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'I THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1900. The Weekly Ghronicle. THI ALLE9, OFFICIAL PAFEJt OF WAdCO COUSTT. PMUhtd in luo part, uu Wednttdayt tud SMurdavt. BTBSCKIPriO RATE3. it mail, rorrAca ratrAio, ia adtasci. Ont year f 1 So Mix mouths "5 Xiiree mouth. 60 Advertising rate reasonable, and made knows en application. Ad lrw. all communications to"THF THBON I) L," Tae Dalles, Oregon. LOCAL BBEV1TIE3. Baturdij'a Dally. Dr. Sander, rooms 1 and 2, Chapman block. tf Circuit court for Sherman connty con venes at Moro county Monday morning. Remember that Cocoa not Cream Tonic will promote growth of hair. Charles Frazer, sole agent. n91m Id the county court today the petition of M. M. Cushtng and others for tbe location of county road, and the vaca tion of part of another road, was laid over till next session. If you bare dandruff, your bair is falling out. Use Cocoanut Cream. For eale at Frazir'a barber shop. nO Iui Coroner V. II. Butts was down town yesterday for the first time since his last violent illness. He was again down today, and save tor the weakness inci dent to "his illness is freer 'rom pain than lie has been at any time since bis .nearly Mai injury a year ago. If your hair is dry and dead-like, Co coanut Cream Tonic will give it life and luster. It is pronounced the finest tonic on earth. Can be had at Frazer't barber shop, agent. c9 lm George Alick, a thoroughbred siwasb Indian, was brought up from Hood Kiver today by Constable dinger, and committed to tbe county jail in default of $400 bonds. Alick is charged with stealing a couple of horses from Indian Slim Jim, as well as sundry other crimes that seem to insure him a term in tbe penitentiary. Mr. R. J. Davidson and Miss Grace Confer, a worthy young couple from tbe Victor neighborhood, were united in marriage at 0 o'clock yesterday evening at the Obarr hotel, Rev. U. F. Hawk officiating, The ceremony was per formed in the presence of a few friends and acquaintances of the high contract inn parties. It may not be generally known that a very desirable and pleasant driveway has been established along tbe river front, starting at the foot of Washington street and ending out towards the Seufert ranch. The city furnished a bridge across Cbina creek and Seufert Brothers, with their usual liberality, did the grading. Ariida . Quinn, wife of Alvis Quiun, a prominent farmer of the Dufur neigh borhood, died at ber home last Wednes day, after a short illness. The deceased was the daughter of Ezra Henson, now a resident of the Hsod River valley. She was born in Marlon county 42 years ago and was married to her surviving husband In 1S76. She leaves a husband and eight children to mourn ber loss. The funeral was held yesterday forenoon from tbe United Brethren cburcb of Dufur, of which the deceased has been a member since its organization. Annie Turnbow, wife of William Rob ertson, died Thursday morning at her home on the A. F. Fergnson ranch, short distance south of 8-Mile, aged 36 years. The cause of death was typaold fever and a complication of other trou bles. The deceased was tbe daughter of Frank Turnbow, a former resident of this county. She leaves a husband and six children, the eldest being a boy oi some 19 years. The remains were laid to rest yesterday in the presence of a large number of sorrowing friends mid neighbors. Impressive religious ser Vices were conducted by Rev. P, P. Un derwood. Mrs. Robertson was a good woman, a knd neighbor, a faithful and loving wife and a tendor and affectionate mother. Her death leaves a sad blank in tho family and community. Manager Clark of the Vogt is to be con gratulated upon securing for bis patrons the engagement of such a powerful play andco.npany as "Tennessee's Pardner" which will be sean here. "Tennessee's Pardner" is a corned v-dranm. and was suggested by one of Bret Harte's stories of "Roaring Ca up," but the original pl 't has been slightly modifli.'d in order to ail- niit of mora dramatic situations. The company Includes tho names of a nnrn- ber of distinguished players, incjuding Jano Corcoran, James XI. Brophy and Estha Williams. .The play is liandeoinelv staged, and Is undoubtedly one of the most entertaining attractions on tgur. The success "Tennessee's l'ardner" has earned In past seasons assures local play-1 goers of a treat to be appreciated i:i the ! play's presentation in thin city next Tues day evening. Cedar Circle will rIvo the 'Street fair and carnival" on December 7th, at Fraternity hall. This entertainment will be nniijiie and out of the common. The animals brought from abroad will be interesting. The German booth will be attractive, as also w ill be the Indian tepee with its longs and environments. The candy booth is always an attraction where twee's will be served by sweet rosebud girls. German refreshments will be served by a troe child of the Faderland, and where songs by a son of tbe Rhine will be rendered. Italian music w ill be en j iyed, and even Ireland's Blarney atone will be there and every body will want to kiss it. A gypsy maiden will tell your fortunes, if you wish; and then if dancing it wanted, good music will he provided to which you may trip the merry time away. Everybody come. Admission 10 cents. In the county court today tbe petitions of S. F. Petersen and J. S. Wisener for liquor licenses to sell liquor in the Mosier precinct were granted, after the matter bad been taken under consider ation from Yesterday. Yesterday after noon Attorney John Gavin appeared before the cort urging tbe appointment of J. B. Rand, of Hood River, as jailor and janitor of the court house, vice John Fitzgerald, who has held the position for many years. Mr. Gavin opened bis argument by stating that politics had nothing to do with the ap pointment, and theu gently intimated that Fitzgerald's retention was offensive to the democratic central committee. The court asked if the attorney had any charges to make against the present in cumbent and on being answered in the negative the court unanimously decided that there was no vacancy in the case and so tbe matter ended. On Tuesday last Mrs. Southwick of Saiem, who is Grand Attendant of the Women of Woodcraft, organized a Circle of that order at Dufur. The guards of Cedar Circle and several members went out to assist in tbe installation of offi cers of the new Circle. The following guards were driven out by James Taylor Capt. Minnie Goseer, Mrs. Filloon and Mrs. Pearl Clark, Misses Kate Goseer and Lena Jackson, James Taylor, and Mr. and Mrs. Watts. The people of our neighboring city re re royal entertainers, as the banqnent following the organize' tion proved, and Elm Circle has a fine corps of officers who have their ritual istic work down "pat." The following officers were installed: Past G. N. Agnes Wright; G. N., Maude Johnston Adviser, Elena Dodds; Banker, Minta Hinman; Clerk, Edith Menefee; Ma gician, Kitty Reed Johnston; C. G., J. K. Woods; Attendant, Hattie Woods; I. S., Louis Balch ; O. S., Mary Lathum ; Managers, Ella Anderson, Geo. Johns ton, W m. Wright. Monday's Daily. Mrs. Olivia Morgan is now in Prine ville, where she is giving lessons in art work. H. C. Rooper, of Antelope, has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late George S. Chandler. Murdock Finlayson, who was shot at Antelope last week, is improving rapid ly and bis recovery is now confidently anticipated. Anthony Sarsfield brought over from Centerville today 25 head of fat bogs, which he sold to Frank Taylor at $4.75 per hundred pounds, grots. C. K. Sinead, tbe fruit drier man, shipped East last week from Mosier fifty tons of dried prunes, on winch be got an advance of 3.1 cents a pound. Professor Meakin, bead lecturer of the Woodmen of the World, is billed to speak in Ftaternity hall December 10th, under the auspices of the local camp. Over in the Centerville country last week T. X. Crofton sold his farm of 320 acres to Henry Garner for $8000, and then bought tbe D. B. Gaunt ranch for $11,000. Rev. Dr. Alexander Blackburn, of the First Baptist church, Portland, will lec ture in the Calvary Baptist church of The Dalles on the evening of the 19th of December, instant. Subject, "Gump tion-" The Gentlemen's Driving Association Saturday night awarded the contract for grading the drive-way to S. W. Aldricb, of Portland, for the sum of $1,045. The contractor has been instructed to com mence work forthwith and rush it to completion. The Walla Walla Union Lays it hopes there is truth in tho rumor that Senator G. H. Baker, of Goldendale, is booked for the United States marshalship for Washington. The Vnlon handsomely says it would be pleased to have the opportunity of endorsing Mr Baker. A salmon hatchery will be built in the near future on the Big Klickitat river, four and n half miles from its confluence with (he Columbia at Lyle. A building 30x52 leet will be erected and equipped for handling two1 million eggs of the Chinook variety, and more of other species. The Sinead Evaporating" Company, of Mosier, dried upward of 130 tons of pniiiea the past season. George Baity, r.f Vancouver, a fruit drier of ten years' experience was In chaw and produced an excellent product. Tho dryer is of tj.u Allen style of ten toil capacity. The an rue company operated a similar dryer ,, eight tun capacity this season at Bin- lock. . About ted days igo a rel smooth in dividual, accompanied by a coon banjo player and a tido kicker, dropped into Walla Walls, says the Statesman of that place. Ha was looking for suckers. Somehow or other the town didn't look a bit good to him, and at the same time he was quietly reminded by Chief Kauff man tht tho city treasury was getting low and a low additional dollars from a man abjut his sin aal CJ.upiexion J ran over by a freight tnin that cut him would he!p out a good deal. Naturally in two, horribly mangling the remains, with toia hunch he did not remain. He j At the tame time tbe engine and fonr journed on, pasted the home of the I care were thrown from the track, cb banco man, Wa.lula, and fioa'iy ttruck j ttructing the traffic till thit morning. The Pal lee, Oregon. j Vi:on worked at hit trade in thit town A few of the young ladiet and young t for nearly a year, ia the (hop of J. L. married women of the city met with Thompson and Line Brothert. Hit Mrt. Tolmie last Fndav afternoon and j in Denver, where he leave a organised a club for mutual improve- ' w''e and ' 1,0 children, one of them a menf, which they will call "The Fort-1 married daughter. Coroner Battt will nighllv." The first meeting will be bold an inquest on the retuaint torn or- heid at the home of Mrs. (it.i.i.mi.'vrfrVr Thursday afternoon at 2:30. Klickitat county ha a real live Swed ish, count of great wealth, who talks of building a 100,000-dollar chateau somewhere near the summit of the Sim coe mountains, north of Goldendale. The count, who it in poor health, hat been greatly benefited by a few weeks' sojourn .in Klickitat county. The game of football, which bad been arranged between Tbe Dalles and Astoria teams for Dec. 8:h, has been postponed to a later dale. The Dalles team will not play Pendleton on Dec. 22nd, as that arrangemeut interferes with tbe game between The Dalles and Portland High schools, at Multnomah field. The new sidewalk on the old brewery grade, for which the council appropri ated $30 at a special meeting held last week, is in course of construction and it is expected will be finished Wednes day. This will be a great convenience, especially in mnddy weather, to tho res idents on that part of the bluff. The following Sherman county people came over here yesterday to attend Joseph Morrisey's funeral and returned home on the noon train : S. S. Hayes, Milt Dayman, Thomas Callaghan, J. H Smith, C. D. O'Leary, J. V. O'Leary and wife, G. E. Thompson, Taylor Bur gen, G. B. Borhill and wife, J. A. Hand and wife, R. P. Orr and Jack Daley. Rev. Paul Kruger was sent this after noon to the Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland. Since bis injury he has been subject to spasms and has required tbe constant care of an attendant. As tbe expense was considerable, it was thought better to send him to tbe hospital where be would bavo tbe attendance of trained nurses and where other physicians might pass upon his case. Sheriff Kelly today turned over to tbe county treasurer tbe sum of $11,463.40, tbe same being tbe balance collected on the delinquent tax roll. Tbe roll was therefore turned over to the county clerk, of whom all inquiries must be made in the future regarding delinquent taxes. The sheriff will be out of tbe tax-collecting business completely till next March. Of tbe sum banded over to the treasurer today $646.33 belongs to Dalles City and $1,002 20 to The Dalles school district No. 12. John Hendricks, a young fellow of 22 years or so, was arrested at Mosier this morning by Deputy Sheriff E. B. Wood and brought to town on tbe 12:45 p. m. train, on complaint made to Sheriff Kelly by certain Mosier people that the man is insane. Hendricks was in The Dalles a short time since when he sue ceeded in convincing several who met him that he was certainly crazy. He seems to be harmless. He claims to have recently come from Spokane and says bis home is in Chicago. E. II. Weston, a stranger here, who was visiting friends up in the Pines, last Saturday evening bad occasion to pick up a 45-caliber pistol that was ly ing in its leather case on a bed, with the intention- of banging it on a nail, when the pistol dropped out of the case and falling to the floor struck tbe hammer so as to explode. The ball entered Weston's left leg above the arkle, and ranging up wards, eame ont near the knee and lodged in the ceiling overhead. Dr. Geisendorffer was sent for hurriedly, but found no bones broken and no seri ous injury inflicted, although it was a very close call. The remains of the late Joseph A. Morrisey, of Grass Valley, "Were laid to rest yesterday (S.it.day) afternoon in the Dalles Catholic cemetery. They were brought here Saturday and taken to the residence of Mr. Morrisey's father in law, Andrew McDonald, of Alvord street. The funeral took place from the Catho- j lie church iu the presence ol a large number of friends and acquaintances of the deceaeed. Mr. Morrisey was about years of aire. He had been ailing for some time, but the immediate cause of death was pneumonia. He was a good man in all the relations of life, and bis death is deeply deplored. He leaves a wife and two children. The Astoria News says: "The P. P. A A. X, Co. lias purchased the steamer George W. Shaver an I will assume con trol of her in about three months. The Shaver people have bought tho boiler of the steamer Regulator, which they will place in the steamer No Wonder, Tho Regulator is to he pulled on the ways ami genemlly overhauled, ami will he equipped with a new boiler. It If ap- arent the D. P. v A. N. Co. are ptepar ng to substitute the Reliiince, the pur chase of the Shaver being taken by some as continuing the sale of the Reliance, for which it it known negotiations are tinder way. At 5 o'clock Sunday evening, John Wilson, a blacksmith who has been working for some time with a construc tion crew near Mosier, while drunk lay down to sleep on the railroad track about two tuilct east of Mosier and was row On of the best attractions of the tea ton, and one that is all it claims to t really productive of an unforced laugh, is "My Friend from ludia," which comes to the Voit Friday evening, December 7th. Thit company thit year it excep tionally good, and is beaded by Mist May Votes, the original "Tilly" In the Bijou theater, New Yoik, production. Manager Myron B. Rice has introduced a number of high class vaudeville nnu bert in thit year't production of "My Friend from India," making It more attractive than ever. Last Saturday Officer Alitky received a telegram from Walla Walla asking him to look for Mist Stanford, who wat expected to pass through here on the afternoon train and who was supposed to have In her possession an aatrachan jacket, which the had stolen from a store in Walla Walla. Alitky had no trouble in picking out the girl from among the passengers, and, addressing her -by name, told her of bit business. Tbe girl stoutly denied any knowledge of the jacket, when he demanded that she should come with him. As she rose to her feet tbe officer'! eye rested on the stolen jacket, neatly folded up and lying on the seat, where It had been concealed by the girl's dress. Asjbe officer was only instructed to find the jacket, the girl was allowed to go ber way, and the jacket wat duly returned to the owner Tuesday's Dally. Queen Victoria is having her will re vised. Her fortune is estimated at $30, 000,000. The funeral of Maurice Cushiog, who died at Sumpter Sunday, will take place at tbe Catholie church in this city Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family invited. A great event among the local Wood men of the World will be tbe visit of the fraternal evangelist of the order, Profes sor John P. Makin, of Salt Lake City, next Monday night at tbe Baldwin. It may interest somebody who loBt a gate last Halloween to know that there is one lying in a hollow at the northwest corner of the old box building on Wash ington street, north of the M. E. church. It is officially announced in Berlin that President Kruger will be received therewithal! honors due the chief of a state. The emperor, however, will stay away from Berlin during the time of the Boer president's visit. A large number of those who will take part in the "Temple of Fame" were present at the preliminary meet ing last night. The first rehearsal will be held in the basement of the M. E church Thursday evening at 8 :30, It is important that all characters be present Those ladies' patent leather shoes in A. M. Williams & Co's. show window, bave you noticed them? They're worth $3.50 a pair regularly, but next Thurs day, Friday and Saturday they will be sold at $2.00 a pair. A rare chance to get a fine dress shoe for next to nothing Mrs. Pearl Burford, who has been here for a abort time undergoing medic al treatment, died this morning, Decern ber 4th, aged .4 years. She leaves a husband, who is a resident of the Hart land country, Klickitat county. Mrs. Burford bad been ill for a long time, and her death was not unexpected. Fifteen municipalities in Southern California have banished the saloon, and 60,000 people are under local option laws. Tbe towns are Pasadena, Riverside, Monrovia, South Pasadena, Long Beacb, Orange, San Jacinto, Elsinore, Compton. Escoudido, Pomona Redlands, Whittier, Santa Monica and Ontario. Riverside county has a prohibitory law and Ventura and Orange are trying tor one. Superintendent Gardner of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society telephoned the sheriff la? t night that Alva Simmons, who was tent from here to the home about three weeks ago, had escaped and would probably beat his way back to The Dalles. Simmons was accompanied by Wilbur Allen, a lnd of his own age, who was committed from Pendleton, The authorises here are on the lookout fot the lrui.n'.s. Owing to a misunderstanding in dates the Circle social will ba Thursday evening instead of Friday evening. Re member it is only 10 cents admission, and a novel progruoi luis been prepared. There will be home-made mndiet, and refreshments, if you wi-di them; there will bu music for dancing, if you core to dance, in addition to program, and there will Le a midway at llris fair worth seeing. Admission 10 cents. Lact Saturday Nathan Cooper arrived iu the city from Billings, Mont., accom panied ly bis bride, be having been united iu marriage with Mits Love Crampton at Billings on November 2Sih. They will spend a short time with the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Cooper. Mr. Cooper is a worthy young nun, who bv hi energy has succeeded In business, as well as in other respects. His friends in The Dalles will txWnd to them the heartiest congratulations and best witbet. and patront of the school thoweJ, their appreciation of the lady by torning out in tuch numhert that the tchixl room didn't near hold the crowd. The ad mission to the entertainment wat free but w lively wat the biJding that the proceedt from the ta'.e of a lot of baskets filled with frnilt and candy netted the library tbe snug turn of 114.7"). At a late hour a game of foo'.btll h at tven arranged between Heppner and The Pallet at the former't groundt on i the aftrnoon of December 14h. This! game it for the champloushlp of Fast ern Oregon, and the Pallet team thonld tpare no ttfort to get in readiness for thegani?. All members of the asioolu tion, and etpevially player, are re quested to meet at the opera house to night at 8 M. The captain of the team will expect hard work from a!) until the game is pulled off. It may be of interest to the Dalles boys to learn that the football game re cently played at Heppner between the big team of that place and the high school team of La Grands, wat won by the former by the score of 64 to 0. h Times ttatea that Heppner tcored So pointt in the first half and 29 iu tbe second : "The visitors only bad the ball three or four timet during the whole time and Heppner't skilled heavy weights walked through, over and under them and made touch-downs whenever they felt like It." Mr. Louis M. Bunnell, of Centerville, and Mies Nellie M. Johu, of this city, were united in marriage Thanksgiving day at the lenidenee of the bridegroom's brother, Mr. M. D. Bunnell, ten miles south of Centerville, Rev. N. Evans, of Goldendale, officiating. The ceremony wat performed fn the pretence of a large number of friendt and relatives, after which the company sat down to an ele gant dinueV. The wedding presents were numerous and valuable. The young couple will make their home for the present at the Mi D. Bunnell farm. PEOPLE COMING AN1 GOING. Saturday's Dally. Frank Leiblin was in town today from Kingsley. John Carl in is registered at the Uma tilla House frdtn Gruss Valley. G. L. Carroll, of Mosier, Is in tbe city, the truest of the Umatilla House. W. S. Gribble is registered at the Umatilla House from Hood River. G. II. Dimmick is registered at the Umatilla House from Mount Hood. H. N. Derthio and T. M. Confer, pio neer farmergf of Victor, were in town last night. G. Perkiug aud J. P. Cooper are regis tered at tbe Umatilla House from Mount Hood. Mrs. Helen M. Southwick, of Salem, visited with Cedar Circle last night. Mrs. Southwick is the Grand Attendant of the Women ol Woodcraft. Monday's Dally. S. F. Blythe, of the Hood River Gla. cier, was in town for a short time yea terday. William Kintz and C. B. Wood were In town yesterday from Mosier. Miss Grace Hobson returned vester day to Portland to resume ber studies in tbe Business College. Miss May Enright returned to Port land yesterday after a short visit with Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Logan. Mrs. D. M. French and two children. after spending Thanksgiving here, re turned to Portland yesterday. Miss Esther Hexter. of Portland, spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Tolmie and re turned to ber home yesterday afternoon. Professor Aaron Frazier, who has been a resident of Mitchell for some years, bat retnrned with his family to bis old stamping ground at Dufur. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lake and children returned last night from spending Thanksgiving with Mr. Lake's fnther, Mr. John Lake, of Portland. Judge Bradshaw went to Moro today, where he will open the December term of circuit conrt this afternoon. He wat accompanied by Judge A. S. Bennett, W. 11. Wilton, r rank Menefee, o. e. and Mrt. Huntington and Sam Stark. Tuesday's Dally. F. H. Buttou was in (own today from Hood River. Hon. G. W. Johnston, of Dufur, was in town today. W. M. McCorkle. the Tygn Valley miller, is in town today. Marshal T. J. Driver went to Portland this morning on legal business. R. G. Sigman, a prominent farmer of j the Dufur neigh tiorliood, was in town today. Mayor M. J. Anderson, Henry Johns on and W. V. Crafts were in town lust ultiht from Dufur. Mr. Wilton Freeman, who has been II with typhoid fever, left on the boat Ina morning for California, where he expects to regain his health. GOIN3 EAST- If you intend to take a trip Eutt, ask your ticket ayent to route you via. Tho Great Wabash, a modern and up-to-date railroad in every particular. Through trains from Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha or St. Louis to New York and New England points. All trains run via Niagara Falls and every through train has free reclining chair cars, sleep ing and dining cars. Stop over allowed on all tickets nt Ni agara Falls. Km C. Clink, Pacific Coast Pass. Agt,, Lot Arteles, Calif. C. S. CiiANk, G. P. A., St. Louis, Mo. Clarke & Falk't flavoring extracts are the best. Ask your troccr for them. Ma... i.ited ..d l-ir. real Hr.. Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday. Senator Henna received a bill today for thirty tix pig' feet, and he ordered it paid at one. The senator had not eaten the pig' leet, nor had be teen, or even re ceived them. The bill came from Mrt. Christiana Puulap, of Fort Wayne, lnd.. and the tenator wat charged $1.M) for the three doien. Accompanying the bill wat a letter from Mr. Ptinlan. in ,n" "iJ : know yen will tui,llt very bold woman for writing 5"" lu'8 !""", but I am a poor washer oman and my old man Is a day laborer, and between a we have to work very hard to support our live little children.' Mrt Dunlap then wrltea that the r.ad purchased three dozen pigs' feet at live cente each and hat) put them on the ttove to cook. Her butband had agreed to watch them white the went out to do tome work. That wat on the evening Mr. Hanna tpnke at Fort Wayne, and Dunlap, forgetting ali about the pigs feet, went to the political meeting. When Mrt. Punlap returned limine the found the pig' leet on the ttove burned to a crisp. Enough to cause trouble. "To think," concludes the letter,, "that my husband, and a good demo crat, would neglect hit duty and those expensive pigs' feet just to hear a big republican like you! That's enough to cause trouble in any family. Then when he returned homo he announced that 'Mark Hanna was all right!' and ha, would be darned if he would vote for Bryan!" Senator Hanna laughed heartily when be read the letter, and then, turning to Elmer Dover, hit tecretary, teid : "Give her my compliments and enclose $2. She needn't mind the change." "My Prlend From India." The mere fact that If. A. Du Soucbet'e effervescent comedy toccets, "My Friend From India," is to be presented here at the Vogt opera house one night, Dec. 7th, by the Myron B. Rice Comedy Company, is ample guarantee that those intending to visit same will tie more than repaid for their investment of time and money. The company ia headed by Miss May Voket, who will be seen lit ber original character of Tilly, the eccen tric German maid, which she baa played nearly one thousand nights. Others of this year's company are: Walter E Colligan, Late Vrohman, Sidney Lee, Lewis Peters, Millard Simpson, Wm.T. Gaunt, Frank Parry and four society beauties, Rose Tapley, West Temple, Emma Chase and Edna Ewen. Man ager Rice lias added a nnmber of vaude ville features to this year's performance, Deluding all the late song successes, for which a musical director is especially carried. Cash Contributions. In addition to the list of contributions of food, clothing and other commodities, published in yesterday's Ciikonici.s as the gift of the pupils of The Dalles pub lic schools to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society at Portland, Professor Landers furnishes ns the following list of cash, contributions: High School $ 7 55 Miss T Rintoul's mora 1 10 Miss L Rln tool's room 1 15 Miss Michell's 55 Mrs Baldwin's 1 50 Mrt Roche's 45 Mitt Ball't 2 35 Mrt J W French, through Carmel Bolton 5 00 Mist Flinn't room 45 Mist Cooper's 2 13 Mitt Thorn pton't 73 Mitt Wrenn't 2 75 Mitt Elton's 1 8(1 Mitt Douthit'l 40 Mits Cheadle's 2 55 Miss Roberts' 75 Total $30 25 Hoard ot Water Commissioners. The regular monthly meeting of tt. a board of water commissioners was held last night at the recorder's pffice, with a full attendance. Little business wat done, tave the al lowance of the following bills : L II Kretzer, bal on well boring. $476 60 J B Crossen, superintendent .... 60 (10 C A Borders, helper's talary 60 00 N H Gatet, tecretary 10 0t Maier & Benton, mdse 1 44 J E Ferguson, hauling 'ih Hansen & Tbomeen, sawdust. ... JO J Blakeney, hauling '2 Mays A Crowe, mde 2 72 The treasurer's report was as follows: Nov 1 Bal cash on hand $1,081 2fi Nov 30 Cash from water rent. 1,191 75 $ !,173 04 By warrants redeemed 842 5tt Nov 30 Bal cash en band. . . .$2,f:!0 54 period the We offer for a limited twice-a-week Ciiitosici.E, price $1.50, and the Weekly Oregonian, price $1.50, both papers for 1f2 a year. Subscriptions mnler this offer must be paid in ad vance, tf I'or Stale. Wagon, team aud harness. Price $100. Apply to O. Nii noi ion'. Dr. Shackelford's bldg., west end Second street. rr Bale, A few choice Hereford bull calves eli gible for registration. Inquire of ul-4'.dw J. L. Kki.i.y, The Dalles. Aloliry tti Lttaa. Five hundred dollars to loan on real estate. No commission. Apply at this office. n21-4tw Subscribe for Tiik Cukomclk.