THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 18, 1900.
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LOCAL I1KEV1T1ES.
Saturday's Daily.
A. N. Anderson hat signed a contract
with F. II. Wakefield to builJ hand
some cottage on the lot lying west of th
M. E. church. The preliminary work
of leveling the lot is in progress.
The Northern Pacific's new electric
lighted, steam-heated tram, tteel plat
formed, crosses the Cascades, east
bound, in day time. Observation car
always found on rear end of train. First
train April 29th.
F. A. Sargeant, who owns the old
Thompson ranch on 5-Mile, reports ths
the late frost nipped about half of his
peaches but its effect was wholly
good, for there is still more than enoogh
left, and what is left will be of better
quality than if there bad been no frost
Those members of the Second Oregon
regiment who have intentions of making
homestead entries will be glad to learn
that a bill to make such entries easier
for them has just passed the House, and
will undoubtedly soon be put through
the senate without any serious difficulty.
The demand for good farce comedy is
said by observant theatrical managers
to be greater than ever, the demand
for poor farce comedy being less corres
pondingly. With a view toward eatta
fying the former demand the offering of
"Have You Seen Smith" is made. Its
appearance in this city will be an ap
predated event.
The new D. P. & A. N. steamer Re
liance was subjected to a builder's test
yesterday by a run down the rivers as
far as Kalama. Everything worked to
the satisfaction of the D. P. & A. N
officials who were on board. The final
trial will be made later.- Meanwhile the
boat will be' furnished throughout and
made ready for being placed on the ran
between here and Portland, an event
which may be expected in about ten
days.
The Easter entertainment and sale of
St. Paul's Guild will be held at the
Baldwin on Thursday of Easter week,
April I9tb. The proceeds are to be used
in the construction of a much-needed
improvement to St. Paul's church, the
erection of a tower and front to the main
building, adding much to the beauty of
the building and to the street in that
part of town.
A double rnnaway occurred in the
East End this forenoon. The driver of
a lumber wagon hitched his horses to
the wheel cf buggy standing in front
of J. T. Peters' store. The hind team
twisted around till they upset the bug
gy. The buggy team ran offand draggod
the hind team with them. In' little
while the hitching rope broke and each
team took a separate direction, winding
up each in few seconds in tangled
masses of wrecked wagon, broken
harness and demoralized cayuse.
Next week Emil Schanno intends to
make a tour of inspection over the fruit
districts around The Dalles, so as to de
termine for himself bow much damage,
if any, baa been done by the late frosts.
From all the information Mr. Schanno
has received as the result of inquiry, he
has come to the conclusion that the
prospect for ajarge yield of all kinds of
fruit has not been becter in twenty
years. Any material Injury to early
fruit has only been in spots, and owing
to peculiar local atmospheric conditions.
George llilligen brought into town
today the bides and scalps of a female
coyote and her six whelps. He had
seen the old one enter a hole in his
father's stubbleBeU, near Denny Hol
low, and procuring a spade he dug into
the hole nnd captured the nest. The
bounty on the seven scalps brought him
(14 for a few minutes work. Notwith
standing the bounty, the coyotes, George
says, are quite numerous around Denny
Hollow. The farmers are usually too
busy to bother hunting them.
A freight car loaded with merchandise
for the interior while standing on the
track last night between the freight
depot and the Wasco Warehouse was
broken into and some of the goods
carried off. Just how much was taken
is not fully known, but it is certain that
a case of shoes was stolen and a couple
of tacks of some kind of meal. On the
north sidu of the track opposito the car
were found this morning half a dozen
empty paper shoe boxes supposed to
be of those taken from the car. The
railroad officials think the theft is the
work of local talent rather than of a
tramp or an outsider.
There Is a sign on the side of the gen
eral delivery wlodow of the post office
bearing some such legend as "Please
don't smoke here." Young Moods who
lov io blow cigarette smoke through
th open window, and old, sodden
t ib. cco fiends, whose breath has all the
fragraiioe of a stale tobacco factory, will
pleaso remember that the notice is no
arbitrary ruling of the postmaster, who
indulges a little in the weed himself,
but was placed there out of respectful
deference to the sensitive allaiorv
nerves of the amiable and obliging lad)
atthrt wind), to whom the smell of
tobacco, couiing from any eourtv, is ex
ceedingly offensive.
The wife of the man Borers, who
nearly killed himself yesterday moruing
by butting his head against the grated
door of the calaboose, was hunting the
the marshal a few minutes before I ns
Chronicle went to press to see if some
thing could not be dons with her drunk
en sot of a husband. When Bower was
discharged yesterday his wife took him
home. Shortly after he procured a
bottle of whiekey and loaded up as be
fore. Ther he wanted to cut his throat
with a razir when Mrs. Bower succeeded
io getting the weapon away from him.
This forenoon be told her he would kill
himself before nigbt, but before he did
that he would first kill her. The mar
shal will doubtless attend to him.
C. TJ Snider, a Lakeview merchant, is
the owner of the oldest horse in the
county, possibly the oldest in the state,
and the horse is doubtless the best-pre
served horse in the United States for bis
age. He was foaled in Jackson or
Douglas county in April, 1SG3, and is
nearly 32 years old. Mr. Snider says he
is just as young now in life and spirits
as he ever was. Mr. Snider has owned
him for 23 years, and be has lived in
Lake county for that length of time.
Every man, woman ami child in Lake
county knows "General Crook," for that
is his name, and he is known in all tow rs
east of here and from The Dalles to
Redding, California, and Reno, Nev.
Fie is called "General" for short.
One of the chief comedy events of the
caurrent season promises to be the ap
proaching engagement of the widely
popular farce comedy "Have You Seen
Smith," which appears here Monday
nigbt. This attraction suddenly ac
quired a very important place among
the laugh-producers last season, and
this year is making a strong bid for the
top seat. It is one of the few farces that
deals with humorous incidents of the
present day and introduces characters
with which one constantly comes in
contact. The fantastical exploits of sev
eral personages in the course of the evo
lution of the farce cause untold amusing
complications, and the disentanglement
affords rare opportunity for comical sit
uations and interesting tableaux. Inci
dental to the very palatable plot are
introduced a perfect avalanche of songs,
dances, marches and graceful cavortings
of every description. All the recent
novelties in the line of music and mirth
will be seen in "Have You Seen Smith,"
and to predict a rousing engagement
here seems superfluous.
Monday's Dally.
Kail Gschwenduer, a native of Austria
today took out his first citizens papers.
The first wool of the 1900 clip arrived
in town today, a six-horse load from
Tom LaFollette & Co., of Pnneville.
The American market had on sale to
day a lot of fine fat crane, which had
been shot in the Blalock neighborhood.
Subscriptions are being raised by the
residents of Juniper Flat to extend the
telephona line from Tygh to Wapinitia.
Mr. Dalryraple, on the Floyd place,
reports an increase of over one thousand
lambs from a band of less than a thous
and ewes, including a small percentage
that had no lambs.
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, leader and
founder of the Christian Science church
n this conntry, is reported seriously ill
at her home in Concord, N. II., with a
cancerous trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Murdock McLeod are In
the city from Kingsley. Mr. McLeod
says no fruit has been injured in bis im
mediate vicinity, for the sufficient rea
son that the bods on the trees had not
advanced farenongb.
Williams & Co. prophesied a nice day
Easter Sunday, and those of their cus
tomers who bought an Easter suit on
their recommendation were not disap
pointed, for In truth we enjoyed as nice
day yesterday as the most friendly
weather man, with the best intentions
could possibly have furnished.
A. E. Crosby, for many years the effi
cient pharmacist In the employ of D. J.
Fry, Salem's pioneer druggist, has ac
cepted a position with Blakeley &
Houghton, wholesale and retail drug
gists of The Dalles. Mr. Crosby ex
pects to leave for The Dalles about May
10th and will shortly thereafter be lol
loped by bis family. Statesman.
Yesterday morning the Regulator at
tempted to climb the rapids below the
big eddy, so as to land a cargo of ties for
the portagn road, but failed. One at
tempt was suficient to convince Captain
Alden that the thing was impossible at
the present stauo of the river. The ties
will have to be taken across the river
some other way.
The Oregonlan tells of a naturalized
illzen who wanted to register, but had
not seen his citizen papers sine louy
years ago when ne sent in em to vvaen-
ngton when making On il proof on land.
Binger Hermann was asked to hunt up
he papers and did so promptly. There
s a pointer here for men who are in any
measure similarly situated.
Frank Slocnm and wile were passen
gers on Ui 8 neguiatur iuuiuiuh
bound for Collins' Landing, where their
ion, Frank, awaits their arrival. They
rrived here yesterday from Minnesota,
bringing with them thirty-two Lead of
dairy cattle and six head of work horses,
besides some household and other effrcli.
They will make their future home in
Skamania county.
Tin Chroniclk publishes a market
report in each Saturday's semi-weekly.
It Includes the leading staples handled
here. It will be enlarged a circum
stances may require and every ttfort
will be made to make it correct and re
liable. It will be carefully corrected
eich week just before going to press. It
ought to bo worth to the farmers of
Wasco county, the whole price of the
paper.
The committee in.charge of the Easter
entertainment and sale, to be held at
the Baldwin on nxt Thursday evening,
has been especially fortunate in securing
Mr. John Hampshire, who will appear
in an original comedy sketch, assisted
by some of our best local talent. The
sale tables will be loaded with articles,
both useful and ornamental, from blue!
Monday's clo'.hes pins and bluing bags
to Saturday's baking.
Everybody in Oregon knows how in
tensely President McKinley is hated by
the editor of the Oregonian. Mr. Scott,
strangely enough, was a delegate to the
Republican state convention. A Dalles
delegate tells that at one time when
somebody in the convention was reading
a resolution indorsing the administra
tion of Mr. McKinley, Mr. Scott, to the
great amusement of the convention,
made a rush for the door as if the very
Mischief was after him.
Arthur Hodges, who was nominated
by the Crook county Republicans for
county clerk, has been in that office as
deputy and clerk for eighteen years.
Uncle Frank Nichols, the Republican
n6mlnee for treasurer, has been holding
that office since a whUe after Noah left
the ark, and the Crook county Demo
crats have got so used to Uncle Frank's
election' every two years that most of
the time they cannot get a man to run
against him.
Dr. Hudson, of this city, has received
a letter from the asylum authorities at
Salem saying that hopes are entertained
that Dr. Hogan of Condon may be
restored to health. It may be remem
bered that Dr. Hogan was sent to the
asvlum Irom here about a month ago
with symptoms something like those of
softening of the brain. ' The poor man's
memory was a complete blank and the
most pathetic thing about it was the
fact that he knew his infirmity and
touchingly begged bis friend, Dr.
Hudson, to have him sent to some place
where he would be taken care of.
The Democrats nominated Judge A. S.
Bennett for joint senator for Wasco,
Crook, Klamath and Lake counties.
Hon. E. B. Dufur Is the nominee for
joint senator of Wasco and Sherman.
The nominees for representatives for
Wasco, Crook, Klamath and Lake are:
G. T. Baldwin of Klamath, G. Springer
of Crook and S. P Moss of Lake. For
Wasco, Grant, Sherman and Gilliam:
W. J. Edward of Gilliam, T. R. Coon
of Wasco and Robt. Misener of Wheeler.
No nomination was made for attorney
for the Seventh Judicial District to op
pose Frank Menefee, but one will prob
ably be made by the central committee
later on.
The day of the plain pink and baby
blue has gone and the theatrical sou
hrettetas been obliged to diecard her
regulation "fluffy" short skirt and adorn
herself in more pretentious gowns. The
growing demands of the lady patrons of
the 'theater for the display of more at
tractive dresses on the stage has been
recognized by managers, and they are
making a bid for feminine trade by ex
pending considerable sums in the pur
chase of elaborate and costly dresses.
Rumor has it that the female members
of "Have You Seen Smith"' company
are setting a pace in the expensive
wardrobe line. One exchange has gone
so far as to mention them as "symphon
ic poems in bizarre confections."
John W. Minto, United States deputy
collector of internal revenue, has been
in the city for the past four or five days
examining the records at the clerk's
office. Mr. Minto compliments the
county officials by saying that the rec
ords as whole are among the best kept
he has met with. He found only two or
three violations of the internal revenue
laws, where the 'sveyfr drew up
the deed or mortgage forgot to put on
the stamp required by law; In one case
the omission was made by one of the
oldest, ablest and best known members
of the Portland bar. As theee viola
tions of the law were evidently uninten
tional, the parties will be notified to
conform to the law. It may be well for
parties to mortgages to remember that
when a mortgage contains a copy of the
note for which the mortgage "is security,
a copy of the mortgage must note on its
face the fact that the note was stamped
according to law.
Nothing can better attest the steady
growth of The Dalles than the fact that
at the end of the present postoffice fiscal
year, June 30th, The Dalles will be en
titled to free mail delivery. This Is be
yond any shadow of doubt. The gross
postal receipts for the past nine months,
which includes all receipts except those
i.-om the money order business, are such
that receipts from stamps during the
next three months, if only a little over
half what they were for Ihe correspond
ing months of last year, will make up
the full amount required by law in order
to be entitled to free delivery, namely
FOUR LEAOIIMC STYLES
In our line of Spring ami Summer Shoe Specialties are here represented.
Ladies' Kid Lace, Turn Sole, new Shapes t.50
Ladies' Kid Lace, Turn Sole, vesting top V-l!oO
Ladies' Kid Oxfords, Turn Sole, vesting top, patent leather tip 3.50
Ladies' Kid Southern Ties, vesting top ' 2' 00
Theso are all new shapesrvery best material, and all women who value comfort,
love beauty and appreciate economy are invited to inspect these Shoes.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK.
Ladies' Kid Turn Sole, button, square toe $2.00
Shirt Waists.
Dainty combination of Insertions
and Tuckings, all-over lace yokes, etc;
all white. Trices $1.25 to $3.50.
Lawns, Ginghams or Percales; fast
colors. All prices.
Shirt Waist Materials.
Percales, Dimities, Lawns, Import
ed and Domestic Ginghams.
New..
Summer Parasols.
Just placed in stock a complete line
of Summer Parasols.
Some are Plain White.
Some are Very Fancy.
All are Good Quality.
Cotton Coverts.
Just the material for Outing Suits.
Bicycle Skirts in popular colors at 15c
and 20c per yard.
Skirts.
Fancy Braided Skirts of white or
colored Pique and white or colored
Ducks, colored Coverts of Linen, per
fectly made garments. Prices from
50c up.
as
Tailor-made
Suits and Skirts.
A perfect-fitting all-wool Suit as low
$7.50. . Others $10, $15, $20, etc.
...Skirts...
Properly made; latest trimmings
and newest styles,
to $15.00
Prices from $4.00
The Everlasting Topic.
After all, there are few things quite as interesting as the question of dress.
While clothes don't make the man, they afford a pretty good indication of their
character after they are made. Time was when they told the story of their means,
too; but that time is past. By confining your purchases to our store you can follow
Shakespeare's advice, "Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy" without bankrupting,
your exchequer, for we have decided to continue the special during this week of a
line of $12, $13.50, $14 and $15 Suits for $9.85. See windows.
All Goods Marked
In Plain Figures.
PEASE & MAYS
1 10,000. Postmaster Riddell is assurred
tbey will be little short of fl 1,000.
When the year is np he will get op a
petition to be sent to the department
and have it placed in the bands of the
congressman from tbis district, and
there is every reasonable expectation
that we will have free delivery before
the summer is ended. The other towns
in the state having free delivery are
Portland, Salem, Astoria and Baker
City.
The common council met Saturday
night and passed the sewer ordinance.
The vote stood five to four. Those
voting for the ordinance were W. A.
Johnston, S. S. Johns, Frank Gunning,
Charles F. Stephens and Jas. L. Kelly.
Those voting against it were Dr. Shack
elford, Fred W. Wilson, Andrew Keller
and J. M. Tooraey. The ordinance con
templates the construction of a sewer
system below the bluff at a maximum
cost of $30,000. It is believed, however,
that the actual cost will not exceed
much more than two-thirds of that sum.
The cost is to be met by taxing the
property to be benefited and the pay
ments are to be made in installments
during the coming months of July,
August and September. There Is no
doubt that the construction of a sewer
system of snch magnitude and at this
particular time meets with strong op
position, and no one will be surprised If
the opposition takes active shape.
When a man has to go down in his
pocket ami pay f'.'.HOO, the amount of
one property owner's assessment, which
is mentioned only as a sample, it is not
jurprieing that he should kick.
NEW TRAIN SERVICE.
School Report.
KsnKRsnv, Apr. 13, 1900.
Report of school In district No. 28, lor
the month ending April Mih; pupils
who have been neither absent nor tardy
are: Grace Southwell, Maud Southwell,
Willie Ilarritnan, Georgo Ilirriman,
Johnnie Ilarriinan, Edwin WagonhlaM,
Ruby Covert, Alttia Covert, Gertrude
Covert. Lena Mkkryman, Teacher.
The double train service to he estab
lished between Portland and Chicago
April 22, in which the O. R. A N., the
Union Pacific and the Oregon Short
Line are interested, will shorten the
through time eleven hours. Train No.
2, leaving Portland at 9:15 a. ra., be
ginning on the date named, will be
known as the Chicago-Portland special.
Its equipment will be new, making it
fully the equal of any train now in ser
vice from the Pacific coast to the East.
It will consist of a mail car, baggage
car, two chair cars, and a tourist sleeper.
There will be but one change of cars to
all eastern points. The full time will
be three days tbroogh to. Chicago,' or
four days through to Chicago, or four
days and two hours to New York.
The second train, known as No. G,
will leave Portland at 6:20 p. m., con--necting
at East Portland with the South
ern Pacific's overland train from San
Francisco, and will carry through equip
ment to Chicago via the Union Pacific
and the Chicago and Northwestern, and
also the equipment for the Washington
division of the O. R. & N., in connec
tion with the Great Northern for St.
Paul. This train will reach Spokane at
10 a. m. A dining car will be furnished
for breakfast into Spokane, and for
dinner on corresponding train leaving
Spokane at 3:45 p.m. The new sched
ule as arranged will supply the most
complete service ever furnished on the
O. R. A N., as it provides increased ser
vice in Eastern Oregon, where it is
greatly needed, and gives Immediate
connection with tne Washington divi
sion at Pendleton. At this point there
1 a large interchange of traffic, on ac
count of the various mining districts of
Baker counly, the Crenr d'Alene, the
Republic ami Kootenai mining camps.
Portland is irreatlv benefited by this
ciinngt, in h much as iucreased service
i given I'orn EMern Oregon anil Idaho.
No. 2 will arrive in Chicago at 0:30
a. in. ; No. 6 at 7 :45 a, in., as at present.
The Weal bound train out of Chicago,
corresponding with No. 2, is No. 1.
This will arrive in Portland at 4:00 p.
m. The train corresponding with the
eastbound No. 6 is No. 3, out of Chicago.
This will reach Portland at 7 :30 a. no.
Westbound train No. 1 will leave Chicago
at 6:30 p. m., and Omaha at 8:20 a.m.
the following day. The time will be
reduced two hours and forty-five min
utes. No. 3 westbound tram will leave
Chicago at 10:30 p. m., and Omaha at
4:25 p. m. the next day.
The service on the Union Pacific on all
these trains include Buffet smoking
library cars, and dining cars. No. 6
will carry a daily ordinary sleeper to
Kansas City, with change en route to
ordinary cars to Chicago.
Consult the nearest ticket agent for
detailed information.
W. H. Hl'RLBCRT,
General Passenger Agent.
Strayed.
A black horse weighing about 1250
pounds and branded 25 on the left
shoulder. Same strayed from the farm
of John Crook ho use, which Is situated
six miles beyond Dufur. Liberal re
ward offered for information regarding
recovery. Address
S. R. WlNA.VR,
mar7-lmw Dufur, Or.
For Fitl.
40-acre tract, 3'i miles from The
Dalles, 4-room house, barn, all fenced,
orchard of 300 trees, running water,
t,ood range for cattle adjacent, 10 acres
I rutom land fine for berries or garden.
Price reasonable, terms easy. Call at
this office. m21-dwlmo
Why pay f 1.75 per gallon for inferior
paints when you can buy James E.
Patton's sun proof paints for $1.50 per
gallon, guaranteed for 3 years. Clark &
Falk, agents. mI7
Kgga For Sale.
Full blooded, bai.eJ fijiiiuutu Rock
et, per setting $1 .00 and f 1.50. For
particulars call on or address,
Sandkrs Rkoh.
Box 617. The Dalles, Or.
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