The Dalles Daily Cftfoniete.
TTESDAY. -
MARCH 10. 1891
METEOEOLOGIOAIi fcEPOBT:
Pacific 1 H KeU- D.t'r Se ' State
'ust bar. a tive of E. of
Time. ' r Hum Whid Weather.
SA.5I W.10 82 SO West ' Clear
S P. M 3U.a Tl 8 I u ...
Indicates below 0.
Maximum temperature, -Hi; minimum tem-y-rature,
2X.
Total precipitation from July up to date, C.35;
averaif itrecipltation from July to date, 12.13;
ventre defticieucy from July 1st to dute, 5.78.
' WEATHER PROBABILITIES.
Thb Dali.es, March 10, 1891.
Weatlier forecast till 12 m.,
Wednesday; fair. Cold wave.
FAIR
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The wife of Senator Watkine is sick.
Hon. F. Y. Mays returned this morn
ing to Portland. K
Joseph McEachern went west on the
passenger this forenoon.
O. S. Savage Jr. went this morning to
Taeoma to visit an nnele.
Hon. E. O. " McCoy was on ' the west
bound passenger this morning.
The child of Horace Hampton is sick.
Dr. O. D. Doane is in attendance. .
Lawyer W. H. Wilson, has gone to
Portland and expects to return tomorrow.
." 'Mr. Frank Lee, "the editor of the
Klickitat Leader, gave us a pleasant call
yesterday.
Eight cars of cattle and one of horses
were shipped west, from the etock yards
this morning.
The No. 1 west bound passenger was,
as usual, late this morning. Due at
-4 :55 and arrived at 9 :30.
The young people's Epliworth League
of the M. E. church held a social last
night, at the church parlors.
H.'C'i Kielson returned from Portland
. . . . i , . i . ,
ims morning, wnere ne nas ueeu iiir
ing purchases for the spring trade.
The wife of Chas. E. Dunham, and
his sister-in-law Miss Phelps ' are. both
unwell, at Mr. Dunham's residence.
; ,.S. H. Lemon, agent of the great Fore
paugh show, is in the city. His com
pany expects to exhibit here in August.
, Sergeant Major H. H. Kiddle left for
Portland this morning on important
business connected with the firm of
Haworth & Tlmrman.
The Wasco and Sherman county busi
ness council of the Patrons of Husbandry
hold their quarterly council meeting, to
day, at Fairfield school house.
Caleb: Brooks of this city, 'and Mrs.
eorgiana Reynolds, were united in
marriage by Rev. O. T. Taylor, at the
Umaiilla House last Saturday evening.
$We w ish . them many happy days.
S. R. Husbands of Mosier gave us a
pleasant. call today. He says there are
twelve to fourteen inches of snow on
the summit of the mountains, between
herainnd Mosier.
Frank Tracy and Charley Thomas
leaves tonight for Omaha as a committee
of the trainmen, to confer with the Union
Pacific authorities in. the matter of a
schedule of wages between the company
and the men.
Mr. G. H. Riddell came into town to
day, to meet his two daughters, who
' have been on A visit to friends- in the
Willamette valley. Mr. Riddell's school
'district; Kb .14, levied a school tax of one
mill. This amount will' be sufficient,
with other funds, to give the district an
eight month's school.
,The Shakesperean. Club met with
Misses Louise and Nona Rnch yesterday
afternoon and passed a pleasant hour in
studying "Anthony and Cleopatria."
Resides the ladies of the house there
were present: Misses Clara, Etta and
Auburn Story, Iva Brooks and Grace
Williams.
.- In the west end of the city this morn
ing, our reporter saw Professor- Hagel,
"The King of the Clouds" stretching his
'great'.parachute preparatory to making
an ascension next Sunday. At least one
well known citizen, seriously contemp
lates going up with him, as the only
show, he ever may have, to play a; trick
on Saint Peter. '
Some time since Mr. A. S. Blowers
Crave notice that the well known firm of
Blowers & Crowell would cease to exist,
he withdrawing from the firm We, are
pleased to learn that Mr. Blowers has re
considered the matter, and that the firm,
will continue in business. Had the
partnership ceased Mr. Blowers would
probably have left us, and Hood River
m illy .afford to.losebim... We are. glad
to add that.'onr young.. friend' Capt.
Blowers son Lawrence will occupy a
: iJBlltlOIl J.U llltt MWJrtJ. lie- KTlUVtCT.
The' Chroniclb very heartily joins in
the Glacier's congratulations
They had a boat race on the Willam
ette, river last-, Friday. Two steamers,
the Northwest and Bentleyj bound up
stream, left Portland about the same
time in the morning. . The . race ; com
menced shortly after the boats cleared
the docks at Oregon City, The North
west was slightly in the lead when they
started and continued to lead till they
arrived at Salem. During the last few
miles the engineers opened the throttles
to their last notch while the firemen did
.1 1- V.A . V. t n,, -. - .,
. iucn ueni iuo lumavuH, xne xsortn
west came in ahead, with the Bentley's
bow. almost .touching her wheel.
CHARMING DUFUR.
A Description of the Thriving Sub
vitrb of The Dalles, aud Some of
its Industries.
It is by no means the least part of the
Chronicle to help, with all its might, to
build up and advance the material in
terests of that great section of the Inland
Empire from which it more immediate
ly draws its sustinance and support. We
say "great" not so much in the sense of
geographical extent, although that is by
no means insignificant, ' as great in all
elements that contaibute to the material
advancement of a happy and prosperous
people. Only a few years since the vast
rolling prairies, bounded by the - John
Day river on the east, the Columbia on
the north, the timber line of the Cascade
mountains on the west, and the present
southern boundary line of Wasco county
on the south, were one extended cattle
range, and creek bottoms alone thought
fit for agricultural purposes. Little by .
little at the first bunch of grass land was
turned over by the plow, more as an
experiment than anything elne, until in
a short time i( became evident that the
soil was rich iif all the elements of plant
food, and as far as grain raising was con
cerned, excelled in productiveness the
supposed richer lands on the river bot
toms. Today in all the northwest por
tion of this extensive region the stock
man has given place to the husbandman,
and the landscape is everywhere dotted,
with comfortable, if not
C08TLV FAKM HOUSES.
The immense quantities of grain handled
yearly by local flouring mills, or shipped
for exportation to the Columbia river,
abundantly testify to the apparently in
exhaustible fertility of the soil, and fully
account for the relatively prosperous
condition of this young agricultural
community.
' In the center of what still remains of
this territory within, the confines of
Wasco county, stands the little town of
Dufur. The town site was originally
owned by Dufur Brothers, but whether
the town took , its name from the hon
ored father or his not less honored sons,
is a matter of little moment to the
Ciironici.k or i ts readers. The town has
all the advantages of a splendid location.
It is 'about' ..fifteen miles south of Dalles
City, and on the main road leading to
Tygh Valley and Warm Spring reserva
tion. A pure mountain stream, known
as fifteen' Mile, that rises- far up among
the hill tops, flows through the town,
and supplies every household . with an
abundance of pure and wholesome water.
On the - north and south the hills rise
with gentle acclivity, effectually shelter
ing the little town from the fiercer blasts
of a northern winter ; on the east the
valley of Fifteen Mile slopes away to
wards the Columbia, while it stretches
on the west in a landscape of matchless
beauty; till it is lost in the foothills of
the Cascades. Apparently at the head
of the valley,, and rising far up among
the clouds, as a solitary,, white-robed
sentinel, and as if to guard the peace
and tranquility of the village, stands
Mount Hood. In such a center of
natural advantages, and in such a loca
tion of scenic beauty, stands the town of
Dufur. Whatever nature might have
intended, it was far from the thoughts of
the original owners to locate a town
there. It was never boomed into exist
ence but rather like Topsey it "growed"
of its own accord.
ABOUT TWKLVE YEARS AGO.
C. A. ..Williams obtained an unwilling
consent to lease about an acre of ground,
on which to locate a small country store.
The business grew, upon his hands. In
a' year or two the people of the surround
ing neighborhood petitioned for. a post
office. They got it. Then they pressed
the Dufors to lay out a small towneite.
Fifteen blocks were surveyed and staked
off and soon sold at. from-. $75 to -f 100- a
block. When these were all bought up
and occupied,, the people wanted more.
Eight more blocks were added, and all
bought or contracted for. before they
were, even surveyed. Then ' twenty
more blocks were added and all sold,
save one, reserved'foV a donation to - the
school district, when the people are
ready to " enlarge '. their, present ; school
facilities. Thus in the short space of a
few years the- town' has : grown from, a
solitary - hamlet' and a '. dilapidated
school building to its; present . constantly
increasing dimensions.
THE BUSINESS OF DUFCK.
The town has two, large general mer
chandise stores, where, the farmers can
obtain everything to be found in the
larger towns,' two drug stores, one sad
dler's shop, one shoemaker's shop, two
blacksmith's shops, one carpenters shop,
two wagon , repair shops, one . barber's
shop, one notion store, one - millinery
store, two resident physicians, two resi
dent ministers,' one dentist, one' fine
srraded school, two church houses, one
public hall, one Odd Fellow's hall," two
excellent hotels and two livery stables.
The town is also the location of the 8. B .
manufacturing company, wiose proprie
tory medicines are winning .an enviable
and well deserved reputation all over
the Pacific coast. , Half a mile below the
town is located the famous Dufur Roll
ing Mills, whose flour is admitted. on all
hands, to be fully equal to the best
Walla Walla product and second to none
anywhere. But the town has no saloon
within its borders, and ihey don't- want
any. The Dufur Brothers, who downed
the original town site and. who still own
all the lands adjoining, ; very carefully
provided for this by inserting a clause
in each deed of sale, binding the pur
chaser, his heirs and. assigns from ever
selling liquor on the premises, as a com
mon beverage, on pain of the" property
reverting to the original owners. The
absence of the grosserforms of vice, pe
culiar to larger' communities, together
with educational - facilities of a very
high' order . have made . the town
A VERY DESIRABLE PLACE .,
For parents to send their children to ob
tain an education. Possessing, for resi
dence purposes, all the advantages of
larger towns, with fewer of the disadvan
tages farmers and others in easy circum
stances, have bought Dufur property, and
built . themselves comfortable homes,
where their children can be educated, or
where, perchance, in declining years.they
can enjoy the luxury and comfort of a well
earned rest. As many as sixty families
are thus domiciled in one happy commun
ity, and constant accessions are being
made. The town has, unquestionably, a
bright future before it. It may never be
large, but it in bound to be larger- Any
line of railroad running south from The
Dalles must, of necessity, touch it, and
with railroad facilities, combined with
all its present natural advantages, no
more desirable .place; for business or
residence'ean be found anywhere. .'-.
- THE TIME EXTENDED.
Farther Instruction From ibe Commln
fttoner on the Forfeited Lands.
Washington, D. C, March 5, 1891.
Register and Receiver, The Dalles, Or.
Sirs : Referring to the former instruc
tions under the forfeiture act of Septem
ber iJ9, 1890, I have now to advise you
that by the act of congress approved
February 18, 1891, said act is so amended
"that the period within which settlers,
purchasers and others, under the provis
ions of said act may make application to
purchase lands forfeited thereby, or to
make or movo to perfect any homestead
entries which are preserved or author
ized under said act when such period
begins to run from the passage of the
act shaU Begin- to run from the date of
the promulgation by the commissioner
of the general land office of the instruc
tions to the officers of the- local land
offices, for their direction in the disposi
tion of said lands ; . -
"Provided, That nothing herein shall
extend any time or enlarge any rights
given by said act to any railroad com
pany." . The instructions to your office were
promulgated by this office February 3,
1891. Very respectfully,
. (Signed)- - Lewis A. Geoff,
. Commissioner.
THIKI KE6IMENT NOTES.
Headquarters Third Regiment Ixft
EG1.MF.NT I.NFT. )
GUAKD, J
RCH 10, 1891.)
Oregon National Gu
The Dalles, Or., March
Special Order,)
No. 10. S
I. The members of A. & C. Co's.,
Staff and Band will assemble at the
Armory, armed and equipped for Batta
tion drill on Thursdav" March 12th at
8:30 p. m.
n. The commissioned officers of A.
& C. Co's., and Staff, Drum Major and
Chief Musician of the band will, report
at the Hdqtrs at 8 o'clock. Business of
importance to come before them. - '
By Order, T. A. Houghton,
Colonel.
The latest news from the Cascade
Locks informs us that the wounded man,
McCormack, is - likely to die at any
moment. The doctor says the point of
his liver is shot off, and that his chances
for life are very slim. The man himself
asserts tliat he; is bleeding internally.
Parr is but slightly injured and is ex
pected in The Dalles, under arrest, in a
day or two. Both men ? are under the
guard of an officer of" the .Inw. They
have not been examined. The alleged
accomplice of Parr, "Thompson, waived
examination yesterday, before- Justice
McKinnon, and was placed, under $500
bonds.
An important measure to Columbia
river people, if it becomes a law, as it
now appears it will, is Hunsaker's bill
for lower rates on the Cascade railroad,
which passed the house today. Its pro
visions are : " "Passenger rates are -10
cents per mile for adults, and 5 cents
for children under 12 years; For- each
1000 feet of lumber or cordwood, $1.25
for the first-five miles, and' 25 cents for
each additional five miles; for live stock,
50 cents per head for the first five miles
and 20 cents for each succeeding five.
For all other freights, 40 cents per ton.
Oregoniam - .
Last Call Last Chance.
Messrs. Livermore & Andrews ' the
makers of the luxurious easy -chairs at
77 Court street, hereby give - notice that
they -will, close out their: business on
April 1st. Parties wanting chairs should
give their orders iri at once in order' to
have them made before we close out.
' Livermore & Andrews.
Take Due Notice.
At Eastman's Gallery cor. Second and
Federal Sts., O. M. Pope has just return
ed from Portland and is prepared . to do
all kinds of View and Protrait Work.
Proofs shown and satisfation guaranteed.
All work done 10 per cent clueper than any
other Gallery this side of Portland. Call
at the Gallery before having work done
and be convinced.
We are pleased to - see, Mr. S. L.
Brooks again on the street. He has suf
fered quite severely for the last two or
three days with neuralgia. At one time
the pain was so violent, he feared the
loss of one of his eves. .
i
Missouri paid over seven thousand
dollars last year for tobacco supplied to
the-convicta in the state penitentiary.
CHKOMCI.K SHORT STOPS.
For coughs and colds use 2379.
Does S. B. get there? "I should
smile.' S. B.
Two more girls wanted at Haworth &
Thurman's Emyloyment Bureau.
C. E.' Dunham will 'cure your head
ache, cough or pain for 50 cenls, S. B.
Get ; your land papers prepared bv J.
M. Huntington & Co. Opera House
Block, Washington St.
: Snipes & Kinerslv are anxious to cure
your headache for 50 cents. S. B.
-. 2379 is the cough syrup for children. '
Get me a cigar from that fine case at
Snipes & Kinersley's.
You need not cough ! Blakelev &
Houghton will cure it for 50 cents. S. B.
N . - , Ob .Hand, i
J. M. Huntington & Co. announce
that they are prepared to make out the
necessary papers for parties wishing
to file on so called railroad land. Appli.
cants should have their papers all ready,
before going to the land office' so as to
avoid the rush and save time. Their
office is in Opera H"se Block next to
main entrance
City Treasurer's Notice.
- All City, Warrants registered prior to
July 6, 1889 are now due and payable.
Interest ceases on and after date.
" " Fish.
February 7, 1 891 . . -. . .. City Treas.
. " ' '. '. ' .-.
For. Hale.
Household furniture, Carpets, ect., at
the residence of Mrs. B. Robberson, No.
210, Second street.
SCIENTIFIC MULE BREEDING.
A. Southerner Tells Heir to Make The
Long Karwl Animal Pay. .
"God . made every beast but yuP
Mark Twain. . .
I-certainly regard the breeding of
males as by long odds the most surely
profitable branch of stock farming at pres
ent in the south. The mule is the easiest
to raise the hardest to kill and the read-,
iest to sell. : To the man who most first
have the sweat on his brow before he
can eat. his bread, this last quality is
best of alL In .all other - branches of
stock farming we find periods of good
values and periods of depression, when
sales are hardly possible . at all, bat as
long as we have the negro in the south
we must have mules and lots of them.
. The:; successful breeding of moles
might profitably be studied a lifetime or
a century.,: If you select this branch of
stock farming as yoor business in lif e.
you most attach the greatest importance
to aright start. ' Therefore when yon
go mto the mtile business 'let 'yoor first
investment of capital be in "knowledge,
and (excuse the monotony) the second in
"knowledge," and the- third in "more
knowledge.
I should never purchase a jack less
than fifteen- hands- high. Have no jug
gling with such blanketed ' phrases as
"jack measure," , "tape measure," 'hip
measure." and lots of others that secure
the ducats of the deceivable, but fifteen
hands high at the withers under thai
standard. ..
The Maltese jack has the best speed,
action; and spirit of all, and has - the
fashionable color; but is too small. : The
Mammoth has the size and color, bat is
too slow and actionless. We believe the
best jacks to be the Catalonian jacks of
Spain and the Poitou jacks of France.
They have been bred for black color,
good action and sound feet. "The size of
the foal is generally most influenced by
the male.
The shape of the foal is generally most
influenced - by the female. Therefore if
we' are purchasing mares ' and can select
the types we desire let us' keep in mind
the type of mule we desire to raise. ; So
let us first look for our type. 1 If we take
almost any ten successful southern farm
ers into a mole pen nine of them-' at
least will - hunt around - till ' they find a
mule about fifteen hands : high; with
heavy body; straight back, straight belly,
short foreleg, especially below the knee
in other words, a "pony built mule.
Then we may take this as the desirable
type of' mole in the south, for we are
raising mules to sell and; not for park
orhaxnents. ' Then let US' select this type
of' mare; and let us get her from among
the grade draftbreeds. Jay Esaem' in
Southern Live Stock Joxtrnal. ' -
Silver Prone.
Coe's golden drop plum, or otherwise
the silver prnne, is one of the great com
mercial fruits and a good thing to plant
nearly everywhere. It is ' good to can,
dry or ship" green'. ' .' '"
FLOURING MILL. TO LEASE.
rnHK' OLD DAIXE3 MILL AND WATER
L Coinytiny'K flour Mill will be leased to re
sponsible parties. For information apply -to the
WATER COMMISSIONERS,
The Dalles, Oregon.
Will close out her entire stock of
Ladies' ! Children's
AT COST,
to make room for her
New Stock of Millinery.
VIRS. PHlIiMPS
rnusiin : Unasrvvsar
MAYS &
- , (Successors to AHRAMS & STKWART.) .
Haraware, - nnware, - Grapware, -
SILVERWARE, ETC. V r ;
'.":',;'.'. 1111 . '
: AGENTS FOR THE -:
"Acorn," "Charter Oak" "Argand
.STOVES AND RANGES.
Pumps, r Pipe, Plumbers' and Steam Fitters' Supplies '
Packing, :Biiilding Paper1, ' "-: .
SASH, DOORS, SHINGLES.
Also a eoniDlete stock of CarnMitAvs' TWanV
Farmers Tools and Fine Shelf
-AGENTS
The Celebrated K. J. ROBERTS "Warranted" Cutlery, Meriden Cutlerv auU
- tableware, the "Quick Meal" Gasoline Stoves. "Grand" Oil Stoves "
. . . and Anti-Rust Tinware. ' ' : " ,: -''"
All Tinning, Plrimbing, Pipe . W6fk and Repairing
will be done on Short Notice.
174, 176, 178. 180 SECOND STREET;
HOfnrtf DALtUES, Wash.
' . In the last two weeks large sales of lots trWeIV
have heen made at Portland, Tacoma, Forest in the West
Grbye, :McMinvme and The 'JMles. All Boot'andShoe
are satisfied that factory
North Dalles
Is now the place for investnient. New Man- ClefflM ,
uTactbries are to be added and large improve- imff?
ments made". The next 90 days will be im- " verlv
portant ones for this new city. JTjjg C0tt3.
Call at the office of the J(ei Railroad
Interstate Investment Co.,
Or 72 Washington St., PORTLAND, Chv
O. D. TAYLOR, THE DALi.ES, Or.
DEALERS IN
Hay, Grain
Gheap Express Wagons ffos. 1 and 2. ;.
Orders left at the StcreJwillJ-eceive prompt attention. ' .
Tronks and Packages delivered to any part of the City. .'
No.122 Cor. Washington and Third. Sts.
NEW FIRM!
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toseoe
DEALERS ISf:
'.'STAPLE'.' AND '.' FANCY '.' GROCERIES,
Canned Goods, Preserves Pickles, Etc.
Country Produce' BouglU and Sold.
Goods delivered Free to aiiy part of tfie City.
Masonic-Block, Corner Third and Court Streets, The Dalies, Oregon.
51. C. NICKELSEN,
DEALER IN-
STATIONERY, NOTIOfiS,
BOOKS AND MUSIC
Cor. of Tbiri aBMasMBflon as3e Dallss, Own.
H. g. rsiE5iseN.
Clothier aiTsiiloF,
Soota ! and Shioea, Etc
CORNER OF SECOND AND 'WASHINGTON. STS 1 HE PAl.I.EP, OV.l
CROWE,
re,
if
Hardware.
FOR-
THE DALLES, OREGON
Furniture : fffy.
WirP-Wntfe
and Feed.
oooeip
Groceries,
Wagons always oh hand when Trains or Boat arrives
HEW STORE!
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& Gibons,
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