THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. .WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1898
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OFFICIAL PAPEfi OF WASCO COUNTY.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Saturday's Sally.
Thurday Sheriff. Kelly tamed over to
County Treasurer Phillips $3032.26,
taxes collected since July 25 tb. The,
tax rolls were delivered to Mr. Kelly on
the 22th, and he has been rustling de
linquents up the past week.
F. W. Schmidt, of Mt. Olive, Iowa, a
brother of Chas. Schmidt, of this city,
has accepted a position in the Snipes
Kinersly Drug Co.'s store, where
he will act as prescription clerk
in the future.
The Whitman County Fair Associa
tion is making arrangements for hold
ing its annual fair and fruit exhibit.
The date for the fair has not yet been
fixed, bnt the society announces that it
will probably be held just after the close
of the Spokane fruit fair.
' Yesterday a party of Portland sight
seers arrived on the Dalles City and are
registered at the Umatilla House. The
party consists of Mrs. . B. and VV. E.
Com an, Helen M. Coman, Mrs. M. Zan,
Mies May McGuire and Henry M. Fall,
of St. Helena, Calif. Like so many
others, they came to view the beautiful
scenery of the Colombia.
Yesterday Cram & Butler, of Cross
Keys, delivered ninety head of splendid
beef cattle at the stockyards in this
city. The cattle have been purchased
by C. M. Grimes for the Union Meat Co.
at Portland. The price paid was three
cents per pound for steers and 2)4 for
cows. The band, was shipped to Trout
dale yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday several wool sales were
made in this city, and although the
price was not made known, it is thought
that it was net less tbanfifteen cents.
The wool markets have fairly opened
np, and henceforth the sales will be nu
merous and the wool, which is now pil
ing np in the warehouses, will soon be
. en ronte to the mills in various parteof
the country.
Sheriff F. W. Durbin, of Marion
county, Wednesday made service of
papers on the defendant in a foreclosure
suit by forwarding the documents to hs
address at Cavite, Philippine islands,
by mail. The case in-question is that of
the State Board of School Land com
missioners against Edwin Grim. The
defendant is first lieutenant of company
F, Second regiment, Oregoa volunteers,
and is now at Cavite, near Manila, with
bis command.
Beports from the farmers in all sec
tions of Ithe Inland Empire, state this
gear's crop is above expectations. The
grain is plump and well filled and is
yielding unusually well in almost every
part of Wasco and 8berman counties.
In this regard the yield in the Inland
Empire differs from that in the Willam
ette. Ia Marion county the wheat is
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tall and fine looking grain, but it does
not turn out when threshe J like the
grain in Eastern Oregon.
Yesterday Eugene W. Vest, the rep
resentative of the Majestic Range Man
ufacturing Co,, of St. Louis, was in the
city. Mr. Vest left for points East last
eveniug, and informs us that his inten
tion is to visit The Dalles in the near
future, and bring the little pickanninies
who were here last summer and fur
nished our townspeople with a fund of
amusement. They are as funny as ever
and will play several days and probably
a Greek's engagement in this city.
E. J. Fuller, Levy Sofa, Andrew Aik
ens and John Baker, of Vancouver, who
left several months ago with a num
ber of others from Clarke county, under
contract to work in the mahogany for'
ests of Nicaragua for two years, returned
home this week. They say they were
deceived in regard to the wages to be
paid ; were poorly fed and could not
stand the climate. Chris Pulnam and
M. S. Rinehart, t wo other members of
the party, left Central America at the
same time, and will spend some time
visiting in the Eastern states before re
turning home.
Farmers from different parts of Sher
man, Klickitat and Wasco counties
state that harvesting is in full blast in
all three counties. ' In Sherman much
grain is being prepared for market by
means of the combined harvesters,
while in Wasco and Klickitat counties
the herders and threshers are used prin
cipally to harvest the crop.. The reason
that combines are not used more exten
sively in Wasco countv is that the fields
are comparatively small and the ground
too rough for such large machines. In
the leyel fields of Sherman county,
however, the combines work perfectly.
Notwithstanding the fact that a
launching of some craft or other has
been almost a weekly occurrence in
Portland for the last few months, there
was a large crowd to witness the initial
plunge of Hale & Kern's new tugboat
Samson from the ways at the Wolff &
Zwicker iron works Thursday. Madison
street bridge and neighboring places of
vantage were occupied by a snrging
mass of humanity from early in the
afternoon until the new acquisition to
the Portland fleet was tied np at Duni
way'a wharf, on the East Side." The
launch was a complete success in every
respect.
The prognostications of Local Forecast
Official Pague point to thunder showers
probably today and cooler, with west to
north winds. 'An area of low pressure
has developed and was central yesterday
morning over Southern . Oregon and
Northern California. An area of high
pressure is developing off the south
western coast of California, which "will
move northward and give cool weather
Snnday and Monday. From the low
pressure, thunder showers are probable
on Saturday over the greater portion of
the Pacific Northwest; cooler weather
today is expected as a result of the
thunder showers. . ' ' ..
The steamer Dalles City arrived here
last night and is now ready to con
tend with the Regulator for the
title of the "Pnde of The Dalles."
The steamer in every regard is
new and as a bull has been built
under - it, the, contractors bad the
advantage of knowing the faults of the
old craft which they corrected in the
new boat. Although the boilers are not
folly . tempered, - which prevents it
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being pnt under a full head of steam, at
the same time the Dalles City made a
splendid run from Portland, which will
be grentlv excelled when the boat is on
the route for a short time.
Yesterday morning Lloyd Laughlin,
m of B. F. Laughlin, was playing with
the dog at their camp at Gleriwood
when in some way he got tripped and
falling on a sharp rock, cut a deep -gash
over the left eye. Fearing the result if
the wound was not attended to at once,
Mr. Hinkle hitched up the horses and,
accompanied by bis wife and Mrs.
Laughlin, brought the little boy "to
White Salmon, being compelled to make
double-quick time in order to catch the
boat. On reaching this city, Dr. Suth
erland was called and dressed the
wound, which proved to be. not a dan
gerous one, but in need of immediate
attention. They will return, to camp
today.
Frank J. Beaty, of Wamic, who re
cently returned from a trip from the
valley via of the Barlow road, informs
us that a forest fire had been started
seven miles east of Government camp
and threatened to destroy millions of
feet of splendid timber of all kinds.
He had no means of stopping the con
flagration and advises that means be
taken by the forestry agents to do some'
thing immediately. The fire, was, aC'
cording to his reckoning, about one mile
east of the summit and 118 miles from
Portland. If the fire ia not stopped it is
impossible to estimate the damage that
will be done and the matter ebonld be
looked into immediately.
Sunday's Daily.
A small Bible was brought to this of
fice yesterday, on the fly-leaf of which
was written the name of Laura . Ruan.
The young lady can obtain the same by
calling at this office.
Pendleton is experiencing a water
famine. The supply in the reservoir is
too low to fight-fire with and they have
abandoned the sprinkling of streets. It
is evidently pretty dusty at Pendleton.
Mr. G. W. Ferguson is at present con
fined to his bed, being threatened with
an attack of fever. He is at the home
of . Mr. J. Schooling. It is hoped he
will soon be able to be be around again.
Baker City people can now chat with
residents in very nearly every important
city and town in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho. The line of the Inland
Telephone Company made connection
with that city Thursday.
John L. Henderson, of Hood River,
swam the Columbia Saturday and .tgain
on Monday. The distance to where he
landed is about one and a half miles.
The feat was never before accomplished
in the memory of the oldest inhabitant
of Hood River. -
Word was received in - this city last
evening that John A. Ginn, of Moro,
had died at Walla Walla yesterday
morning. No particulars were given of
his death. The deceased was a brother
of R. J. Ginn, of Moro, and a man wl o
was well respected by all who knew
him. . ' ' . .
. Yesterday just after leaving Portland
the Sarah Dixon broke one of the chains
which supports' the cylinder timbers,
and in consequence came up only as far
as Bonneville aud returned to Portland
for repairs. The Dalles City met her at
that place and a transfer of passengers
and freight was made, the latter steam
er returning to this city. On account of
the immense amount of freight whicn
the Dalles City carried, the delay trans
ferring caused her to be very late last
night, reaching here about 11 o'clock.
The injury to the Dixon was slight and
she will be ready to make her usual trip
Monday. : ;
The friends of. Mrs. J. H. Wood, who
for two weeks past has been confined in
the Portland hospital, having undergone
a serious surgical operation, will be
pleased to know, that in spite of the
warm weather, which it was feared
would seriously affect her, she is steadi
ly improving. Yesterday Rev. Wood re
ceived a letter written by her, which is
proof of her improved condition.
The Hood River Glacier says : . The
Glacier drugstore is owned by Mr. J. H.
Cradlebaugh, Mr. H. A. York having
sold to him his entire interest. Mr.
Chas. Clark, of The Dalles, a thoroughly
reliable and competent druggist, will
have charge of the store. Mrs. Cradle
baugh has returned to Hood River and
will make her home here and look after
her husband's business interests.
Rev. Polling, of Albany, who was
recently called to the pastorate of the
Congregational church in this city, has
accepted and will take up bis duties
about the first of October. This church
has been without a pastor for several
months, and no doubt its members will
welcome gladly their new minister. It
is to be hoped that Mr. Polling is, as he
seems to oe, me very man tor tne place.
Some difficulty having arisen over the
ground on which the fair has heretofore
been held, Dallea people had about made
up their minds that the pleasure which
it has afforded must be given up. How
ever, we are very glad to say that
all arrangements have been completed,
and Mr. A. S. Mac Allister informs us
that the tenth annual meeting of the
Second Eastern Oregon District Agricul
tural Society will convene in this city on
the 18th of October, lasting five days.
This will be good news, and something
to look forward to.
The O. R. & N. offer you a day's out
ing in the mountains Sunday for almost
nothing. Round- trip excursion tickets
50 cents. - You will spend twice as mnch
in the city and be not half as eatisSed
and cool. Tickets to Hood River,- Cas
cade Locks, Bonneville and Multnomah
Falls will be sold for the 3:20 and 7
o'clock trains, which can be used on the
return trip on the 5:20 or 11:40 trains.
No one can afford to remain in the city
this warm weather when they can
spend the day at some resort for the
small amount of 50 cents.
Although nuubers of our citizens hie
themselves to various resorts - every
summer to escape the heated term, this
year seems to be an exceptional one in
that regard, and the mania for escaping
to the woods has reached fever heat.
This is as it should be. After a year's
hard work at the desk, the counter, or
the bench, with nothing to vary the
monotony of the continual grind, what
can be more pleasant to contemplate
than a few weeks rest beside some
mountain stream or listening to the roar
of the ocean and bathing in its surf?
Let none who can possibly get away, if
only for a few days, miss the opportuni
ty of recuperating.
- Tuesday's Daily.
Several clips of wool were sold at the
Wasco Warehouse yesterday, the price
being about fourteen cents.
The tax-payers of Pendleton, at a
meeting held Friday, authorized the
school directors to build a new school-
house, to cost $2500."
Over 200 newspaper men have signified
their intention of heing present at the
meeting of the Oregon and Washington
state press association, to be held in
Spokane, August 25th, 26th, and 27tb.
Russell and Roy Reed, aged 17 and 14,
were drowned in the Colombia river,
near Columbia beach Monday. They were
playing on a raft, when Roy fell into the
stream. Russell plunged in to save him
and both were drowned.
Stevenson, Moffett Springs, Cascades,
Clatsop and Ilwaco beachesare rivals for
the honor of having the largest number
of the "best people on earth" as sojourn
ers during the heated term, while Trout
Lake is not far behind as regards Dalles
visitors. "
The quarantine against scarlet fever,
which has been maintained against a
portion of the town of Mitchell for thirty
days, has been abolished, the fever hav
ing entirely died out. Mitchell is to be
congratulated that she is freed from this
terrible disease, as it is even more to be
dreaded during the hot weather. '
At 6 o'clock Sunday morning the home
of C. M. Hess, in Goldendale, was
bnrned to the ground. The family es
caped in their, night clothes. Three
young ladies made a narrow escape by
plunging through the flames in the stair
way. it. w. Criimore, an agea man,
was badly burned, and is now in a pre
carious condition. The building was in
sured. - '
The annual teachers' institute, which
is to be held ia the new school building
on the 7th, 8th and 9th of September, is
to be unusually interesting and enter
taining. " Superintendent Gilbert in
forms us that some new features are to
be introduced in which all can take part
and enjoy, pn the afternoon of the 9th
special dedicatory exercises of the new
High School building will take place. '
. Snnday afternoon Geo. Murray, stew
ard in the Dalles City, left the steamer
to take a stroll through the city, and with
no suspicion, neglected to remove $23
Irom a pocuet in a pair of pants hang
ing in his room. Upon returning he
found that the money had been taken
Suspicioning Curly Keith, a waiter who
had been working but a few days, he
called INight-Watchman Pbirman, who,
finding a portion of the cash on his per
son, arrested him. The man was lodged
in jail. :: -
Ihe house being erected by Mr. Emil
benanno on his lot in West Dalles is
very nearly completed. It is very neat
in appearance, and being situated in a
grove of trees, looks cool and inviting.
West Dalles is coming to the front and
will soon be the swell residence part of
the city. Strangers invariably remark
as to the number of pretty homes in The
Dalles, and truly, when we consider the
many conflagrations we have had, it is
remarkable that such is the case. We
understand a number of residences are
to be built in the spring, among them
one by E. C. Pease, on his lot on Fourth
street, adjoining G. C. Blakeley's resi
dence. . - - .
There is a rumor abroad to the effect
that a party of "sportsmen" from near
Troutdale recently used dynamite in
Clear Lake in the vicinity of Mt. Hood
and killed a very large number of trout
it is saia mat iiuo ot these fish were
sent to the Portland market, and that
tnere were many dead ones left in the
lake. There was quite a party of mis
creants engaged in the slaughter of
trout, and their identity is known to
Portland people who intend to see that
they are punished. This is a most de-
picable violation of the game law, and
any who have a spark of honor about
them would ecorn to take a hand in any
such proceedings.
, Adolph A. Dekum, who has just re
turned from an extended two-months
trip through the East, finds that the
people of the Pacific coast, and especial
ly of Oregon, enjoy many blessings which
iney ao not appreciate. Jbirst among
them he mentions the climate, which,
at this season, although we deem it al
most unbearable, is far superior to any'
thing be found in the East, where the
heat is very oppressive and the nights
are almost as warm as the day. Mr.
Dekum also says : VThe good ship Or
egon is a great ad for our state. I told
everybody that she was just like the
state of Oregon the best, the safest.and
always to be found in the right place at
the right time, and has no equal any
where.
Vehiclej must be scarce in our city.
Our cabs, which are in evidence princi
pally upon occasions such as marriages,
funerals and 'sich-like,V have a formid
able rival in the shape of "China Sam's"
vegetable cart. Saturday night this
marvel of wagon-making architecture
might have been seen gliding through
our streets mostly in the shadows
the fiery steed in front being' driven
by a prominent young ' man from the
East End. The cart itself was loaded
with not vegetables, but "peaches," in
the shape of a number of Dalles young
ladies. - The young man made no at
tempt to dispose of his precious load,
and the girWeemed to like the place,
only hoping that the papers would
"make no notice of the event." "The
rich they ride in chaises," but the. poor
they ride in Sam's (spelt with an S, not
an H) cart.
THE REGULATOR.
Dalles People Deeply Interested In Her
Welfare She Belongs to East
ern Oregon.
The workmen who have been engaged
in endeavoring to raise the -Regulator
and place lier in a position to float her,
Friday determined to abandon the job
until the river has fallen sufficiently to
enable tbem to work under her bow.
Dalles people have been anxiously
watching this undertaking, for in their
hearts they have a "soft spot" for this,
their "first love," and often grow senti
mental when speaking of her; and why
not? Is she not native born, and was
she not christened among ns, and start
ed on her first journey of mercy on the
waters of our own Columbia? Anxious
ly we watched every timber as it was
put in place, and when all was finished
and the launching came, cheers went up
from the crowds who stood on the shore,
for each one felt that a new era had
come to the people of Eastern Oregon,
and that henceforth they were to have a
friend, which truly was a "friend in
need." Not alone were the business
PLANO Headers, Reapers,
Mowers and Rakes.
BUCKEYE Reapers and Mowers.
HODGE Mowers and Rakes.
: EXTRAS FOR THE ABOVE.
And don't forget that the "RtTSHFORD" is a little
bit the Best Wagon made.
MAYS & CROWE.
men enthused over the new D. P. & A.
N. Co., but in. her ardor a lady waa
heard to refer to the new boat as the
"Delineator," naming it after her fav
orite fashion journal. Indeed the Regu
tor (and in fact all the boats ot this line)'
1ms proven to be not a regulator in name
only, but in very deed.
Truly Dalles people have a right to be
deeply interested in the fate of what baa
been so much to them in every way,
and is really more to them since her
welfare is hanging in the balance, for it
may be said as regards her :
Our hearts, our hopes are all withihee; - - -Our
hearts, our hopes, ou&prayers, our tears;
Our faith triumphant o'er our fears,
Are all with thee are all with thee. .
OUR BOYS HEARD FROM.
Some Interesting Letters to Parents and
Friends.
A large number of letters arrived from
our boys in the Philippines during the
past few days so many, in fact, that to
publish a fractional part of them would
fill up more space than we could afford
to' give.
The following are a few extracts speak
ing of the trip from Honolulu to the
Philippines:
From Honolulu to the Lidrones, the
trip was without accident. The only
amusement being the target practice of
the gunners on the Charleston, who dis- .
played excellent marksmanship, shoot
ing at a barrel at half a mile range, hit
ting it nearly every time.
The expedition reached the Ladrones
at 4 o'clock on the morning of July 20th,
and the Charleston steamed into Guam
harbor firing eleven shots at the fort,
which is an antivuated structure built
in 1818.
The governor-general did not know
war bad been declared, and thought the "
firing was a salute from a friendly ship.
He would have returned the salute but
could not find powder with which to do
so. On the 21st he and his staff came
on board the Charleston and were made
prisoners of war. The garrison consist
ed of 1U8 soldiers, and they were taken
on board the transports to Cavite.
From the Ladrones to the Philippines
the trip was without incident. On June
29th the expedition was met by the
cruiser Baltimore, which led the way
into Manila Harbor on the 30th.
After arriving at Cavite the soldiers
were kept on board the transports, and
could see the engagements between the
Spaniards aud the insurgents about
Manila.
Both Mr. Lemison and Mr. Ballard,
from whom letters have been received.
spoke of being anxiouB to get into active
service, and said that sentiment pre
vailed among the Oregon troops. They
speak of being well treated and com
fortably clothed, having received brown
duck rniforiiis, which were much more
comfortable than the regular blue uni
forms of the army. On the way from
Honolulu to Cavite, the food supply ran
pretty short, and they were allowed on
ly two meals a day the latter part of the
ourney. On arriving at Cavite, how
ever, they were well supplied and were
given their regular . rations. Native
Philippines came out in boats every day
with fruit and vegetables for sale. The
boys are anxious to hear from home,
and their friends desiring to write are
requested to address them in care of '
Capt. H. L. Wells, Co. L, Second Ore
gon Volunteers. -
To Cleanse the System
Effectually yet gently, when costive or
biihouB, or when the blood is impure or
luggieh, to permanently overcome ha
bitual constipation, to awaken the kid
neys and liver to a healthy activity,
without irritating or weakening them,
to dispel headaches, colds, or fevers, use
Syrup, of Figs. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. .
"" Teaohers KxamlnattioB.
Notice is hereby given that for the
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purpose of making examination or. an
persons who may offer themselves as
candidates for teachers of the schools of
this county, the county school superin
tendent thereof will ho'd a public ex
amination at The Dalles, Oregon, be-
inning Wednesday, August 10, 1898, at
o'clock p. m. C. L. Gilbert, -
County School Supt.,
" Wasco Co., Or.
Dated this 31st day cf July, 1893.
On:
Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That ia what it was made for.
THE DALLES, OR