THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 7.
The Weekly Chronicle.
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REGARDING FOREST RESERVE.
The scientist who wants the sheep
kept cff of the Cascaile finest reserve
fir fear that they wouul eat the mo.,
is, of course, a C ttlifornian. If he
shv'ulJ star in Oreaoc a while he
would 6ml that moss i here imligo
nous, exotic anil spontaneous. It is
both an independent grass and a
fungjs. It grows in wat-jr, on dry
soil and on trees, and od the backs
of s.irue people.
There is a good deal t,f foolish
ness about the C&scaiie timber re
seive. There is more of it than is
necessary. Pasturing sheep on it is
not going to do Hie trees or the
underbrush or the moss cny harm.
Recently the department at Wash,
ington ordered the ciuisers to be
Kent into the reserve immediately, to
keep down fires! If they were to be
lent in now, relief parties would have
to be sent in after them soon, to
rescue them. The snow over a large
part of the reserve is from ten to
forty feet deep. One of the orders
once given to the cruisers from
Washington was to cut trails ten or
twenty feet wide, to prevent the
spread of Gres! Il would take some
of the cruisers thousand years to
cut the proper trails in their district,
and then it would not stop a fire in
the timber, once it got started.
!alem statesman.
corn it conquering new markets al
ready, although not to the extent
which its met its as a food crop de
mand. Iu If'.' I the com exporla
tioa of the United States was Gt,-
000,000. Il was 28,000,000 tn 18D5,
101,000,000 in 180G, 178,000,000
in 1837 and 212,000,000 in 1898
This gain is encouraging. It should
be kept up. There is chance that
it can he largely increased if the
propaganda which has been started
foi its general Introduction through
out the O'd World is prosecuted In
teUigenlly and jersistently. The corn
feature of the Paris Exposition will
be watched with great interest in
this country. Of course the corn
exhibit in the Louisiana World's Fair
of 1903 in St. Louis will be extensive
and in teres tin sr. Missouri is one of
the great coin producing states. At
ibe exposition four years Lcice
this important American product
will have its merits intelligently
and effectively displayed to the
world. Globe Democrat.
GOOD ROM'S IX O.'A'.O.V.
THE CORN CONSUMPTION PROPAGANDA.
A great corn exhibit is to be made
in the Paris Exposition of 1900. It
is proposed, indeed, to make this one
of the most interesting of all the
American displays at that fair. The
object, of course, is to popularize
this great American product through
out the world. Thus far the outside
world has been strangely shy of In
dian corn. Il has more nutriment
than rye and barley, which are much
It will always be in order to dis
cuss the question of good roads so
long as more of them are needed and
the best means of getting them and
keeping them io repair ore not fully
agreed upon, says the Sokesman-
Review. No state tan avail itself of
its resources to the greatest advnn
tage without the best sort of common
highways for easy intercommunica
tion and transportation of products.
In agricultural corr.munitics this is
especially true. Good roads are as
essential to highly successful and
profitable farming as arc a rich soil
and a favoring climate.
The matter of road building has
received a good deal of attention in
this state, not only from tho legisla
ture, which at every session has at
tempted to improve our road laws,
but from people who have mado an
effort to bring their country thor
oughfares up to a higher stage of
perfection. It will therefore be of
interest to note what improvement
in the way of road supervision has
been attained in Oregon through the
trial of a new system of superintend
ence of county highways.
The reports from Pendleton are to
the effect that the roads of the tur-
GOVERNOR (JEER'S VISIT.
U. Spaas few Hoar la Ih City La.t
It Isn't inch an easy matter for a statu
oflkul, ttpevialW tho governor ol tli
tat, to visit a city, or even pats
through, without the news being spread
broadcast and crowd being at the boat
or train to greet liiiu. And so a Utile
bird whi.pertd to Tut Chkoniclk, just
at we were going to pre, that Uov
Geer was on board the Dalles City, an
that family journal in turn told its read
ers that wa were to be honored by the
presence of our governor. Consequent
ly, w hen the steamer (mlled in at the
deck, the ex-out iv was surprised to see
a lariro number of people awaillug his
arrive!, and to rind a carriage in waiting
but, in tpite of Ins desire to pass throng)
the city incognito, be accepted the iu
evitablo and permitted Mayor Nolan an
Otis Patterson to capture him and take
him at once to the club looms, w hero 16
was received by a number ol citii-?n
Had tho new of hi coming been an
nounced early in the day ami more gen
erully knowu, he would have been en
thusiastically received, for Governor
Geer is one of the mod popular execn
lives our state has ever known, being
an unassuming whole-souled man, and
at the same time sound in his doctrines
anJ as ahlo as sound. lie won the
hearts of D.tlles people upon his visit
during the campaign, and proved to
thetu that ho was genuine. However,
the Commercial Club band gave him
rounding district wr-r r.evor in
more widely used in Europe beUer condition, and it is to be ac
in the inauguration Lv
the county court of a new program
by which the old and often neglected
corn, lhls propaganda has a great ! ......
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interest for Americans. Practically
all of the product which is raised in
the world is raised on this side of the
Atlantic. It is the moft valuable of
air the crops grown in the United
States.
Historically and socially, ts well
as economically, maize it of great
interest to the United States. It it
one of the three most important
products native to the American
continent, potatoes and tobacco be
ing the other two. Tbe important
part which corn played in the settle
ment and development of the present
territory of the United Stales hat
never been adequately set forth. In
tbe early days of the occupation of
the wilderness of tbe West corn as
raised where no other grain could
have grown. It was planted be
tween the tree stumps in the little
clearings. It could be grown on soil
where there bad been no preliminary
fertilization, and demanded very lit
tle care. Tbe tree slumps ordinarily
stood until disintegrated by the
action of the elements. This proiess'
took about ten years for the ordinary
soft woods, but in some varities of
trees twenty years were required for
the woik. Until tho stumps wtre re
moved the plow could not be moved
freely over the farm, and wheat
growing could not be done to ad
vantage. During all of this time
corn was the principal food of the
American farmer. I5y being trans
ir.uled Into hogs or whisky it was an
article of food and of commerce
which w as of the highest lonsiqucnce
to the caily inhabitants of the West-j this line
crn wilderness One of the reasons ventors
why the French weic unable to cope
with the English la the planting of
colonics on this continent wai that
in the French region, Canada, com
could not be produced in any im
portant quantities.
The endeavor to or en new market!
for Indian corn by the exhibit at
the Paris Exposition next year will
undoubtedly be mcccssful. In fact,
duties of the former road district
supervisors are turned over to a
general roadmaster who has charge
of all the public highways in the
county. He is vested with consider
able authority and if repairs arc
needed, be makes an inspection like
the roadmaster of a railway and at
once prepares to remedy defects and
put tbe road In good con Jilion. He
is enabled to do this expeditiously,
for the reason that a cash road tax is
at bis disposal and he is not com
pelled to resort to the perfunctory
work of adjacent owners wbo were
formerly allowed to meet the tax
with shiftless and ill-directed labor
on their roads.
So far, the plan lias woikcd ad
mirably and tbe people arc pleased
with it. It tins quickly biought
about a general improvement of
highways throughout the country and
the people of both town and couttry
are likely to be benefited by the
easier and better communication
that has followed the adoption of
the new system. If it is a sticcchS in
Oregon, it should be practicable else
where and those interested in good
roads and desirous' of maintaining
them can well afford to investigate
the workings f t the new plan which
seems to have been so highly successful.
More than half the ngiicultural
implements imported by Australia
ore made in the United States. In
of industry American in
and mechanics arc tinnp-
proached.
When the next Tagal envoy ar
rives with a flag of truce and a
treatise on the constitution of the
United States, it would be well lo
transact whatever business is ncces
mry at the picket line.
tweet uiu-icil welcome, and after two
selictioni by theui. Mayor Nolan in a
short speech welcomed the govornor and
Intro J need him from the club portico to
the audience below.
Governor Geer then made a very ihort
speech among other things saying (tint
when he contemplated bis trip to vim I
his father in Cove, Union lounty, and
in fact, until live minutes before fie hit
Portland it was his intention to take the
train and pass right through The Dalles;
hut on second thought, rememlering
that he had not sailed up the Columbia
and viewed its beautiful scenery for
thirty-three years, I e decided to make
the trip oo the boat. He then spoke of the
locks at the Cascades and the wonderful
work which tb government had un
dertaken and accomplished fn there
locks, which were so superior to like
structures which he had seen. Speak
ing of bis last visit to the city he said
that upon that occasion he came in tbe
interest of the party which he repre
sented, bnt now that he came as the
chief executive of the state, his interest
and solicitude were for the masses, re
gardleia of .irty bounds. In closing fie
congratulated the people of The Dalle
and Eastern Oregon at large upon the
proierity wh!cli is her's and her pros
pects for the future.
At the close of his speech, tho band
again played, after which many Im
proved the opportnnity to shkke hands
with the governor.
Liter, in company with Euiil Schanno
and Hugh (iourley, Governor Geer took
a walk through the principal streets of
our city and up on the bin If overlooking
the city. Ileexpressed hit surprise at
the improvements in The Dalles, and
spoke particularly of hit surprire at see
ing such fine stores at are found through-
out the town.
The hourt until train time were spent
with friendt at the club rooms and the
Umatilla House, and he returned his
journey on the 11 M train.
WHO WILL ATTEND.
I .tl mated as follows : The O. K A N
will sell round Hip tickets to Portland
for one and one fifth fare. From Port
land to Lo Angeles and return, by
wean steamers In both directions, or to
San Francisco and return by steamer,
and Irom Kan Francisco to Lo Angeles
by S. P. it. K , round trip ol 1:13 Is of
fered. Tho Southern Pucillo Company
will make a rate of for round trip
from Portland, all overland route.
Tickets on sale July 6th to Win, Inclusive.
Good hotel accommodations can be se
cured in Is Angeles from 11 per day,
up to$l. It will thus be seen that the
expense can be kept very low.
I have been as1 ed to make a report,
at the earliest possible date, of tlio-e
Intending to take advantage of these
rates. You will then-foro confer a favor
by informing me at your earliest possi
ble convenience, id your intention to
attend. Those w Im desire to rstablish
Lantern Oregon headquarter t the
N. K. A. please indicate the Mine in
your replies. Very truly yours,
IIikam Tyhsk,
tir. Scc'y.
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. GIBONS
ah 1'assrs from ih hurrh a.rvle. H.
liiw 1 Hal Above.
The Secretary Address th. T.arh.r ar
Kastara Urifss.
Afk yonr grocer for Clarke A Falk'l
pnr concentrated flavoring extracts, tf
LaGbasd. Ore,, May 25, 1899. To
tbe Teacher of Eastern Oregon: Al
corresponding secretary of the Eastern
Division of tbe t-tate Teachers' Associa
tion, I desire to call your attentioa to
tbe meeting of the N. E. A. at I
Angeles, July 11-14, 1899. Tb's is an
occasion that no teachei can afford to
miss without making special effort to
attend. While the matter of expense
will necessarily figure in the estimate of
whit one can afford, yet the importance
of this great meeting i o great, that
ever teacher in Eastern Oregon should
make a special effort to attend. This
will be an opportunity of a life time and
will be the last chance tome of us will
have of attendiug this, the greatest edu
cational gathering in the world. The
trip from Oregon Into California will he
like passing into a new world. The in
structions, and the inspiration received
by coming in contact with the greatest
educators of the united Ktate and the
acquaintances, associations and friend
ships formed will mark an epoch in the
life of many a teacher.
California will nec-ssarily send the
greatest delegation. Waxhington will
send a host, both fiom the Eastern and
Western division. Idaho ami Montana
promise a full attendance. And now
dear teacher, what about Oregon? What
about Eastern Oregon? Miall we show
to the world that we have less interest
than any state west ot the Mississippi?
A you are aware, the state of Oregon
bat been organized into two .divisions,
the Western Division and the Eastern
Division of the State Teachers' Associa
tion. The Indications are that the
Western Diviaion wiil send a good rep
resentation. It it true that our ex
penses from Eastern Oregon will be a
little more than theirs, bnt It Is not as
much as from Eastern Washington or
Idaho, or Montana. The expenses can
For more thiiii a year past it has
seemed that scarco'y a week has gone by
without compelling us to chronicle the
sudden taking ell' of someone of our well
known residents either by accident or
from a slioit illness, and the city l
shocked bv the news of the de.uh of
these whom we leit xprc:ed to
pa t whb. Sunday marked another
such occurrence, and scarcely could the
news be credited w hen one by one heard
of the very sadden death of Mrs. It. F
Ciibons. lint a few days ago the re
porter met tier on the hank corner and
tuiilingly she said, "Just put it in the
paper thai I made a trip to the city, for
I havn't been down town for so long."
Little did we think as we jokingly
chatted with her that wo would be com
pelled In so short a time to tell our
readers that her pleasant, cheer)
Countenance would he seen on our streets
no more: that the church, whore her
place was seldom vacant, would miss
her forever, or that in the home, which
for so many years she has beautified not
alone by her handiwork, nor by her love
for the flowers w hich the tended to care
fully, but by her constant happy dis
position, which made her ever as a beam
of sunshine. Hut so uncertain is this
life that but yetleiday she was in her
accustomed pew In the Congregational
church, and In an hour after had sit
down in the church where congregation
ne'er break up.
For some time past she has suffered
at intervals with rheumatism, which
thoi.gh very painful was not considered
dangerous, an 1 admitted of hir being
about most of the lime. Yesterday
morning she accompanied Mrsts Vir
ginia and Hattiu Murden to church, but
about 11:43 whispered to the young
laoie mat sue lelt coiil ami would go
home and get warm. As tliey passed
the house on their way home she called
them in and they found her in great
pain, and while Ifattle ran for Mr.
Uihons, her sister remained doing all
he could to ease her, finally telephon
ing for the doctor. She grew steadily
worse, however, and about twenty
minutet after her hatband arrived the
pain seemed to strike the heart and she
breathed her last, seemingly uocon
scions during the entire time that she
was in a dangerous condition.
The suddenness of it all seemed to
stuo those about her, and m let those
who received the new later, for having
lived in The Dalles since 1842, and be
ing so prominent In church work and
society circles, she was so well known
and generally beloved.
She was born in Princetoa, III., March
8, 184.1, her maiden name being Matilda
Francis Wlxain. Hhe wa married to
Mr. Gibons in 1830, when she was bat
13 years of age. Came to The Dalles in
1812, where she has since lived.
She was the mother of five children,
only two of whom are living George
and Ralph. She is last but one of a
large family.
The sympathy of all goes out to those
whom she leaves, especially her hutband
whose life will be doubly desolate, hav
ing passed so many years w ith so happy
and loved a companion.
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COUNCILMEN MEET.
rDlu,ssTraosart.fl Hy Thrm and Hills
Allow.d.
At 8 o'clock Saturday evening Council,
nifn Clotigli, 8leplcn, Kuck, Kellrr,
(tunning, Johnston an I Miihcllmeh
nift in regular senioa in the recorder's
officii. Nothing of special importance
as transacted hut a number of minor
matters attended to.
First a as read the report of the (1
name committee giving a complete
account of the tax transactions between
the dly and county, and it was recom
mended that tho recorder open a Look
account with the county, charging and
giving credit for taxet which the county
collects for the city.
On motion of Clongli th fire and
water committee wa instructed and
empowered to purchase six new 0-Inch
Are hydrants to place in various locali
ties throughout the city.
The recorder was then Instructed to
draw up an ordinance regulating the
rectlon of bill boards. The object of
this ordinance i to restrain person
from putting np dangerous boards which
are liable to fall and cause much trouble.
Hhould some of those recently erected
be blown over they would be liable to
do serious damage.
Quit a little Inconvenience being
caused by the post holes at the old fair
grounds being left open, tbe marshal
was Instructed to see that they are tilled
In.
The judiciary committee asked for
further time in regard to the application
of C.L. I'hllllps for a deed to certain
propeity on the bill.
It was then reported to the council
that a rerspool eiistrd under the office
of W. H. Myers, on Court street, and the
matter was referred to the committee on
health and police.
The treasurer's report was resd as
follow I :
May 1, ',W-Cash on band.
Itec'd during month
Chat Jones, "
Hart Katon, " .
f.eojolrs "
A A Crnubart, "
Dan Usher. "
J ihn Crate, sptcial pollc ..
J I.Ike, " " ...
C Champlain " " . . .
!W Woodrow," " ...
('has Ijtuer, marshal
(leo drown, engineer
A I'hirman, nightwatrbman.
CJCramUII, treasurer
Nod Gates, recorder
s oo
II On
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TS 110
AO 00
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Int on bonds m) IN)
Transfer to sinking fund 1000 (HI
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D.ilanceon hand .ll'ioO .'10
The following bills were allowed :
Hurt Pnmtihry, saving wood. . . $ 1 8
Rolando I'.rook, Vt cord wood 12 Nl
Diimr A Mem die, lentil service M 0.1
rHlinniilng, repair o 4.1
P K fiurham, hauling 7f
J W lilakeney, hauling 73
Dalle Lumber Co., wood 5 IH)
I. D Oak, hulling 15 50
I C Nlrlcels.n, Indsn 411
Water Works, rent for May 60 IN)
Mrs Krsaler, thirty-five meals. . A "o
Calif l, forty-one meals fl )
J A Hurgratr, twenty-six meals. .'I IH)
John Kolmer, labor 4 00
J A Wetle, hauling 23 40
J W Hobinson, labor 18 00
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