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tCVE," The Callei, Oregon.
MONDAY
JUNE 3, 1895
THE ROAD FROM FOSSIL TO
THE DALLES.
A mass meeting was held at Arlington
Wednesday evening to discuss what .bad
"best be done to hold the trade and ship
ping of southern Gilliam county, which
the proposed new road threatens to
transfer to The Dalles. The citizens
. showed that they were thoroughly alive
to the danger that menaced Arlington.
Speeches were made by Mayor Edwards,
District Attorney Jayne, Major Collins,
Messrs. Hanson, Gurley, Johns, Danne
man, Hindle and others. ; It was de
cided to try to raise a bonus sufficient to
to induce the telephone company to rnn
a. branch line oat to Fossil. Mayor Ed
wards was delegated to see the people
along the route. Of course the people
of Fossil will help. While trying to bet
ter our condition oat this way, we have
the kindliest feelings for Arlington, and
would like to see that city build np, al
though the charity that begins at home
precludes oar wishing it growth at onr
expense. Fossil Journal. .
, A good road from Fossil to The Dalles
may not be for the practical interest of
Arlington, but it is for the best interest
of every farmer ' and etockraiaer in the
'central and southern portion of Gilliam
and Sherman counties. We are pleased
that the Fossil Journal sees the subject
in the right light. We hope the busi
ness men of this city will take hold of
the matter promptly and energetically.
THE REPORT OF THE GRAND
JURY.
The grand jury, which was discharged
last Saturday, calls attention to one mat
ter which should not be longer over
looked, namely, the careful examination
of the books of the county officers. For
many years no one has given any
thought or attention to the books of the
officers of the county, further than the
cursory exemination made by each
grand jury, until within a short time,
when by accident it was found that a
considerable number of county warrants,
aggregating over $1300, have been placed
is circulation. We liave had in some
of the county offices in years past some
men who have not given, the closest at
tention to the details of their offices, aud
however honest they may have been,
' there is no certainty that at all times the
county has received all the monies to
which it is entitled. The duties of the
county court are many, and it cannot
often devote to these details the atten
tion they deserve. ' .
We hope the suggestions of the grand
jury will be followed. -
Business men who fail to collect, fail
to pay and ultimately fail to do business
at all. For many years there has been
practically no effort to enforce the pay'
ment of taxes in this county, and until
recently no effort to collect what could
be collected by a demand. At the same
time the indebtedness of the county has
been on the increase ; it would be re
markable had the result been otherwise.
Greater determination in the collection
of taxes would reduce the weight of tax
ation and be only justice to those who
pay their taxes promptly and regularly
The verdict in the Malonay case was
anticipated . by those who watched the
case ; carefully. r If the testimony pre
sented on the pan of the defense is true,
there was a chance for the jury to find
reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the
defendants. There is a wide difference
in opinion as to the correctness of the
Terdict, but the public should bear in
mind that the jury heard all the testi
mony and . were better qualified to pass
upon it than they who have heard the
testimony only in part, and that second
hand.
The Smith portage railway law is pro
Bounced - unconstitutional - by - lawyers
who have examined it carefully, and
there is no prospect of its evei- becoming
operative. That was the reason the law
was permitted to pass ; had there been
any question as to its validity, the rail
road company would have seen to
it
that it died before it was born. As it
was, there was little opposition to it;
did the railroad company no harm, and
satisfied the demand of the restless
farmers.
The man, Brown, who was so tbor
ooghly converted recently in Seattle as
to acknowledge his guilt of crime, and
express a desire to return and complete
the service of the term in the peniten
tiary, from which he had escaped, has
in him something worth saving. He
has before him infinitely more of ' poesi
ble happiness than the man who, by the
shrewdness of skilled lawyers, escapes
the natural and just consequences of
committed crime.
We are informed that oui suggestion
as to the road from the top cf the brew
ery hill to the east side of Thompson's
addition is criticised because, as it is
claimed, this portion of the road is not
within the city limits. A portion of
that road must certainly be within the
city limits, but wbere the line is we do
not know. The location of the line is of
small consequence. The city could well
afford to let the street commissioner and
the hobos do some work upon it.
We understand that the county com
missioners have assured Mr. Sherar that
further aid will be provided for the com
pletion of the Current creek road. This
is as it should be.
VITAL BENEFIT TO THE DALLES.
Iner.ase In Bastness From
Currant Creek Grade.
the
Since the establishment of the boat
line there is no more important question
before the people of this busy town than
the building of good roads. The Dalles
is eminently a commercial city and upon
the trade of the surrounding country de
pends its sustenance The advantages
of freight rate competition have made
The Dalles a much better market for the
products of the interior than places
farther Eastward and our merchants
reap the benefits from the increase in
traffic. Fifteen years ago we did the
business for all the country south of us
as far as California. With the building
of the O. R. & N. railroad, stations
sprang up along its Hue which diverted
a great amount of trade which heretofore
had. been .exclusively ours. The loss
was not severely felt as the country im
mediately around The Dalles was fast
developing and at that time the railroad
shops were htre, dispersing $250,000
yearly among our merchants.
Now they are gone and we must not
count upon their coming back. So it is
to the land south and east of here that
we must look to maintain our suprem
acy and efforts must be made to secure
again and firmly hold the trade
with places that now are sending their
grain and wool to other markets.
The southern portion of Gilliam county
Is justly tributary to The Dalles but of
late most of its business has gone to Ar
lington. ' But with the knowledge that
The Dalles is the largest wool shipping
point in the world and that the competi
tion among buyers is greater here than
anywhere else, the people of Gilliam
county wish communication with us
The abominable condition of the roads
has heretofore prevented, but with the
building of the Currant creek grade
closer relations will now be possible. A
gentleman from . Mitchell called at The
Chronicle office and told of the efforts
the people of that section are making to
improve the highways of travel. Mr,
Shearer has built the grade up the Cur
rant creek hill and is now going over the
road again, smoothing and leveling it.
The hill is over six miles in length and
yet a team hitched to a buggy can trot
the entire distance. ' The roadbed is very
solid, in some places being of blasted
rock. Part of the grade is through an
opal bed which, considering the times, is
giving the work a rather rich setting.
The merchants of The Dalles have res
ponded liberally to the building of. this
enterprise and - no better investment
could have been made. Already this
year freight teams have come in which
formerly have gone to the railroads at
other points and this is bat the beginning
of long trains of teams that will wend
their way hither. When the work is
done Mr. Shearer intends pushing farther
south and build the road into the Mitch
ell country. "
By reason of . the work that is already
done there will be a saving this year of
20 cents, per hundred in the freighting
charges from the country tapped by the
new grade to The Dalles and a propor
tionate saving will be the result as the
road is extended farther south. A great
saving will also result in freight on the
merchandise taken from The Dalles The
farmers of tbe localities that are bene'
fited can afford to subscribe liberally to
the new road, as tbe bread that is cast
upon the waters will surely return many
times increased. They can afford to do
nate as much as they will save the first
year and the saving of succeeding years
will be clear profit . ' -
A Dalles Isa( Lady Married.
. a. very pretty wending occurred in
Portland at 534, Morrison street, June
1st, the 'contracting parties being Miss
Ida C. Fritz of The Dalles, Or., and Mr.
Jno. C. Fleschhutz of Portland, who
were united in tbe bonds of matrimony
by Rev. 'Bi Orth of St. Lawrence church.
Tbe bridal couple took position under
a beautiful floral wedding bell of white
carnations and pink rosebuds. They
were attended by Miss Margaret Kelly
of Portland and Mr. Chas. Fritz,
brother of the bride. y
The bride, gowned in pearl grey and
lace, wearing a handsome white hat
and carrying bridal roses, was a picture
of loveliness. The bridesmaid was at'
tired in white mull, carrying La France
roses. The decorations were very ar-
tietic, and reflected great credit on the
decorator. " .'
Dainty refreshments were servedf
after which, at a late hour, the guests
departed, wishing the young couple long
life and prosperity. Only the family
and a few intimate friends were present.
Huntington and Wilson and : A. S.
Bennett, who are the attorneys for Otis
Savage, in the famous Pacific Express
robbery case, have prepared their brief
in tbe appeal to the supreme court. . It
comprises thirty-seven pages of matter
and alleges eleven causes of error in the
circuit court. The testimony of Jackson
as to a plan to hold up the train is one
of the portions objected to while the
verdict is attacked in that it returned a
judgment for a crime greater than the
one charged. . The attorneys for the
state have until August 3rd to prepare
their brief and it is likely the matter
will not be decided until late in the fall
and it is doubtful if it be that soon. .
How Oar Schools Hare Grown.
Prof. Gavin has made a table showing
a comparisons of the number of students
in our schools for tbe past three years.
Tbe statement is very encouraging, as it
shows an increase every year. No other
evidence is needed that The Dalles is
growing at a healthy rate and that even
in the hardest times the country has
known there has been a steady increase
in population. Following is the report:
92-93 93-94 94-95
No. residents bet. 4 and 20 years. 907 1058 1212
X" , ......Jl . 1 1 1 r:fl ' . it rrtl
v. uupiia cuiuiicti ............. ijw OtM lJ I
No. teachers employed 11 11 15
No. months of school 9 9 9
No. days of school . 176 174V 174
Average num per Deionging ayi
Average daily attendance 375
Average daily absence 16
Taroy cases 198
Teacher's salaries (6120
Tuition collected 125
427
538
517
414
13
885
16120
(291
27
99 7
96 9
21
546
$7695
So93
No. non-resident pupils 10
Percent punctuality 99 8
67
99 7
rerceni. atirnaance on num
ber belonsincr 90
Per cent, absence on number
belonsrine 4
3 1
No. davs actual attendance 66.059 72.150 90.009
jno. aays requiroa attendance, bnm 74,465 93,6o5
Wanted.
A girl to do housework in a family of
three. Country place. ' Inquire at the
residence of Mr. B. F. Laughlin.
jl-lw. "
For Bale Cheap.
One Jersey cow ; one Jersey bull ; also
household furniture. " Enquire of W. A
Hunt, Lair Hill place on Mill creek
miles from town. m24
Snip-Kinersly. Drug
Drugs,
Paints,
Wall
Glass.
Etc.
129 Second St.,
THE DAT.T.ES,
- OR.
THE DALLES
Rea
- The - above association . is
prepared to take a list of all
and any kind of Real Estate
for sale or. exchange, whereby
the seller will have the undi
vided assistance of the follow-
ing lieai estate . Agents, or
ganized as an association for
the purpose of inducing im
migration to Wasco and Sher
man Counties, and generally
stimulating the sale of. prop
erty: , ... .- . -
- C. E. Bayard, T. A. Hud
son, J. G. Koontz & Co., J. M.
Huntington & Co., Dufur &
Hill, N. Whealdon, Gibons &
Harden, G. W. Rowland.
Address any of the above
well known firms, or
J. M. Huntington, Sec;
The Dalles, Oregon.
Paper
Estate
N
Society
women often feel
the effect of too
much gayety
balls, theatres, and
tea.s in rapid
succession find
them worn out, or
''run-down" by
the end of the sea
son.. They suffer
from nervousness,
sleeplessness and
irregularities. The
smile and good'
irits take flight. It is time to accept
ie helt offered m Doctor Pierce'a Fa
vorite Prescription. It's a medicine which
was discovered and used by a prominent
pnysician iui many yeaia in au cases ox.
female complaint" and the nervous dis
orders which arise from it- The 'Pre
ncription " is a powerful uterine tonic and
nervine,- especially adapted to woman's
delicate wants for it regulates and promotes
all the natural functions, builds up, invig
orates and cures. -
Many women suffer from nervous pros
tration, or exhaustion, owing to congestion
or to disorder of the special functions. - The
waste products should be quickly got rid
of, the local source ot irritation relieved
and the system invigorated with the "Pre
scription." Da not take: the so-called
celery compounds, and nervines which
only put the nerves to sleep, but get a
lasting cure with Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. . ; "
FEMALE WEAKNESS." "
Mrs. William Hoove, of BeUvilU,
Jttcnlana Co., Unto,
writes: " I had been
a great sufferer from
' female weakness ; '
I tried three doc-'
tors ; they did me
no good ; I thought
I was an invalid for
ever. But I heard
of Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription,
and then I wrote to
him and be told me
just how to take it.
T trtofe io-ht bottle-
I now feel entirely V'U&
welt I could stand - MaaHoovm.
on my feet only a short time,' and now I do
all my work for my family of five.
PIPE
TOBACCO.
Wife
Knows
Where she can get nice
Vegetables.
Where to get the nicest
Berries.
Where nice, fresh Gro
ceries are kept.
Where she can get them
in a hurry if she
needs them. -Call
or Telephone.
J. B. CROSSEN,
Grocer,
Ask Central for 62.
The AMERICAN BELL TELEPHONE CO.
' . . 125 Milk St, Boston, Mass '
This : company owns Letters Patent
No. 463.5Q9, jrranted to Emile Berliner
November17, 1S91, for a combined tele
graph and telephone, covering all forms
of microphone transmitters or contact
telephones. -
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LACES, WOOLENS,
Everything from Hat to Shoes,
C. F STEPHENS,
Closing
of DRY GOODS
CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
Past or present values cut no figure, as goods
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. Eucewsor to Paul Kreft It. Co
DEALER IN
PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS,
And the Moet Complete and Latest Patterns and Designs in
WALL PAPER.
PRACTICAL PAINTER and PAPER HANGER. None but the best branda
of J. W. MASURY'S PAINTS need
most skilled workmen employed. Agents for Masnry Liquid Paints. No chem
icel combination or soap mixture. A first-class article in all colors. All orders
promptly attended to.
Store and Paint Shoo corner Third and Washington Sts., The Dalles, Ore'oi
GEORGE RUCH,
PIONEER GROCER.
Again in business at the old stand. I would be pleased to
see all my former patrons. Free delivery to any part of town.
THE CELEBRHTED .
COLUMBIA BREWERY,
AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop'r.
This well-known Brewery is now turning out the best Beer and Porter
east of the Cascades. , The latest appliances for the manufacture of good health
ful Beer have been introduced, and ony the first-class article will be placed oa
be market. . . - , ; . ' ' ' .''
RUPERT
Wholesale and retail manufacturers and dealers in
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
TENTS and WAGON COVERS,
An all Articles Kept in a First Class Harness Shop.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DOSE.
.... :7
we can dress all of you.
Suits, Silks, Satins,
COTTONS, LINENS,
for everyone. All new stock.
Out Sale
LESS than COST.
a Call.
McINERNY.
WALL PAPER.
in all onr work, and none but the
Successor to Cbriaman Sc Corson. - -
nam,' FULL, LINE OF
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
Adjoining E. J. Cellini A Ce.'s Store