THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. AUGUST 12. 1899
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onl Welcome,"
This is our motto We will receive you at our store as we pro. to receive
the "Forty Fighters on Saturday, and there shall be nothing too kxxl for you and
our prices are always the lowest. J
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Surprise Sale.
Nothing like making a good beginning
impressions go a long way. We
mined to make these sales a success.
are
First
deter-
SEE WINDOWS.
For a Starter.
Your cholceof our elegant neck- CCD tS
SEE WINDOWS.
Regular price 75c, $1.00 and f 1 .23. Of course
vou raut be r in mind there price hoid good
for tomorrow, Saturday, only.
W e have a good full line of medium weight nnder
wear thai we have decided must go, Shirts or Drawers,
6J cents. Regular price 30c, 73c, 1.00 and f l.L5.
We carry the largest and beet selected stock of
men 8 youths' and boys' clotbiDg in Eastern Oregon.
Our White Goods Sale
will continue during the balance of the week as the weather has not been as
favorable for these goods as we had anticipated. The lino is very complete and we
invite your attention.
Special Sale of Ladies' Muslin Garments.
Ladies' muslin night gowns, tucked and embroidered yoke, regular price :
$1.00; sale price OQC.
Ladies' muslin and cambric skirts, embroidered flounce, regular price l
$1.00: sale price... OQC.
Ladies' muslin and cambric drawers, lace and insertion trimmed, regu-
lar price 75c; sale price 53
Ladies' muslin corset covers, embroidery trimmed, regular price 35c;
sale price 2iC
All Goods Marks
I In Plain Figure.
Pease & Mays.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OP WA8CO COUNTV.
Publuhed in two parti, on Wednetdayt
and Saturday
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ST MAIL, FOBTXOI PltBPAID, IK ADVANCI.
0n yeiir II M
Mix mont'ia "
Three month! 80
Adverting rates reasonable, and made known
On a?liciitiiri.
AUdnwa ll communications to "THF OH RON
(CLE," The Uullua, Oregon.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday's Dully.
The right party can secure steady
employment by applying at the Singer
sewing machine office in this city, on
Secjnd street, near Union. aug9 3t
F. C. Sex'on has moved Into his new
residence on the hill. It is in a most
desirable location, commanding a splen
did view of the river and tcenery along
its bank?, and conveniently constructed.
Two women, or rattier girls, for they
were younar, were arrested this morning
for inhabiting bawdy house. Ttiey
were fined (10 each and te'ng unable to
pay, were placed in jail, where they are
now onfined.
Fifteen young ladies are today teing
eximined for rointy teachers' certifi
cates at the superintendent's office in
the ciurt honse. The txamination for
today is in penmanship, history, spell
ing and reading.
Company D will not mnke the trip to
Portlnnd in a body to greet the boys,
but many will go down of their own
accord. Capt. Bartell leaves on the
arly morning train. He informs us
that forty will be about the number of
returning Dalles soldiers, including, of
conrse, those who enlisted from the
country tributary.
Sinclair Bros., assayeri who are here
'ur a short time, claim that several rich
Mmples ol gold-bearing ore, taken from
Points within the city limits and further,
have been brought in to them for assay.
Theyssy that out of eight different lots
tested yesterday, In five go'.d was found ;
'wo samples yielding gold values .'U.40'
nu fi-).R0. Torpbory ore is also said to
have been taken from a well on the
northwest side of town, giving out gold
"J platlna over (100 per ton. Should
"is when further investigated prove to
be substantial, no little excitement will
h caused here, and these gentlemen
claim a company may be formed .to
4r'ct a smelter and work same on
eimlom work.
It had been planned and advertir J
that the Dalles City would leave Porf
lnd at 8 o'clock this morning with a
Party 0f tourists from New York, reach
ing here early in the afternoon, and
tarting hack at 4 o'clock, thus giving
hose who desire an opportunity to take
vantage of the excursion rates to
Portland, rearhlnir lt,ara at 10 nVlnrk.
Presumably on account of the rainy
trip, and therefore the Dalles City stayed
in Portland and the afternoon trip was
abandoned. Many who had planned to
go down were much disappointed.
The Oregon Short Line, it is an
nounced from an authoritative source,
has decided to begin the erection of
permanent locomotive and repair shops
at Focatello, Idaho, and the work upon
the new buildings wiil begin before the
close of the present rear. It is stated
in this connection that the Short Line
shops of Shoshone, Idaho, built many
years ago by Charles Francis Adams,
when he was connected with the Union
i'aciflc, and long ince. abandoned, will
le torn down and the material brick
and stone used in their construction
moved to Pocatello for use in the new
buildings there. Thousands of Ooiiars
are being paid each year on these vacant
shops at Shoshone, nnd by using the
material at Pocatello this item of ex
pense will be saved.
Nothing could be more welcome (unless
itjis the soldier boys) than the delightful
shower which made its appearance dur
ing the night, settling the dust, clearing
the atmosphere and making everyone
glad. Io the city we had .04 of an inch ;
and have been hoping all day that the
threatening storm would materialize,
but only a few drops have deigned to
fall. From all reports the storm is gen
eral throughout the country, and
more copious, extending out beyond
Sherar'a Bridge and Bakeoven. No
damage can result from the rain, and a
day or two more of it would not inj.' j
the grain, unless it was too heavy. The
campers along the river received their
share and at Cascades all the spare can
vas was brought into play, doing good
service as canopies. It will probably
not continue, but just come to take pity
on us after the dreadful dust storm we
have experienced.
Tomorrow the closed season for fish
ing begins and continues until the 10th
of September. As lar as fishing along
the river here is concerned it might as
well be a continued closed season this
year, for virtually no catch has been
made. At Seufert's there has been
about a fifth of the usual catch, while
others have done simply nothing in
that line. The fishermen along the
lower river complain that there is also
a shortage there, and that the combine
Is 100,000 caees short of what they ex-
prctt d. They claim the long-continued
high water is partially the cause, and
also that seals and sea lions have anni
hilated the salmon. They have, how
ever, had a fair catch there. At the
CaM-adeethe catch has bren abmt as
usual. We on the middle Columbia
claim that we have worse than sea lions
to contend with, our enemy being the
leads put out at and near the Cascades,
which will not admit of the fish passing.
This, our fishermen aver, is unlawful
and our legislature should protect us
against them, by prohibiting Iheir nse.
If not, the fishing industry is a dead
letter along this part of the river.
ThurmUy's Dully
The wind bloweth where It listeth
todar, and soon the quieting,
again
ather the excursionists gave np the cleaning effect of our nice littl
rain
storm will be overthrown and we will
again return to dust.
The Wasco warehouse received the
first loads of new wheat today. From
now on it will come in at a lively rate:
John Parrent, who attempted to com
mit suicido by shooting himself seems to
suffer no serious result from the wound,
ajthough he has been so weak that phy
sicians dare not probe for the bullet.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Cooper, Dr. G. E
binders, David Lmison and Capt.
Kartell went down on the boat to
meet the returning volunteers this
evening. It is planned to reach that
city about 4 o'clock.
A rumor was current yesterday that
Chas. Evans, the injured engineer, was
much worse. However, we learn from
the doctor that such is not a fact ; and
he is resting as easy as can be expected
in such a case.
Superintendent Ackerman has decided
to make a four-weeks tour of the state,
visiting county institutes. During the
week beginning Sept. 3d, he will visit
Condon, Fossil and tbis city, where in
stitutes will be held.
Evidently the Shaw Company is as
much appreciated in Pendleton as they
were in The Dalles, and more so. The
East Oregonian speaks very highly of
them and in writing to a friend here
Mr. Allen, the business manager, says:
"We were compelled to stop selling seats
so crowded was the house."
That we must go away from home to
learn the news, has again been verified,
when the Oregonian tells ns that Con
ductor Maber has been suffering and is
now laid up with a badly mashed foot,
which was caused by a heavy trunk fall
ingonitat Biggs. His father-in-law,
Mr. Butts, tells ns he will be unable to
make his usual run for some weeki yet.
The management of the Spokane In
dustrial Exposition Is to be congratu
lated on having secured the Grand Army
"San'1, of Canton, Ohio, for its exposition
in October. Many people heard of this
fine band, which was with President
McKinley when he was nominated at
St. Louis in 18:)0, and there are many
people In the northwest who were
present at that time and heard its splen
did music.
It Is estimated that between 8,000,000
and 10,000,000 people in the United
States take a vacation every summer.
They spend between (400,000,000 and
$500,000,000 yearly in pursuit of pleasure.
There are in the United States 23,000
summer hotels, and 300,000 persons ate
employed in them. At least 1,000,000
people attend the various Chautanqua
a semblies, of which there are seventy
three branches.
The boys have already discovered the
"watermelons swinging on the vine,"
and Joe Stadleman yesterday in turn
discovered the boys, whom be turned
over to Marshal Hughes. There were
about a half-dozen and things were
lively In police headquarters for a short
time. They were let off easy, however,
and the watermelons in that vicinity
will probably be given the "go by."
Jack Lwler, who some time since
made himself famous in bis old home,
, Th Dalles, by assaulting Kalph Gibons,
without the slightest provocation, seems
; to have been up to his old tricks, havirj
; been arrested Tuesday in Portland for a
similar offense striking a total stranger
who gave hint no reason whatever.
!jack will soon get to the end of his
' string, with a black cap over his eyes,
if he continues at his present rate.
A rich body of gold-bearing ore was
I struck in the south side of town before
j 7 o'clock this morning, so the Sinclair
I Bros, inform us. The ledge is
j sixteen feet wide and runs from norlh
! west to southeast. Two men are work
j ing on it today. The exact locality has
not been made public, but it is said to
be within the city limits. The ore can
be seen at Drews barber shop, Second
street. It was assayed by Messrs. Sin
clair and gave S per ton in gold.
Henry Villard, of railroad fame in the
Northwest, accompanied by his family,
came up in his special car, which was
attached to the evening tr.tin, and re
mained in the city until the night train,
taking supper at the Umatilla House.
When spoken to by a reporter he said
his visit had no special significance, and
that thev were simply on a pleasure
trip. He has made the trip through the
Sound country and has been in Eugene
and other valley towns, stopping in
Portland a few days.
Winter and summer is just the same to
Dalles bowlers when It comes to rollln'
'em to win, as was proven by tho game
at Astoria Monday night. From Fred
Houghton, who returned last night, we
learn that Messrs Bradshaw, Houghton,
Ogden and Baldwin met the Astoria
team on their alleys on that evening and
beat them four straight games. While
they had been practicing up for the
game, our team were all out of practice
and had no idea of standing any show
at all. This fact makes the result all
the more flattering for our bowlers.
The proof of the fruit crop is in seeing
and tasting It, and we confess after
hearing so much about the failure of the
prune crop this year, we were not a
little surprised when John Taylor
brought to the office this morning a
branch of Italian prunes, raised at their
place on Dry Hollow, so heavy with
fruit that it could scarcely bear ti e
weight. It certainly doesn't look much
like a failure, and the fruit has the ap
pearance of being healthy. Mr. Tnylor
says that while the conditions regarding
that fruit are the same as that of others,
a tree here and there being injured, on
an average they will have over two
thirds of a crop. The peach plums have
about all been disposed of and in most
sections were a good crop.
Lieutenant Lewis, the officer who has
been in The Dalles for the past ten days
for the purpose of obtaining recruits for
the Thirty-fifth regiment, lias received
orders to leave for ("Jem tomorrow,
where he will open a recruiting station.
He will, however, he in Tho Dalles oi
Friday and Saturday of each week, when
any who may desire can enlist. During
his stay here he has accepted fourteen,
five of whom stood examinations here.
They were Adotrh Sattertbwaite, John
L. Pound, Ernst Hite, J. C. Emmet and
E. C. Gordon, all strangers in the city.
Lieutenant Lewie expresses himself as
perfectly satisfied with the resnlt of his
work here, and is much pleased with our
city, especially from a business point of
view. Most of the recruits In various
cities visited are from a class who have
no special line of business: young men
whose parents are well to do or who
have no desire to enter business circles.
In The Dalles he has found none of this
class, and he has made up his mind that
the people here aro nimsually indus
trlousand business-I ke.
Friday's Dally.
itev. U. Kushing tias moved into one
of Mr. John Bonn's houses between
Seventh and Eighth streets on Wash
ington.
When yon feel inclined to enter a pro-
i?st concerning the new sewer system,
stop ana think how much the old one
costs in repairs.
They are to have an electric light
plant at Warm Springs agency which
will be in running order by October 1st.
The contract has been let to F. R.
Anson, of Salem.
Last evening about 5 o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. C. Nelson, on Third
street, Rev. Poling united in marriage
M. B. Palmater and Mrs. B. A. Wing,
both of Tygh Valley.
Remember the excursion on the boat
tomorrow to the Cascades. Dalles City
leaves dock at 8 o'clock. The round
trip Is (1. This will be a delightful trip
and a chares to join in the first ncep
tion given the boys.
No one seemed to know that yester
day had been declared a legal holiday
until the Oregonian came up at 5 :3d and
told us about it. Then it was too late;
but it was not generally observed
throughout the state.
The campers along the river have had
their share of rain, as for two or three
nights and a portion of the days the rain
fell alike npon the just and the unjust,
the former Including Dalles people, and
the latter their neighbors.
James Buche, the balf-brred Indian
who for a time was one of the faithful
soldier In the Salvation Army, has
deserted, and cow finds that "the way
of the transgressor is hard ;" at least
his is a rocky way at present, he being
employed on a rock pile working out a
10 fine Imposed opon him by the re
corder this morning. He seemed to
hate an affiuity for rocks last night
about 9 o'clock, when he was found by
Pbirman in a drunk and disorderly con
dition throwing rocks up on to Nolan's
porch. So af:er being arretted and fail
ing to produce fine, it was thought btt
to let hi ui WO'k off hi furplus energy
on the streets for the next four days.
It is too bad Company D, of this city,
did not go down to meet the soldier boys
at Portland. It would have teemed
more fitting had they done so, and it
was generally supposed they would.
The reason for there not doing so we
h tve not learned.
In spite of the reports concerning the
damage to the crops, from the rolling
lands in Dry Hollow cjmes the report
that on Win, Taylor's ulaea the snrinu
wheat will yield twenty-three bushels to!
the acre and the oats forty bushels to
the acre. We call this a pretty good
failure.
Two more soldier boys came up lust
night David Bonner and Frank Price.
The former claims he had pressing busi
ness a compelled him to come
ahead ot the rest; and we had a gentle
hint that in the "pressing" business
mother was the other party most con
cerned, and when a knock was heard at
her door during the night, Mrs. Arm
strong was not a little surprised to find
one of her three soldier boys asking
admittance. Suffice to say he got in.
I he truth is, when he reached Portland
and found his mother not f hpra l a
haeteued home to get her and have her
enjoy the reception there with them.
Dnriug their absence the love of mother
has been characteristic of these three
eoldier boys, who Dever failed to write
and always sent gjine little token to
her. Bonner returned to Portland todai ,
accompanied by his mother, and will
come up with the boys tomorrow.
Price's home Is at Tygh Valley, and we
have not learned as to his reason for
returning in advance of his comrades.
Just as everyone was going home to
dinner today an alarm of fire sounded
and from the cloud of smoke which
could be plainly seen it was evident the
fire was on the bluff in the vicin
ity of the high school building. It was
soon determined that it was Wm.
Nichols' house, a few feet from the top
of the Union street grade-. Mr. Nichols
is building a new residence on the lot
and was living in a small house udjoin
ing. Mrs. Nichols had built a large fire
with which to cook dinner and was out
side washing. When sho entered the
kitchen the room was all ablaze, and it
is difficult to tell just how it Ignited.
It was but a short time until :the struc
ture was ablaze and although the Mt.
IT I S . .
noou nose company got there as soon as
possible, having a steep hill to c'.iinb,
they were not in time to render much
aeeistance except to the new building,
which, with the assistance of JackBon
engine company, they succeeded in sav
ing, although there was some damage to
it. The fire plug near Prof. Gavin's
residence was used, but the firemen
worked nnder difficulties as the force of
water was poor. So intense was the
heat and so small the house that it was
impossible to save anything and Mr.
and Mrs. Nichols lost everything in the
way of furniture and clothing.
HOW WE RECEIVE THEM.
With 0b Arm. oly raaaoaa. Mail.
tittckx aa( a Uraa4 Mall.
Use Clarke & Fulks Rosofoara for the
teetn. tf
The 4th of July won't be la it witb thai
day the buys come marching home, and
that day, or evening, will be Saturday,
nd the hour, is near as we can tell, U
5;30AI vk. Mr. Allaway will bend
every energy to have the boat her no
later thtu that.
A uceting of the general committee
was held last eveuiog at the club rooms,
with Mayor Kink presiding, when the
entire plan for the reception was re
viewed and arrangements made coucrrn
ing it. While these have not as yet
taken definite shape, they will be about
as follows, and it is especially desired
that each citizen co-operate to carry
them out in every detail:
A coniurittee of reception will meet
mem at tne Cascades, and as soon a
the Regulator Is sighted from this city
the tiring of anvils, tooting of wbiotlee.
ringing of bells, and in fact every means
of announcing their coming will he em
ployed, and continued until the landing
is made. The committee has no desire
to interfere with the reception and wel
come which w ill take place on the dock,
that will take care of itself, other than
the ladies have arranged that a parade
ot little children will be on hand with
flowers, and the band will also welcome
them with music. As soon as possible
the purade will take place, ending at the
armory, where a banquet will be given
immediately afterward, followed by
general reception.
In the evening the reception con
tinues, including a few very short
speeches, music by the band and two
vocal selections. The exercises will
close with a ball, for which the best of
music will be engaged. The ball will be
given in deference to a request from tho
boys, who say they have danced to keep
out of the reach of the bullets, and
would enjoy a change of program in the
dancing line. This would indicate that
they have not left their arms lj San
Francisco after all.
There are many minor details In con
nection with the reception which will
add greatly to its effectiveness; but
those mentioned are the principal
features.
The committee has telephoned and
also written to prominent men In oar
neighboring towns requesting them to
Invite their citlzem to join us in our cel
ebration. Word has also been sent to
relatives of the boys.
To Clean tit System
Effectually yet gi ntly, when costive or
bilious, to permanently overcome habit
ual constipation, to awaken the kidney
and liver to a healthy activity, without
irritating or awakening them, to dispel
headaches, colds or fevers, use Syrup ol
Figs, made by California Fig Syrup Co.
' Oar baby was sick for a month with,
severe cough and catarrhal fever, Al- -though
we tried many remedies she kept
getting worse, until we used One Min
ute Cough Cure, it relieved at once and
cured her in a few days." B. L. Nance,
Prin. High School, Biuffdale, Texas.
Butler Drug Co.
Irritating stings, bites, scratches,
wounds and cuts soothed and healed by
DeWitte's Witch Hazel Salve a sore
and safe application for tortured flesh.
Beware of counterfeits. Butler Drug;
Co.
WHOLESALE.
The following lines are to be found at
"RETAIL.
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FULL ASSORTMENT.
LOW PRICES.
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Rubber and Cotton Hose Bar Iron and Steel
Winchester and Martin Rifles, latest models Blacksmith's Coal
Fishing Tackle Wagon Maker's Supplies
Bicycles and Sundries Wrought Iron Pipe and Fittings
Smith & Wesson and Colt's Revolvers Barb Wire and Nails.
Warranted Lisk Anti-Rust Tinware Warranted
We will replace every piece if found rusted.
Granite Iron and Stewart Enameled Ware.
A Complete Line of
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Pianet Jr. Garden Toils Rushford Wagona
John Deere Plows nnd Harrows Rcine Bnggies and Carriages
Bean Spray Pumps Buckeye and Piano Mowers nnd Readers
Cultivators and Disk Harrows Tiger Drills, lightest draft.
Our stock of
Builder's Hardware and Carpenter's Tools
is complete In every detail.
Majestic Steel Ranges and Cook Stoves.
Before buying elsewhere examine our Stock.