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Reason
At the end of our Business Year, when we had completed the
inventory of our stock of Merchandise, we found it was considerably
less than we, or our predecessors in business, had ever invoiced.
This was
nine last fall.
cheaper a the
Sale of last December and offered many lines at cost and less; feeling
assured that we could replace them at a much lower price. The re
sults have proved the correctness of our theory.
The great depletion of our. stock will permit us to offer for .
your inspection a complete and entire new stock at prices which for
many lines of goods will be less than last year's cost to us. -
. Many of the leading brands of Bleached and Unbleached Cot
tons, Prints and Wash Fabrics we have been able to buy for less (
than the cost of manufacturing, because the demand has been greatly 1
curtailed; stocks at the mills were accumulating, and the treasurers
thought it a wiser plan to try and move goods even at a small loss,
than to discharge the help and close the mills.
We think the bottom was reached about the time our orders
were placed, and we are looking for a revival with the ' coming of
spring. ' .
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MONDAY,
- - FEB. 26, 1894
The Daily and Weekly Chronicle may
be found on tale at I. C. Nickelgen's store.
FEBRUARY FARRAGO.
Minor Events of Town and Country
' Briefly Stated.
There comes a certain lingering fear
That people who sincerely seek
J To keen their resolutions fresh
Would need a New Year every week.
Jack Hall was taken to Salem yester
day by Sheriff Ward.
Mr. . Roberta is shipping 500 boxes of
fine looking apples to Kansas City to
day. '
The skating Saturday afternoon on
Snipes' lake by a party of ladies and
gentlemen of The Dalles, was very fine,
and was - enjoyed the entire afternoon.
It was the only opportunity of the win
ter and was embraced by about sixty
' persons.
Mr. F. W. L. Skibbe was brought be
fore the recorder Saturday on a charge
of allowing minors to frequent his sa-
loon. Mr. Bogue Harper was the prin
cipal witness in the case, but a lack of
testimony induced the recorder to dis
charge the defendant.
Mr. Jay Guy Lewis, in a letter to Mr.
E. Schanno, expresses his- gratitude for
' his assistance, in gathering fruits for the
world's lair, "for to tell you the truth,"
says he, "if it had not been for old
Wasco and Union, Oregon would not
have been Bupreme at the world's fair."
We were shown a letter written to a
gentleman in this city by Mr. Lydell
Baker, who says he will be in The Dalles
some time between the middle and last
of March and will deliver a lecture to a
Dalles audience on "Julius Caesar, or
the Downfall of Imperialism in Rome."
. Mr. Baker will deliver it for the first
time at Eugene City March 19th, for the
benefit of the students of the state uni
versity. Mr. Baker is a fluent and in-
V tereating speaker, and our citizens may
expect a rich treat.
The regular subscription price of the
Weekly Chronicle is 1.50
regular price of the Weekly Obegonian
is $i.ou. Any one subscribing for The
Chronicle and paying for one year in
advance can get both The Chronicle
. and Weekly Okegonian for $2 .00. All
old subscribers paving their BubecriD
tions for one year in advance will be en
titled to the same offer. '
: Hot clam broth at J. O. Mack's every
,1 -.a M - 1 .
ubv aii t o ciocur. '
!: Haworth, printer, 116 Court St. tf
g
not mere chance,
So sure were we
It was the "result of careful plan7
that we could purchase so much
beginning of the present year
INDIAN TREACHERY.
Mr. C. Becht the Defendant In a Charge
of Selling; Liqaor to Them.
1
Mr. C. Becht leaves today for Portland
to be tried before Judge Bellinger for
selling whisky to Indians. The facts of
the matter are best related by Mr. Becht
himpelf in the following letter : .
Mr. Editor I desire to say a few ;
words concerning myself and the Indians
which you have not touched upon. The
affair you mention in Friday's iesae
under the caption "Indian Desperadoes"
happened when I was doing business in
the valley. But what happened here
the other day, I will explain through
your valuabte paper to avoid misunder
standing: On the 22d of February, in the after
noon, two big Indians came in mv front
room before I noticed them, as I gen
erally lock the door when I eee any of
them coming, to save trouble. They
shut the door behind them and wanted
wine. I told them that I could not srive
any wine to Indians, as the law would
not allow it, but they could have soda
water or s&rsaparilla. But they insisted
on having wine and would not leave
until they were given some. I had
nothing within reach to defend myself
and without any arms I could not risk
putting them out. So after talking to
them for quite a while trying my best to
get them out and telling them to leave,
but without any success, I let them'have
some of my lightest wine just to get rid
of them. They reported me and now I
am in trouble about it. Without further
comments everybody can see the right
and wrong of the thing. At any rate
that kind of business ought to be stopped.
As long as such fellows have a chance to
make money in such a rascally way they
will do so, and any .honest man, who
wants to make an honest living, is in
danger of getting in trouble. To my
great satisfaction I am assured by every
body in this town who knows me that
that they would never believe that " I
would have given any wine to Indians if
I was not forced to do so. I want to
express my sincere thanks to the many
friends who all offered me references and
bonds as soon as they heard about the
trouble. Respectfully,
-" Chas. Becht.
' Mr. Becht had a preliminary examin
ation by Mr. J. M. Huntington, the
commissioner, recently, who bound him
over to .appear before Judge Bellinger
for selling whisky to Indians, and the
trial will probably take place tomorrow.
Mr. Huntington was seen by a reporter
this morning. He says that Mr. Becht
admits taking 90 cents for the wine
given the Indians, but it does not follow
necessarily' that there is any intent in
this to break the law Mr. Becht is a
man whose' every . appearance indicates
that he is upright and honorable, that
he conducts business on business prin
ciples and has accumulated whatever
fortune he possesses honestly. The
affair seems to be another of. those put
up jobs which is rendered possible, by
an obnoxious law, Mr. Huntington
himself condemns this law in Btrong
terms -and believes it should have no
place on ' the statute books. The same
ends can be "accomplished, he says, by
making it a penitentiary offense for an
Indian to buy 'whisky off the reserva
tion, and a like offense for a white man
to take whisky within the reservation.
This will put an effectual stop to In
dians drinking whisky, and no unfortu
nate white man will be roped in by
their treachery. -
WHITE SALMON.
A Company of Sixty Will Make of It at
' New Arcadia. ..
Twenty families, numbering about
60 persons, are to emigrate from Spo
kane to White Salmon this week. The
articles of agreement have been put in
legal form by the company's attorneys.
Up to date there has been perfect har
that we held our Cash
mony in the colony and all the mem
bers seem perfectly satisfied with their
companions and with the organization.
Further particulate are given by the
Spokane Chronicle:
The ' building of a sawmill, cutting
lumber and putting up twelve or fifteen
new houses will keep everybody busy
the coming spring and summer. There
is also plenty of work to be done about
the farm. , The orchard, nursery and
vineyard are to be- cultivated and ex
tended. Fruitraising is to be the prin
cipal occupation, after a few acres have
been set aside for poultry and vegeta
bles.. Grapes especially are to be culti
vated, as the leaders believe they offer
surer returns and larger profits than any
other fruit. '..
Next year it is probable irrigation
ditches wtll be dug. The land yields
well without them, but an be easily ir
rigated and the farmers say it will pay.
Little by little they propose to increase
their colony and buy more land. For
the present they think, twenty families
are enough to try the experiment.
' The direct control of the colony's af
fairs is vested in the board of directors,
which consists of .Mr. and Mrs. Jewett,
Mr. and Mrs. Hunsecker and Messrs.
Pierce, Mann and Campbell. These are
expected to assign the work of each
member of the colony. So nearly as
possible all the necessary industries will
be represented. The colony includes
men of all trades, blacksmiths, carpen
ters, an engineer, an architect, a jew
eler, etc. All the unnecessary - trades
are to be abandoned for the present, till
the community is able to afford luxu
ries. There is a school house at White
Salmon, near the farm, and for a, year
or two the colonists' children will at
tend the public schools. After that
a separate system may be planned.
Just what arrangements, will- .be made
for religious .services is uncertain.
It is proposed to build a town hall
in the new village for entertainments,
public meetings, etc., ' and it. is ex
pected that regular Sunday services
will be established in the near future.
The plan of co-operation leaves each
family to. regulate its home life as it
chooses. Only the husband is required
to work as the executive board may di
rect, though if the wife wishes to pay
her initiation fee and devote her time to
the general work of the colony the
family will be allowed double pay.
PERSONAL. MENTION.
Miss Edna Moody came up - from
Salem Friday on a visit to relatives here.
Mr. Jos. D. Douglass of Dufur favored
The Chronicle office with a pleasant
call today. ''..--.-
s Mr. John Evans of Mosier waa in the
city this morning, returning on the
noon train. - .
After a week's visit with friends in
the city, .Miss Ida Waffle returned to
Pendleton Saturday night.
Mr. G. W. Phelps, a Dalles boy, now
a student of law in the University of
Michigan was elected by the students
Republican's Clnb a delegate to the
meeting of the State Republican Clubs,
held in Detroit. ' In -the evening a grand
banquet was given at which all the dele
gates were present and listened to
speeches by Gov. McKinley, Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Ex-Hawaian Min
ister Stevens and other noted guests. It
was high privilege , for a Dalles young
manto be in such distinguished com
pany. -
Hospital Corps.
There will be a mApr.intr nf tha iTn-
pital Corps of the Third .regiment at
8 :30 p. m., Tuesday evening, at Dr. Hol-
nater s omce. . j. jqllister,
2ts . Surgeon 3d Reg.
' This year we have made no great effort to move any of our old
stock being conscious that we can do so much better for our cus
tomers in prices, styles and qualities with our new goods. On their
arrival we can give you the latest creations of both Foreign and Do
mestic Manufacturers, at far more favorable, prices than any stock
can be offered which was carried over from last year. Cabot W Mus
lin of 1893 manufacture at 6 cents a yard is as good value as Cabot
W at 6 cents a yard of 1894 manufacture; but Wash Fabrics, Dress
Goods, Clothing, &c, "even if offered to you at 1893 cost, is not as
good as we will be able to do. t -
The cost of production-is now less, the mills are making goods
cheaper, they place them on the market at smaller margins, the job
bers sell them at a lesser profit, and so we will place : before our eus--:
tomers lines of Fabrics for, say, 10 cents, which . in more prosperdus
years would cost us atleast 12 cents. ' o ;VV-;" : :
Again, the keen' competition between the different mills has
caused them to pay much more attention, to the designs and -finish
of the new Fabrics, and the coming season's goods will "be more ele
gant than those of any previous- year. , : . I
Let us impress this upon you: ; .
Be not tempted to invest in OLD GOODS, no matter how
tempting the price may seem, for we assure you that we will be able
.to offer you new, fresh and stylish goods in all the latest! weaves and
fabrics at a less price than can any goods of last year's stock be sold.
All Goods Marked
in plain figures.
THE WORK BEGUN.
Mr. J. Stadelman Believes tnat Oranlsa
tlon Only "Will Help Fruitgrowers.
Mr. J. Stadelman, a well-known fruit
raiser of this section for many years,
takes a lively interest in the recently
organized Northwest Fruitgrowers, who
held their initial meeting at Spokane,
and believes that organisation only; will
protect the - fruit men so as to make
their avocation profitable. He says he
has lost a great deal of money every year
through the methods. of the transporta
tion company. The railroad company
hauled his fruit in an ordinary box car,
and this was a part of the local freight.
As a consequence his fruit spoiled before
reaching its '. destination, by reason of
the great changes in temperature of the
night and the day.. He believes that
one man is powerless to prevent this
treatment, and is willing and anxious to
identify' himself with a body of men,
whose numbers will insure fair treatment
at the bands of the transportation com
pany. Heretofore, he says, we could
not compete with California-grown fruit.
Not only , is the freight tariff as low or
lower from San Francisco to Spokane
than from The Dalles to Spokane, but
they have been furnished refrigerator
cars on fast freight time which arrived
at their destination in advance of cars
from this point. -.-''.
Business Foresight.
Pease & Mays are plungers in th ad
vertising line. At a time when a great
many merchants of the city have dis
continued their advertisements, under a
mistaken notion of economy, Pease &
Mays have doubled their space and are
reaching out for more patronage through
a medium which they have tried and
not found wanting. , For two years they
have advertised continually in The
Chronicle.1 at great expense, but the
phenomenal increase of- their patronage
has justified it. Their trade is more
than a local one, as for a distance of two
hundred and fifty miles settlers come in
to place their orders at the great . dry
goods and general merchandise empor
ium of Pease & Mays. Their announce
ment today should be of value to all our
readers, who will appriciatea good story
of business foresight by which they are
to be the gainers.
166 Second Street.
1,1.
ionyvill.
PEASE
NEWS OF THE STATE.
The thermometer registered six de
grees below zero at Pnneville.' .
The Prineville News is urging that the
$1,500, appropriated for sinking an
artesian well in Crook county, be used.
It is said that twenty-five young men
will be graduated from the law depart
ment of the University' of Oregon next
June. ' - ;'.-"'-.
The winter has been favorable through
out Oregon for cattle and sheep. Be
sides the mild ' weather, the grass has
been excellent, and little or no loss of
stock is the result. . . . '
In Yamhill county the sheriff has dis
covered 114,000 acres of land, valued at
$1,180,000, that had been overlooked by
the assessor. The people of that county
could not do better than elect that sheriff
for assessor next year.
Ex-City Treasurer S. F. Murphy at
Baker City convicted of larceny of pub
lic money, was this morning sentenced
to the term of one year in the peniten
tiary and to pay a fine of $8,239, being
double the amount of his shortage.
A meeting of the woolgrowers of Mor
row county was held Saturday at Hepp
ner for ' the purpose of - formulating a
basis of wages for shearers and herders.
No definite action was taken in regard
to wages, but it was the general senti
ment of the meeting that wages must be
reduced. '
John Hamlet, the murderer of Ben
Gammie, is believed to have gone to
California, via Silver lake, where be has
relatives. It Is stated that Grant county
offers a reward of $400 and the citizens
of Caleb ah additional reward of $300 for
the arrest of John Hamlet, who mur
dered Ben Gammie near Caleb on the
morning of the 15th.
BORN. '
On Feb. 26th, to the wife of Alonzo C.
Stevens, a 10-pound daughter.
SEEDS! SEEDS I SEEDS T
IN PACKAGE OR BULK.
We have a Complete Assortment of Seeds, both Timber and
"" '-.- - Garden, at Wholesale Prices. - .
FS1? issortmept Just leeeiud l
' NEVER MIND HARD TIMES,
Buy your Garden Seeds of Joles, Collins & Co., and raise
your own Garden Truck.
JOLES, COLLINS & CO.,
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' Successors toJThe Dalles Mercantile Co., 390 to 394 Second St. '
& MAYS.
Circuit Court.
Circuit court convened this morning
at 9 o'clock and .took up the case of
Farley vs. Grant, which is the matter of
a note given by Mr. Allen Grant for
something over $400. given to pay the
premium on a life insurance policy of.
$10,000, which, for some reason, was not
paid, hence the suit. V The day was con-,
sumed in taking testimony. The jury in .
the-, case are John Singleton, C. L.
Schmidt, W. R. Menefee. Geo. Patter
son, C. E. Bayard, C. M. Fouts, W. E. .
Sylvester, M." H. Miller, John Heinrich, "
John Wagonblast, D. F. Ostxfrne, C. W.
Deitzel.
John Krier was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary. He received his
sentence with etolid indifference. ' Wetle,
will be sentenced tomorrow.
Danger of Imported Fruit Tre9 "
Mr. E. Schanno has received a letter"
from Mr. Geo. I. Sargent, secretary of "
the state board of agriculture, informing"
him that through the kindness of Mr.
Edwin Russ of Medford and Mr. Levt
Morris of Talent, he learns' of a ship
ment of peach trees from a Connecticut
nursery that is affected by the "Yel
lows," a tree disease that is entirely new -on
this coast. The trees were burned,
but Mr. Sargent wishes to impress upon
the minds of fruit growers through the
press, the' great danger of baying trees
from, eastern nurseries.' Mr. Sargent is
now preparing an article for the Orego
nian relating these' dangers.
Biliousness.
We are a bilious race. Half of us are
born bilious, with a prediposition to
dyspepsia. The best known remedy Is
Simmons Liver Regulator. Try it.
Private dancing lessons will be given
to ladies Monday and Thursday after
noons at Chrysanthemum hall, and to
gentlemen Tuesday and Saturday after
noons at Armory hall.1
6t .. James Smith.
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