THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. FEgfltTARY 11, 1S99
I
Ihk dallks,
Zero Weather
Suggests comfortable clothing. To add
to your comfort we offer this week a few
specialties in good, seasonable Footwear,
which, compared with their real market
value, will be sold at almost
Zero Prices.
Men's heavy soled Box Call Lace $3.00
Men's heavy soled Tan Box Calf Lace 3.00
Ladies' heavy soled Vici Kid Button 2.25
Ladies' heavy soled Vici Kid Cloth Top, Button 2.25
Ladies' heavy soled Calf, Button 2.00
Misses' Pebble Grain Button, sizes 11J to 2 1.00
Misses' Kangaroo Calf, Button, sizes 11 J to 2 1.25
Childs' Heavy Sole Kid, Button, sizes 8 J to 11 75
A few pair of Women's Pebble Grain, Button, sizes 3 to 6 60
All Goods Marked in
Plain Figures.
PEASE & MAYS.
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(J Saturday.
BU ASCRIPTION RATES.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday'! Dally.
Martin L. New and Miss C. L. Chas
n were today granted a license to wed
Sheriff J. H. Gray, of Crook county,
line up on lust night's train, having in
large a prisoner who is to bo tried in
rinevi'.Ie for larceny.
i;r. iioiusier lias aimcuity in getting
tout today, haying sprained bis ankle
hen coming down the bill last night
ter making a professional call. -
Douglas Dufur received word this
orning that the will ol his late grand-
ttber, Jacob Zimmermau, will be pub
ly read Satuiday in Portland.
Rev. Wood desires to announce that
iiaplain Lozier's books, "Mother's
pron Strings," were received this
orning, and those who ordered them
ill be supplied by calling upon him.
Sixteen applicants, mostly young la'
s, are being very much interested, if
t highly entertained, at the county
hool superintendent's office today.
hey are engaged in taking the exsnil
Ption for teachers' certificates a not
kerly-enviable occupation. There are
o four applicants for state certificates.
At present the arrival of trains in the
ly is "mighty oncertain." No. 3, west
punJ, which should have arrived at
"5, reached bore at 2:30, while No. 1 is
pc hours late. Nothing definite as to
s causa of the delay has been ascer
ined, one retort saying it was due to
f-hde, while another says there Is a
feck up the road. The reports, how-
T,are about as uncertain as the trains.
R, Warner, who has been con-'-ling
the meeting at the Methodist
'rch, boing compelled to attend to
er duties in the district, left the city
'y, and word was received from the
ptor m charge at Arlington, Rev.
odes, that he would arrive this after.
t"n toassiat in the meetings. The new
"g books have been received and will
n UHe tonight.
"l et him that thinketh he standeth
ke heed lest he fall," would have been
od text for several illustrated lec-
r given this morning. However, we
re notable to catch just what the
! flies interested said as they proceed
'o gain a toothold. No doubt It would
r repeating, as 'tis the wicked who
"nd in slippery places, and therefore
" be the righteous who fail to stand.
Castle Rock is the scene of a wreck
'y, No. M, a west-bound freight,
rng thrown off the track at that place
f tree which had fallen on the track.
urteen cars and an engine were de
''"I, but the smash-up was not a
fiousone, bar r Inn the fnct that thi
Mnwr. Cliai. Croh.n. leaal.l in ha
"red slightly, as is also the brake
man, whose name we could not learn.
Tbe wires being down, it is difficult to
obtain information concerning the
wreck.
Recently the order of Red Men
purchased two lots on the south side of
Odd Fellows' cemetery, adjoining those
of the Elks. Tbe remains of Wm.
O'Neil were tbe first to he interred, and
as most of the members previously
owned lots in theceinetery , the newlv ac
quired property will be used for tbe
burial of brothers who have no families
or relatives here. A number of the or
ganizations of the city own similar lots,
which only tends to show that these
orders are not alone faithful to their
members during life, but give them
every attention possible after death.
As one by one the members of our
Minstrel troupe came straggling down
Second street this afternoon, citizens
came to the conclusion that walking ties
could not have been as difficult as walk
ing on the sidewalks. However, it was
afterward determined that the delayed
Flyer took compassion on them and
brought them down from Willows- The
boys are delighted with the reception
given them, and report a crowded house.
After tbe entertainment dancing was in
dulged and all thoroughly enjoyed tnem
selves. Those who accompanied them
say the boys performed their parts, if
possible, better than at home.
This morning Frank Menefee, W. R.
Menefeeand wife, Mrs. Jane Emerson
and Mrs. Carrie Dufur left for Dufur to
be present at the golden wedding an
niversary of their parents, W. R. and
Nancy Jane Menefee, which will be cele
brated at their home at that place today.
Their other children, Mrs. Eva Moore
head, Mrs. Mary Gilliam and Henry J.
Menefee, will also join in the festivities,
as will Mrs. Frank Menefee, who has
been visiting them for a short time.
This happy couple were married In Mis
souri fifty years ago today, and it is said
their devotion to each other Increases as
each year goes by, commanding the ad
miration of their neighbors ana Irienus
who hold them in such high esteem.
Upon this occasion many of those among
whom they have lived for these many
vears. will meet with them and help to
celebrate tbe auspicious event, while
they heartily join in the wish that many
more anniversaries may be enjoyed by
the honored couple. Mr. Menefee is
now 75 years old, while bis wife is about
68 years.
Thursday's Daily.
A letter from one of the boys at Manila
says that Admiral Dewey recently gave
to each of the Oregon boys a suit of
clothing as a present. So be knows
they're there all right.
From W. R. Menefee, who returned
from Dufur this morning, we learn that
the Chinook winds have succeeded In
melting the snow cn the other side of
Mile, and that at Dufur there is prac
tically no snow, although the tempera
ture is about the same as at this place.
For the benefit of those who may not
be aware of the dates upon which the
steamers carrying mail for Manila sail,
we publish the following list for this
month: From Seattle, February 8th;
Vancouver, Olh;Tacoma, 11th; Seattle,
15th ; Tacoma, 21 st, and Vancouver, 27th,
Rov. Ellory, of Wasco, conducted the
mpfllinir at the M. E. church last night,
Rev. J. P. Rhodes failing to arrive from
. .. . f Ir.tn iielntf'
delayed. He, however, reached here
this morning and will assist in tbe meet
ings for the remainder of the week, at
least.
On account of the impossibility of fin
ishing the digging of the grave this
morning, the ground being in such a
bad condition, and also the impassable
ness of the roads, the funeral of Joseph
Medcall was postponed until this after
noon at o'clock. A large number of
friends were present, aud many followed
the remains to the cemetery.
Last evening Dr. Rinehart received
word from Patience Cooper saying that
Viola Mann, a cousin of her'sand a sister
of Ann Mann, who graduated from the
High school here last year, was at the
point of death. It seems that Miss
Mann, who is matron at the Soldiers'
Home in Roseburg, was tending a
patient who was alllicted with blood
poisoning, and from so slight an open
ing as a bang nail will make in the skin,
was inoculated with the poison, and
will probably lose her life. She is now
in the hospital in Salute.
The town was full of Populists this
morning, sixteen men taking the middle
of the road, where one took the walk.
This afternoon the conditions are thaw
ing, and we are ail ready to repent and
be baptized In the sunshine. One man
(perhaps 'twas the Cutler) said it was
musical weather this morning, that you
had to be sharp, or you'd be flat.
Yesterday John Blaser, of this city,
received word of the death of bis father,
Chris Blaser, in Switzerland, on the 21st
of last month. The old gentleman was
72 years old, and his son had not seen
him for eighteen years. Mr. Blaser says
his thoughts turn often to his native
land, and he is now contemplating a
visit to bis childhood home in tbe near
future.
We have heard of all kinds of "creep
ers" and creeping things, but the latest
is the "ice creeper," which Maier &
Benton are advertising. They're surely
a clammy sort of an animal, perhaps the
kind which infests ice cream freezers.
The dealers say you couldn't slip if you
wanted to when accompanied by a pair
of these. That must be what makes one
of that firm Maier.
A letter received from Robt. Mays, jr.,
and which was written when the thet
mometer was sixteen below zero, is not
very encouraging concerning the fate of
sheep in the vicinity of Antelope. He
says hay was selling at 1 30 a ton for a
time ; but now it cannot be bought for
love nor money. While a very few,
like himself, who raise their own feed,
have enough to tide them over, they
have not a bit too much, and those who
are accustomed to buying enough to
feed for about a month, are now in a
box. The trouble is not alone at this
time, but even when the ground is bare
there is no grass for tho stock, the dry
fall making ranges pcor, and the loss
cannot help but be Immense.
Surveyor Goit, w ho returned from a
trip to interior towns Sunday, tells of a
curious occurrence which happened re
cently near Victor. If our readers
Imagine it sounds fishy, we refer them
to the gentleman, who is noted for bis
truthfulness, and not liable lo mistakes
nor beef-steaks: A cow belonging to A.
Martin ran across a large butcher knife
in the slops upon which she was feeding,
and proceeding to gobble everything In
light, down went the butcher knife.
Her owner, of course, expected to be
minus a cow, but after appearing lo be
verj sick for a tew days, she is now as well
as ever, with an appetite twice as aharp.
It will never require a butcher to fat her
far beef, she'll be able to do her own
butchering.
One of the most difficult things in tbe
world to get straight is a report of
wreck, from tbe fact that those who
know most about it will say the least,
and those who knon the least insist on
saying the most. Consequentlytlie re
port if yesterday's wreck was all equ-gee.
In tbe first place the scene of tne acci
dent was near Corbett, not Castle Rock,
and the number of the tram was incorrect.
Secondly, instead of causing the trouble,
the tree prevented a worse mix-up, for
instead of being across the track, it was
on the bank where the engine fell.
Thirdly, the cars didn't go over the
grade, but, atrange to say, followed the
ties when the train struck the slide.
Fourthly, (and lastly, as the ministers
say) Graham was not engineer, but
brakeinan, and was hurt but slightly,
being abls to walk home when be
reached Portland. Foster was engineer,
and was not hurt at all.
Friday's Daily. r
Word has been received from Mr. S.
French saying that they arrived in New
York City Saturday afternoon, and that
Dr. Gertiude stood the trip remarkably
well.
A Portland paper says the ice is fast
breaking op in the Columbia at Tbe
Dalles. No doubt it is, but the break Is
not yet visible. From appearances it is
about as strong as ever, and people are
today crossing on the Ice, although it
seems a little risky.
Last night might have been termed
two-step night at Smith's dancing club,
as that seemed to be the favorite dance.
An unusually large crowd attended, and
a sociable, good time was enjoyed. Next
Saturday evening the customary soiree
will be held at tbe Baldwin opera house.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McKee, of Long
Beach, while in Portland Wednesday,
received the sad intelligence of the death
of their 13-year-old sou, Ernest McKee.
Ernest was out skating on tbe lake back
of Ilwaco, when the ice gave way and he
drowned before assistance could reach
him.
A large number were present at a
meeting of Columbia Hose Co., No. 2,
last evening, and an interesting hour
was spent. Three new members were
taken in on this occasion FrankFrench.
Jay P. Lucas and Bert Baldwin. Officers
were elected as follows: President, Max
A. Vogt ; foreman, Grant Mays; first
asst., W. A. Johnston; second asst.,
Ernest Jensen; secretary, C. E. Daw
son; treasurer, J. f . xiampsuire; Doara
of delegates H. A. Falk, C. E. Dawson
and Bert Lynch.
This morning the home circle of Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Williams, who live on
Ninth street, was broken, and a bright
little daughter of 11 years taken to her
home on the other shore. The family
moved to this city from Salem iu No
vember, and while Ethel was not in the
best of health, she was not seriously ill,
and started lo school, being a pupil in
Miss Martin's room aud a blight child.
About a week ago she was taken with
grip, which developed into typhoid pneu
monia, and resulted in her death. Her
father, who was at work in Dayton, was
telegraphed for and arrived home a day
or two ago. The funeral will take place
from the family residence, on Ninth
street, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Sam E. Van Vector, a well known
attorney, of The Dalles, was in town last
Saturday looking over the field with a
view to locating here in tbe practice of
bis profession. After meeting most of
the businessmen and looking over the
situation carefully, he was so favorably
impressed with tbe outlook as to decide
to close tip his business at The Dalles at
the earliest poesible moment and move
bis family to Condon. Mr Van Vactor
has secured office rooms in the Downing
building, on Spring street, and expected
on his return to The Dalles to secure a
lease on the J. W. Blake residence, on
south Main, now occupied by D. S.
Brown. Ho expects to bring bis family
here in about two weeks. Condon
Globe.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Commercial Club last night, be
side the regular routine business a num
ber of important questions regarding tbe
inteiest of the club were discussed, but
no definite line of action was determined
upon, and they will be brought up at a
meeting to be called soon. Three new
members were admitted last night. Dur
ing the evening an application was pre
sented from the ladies requesting that
they be admitted to the bowling al
leys Wednesday nights, as they de
sired time for extra practice. The re
quest was at once granted, and for a
month they will lie allowed to use the
alleys on that night iu conjunction with
the members. The Commercial Club
ha been particularly generous to its ladv
frlenJs, who greatly appreciate their
kindness.
Every winter brings witli it the needy,
and renewed obligations for those w ho
are blessed with health and plenty.
This year is not an exception, and the
various benevolent societies of our city
have found many families who are in
need of assistance. Last Sunday two
of the four boys spoken of last week,
were taken to the Boys' and Girls' Aid
Society by Mr. Gardiner; one is now
being cared for by Mra. Smith, at tbe
Farmers' Hotel, and the other was sent
to the poor farm with his mother. The
Mercy and Help depaitment of the
Epworth League are now engaged in as
sisting a widow lady, Mrs. Whirley,
who is very ill and has three children to
care for, the youngest being 11 months
old. Yesterday 8ain Thurman became
interested and soliciting help for theiu,
a number of necessary articles were
provided. This is a coble work which
all can assist in, and each individual
should do all in their power to alleviate
the sufferings of others.
-FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES.
Wasco Couaty Divided Into Seven
tlcte-Iepatlee Appointed.
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There is always more or less dissatis
faction la regard to assessments levied
throughout the county. No fault can be
attributed to tbe assessor, as it Is an
utter impossibility for him to determine
accurately in regard to the different dis
tricts without further aid. Therefore,
or some time past the county court has
been considering the matter, and it baa
been ordered that Wasco county be end
is divided Into seven districts to be
known as assessment districts, for the
purpose of assessing the property in
said county. Seven deputies assessors
have been appointed for the year 1899,
who will be under the direct supervision
of the county assessor, and receive $3
for each day's work. These deputies
will thus be enabled to see each tax
payer separately, and his assessment be
made personally, thus- preventing his
making a complaint as to any mistake
which may occur. The following dep
uties have so far been appointed :
For district No. I.E. Gesling; No, 2,
no appointment ; No. 3, no appointment ;
No. 4, Joel Koontz; No. 5, T. H. John
ston ; No. 6, Asa Stogsdill ; No. 7, C. W.
Haight and C. T. Powne.
No. 1 H. R. district All of that ror-
tion of Wasco county lying north of tbe
base line and west of center of townships
1 and 2 north, range 11 east, W. M.
No. 2 Mosier district The east half
of townships 1 and 2, north, range 11
east, W. M. All of township 1 and
north, range 12 east. All of township 2
north, range 13 east, lying in Wasco
county.
No. 3 Dalles district All of township
1 north, range 13 east.
No. 4 Nansene district -All that por
tion of the county lying east of township
line between townships 1 and 2 north,
and 1,2 and 3 south, range 13 and 14
east, and north of center of township 3
south, range 14 east, W. M.
No. 5 Duiur district All of town'
ship 1 south, ranges 11, 12 and 13 east
All of township 2 south, ranges 11, 12
and 13 east, and north half of township
3 south, ranges 11, 12 and 13 east.
No. 6 Tygh district All that portion
of Wasco county lying west of Deschutes
river and south of the center line of
township 3 south ranges 12, 13 and 14
east.
No. 7 Antelope district All that por
lion of Wasco county lying east of Des
chutes river.
man,' and give Mm the delicate jot to
manage. Savage's battalion landed at
Havana before Thanksgiving, a fall
three weeks before ti e first regiment of
Lee'a corps arrived, so winning the;
honor of being Havana's first American
garrison. During the sumtcer it did
yeoman service at Chickamauga and
Montauk Point, sailing to Savannah and
laying out Camp Onward after the last
of the Santiago regiments bad been sent
home. At college 'Fits' was an engineer
ing enthus'ast, and in '05, a year after
his graduation, he broke into the.
engineering department of the Big Four
system, where he won step after step by
clever and faithful work. At ao
examination held in Chicago in June
there was a large number of competitors
for the five official positions and at that
time he was selected as first lieutenant
for tbe Indiana company. No favoritism
was shown, but the examination decided
the matter.
Chris is enamoured of Cuba and Cuban
senoritat, and it is quite possible that
he may return to tbe island after tbe
mustering out of the battalion to teach
the Cubans how to make smooth road
beds and fast time a lesson they sadly
need."
A FORMER DALLES BOY.
A Chapter Concerning-Lieutenant Chris
topher Flta Gerald.
From an article in the Notre Dame
Scholastic, written by Daniel V. Casey,
who is tbe Chicago Record's correspond
ent at Havana, we clip the following
concerning a former Dalles boy one
who was brought up here, and in whom
we are all interested :
"Lieutenant Christopher C. C. Fitz
Gerald, '94 the 'Chris Fits' of the early
nineties is tbe second in command of
Co. 'D' 2d U. S. Vol. Engineers now on
duty at Camp Columbia, near Havana.
There is only one battalion of engineers
to look after the physical, well-being of
General Fitz Hugh Lee's entire Seventh
Army Corps.and 'Fitz,' who is easily the
most efficient engineer in the battalion,
has grown brown and lean by reason of
much woik and exposure to sun and
rain. He has had charge of all the rail
way construction switches, sidings and
spur tracks done at Marianao; and
while be was waiting for bis rails and
lies to be ferried over front Savannah he
managed a gang of two hundred insur
gents of Gen. Menocal's command who
had consented to lay water pipe for the
United States at five dollars a week per
head. Every man of the two hundred
was armed with machete and rifle, and
'Fits' knew Spanish of the pantomimic
sort, but he hammered more work, bis
major says, out of his gang than any
other officer on the line. Camp Colum
bia's water supply is piped seven miles
from the Vento reservoir In the hills
back of Havana, and the leading of the
mains down to Bueua Vista, where Lee's
headquarters flag flutters by day, was
the first big job undertaken by the en
gineers. 'Fitz' saw the mains as far as
Utiena Vista before the quartermaster's
department delivered over to him bis
beloved rails and ties.
"The svt itch-points and angle-irons
haJ been left In Savannah, but 'Fitz'
supplied the lack bv borrowing, in anoth
er hurst of pantomime, a dozen points
from the general manager of tbe United
Railways of Havana. The angle-irons
he bad forged iu the battalion machine
shop, and when the firt freight car
rumbled out to camp full of government
stores, there was a side track to receive
it. Major R. It. Savage, commander of
tbe battalion, calls Fitz bis 'right hand
MONUMENT TO OUR DEAD.
Let TOaeeo County Shew Bar Apprecia
tes erTkelr Iiisnh.
Tuesday Williamson aeked and ob
tained unanimous consent to introduce)
a bill in the legislature which proved to
be an appropriation of $1000 for the erec
tion of a monument to the dead soldiers
from Oregon who lost their lives in the
war with Spain. Tbe measure was en
thusiastically received, being so popular
as to cause a suspension of the rnlee to
its third reading-, after which it passed
by the unanimous vote of tbe house.
Beside this, the citizens of Oregon are
contributing money individually toward
this monument. General Beebe, of
Portland, is chairman ot the committee
in this noble move, and he appoints one
person in each, county to- have charge of
the work. Judge Bradshaw Is commit
teeman for this county, and it is request
ed that committees be appointed from
the various churches and schools to take
an active Interest in the matter.
Each one who collects money for the
monument is to send the name and ad
dress of such person contributing, and
the amount contributed, to the secretary
of the committee, M. D. Wisdom, room
8 Hamilton buildin, Portland, Or., and
be will send to each address a souvenir
history of the United Slates.
Twenty-five cents or less is the
amount asked from each person. Of
course, any one tan ive more, but this
small amount is asked so every one can
give and feel a personal interest in the
monument.
Among Oregon's dead is on a from
Wasco county, and this is one way in
which we can show our appreciation of
bis heroism, as well as that of each one
of our state's noble dead.
The monument will be erected in
time to be dedicated when . the Oregon
regiment returns from Manila.
When the amounts from the different
counties are reported, let us find that
the citizens of Wasco have responded in
a way which shows their sympathy and
patriotism equal to any.
Died of Consumption.
Thursday's Daily.
This nr orning about 5 o'clock, Joseph
Medcalf, who for the past Mve years has
suffered untold misery from that awful
disease, consumption, passed away at
his home on Second street, between
Court and Union. Almost three years
ago he came to this city from Vancouver
in hopes that he might he benefited by
the change, and has made his home
ith bis mother, Mrs. M. A. Ewing.
Very little help was derived, and
while at times he was able to be around.
a good part of the time he Has confined
to bis bed, his last severe spell being of
three weeks duration.
Mr. Medcalf, who was about 34 years
of age, was born in Missouri an J gradu
ated from the state university at Colum
bia, being admitted to the bar in that
city. Coming to the Pacific coast, he
practiced law In Vancouver in partner
ship with his brother. Later he was
a partner of the son of Judge Deady in
Portland. He is said to have been a very
brilliant man in former years, and
would have made his mark in lite had
not this wrecker of all ambitions over
taken him.
His brother who resides at Vancouver
will arrive this evening, when arrange
ments will be made for the funeral
which will take place tomorrow at 10
o'clock.
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Ml, Hood Hose Co. Meeting.
There will be a regular meeting ot
Mt. Hood Hose Co. No. 4 at the hoea
house tomorrow (Friday) evening, at
7:30 o'clock. As this wilt be tbe last
meeting prior to the annual meeting
next Tuesday evening for the election of
officers for ensuing year, a full atten!
ance Is requested.
J. W. Lin is, Secretary.
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