THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1897.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Monday's Daily.
Two daring footpads were captured
in Portland last night after an exciting
chase.
Jobn Lindsay of Olympia arrived from
Dawson City yesterday. He says there
wil! be starvation there this winter
Thomas A, Davis, one of Portlands
nioneer drnssists. died at bis home at
380K Morison street, at 2:30 Saturday
morning.
Last night twelve hobos were given
lodging in the city jail by Nightwatch
man Wiley, and discharged this morning
with the understanding that they move
on at once.
The four boxes of cigars given at the
TJuatilla House alleys on Christmas
dav for the four highest scores, were
won by John Bonn, William Birgfeld,
Louis Comini, and Wm. Murphy.
Few persons realize the fact that two-
thirds of the cigars manufactured are
made in dirty Chinese pest holes and
filthy tenement house factories. Pro
tect yourself by smoking Fonts' cigars.
The score's at the club alleys for the
week ending yesterday, were as follows :
Monday, N J Sinnott 59; Tuesday, O.
Birgfeld 52; Wednesday, N J Sinnott
0 ; Thursday, C Johnston 65 ; Friday,
C Jolinatou 55 ; Saturday, Flemming 63 ;
Sunday, Chas Frank 54.
The Oregonian announces the engage
ment of Miss Laura Knowles and Mr.
Frank Someryille. Miss Knowles is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Knowles, and is widely known in Port
land. Mr. Somerville is a son of Hon.
John Somerville of Hay Creek, and has
many friends in The Dalles. (
Following were the high scores at
the Umatilla House bowling alleys last
week: Monday, W. Birgfeld 56; Tues
day, Sid Kelly 68; Wednesday, F.
Pundt55; Thusday, H. Zirka 63; Fri
day, Chas. Dell 52; Saturday, John
Bonn 63; Sunday, J. Fleming 58.
Friday night the watchman's at ten
tion was called to some trouble in front
of Frank's saloon, and when be arrived
on the scene he found two lads of about
16 vears of aee. fighting for dear life. He
arrested the two combatants and they
were released on bail to apnea before
the city recorder today.
A pugilistic combat occurred Saturday
night between a couple of bloods who
seemed to have had too much Christ
mas. They were, brought before Re
corder Sinnott this" morning and the one
who started the row was fined J10, while
the other, who it seems was rather
roughly handled, and who did nothing
more than defend himself to the best
of his ability, was discharged
The Excelsior Dramatic Company will
give their last pertormance at Vogt
opera houBe this evening, the play
chosen for representation being tne pop
ular and stirring melodrama, "Ticket
of Leave Man." The piece is staged
under the supervision of P.J.Duggan.of
Morosco's grand opera house, San Fran
cisco, and we understand the company
is seen to better advantage in it than
any play in their repertoire.
John Dnffey, an employe of the 0. E
& N. at this place, got into an encounter
with one of the waiters at the Columbia
Hotel, named Story, last night, and to
day he is confined to his room with a
bad cut in the back of his head, which
he says Story infilicted with a hatchet.
Dr. Hollister sewed up the gash and the
patient is doing nicely. He seemed in
tent on having his assailant pushed to
the full extent of the law, but as yet no
arrest has been made.
On January 21st Joseph and Gus
Bonn, two enterprising young business
men of this city, will enter into a part
nership with Peter Stadelman, the pres
ent proprietor of The Dalles Commission
Co. Shelving is being put in the com
mission house today, which will be filled
with a stock of groceries that will rank
second to none in the city, either in the
quantity or quality. As the Bonn
brothers have established a reputation
for being able, honest and reliable busi
ness men, it is a foregone conclusion that
they will meet with their . share of suc
cess in this venture. .
Harry MarteU's "South Before the
War" drew one of the' largest houses of
any entertainment that has been in the
city for a considerable time, and had it
been given on any other occasion than
Christmas Eve, there would not have,
been standing room. Many who would
nave gone on any other evening, did
not care to leave their homes and fami
lies on the eve of Christmas to attend an
entertainment. The musicians, singers
" and comedians were masters in their re-
epective lines, while the contortionist J
waa simply marvelous and did every
thing but tie himself into a knot.
The same old story of how a China
man got the worst of it In an encounter
with a mischievous youth was repeated
this afternoon. The encounter occurred
on the club corner. Some troable arose.
and the Chinaman, in order to scare the
lad, who was a stout cbap of about 17,
made a motion as if he would draw
knife, when he received a stunning blow
on the nose, and the blood on the wall
near by and Bidewalk told too plainly
how effectual it was. The lad made i
hastv retreat down Front street, fol
lowed by the marshal and the injured
CeleBtial, and according to latest reports,
made good his -escape. .
The first four games of the tourna'
ment between the club men and the
outside bowlers were played Saturday
afternoon at the club, and resulted, in a
victory for the outsiders of thirty-six
points. Much interest was taken by
everyone, and while it was going on the
the club rooms were crowded with spec
tators, who were anxious to see the re
suit of each game. Judge Bradshaw has
the honor of making the highest ayer
age of any bowler who took part in the
tournament, it being 41. Tonight
four more games will be played on the
club alleys, while the last eight games
will be played on the Umatilla House
alleys Wednesday and Thursday even
ings.
Tuesday's Daily.
Weather Tonight and Wednesday,
occasional rain and cooler.
A solitary unfortunate graced the city
jail this morning. He was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, and as he
readily put up the required five dol
lars, he was discharged.
The ladies of the Good Intent will
have tor Bale, In the New York store
on Thursday and Friday, ail sorts oi
pastry. All friends of the society are
invited to contribute cooking.
A report from Wasco states' that on
Sunday night the safe in Marsh & Med
dler's drugstore at that place was blown
open and $900 stolen. No arrests are
reported, and nothing definite could be
learned.
Yesterday one of those disagreeable er
rors escaped the eye of the proof reader.
In speaking of the Bonn Bros, going in
as partners in the com mission house, it
should have read that they would do so
on January lBt instead of 21st, as the
account had it.
W. H. Wilson returned from a trip to
Baker City this morning. He states
that Baker is by far one of the loveliest
towns in Oregon, and that he has great
expectations from the mines in that vi
cinity, and asks no longer than next
summer to have bis statement verified.
Rev. Wm. Baltz and wife arrived in
this city from 'Dakota this morning.
Mr. Baltz is the gentleman who will in
future be pastor of the Christian church
in this city, and he will begin his labors
next Sunday. He comes highly recom
mended and there is no doubt that he
will give entire satisfaction.
YeBterday Constable Hill went out
after the children of B. F. Wickham.
Their case will be put before the county
court, and should it so decree, they will
be sent to the Boys' and Girls' Aid So
ciety in Portland. It seems 1 that the
parents have separated and that the
children are not getting proper care or
training. At the time of going to press
Mr. Hill had not returned, and there is
a probability that he may have trouble
to get possession of the children.
Yesterday at Oregon City, George Gib
son had tbe honor of beating the world's
record in bowling, says the Telegram,
He bowled two games of cocked hat on
a regulation sixty-five foot hardwood al
ley, scoring seventy-two tbe nrst game
and ninety the second, beating the
world's record, which was eighty-seven,
held by a Tacoma bowler.
Last night Nightwatchman Wiley ar
rested the man who assaulted John Dnf
fey with a dangerous weapon, which
which was probably a hammer, and
placed him in the city jail. He gave
his name as Daniel Barclay, and seemed
to think that he was not guilty of any
offense. He will have a hearing at 3
o'clock this afternoon before Justice Fil-
loon. A. A. Jayne appearing for the
state, while Roger B. Sinnott will be the
attorney for the defense.
Mr. Geo. Liebe received from his son,
Theodore, who is attending the Parson's
Horological Institute in Peoria, 111., an
escapement which waa made by him,
and required nine weeks careful labor.
This is a' contrivance which connects
the train of wheel work in tbe clock
with tbe balance, giving to the latter
the impulse by which it is kept in mo
tion. It is an exceptionally neat and
artistic piece of work, the bridge repre
senting a steel horseshoe and anvil,
while the rest is made of brass, set with
jewels, and reflects ' great credit on the
young mechanic.
The men who have secured the use of
tbe rock crusher are getting out rock and
making' other preparations to begin
work in a short time. Property owners
who desire to improve the streets can
secure this crushed rock at a very
reasonable rate, and by such improve
menta do a great service to the ' city.
Much has been said about the useless
expense that was put upon the city
when the rock crusher was purchased
Give it a fair chance, however.and it will
provato.be a better .investment than
anyone thought, and our city ' will be
benefitted by the experiment.
Some fault was found last night at
the way the Excelsior Dramatic Co,
rendered the "Ticket of Leave Man
We must, however, consider that the
company was handicapped in a number
of ways. While in Portland they had
trouble with one of their leading char
acters, and almost an entire change bad
to be made when he was let out. Since
that change they have not had sufficient
time tor practice, eo that the plays could
not be put on properly. Besides the at
tendance was such as to thoroughly dis
courage them and keep them from play'
ing their best. We must admit that
last night's play was not exactly as good
as it might have been, but allowance
should be made for the actors taking
parts with which the were not familiar
In Honor of Fred Drews.
A pleasant party was given last even
ing in honor of Fred Drews at the resi
dence of bis parents. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with ivy, ferns and
flowers. Games were indulged in till
11 o'clock, when a dainty lunch was
served, which they all enjoyed. Bean
bag and pinning the tail on the donkey
were played, the first prize for bean bag
being won by Frank Sandrock, the
booby by Miss Bertie Glenn. Fred
Burchtorf knew where the donkey's tail
belonged, and captured the first prize,
while Mamie Goetz of Portland won the
booby by being the farthest away.
The '.party broke up in the wee sma'
hours, all well pleased and happy.
Those present were aS follows : Misses
Bertie and Edna Glenn, Minnie and
Nola GosBer, Christine Phirman, Lizzie
Ehrck, Lizzie Bates, Mamie Goetz,
Agnes Bates of Portland, Pauline Drews,
Mrs. E. C. Drews, Messrs: Will Van
Bibber, Frank Sandrock, Chas. Grip,
Harry Rumby, Will Hoering, Fred
Drews, Ernest Drews.
A Former Dalles Boy Married.
The People's Advocate of Colfax has
the following to say concerning the mar
riage of a former Dalles young man
whom his friends here will join in con
gratulating :
'Chauncey H. Moore and Miss Flora
M. Smith were married Wednesday
evening at the residence of the bride's
sister, Mrs, E. R. Barroll, in this city,
Rev. H. P. James officiating. Only the
relatives of the high contracting parties
were present. Tbe bride was becoming'
ly robed in a drees of white organdy
trimmed with lace and ribbons, and car'
ried a bouquet of bridal roses. During
the evening the happy couples were ser
enaded by the Colfax band, of which Mr,
Moore ia a member. The groom is Col
fax's popular grocery and commission
merchant, and the bride has made
friends of all who have met her since
coming to Colfax from Des Moine, Iowa,
a year since
A Serious Fall.
At about 3 o'clock yesterday morning
James Lowery, an old man who chops
wood for a living, was walking over the
Mill creek trestle, when he fell off at a
point where it was about thirty feet
high and broke his hip bone, dislocating
the joint. After falling he lay about
three hours before be was discovered by
one of the railroad boys who was passing
that way. He was taken to the Uma
tilla Houee and Dr. Hollister called to
attend to his injuries. He found his
patient in a critical condition, as he is
about 70 years old, and the shock and
exposure proved almost fatal to him.
As he has not sufficient money to pay
his expenses, he was taken to the poor
house today.
No one being on the spot at the time
of the accident, little can be said about
it more than that be was intoxicated
and probably wandered aimlessly across
the trestle to the place where he fell.
MRS. NOLAN DEAD.
Site Passed Away Peacefully Christmas
Morning.
Mrs. Margaret Nolan, widow of Rich
ard iNoian, passed peacefully away at
6 o clock Christmas morning. She came
to The Dallea in 1851, making this place
her home ever since, and must conse
quently be recognized as one of our
early pioneers. She had been failing for
some time, but did not seem Jto be suf
fering from any malady, and her death
must be attributed principally to old
age.
She leaves one son, Lawrence, to
mourn her loss. She joined the Catholic
church and has been a faithful member
ever since.
Her funeral was. conducted from the
Catholic church Sunday and was attend
ed by many friends and acquaintances
of tbe deceased, who payed their last
respects to a kind mother, a charitable
friend and a respected neighbor.
Card of Thanks.
To the friends who were so attentive
and kind to my mother during her ill
ness, and who after her death did so
many necessary services, I desire to ex
press my heartfelt thanks. I shall al
ways remember you kindly and grate
fully. Laweencb Nolan.
To Cars s Cola in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
they fail to cure. 25c,.
'THE CREDIT MAN."
His Duties Are to Protect Lars; Cob
r- een from Imposition on the".
' Favrt of Unknown Cua-
tomera. '
The functions of a credit man are not
generally known to the public, but he is
in many respects the most important
person employed by a mercantile con
cern. Briefly, he is supposed to be in
formed concerning1 the commercial
standing of every firm or individual
with whom his own house has any deal
mgs. He is a kind of walking "Brad
street's," and the firm for which he
works has the exclusive benefit of his
investigations, his knowledge and his
experience. It does not trust to him
alone, of course, because in the case of
a large house there would be rather
more than he could attend to. The regu
lar mercantile agencies are depended
upon for a certain amount of informa
tion, usually that which concerns the
oldest and richest corporations, about
whose solvency there is commonly no
question. The credit man may, however,
if his employers suspect a necessity for
it, be called upon to probe still further
than the regular agencies go, in order to
make assurance doubly sure.
When a would-be buyer from some re
mote part of the country presents him
self to a firm to which he is entirely un
known, he is introduced at once to the
credit man. The latter receives what
ever credentials the stranger has to
offer, and if he is satisfied that the
house will run no risk in selling to him
he states the fact, and his judgment is
accepted. Various considerations de
termine the amount of security which
a new customer is required to show.
and not infrequently it is stipulated
that he shall have a real estate backing
which is known to be responsible. The
credit man also figures out at once the
largest amount of credit which can be
granted to the new buyer, this being de
termined according to the figure at
which he is rated.
Subsequently, as he runs up bills for
goods, they all pass under the credit
man s watchful eye, and if it is found
that the customer is close upon his
credit limit the last purchase is often
held until it is proved to a certainty that
its delivery will entail no loss to ite
firm. This process of keeping track of
every buyer s limit imposes a never-
ending task upon the credit man, and
it is one which requires delicate hand
ling, too. While great caution is nec
essary, there must be as few needless
suspicions as possible, for these are
often the means of driving away per
fectly trustworthy customers, who feel
themselves insulted by the reflection
upon their financial methods.
In cases where there is good ground
for believing that a customer will bear
watching the credit man's investiga
tions are very thorough. He inquires
as to the private affairs of the buyer in
question; finds out as nearly as possi
ble the amount of his income, and how
his money is invested, and keeps an
eye as well upon the way In which he
lives and spends. With every precau
tion, however, there are many losses,
and it is the business of the annual con
vention of credit men to discover bet
ter ways each year of protecting mer
cantile interests. N. Y. Tribune.
DEATH DUE TO FALLING WIRES.
More Persons Killed by These Than
by Railroad Accidents. ,
We have recently had an opportunity
to examine a batch of newspaper clip
pings giving accounts of accidents due
to the falling of electric wires. These
clippings cover the months from May
to September, inclusive, but it is not to
be supposed that we have found in them
reports of all or nearly alt- the acci
dents of that character which have
taken place. We have found enough,
however, to show that the matter is a
very serious one.
We find in the five months reports of
122 accidents due to falling trolley
wires, in 11 of these accidents 12 per
sons were killed, and in 28 of them 31
persons were injured and in 18 of "them
24 horses were killed. During the same
five months we find reports of 40 ac
cidents from falling electric light and
teiepnone wires, snowing that 9 per
sons were killed in 9 accidents and 27
were injured in 22 accidents, and 7
horses were killed.
The nature of the accidents is very
familiar; that is, a broken live wire
falls into the street and a passer-by
steps on it or picks it up and gets a
shock which is often fatal. We thus
find, during this period, a total of 21
fatalities resulting from falling live
wires of all kinds. At this rate of mor
tality, if it were kept up, 50 persons
would be killed in the year. In 1895
there were 38 passengers killed in
train accidents on all the steam
railroads of the United States, so
far as we have been able to as
certain. It appears, therefore, that
more persona are killed by live wire
accidents than are passengers in rail
road train accidents, and the difference
might be still greater if complete sta
tistics of the former were obtained.
There have been widespread and per
sistent efforts made by the public in va
rious ways and for many years to mini
mize train accidents by legislation and
by agitation in the press and by inves
tigations and recommendations on the
part of railroad commissions, but the
serious mortality due to live wire acci
dents does not appear to have attracted
much attention from the public. There
are simple and obvious means, which
we suppose are not very expensive, for
preventing accidents of this class; but
until the public realizes the serious
ness of the situation and the practica
bility of remedying it probably little
will be done. We suggest this subject
as an interesting one for the daily
newspapers. Railroad Gazette.
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work. Address M, care this office.
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Three Trainloads of. ...3
STEEL j
SUPERIOR
RANGES
i
. Have been sold already this year. All prices,
From $30.00 up.
Eighty styles, from small family size to as
large as wanted.
There are more Superior Stoves and Ranges io use in this
territory than all other makes of Stoves combined. This is con
clusive evidence of the superiority of Bridge & Beach Co. 'a cele
brated Superior Stoves and Ranges.. On sale at
MAIER & BENTON,
Sole agents for SUPERIOR Steel Ranges,
THE DALLES. OREGON.
We have just
And can now supply our customers.
The Uilson is the only Air Tight stove
with Outside Tube draft. Sold only by
MAYS & CROWE,
Closing
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FURNITURE
p:riiJ!
Are going to clnpe out their businees,
UUfal truivtia. JNow is tbe time to buy good b urmture cheap.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to said firm are requested to call and
settle their account.
wasco warehouse Company
Headquarters for Seed Grain of all kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds.
Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, SVfiXSESo
Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle-
TfJTJ FlOllI ni8 onr 18 manufactured expressly for family
by J"1 use : every sack is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
We eell our goods lower than any honse in the trade, and if yon don't think so
call and get our prices and be convinced.
Highest Prices Paid for Wheat, Barley and Oats.
Wholesale.
JVIflLtT IiIQUOftS,
CEUnes and Cigars.
THE CELEBRATED
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HOP GOLD
Anheuser-Busch Malt
beverage, tmequaled as a tonic.
STUBLING & WILLIAMS.
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received
another shipment of
Out Sale
OF
tf CARPETS
and they are offering their large etock at
and
BEER
on draught "
and In Dottles.
Nutrine, a non-alcoholic