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Shoes
1896 Stock
Shoes
We have put on sale for a few days a complete line of Gentle
men's Fine Calf Shoes, in Lace and Congress. These goods are this
year's stock and their selling pric9 will "be .$2.50; but as an induce
ment during the month of February we will offer you
These Goods for $1.75.
Gentlemen, remember the price. It's less than the Shoe cost
us, but that's our look-out, and it's to your interest to examine the
Shoe and be convinced.
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES.
PEASE & MAYS.
Maier & Benton,
The Dalles, Oregon.
Bicycles
Bicycles
Bicycles
Bicycles
Bicycles
Removal Notice.
Nolan's Book Store now located at
No. 54 Second Street, near Union.
The Tygh Val
ley Creamery
Is
Delicious.
Ask Vanbibber & Worsley for it.
40c. Every Square is Full Weight.
CREAMERY
Tyah Valley
A. A. B.
TELBPHOIsrE 35TO- 80.
The Dalles Batty Chronicle.
ntered a the Postofflce at The Dalies, Oregon
as second-class matter.
TUESDAY.
FEBRUARY 11, 1896
BRIEF MENTION.
Leares From the Notebook of Chronicle
Keporters.
A mighty gleam of sunshine,
A glimpse of a waning moon,
And "Oh, my love.
And a cream cheese dove,
And the sound of the loud bassoon.
If the mystified reader wonders
What in thunder this rabbish means,
'Tis a hash like the trash
For which "poets" get cash
From moit of the magazines.
Forecast Fair Tuesday night, and
Wednesday warmer.
Two drank and disorderlies swelled
The billiard tablesVal the Umatilla
House are being renovated and placed!
' in first-class condition. y
Freight will be received Wednesday
for the trip which the Regulator will
make Thursday to Collins Landing.
A complaint was filed in the clerk's
office today by Dufur & Menefee vs. C.
E. Allison, for failure to pay a certain
note.
The board of fire delegates meets this
evening at the council chambers. Three
delegates are supposed to be present
from each company.
Deeds to the Stachy's Mining Co.
were filed today from the following
parties: T. S. Potter, D. II. Barrie,
Chas. F. Lord, C. A. Bryant.
A handsome valentine will be pre
sented to each masquer at the coming
ball of the Woodmen and Workmen. It
will be a valuable souvenir of the oc
casion. Go up to Mays & Crowe's and see the
Barnes "White Flyer," price $105; and
4he ladies Crawford, price $65, both of
which they are going to give away to
their customers.
The winter of '95V96is growing old.
The winter has beenHEry favorable to
stockmen so far, and itSjs reasonably
certain that no long-continued siege of
cold weather will occur.
The members of the fire board, as well
as the members elect, will please re
member the meeting of the board to
night in the council room. Old board
will meet at 7 :30 p. m. ; new at 8 p. m.
The telephone line between Canyon -ville
and John Day is finished, and the
next work will be its extension to Prai
rie City and Long Creek. Dqovement
is on foot to extend the line on to Baker
City.
Mr. Otto Birgfeld has purchased the
Germania at the corner of Second and
Court streets, where he will in future,
conduct the business. The celebrated
Gambrinus beer of Portland will be
found on draught.
Some parties unknown entered Ad.
Kellar's saloon at an early hoar this
morning and took the cash register and
four boxes of cigars. The register,
badly broken, was found on the small
park near the railroad and Mr. Moody's
residence,, but the thief only got $1
The robber broke the glass in the rear
door, and reaching through, unbolted
it.
Alex. Fraser received a patent todav
for the west half of northwest quarter,
west half of southwest quarter, section
32, township 1 north, range 13 east Wi
M. This tract is situated six mile
south of The Dalles. f
The district attorney sensibly made a
motion today to dismiss the Denton
case. Two juries last term stood six to
six, and no additional testimony had
been discovered that would influence
third trial to a probable conclusion.
COUNTY COURT.
What Led to the Fight Testerday--Business
of the Day.
Messrs. R. W. Wickham, James Nel
son, Thos. Denton and others appeared
before the county court yesterday, en
deavoring to have the boundaries of road
district No. 10, Upper Mill creek,
changed back to what they recently
were. Strong argument was advanced
by these parties for a reinstatement of
the former boundaries. It is claimed by
the parties that the plans responsible
for the change are not feasible and that
misrepresentation has been made. The
road over the mountain between the
forks of Mill creek cannot be made short
of an expense of $5,000, and as a matter
of fact no labor hae been performed on
the mountain worthy of note. In times
past four different roads have already
been begun and abandoned, having in
view the traverse of this inaccessible
mountain. The country is unfitted for
agriculture, having been settled and
abandoned for non-productiveness twice
in eighteen years. There is but one pur
suit that can be followed for a livelihood
and that is work in the timber. There
will consequently never be many tax
payers, and the road as an investment by
the county, would be a losing proposi
tion. This was the representation made
by the gentlemen named in the begin
ning of this article.
Mr. Mitchell of the opposing side of
the controversy, was also present and
gave his version, also a petition signed
by himself and neighbors that the di
vision remain as it is. The Mitchell
side found some unexpected opposition
in the presence of Thos. Denton and
others of district No. 9, and the heat of
argument was what precipitated the
fight in the court room yesterday. Mr.
Sandoz had applied some epithet to Mr.
Denton, which the latter resented by
blows. The court fined the combatant
$10 and took the matter under advise
ment. '
BORN.
Sunday, Feb. 9th to the wife of Rolan
do Brooks, a daughter; weight 12
pounds. '
For Bent.
A good, responsible tenant can rent a
fine farm of 160 acres, situated ten miles
from The Dalles. Apply ;to W. E.
Campbell, Endersby. ill-dAw2w
OPENING OF THE LOCKS.
Departure of a Committee to Ascertain,
.osslble, the Kxaj t Tlnlni
Recent corrcnnondence of The Dull
Commercial Club with the clubs of Port
land, Astoria and Vancouver in relations
to a fitting celebration of the event of
the passage through the locks of the
first steamboat, resulted in Messrs. A.
S. Mac Allister and Emile ' Scbanno
going to the Locks last night, there to
meet delegations from the points named.
The joint committee will ascertain, defi
nitely if possible, the exact date when
the locks will be opened, and immedi
ately on their return details will be ar
ranged for the celebration.
Ihe dead sea fruit of anticipation has
been eo often pressed to the lips of our
people that it would be nothing short of
cruelty to announce another postpone
ment of the long-looked-for event, but
the stern duties of an impartial chroni
cler bids us remark the opinion of a
man who would be resonably sure of
what he was talking about. A gentle
man of wide experience in river work,
well-known to our citizens, and who is
at the Locks daily, was in The Dalles
Sunday, and was heard to remark to
several of our people that " there is no
possibility of a boat coming through the
locks on Marcfc 1st, and that the feat
cannot be accomplished short of the 1st
of November. He said that while the
contract work of the Day Bros, will
most likely be completed on the date
named, there is other work necessary to
be done for the passage of boats, with
which the Day Bros, have at present
nothing to do.
What this work is, if his opinion is
true, and everything else of importance,
to be known, will undoubtedly be
learned by the committee sent by The
Dalles, and published by The Chron
icle on their return. If the prophecy is
well-founded, the news of its possibility
in advance would act as an opiate, an
not well-founded, then indeed would
Borrows of defeat be swallowed up
victory. "
CIRCUIT COURT.
D.etrick settled.
EQUITY.
Eva Viola Watt va Alexander Watt ;
decree of divorce granted.
American Mortgage Co of Scotland va
F P Weidner et al. Default and decree.
H H Bailey vs Alvin Hershal et al.
Settled and dismissed.
Elizabeth Hanson vs A J Friendly et
1. Default and decree.
C W Deitzel vs O M Bourland. De
ft nit against all defendants and decree
g anted.
Stella K Eddy vs O D Taylor et al.
emurrer to complaint. '
John A Fleck vs O M Bourland. De
fault and decree.
J J Woolery vs L A Woolery. De
fault entered.
The Grant Powder Co vs E S Larsen.
Demurrer eustained.
the
The following cases have bien dia
posed of :
CRIMINAL.
' State of Oregon vs Thos' Denton, Jr,
dismissed on motion of district attorney.
State of Oregon vs Gow Clow. True
bill found and defendant arraigned to
plead Wednesday at 9 o'clock a. m.
.VLAW.
S French vs Z F Moody. Settled.
J F Rorick vs O D Taylor. Demurrer
overruled.
The Davis Sewing Machine Co vs Wm
Tackman. Demurrer overruled to ans
wer by Wednesday at 9 a. m. ,
A M Williams & Co vs A B JVlott.
Default and judgment and order to sell
attached property.
L and B Jones vs Oregon Lumber
Co. llotion to strike out part of com
plaint. Fred A Deitzel va A Deitrick. Answer
on behalf of Diterick filed. Reply to
answer of Roth filed.
The Snipes- Kinersly Drug Co vs A
Boring for Coal
Mr. T.T. Nicholas, who is boring a
shaft for coal on Chenoweth creek, has
drilled about sixty feet into an immense
strata of pure iron. The metal, so far
beneath the surface, is very soft, which
makes drilling extremely slow, and be
ing about 600 feet deep' it is impracti
cable to use a screw. Sometimes an
inch and a half of depth is all that is
gained in a hard day's work. Mr.
Nicholas is very hopeful that directly
beneath this iron will be found the
coveted coal, as experience of other coal
fields would indicate. Mr. Nicholas is
determined to go through this iron if it
extends another hundred feet, which is
not at all likely.
ie New Road.
' a committee of citizens interested l
the hew road by Thom'psonjs addition
appeared before the coitotv court today
who with Judge Blakelej and Commis
sioner Darnielle, repaired in vehicles to
the proposed improvement. There is
every disposition to advance the work on
the part of the court, and is really re
sponsible for the present session. The
city's tax of one mill, amounting to
$1,200, will be used for its construction
as it is one of the most important road
leading into the city.
OFFICE and SCHOOL SUPPLIES,
Skates,
35 c
FAIR. ()
Pianos . Organs
For Low Prices, go to the
Jacobsen Book & Music Company,
162 Second Street,
THE DALLES, OR.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
dold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
DEI'
CREAM
Mi'
Most Perfect Made.
40 Years the Standard.
Holiday Perfumes.
Buy a nice, clean, sweet Perfume or Toilet
Water, elegantly put up. It makes a hand
some and much appreciated present.
Prices to "tickle"
"Long" or "Short" Purses.
DOfltfEIilt'S DWG STOrJE.
Telephone No. 15.
Seed Wheat, Seed Oats, Seed Rye, Seed
Corn; Afalfa Seed, Clover Seed, Timothy
Seed and other Grass Seeds; IToTthern
Grown Seeds, Garden Seeds, Early Minn
esota Corn. Dakota Yellow Dent Corn and
Stowell's Evergreen Corn. Yellow , Dan
vers Onion Sets, Choice large, Mealy Bur
hank Seedling Potatoes. . ,
Poultry and Eggs Bought and Sold. Chofce Aesortment of
Groceries Sold Cheap. Terms Positively Cash or Produce, at
J. H CROSS' FEED and GROCERY STORE