Kellar 26; Capt.
Ullrich 26; Colonel Patterson 23 , Pri
vate Spivi-y 27; Private Nichols 30;
Private Staniels 27; Private Lemison
35; Private Sandman 26.
The score of 42 made by Sergt. Moore
is exceptionally high, and our boys of
Co. G have bright hopes of having one
of their members carry away the medal.
The highest possible score would be 50,
ten shots beiug allowed each contestant,
and 42 points of the possible 50 is high
scoring.
Letrlston Mau Drowned.
Thursday morning abovt 9 o'clock
while Ira Cowan, his brother and George
Cooper were attempting to cross a band
of horses on the rapid?, near J. M. Har
rington's mill site, the horse which
young Cowan was riding became un
manageable. It reared up and fell
backward, and the horse and rider dis
appeared beneath the treacherous waves.
The young man being an expert hor?
man, extracted himself from the horse
and struck out with the stroke of an ex
cellent swimmer for the North shore.
He was nearing the other bank when
his brother and young Cooper started to
his assistance; He noticed the move
ment on their part and cried back to
them: "Don't worry about me, I am
all right," after which he almost im
mediately sank from sight and rose no
more. Lew iston Patriot.
Deatb of Mrs. America Howe.
A dispatch to the Oregonian from
Dallas has tbe following to say concern
ing the death of Mrs. Howe, who is an
aunt of Mies Josie and Carey and Ed
ward Jenkins of this city, and in whose
family their younger brother, Coke, has
found a home since the death of their
parents:
"Mrs. America Howe, wife of Henry
Howe, died of consumption at the family
home Oct. 17th. She leaves a husband
and two children. The deceased was a
daughter of Willis Jenkins, a pioneer
merchant of Dallas. She was born
March 31, 1846, and was the first white
female child born In Polk couuty. Tbe
funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon."
An outfit came into Long Creek, Or.,
the other day that attracted more than
ordinary attention. It consisted of an
enormous freight wagon with trail,
drawn by eight milk-white horses, high
ly groomed and plumed. Over tbe
hames of each horse in the lead team
was placed an arch, covered with buffalo
or bear skin, and underneath hung a
chime of bells that jingled merrily while
the horses were in motion. The outfit
belonged to a freighter from Mount Ver
non, who came over after a load of flour.
Club wheat was selling at tbe ware
house yesterday at 75 cents, while some
of the Klickitat farmers claim to have re
ceived as high as 78 cents tor blue stem
which is superior to the club. The string
of teams instead of decreasing seems to
increase daily, and it is a quea-
Three Trainloads of.....
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STEEL
SUPERIOR
RANGES
.Have been sold already this year. All prices,
From $30.00 up.
Eight' styles, from small family size to as
large as wanted.-
There are more Superior Stoves and Ranges in use in this
territory than all other makee of Stoves com hi n?d. 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 Ranges,
THE D AXLES, OREGON.
tion in the minds of many as to whether
or not they will get all the hauling done
before enow falls. Sam Wilkison is
bnilding a new 'warehouse near that of
Pease & Mays, which he will have com
pleted in time for the spring crop of
wool.
Volume uf the Deschutes.
Cyrus C. Babb, United States general
inspector of the bydrographic survey
for the district west of tbe Mississippi,
says the Deschutes river contains tbe
largest volume of , water, for tbe area
drained by it, of any river of what id
known as the arid, or semi-arid region.
While on tbe way to Prineville he meas
ured the discharge of water at the Des
chutes ferry, near the agency, and found
it to be 4450 cubic feet per second. This
volume of water is sufficient to irrigate
445, COO acres, or 100 acres for every
cubic foot.
Mr. Babb gave tbe following measure
ments of discharge of the Deschutes at
various important places, and also there
of six of its tributaries:
At the free bridge, seven miles above
the mouth of the Deschutes, the flow
per second is 5962 cubic feet ; at the
agency ferry, 4452 cubic feet ; at Size
more's bridge, below the lava flow, 1921
cubic feet; at Lava postoffice, above the
lava flow, 1780 cubic feet; White, river,
at Tygh, 192 cubic feet ; Warm Spring
river, at the reservation road crossing,
284 cubic feet; Tygh creek, 24 cubic
feet; Crooked river, 57 cubic feet;
Prineville irrigating canal, four cubic
feet; Turomalo creek, 85 cubic feet.
ELY'S CREAM BAT.M Is a positive cure.
Apply into the nostrils. It is qnickly absorbed. 6
cents at Dnurtrlsts or by mail ; samples 19c by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren St.. New York City.
Dr. KlDgr'e New Discovery for Cosump
tton. This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms of Coughs, Colds and Con
sumption. Every bottle is gauranteed.
It will cure and not disappoint. It has
no equal for Whooping Cough, Asthma,
Hay Fever, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, La
Grippe, Cold In the Head and Consump
tion. It is safe for all ages, pleasant tq
take, and, above all, a sure cure. It i
always we'.i to take Dr. King's New Life .
Pills in connection with Dr. King's New
Discovery, as they regulate and tone the
stomach and bowels. We guarantee per
fect satisfaction or return money. Free
trial bottles at Blakeley & Houghton's
Drug Store. Regular size 50 cents and
$1.00. 6
Mr. Pentland leaves for his home in.
Independence, tomorrow, taking the
Regulator line down tbe river and
obtaining bis firet view of the completed:
locks at the Cascades.
Old People. .
Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys wilt
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters. -This
medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whisky nor other intoxicant,
but acts as a tonic and alternative. It
acts mildly on the stomach and Dowels,
adding strength and giving tone to the
organs, thereby aiding Nature in the
performance of the functions. Electric
Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aide
digestion. Old people find it just exact
ly what they need. Price 50 cents and
$1.00 per bottle at Blakeley & Hough
ton's Drug Store. 5
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