THE DALLES WEEKLY. CHRONICLE: SATURDAY. MARCH 5, 1898.
fteglige Shifts.
Our Men's Furnishing Goods Department has just rec'eived and placed
on sale a line of Handsome Neglige Shirts for the up-to-date dresser.
These are the celebrated Gold and Silver Shirts; soft bosoms, detached
cuffs, and to be worn with white collars. We are showing them in all
the popular fabrics; Scotch Madras, Cheviots, &c, at $1.25, $1.50, $1.75.
See Our Show "Window.
DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT.
Shirt Waists.
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We have just opened the Daintiest Line of Shirt Waists ever shown
on our counters, made up in Organdies, Zephyrs and Madras, with
the blouse front effect, at prices ranging from $1.00 to $3.00. .
Wash Goods.
In Wash Goods we are offering tremendous bargains in Dimities, Or
gandies and all printed fabrics, at 8Jc and 10c; worth 12J and 15c yd.
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ALL GOODS MARKED
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday.
Marriage license was issued yesterday
to John W. Adkins and Alfretta Aikm.
No. 921 drew the steel range at Maier
& Benton's last evening. The lucky
number was held by W. E. George.
Dick Wilcox and J. C. Sbellhammer
of Lane county sold their band of sheep
on Crooked creek last week, consisting
of 600 ewea and 300 lambs, at $3.60 s
head bunched. . .
Judge Bradsbaw won the club pin for
the highest score during the month,
the score being 75, while A. J. Tolmie
won the medal for the highest average
ecere, which was 41.9.
Mrs, Theo. Seufert won the ladies'
bowling medal for February, with an
average score of 35 in fifteen games.
This entitles her to wear the medal for
one month, and in order to retain it
permanently she must win it three
times.
Miss Tina Rintonl, teacher ot the 7th
grade, Academy Park school, has been
nnable to attend to her duties for sev
eral days. The vacancy has been filled
by Miss Catharine Marden. Mies
Stroud,, niece of Mies Rintoul, is also
reported very sick.
A large number of tramps and profes
sional beggars infest this city at present
and it keeps the officers busy to take
care of them. Six of them who were
put to work on the rock pile yesterday
did not prove . worth their board and
were ordered out of town today.
It is remarked that even the elements
are doing their share toward making the
Wool-growers' Association convention a
success, for the weather is simply grand,
making it pleasant for the visitors, when
they are not is session to stroll around
and get a view of our city from various
points.
The lynx which was recently trapped
by the sheepmen in Sherman connty
baa been put in a wire cage and placed
in the window at the Snipes-KinerBly
Drug Co.'s. The animal is a vicious
looking fellow, resembling a panther a
great deal, and is drawing a crowd of
spectators continually.
The average bowling records for the
month, which entitle the following gen
tle men to enrollment in the club team
for March, are: A J Tolmie, 41.9; C
Ballard, 39; J Hostettler, S8.23; F
Houghton, 37.23: Judge Bradsbaw,
37.18; George Dufur, 37.12. The re
serves are : C L Phillipps, 36.25 : C F
Stephens 36.25. y
Over one hundred delegates, sheep
raisers and lecturers who will attend the
association, arrived in the city from
different points since yesterday, and at
present the number in attendance is
about 500, the hotels being crowded. A
large number of guests are staying with
FURNISHINGS DEPARTMENT.
private families, and. only for this it
would be impossible to accommodate
all.
F. M. Chrisman, a merchant ot Silver
Lake, in Lake connty, is negotiating
with an eastern firm for the purcbaee of
a fifty-horse power traction engine,
which he intends putting on the road
this spring to haul his freight from The
Dalles. The traction engine is not in
general use in this state, but has proved
successful in other states. It is said
that the Russian government has in use
on rough road fifty-six machines similar
to the one that Mr. Chrisman proposes
to use.
The Statesman says: "The colored
minstrel tronpe, George's operatic min
strels, appeared before a crowded house
at the Reed in Salem Monday night, and
for a portion of the evening, at least, the
fun was fast and furious. The features
of the evening which won the admira-
tion of the audience were the clever
work of Major John Pamplin, the jug
gler, and Jack M. Oliver, the stump
speaker. The juggler's work was ex
cellent. He Introduced many novel and
difficult feats never before seen by a
Salem audience, and won the generous
applause of the bouse. It is a good
evening's entertainment." George's
Minstrels will be in The Dalles next
Monday night.
Last evening at the Congregational
chnrch Rev. Clapp took for bis subject
the incident where Christ was dining at
the borne of Simon, the Pharisee, when
a woman, who was a sinner, came and
brake a costly alabaster box of ointment,
anointing his feet and wiping them with
the hair of her head. Simon,m the mean
time, was looking on wondering at ber
audicity and the needless expense,
when Christ reproached Mm with his
neglect, comparing with it ber devotion.
Mr. Clapp drew from this a lesson of
the necessity of bringing to him our
very best gifts and talents. Although
it may seem that too much is asked
wheq the brightest young men and wo
men are called to go as missionaries, or
when we are called to devote our best
talents to His service; but in this great
work the greatest souls and noblest char
acters are needed.
Thursday.
Charles McCormack, who lives about
two miles east of Woodburn, is prepar
ing to ship about 600 bales o hops to
England. He hopes to obtain a better
price by shipping them direct to large
consumers.
The pleasant up-stream wind which is
blowing today is drying the mud, and
bicycle riders are getting their wheels
ready for use, while a few are already
improving the opportunity offered by
the drier streets. -
Today the new Sherman county paper,
the Moro , Leader, reached us. It is
edited by W. L. Hunting, and is a re
markably wide-awake Repuolican paper.
The Chronicle wishes the new publica
tion all success.
In the case of the United States vs.
Seufert Bros. Co.," recently tried in the
United States district court for the third
time, the defendant was yesterday given
ten days for further time by Judge Bell
inger in which to make a motion for a
new trial. . '
Pendleton Tribune : A. L. Gosser, of
The Dalles, is registered at the Golden
Rule. He is an old business man ot The
Dalles. He sold put his interest in a
commission business there recently and
proposes to locate in the Garden City of
Umatilla county. .
Yesterday Constable Hill arrested
one Mat Teal, of Mosier, who Is charged
with having attempted violence on the
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PEASE & MAYS.
person of W. O. Phillips of that place
Teal is having his bearing before Justice
Fllloon today, and will probably be
bound over to keep the peace.
A. M. Williams & Co. are offering our
Dalles ladies some very choice items
this week. Their buyers have returned
from their eastern trip, and the results
of their labors are beginning to be no
ticeable. Their most recent attractions
are a special lot of silks waists, which
are being quoted at $2.50 and $3, prices
decidedly below their real value. An
early inspection invited. -
Hon. R. Alexander, ex-mayor of Pen
dleton, who is spoken of by prominent
politicians as a candidate for state treas
urer, is in the city attending the con
vention and visiting friends. Mrs. Al
exander was a resident of The Dalles
before her marriage, and Is well known
to many Dalles people.
Referring to the discussion of range
grasses which occupied so much of the
time of the convention, it will interest
our readers to , know that they can be
supplied by Buell Lamberson, Portland's
seed man, who is attending the conven
tion, and who will be pleased to send
his illustrated catalogue to any address.
Will Garretson has a .curiosity in his
window in the Bhape of a two-headed
lamb. The body is perfectly formed to
the shoulders, where two distinct heads
and necks crop out. He has an in
scription on it "Oregon Against' the
World, for Production." It more than
attracts the attention of the many sheep
men who are in the city attending the
convention.
The trial trip Tuesday of UnitedStates
lightship No. 70, built for San Francisco
harbor by Wolfe & Zwicker, was an un
qualified saccesa. A trip was made to
Kalama and back, and the machinery
worked to the perfect satisfaction of
Commander George C. Reiter, inspector
of the tenth lighthouse district, and In
spector Gregg, who were on board. The
ship carried one hundred pounds of
steam with a 28-inch vacuum, and
averaged eleven knots, which is better
than the requirements. " As the vessel
swung gracefully down the river she was
saluted by every passing ship. The con
tract price is $73,000. '
Friday. j
' Charles Buckley, of Grass Valley, sold
a splendid team of mules to a Kansas
buyer today. The mules brought $120.
Almost the entire Salvation Army of
The Dalles went to Portland on the boat
today to hear General Booth, who will
speak in that city this evening.
Now . Is the time to get your bicycles
overhauled and put in shape. We are
prepared to do all kinds of bicycle re
pairing. Give us a call. Maier & Ben
ton.
A meeting of all the boys who take
part in the performance which will be
put on by the young men of the club
will be held tomorrow (Saturday) even
ing at 9 o'clock.
The Christian church is receiving a
new spring coat of ye1 low paint. The
pastor, Rev. Boltz, and, a number of
members of the congregation are taking
a hand m wielding the brush.
Rev. Joseph De Forest and Professor
Gavin went over to Goldendale today to
attend the oratorical medal contest
of the academy at that place, which oc
curs tonight. ' These two gentlemen will
act as judges.
Mrs. Phillips wishes to announce to
the ladies that on . tomorrow afternoon,
Saturday, she will have on display the
leading styles of street and tailor bats.
The regular spring opening ot .trimmed
hats and bonnets will come later.
Another rich find has been made at
Canyon City. It is said that a nugget
worth $700 was taktn out today, and an
other as large, if not larger, partly un
covered. This is undoubtedly the rich
est strike ever made in Grant county.'
The case of the State of Oregon vs.
Mat Teal, which was tried in Justice
Filloon's court yesterday, was dismissed
on motion of the defendant's attorney,
N. H. Gates, as the evidence against
Teal was not eotficient to subtain the
charge against him.
The Temple Quartette returned to
Portland this morning. This quartette
has proven itself to be one of the best
we have ever heard in this city, and
they added much to the attractiveness of
the programs rendered at the conven
tion. Mays & Crowe today received the larg
est consignment of buggies that has ever
been sent to The Dalles. It consisted of
a 50-foot car loaded with nothing but
buggies of various kinds. . As their new
warehouse is not ready for use they are
crowded for storage room.
The Dalles has somewhat of a deserted
appearance today, as the majority of
those who were here to attend the con
vention have gone, and the contrast be
tween the crowded streets and lively
times that we had while the convention
was going on and the usual routine is
very marked.
Anyone seeing the Regulator leave her
dock this morning would have been led
to think that it was an excursion rather
than a regular trip, on account of the
large number of passengers. Many who
have been in attendance at the - con
vention, took advantage of the splendid
accommodations of the Regulator Line
and the beautiful day, to view the seen
ery of the Columbia.
After hearing the favorable comments
which everyone has paid to our Com
mercial Club during the convention, we
cannot but feel proud ot it. Persons
from various parts of the United States
expressed their opinion, and all were
unanimous in saying that there is not a
town in the country, of the population
of The Dalles, that can boast the pos
session of such a splendid club as this
one.
. W. J. J. Cunningham, the California
flax expert, who was in Portland a few
days ago, is in Salem inspecting the ex
perimental flax plant. Mr. Cunning'
ham is earnest in his praise of the "grit"
of Oregon women, as he calls it, in
prosecuting their venture in the face of
the many obstacles with which they
have contended. He also baa kindly
words for Oregon flax fiber, which, he
says, is the very best be ever saw in the
United States. x
The small building which formerly
stood between Bessinger & Co.'s and the
Great Northern store, is being removed
to a vacant lot near the depot, and work
will immediately be begun on the
constrnction of a new building, the same
size as the OLe. occupied at present by
the furniture company. The two build'
inga Will give the Great Northern Fur
niture Co. an abundance of room for
their large stock of goods and add to the
appearance of that part of the city. The
new structure is being built by B. Wolf p.
At the Congregational church last
evening Mr. Clapp's discoursed upon
the parable of the fig tree planted in a
garden, but which bare no fruit. He
found in the parable lessons of encour
agement and hope in the purpose of the
master, and the possibilities of man un
der Divine culture; also lessons of warn
ing for those who, under the best con'
ditions add influences, Btill brought
forth no fruit did not do the things
and accomplish the results for which all
opportunity, culture and grace were
given. The song service and the after
service of prayer and testimony were
specially enjoyable and profitable. This
evening Mr. Clapp will adapt the ser
vice to the needs or young people, but
not without something good 'for those
who are older. All arecordia'ly invited.
Meeting to begin promptly at 7:30. No
meeting Saturday evening. The usual
services Sunday.
OREGON WOOL-GROWERS MEET.
Numerous Important Subjects Discussed
Data of Next Meeting:.
About one hundred wool-growers of
Oregon held a meeting this morning in
the rooms of the Commercial club, and
discussed various subjects of interest to
wool-growers throughout the state.
Among the resolutions passed one of
thanks to the members of the D. C. &
A. C. was tendered for the use of the
club rooms and the kind treatment re
ceived at the hands of its members dur
ing the meeting of Wool-Grower's As
sociation.' The question of exterminating wolves,
coyotes and other animals so trouble
some to sheep-raisers was discussed- and
a committee appointed to attend to the
matter of bounties.
The Cascade reserve question was also
spoken of and a committee appointed to
arrange matters concerning the same.
Action will also be taken by the associa
tion to see that all sheep in the state are
kept free from scab and other diseases.
The necessity of such an organizatl6n
as this has long been felt by the wool
growers of Oregon, and now that it is at
last organized the. woolmen feel enthu
siastic and will do everything possible
to make it a successful organization.
Anyone in this state interested in
wool-growing can join the association in
the payment of fifty cente, which is the
annual dues.
A meeting will be held here on June
23, 1898, and it is hoped that all Oregon
woolgrowers will attend, and by
their support make it easier for the as
sociation to accomplish the important
ends for which it was organized.
WATER COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Superintendent's and Treasurer's Re
ports Were Read and Other Busi
ness Transacted.
At a regular meeting of the board of
water commission, of Dalles City, held
at the recorder's office Monday, at 5
o'clock, the following commissioners
were present: Jos. T. Peters, T. J. Seu
fert, J. B. Croseeii, E. C. Phirman and
Simeon Bolton.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills were read and or
dered paid :
I J Norman, salary supt $75 00
C A Borders, salary helper 55 00
8 Bolton, ealary secretary.. . ' 10 00
R L Aiken, labor 8 00
Wm Nichols, labor 8 00
W S Norman, labor ". 16 00
Geo Brown, labor 2 00
Pease & Mays, rope 40
Jacobsen Book & Music Store .... 1 00
Job. T. Peters, mdse 4 72
Mays & Crowe, mdse 36 58
Maier & Benton, mdse 5 55
At this time W. Lord appeared and
presented a petition signed by himself
and thirty-five others, requesting the
commission to lay a new 6-inch main
from a connection near the intersec
tion of Jefferson and Second street, to a
point in the East End, at least above the
Columbia Brewery, 'said 6-inch pipe to
to take place of a 4-inch main now in
use, which, according to the petition, is
inadequate. The board after due con
sideration, ordered ttie. prayer of the
petition granted and the president ap
pointed a commjttee of three, consisting
of M. Randall, T. J. Seufert and J. B
Crosaen, to purchase the pipe and see to
laying of same.
The petition of J. M. Filloon and
others, requesting the commission to lay
a 6-inch main from Geo. Ruch's corner,
on Fourth street, down Fourth to John
Filloon's residence. The board having
considered the matter, and on motion
the same was deferred on account of ex
tention of the main on Second streen.
The petition of J. M. Marden and
others, requesting the extention of a 4
inch main from the west end of Fourth
street, at Dr. Shackelford's residence, to
Mill creek bridge. The petition was de
ferred on account of improvement on
Second street.
The superintendent's report was read
showing the following :
Total bank account $1189 25
Total uncollected 219 00
Total collected 970 25
treasurer's report.
To balance on hand last report .$5599 94
To cash receipts during month . 1019 65
Total....: 6619 59
CONTRA CR.
Feb. 28 By warrants redeemed 177 50
Feb.-17 By caBh paid on inter
est water bonds 4500 00
Total cash expended 4677 50
Cash on hand $1942 09
The committee heretofore appointed
to examine a certain tract or parcel of
land which Dr. O. C. Hollister made ap
plication to purchase, reported they ex
amined same and reccomend that the
same be sold for $50, the said Hollister
paying all the expenses.
The committee heretofore appointed
to appraise the old mill property, re
ported that they vieved the premises
and appraise the same at $1500, not
including the piece ordered eold to Dr.
O. C. Hollister and the piece now occu
pied by T. A. Hudson. '
Adjourned.
Repair . the Roads.
The following clipping from the Moro
Leader should cause the merchants of
this place to consider the matter of good
roads:
"Already have people south of Sher
man county found that we have a rail
road, and are making use of it. Team
sters are. shipping freight from The
The "RUSHFORD Wagon
Is the most desirable
"Wagon on the Market.
Tt. is not as r.hean as some others, but is better than all
others. This is a hroad assertion, but examine the wagon
and you will agree with us.
selected material, ana it is the aim 01 tne manuiaciurers vu
make the best Wagon on the market. '
It has more improvements and points of superiority
than we can enumerate here.
new Wagon, examine the " RUSHFORD " before buying.
MAYS & CROWE, Gen. Agts.f
1 Wasco, Sherman, Crook and Klickitat Cc.
L CLARK, IiCpal Agt., Biggs, Or.
Dalles to Wasco, thus saving the most
difficult part of the road, saving time
and teams. During the coming summer
many freighters will come this way if
they learn of the advantages of this
route."
It should be our aim to have the roads,
to The DUes put in condition so that is
will be to the advantage of teamsters to
come to this place, and if the matter re
ceive the support of our citizens, it cant
easily be done.
DIED WITH HIS CHUM.
A Noble Conception of at Soldier's
Duty to His Friend.
In the reminiscences of Gen. Sir
Evelyn Wood, himself a brave English
soldier, a touching instance of courage
and self-sacrifice is given, says an ex
change. One June day in 1885 a de
tachment of English marines was cross
ing the Woronzow road under fire from
the Russian batteries. All of the men
reached shelter in the trenches except,
a seaman, John Blewitt. As he wtbs.
running a terrific roar was heard. His
mates knew the voice of a 'huge can
non, the terror of the army, and
yelled:
"Look out! It is Whistling Dick!
But ait the moment Blewitt was struck
by the enormous mass of iron on the
knees and thrown to the ground. He
called to his special oh urn: PcA'jr
"Oh, Welch, save me!"
The fuse was hissing, but Stephen
WeWhran out of the trenches and,
seizing the great shell, tried to roll it
off of his cornT&de.
It exploded with such terrific force
that not an atom of the bodies of
Blewiitt or Welch was found. Even in
that time, when each hour had its ex
citement, this deed of heroism stirred
the -whole English army. One of the
officers searched out Welch's old moth
er in her poor home and undertook her
support while she lived, and the story
of his death helped his comrades to
nobler conceptions of a soldier's duty.
FOUR-LEGGED TRADERS. .
Mice Thnt Replace with Other Arti
cle All the Things They Steal.
There is a mouse in. Florida locally
known as the trading mouse. It is com
monly a woods mouse, but it quickly
adapts itself to human habitation. A
colony of such mice carried two bushels
of shelled beans 30 feet during six
nights recently and replaced the beans
with seed pods of a weed. Jewelry, too,
has been taken by these little traders,
says the New York Sun. One woman on
the east coast of Florida at an Indian
river winter resort found a number of
seed instead of a pair of earrings that
she had left on the bureau. A search in
the place where the seeds had been,
taken disclosed the earrings.
A man who had a box of poker chips
in his room in an open-topped box was,
surprised to find in their stead a string
of prayer beads, a small crucifix, and a
number of shells. He started an investi
gation immediately. A priest who had
roomed near by was equally puzzled by
.finding the colored poker chips in his
room.
It is generally believed that the trad
ing mouse learns its curious ways by
robbing squirrels or blue jays of nuts
laid1 by for future use.
DISTRIBUTING NATURAL GAS.,
Sent Tmkg Distances Through Pipes by
Means of Air Pressure.
The transmission or conveyance of
gas under pressure to long distances,
which was an unsolved problem some
20 years ago, is now a fixed fact, repre
sented by the present use of about
75,000,000 feet of pipe used in, the dis
tribution of natural gas. On the first
discovery of this article, says the Phila
delphia Bulletin, the pressure at the
well was sufficient to drive it through,
the pipes almost as far as desired, but
this pressure declining some additional
methods were necessitated, the well
known air compressor' being resorted
to to pump the gas; and, as showing
its efficiency, there are at Greenland, in
Indiana, gas veils which have long car
ried supplies to Chicago. There are
two eight-inch pipe lines used, the gas
being pumped a distance of about 160
miles. There is at Kedky, Ind., a
pumping station of this character that
supplies the towns of Springfield, Tiffin,
Liman, Dayton, Fiqua and other places
in the western part of Ohio. Near
Pittsburgh there is a gas plant which
pumps 20,000,000 cubic feet every 24
hours for use in mills, the pumping of
this being without the least difficulty;
and the Philadelphia company pumps
many millions of cubic feet a day.
There are New England air compressors
that are pumping every day, at various
stations in. the United States, the enor
mous quantity of nearly 100,000,000
cubic feet.
It is constructed from carefully
If you are thinking of getting