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About The Dalles daily chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1894)
Seeds!- Seeds! IN PACKAGE OR BULK. vve nave a complete Assortment of Seeds,, both Timber and .Garden, at-Wholesale Prices. 1 with the Times. i "V Our Furnishing Goods Department OFFERS g Men's 9-oz. Blue Overalls, Riveted :...50c S S Youths' 9-oz. Blue Overalls, Riveted.......45c v K Boys' 9-oz. Blue Overalls, Riveted. .. ......40c g 2 N ew Goods. New Goods, s 3 Store Closes at 7.30P. M. & I ; i ?ssgvssnri PEASE & MAYS. I The Dalles Caily Chronicle. Entered a the Postoffice at The Dalles, Oregon, as second-ciass matter. Clubbing List. Regular Our price price Carotids ul I. Y. Tribute. . . " d'etklj Ortgosiai " tad Americas Fanner " ud leClnre'i Iagaiine. " and The Detroit Free Press . " ud CttBopolitai laguine, . .$2.50 $1.75 .. 3.00 2.00 2.00 3,00 3.00 3.00 2.50 1.75 2.25 2.00 2.25 2.00" " aid Prairie Farmer, Ckieago . ud Globe-Democrat,(i-w)St. Louis 3.00 2.00 JLocal Advertising. 10 Cents por line for first iusenlon, and 5 Cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Special rates for long time notices. All local notices received later than 3 o'clock will appear the following day. The Daily and Weekly Chronicle may be found on sale at I. C. Nickelsen's store. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 14, 1894 Weather Forecast. . Weather forecast Wednesday .fair; Thursday rain or snow, slight tempera ture changes. MARS' MONTH. A Record of Lealrr Events for the Thirty-one Days. ' W oodman, chop that tree! Spare not a single twig ; Its switches have caused me To dance full many a jig. - ' The cause of the delay of the local train yesterday was a washout this side of Rowena. The circuit court at .Moro indicted two men named Douglas for house-breaking. There will be one civil case for trial. The marshal gives, public notice of his intention to strictly enforce the- ordi nance relating to cows and dogs, and the pound will probably soon resemble a menagerie. ' Mr. Saltmarshe dislocated his arm yesterday, by falling, while chasing a dog. Luckily a bystander knew what to do and he pulled the bones in place again. This morning, barring a sore ness, he is as well as ever. . Last Saturday night a large deer came down from the mountains into the city limits, and undoubtedly his introduc tion toalectric lights and things that are vain changed his deersbip's coarse to the fields of snow again. A report is current that Stacy Shown was instantly killed by being thrown from a horse and breaking his neck, at Seattle. It is quite positive the report is an error, since no news of such "a na ture has passed over the wires. Mr. C. J. Crandall left for Hood River this morning. Hood River is to have a fine school building erected this year, and Mr. Crandall, who is the architect for this county, has gone down to that thriving- little city to look over the plans, etc. Some small-minded and criminally disposed parties have been stealing the timbers used for railings on the Des Chutes bridge. Mr. J. E. Harris be lieves he knows who the guilty parties are, and will have them indicted unless they return the Stolen property. Workmen on the brewery hill yester day unearthed the bones of an infant child, which at some time past had been. laid rn the rocks, secure from probable' discovery. Only a few -partly' decom posed rags accompanied the remains. It is thought it was formerly a pappoose. No. 1 has not yet arrived, nor .can it arrive before tomorrow at least. The cause of the delay is a heavy washout in Idaho. The train has not passed the washout yet. There is also a disastrous freight wreck reported this side of Hunt ington, but this will be cleared up before the train reaches it. Now that the Union street cut is about finished why cannot the sidewalk be put in place on the east side, that pedestrians can get along without stumbling over rocks, mbbish and through the mud. It Occurs to US that this rnnlrl Via rlr.no a f once, and in bo doing accommodate the people .going and coming off the bluff addition. CORRESPONDENCE. Neighborhood News Contributed by X.o- cal Writers. WAMIC. We are having high winds and very disagreeable weather.- The enow has all left us, going off with a heavy rain, causing high waters and much mud. Sheep shearing crowds are already organizing for the , spring shearing but expect a fail in price of wages. Although a great many sold their hogs from this locality on foot last fall still we have eight or ten tons of bacon cured here which will be put on the market in the spring. Stock all look fine, a large number having wintered on the range without any care. ' Even hogs have come through the. winter without, having been fed a grain of wheat and look well. This fact accounts for the prosperity of the farmers of this locality, notwithstanding they seem to be so far from market. I see by your last paper that the sheriff intends to try and force collection of taxes. This, it seems, is a verv un wise act,. as there is not enough money in the county outside of The Dalles even if it was distributed among the farmers" to pay their taxes, and to sell our property under the hammer means ruination tf ainy, and the question arises, whd,ia3 the money to bid in these tax sales that will do it? "As I un derstand the law, a person has one year to redeem his property and the - pur chaser would only be loaning out his money until that time. If there is not enough money with the county- treasurer to pay off the outstanding warrants, the holders 'or them are compelled to wait until there is money to pay them with, and if we are compelled to wait on .the county, why not the county wait on as until we have- had a chance and oppor tunity to raise it in the spring. This will not injure anyone and help all to ride over- the hard times which none of us could help. If there is no other way we bad better run our present sheriff for a second term. ' " "'-' Reporter 9. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. ' When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. Mexiryin fiilvni. Cfrtv-A TJKaT. - . - . wku ouova uw dust. A WAMIC SCHEME. A Good Thins; to Hug, If it Is Only a . . rHaajtom. Wamic. Or.. Mar. 12. 1894. In these hard times made harder still by the tax-eatherer's vellnw mia sives, bearing on their face a message wnictj "doth provoke grief and conster nation" the taxpayer is forced to think. and to think of ways to lessen the tax and, it 'twere possible, to avoid it al together. While in this mood ye writer dropped on to a scheme, which, with patience and fair management,, promises this long-wished-for result. This little, in nocent, newly-formed and unchristenerl child of my brain I lay unwashed, as he is, Detore you. Here he is : Suppose that the county of Wasco, as a county, should at some convenient time issue 8 per cent . bonds for the amount of $200,000, and with the pro ceeds construct an electric railroad from The Dalles to White River Falls, dis tance 35 miles.. Look at the map of Oregon and you will see that the trade will be very great. All of the wheat, hogs, wool, beef cattle, etc., for a vast inland region will be tapped.- It costs only about one-half as much per mile to build and equip electric roads as if. does to . build the old-fashioned steam cower roads. The careful economist, who cares to study the question, will conclude that this electric road will earn enough in ten years to pay off the bonds, inter- Olf cn1 oil Tl.. C .-5 J... . ...... ,. aua aaci earnings- can ue used to pay the expenses of the county government and to pay each citizen's state tax.. . This is a pleasing hope ; perhaps only an liiusive pbantom of hope. Let's hug it a while, anyway. F. S. G. A Reply. Having noticed in Tuesday's- Chroni cle that -one of the city councilmen". a Mr. Butts, wished to have the fir warden censured for not havincr an out side stove tire. runnincr ont of the mnt of a China house adjoining the Columbia hotel, properly fixed. I wish to n that James Benton.-of Maier & Benton. took down the old pipe which rah along side or. tne Hotel, within eight inches of the building, and which was verv dangerous, replaced it with a new pipe, put on an angle, and it now stands out from the hotel about three feet and has a hood on the pipe properly wired, etc. xnis wort was done by my orders, and I consider the work Dronerlv done and quite safe. I did not report my orders to the council, as I considered it un necessary ; but, in obedience to their orders, will have the work done as they request. J. s. Fish, Warden. , - -' ' Arrangements Completed. Mr. J. H. Thatcher returned tr Port land today, havine'comnleted nrrftnora. ments for a telephonic exchange in The Dalles. ' The Dalles will start in with an initial membership of thirtv-nva a'nrl others may join at iany' time. The (jHhohiclb nas ordered an instrument and will thus be amonsr the first of the offices placed. 'Printed- cards 'will be furnished each 6ffice or call,' desig nated by number. The line isxnehtnrl to "be in working order by .the first of the month, and work will be 'soon ' Via. gun stringing the wires. The uniform rate will be $2 a month. . Independent Workers Again. 1 ' . Monday evening the I. O. G. T. oeonle again met at Fraternity hall. Chair THIS SPACE WILL CON TAIN SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING FBI DAY. man H. H. Learned called the meeting to order and the secretary made the re port that there were' now forty-one names on the armlication for a new charter; and the whole amount of the charter lee was in the hands of the treas urer. The secretary was instructed to send list of names and the charter fee to the G. C. T. The following committees were then appointed : Committee on invitations, E. H. Merrill, C. H. Brown, D. C. -Wagle. Committee, on refresh ments, Mrs. E. Joles, Mrs. C. Frazier, Mrs. M. Learned. Committee on music, Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. C. E. Dufur." Then the young Deorjle snent a pleasant evening, some in social conver sation, and others in a little hop. - Know Nothing. PERSONAL MENTION. Attornev H. H. Riddell retnrnnrl frnm Moro this morning. Mr. 'and Mrs. J. H. T&flfe of f!nliln n in the city today shopping. Geo. R. Drake is Ivinor rlancrprnnoW sick at Mr. Jas. Ferguson's. Mr. J. H. Kolman, a merchant of Heppner, is in the city today. Mr. C. J. Coats worth will start on a trip to Southern California next week. Mr. A. Bettinsren was a " tiaRHBnwr for f ortiana tnis morning on the Regulator, Deputy , Sheriff Phirman h&s gone on a short run to the Cascade Locks today. Mr. T. L. Roberts was an outzoine passenger this mornlnsr on the steamer regulator. Mr. J. C T.nnlre-ir nrriuorl ?t, Vo n;tn yesterday from Warm Springs, and this ujuruing jeit ror .roruana. Mr. T). T,. Caten nf CnarnAea-ia in fho city. Jble reports everybody busy at the lucKs auu iub coniraccors pusnmg- tnings iivciy on tae canal. A letter receiver! in tha ritv a rla'v bo ago irom tne Jttev. uronsgeest states that he will flnfah Vldifinff frinnrla in Europe and return home the first week : a :i BORN. V In this citv. March 14th. to the wife ot J as. Ferguson, a son.. ' Heal Estate. ' J. W-. Condon y assignee for- P. T. Sharp, , to Mrs. Grace Coatsworth, 471 acres in sections 12 and 13, township 1 north, range 13 east, W. M. ; $13. John M. Davis to Eliza Davis, 120 acrea in section 25, township 4 south, range 14 east, W. M. ; $300. Bioklen'i Annea salve. The best salve in the world for . cuts. bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter) chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all' skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect 'satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale Dy Snipes & Kin- ersly. - '. For Sale. . A cood milch cow. centle and easv milker, also horse, haesrv and harness. good family horse and a fine roadster. Address U. J. UOATSWOBTH, lw : . ..City. City Warrau. All those holding city warrants of date prior to September 1st, 1891, will be paid on presentation at my office. Interest on same ceases after this date. ' I. I. Btjbget, ' --r- City-Treasurer. Thi Dalles, Or.Jan. 8, 1894. " If you wish to see a fine assortment of oranges, lemons and bananas just call and see the display at H. H. Campbell's, next door to the postoffice P Fr?59 tesortmept just leeeiu(?dl . NEVER MIND Buy your Garden Seeds of your own Warden Truck. JOLES. COLLINS & CO., successors to The Dalles Mercantile Co., 390 to 394 Second St. BOOKS, JEMELRY WHTCHES and Musical GOOD. NEWS. Kven at Time When There Is Plethora of It. , Mr. A. M. Kelsay returned this morn ing from Antelope, and gives the-most encouraging news from that precinct, even at a time when encouraging news is. somewhat at a discount by reason of the supply. He states that there is but one democrat left at Antelope and he is at ' the mourner's bench. The most prominent neophyte is Mr. A. Keating, a democratic patriarch of Virginia for long years. At a recent mass meeting he recounted his long connection with the party, and said that. 'or the few remaining- years of his life he proposed to work with the people among' whom he was situated and in the country where he gained his - livlihood, and would henceforth vote with them. The old gentleman was greeted with a storm of applause. Among the most prominent young republican: workers is Bro. E. M. Shutt, of the Herald, who is running a 'sprightly country newspaper at Antelope, which is eagerjy looked for on publication day each week. .The republican club just organized at Antelope begins with a membership of 62, which will be in creased to 100 before it is two weeks old. Mr. C. V. Lane .was elected president, Wilbur" Bolton vice president, E. M. Shntt secretary, Frank Irving treasurer, and E. C. Dickinson sergeant-at-arms. Mothers, and especially nursing moth ers, need the strengthening support and help that comes with Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescription. It lessens the pains and burdens of child-bearing, insures healthy, vigorous, offspring and pro motes an abundant secretion of nourish ment on the part of the mother. It is an invigorating tonic, made especially for women, perfectly harmless in. any condition of the female system, as it regulates and promotes all the natural functions and never conflicts with them. Th "Proor-l-irtirn" Kr.;iaw u ens, and cures. . In all the chronic weak nesses ana aisoraers mat afflict women, it is guaranteed to benefit or cure or the money is refunded. . - . For every case of Catarrh which they cannot nnre. the nrnnrtotnra T- Sacre's Catarrh Remerlv atrroa t .-n $500 in cash. You're cured by its mild, soothing, cleansing, and healing proper- 1 ' ok . TO -G -L O S IE AT A A Great . We especially offer Our Winter Dress Goods, Jackets, IJricieiiwea.rv Blankets, Clotriing, Boots ' ' ' and Shoes; - -' . TBR7tS STRICTLY CRSH. HARD TIMES, Joles, Collins fe Co.", and raise :. : DE1XBR IN ' . ". .'" ' , . Instruments. A RKACTiON on the RenAriRt. nnosfiui has set in in -Norway, and the separ atist party, who want the union be tween Norway - and Sweden ' repealed, is Idsing- ground- in the country dis tricts. The rural populations are, it is ; said, beginning- to realize that the' union is a source of strength to Nor-' way, and while they can see what they would lose by. separation the ad van- tag-es to be gained are not clearly p parent, ----- . . A Million Friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed- ana nor, less man one million nennln have found just such a friend in Dir.. Kirte'B New Discovery for Consnmntinn Coughs, and Colds. If you have never nsea tnis threat Uough- Medicine, one trial will convince you ' that it has wonderful curative . Towers in all diseases of Throat," Cheet and Lungs. .bach bottle is guaranteed to do all that is claimed or money - will be refunded. ' Trial bottles free at Snipes & Kinersly'a drugstore. Large bottles 50c and $1.00. -IMPORTER" Or- CLOTHING, Negligee Shirts, ': Under wear, Hosiery, ' ; , ' - TOWELS, '". Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, &e. Erery article martei U plaii flunres. Mi nee oun : Dry Goods BE X) O TJ" T. Sacrifice. 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