THE DALLES. WEEKLY CHROnCLE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1898.
JlUSMfl" UNDERWEAR.
In order to make room for our spring
stock of Muslin Underwear, we offer our
present stock at the following prices:
cent values
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35
75
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$1.00
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday's Daily.
Mr. Emery of Hood River is at End-
ersby and baa organized a singing class,
with a good attendance.
Our correspondent from Endersby says
the weather there still keeps frosty, only
a little plowing being done. The frost,
he says, is drawing the moisture oat of
tbe ground.
Today the railroad track is being
moved over in front of the Baldwin op
era house to make room for an incline
to the O. R. & N. dock, which will in all
probability be constructed back of the
coal bankers in the near future. .
Today crushed rock is being pat in
the alley between A. M. Williams & Co.'s
and the opera house, and it is a remark
able improvement over the mad which
was there before. It would be well If
some ot the other alleys were repaired in
the same way.
Local Observer Brooks reports that
the mean temperature in this place for
the month of January was 36.5. This
has been, with two exceptions, the mild
est Jannary since 1876. That year the
temperature was some what milder and
peach trees were in bloom as early as
March 12tb.
Charles Michelbach, who has par
chased the saloon of Newlln & Jones,
took possessien of his new place of bns
ines last night. Mr. Jones has gone to
Alaska, and if he finds that place favor
able, he and Mr. Newlin will in all
probability go into business at Skagaay
or some other Alaska point.
Last night A. B. Estebennet, who
has been to Portland to arrange matters
prior to leaving for Alaska, returned
home, as he could not secure passage on
the Elder which leaves tomorrow
night, and will have to remain over un
til the Oregon goes on her next trip
which will be about the 8th inst. t
A band of 1200 head of the finest hogs
that we have ever seen was nnloaded at
the stockyards this morning. . They will
average at least 230 pounds and are in
splendid condition. They were shipped
from the Grande Ronde valley hy Ket
tle Bros., of that place, and are on their
way to the Union Meat Co.'s slaughter
house at Fairview. v
J. A. Fargher's little son was bitten
by a dog this morning so seriously that
it was necessarv to call medical aid.
Dr. Hollister attended him, and found
him suffering from a badly lacerated
cheek. It seems the little fellow threw
a rock at the dog, which caused the ani
mal to bite him ; bat there is no danger
of hydrophobia, and the boy will be well
again in a short time.
The most remarkable thing in the way '
of Klondike invention that baa met our
gaze is a clock Wghich W. E. Garreteon
Special in
18c
11.25 values $ .90
I.50 'I.IO
r-75 " -35
2.00 " 1.59
2.50 " : 1.98
3.00 " 2.29
24c
v38c
55c
78c
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PEASE & MAYS.
has on display in his window. It con
sists of an ordinary frying pan on the
bottom of which is the dial and bands.
It keeps aa good time as any other clock
and when in use the miners can tell
the length of time tbey are cooking the
delicasies. Whenjtbev are. not using it it
can be hung on the wall and serves as a
first-class clock.
Mr. Vincent Kelly is in the city from
his farm about 20 miles east, of this
place, lie states that the weather in
that section is about the same tempera-
tare as it is here, and the farmers are
plowing and preparing the ground for
spring sowing. In some places on higher
ground it is impossible to plow owing to
the frost. As the fall grain is in danger
of being frozen oat, the farmers would
be better pleased to have a covering oi
snow to protect it.
The following officers were elected by
Mt. Hood Hose Co., No. 4, at their
meeting held last night: President, C.
E. Bayard; foreman, Julius Wilev; first
assistant, Owen Shepherds; second as
sistant, Jack Harper ; treasurer, I. J.
Norman; secretary, Captain Lewis.
James Harper,- J. P. Mclnerny and
Charles Phillips were appointed dele
gates, Julius Wiley, Owen Shepherds
and J. Harper were appointed as the in
vestigation committee, while C. L. Phil
lips, J. P. Mclnerny and Jim Harper
were appointed as the committee on
finance.
A number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Wells were at the 9:15 train
this morning, when they were expected
to arrive with the remains ot their little
daughter. . However, -they were not on
board, and word was received later that
they were unavoidably delayed and
could not catch this morning's train,
which compelled them to remain at
Wallula today. They will arrive in the
morning, and the funeral will take place
from the Methodist church at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Friends of the
family are invited.
The annual election of Jackson Engine
Co., No. 1, was held at the council
chambers last night, with the following
result:' President, N. J. Sinnott; sec
retary, James Fisher; treasurer, Harry
Clough; foreman, Roger Sinnott; , first
assistant, John Blaser; second assistant,
James Maloney. Delegates, Cbaa. Lauer,
Gas Bartell and W. H. Butts. ' F. W.
L. Skibbe,' who is a member of the
company, hada splendid banquet served
in his hotel, and after the meeting the
members repaired to the hotel and par
took of the same. Aa Mr. Skibbe has
already left for Skagaay, be was repre
sented by his brother, who will be bis
successor in the hotel business, and
he acted his part as boat in a manner
beyond reproach. Toasts were drank,
speeches made, and all present enjoyed
a general good time.
' Thursday's Daily.
George Carrie was last Saturday in
Pendleton sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary for selling a $20 forged
check for $5.
The annual meeting of the Paget sound
Methodist Episcopal conference was
opened in Tacoma Monday, with a ser
mon by Bishop Cranston.
'Owing to the rain tbis morning the
rock crasher is not running. The sus
pension is temporary, however, and in -all
probability the good work will go on
tomorrow.
Charles Stone is in the city making
preparations to leave for Alaska. He
has secured passage on the Oregon and
will sail about the 8th inst. Ic all prob-
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baility he will go into the jewelry busi
ness in some ot the Alaskan towns.
John F. Temple of Pendleton recently
sold 552 acres of land seven miles noith
of Pendleton to Welcome Walker tor
$9000. Mr. Walker was formerly a
renter, but his wheat crop last year en
abled him to buy a place of bis own.
More than 100 members of the Pierce
County Bar Association met at the court
house in Tacoma, Monday, to formally
act upon the death of Hon. El wood
Evans, wh was buried Sunday. The
official action of the association consisted
in the adoption of memorial resolutions.
The prisoners who attempted to break
jail a few days ago, have since that time
been locked In their respective cells and
after they are punished in this way for
a time, they will in all probability be
satisfied to remain in the jail without
making any attempts at gaining . their
freedom.
Out-of-town correspondents to Thk
Chronicle should not fail to sign their
names to their news-letters, as it against
all rules to publish a letter to which no
name has been Bignetl. It is positively
necessary that the true name of the
wtiter accompany the communication,
although the letter may be published
under a fictitious one.
This morning Dow Palmer, who has
been telegraph operator in the Western
Union office at this place for over a year,
left for Salem to take charge of the of
fice in that city. As his parents live in
Salem he will undoubtedly find the
change very desirable. His friends in
this city regret to see him leave, and
wish him success in his new position.
A woman who has just returned to
Tacoma from Skaguay and Dyea, issues
note ot warning to young women who
are thinking of going to those places ex
pecting to find work. She says there
are now in both towns many more
women then there are places, and as the
accomodations are both poor and expen
sive, she advises yonng women depend
ing on their labor for support , to stay
away from there. '
Roger B. Sinnott returned from Port
land last night, where he has been at
tending the Republican League conven
tion. Our young townsman has been
elected as a member of the judiciary
committee to succeed Mr. Mohr, of Sher
man county. The Chronicle congratu
lates him, and aa he is a yonng man of
culture and ability, there is not a
shadow of a doubt tlfat he will exercise
his duties satisfactorily.
The late John Sax ton, who died at
Goldendale last week, was born in New
Jersey, January, 2 1815. He was mar
ried in Indiana in 1843 to Miss Mary
Jane Free, who survives him. He later
moved to Illinois, crossing the plains to
California in 1864. In 1S71 be moved
to Klickitat county, settling on the well
known Saxton homestead, located in
the' wheat-growing section, not many
miles east oi tioldeudale.
The light rain which fell last night
thawed the patches of snow on the su
rounding hills, and in Borne instances,
where the ground was slightly frozen eo
that plowing could not be done, it
put the ground in fine condition, for
preparation lor spring sowing, and with
a bright sky over head . and scarcely a
vestige of snow any where, it is bard, to
believe that the calendar is right and
that this is- the middle of winter in
Eastern Oregon.
Today one thousand fine mutton sheep
belonging to Mays & Sons, were brought
in from the range in the Antelope coun
try and are being weighed at Saltmarshe
& Co. 'a stock yards. They have been
purchased by the Colombia Packing
Company, of this place, and, we under
stand, part of them will be shipped to
the Portland stockyards on the boat to
morrrow. They were sold for four cents
a ponnd, bat ap to the time of going to
press they bad not been weighed, so we '
are unable to give the average price per
head.
The verdict rendered in the United
States court Monday in the Senfert case
is very unsatisfactory to the Senfert
Bros. Co., and it is the intention of the
defendants to carry the case to the high
eat courts before they allow it to rest.
Yesterday they applied for, and were
given, thirty days' time in which to
move for a new trial and forty days in
which to file a bill of exceptions, Seu
fert Bros, might have accepted the ver
dict of $35,000, but it was deemed exces
sive by the court and set aside, and they
will fight the case to the end or get an
other satisfactory verdict.
This morning the first train passed
over the new bridge and anyone who
noticed the ease with which it moved
out could not help out think what an
improvement the new structure is over
the old one. On account of the grade
and short carves in the old bridge,
trains were forc.d to go over at a rate of
speed which" was unsafe, and in order to
get across it at all it was necessary to
ran throaght the yard at an unlawful
speed in order to have sufficient start to
make tbe'difficnlt pull, Now they hays
a perfectly straight track at the western
approach. Great pains have been
taken to make tbis bridge one of the
strongest and best constructed on the O.
R. & N; line.
Friday's Daily.
Weather fonight.fair and co'dfer tO'
morrow,rain or snow,
Marriage license was issued today to
Henry Speicinger and Miss Ina Doyle,
both 0 this vicinity.
Testimony in the case of Baldwin vs
Dalles Citv is being taken before Referee
D. S. Dufur. H. H. Rid dell appears
for the plaintiff, while Dufur& Menetee
are attorneys for the city.
Just received some of the Internation
al Domestic Heaters, direct from factory
We have put one in for Mr. Ad Keller of
this city, and know them to do what is
claimed for them. Maier & Benton.
The effort of Attorney Nutting to se
cure a stay of execution in the case of
Wachline, the Hillsboro murderer,
availed nothing, and, according to re
ports, the execution was to take place
today.
The annual election of officers for the
city of Long Creek, Or., will be held
February 8th. It bids fair to be hotly
contested, as there are several candi
dates in the field for each of the respect
ive offices.
This morning 750 head of the Mays'
sheep were shipped to Portland on the
Regulator. They averaged about - 100
pounds each, and at four cents per
pound they would average four dollars
a bead, which is considered a very good
price.
The degree team ot Cedar Circle are
making every effort to make a grand
success of their Bocial in every regard.
A good programme will be rendered and
all who attend may be sure of having an
enjoyable time. At the Fraternity hall
tonight.
All those who have been invited to
take part in the Old Folks' concert,
which will take place at the opera house
on the 18th, are requested to make
special effort to be present at the Con
gregational church tomorrow night,
when the first rehearsal will be had.
T. W. Crofton of Centerville, Wash.,
arrived in this city yesterday with a
team of fine large dogs, well trained and
in perfect condition to lead an Alaska
dog train. He was met in this place by
F. C. Walton and C. F. Blakeney of
Moro, who will accompany- him to
Alaska. They will leave for Skaguay on
the Elder tomorrow night, and from
Skaguay they will go straight to Circle
City. The Chronicle wishes them a
successful trip.
At the request of a number of the con
gregation who attended services at the
Congregational church Sunday morning,
January 11th, Rev. W. C. Curtis will,
neft Sunday evening, repeat the sermon
preached on that occasion. The subject
of the sermon is "Deal Fairly With Thy
Master." The choir is preparing special
music for the occasion, and the friends
of Mr. Curtis bespeak for bim a large
andience next Sunday evening.
We are sorry to announce the serious
illness of Mr. Jacob Fritz. He has been
ailing for some time, bnt for a month or
more hf seemed to be improving. Dur
ing the last few days, however, he has
grown gradually worse and yesterday his
condition was each that his children
were, telegraphed for. His daughter,
Mrs. Agnes Baldwin, of Portland, ar
rived last night. His son, Charles, who
is in Boise City, and his other daughter,
Mrs. Flaehards.ofJDenver.will be here as
soon aa they possibly can.
We understand that the club bowling
team has challenged - the Umatilla
House bowlers for another tournament,
but the latter seems to be afraid of los
ing the laurels they won in the last tour
nament, and insist on laying low. We
would like very much to see the club
have another chance, and if the Umatil
la House bowlers have not lost their
sand there is little reason why tbey
should not accept the challenge, The
.Umatilla House team should not asBert
their superiority on one trial, and we
sincerely hope they willagree to another
tournament in the near future.
THE REPUBLICANS IN SESSION
The Party Prepared to ba In Line for
the Coining Campaign.
-. Wednesday's Daily.
Monday night it waa estimated that
there were no fewer than 1000 delegates
in Portland to attend the state league of
Republican clubs.
As early as 9 :30 yesterday morning
there was a surging mass of delegates
entering the National Guard Armory on
Ninth street which place was chosen
late yesterday to hold the convention in,
instead of the Third-street theater, orig
inally chosen, as the latter would be un
able to accommodate the large assem
blage, which proved numerically the
greatest political body ever convened in
Portland.
The hour for opening the convention
-as gel foi 10 o'clock, at which time
there must LaV? beeo between 1100 ajg
1200 men in the ball. Bat Ibe Conven
tion was not called to order till 10 i30,
when President Carey requested' the
delegates to hand their credentials and
proxies to Secretary Wells. In the in
terim the Multnomah Quartet Club ren
dered some fine-vocal music,, which, in
deed, was of superior class in execution.
W. L. Tooze and J. B. Eddy were ap
pointed assistants to Secretary Wells.
The conamittee on credential, nxt
appointed, consisted of A. J. Johnson, of
Linn; H. S. Hudson", of Washington;
H. Dufur, of Washington, arid YT, F,
Matthews, of Moltnoraah. This Com
mittee retired to room 101, Perkins hotel,
where it at ODce entered upon its labors
Following upon the heels of the retire
ment of this committee, Hon. Charles
H. Carey, the president of tne league,
made a rattling address to the' conven
tion.
The committee on credentials were
unable to report until 4 p. m., and the
election was not held until later in the
evening. (
Claude Gatch was elected president,
and C. W. Fulton, of Astoria, vice pres
ident, of the league.
It is expected that most of the dele
gates from this place will be home to
night. Wachline Will Bang: Tomorrow.
Thursday's Daily.
W. L. Nutting, an attorney. of Port
land, was in Hillsboro Tuesday and met
Albert Wachline, father of Gas Wach
line, who is . sentenced to be hanged
there tomorrow. After a short consulta
tion with Mr. Wachline, Attorney Nut
ting went to the county clerk's office and
had the clerk ' make a transcript of all
the official and judicial actions in the
Wachline murder case. Mr. Natting
believes he can prevail upon the supreme
court to grant a stay of execution.
The work of preparing the gallows up
on which Wachline will be hanged is
progressing rapidly. Three lines will be
attached to the trap, one of which will
spring it. The three lines will be cat
simultaneously at a given signal with
knives in the Lands of three men, none
of whom will know which one sprung
the tap.
The Brass Wedding;,
On Wednesday, February 2d, at the
Brune residence at Grand Dalles, in
Klickitat county, Mrs. Rose Brune,
widow of Charles Brune, was united
in marriage, to Mr. Henry Brune, a
brother of Charles Brune.
The ceremony took place at the home
of the bride, and was attended only by a
few of the most intimate friends of the
family. Rev. A. Horn, of Goldendale,
officiated and made the happy couple
one. The Chkonicle, as is a.Iwaye the
custom in such cases, gives them its
benediction and hopes their years of
married life may be numerous and hap
py.' The Modern Way.
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syetem and break up colds, headaches,
and fevers without unpleasant after ef
fects, use the delightful liquid laxative
remedy, Syrup of Figs. Made by Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.
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Is the most desirable
Wagon on the Market.
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It is not as cheap as some others, but is better than all
others. This is a broad assertion, but examine the wagon
and you will agree with us. It is constructed from carefully
selected material, and it is the aim of the manufacturers oj
make the best Wagon on the market.
It has more improvements and points of superiority
than we can enumerate here.
a hew Wagon, examine the "
MAYS & CROWE, Gen. Agts.,
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WATER COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Petition Granted, Bills Allowed and
Other Business Transacted.
The regular monthly . meeting of the
water commissioners was held at the
recorder's office yesterday, those present
being J. T. Peters, E. B. Dufur, J. B.
Crossen, M. Randall, T. J. Senfert and
Simeon Bolton.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved, the
following bills were allowed and ordered
paid :
Times-Mountaineer, printing $ 2 00
J T Peters, mdse 23 25
Maier & Benton, mdse 50
Mays & Crowe, mdse 9 15
C L Phillips, mdse 1 10
I J Norman, ealarv supt 75 00
C A Borders, helper. 55 00
Simeon Bolton, salary sec 10 00
Simeon Bolton, rec. mortgage. ... 1 00
A petition was presented to the board
of regents to lay a four-inch main from
a point on Court street, between the
properties of John Michell and W.Lord,
intersecting the intersection, of Eighty
reetj f,m streeiTTo tnexten-"
bion ol Washington street to Seventh ;
then north 6n Washington street to
Seventh street, stopping between the
properties of Faulkner and Eastwood,
The board, after due' consideration,
hereby granted the request, and the
superintendent was instructed to pro
ceed to lay the pipe.
Dr. Hollister made an application
through I. J. Norman to . purchase a
certain piece of land laying alongside, of.
his property, j. B. Crosaen and T. J
Seufert were appointed as a committee
to examine the premises and report.
The superintendent's report was read
and placed cn file, showing the follow
ing! Total book account Si $1241 75
Total receipts : 1015 50
Total uncollected 226 25
The treasurer's report was also read -and
placed on file, as follows:
Jan 1 Cash on hand $4796 19
Jan 5 John Gavin and wife
payment on lot. 393 75
Jan 31 J NormaD 1065 50
Total $6255 44
Jan 31 By warrants rendeemed 655 50
.Balance on hand $5599 94
There being no further business, on
motion the board adjourned.
Appreciated.
We desire to express our appreciation
of the many kind acts and the more than
friendly sympathy shown by our neigh
bors and friends during the recent ill
ness and death of oar little son.
Me. and Mbs. J. M. Manning.
Faneral of Alice Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wells arrived in
the city Wednesday with the remains of
their little daughter, and the funeral
took place from the -Methodist church
Wednesday at 3 o'clock. A large
number of friends were present to ex
press their sympathy for the heart
broken parents. The choir sang two
very appropriate selections and a num
ber of the pupils of the kindergarten, of
which Alice was a member when in this
city, sang one of their little hymns,
which was very affecting. The address
by Rev. Wood was' short, but well
adapted to the occasion. Interment waa
made in Sunset cemetery, and a long
line of carriages were in procession as it
wound its way to her resting place.
The floral tributes were beautiful, and
especially appropriate, as the little girl
was extremely fond of flowers.
The accident happened when she,
with her little brother, was playing on
the ice and it broke, letting her through.
The little boy, who is about 5 years old,
held to her finger for a short time; but
when, at her request, he tried to get
hold of her to pull her out, the little
fellow's strength failed. He ran and
gave the alarm, but the body had float
ed down some distance, and it was not un
til late that night that it was recovered.
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at a bargain, or will trade fir equity in
city .or country real estate upon which
money can be raised for above purpose
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Box G., The Dalles, Or. Feb5-2tw.
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