THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1898.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday's Dally.
Sheriff Driver held the lacky number
for the diamond ting which was raffled
last night by Tom Kelly. The winning
number was 66.
Yesterday a carload of splendid beef
cattle arrived from np the road. They
were for Wood Brothers of this city, and
will be need to supply meat for their
market.
The largest sheep sale of this year was
made Monday at Heppner. James Ea
ger sold to Marshall & Famish of Pen
dleton 3000 yearling wethers at $3 per
head, to be delivered about March 10th.
The quarterly examination of teachers
began this afternoon in the county
courtroom, nnder the supervision of
Superintendent Gilbert, assisted by
Professor Gavin. There are ten appli
cants for certificates.
A meeting of those who are to take
part in the club minstrel performance
will be held in the hall over Brown's
' grocery store tonight at the usual time.
Everyone interested in the same should
be present, as parts will be assigned.
A few days ago Frank Hill broke all
the previous records on the Moody alley
by making a score of 78. This is high
rolling, and Mr. Hill's score, lacks but
two points of tying that of Mr. Bonn,
' who holds the record for The Dalles with
a score of 80.
. A new time-card will go into effect on
the O. B. & N. next Sunday. At pres
ent it is not definitely settled as to the
' exact changes, but the only one of im-
' portance will be made in the Portland
express, wfiich passes through The
Dalles at 9 :20 at present. After Bunday
it will leave The Dalles at about 6 :35.
The remains of Mrs. Ann Butler will
be taken to Ottawa, Kansas, tonight,
and will be interred with the remains of
her husband and other relatives, in the
' cemetery near that place. Her grand
son, Truman Butier, will accompany the
remains East. -
Mr. Leslie Butler arrived in this city
last night to view the remains of his
mother before they are sent East. He
will return to Portland tomorrow and
will sail tor his home in Skaguay In a
short time. He saya Skaguay is a live
ly, as well as a tough place.
Workmen are busily engaged today
putting in new bot water tanks and tubs
. in the Parkins barber shop. A 60-gal-lon
tank is being put in to take the place
of the old one which was too small, and
the new tubs will soon be in place so as
' to accommodate the numerous patrons.
Yesterday while the boys were play
ing during recess at the public school,
Lester, the son of J. M. Murchie,
wrenched his ankle, severely spraining
it. The injury is very painfnl, but as
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Corset.. During Miss Keppler's stay we will make a
special display of La Vida and W. B. models in ex
quisite silks and satin materials.
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no bones are broken, it is hoped the
little. fellow will be around again in a
short time.
On the afternoon of February 21st the
students of different departments of the
public schools will gather in a body at
the high school and march to the Vogt
opera house, where they will celebrate
the anniversary of Washington's birth.
The entertainment will be public, bnt
owing to. the large number of school
children who will be preserft, . there will
be but little room for guests.
A report was brought to Vanconver
Monday night by Charles Hunt of a se
rious accident to Dan Huff, a 14-year-old
son of Thomas Huff of Cedar Creek.
Yonng Huff was hunting near his home
about 5 p. m. He attempted to shoot
some birds, when his double-barreled
shotgun, loaded with buckshot, explod
ed. Several shot entered the left side
of his body below the heart, inflicting an
ugly wound. His hand and wrist were
shattered.
Mr. Fonts, the enterprising cigar
maker of this place, has been forced,
On account of the rush of orders
for his cigars, to put on an extra man
to supply the large demand for his
goods, which are equal to any cigars in
the city of the same cost. Since Mr.
Fonts has been in the city he has built
up a very good business, and as he is ad
honest acd enterprising young man, it
will certainly increase in future as it has
daring the short time he has been in
business here.
Thomas Brown, who has the contract
for building the new salmon hatchery on
the Salmon river, was in Oregon City
Monday for supplies. He reported that
the dams have all been pat in, and work
on the new hatchery building is under
way. The old hatchery, with a capacity
of 750,000 eggs, will be need until the
new building is completed. The spawn
ing season will not commence for about
two weeks. Only a few salmon are run
ning in the Salmon river now. The new
building will be 24x80 feet, with a ca
pacity of 8,000,000 eggs.
. Thursday.
Men are engaged today in repairing
the sewers from Mr. J. W. French's resi
dence. The steamer Cleveland sailed for Alas
ka from Seattle last night with 200 pas
sengers. The body of Mrs. Ann Butler was last
night seut to Kansas for interment.
Tram an Butler accompanied the remains
East.
A 10-mill tax was voted at the school
meeting in Fossil last week. The tax is
to maintain the schools for another year
at the present high standard.
Ladies, a chance of a lifetime. Fancy
neck-ribbons at 19 cents per yard sold
at A. M. Williams & Co.'s store on Sat
urday from 2 to 6 p. m. See regular ad.
A very encouraging rehearsal of the
show to be pnt on by the yonng men of
the club was had last night. Parts were
assigned and the show promises to be a
flattering success. '
The numerous friends of Mr. George
Rowland will be pleased to learn that
he is getting along nicely, and is likely
to recover from the serious attack. He
is resting easy at present.
Jay Swank, who was mistaken for a
deer and shot by his father-in-law, H.
Peery, near Lower Soda Springs.Novem
ber 21st, died Tuesday morning at 3
o'clock at his home in Lebanon.
Among the names of those mentioned
Correctly?
added , to our stock
are in a position to
Iiadies.
PEASE & MAYS.
in the Oregonian to whom state certifi
cates had been sent, we notice those of
Mrs. Kate Roche and Miss Caesie Cheese
of the public schools of oar city.
Ibe sale at auction of the personal
property in the hands of I. N. Power, of
North Yakima, receiver of Ben E.
Snipes, began last week. The attend
ance was not large, nor was the bidding
spirited.
A rumor is afloat that in the near
future a nightoat will be put on the
river between this place and Portland.
In all probability the D. P. & A. N. Co.
will put on the boat, and it will be a
great accommodation for the patrons of
this line. Before this can be done effect
ually, however, the river will have to
be lighted ; but as the company is very
zealous to accommodate its patrons in
every way, this will not be likely tc
be an impediment to the putting on of
the boat.
Of the 1128 patients in the asylum. on
the last day of January, according to the j
superintendent's report, 777 were males
and 351 females. Of the 24 received
during the month, 15 were males and 9
females.
Work is progressing rapidly on Mays
& Crowe's new warehouse; and eince
tne rustic is nearly all on, some idea can
be had of its appearance when com
pleted. It is a large two-story structure,
and by filling up the vacant lot, adds to
the appearance of that part of town.
Miss Etbel Clarke of Hartlund is in
the city at present undergoing treatment
for he,art failure. Hercondiiion is very
critical, and while her physicians have
hopes of her recovery, at the same time
they say Bhe may pass away at any mo
ment. Work on the excavation for the foun
dation of the new addition to the
Wasco warehouse is almost finished, and
material for the new structure, in the
way of brick, stone and sand, is being
hauled. It wilrbe but a short time un
til the creditable structure will be com
pleted. Joseph Frizzell has decided to sell at
public auction the Gilliam county sheep
belonging to the John Morman estate.
There are about 1500 sheep, 800 or 900
ewes aud the rest yearlings. Morman
is the man who died in The Dalles about
a month ago from the excessive uee of
alcoholic drinks.
The work of removing and straighten
ing the track along Front street at the
eastern approach to the bridge is com
pleted, and a finer piece of work could
not be found anywhere. The track on
the trestle running to the roundhouse
has been moved also, so that everything
is ready to begin work on the O. B. & N.
incline. - ,
A special dispatch to the Portland
Tribune yesterday from Washington
says : "Secretary Bliss has affirmed the
land office decision on. the application
of the state of Oregon for a 40-acre tract
of land in The Dalles district, previously
rejected on the grounds that the state
bad already received indemnity for
school lands lost in its place."
Parties coming from Sherman county
and points south of here say that the
roads are much better than they are in
the vicinity of The Dalles, which goes to
prove that we have had much more rain
here than in places further in the inter
ior. About a week ago the frost thawed
out , of the ground in Sherman county,
and plowing tas commenced. An enor
mous wheat crop will be put in, both in
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Ule Cordially
every lad' to
come and view
this exhibit at
this store.
Sherman and Wasco countieB, this
spring. -
All The Dalles implement dealers are
getting in large consignments of farm
implements for the spring trade, and as
there is plenty of competition in this
city, the prices for the same will be as
low as could be desired.
A suit by E. B. McFarland, of Port
land, againBt Davidge & Co., of San
Francisco.owners of the steamer Bristol,
for $21,000 damages, was begun Tuesday
in the dietrict court. It is claimed that
the Bristol abandoned the Eugene on
the high seas in violation of a contract
to tow the latter to St. Michaels. As
Mr. McFarland was formerly a Dalles
man, many of our townspeople will feel
interested in this case.
Arrangements for the football game to
be played in this city on February 22d,
Washington's birthday, between the
Willamette and the Dalles teams, are
being made. In a few days tickets will
be on sale, and if a sufficient number of
tickets can be sold to guarantee expenses
the game will come off; otherwise it will
be given np. We hope oar townspeople
will be liberal in their patronage so
that the game .will come off according
to arrangements.
Friday's Dally. .
Weather Tonicht and Saturday, rain
and coloer.
Judge Balleray, who was stricken with
paralysis in Pendleton Sunday, is re
ported to be improving.
One victim, charged with havirg been
drunk and disorderly, was brought be
fore the recorder todiy and fined $5.
The Spokane flyer, going weBt, was
delayed this morning, but the cause
could not be learned. It was probably
on account of having to wait for the
Great Northern at Spokane.
Mr, Quinn of Sherar's Bridge was in
the city yesterday. He recently bought
about 1000 head of yearling sheep from
Jackson, of that place, for $2.00 per head.
In those sheep Mr. Quinn got a very
good bargain.
Louie Comini, the tombster.e manu
facturer of this place, left for Prineville
today to do some work in that vicinity
Since be has been here bis work has
proven him to be a thorough mechanic,
and he has more work than be can at
tend to. .
A letter was received from J. A. Cros
sen today, stating that he was still in
Los Angeles, and that he bad not fully
made op his mind as to whether or not
be would go to Phoenix, Arizona. He
is feeling somewhat improved and hopes
to return home early in the spring.
William Moran died at his ranch six
miles west of Spokane Monday. Mr.
Moran was one of the earliest settlers in
the Spokane valley, having located at
Medical lake in 1870. Deceased was a
widower and left no children. Moran
prairie was named in honor of the de
ceased. Arrangements are about completed
for the Old Folks' concert, to be given
on the 22d in the Vogt opera house.
Private rehearsals of the solos, duets,
quartets, etc., are going on daily, while
the second chorus practice will be held
tomorrow evening at the Congregational
church.
The search for the bodies of the four
men who were drowned at Oregon City
Tuesday morning by being carried over
the falls in a rowboat, was continued all
day Wednesday The oarlocks of the
boat were found near where Harry Free
man started to swim ashore. No trace
of the bodies has yet been found.
But nine of the ten teachers who en
tered the quarterly examination are be
fore the board today. One having been
taken ill was forced to draw out. One
applicant for a state diploma was added
to the list this morning. The examina
tions will be finished this evening, but
it will take some time before the results
can be announced.
Sturgeon-fishers seem to be bavin?
much better lack at present than thev
did in the early part of the winter.
Quite a number are shipped daily to
tne Portland markets. The sturgeon
caught this winter are remarkably large,
bat few going under a hundred Dounds.
and some tipping the scales at three or
iour nunarea pounds.
W. A. Cooper, the DroDrietor of the
Goldendale flouring mill was in the citv
yesterday. He eavs that farmers have
sold so much of their grain laet fall on
account of high prices and the debts
many of them had to cancel, that he
fears he will not have enough grain to
keep him busy during the summer and
may be forced to close down bis mill.
Yesterday afternoon, while the work
men were repairing the track close to
tunnel No. 3, near Moeier, a blast was
eet off which caused a slide to come
down, taking oat the track for a consid
erable distance. A force of between
thirty and forty men was put to work,
and soon got the track in shane. The
5:20 train was delayed until after 8
o'clock.
The Polk county Populist convention
was held at Dallas Wednesday, and
nominated a ticket. The report of the
committee on credentials was not satis
factory to all the delegates, and, alter a
noisy time for an hour, about one-fourth
of them, who were fusionists, walked
out. The bolters afterwards held a sep
arate meeting and elected delegates to
the state convention.
It was announced in Tacoma Tuesday
that the final arrangements for a big
Alaskan sporting syndicate, composed of
Pacific coast sporting men, have been
closed, and that operations are to be
commenced at once. The syndicate will
operate hotels, saloons and gambling
games at Wrangel, St. Micael, Dawson,
and perhaps other Alaskan points ; also
at Seattle and Tacoma. .
Immigration has set in toward Sher
man county. Monday evening when
the Columbia Southern train pulled in
it brought in fifteen stalwart farmers
from Missouri. These ' men expect to
find homes in this county, and left south
Tuesday morning for the purpose of
looking up locations. Evidently the
Columbia Southern is getting in some
good work advertising onr country.
Wasco News.
' It has been remarked by many of onr
townspeople that since New Years there
has been but few entertainments of any
kind. This is very true, but in the near
future we will be favored with a number
of theatrical treats. On the 22d the
"Old Folks" concert will take place; on
the 28th a minstrel at the Vogt; while
later the yonng men of the club will put
on their show for which they are making
each active preparations.
A few days ago the little 8-year-old
eon of Mathias Heokes of Mount Angel
was playing with an anger. He had
climbed onto a chair with the auger in
bis hand. As he was standing on the
chair be dropped it, and in his eagerness
to regain possession of it became over
balanced and, falling off the chair,
struck Oritb his eye upon the point of
the auger, the ball being completely
bnreted. The little fellow suffered ter
rible agony until medical aid was sum
moned to relieve him.
The meeting of the Populist county
central committee was held last night
and largely attended. Among other
things it was decided that tne primaries
will be held on 'March 12th, and the
convention on the nineteenth of the same
month. The basis of, representation
was placed at one delegate at large from
each precinct, one delegate for each ten
voters, and one for a majority-fraction
over ' ten. Resolutions were passed
adopting the principles enunciated in
the St. Louis platform, and favoring a
union with the Silver Republican and
other reform parties.
The "RUSHFORD Wagon
, Is the most desirable
Wagon on the Market.
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. If you are thinking of getting
a new "Wagon, examine the "RUSHFORD " before buying.
MAYS & CROWE, Gen. Agts.,
Wasco, Sherman, Crook and Klickitat Co.
L CLARK, Local Agt., Biggs, Or.
At present the excitement, which pre
vailed for a time over the alleged dis
covery of rich coal mines near the city,
has subsided, and none outside of those
who are interested in the supposed find
know any. more about it than they did
before the numerous reports were circu
lated. It is not known what the old
company will do as they have pulled up
their machinery and abandoned work.
A new company has heen organized to
prospect the premises of Messrs. Sni pea
and Kelsay, but it will take some time
to get down to where the coal is sup
posed to be. Owing to the formation of
earth in that vicinity, it is very difficult
to drill through it, and it is an uncer
tainty as to how long they will be in '
satisfying themselves as to whether or
not coal is to be found.
February 16th companies A and G, of
the detachment of the Fourteenth in
fantry to be sent to Alaska, will leave
Tacoma on the steamer Queen, under
Lieutenant-Colonel Russell, to be fol
lowed by companies B and H, which,
under command of Colonel Anderson,
will sail from Seattle on the Cottage
City February 24th. The detachment
was divided in order to secure the pres
ence of a force in. Alaska at the earliest
possible date, no steamer being availa
ble which could carry the whole fonr
companies. The officers attached to
regimental headquarters will accom
pany Colonel Anderson on the Cottage
City. It has been decided not to take ,
the band. All the companies will be
fully equipped, and will be provided
with thirty days' rations. A year's
supplies will follow as soon as they can
be secured.
An East-Bod Kunaway.
A lively runaway, and one in which
considerable damage might have been
done, occurred in the East End this
morning. Mr. Archer, proprietor of the
livery stable in that part of town, start
ed shortly after 7 o'clock to deliver a
team and hack to a party who was going
to the country. He was driving down
Second street when the team saw the
old fire engine standing close by, where
it had been used to pump out a cistern,
and as it appeared to be something out
of the usual line the team became fright
ened and cramped the wagon in such a
manner as to break the tongue. Mr.
Archer got the frightened team turned
towards the stable, but the broken
tongue kept striking them and they be
came unmanageable and ran towards
the barn at a rapid rate. The wagon
stopped with such force when it came
against the side of the stable that Mr.
Archer was thrown from his seat but
fortunately did not receive any serious
Injuries. The wagon was badly damaged
and Mr. Archer was covered with a coat
ing of mud and expressing feelings of in
dignation at those who were careless
enough to have the enzine stand in that
particular place over night.
Change In the O. R. & N. Time.
Next Sunday, February 13th, a change
in the time card of the O. R. & N. train
will go into effect by which the train
from Portland for Huntington will leave
at 8 o'clock p. m.. instead of 9 o'clock,
as now, and the train from Spokane will
arrive at 10 :15 a. m., instead of 12:50,
as now. The tram leaving Portland an
hour earlier for Huntington will arrive
there but halt an hour earlier than now,
thus allowing half an more time to run
the 460 miles. The train arriving from
Spokane two hours and thirty-five min
utes earlier than now will leave Spo
kane but two hours and fifteen minutes
earlier, thus shortening by twenty min
utes that run of 449 miles, and arriving
in The Dalles at 6 :35. There will be no
change in the time of the west-bonnd
train from Huntington, and the east
bound for Spokane remains unchanged.
The changes are made to accomodate
the Great Northern's new schedule at
Spokane, and to permit' the Oregon
Snort Line to accomodate itself to the
new time of its Eastern connections.
Oregonian.
The exact time card for The Dalles
will be published in a few days.
- Everybody reads The Chronicle.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what it was made lor.