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About The Dalles weekly chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1947 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1899)
THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1399 tetfeekiy I jantrra"- TcBStKliTION KATES. n .ml'.t ftrrtsU raws reasonable, and made known rTh. iwllw. Urt-gou. 10C4I. BREVITIES. Saturday' Dally. tutiet Stewart has bceu appointed UttUt at Mueier. cbofl.hti ami runs away, may ic-draw a peneion. ut the river tiaa fallen during the tirenty-four hoar wl.l te good news ,ny ol oar cit s ;ns. Lenl four-horse teams left today Tjfh Valley, loaded with poles for Oregon Telephone M. i t1a fmm Tilaliii vara foA ivecroi taiuo . His stackyard last night and shipped rooldale this morning. P Crura, a lio has been confined to boom with the shingles for the past weeks, has able to be on the let today. e alter in the block back of the imbia hotel w as cleaned today and Una great deal different appear- ! than it die" a short time ago. ij rumored that an opposition line Lamers will be put on between San hciico and Portland. The object be to force the present freight rates ibt. Hood appeared on the streets y with a new wagon and harness rigi(Bpcial!y adapted for earry :ht packages and will be used as fecial delivery. aok X. Spicer was arraigned before pcsBavard yesterday afternoon, for killing of V. D. Jones in Antelope. t jived his preliminary examination 'was placed under $2500 bonds. :e Liebe and Cbas. Stabling are hie ties. lite an extensively signed petition forwarded from Heppner Monday to Commissioner Reed, at Astoria, kte fish chutes put in on Willow tat various points between there ibe Columbia, so that fish may go sthey did.years ago. le sewer on Washington street, be- n Third and Fourth, became clogged i rday evening. Mnrehal Lauer had ceol men working on it until inid t bat was unable to accomplish k. Today the Are engine was brought use and the sewer was sluiced until ' Ixeavations were filled with water. pp to the hour of going to press the ruction bad not been removed. wreck occurred this morning at ke thirteen, ner Viento. Freight So. 23, left here at 8 :30 this morn- kd ran into a pile of rocks that had thrown on the track by a blast b had been set off by workmen who J2pei in imnri-trinf? li vniA Tim I If you have company tell us if sve a party or gathering of any oring around the cake, sevfn or pies and a side of ham not neces- to eat, but just to show riendahipand appreciation. Yon b't mind inviting us, as it mar be fool for our wardrobe. We want lews that's all." loot two weeks ago August Lmgren very valuable shepherd dog which pooh thought of by him. Daring iht some one approached his resl- f at Endersby and poisoned the Mter which they pnrloined a rifle "is house. Mr. Langren is con- that the parties who did the work at no great distance from his resi- Ie is ijiiite angry over the rand should the person be found legality of such a piece of dastardly -.M I,,.,! ,fh J,,,,, " VI, Wats jll will nil rmns.1 nn. Vrht. ' ' ' Bessie Rowland, who has been 'witn pnenmonia, is reported danger. front Of the V- Ynik C.tmh Ktnra "ng a new coat of nalnl. whirh P'ttch to its appearance. pGaylor will ,p,,,ar ,t the Vogt r-"" on natnrday evening In the rnt,t,d "M, Sor!ev's Twins." W Solan m , exceptionally ''nriay evening, bavin tied r" icore aviation record In t m which i UL'fi, ' Crowe are potting np a corrugated Iron building on the lot ad joining their hardware store, which will be used as a bicycle repair shop. Although it is quite arly in the sea son, nevertheless wool is beginning to come In. This morning a four horse load was received at Moody's warehouse. Jim Co, champion shiner of the rsi-iuc coast, has associated himself with the tonsoria! emporium at the Umatilla House where he will be pleased to meet all his old customers. The Astoria team for The Dalles tournament is not made up as yet, says the Astorian, but Captain Laws will be able to anno-ince the composition of his champions in a few days. What a time the boys will have when they visit the two commercial clubs of Portland end The Dalles. Yesterdav evening Andrew Keller met with an accident that cost hitn the end of his finger. Mr. Keller was making ice cream and.went to take a piece of Ice out from between the -cogs of the freezer, when the middle finger of his left band was caught and taken off near I the first joint. Mr. Frank Malone, says tho Antelope Herald, has on his rauch a pet deer and a shepherd puppy which have become the best of -friends, and of late, in separable companions. They can be seen playing together at all hours of the day, the deer usually taking the lead, with the poppy following, in all their friendly "romps." Wm. Skraggs died early yesterday morning of pneumonia at Mrs. E. Juliens on Court street. Mr. rjkaggs. who was better known, as "Uncle Charlie," was about 52 years of age and was well thought of by all who knew him. He has lived near The Dalles for a number of years, having made his home with Lee Bolton on Ten Mile, He was a native of Indiana, but had no relatives in the west. His funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Calvary Baptist church, E. E. Lytle, president of the Columbia Southern Railroad Company, has re turned from a trip over his proposed road. He traversed the preliminary survey in company with his chief engi neer from Moro to Antelope, and is so well satisfied with the appearance of things that he has ordered his chief engineer to at once make a permanent survey and set the grade stakes. As soon as this is done, which will be In about two weeks, a craw of graders will be put nt work, and dirt will fly freely, and work will be ruehed so that the line will be in running order in time to move this season's wheat crop. A peculiar condition of the atmosphere was noticeable yesterday afternoon and today. The atmosphere wns filled with a fine yellow dust, being very light in weight, making the air look hazy, and has the appearance of a threatening shower. The air being so compact with this matter, that the mountains in our immediate neighboahood were entirely hidden from view. Borne of our citizens thought it smoke as it resembled the condition of the atmosphere during the summer months when forest fires are in the Cascade mountains. One of our noted astrologers propheeized, some time ago, that one of the planets in its course would come so close to us that the earth would be covered with a fine dust to a depth of a quarter ef an inch, and it is possible that this time has arrived. Tuelay'i Dally. A thorn in the flesh i more trouble some than two on the bush. Today Saltmarsh & Co. shipped a car load of sheep pelts and pulled wool to San Francisco., The river is stationary today and still reraaii.s at fourteen feet above the low water mark. The local talent of Pendleton are ar ranging to give a minstrel performance io the near luture. This is very early in the season to be gin baling although at Moody's Ware house the baler was started up this after noon and has been making things hum. County Treasurer Phillips today sent a check for about ,18000 to the state treasurer, In paymentof Waeco county's state tax. This is nearly 5000 more than was paid last year. Marshal Laner has succeeded in re moving the obstruction from the Wash ington street sewer, which hag been givirrg so much trouble for the past veek, and now has it in first class con- lition, Thursday, April 27, don't forget the lay or date. Greatest bargains ever .tiered in the piano line. To the first Mistomer we will sell a Hardman Grand ianoforl0O. Jacobsen Book A Music The Dalles. apl25-2t .Frank Gunning, of this city, has in vented a very unique Implement which will In all probability prove a success when thoroughly tried. It Is a sevn foot weeder, to be drawn bjafour horses and designed mostly for use in orchards and on summer fallow ground. Lust even ng the membm of the Calvary Baptist ct,u;ch gave a donation party to their Minister Key. Clifton. Many friends of the church were also present and a general good time was had. Music was the order of the evening after ,ich conversation was Indulged In. Word was received today from Hood Elver by Coroner Butts that the badly ...........nosed body of an old man had been found In the Columbia river a sboft distance below thA Kr..f tu. coroner will leave by the first train and will hold an inquest over the remains. County Treasurer Phillips Is prepar ing to move his grocery atore on the hill from its present location. He has se cured the Whit .aker property which is opposite his present quarters, and will move the residence now on the same and place it next to the alley, while the store will be moved to the corner. Smith Bros, will not give their usual Saturday nigh', soiree this wek on ac count of Bobby Gaylor appearing on that night. However, on Tuesday, May -'nd, they will give a prize dance at the Baldwin opera house. Tha pnpils will be permitted to choose their own partners from among the audience. Gej. MoKennon, who was hurt in a runaway accident a few days ago. be came unmanageable today and Mrs. Crawford, who has been nursing him, was compelled to send for the officers. McKennon was secured, taken before Judge Mays and adjudged insane. He will be taken to the aavlum in lh morning. Rain began falling last evening and continued off and on during the night, about .43 of an inch having fallen. It was one of those warm, pleasant rains that are just what the country needs. It will help the grass wonderfully, and a few warm days now will make the hills take on a still more vernal hue. However, on the higher altitudes like the Klickitat hills there was a very slight coating of snow. The raiii settled the peculiar condition of the atmosphere which most people thought was filled with dust. A great many theories have been ad vanced as to the cause of the dust in the atmosphere here yesterday, but the ma jority of the people are of tho opinion that it came from somewhere in Eastern Oregon while the minority claim that it was waited to our vicinity from the central states. However, from all re ports received from Sherman county it is a fact that they had a terrific wind storm there on Sunday. In some places large holes were blown In the earth and wheat in localities was grertly damaged. However, this onlv occurred in catches and no serious harm was done. Miss Edna Gates, of Portland, who has just completed a course in vocal music with Herr Antone Schott, of San Francisco, is In the city. Miss Gates is desirous of organizing a class in vocal culture in our city, and to that end will visit Th Dalles on Saturday and Sun day, May 6th and 7th, and any who desire to consult her regarding lessons may find her at the home of Mrs. B. 8. Huntington. She will also sing at the Congregational church on the morning of the 6th, and af the evening service in the Methodist church. Our people will then have an opportunity to hear Miss Gates and judge of her merits, for she comes highly recommended. A most important meeting of the officers of the grand cabin of the Native Sons of Oregon was held recently In Portland, at which committees were ap pointed to take charge of and arrange lor the grand reunion of the Native Sons to be held in that city on the I3th and 14th ot June next. This will be the first gathering of Native Sons, but in the future it will occur annually on the 13th and 14th Of June; this time. is set, as it immediately precedes the annual meet ing of the Pioneer Association, which occurs on the 15th day of June, so that the Native Sons may join with and in conjunction with them, celebrate the gaining and retention of tho grand country "Where rolls the Oregon." Bobby Gaylor, who will appear at the Vogt opera bouse Saturday, April 29, is not only funny nearly -any comedian can be that but he is highly original, and for this reason alone he will be the most popular farce comedian who has visited us for some time. His method of telling stories is of an entirely unique 0 der, and it keeps the audience in roars from start to finish. There is a plot to "McSorley'a Twins," of course some thing about two pair of twins, with many complications, and a song or dance, or both, every other minute. The supporting company is very capable In helping out the situations and the sing ing. There is a diminutive soubrette, w ho contributes some character songs, and a coon song artist of course also dancers, etc. Gaylor himself Is most versatile be not alone tells those awful ly funny stories, but he sings or dances as the occasion requires. There is a lively opposition among salmon buyers on the Columbia river this season. The cash buyers are more numerous thin they have been for many years and the number of gasoline launches employed far exceeds that of Mhar amnion. Competition is so OREGON. Lt1obbi eioea floBr D ralur. Uh ruiitlaiti. -H.r ny of the keen among them that many older and most responsible buyers are talking of quitting the business. They say the new buyers resort to all kinds of schemes to secure salmon. They operate on the river from Tongue point up to the mouth o the Willamette and on both sides of the river. They meet the boats on the river and pay cash for the salmon. This l convenience to fisher men, as by disposing of their fish In this manner they save several hours which would be consumed in pulling to the canneries to delivor their catch. Some of the launches are In the employ of the cold-storage and private canneries, and often pay half a cent a pound In eeM of the regular pr ce In order to Induce tu. filie?.u.n to sell them their fish. The death of Donald McKay, the famous Indian scout, brings vividly to wind the hardships and disadvantages of the early settiers of Oregou. He was a brother to Dr. W. C. McKay who died in Dr. McKay was well known by all pioneers in The Dalles, having lived here for a number of years. He was the eon of Thomas McKay, who came to Oregon in 1811 with the Astor expedi tion. His mother was a Chinook Indian woman far above the average. Such men as tbt-ae, enduring the hardships and privations of early pioneer days, have lived to see Oregon one of the finest states oftthe union. The present generation have no con cepiion 01 wnat dimculties were en countered by tbe early settlers. Todav we" live in the world, with all the advantages of modern times.' Not many yers ago Oregon was barely, known, while today she Is one of the foremost in war or peace, agriculture, mining, farming and in fact nearly all industries that are of the present day. Tbe coat of arms of Oregon displays an emigrant wagon, a deer and an expanse of ocean bearing on its breast a steamer. Below are discovered a sheaf of wheat, a plough, a rake and a pick The crest is the American eagle with the motto: "She flies with her own wings." That tells the whole story, and It needs no further explanation. Brave settlers advancing into this strange territory of which the poet wrote "Where rolls tbe Oregon and hears no sound save its own dashings," have made it one that the United States may well be proud of, with handsome public buildings, prosperous cities, schools, colleges and universities. Her volunteers are of the bravest and most gallant that entered the army to uphold tbe nation, and have brought much credit to their state. The "Oregon," tbe greatest battleship afloat has glori ously upheld the dignity of the state from which she derives her name. Oregon has advanced wonderfully in the past fifty years. To realize this we must remember tbat in 18i8 Daniel Webster, who was opposed to expansion, said tbat Oregon was so far off that it never could be governed by the United States, and that a delegate to congress could not reach Washington until a year after the expiration of his term. Note the change today. We can reach our capital within a week and should com munication be wanted it can be had within a few minutes. Oregon is larger than the whole of New England, and has a seacoast 330 miles long. Its mountains and scenery are sublime, an artist's dream. Her forests are almost incalculable, while her valleys are astonishingly fertile. The grand Columbia runi.lng along her border haB a navigable length of 1200 miles. The metropolis of the state is Portland, destined to be a great city. It is situated on the beautiful Willam ette, of which the poet, Sam Simpson, says ; 'From the Oawarte's frozen gorges, Ix'Hplng like a child at play, Winding, wldenliiK through the valley, Hrlxht Willamette gMei uy, Onward ever, , Lovely river, Koftly railing to the aea; Time Unit scam ui, Uainia and mara uh, Leavea no track or trench on thee!" talked of entertainment and .Jocial was given as per program announced. Ex pressions highly commendable were heard on all sides aud the gentle sex are in hopes that their bachelor friend hare not made the.r last appearance as a -fraternal order." A VI he completion of the program the audimce was di rected to the basement where the bachelors most gallantly dished out sandwitches, doughnuts and coffee (?) all alleged to have been prepared by members of the fraternity aud after some time spent in social conversation, said bachelors presented all in atten dance with a handsome souvenir, in the shape of an elegantly baked "spud." The affair was pronounced a decided success, socially as well as financialiv. OUR BOWLERS INVINCIBLE. Th lHlk Cla Bowl Qsod Oa ttu War OalrioB by Th alalia Taaaa. Wi A. Campbell A 1 01 oat Drowned. About 4 o'clock last Tuesday evening W, A. Campbell, the well known life in surance man, and who has many friends in The Dalles, had an experience in Reck Creek that be will not soon for get, says the Heppner Times, and it wasn't altogether funny either. He had come from Condon and was on his way to Heppner, crossing Rock creek at the old French ranch when that stream was on a tear. It is the must teacher our stream in Gilliam county, but Mr. Campbell would have made it across all right had his team not balked riuht in the middle of it. The creek was almost hank full, and when the water came rushing against them the horses reared and broke the tongue. This turned the buckboard over and horses, buggy and all swept down the swift current, Mr. Campbell being under the water himself a good share of the time, barely escap ing with his life In several instances. Finally he jumped into the water and scrambled to the shore. The horses, after being washed down a quarter of a mile finally freed them selves from the buggy and got ashore. The vehicle kept on swimming but lodged against a big rock about a mile below the croesing. Messrs. II. H. Neal and Rufo Blace, besides a lot oi sheep shearers, were soon on the scene and the horses, buggv and driver were brought face to face again. The tongue was spliced with ropes and straps and Mr. Campbell continued his journey Hepp. nerwards, arriving here safely last night, conside-ably mangled, but still prepared to do cosiness. One of his valises, containing a camera and a lot of valuable notes and checks, had jumped overboard, and was found a mile below in a drift with considerable damage done to the contents. Tha llarhalora' Katartalnmant, The organization of "single gentle men" were greeted by a honse full of! admiring maids and matrons, andj married men as well, a the Christian, church last evening; and their much1 A Lettar From tha rblllpplDta. The following is a letter from A. A. Bonner, private in Company L, of the Second Oregun volunteers, to his mother, Mrs. S. L. Armstrong who resides in1 Thompson's addition in tins city: Iw tux field, Camp Siaraisx, March 16. Dear Mother. I w ill write yon . a few lines today, as we are not moving. We have just had a two dav'a battle and have captured the city of Pasig, which is situated about the center of the island. We are now in what is called the flying column, which is composed of the Twentieth and Twenty-second regulars, Fourth cavalry, two batteries of artillery, two battallions of the First Washington, and seven companies of the Second Ore gem, and is a eolutnn Intended to go any where on the island In our regiment we have had a number killed and wounded. The insurgents Iohs was not so great, as they were entrenched and in timber. We are now in one of the most beauti ful and fertile countries on tbe globe. Sugar-cane aud corn grow everywhere. 1 nave not Deen in Manila for some time. Have not had any mail for three weeks. Am well and enjoying myself and am having a good time. Yesterday morning the insurgents surprised us at daylight, and we had a stiff little fight at close range, but we soon charged them away. Most of the fighting is at long range with artillery and sharp shooters. The insurgents are firing at our Hues most every hour of the day, but are doing but little damage. My shoulder is so sore from shooting that I can hardly write. I have fired about five hundred shots in two days. I am temporally detached from my company now, and am ecouticg and sharpshoot ing, and that way I get to see lots more uf the country than many of tho others. We will probably be on the campaign until the insurrection Is quelled, and are apt not to be home before another year. We are now up the river about forty miles from Manila and camped on Lagoona bay. "Choose your food h ybu would your gucsls, for on the quality of both depends your dinner." Schilling's Best tea baking powder coffee flavoring extracts soda and spices guests or no guests. 137 For sale by Vandugn, Adams & Co. ' Tygh Valley, Ore, EnthrjMasni ran high at the club rooms .Saturday night, as the contest bowling giiiie between the. club team and a team from the Illihee Club of Salem began, and, each strike, spare, or mark of scientific bowling was greeted with applanee from the platform, where; were seated a large number of spectators, and the many persons who thronged the room, endeavoring to watch tha game, caught up the refrain until it waa general, and entirely impartial, one team receiving no more appreciatiou than did the other. Tbe Salem team, composed of Messrs. Barker, McGraw, Minto, L'Arey, Grif fith and McNary, proved themselves to be gentlemtn, who had not neglected to bring their manliness with them bat showed in every way their good breed ing; and so the games progressed with out the slightest interruption. Be it also said ol our home team, which waa made up of Messrs Bradshaw, Houghton, Nolan, Kurtz, Baldwin and Schmidt, that tbey know how to treat a visiting team, (if we do say it ourselves) and while they made such remarkable scores, for tbey were scores to be proud of. - there wag no undue demonstration. Everyone present was proud of The Dalles team, and well they might be,' for they played as if possessed, the first game being what the boys call a "crack a jack," and footing np to 302 points. - The visiting team also proved them selves to be a splendid lot of bowlers, and made good scores throughout. In spite of the weariness caused from a delayed train, they showed not its ef fects. But our team came out with 103 points ahead. The Salem team fell not, but The Dalles team were trulv in vincible, and cheer after cheer arose as it was discovered they had won three games out of the four played. The total scores by games were as follows: Ikt 2nd 3d 4th Bradshaw 48 39 39 38164 Caldwin 55 43 54 51203 Kurtz 57 35 45 26163 Houghton., 44 41 35 45165 Schmidt.... 36 34 53 46169 Nolan 62 47 60 57226 302 239 286 263 . Iht 2nd 3d 4th Barker 46 36 48 37167 Griffith 35 45 33 37150 McNary. 42 35 58 36171 Minto 45 38 25 46154 McGraw 47 51 34 30162 D'Arcy 29 62 36 53180 244 207 234. 239 At the close of the game the teams re pa'red to the Umatilla House, where a banquet awaited them such as hungry bowlers, and monarchs as well, could thoroughly enjoy. The tables had been beautifully decorated by Mrs. Fish and Mrs. Seufert, who showed splendid taste in arranging the club colors, yellow and white, to blend so perfectly in the entire effect. From tbe chandeliers were draped the two shades, while the same effect was noticeable on the table. The flowers were of the choicest kind, a large bunch of callas being prominent, while the bouquets of roses were beautiful. 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