THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1898 t G pee titi cr. i t I 6 Fall V ASK FOR YOUR TRADE THIS SEASON,, feeling that our dealings cannot fail to be mutually profitablj and satisfactory. In the first place our r v line of goods for tbe seaecn is so sound and substantial '- to quality and value, as to leave no room for dissatisfactioi the part of the.buver." The honest merit of our goods is ar t! active appeal to the good judgment of the customer who rex .zes that nothing is cheap which d-.es not possess sterling wo. .h proportionate to the price asked. We aim to select and sell only such goods as will fill the expectation of the buyer from first to last ; at the time of purchase it is mainly a question of style, afterward it becomes a test of service and durability. . ..- - Yon will find us stocked with the goods that meet these de mand?, and as time proves the genuiness of oar quality, you " will feel like coming for more. We are sellers of goods of high grade and quality .strictly mod- . em in style, and very low in price. If this is the style of doing business that strikes you as promising the best results for buyers, come right along, for we shall meet your expectations . and give the beet satisfaction. We have tried to state onr position fairly and witbont boasting. The facts we have pre sented foryonr consideration we can substantiate at any time, with quality'and price. We have an earnest deeire to do just as well by you as we possibility can on every purchase end to thereby merit and obtain your future esteemed patronage. Pease 9 3 9 1 3 QT JrgxLflTBtJ J) r BJ . The Weekly Gtooniele. THE UALLIS, OREGON OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COONTY. Published in two and Saturdays. parts, on Wednesdays SUBSCRIPTION BATES. BY MAIL, POSTAGE FBJCPAID, IN ADVANCE. One year II SO Six months . 75 Three months 60 Advertising rates reasonable, and made known on application. -Address all communications to "THE CHKON ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon. Telephone No. 1. LOCAL BREVITIES. Wednesday's Daily. ' Yesterday tbe sale of certain property of the estate of Ollva Esping, deceased, was confirmed by the county court. Two carloads or mutton ebeep were chipped last night by Chas. Butler, to Seattle. He purchased the sheep from Tom Harris, of this county. John Micbell left last night for In dianapolis Indiana to attend the great council of tbe Independent Order of Red men of tbe United States which con' venes in that city on the 15th. Mr, Michell is one of tbe two delegates from Oregon the other being Fred Saylor of Portland. The O. R. & N. Co. is shortly to es tablish all over its system tbe Fleming mail catcher and deliverer, to take in and deliver mails at stations where tbe mail train does not stop. This catcher baa been in use for some time on many Eastern roads, but the O. R. & N. is the first system to introduce it on this v -coast. A telegram received from Miss Rose Micbell today dated at Denver, Colo rado, informs ns that their party, con fisting of Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Tozier of Portland' and Misses Rose and Annette Michell of Tbe Dalles, has reached Denver this morning. She - stated they were baying a splendid time and would be home about Sep- . leoiDerzutn. The man Revolan, who was arrested , Sunday for defacing- property and for assault with a dangerous weapon, bad . his bearing in Jnstice Bayard's court this morning. . He plead guilty to tbe crime of simple assault end was fined $20,or sentenced ten days in the county jail. As be did not have tbe necessary amount with which to pay the fine he was committed to jail. , ' Wilbur S. Yearsley, manager of tbe . Pennsylvania Mortgage Investment Co., who has been traveling in tbe Palouse country since the late rains, says the wbeal has not been damaged, and it no - more rain fallB there will be little if any "off grade" wheat because of the rain. A few days of warm sunshine will place tbe grain in as good condition as before tbe rain fell. -. - ,. - Big Crook county products exhibited at Prineville last week were a beet weighing 4)4 pounds, a radish one foot long and ten inches in circumference, potato weighing seven pounds, and a , span of 4-year-old horses, one of which weighed 1555 pounds and tbe other 1455 pounds. Tbe agricultural products were raised on the farm of Mrs. C. W. Carey. The horses are owned by R. M. and F. A. Powell.' ; - . . The creamery on the Wenas, near North Yakima, belonging to E. E. James, was totally destroyed by fire tbe other day.- Earnest Fear, who was in charge, had built a fire and was at breakfast when the building caught, probably from a spark from tbe fire. Tbe stock . on band, machinery and buildings were totally destroyed. The property was insured for $1400 which only partially covers the loss. ; ' David Barry of Mosier who was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon was discharged this afternoon in Justice Bayard's court.-He after ward plead guilty of assault and bat tery and was fined $20 which he payed. There was alack of evidence in the case there being no one present at tbe time of the trouble except the plaintiff Mr. Bryant and the defendant. Sinnott and Sinnot appeared for the .defendant while A. A. Jayne was attorney for tbe state. There have been so many complaints about the treatment of the Oregon re cruits at San Francisco that Governor Lord decided to go down there and in' vestigate for himself and get at tbe bot torn facts. Accompanied by Colonel B B. Tuttle, adjutant-general, be left Salem on last night's train for the Pre sidio. He will have tbe contract of find' ing cut why' these recruits were not sent on to Manila to join their regiment, in stead of being left to chill on tbe sand hills of San Francisco. Wind and fire combined to threaten Portland with destrnction yesterday, but though they kept the fire depart ment on the move, and tbe public on the anxious seat the best part of the day, they failed to destroy anything more valuable than an acre or two of brush, part of an elevated roadway and a rubbish pile. Heavy clouds of smoke, driven by a 30-mile gale from a blazing forest east of Vancouver, made the at mospnere thick and etining, and gave an ominous aspect to the local conflagra tions. It was an ideal day for a fire, and had not Portland been blessed with a department that knew its business, a board of underwriters might have con vened today and remained in seeson for several weeks adjusting loses. A report was current in Tbe Dalles that Vancou ver was destroyed by fire early this morning, but the report lacks confirma tion. .-, - . The County Commissioners for Wasco County are in session in the county conrt room today. Judge Mays, D. S. Eimsey and W. C. Evans being present. Among other matters an appropriation of $50 was made from the special road fund for tbe improvement of. roads in district No. 6. In tbe matter of 3. E. Johnston and others for a connty road the time of paying damages was ex tended to the first day of tbe November term. As D." Smith, Superintendent of district No. 5 has moved out of the county, William Kennedy was appointed to nil tbe vacancy. It Is .evident that numerous petty thieves-are Operating in this city judg ing from the number cf small articles which are missed by many of our citi zens. Charles Bayard informs ns that while he was in camp near Hood River numerous articles were stolen front his premises. Among other things a shovel, step ladder and a rope from a flagstaff and other articles which be left laying around his home. He has definite knowledge as to where - the stolen ar ticles, are and wishes . to inform the offenders that If tbey are returned no action will be taken, otherwise be will proceed to enforce the law and have the transgressors put where ' tbey justly belong. . A pleasant farewell party was given at I. C. Nicklesen's residence last evening, A large number of friends of Mies Edie Fisher, who will leave for Portland to morrow where she will make her future home, were present The evening throughout was spent in such' a pleaeant manner that the young lady in whose honor tbe party was given could not help thinking that, with so many jovial friends, Tbe Dalles is certainly an acceptable place in which to live and one to which she could, at any time, pay a visit and meet with a hearty welcome. The only disagreeable feature of the evening was tbe parting, and Miss Fish er's many friends hope that - she will favor us with, at least, an occasional visit. Thursday's Daily. .. . At a meeting ci the school board on Tuesday it was decided that in addition to the studies taught formerly in tbe high school, one class in Latin would be added. It will be optional with the stu dents, however,' as tbey will be at lib erty to use their own discretion about taking up this branch. The Chronicle force thankfully ac knowledge the kindness of Mr. Charles Craig for bringing them a half dozen fine water-melons from his farm on Chenoweth creek today. Although we have been unable to devonr all the mel ons up to tbe hour of going to press, still we found those which we have earn pled to be unsurpassed in bringing to light the negro propensities of the vari ous members of the force. Last evening Ed Sharp and family, accompanied by Harry W. Kelly and Geo. R. Campbell, returned from a sur veying trip in the coast, range. " Mr. Sharp had a government, contract to survey certain lands in that range, and, owing to the difficulty of tbe undertak ing, was unable to finish it during the summer of '07, and had to return this summer to complete the wortu They in form us that the land in that eection is thickly wooded and of little use for cultivation. ' . This evening : the Montana sheep buyer, Mr. Frazier, will ship about 350 head of splendid bucks to Montana. Tbey were . purchased by him from Thomas Hamilton and although we have been unable to learn tbe exact quotations tbey must, on account of their splendid quality, have demanded a high figure. Tbe large number of high quality sheep that are being shipped from this state -to points east speaks well for the enterprise of Oregon sheep men in keeping tbe best grades that can be bad. In all probability there will be no boat from Portland to this city today, as tbe crank shaft on the Sarah Dixon broke on the trip down yesterday. Tbe shaft was cracked for several months bnt was not considered dangerous. Yester day it was noticed that tbe break was serious enough to make it dangerous in swift water, so that it was considered best not to run the boat until anew abaft was put it. It was the company's Intention to get another boat today, but it is feared this cannot be done on cuch short notice. .--.'."i.: -'-: - Captain J. W. Lewis returned this morning from a business trip to Sher man county. He informs us that it will take several weeks to finish threshing in that section, and confirms the report as to the partial .failure of the combined harvesters which tbey are endeavoring to introduce into that section. : He does not think tbey will prove a success when given a fair trial, and believes the farm ers will be forced to resort once again to the more primitive means of harvesting with the headers and reapers. . Tbe price of Columbia river canned salmon has gone up at a rapid rate the last few weeks, and owing to the short age in this summer's pack the supply will be inadequate to meet the Jarge de mand. Seufert Brotheru inform ns that they have disposed of tbeir entire stock of canned salmon, some of which they have bad stored for two years, and could easily find market for much more than they will be able to ' can during tbe fali season. Numerous buyers are desirous of contracting for the . fish before tbe season opens at . ajl, while the retail merchants are laying in a large stock for fear that a shortage may be experienced. Friday's Daily. A carload of work horses were shipped to Hood River this ruornin;, which will be used in construction work on tbe O. R. &N. There will be no electric lights Sun day night as the plant will have to close down while new steam pipes are being put in. Eighty-four head of mixed cattle were snipped to Troutdale by Roy Grimes today. Tbey were purchased from Mr. Burgess of Bake Oven. A letter from Prof. A. W. Lundell announces that he will return on or about the 20th inst., and that he will be pleased to meet his friends and pupils in voice culture, ' ... 4t Work has been begun tearing down tbe old buildings and clearing the ground for Frank Menefee's new resi dent on the bluff. From what we un derstand concerning tbe construction of tbe new building it will be a credit to that part of town. : The mercantile business at Boyd, formerly owned by C. H. Southern, and for the past year, conducted by R. D. Butler, will from, now on be run by Southern & Butler, who have formed a co-partnership. Thty respectfully so licit a share of the public patronage. . - ' A cunning coyote carried eff a bunting coat in the pockets of which were two grouse, near Wilbur, the other day. A Pendleton sportsman bad laid the gar ment on the ground, and while waiting ior bis train wandered away some little distance. When he returned the coat was gone, and upon search being made it was found some distance., away, Feathers were strewn all around, but the birds were gone. ", Yesterday Constable Sweat of Arling ton, arrived in this city after a man by tbe name of Harry Elmer for whom a warrant was ; sworn - out in Gilliam county for the larceny of a saddle, Deputy constable. Butts succeeded in finding Elmer and placing him under arrest, and Mr. Sweat left last night for home-fully convinced that the of ficers in Tbe Dalles were bard to beat when it comes to the matter of capturing a crimnal. - . -. J. O. Mack, secretary of tbe agricul tural society for tbe second district, will make Thomas Hudson's office his bead quarters until after tbe fair Anyone caring to consult Mr. Mack on any sub ject can find him at tbe above named place. He informs us that the premium list is in the bands of tbe state printer and will be here in a short time. Every thing at present points, to one of the most successful meetings that has ever been held in The Dalles. Last evening J. B. Frazier,' better known among his friends in The Dalles as the "Montana Kid," left with eight cars of bucks for Billings, Montana. The sheep were purchased from the Baldwin Sheep & Land Company and Thomas Hamilton. At Willows, they will pick up seven more cars of sheep which will also be shipped to Billings. This will prob ably be Mr. Fraziers last trip to Oregon this season and the many warm friends the "Montana Kid" has made while here are grieyed to have him go. Accompanying ;the letter. which we publish today from Roy Ballard was a egal paper which Mr. Ballard says be found in an old vault at Cavite. Al though we were unable to translate it fully, we judge that it contains orders from some high authority, and as it is dated 1762 it is certainly a curiosity on account of its extreme age, being over 136 years old. Tbe paper is unruled and the writing very distinct and neat. Bat on account of age it has a tendancy to crack on being exposed to the air, and in order to keep it perfect great care must be taken in handling it. . Today Seraphine Nice, against whom a charge of larceny of a horse has been brought in by Andy Willis of Grass Vulley, is being tried in the justice court." It appears that from what Mr. Willis informs as -about the case that tbe horse strayed away from bim and that he sold the horse to someone else. Tbe case was still being tried, at tbe time of going to press so that the result cannot be given today. H. S. Wilson and Sinnot and Sinnott appear for tbe defendant and A. A. Jayne for the prose cation. 1 Mrp. Robert Powell, of Ritter, was seriously injured In a runaway accident Tuesday evening while en routh with her husband to Long Creek. A portion of the harness gave away, allowing the tongue of the wagon to drop to the ground, and while Mr. Powell was in the act of repairing it the horses started to run, knocking him down and over turning the vehicle. Mrs. Powell was thrown from the wagoa to Ihe ground, and suffered a fractured nose and a terribly lacerated face and head. She will recover. Mr. Powell was not seri ously injured. .-. - : - Last evening Mr. W. A. Johnston re turned from a business trip to Portland having in his possession what be - de- claies to be a ring made of Klondike gold which was dug by his friend, C. W. Stone formerly of this city, and made into the ring by this, same well known jeweler. It is a plain band of gold ex cept, on tbe place where the setting is in other rings, it contains the raised lettlers "Klondike" in two grades of gold which on account of .the difference in tbeir colors make it very odd. The ring was sent from Dawson with Mr. bmith, of Arlington, who recently re turned. ' Threshing crews report that the yield of wheat has been greater throughout all of Klickitat county than was ex pected by farmers. Peter Anderson, who has a farm east of Goldendale, ex pected a machine measure of 1700 bushels of marketable wheat. When threshing was completed, Mr. Anderson j)und he had 2500 bushels of Al wheat. Mr. Collins harvested 700 buehels more than he expected. Others who are re ported to have harvested more than they expected are: John Burgen, Scott Warwick, Moore & Son, C. A. Clausen, M. J. Healey and Hon. J. C. Thompson. A great scarcity of harvest hands is re ported in the Klickitat valley. Some of the threshing crews are reported to be doing double work. CROPS AND WEATHER- .1. county. Every citizen will doubtless admit that this state of affairs should not-exist, and that all taxes should bo collected. On account of hard timea in the past the county court Las shown lmiercy to taxpayers, but that leniency has recched the limit, and the court cannot wait longer on delinquents tor make settlements. For this reason a warrant has been attached to each de linquent roll commanding the sheriff to .. collect all taxes by seizure and sale of property. With a bountiful crop now -in sight, there can no longer be any rea sonable excuse for the non-payment of taxes. The sheriff is bound by oath to comply with the terms of the warrants attached to the tax rolls for the collec tion thereof, and has no option in tba matter. Delinquent taxpayers can save the cost of seizure an-1 sale of property by settling their taxes at once. Robert Kelly, -- SherifT and Tax Collector for Wasco County. Dated, August 4, 1898. Matrimonial. Very Encouraging Reports From All Farts of The Interior Weather As sumes Its Autumn Characteristics. Showers with thunder, or the result of thunder-storm conditions, occurred on August 29th to 31st and September 3d, amounting to from a trace to 0.23 of an inch. Tbe mean temperature for the week averaged 60, which was 10 lower than for the preceding week and 3 higher than for the corresponding week of last year. During tbe same week of last year, heavy and general rain fell. The highest temperature dnrinir the week was 78, on Friday; the lowest 40, on Sunday morning. In Union county, considerable grain is still to be cut; elsewhere it is practic ally all cut, though not threshed. In sections threshing is well along, in others it is about finished, .Reports continue as to the favorable yield. One corres pondent reports: "The grain crop this year, in quality and yield, is the best in fourteen yeare." Many correspondents report that tbe grain crop is up to all expectations, and as expectations were bigb, a good crop has resulted. Fall seeding has commenced. Some are seeding in the dust, in the hope that tbe rains will give it proper position. One correspondent reports: "Prunes, early apples, blackberries and peaches are abundant, and are being snipped to a considerable extent. Threshing is over, and a larger grain crop than usual has been stored away. Baled hay and straw, potato patches, cornfields, clipped meadows, and numerous fat cattle wandering over the opens, all indicate comfort for man and beast during the coming winter." Another reports : "Clover and alfalfa have been cut twice, and are growing again for pasture." . ' Fruit is maturing and being shipped. Prune drying is active. Melons and peaches are good crops. There are no adverse reports from field, orchard or range. Crops are good and tbe people are satisfied with the results. Within a few weeks all crops will be gathered, and work commenced for next year's crops. . - The weather conditions have assumed tbeir tbeir characteristics. Cooler nights with warm days will prevail, until the winter storm conditions appear. Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers. Tbe delinqent taxes of Wasco county, as shown on th6 rolls now in the hands of the sheriff are $60,000, an ambunt al most equal to the indebtedness of the A pretty wedding was celebrated yes terday forenoon at the residence of Rev. J. H. Wood, the contracting parties be ing Mr. Edward N. Hill and Miss Lulu J. Berrien, both of this city. The bride is a half sister of Mrs. Wood and has attended ecbool in The Dallea until about a year ago, is highly respect ed, and has many warm friends. Tbe groom has lived in The Dallea since his early boyhood and is known as a young man of splendid character, and reepected by all his acquaintances. The wedding was of a private character, there being present only relatives and " intimate friends of tbe contracting parties. They being: Mr. and Mrs. Hill, Melissa Hill, Bertha Hill, Roy Hill, Marshall Stand ard, Mrs. Frank Rounds, Miss Lou, Huntley, Mrs. Harry Jones, Mrs. Ber-" rieo, Mrs. Clark, Nellie Clark, Bliss? and Willie Clark, Gladys Clark, Mr. -and Mrs. Wood, Willie Wood, Gladys Wood, Rollie and Mary Wood. The young couple have taken rooms -at the Episcopal parsonage where they will make their home for tbe present. Tbeir many friends offer congratula tions and wishes for a long and happy life. Deafness Cannot be. Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of tbe mucous lining of the Eua- -tachian Tube. When this tube is in flamed yoa have a rumbling sound or -imperfect hearing, and when it is en tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed for ever; nine casas out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in- ' flamed condition of tbe mucous sur faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.- Send for circulars; free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. gySold by Druggists, 75c. 6-10. Motioe. We, the undersigned, have this day, Sept. 9, formed a co-partnership for the purpose of carrying on a general mer chandise business at Boyd, Ore., where we will, at all times, keep on hand sea sonable goods at right prices. . ' In a short time our stock will be in creased and we will be better able to ac commodate you. Cll and get prices, as we are glad to see you any time. Thank ing vou for past -favors and soliciting your future orders, we are yours Respt. : Soothers & Butler, Boyd, Ore. Blnaic. - I wish to announce to the public tht t I will teach a limited number of pupils on the cornet or piano. Instructions in harmony and thorough base will be ; given free with piano lessons. Fric reasonable. For further information call at my residence on East Fourth St. ; Sept. ltf Albert T. Baldwin. FOB BALK. , The entire fruit crop (not gathered yet) of our orchards on 15 Mile (about 12 miles from this city), consisting of . fine variety, of apples and other fruits, for sale. Apply immediately to Max Voot & Co. j eaters Carload of the celebrated Wil son Heaters just received. All -r ' " r sizes and kinds " at j'our own . ; . ' . price. ; '; ' Our Fire Sale is still on. All goods from 25 to 50 per cent reduction. Noxt Door to Land Office, - Washington Street.