THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1899
The Weekly Chronicle.
tU ILI.. MKOON
" 0rru rA or county.
fVduW in two jyarft, un Union, (uy,
and ,S.ilurduv.
t!nH4'KIITION KATE.
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LOCAL BHBVITIKK.
Wedm-uiay'. Pally,
Ilow about th curfew ordinance? 1
It (gain tiling of lb pa.t? From tlia
number of boy iuJ girl who roam t lie
street at a K t It certainly looki like It.
At utual, veryon ha pottoued buy
ing their Chritnia gift until th )i
week, anil In conaequenc storekeeper
and clerk hav tuor than they cii do
to supply th demand.
Th cliulr of Ht. Peter' rharrli ej
itled by Hi Blrgfeld orchestra will
render VVIIgand' celebrated uias Sun
day n!ghl it 13 o'clock, p. ni., midnight
mtM being celebrated.
Tonight t Iiakr City, Pocahoiitat
tribe, No. I'.9, Kel Men, lil ent.rtain
(Irani Prophet John Mlchelt, who li
vititing lodge tbronghout Eastern Ore
g. n, villi a banquet at the St. I .an mice
hotel, about fifty plate living t.
VV understand that Ilia Shaw Cum
pm will tl.lt Th Dalle daring ll.e
nnnthof rrhruary, having written to
engage tlia Baldwin. Tlia VVi.erd Oil
Company will appear Monday night at!
I). a V Vgi, laylng week' engagement. I
'llm member of the Commercial Club
believe In darting la Ilia new year with
a cNar record, anj thongh there I but
a imall debt r eating on their shoulder,
It ) the Intention to wipe it out In 1H'',
and lo that end many of Id members !
tre c-inlribullng today, j
Tl.o hello glrla and "wire pullen" at
the Oregon Telephone office are having a ;
lively lima today getting the near .witch i
boar I in trim, and by tomorrow it will j
be ready lor continued ate. It will be'
an liumenea Improvement over tha old
in every particular, and 't'y Improve '
lb fa. Illtie of theofflce.
The enterprise of our advertiser and j
their foreaight In regard to the ad-!
vantage to bo gained In a.lvlting our'
reader utt where everything dr.ired i
for Chriatmaa glfta may be found, hat!
Miade it necefiary for Tin Ciinomi t a '
to publish taoaitra page today In or ler j
tu give lliem the lneflt of tha new, j
ltt much colder In tha town of Eatt-
trn Oregon further eaat, taJ C. M. S
tirlmea, who returned laat night from a
trli to tha flat Una and Into the lllu
muntan. At Huntington mow it
two feet deep and on the umniit of th
IViir. mountain Ihre feet, Stock lid'
fa r to a inter well, averyon teeinlngl) j
laving plenty of tee I. I
Seattle girl ar not 'ow. Recently
M ia Candle Ilemptey, daughter of t' i
firmer editor of tha Seattle Timee, w.
witnrramg tha preaentation of tie
fainoo "Sbenandoali" from a lx whrn
li t.t. Klliot, tha leading man of tl.
company, taw her from tha ttaga and
feil in lov with her on the rpot. lie
cured an Introduction and In four
day tl,ey were engaged.
The road between Tha Ialle and Moro
baa greatly Improved nice the freeie
op, ran (i, F. tiuinther, who arrive.)
from tha latter place llii allernoon.
Thia fact I greatly appreciated by
tranxter and Mr. (iuiuther paai-ed tlv
heavily laden freight team today. He
tan Moro ha bad a cane of acarlet fever
In il mldt, a little girl dying there a
day or two lince of that dreaded dieae.
speaking of th (ilea Club, which I
to vlait our city on I lift llXih, the Kiigene
'nurd ayi: "Tha cloh 1 better Ihl
Jer than ever before in 111 hiatury, lla
'iH-rtiiir being greatly augmented, and
the voice blending beautifully. That
each number wa encored i hut a alight
indicallnn of tha appreciation the audi
ance inlt for th prograiu. Koine of the
Mimtieri deeery (peclal mention for
Itlieir excellence, principal being 'l.lltle
'' wetf and Tale In th Amber Writ.'
Mr. (ilen ha developed in mirprlsing
manner th prenent club. Hit popu
larity with th atudent tioily I deeerved
f 't the onaelnaLnei of hl devotion to
It" Intereata."
The K.mI Oregonlan ha got the airt
' Santa Claul and lntoad of waiting to
hung tip It .ck, ha bought a whole
new dree and I already atrutting forth
in holiday attire. It la full dre, too,
Ithongh, not abbreviated in th least.
On tha contrary, It promlne It reader
ii"ire new than ever. The ret of Iti
1 ulern Oregon wlstero and coimln and
'"it will no doubt he allowed lo follow
in II wake and nrraidnually itep on it
'"in. Although dlllVrlng politically,
tli CiikoMt i a ha alway had tha klnd
lii't feeling toward the Kaxt Oregonlan
nd are not th Ivait enviou becaun we
'o allll compelleil lo wear onr old dud;
Imt with il all aorta of aticceir. It well
) that every dollar iVndlHon peoplo
pend on that paper will be returned to
limn four (old.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock aome
Indian boy found the duad body of
lilt man almut a quarter of mile the
other lid of th tutnmlt, clo to Chin
flail wheel. The .a.in..i ..
Tair' pi,,-, who at one wrote to
Wieriir Kelly, and tl,i. morning Coroner
Hull and Win. Mlchell ,r0ve up to
the place to bring lh body down. They
found tha man lying on hi ha, k in the
now rpiite a llttl. way up from tio
river, and from ail appearance be haa
been dead about a Week, at le.it before
tha rain cea.ed ami mow fell. It looki
to be that of man about ZT, yer, 0
ge. He wa well dreed, but had
taken oil hi coat and ve.t aud lain them
down about mty y,rj, fr0lll wm.r
Iwdy wai lound, alio hi hoe In
another place about aa far away. Ai
far a v iul'1 he determined previous to
tha linjueit, no mark of violeuca wer
found, and it look.
, , V ","M""1 " " ,,,e ""-Comfort liange. for a
an night have been out of hi. ..,.:.,,,, c,rfully ,e,
ml '.Hen ,.. . ort ol a lit. The L,,,,, to , 0Be.M,ring Q
remain aere brought to the city and an
iniiieatwill beheld at 3 .JO thia alter
noon. Tliurxln) Jily
The public icIiimjIi of our city will
cloe for the holiday on Friday of tbi
week, and reopen on Tuesday, the Ind.
Tha funeral of Jonathan Jackeon, who
wa foi nd dead near Celilo Tueailay,
will take place from Michell'a under
taking parlor tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock.
In mentioning theChrirttmaaeierciiea
which will be held in The Dalle., we
failed to Include the tree wblch will be
given the children of the Lutheran Sun
day ichool Momlay evening at 7 o'clock.
H.eriir Uray, of Crook county, arrived
in the city laat night, accompanied by
II. T. Keemler, conveying liobt. Nell,
a demented perron, to the aayluin at
Sulem. They proceeded on the train
thia morning.
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I reek dittr.ct, la liable to prove a vent-
able tx.haiiza for it. owner. The lateat
...ay. .how great ouantitie, of gold and j,., iouIJ finJ j,
copper. The ore I said to resemble that
of the f.mou. Anaconda mine., and it1 II if "iJ 1,1,1 ,,en t:'e cl11 C0'Ile, fcr
rejKirted to le very rich in
tiean.ck ,
c ipper. Moro leader.
A letter recived hy Mis. Hill from
friend, in Kn'iie, inform, her that the
(ilee Club e ect to reach The Dalle, on
the 7 In train Thursday evening; to
that it ha. Iieen neceaaarv for the alumni
to make arrangements for tha reception
following the concert. Nothing definite
hat been decided aa to the place for hold
ing the .ainn.
The howling team competed of Itrad
haw, Kurd and Italdwin are now wear
ing the pin. ; but that is not all, they suc
ceeded In eating tha oyster a well last
night, while Houghton, May and
Schmidt sat at the table and man-tied
them goby. They crnclu led It wa. well ;
termed a three cornered tournament. I
since thev had been sncces-fully cornered !
three timet In succession.
The frlenda of trr 1 Yourg who saw
hi in start out for home In such grod
spirits this morning were Somewhat
turpr seil to greet him at the Umatilla
House about H'jon. When asked, how
ever, at to why he to suddenly changed
hit mind after getlir.g quite a way on
bit journey toward Kldgeway, Fred
only smile I, and no particulars ot the
break down could he learned from him.
Dailes Koyal Arch Chapter, No. ti,
elecled th following ufficrr lt even
ing: It. F. (iibons, H. P.; C. C.
Hubert. K. ; D. Sid 111. S.; Ceo. C.
I'.lakt ley, C. ofH.; A. I.arsen, P. S. ,
J. M. Marden, K. A. C. ; K. C. Phirman.
(i. M. 31 Veil ; W. E. lianetton, ti. M.
2nd Veil ; C. W. Deiiz -I. ti. M. 1st Veil ;
H. Ugtn, Sec'y, U. A. I.iebe, Treas. ;
W. S. Mver. Sentinel.
Following Sunday as Christina do
thia year, make the question of pack
age sent and received through the mail
a complicated one, and many will be
romprJIiHl to wait until Tuesday for
gifts from abroad. Postmaster Kiddell,
however. Inform u that the general
delivery and register window will be
open from 10 to II o'clock on that day.
so that st least portion of the people
may be wailed upon.
Among the visitors to our table this
morning lound aew acquaintance
from the eastern state line, called the
Enterprise Bulletin ii'I published at
Enterpriae. Wallow county. The first
number certainly has an enterprising
appearance, and w tiust will, unlike
the general run of newspapers mak of
ita pnbll4ier a bloated millionaire. W.
L. Hen'nger the proprietor and publish
er, is a brother of VV. F., who was in the
railroad wreck in which Hunter and
and Milcr lost their lives, and who came
near losing his own.
We have always asserlrd The Dalles
Is the "slhkesl" place In Oregon, and
I - I, .a Bat Ik I fill rut has been verified
urci in" "" -
11 who venture.i our. ".
a . 1 I
toil ay, as a
if it.u . . .! r
..I..... then must this I'H an u.
jm, !
. i... .11 I, ,iin, I it almost an
possibility to stand tip on their pun
during the morning at leat. 1 his state
of allalr.wss caused by the nncxprcted
.-i kin m (if
last n'cht, when about M
I n i ii "
med to be bathed
o'clock the heavrna see
in tears, whim ' "'i1""'"' ,
sooner fell than free. Could we have
good snow storm now the s.eighmg
would he splendid.
.. i...i!n a.iiMet v i cople and
. . ,i .. .. i on 1 1 nil
,,o those of other cities wniu, ... ...
v,r,i,y glee club .11 .1. - - -
In their power to make he M
bojl successful one, not only f oc.al.y ,
Illuming iU testify. H the w.caeo are j, ot
the only one. who stand in irP"Jjfil fi.rion, t fir,t anticipated, but
hut financially a well. Th Dalle will
not be behind In tbi regard, for we In
t'nd to give theui a great tend off. From
Ned lialdwin, who arrived bom laat
night, we learn of thee xcellenc of their
entertainment, and from th report
given by him we feel po.itive it I one
which ven Dalle people (who demand
th beat) will grtatly appreciate. It baa
been decided to put the admlmdon fee at
00 cent, although In other Eaatern
Oregon town the price will be CO cent,
75 and $1. ISIakeley A Houghton now
have the ticket on tale.
Han sau, Or., Oct. 7. 1890.
Wrought Iron Kange Co.,
Ht. jiit, Mo.
Dkau Sm: Having used one of your
period of
recommend
purchase a
range. They are perfect baker, and I
believe In the laving of fuel alone our
range ha paid for itaelf and 1 a good
today aa when purchased, and no money
could buv it, if I could not get another.
Your respectfully,
Mum. Ei-cixi Camcuici.l.
It would aeem to those who are bat
casual observer and have -not taken
any particular intereat In charitable
work, that The Dallea I an exceptional
ly proaperouacity, with but a few with
in Ita midat who are In need or nnable
to pend Christina in a happy manner.
And vet we are informed by the cap
tain of the Salvation Army, which ha
made a thorough canvaa of the city,
that they have found at least twenty
five families in thia place, betide a large
Dumber of individual, who are in need
of aatistance. They have endeavored
ti search out those deserving famllie
w ho are endeavoring to make their way
-..wuk .dug UIHII,,
l......t. i:r ..iii.,,... . 1. 1 ..i :
but who are in fact the most needy, and
. . ... ... , .
to whom any gilt will come a a blese-
itii n.l fii lra i !. r ! t t . nli A a w
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tif.tli pi -nailtan ronl I n ifwnl '! I Kpiftah.
born resident of Spokane are ready to
enlist against the I'oer in South Afri
ca. A Victoria resident, who Is in
touch with military matters, says:
"Th Sfcnritl Canadian contingent will
n.l.i nll,n.Min!iiililm.n .ml i ,
this number Uritish Columbia will prob-
ably furnish 1000. At least 500 are al
ready ready to enlitl from Vancouver
and Victoria and are only waiting for
the final orders from the department as
to the number to be allowed to enter,
(if course the enlistment of Canadian
troops for South African service is pure
ly voluntary No demand hat been made
upon Canada for troops but the Canadi an
men are eager for an opportunity to
g0 and it is probable a many again as
are needed w ill volunteer. As to the j
nltimate result of the w ar there can be
no doubt. tire;t Pritian can not afford
to withdraw row and as the greater
force she can finally accomplish her
end."
Friday a Ually.
g..me tliliiir l'iil the hotiiliiya
Aro iun- iiuinir u uik'Iihii .
'..r ini.iiiii.'r. tl.vrf s at Imitiin Kve,
lint Mlirrt.- a lit-r I hnaluiaa AUnia.
The children of the Methodist Sunday
school are preparing for a concert w hich
will be given Sunday night at the
church.
It certainly looks aa if our dream ot a
snowy Christmas was o'er, and that in
stead of even having what is termed a
green Christinas, we are to have mud
dy, f.'KVy one. It is not an encouraging
outlook, but might be a great deal
worse.
A package containing two handker
chiefs and two lie wa picked op hy the
Western Union messenger boy thia
allernoon. One handkerchief marked
L and the other W. Miss Ltndon wiil
return the me to the owner upon ap
plication at the telegraph office.
The Dlles is a prosperous city. Two
of the merchant there, Pease & Mays,
and A. M. Williams A Co., run full
psge advertisements in the two daily
papers of the city. Such men give
city a reputation that ia widespread
Albany Democrat.
Hki i-mr, Or., Nov. 3, 1SW.
I have used a Home Comfort Steel
Kange for several year and it' aa good
aa when w got it. It' great fuel
taver and perfect baker. I think there
i no range like the Home Comfort.
E. J. Keexxv.
The various attachment of the new
fire alarm system are beginning to ar
rive, the striker reaching here yesterday.
Word has also ben received that the
ladders and equipments for the hook
and ladder truck have been shipped
and will arrive in a few days.
Those of her friends who learned of
the serious illness wiucn uiree wet-as
I .w.t Mr. X D. Skauirs. wiio
ot
ROM I IT 111 r-r-.
- ..,.,.,. ,rllipri, uf this city, will
1 1 " '
Unit friends who have just returned fioni
I rortlaiul report ner nnpru.
A number i ! Hood, niver peopie wm
planning to visit our city and attend,
'the (ilee Club concert Thursday night. I
xmoioi them will be sever.il siuoeni. oi
the university from that place. We
imagine, with the assistance of the
student' who will I home for the ho'.i
days, the audience will not be lacking
in enthn.-i?m.
i,. .,,,kinir ol Mrs. K. I. Young'
. fn dfp.h o( ,
B,ihborh0od a few day.
,",.,- carelessly caused her to ray
tim ,
there were alx feet on th ground, when
It (bonld hare read Inche. Ko doubt,
however, Fairfield, like Tbe Dalle, at
pre.ent, would prefer bavifig even tir
feet of th beautiful to tuch a aurplu of
mud.
Io.sa, Or., Nov. 3, 18!r9.
Thia i to ay that I have used a Home
Comfort Kange for five year. It 1 a
great fuel aaver, a great convenience,
and very quick beater. I would not
part with my range for any other.
Man. Jobdkx.
The Guard reporta that Eugene bad
111 telephone subscribers Tuesday, and
that I considered good list. The
Dalle beat tbem all for telephones, and
every viaitor in our city compliment a
on the splendid syttem we have. The
Seufert A Condon system alone ha 400
subscriber; and th Oregon company
hid. fair to reach that number, aa ita
list ia constantly increasing, And now
we wonder how we ever got along with
out th 'phone.
Liiingtok, Or., Nov. 4, 1399.
Thia it to certify that we have used a
Horn Comfort Rang tor several year
and it' just a represented, a great fuel
saver, a fin baker, and we would not do
without it for twice tbe money we paid
for it. It i the best atove we ever aaw.
II. E. Bcbchell.
Last night Mrs. Lottie C. Withers,
who haa made her borne with her titter,
Mr. F. W. McCane, in this city, for the
past three years, and M. T. Wilkes, a
well known engineer on tbe O. K. & N.
road, were married in Portland. Eider
Skaggs, formerly of the Christian church
here, but now of Portland, performed
the ceremony, which took place at their
new home in that city. Her lister, Mr.
McCune, was among those present at
the wedding. Their friends here extend
congratulation.
While it take very little to make
some people conceited and arrogant,
others may achieve "honor after honor"
and still display all the modesty imagin
able. Just to ahow that they belong to
the latter class, the champion bowlers, ;
iiradthaw, Kurtz and Baldwin, who
won the pin for "keeps" a few even-
ings since, have determined to prove i
that they're all right ty donating the
pin back to the club, and also challeng
ing any team to bowl against them, giv
ing such an one ten points advantage.
There are some things which are an
impossibility, even in a newspaper
office; aud the Chboxicli has run np
against tnch an obstacle this week in
the shape of an unusually long delin
quent tax list for 1S98, which will be
published in tomorrow' weekly. On
this account we have been compelled to
postpone part second of our weekly until
tomorrow afternoon, thus causing it to
reach our readers a day late. We there-
fore a-k your indulgence, hoping that
tbe names of none of our subscribers
will appear therein.
He was a heavy weight of -00 pounds ; follows :
but his bump of cautiousness had not In ttie niatter of the inquest held over
. . ... ,. . . . j the bodv of Johathan Jackson,
kept pare with the growth of his body j Wf he jiry inumIielle(1 bv W.H.
Neither was he observant for he could Butts, coroner ot Wasco county, state of
not tee that tbi is not a propitious time '. Oregon, to inquire into the cause of
for vagrant to flourish, so he proceeded 'ie death of the body now before
. , ni , .I . , , i v.. u, after due and careful cmeidera-
to tell hit lroub.es to several men whom Uo'n nd deIiberlllioni Dd frrim the
he met, and strange to say struck tbe evidence presented in the case find the
right one. Accosting Hughes in the following facts:
usual "tramp lingo" he asked lor a That the name of the deceased is
i , i ii :i . v... . ...i.i I Jonathan Jackson, whose age is about
meal. "Certainly, said the marshal, (oftT tw . ht Jj. reslde, jf on lhe
"come with me." Keaching the city Deschutes river, six mile south of
hotel, the man looked a little surprised ' Sherar'a Bridge, in Wasco county, Ore
when Hughes opened bis coat and dis-! on. and that he came to his death on
.i... -...u, .hi... n,n,.H him ! f bon the Hth day of December, 1SH9,
' ' " . r.
to be a "star ooaraer ai mat joint
But he quietly accepted the hospitality
offered; and next time will avoid "tell
ing hi trouble to a policeman."
M. E. Montgomery, who now resides
In Portian I. is spending today in The
Dalle. When asked concerning tbe
condition of Herxinger. who so narrowly
escaped with bis life in the recent wreck,
Mr. Montgomery says : "He i getting
along remarkably well for a man who
bad both legs and arms broken, as well
a hit jaw. Vhenj)icked np he was in
such a condition that he was not recog
nizable, and no one knew that it was
not Hunter who had been extricated
until he had been taken to the hospital
and dresed, when they telephoned np
to the wreck that Hunter must still be
under the engine."
One cf the happiest men in The Dalles
yesterday wa W. T. Hunt, of Wamic,
who came into the Ciiromci.k office last
evening and laid he was desirous of
making known to everyone what a
Christmas present he had received in
the restoration ol sight in the right eye,
which was almost entirely blind from
ntrveium, which is a growth over the,
eyeball. A few days since he called at
Dr. Geiendorffer's office and had the
eye operated on, the ball being slit, the
growth removed and two stitches being
taken in the conjunctiva, or skin which
covers the eyeball. Mr. Hunt returned
home today rejoicing.
tutrejr Nutle.
Strayed from the range on Dutih flat,
one dappled gray horse, four year old
next spring; branded cn left shoulder
thus, C. Five dollars rcwrar.l will le
given to any person returning samo to
my place on 3-Mile.
nov291mo O. W. Cook.
"I was nearly dead with dyspepti.
tried doctors, visited mineral springs,
and grew worse. I used Kod-.il Dyspep
sia Cure. That cured me." It digest.
what vou eat. Cures indigestion, sour
stomach, heartburn, and all foims
dyspepsia.
DRINK CAUSED HIS DEATH.
The Body Found Xaar Celilo Wa. That
or Jooaihaw Jaekaaw.
Many of those who called at th un
dertaker' yesterday to view the remains
of the man found dead near Celilo
thought the face looked familiar, and
on or two luggested that they believed
it waa the body of a farmer who fre
quented th city; but not until J. II.
Jackson came in waa it identified aa that
of Jonathan Jackson, a sheep raiser who
lived near Deschutes.
The witnesses at the inquest then
brought forth the fact more particular
ly. Although an honest, industrious
man, Jackson wa known to he addicted
to drink, and one whom liquor fairly
demented. Often would he come into
town and remain for day in a condition
bordering on insanity caused by a pro
tracted apree. He waa an Englishman
by birth, and had been in thia country
about fifteen years, living for the past
twelve year about six miles south of
Sherar' bridge, on the other side of
Deechute. He had accumulated quite
competency in the sheep business and
at one time was a partner of D. P.
Ketchom, also later of "Shorty" Davis.
It is tbonght, however, that hi earnings
have all been squandered.
Last spring Jackson told bis iheep for
about $oO00, and it ia said at th same
time disposed of his land. About two
weeks ago he passed through the city on
hi way to Portland, where it i thonght
be must have drank very heavily and
squandered hi money, as was hi wont
when drinking. No one in Tbe Dalles
seems to have heard of his whereabout
since that time nntil hi body waa
brought here yesterday.
T. A. Ward testified yesterday that
often when on a spree be would come
into the stable and in hi dementia
imagine he was at the hotel and start to
prepare for bed or have like hallucina
tions. It was therefore concluded that
he must have been returning from Port
land, and when he reached Celilo
imagined it was bis destination and got
off, then aa if preparing for bed took off
a portion of his clothing and lay down
in the position the bodv waa found aa
described yesterday, and there was
frczen.
The inquest developed nothing which
would indicate foul play, and the story
of tbe Indians who found him was
straight forward, George Cozel describ
ing just how it was found and of the in
formation at once being given to Mr.
Taffe.
Jackson bad no relatives in thia coun
try, but two of bis sisters are nun in a
convent in England. He also has a
sister living in the old country, whom
he was supporting. As is usually the
case, he was a man of good nature, gen
erous and honest, but drink thoroughly
transformed hlui and finally caused his
death. The verdict of the i'lrv waa as
. ..
I so far a we are able to ascertain from
the evidence, about nine miles east of
Dalles City, and about 400 feet north of
the O. K. A N. Co's railroad track, w hile
suffering from a temporary aberration
of hi mind. The exact nature and
cause of hi death is to this jury un
known, but this jury from a careful
examination of his body cannot find auy
evidence of any foul play, or evidence of
injury to the bolv of the deceased.
Dated at Dalles City, Oregon, thi COth
day of December, 1S99.
J. Doherty,
C. F. Stephens,
C. A. Bordxrs,
Paul K. Pai lses,
Jas. VV. Fiihek,
N'id H. Gate.
WHERE ARE WE AT?
Or What f eotory Will W Be In When
1HOO Overtake. V.?
Yesterday the old question as to w hen
tbe nineteenth century ends and the
twentieth begins, was brought np in a
business house in town and the discus
sion waxed warm. The following expla
nation, which we clip from the Spokane
Iteview, seems to cover tbe ground iu a
comprehensive manner and may assist
somewhat in settling a much contro
verted question :
"The first century of the Christian
era began with the year l.and it follows
that every succeeding century must
start with a 1. Thi will appear the
more clearly by employing for illustra
tion the 100 miles which constitute a
wheelman' "centnrv." A wheelman
making a century run has not completed
his task when he has covered his O'.Uh
mile. Ho must ride out the hundreth
mile. Suppose that his course lies be
tween two towns exactly fifty miles
apart. He covers the distance between
the two points, and then makes the
home inn. But he has not completed
his "century" when hespins effhis 9Hth
mile. That leave him still one mile
from the starting point. After covering
hi Win mile, he begins his hundreth
of, mile, and in exactly the tame way,
j when Christendom completes the Wth
year of th present century, which it
will do at midnight on Dec. 31, 18!W, it
will start on the bundretb or conclud
ing year of th Pub century. When
that shall have been rolled off, tha
twentieth centurv will begin.
"If the reader' mind (till remain
unclear, let him eontider that th wheel
man who 1 covering a double "century'
will start h'.a first hundred with the firat
mile. That it 1. He will begin hie
second "century" with another l;and'
if he should ride on ontil he bad covered
13il) miles he would (till be one mile)
short of thecompletien of the nineteenth
century. He would have ridden eighteen
fall centuries, and 90 mile of tha nine
teenth centurr.
"In brief, 99 year do not complete a
century, any more than 99 cent make
dollar. There must be the fall 100 cent
and the second dollar, of coarse, begin
with one cent."
An Old Hall Pro ram.
Looking over an old book a few day
since Chae. Craig came across an old ball
program whicb was used at party given
at the Umatilla House tl.irty-four year
ago next Wednesday evening, and while
mere may oea lew in lna Uallei at pre
sent who attended, o varied have been
the change since that time that 'ti not
likely there are many who would re
member having taken part in the fes
tivities of tbe occasion.
Not a name among the reception com
mittee nor floor managers seems to sound '
familiar nowaday. Among them are
Jona Brown, A. Bendict, A. Scheeline.
A. P. Turner, Ciaude Goodrich, Chri.
Higby and Frank Britten.
The style of program is a small card
with committees and instruction on one
side and list of dance on the other.
Among the suggestions i one which
it would not be amis to observe at th
more modern dances: that which lays
"Ladies will please not 'engage ahead' '
for more than one dance in any instance.
Another is cautioning ladies and gentle
men not to take their place on tbe floor
until the signal is given for each dance.
While a program of more that twelve
dances is considered a long one now.
twenty-three numbers were danced that
night, and in those days the dance wero
more varied, and among them we find,
beside those which are; yet need, tbe
mazeppa, varsoovienne, gallopade, ma
zeppa, Irish jig and Spanish dance.
Supper was aUo included in the pro
gram, and we are lei to believe that
dancers iu these day have improved in
regard to the hour they keep, for surely
those who attended that night reached
borne during tbe morning hoars.
l'anl Mohr at Aatortaw
The Aatorian says that Paul . Mohr
spent Monday in that city looking . over
the situation with a view to securing
terminal grounds, for warehouses,
wharves, etc., with which to handle tha
grain which he expects to take down
tbe river in barges. He says: "The
company will carry ita grain on barges
and the tow boat will be powerfully
buiit and carry nothing but their own
machinery. Boats, barges and wharf
privileges for the upper river are being
built." He also tells Aetorian that the
portage, which ia to bs 22' miles long,
will be operating by July .and that the
grain will be loaded on and unloaded
from the car by a practically automatic
steel carrier and claims the grain can be
handled at a cost of only five cents ton.
The Astorian seems a little loery of
Mr. Mobr's Scheme; bat say that when
that gentleman proves that; he is ready
to carry out his plan, be will find the
property owners of Astoria ready to da
all that he can reasonably ask for the
promotion oi his'ilans.
We know not what Mr. Mohr' in
tentions are concerning Aatoria or its
terminals; but few are expressing any
doubt at present in regard to tha work
being done np in this section. If it be
bluff, it will be one of immense propor
tions; one in whicb 200 workmen are
takiDg an active part at present, and
which, according to the statement of
reputable Spokane citizens, is backed
by some of their wealthiest men. Sorely
no signs of a bluff are visible now.
bome ronroKt Hingis.
Tboae Who Hare Them In fa and Ka-
commena Them.
The following is a list of Morrow
County' leading citizens who have par
chased Home Comfort Kange, and
stand ready to recommend tbem to their
neighbors and friends:
Mrs. E. Killcun Mrs. Jas. Jones .
X. A. Kelley
Geo. Sperry
VV. Straight
G. Grocnen
J. P. Brown
F. M. Gentry
E. 1,. Pad berg
A. C. Petteya
Jackson Fleek
Joe Eskelson
11. C. Gay
David Baker
C. E. Ashhaugh
X. K. McVey
C. S. Kirk
T. C. Stevens
Geo. F'arbart
A. Neal
Mrs. G. H. Neal
D. C. Andrews
J. K. Nunamaker
A. Knsh
J. C. Brown
; F. E. Bell
E. G. S perry
John F. Barton
VV. C. Lacv
Paul T roe d son
John Troedson
Olio Troedscn
.1. F. Willis
F". E'kelson
Andrew Kaney
R. McElligott
J. M. Baker
Andrew Carlson
John Peterson
Otto Ward
J. M. Brown
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