CITY FATHERS.
The Road Question Discussed - at
length City Sewers.
Our
Prices
Advertise
So thoroughly convinced are we of this fact that
Duplicate Cash Taes, as they'enable us to give
exact memorandum of their purchases, and will
opportunity of comparing our Goods and Prices.
MONEY AINT SO PLENTIFUL NOW
and as the people will naturally seek the store
bargains, we desire to give all publicity possible
Right G-oods at Right
ALL GOODS MARKED
IN PLAIN FIGURES. 1
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THURSDAY,
- FEB. 8, 1894
The Daily and Weekly Chronicle may
be found on sale at I. C Nickelsen't ttore.
FEBRUARY 'FARRAGO.
Minor Bvcnti of Towd and
Briefly Stated.
Country
The good times that we sing about may linger
on the way.
But somewhere the Mm is shinim' an' a-makin
of the hay;
An' the clods are takin' color, where the seeds
await the spring.
And far from frosts o' winter all the birds are
on the wing.
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Rer. J, V. Jenkins will preach Sat
urday night and Sunday at Dufur.
One hundred and seventy tickets were
sold by the East End Hose Co., for the
bull last Monday night.
Mr. A S. Cathcart lost hia most valu
able horse, a gray, Tuesday, which
strained himself and had to be killed.
The result of Mr. Van Bibbers's re
cent accident haa been that he now . uses
crutches. He still drives the milk
wagon, however, and has not miSaed a
day for twenty-nine years.
It will be a pleasure to friends of the
East End ' Hose Co. to know that the
ball recently given cleared them exactly
$08.90. This proves it to have been the
most snccessful ball of the season. -
Conductor M. T. Bice was hurt today
at Grants. Iu ' attempting to jump on
the caboose be missed the platform and
his foot passed under the wheel, causing
a painful injury of the great toe. Dr. H.
Logan, the railway surgeon, attended to
the injuries.
The revival at the Christian church
continues with increasing interest.
Large audiences attend every service.
Four additions to date. Subject for
this evening, "Jonah's Strange Voyage;
or did the whale really swallow Jonah?"
All are cordially invited to attend,
i ' Wanted, a dog, a thoroughbred bark-
,7 ing dog, to bark. ' It don't matter if he
can't see, hear or smell, just so he can
. bark, Off color or bob tail no disquali
fication, but must possess a mouth like a
pipe wrench and be free from any pul
monary ailment. Apply to city recorder.
. The death of Ina, the 8-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dcak,
. after an illness of three days, occurred
at the time they were about to move to
maae lor the trip. The body of the
child was. brought to town last evening
and placed in a metallic casket, . and
will be removed to Iowa in charge of the
saddened parents, that it may rest
where they will reside in future.
Us.
Prices.
PEASE & MAYS.
A DANGEROUS WOUND.
II. Wtion Stabbed in the Abdomen
by F. W. X.. Sklbbe. '
In room 61, third story of the Cos
mopolitan hotel, lies W. H. W.Watson,
stretched upon a bed from which he may
never arise, who yesterday was in the
fall vigor of manhood.
About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
he entered the office of the Skibbe hotel,
and walked back to the rear of the din
ing room. Here he met Mrs. Skibbe
eoming from the kitchen. What passed
between them is riot yet known, but in
the midst of their conversation Mr.
Skibbe rushed out from the bedroom,
which is partitioned off at the rear of the
dining room, and struck Watson one or
more blows, following it up by knife
thrusts. One or two slashes was made
at his face, and then the wound was
made which is the source . of so great
danger to Watson. The weapon used
was a pen knife. Skibbe thrust it into
the left side of the abdomen, and Wat
son rushed out of the rear door. The
wounded man went at once to his room,
when he found he was bleeding profusely.
He divested himself of his clothing, and
held the slop bowl up to his side to catch
the blood. The vessel was filled aboBt a
third full, when he tried to stop it by
binding a towel around it. Watson's
words were that it gushed out like a
little fountain. After securing the towel
around him he felt dizziness coming
upon him, and walking to the bed fell
upon it in a faint. He did not aroase
from it until after 6 o'clock. About 9
o'clock physicians were sent for. They
found a slit in the flesh not over half n
inch in length and quite narrow. The
depth of the stab was not known and
the wound was so small as to require
only one stitch in it. If an intestine is
cut a few days of existence only remain
to Watson, but if by a fortunate chance
it is missed he will recover in the neigh
borhood of ten days., A reporter saw
the wounded man this morning. He
was suffering keenly, but was entirely
conscious. The expression of his face
was pitiful, as if he realized his tenure of
existence was frail. He would make no
statement at present, preferring it to
appear in the preliminary examination.
He made an ante mortem statement,
however, at 3 o'clock this morning, be
fore Recorder Dufur, but this will not
be published except in case of death.
Mr. Skibbe this morning surrendered
himself to the sheriff, and was allowed
to go on his own recognizance. No com
plaint has yet been entered against him.
He was also seen by a Chboniclk rep
resentative this morning. , He was in a
subdued state of mind and an air of
sadness prevailed with all of the at
taches of the housein striking contrast
to the pretty New Year decorations of
evergreen which adorn the dining hall.
He said that when Watson came yester
day he "abused" bis wife, and neither
replied yes or no when asked if he had
insulted h.er. It is evident that Mr.
Skibbe has private reasons in reserve to
account for the scene of the afternoon,
but is not of divided mind on his opin
ion of Watson. He , ordered Watson
about a year ago not to come in the
house again, and Mr. Skibbe said his
-visit yesterday was not at his solicita
tion. Watson is well-known by everyone on
the street. He is an Englishman, about
25 years old, and speaks with an East
ern accent. He has worked about the
hotels of the town as cook or waiter, his
last position at the Baldwin restaurant.
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we are now using'
our customers an
also give them an
offering the best
to ouar prices.
Store Closes at 7 P. M.
He is a member of Jackson Engine Co.,
and run in the tournament of 'last
summer. '
Later At 2 :30 o'clock a warrant
for the arrest of F. W. Ll Skibbe was
signed by W. H. W. Watson.
Si Later i p. m. Watson is resting
more easily. Ho change for the worse
has yet occurred.
. Practices of Fruit Auctioner.
Most of the fruit which left The Dalles
last summer for Chicago was sold at
auction, ana prices generally were very
unsatisfactory. The auction system of
selling fruit in the East, while in theory
good, is in practice very much perverted
and made the medium.of some rather
suspicious transactions. Fruit which
sells for a dollar in the morning has
brought twice as much at private sale in
the afternoon. Anyone who is at all
familiar : with auction sales of goods
knows bow a certain few friends of the
auctioneer are often favored, and no
doubt the same kind of practice occurs
with the fruit. It would be a good idea,
not to abolish the auction, but to free it
from fraud and collusion which seem to
lie thick about the door of the auction
Tbo Gloom Will Be Dispelled.
The arc lights will burn again tonight,
after several nights of darkness upon
our streets. The dynamo that supplies
the are .lights was disabled by the burn
ing out of the armature, which was re
placed today. This is separate from the
dynamo which supplies the incandescent
lights with electricity and no help could
be given the arc circuit.- The armature
is a spherical mass of iron, steel and
coiled wire, which revolves with great
rapidity within the dynamo, and is each
an eccentric apparatus that it may burn
out in a few minutes or It may last for
years..
East End Hose Company Kleetlon.
The annual election of officers of East
Dalles Hose Co. No. 3, occurred (last
evening, at which the following officers
were re-elected: Henry Kuck, presi
dent; R. E. Williams, secretary; Frank
Kraemer, treasurer; Mat Shoren, fore
man ; Thos. Sullivan., 1st assistant, and
Henry St. Arnold, 2d assistant, delegates
W. H. Lochhead, Dan Baker and R. E.
Saltmarshe. 5,
PERSONAL MENTION.
Sister Alberta returned "to Portland
yesterday.
Mr. Richard Selling took last night's
train for Walla Walla.
Mrs. H..M. Beall returned to Albany
yesterday after a few weeks visit with
Mrs.. W. H. Wilson and other friends. ,
Mr. W. , R Winans of Winans is in
the city today. He reports that he has
just despatched another large1 cougar or
puma, measuring 7 feet, 6 inches from
tip to tip. Mr. Winans is a sort of
Daniel Boone of that neighborhood.
His record so far is the killing of four
teen bears, thirteen wildcats, five
wolves arid six cougars.
Weather Thursday,
rain, slightly warmer. '
fair;
Friday,
Blandfobd.
A Chance VeVy Seldom Offered.
" For sale or trade for a farm in Wasco
county A fine improved farm in one of
the best counties of Southern Calfornia
in the best of climate, close to Rodondo
beach, San Pedro harbor and railroads.
Good markets, good schools and
churches. Address this office for par
ticulars. ; : d&w
The city council again met last night
to consider reports of officers and any
other business which might come before
the meeting. Present Aldermen Joles,
Lauer, Eshelman and Butts and Mayor
Kreft. - ,
The reports of recorder and treasurer
were read and accepted.
In the matter of ascertaining whether
or not Mrs. Craig's property was subject
to the Lincoln street sewer assessment,
the recorder asked for further instruc
tions. . The Lincoln street sewer ordi
nance was then passed.
The finance committee reported that
in their judgment the offer of Mr. Lucky
to purchase the grist mill apparatus for
$300 was a fair one, and should be ac
cepted, and the mill and lot be sold to
the highest bidder. The report, was
accepted.
Aid.' Butts opened up the Fourth
street road question by saying the peti
tioners should receive a definite answer,
yes or no, whether the council favored it
or not.
Aid. Eshelman said that his mind was
already made up that he did not think
the business of the city, nor the popula
tion required it yet, in view of the pres
ent city Indebtedness, and that if the
city Improved the roads they already
had it would be enough to do at this
time.
Aid. Lauer said that, according to his
version of the charter, he believed the
city would have to pay for cutting
through the bluff and that such an ex
pense should be seriously considered. -
Mr. Joles took an opposite view of the
case, and thought that section 99, article
10 of the charter meant that each prop
erty owner adjacent to road should bear
the general average expense of the whole
road. He believed that the expense
would not amount to- $10 a lot, taking a
block on each side of the road, and that if
necessary two blocks deep could be levied
upon. He believed, also, that the East
End was entitled to some benefit in the
way of a direct road to it, and moved that
a surveyor be appointed to survey both the
"Elton and Laughlin" grades, and esti
mate upon the cubic yards of stone to
be removed.
Aid. Butts said that, while he was op
posed to the city undergoing any more
expense until city warrants brought a
little higher figure than they do today,
he would be in, favor of having the
routes surveyed, at least, and if jthen no
considerable remonstrance was raised to
it by property-owner, and the peti
tioners were of the same mind, he would
be in favor of going on with the im
provement. He therefore seconded the
motion, which being put, was carried.
Aid. Eshelman still maintained his
point that the city would have
to bear the expense of . cutting through
the bluff and stuck to his point
the expense could . not' be afforded.
He did not vote negatively, however," to
employ a surveyor. . i
Aid. Lauer then brought up the sub
ject of sewer lepairing and said that, at
present all the spare time of the street
commissioner was employed in patching
up old sewers, the expense borne by the
city. He suggested that it might be
well to put in an entire new system of
terracotta, and the city would thus be
relieved of the expense of fixing rotten
wooden ones. Aid. Butts favored let
ting them alone when they broke, and
fencing up a place in the street till the
property owner fixed it at his own ex
pense, but was reminded by the mayor
that this would be a nuisance. Aid
Eshelman combatted the terra cotta
plan again on the score of economy and
thought it . would be better to worry
along the way we are than to .tackle the
sewer elephant.
Karl's Clover Root, the new blood
purifier, gives freshness and clearness to
the com plexion and -cures constipation
25c., 50c and $1.00. Sold by Snipes &
Kinersly, druggists. ''.'..'-.
Ha worth, printer, 116 Court St. tf
Ladies', Gents', Children's
Bopt5Sl7oe$
Overcoats,
... Suits, Pants,
Hats, lSTeckwear, , ;
Underwear,
'. ' Umbrellas,
Blankets and
Comforters.
" Every article marked in slain figures.
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Joles, Collins & Co.
Successors to The Dalles Mercantile Co. . '
Wo carry a full
HARHWARE, HAY, GRAIN, FEED of all
kinds. DRY GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES.
apjyCan furnish Feed at. wholesale prices,
rtpliverwl to Hny point ini1e the city limits.
v JfgyWe carry JQOnS for BOTH CITY
AND COUNTRY TRAI-E. Give us a call.
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Dry
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AT A.
Great
we especially oner vjreat -.oarguiua m
Dress Goods,. Jackets, Underwear,
Blankets, Clothing, Boots
' andShoes.
I fcHmS 1
by Buying- your
Hay, Gtfain, peed Flout,
Groceries, Provisions
Fraits, Grass and G-arden Seeds, etc.,
Low down for Caeh, or in exchange for
such Produce as we can use. .
Oasn dlci fox
All goods delivered nromdtly without expense. f
At Old Corner, Second and Union Sts.,
THE DALLES, OR.
Harry Liebe,
PRACTICAL
All work promptly attended to, '
and warranted. . .
Can be fonnd at Jacobsen's Music store, No. 162
Second Street.
For Sale or Trade.
A 4-OO-FOOT
Empire Well Jluger,
with a 4 Horse-Power attached, V
For sale or trade for good horses, cattle or sheep
- For particulars, enquire at this office.
; SHERIFF'S SAXE: ;
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an ex
ecution issued out of the Circuit Court of toe
State. of Oregon for Wasco County, in. a suit
therein pending wherein W. A. Miller is plain
tiff and K. P. Reynolds is 'defendant.' to me di
rected, and commanding me to sell the real
property hereinafter described, to satisfy the
sum of $290.00 and interest thereon at the rate
of eight per cent per annum from September 22,
1893, . and the sum of '2,4OO.0O and interest
thereon at the rate of eight per cent per annum
from the 20th day of March, 1893, and' the further
sum of 1300.00 attorneys fees, and the further
sura of $22.00 costs, adjudged to the plaintid and
against the defendant in said suit, I will on the
the 13th day of March, 1804; '
at the honr of 2 o'clock p. m.. at the front door
of the County Court House in Dalles City, Ore
gon, sell at public sale to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand, all of the.following described real
property, to-wit: The. south half of the south--west-quarter,
the northeast quarter of the south
west quarter, and the southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of Section 28, Township 1
North, Range 13 East, W. M., containing 100
acres, and the north half of the northeast quar
ter, the northeast quarter of the northwest quar
ter and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of Section 3.1, Township 1 North, Range
13 East, W. M., containing IliO acres, to satisfy
said sums and accruing costs.
T. A. Ward,
jlOwtd Sheriff of Wasco Counts-
line of GROCERIES.
Joles, Collins & Co.
390 to 394 Second St., The Dalles, Or.
Balance
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