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About The Dalles daily chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1896)
at7 limes These Men's Shoes we are now talking about would cost about Four or Six Dollars. Even now most dealers get from $2.75 to $3.00. We bought them right and we intend to sell them for $2.50, and will do so later. There is plenty of wear in them, they look well, fit well and are up-to-date shoes for gentlemen. We say now 0 For them, because this pric3 is less than cost, is no more reason why they are not a bargain and why you should not have some. You will see them m our show windows as soon as we get the painters out of the windows, meanwhile step inside and take a look at them. ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. PFA9F Rr MAVt; Pruning Shears, Pruning Knives, Budding Knives, Pruning Saws, Tree Pruning Shears, Bean Pumps. Myers Pumps, Sulphur, Lime, Salt, Dunne's Solid Sprays, AT we mm Prices i life We have , the largest assortment of Bicycles that -has ever been carried in this city, and to reduce our stock, have decided that to all CASH buyers we will sell at greatly re duced prices for. the-BBl NEXT TEN DAYS ONLY. Prices made now will only hold good for wheels already on hand. Call and see our display. SECOND-HAND BICYCLES for sale cheap. Bi cycles rented at 25c per hour. Bicycles repaired. ....... t . . . . Nolan's Book Store now located at No. 54 Second Street, near TTnion. Th Tygli Val ley Creamery DeUclon. Ask Vanbibber & Worsley for.it. 45c. Every Square is Full Weight. CiREAMERV Tysh Valley A. A. B. The Dalles Bsilv Giironieie. ntcred a the Postotflce at Tbe Dalles, Oregon as second-class matter. MONDAY. MARCH "2, 1896 BRIEF MENTION. LeaTM From tbe Notebook of Chronicle Keportert, Tomorrow Collection day tomorrow. Forecast Tonitrht snow. fair and cooler. EJDr. Kantner of Salem tomorrow even ing at the Congregational church. It cannot yet be told whether the cold enap has injured the peach crop. Two feet of snow at Walla Walla and three feet in the Blue mountains today. The morning passenger was delayed twelve hours by a drift of sand and enow at Arlington. Wm. Stevenson of Mosier came up to day and will file on a quarter section of land on Rock creek. Individuals who were born Saturday will not have a birthday for eight years; There is no leap year in 1900. The city treasurer today paid $7,500 the Congregational chu worm 01 water Donas, oesiae me ac-Kasr Saturdav th crued interest upon the same. K i The store of A. M. Williams s Co. is closed today inconsequence of the death of Miss Phoebe Grace Williams. The sheriff has mailed postal cards to the taxpayers, containing the amount of their taxes, which are now due and pay able. It has been suggested that the busi ness houBes close tomorrow from 10 to 7 . during the funeral of Grace Williairs, who died yesterday. The official board of the Mi E. church will meet at the office of Wm. Michell tni8 evening at :du p. m. All members I are requested to be present. . , J Mrs. J. W Cox of Kingsley died Safe urday of typhoid fever. . She is - the daughter of Mrs. Phillips, who died re cently at that: place. The funeral will occur at Kingsley. At the meeting of the Gesapg Verein last night someone accidentally ex changed hats with Mr. E. A. Gerichten, who works at Rupert & Gabel's. Owner would like to exchange back Miss Moore has arranged to give in struction ' in the new dances tomorrow evening at Chrysanthemum hall. Those who wish to learn tbe latest dances should avail themselves of this opportu nity. A Mr. Long, who lives at tbe, head of the flume on Mill creek, took strychnine last Saturday with suicidal intent, and after suffering with convulsions' five or six hours, dispatched a messenger to town for Dr. Hollister, who sent, the proper antidote: At last report the man " was etill living, with good prospects for recovery. ' A party of young people from Dalles Lodge, No. 2,1. O. G T by, invitation visited Frazier Lodge on 3-Mile Satur- " day evening. Ere their return tbe con gealed element was falling, and the spring-like days of February: had emerged into the windy days of March. Notwithstanding it was an enjoyable event. This refreshing ride, the bracing air of Eastern Oregon will always be pleasantly remembered by the mem bers of the party. March came in like a lion, as is its ancient habit. Fair February had hardly bidden us an eternal farewell when the merenrv conHnnoed to lower. snow began falling, accompanied by a cold, drear wind, and Eiinaay morning, March 1st. presented a very dismal ap pearance. But. there are no surprises. It was a regulation February, and March opens out also in its time-honored man ner. Dr. Kantner of Salem will deliver a lecture tomorrow evening at the Congre gational church. Dr. Kantner has a well-earned reputation for eloquence and bis address delivered last summer in The Dalles caused much favorable comment. His subject tomorrow even ing will be "Move On." The etudents of the high' school are invited to attend this lecture free of charge. Eemetnbe.' the time and place, tomorrow evening ai b. WATER COMMISSIONERS. transferred to The D on will 17 city. At tbe inee three well-known order, and the a more were recei seventy-one nam ol. A commit to secure a ball s lodge, which. Cascades, was les and from now regularly in this Saturday evening en joined the icatioD. of several re now rship appointed sable thai; being the Elks will occupy, withthe Knight; of Pythias, the hall which "will be fitted for them in the new Vogt block. The Elks will be a factor in the eocial life of Tbe Dalles, and members and their friendB can expect some good entertain t .L:. -ii i lujcuij irum 11110 juuy uruer, e- Death of Fboebe Grace Williams. Matters Discussed of Public Interest at tlie Kegnlar Meeting. he water commissioners met in regu- ar monthly conclave Saturday evening, present Messrs.'Mack, Chrism nn, Peters and Nielsen and Superintendent Nor man. J. O. Mack, was.choeen chairman I pro tern. i 1- -rr T 777. ine loKowing Dills were read and or dered paid : Maya & Crowe $ 2 00 Chronicle Pub Co 2 00 Buffalo Meter Co 5 00 I J Norman, salary . 75 00 Expresson meters 40 W S Norman, helper ... 55 00 H Chrisman, salary 5 00 Warrant to C J Crandall city treasurer, on bonds $7,500, and interest, 5,250 12.750 00 The reports of the treasurer and super intendent were then read and placed on file. The treasurer's report stowed a balance on hand of $13,170. Mr. Mack reported on the lots belong ing to the city where the old electric light plant used to be,t which had been leased for 20 years to them. The company had no further use for the J lots and since then the building has been fitted up for a church, the directors of which desire to purchase them. On mo tion of Commissioner Nielsen, the com missioners were resolved in a committee of the whole to .appraise these lots and others belonging to tbe city, in that neighborhood over a hundred and em body the recommendations in a report to present; to the city council for ap proval, further recommending that the city sell the lots at auction. Monday, March 2d at 9 o'clock was fixed for mak ing the appraisement. Superintendent Norman said that tbe lots where the Lutheran church stands re wanted by tbe church, and theee were included in the investigation. At this juncture Mr. Judd Fish, who was present, requested the attention of the commissioners to the matter of the water supply at the Umatilla- Boused He desired that , a- stated amount be charged thera monthly, and that they be charged pro rata for any excess of that amount.. Mr. August Buchler , was also present on a like errand.' A long discus sion" ensued, resulting ' in a -motion by Peters being- carried that' the superin tendent confer with Mr. Fish and. Mr; Buchler with tbe end in view of making a satisfactory rate to all parties con cerned and report at next meeting. - p A motion by Nielsen was carried that Tuesday morning.: Day Bros, and tbe Locks, A gentleman who arrived from tbe locks today eays the-Day Bros, claim they, have ..finished . the contract work, an4 are now- .waiting to see what action will-be taken by- congress as regards the new appropriation, and that they expect to hear within five day a. Subscribe ' get the news. tor Thb Chhootcxb5- and Kaffir corn for sale at J. H. Cross'. hill, and that it was dangerous to allow the pressure to become so low on ac count of fire. No action was taken at this meeting. Adjourned. Annual School Meeting. he school meeting this afternoon was ther a tame affair. The attendance was not large nor the' interest mani fested intense. S. B. Adams, chairman of the Board of Directors, called the meeting to order, after which Clerl Jacobsen read the following repoit : BECEIPTS. On hand begng school year. . .$ 194 17 Amt ree'd from taxes collected 7.309 87 County school fund 2,474 00 State school fund 2,727 00 Tuition 505 30 From all other sources 29 10 Total.... $13,239 44 - DISBURSEMENTS. Paid for teachers' salaries $ 7,935 00 Clerk's services.. 275 00 Janitor's services 1,007 00 Insurance 235 90 Interest . ;. . 462 22 Water rent -. . 74 00 School desk and furniture 811 60 Printing 42 00 Taxes refunded 60 28 Wood (fuel). ; 449 47 Repairs, Academy and other echoolhouses during year. . .. 1,179 21 Tuition refunded ". 6 50 All other incidentals 175 17 Apparatus, charts, etc 342 80 All other purposes 28 75 Cash on band 154 64 ied -In Portland Snndav mornine at the residence of her mother, Phoebe Grace Williams, aged 22. The deceased is the third daughter of Mrs. A. M. Williams. , She was born in The Dalles and has spent almost her en tire life here. .Her health became af fected in .1890, about the time of her graduation from Wasco Independent academy, and she has never been fully well since. She went to various places in pursuit of health, but it was denied her. The funeral will occur from the "Congregational church at" 10: 30 o'clocki'eter9 bo Pnt in al tne Columbia Pack ing Co. and the Wasco warehouse Mr. Norman brought a new subject to the attention of the commissioners. He said he had been talking to a number of citizens on the subject of irrigating lawne. He thought that a high pressure could always he had by a system of irri gating lawns Tinder the bluff one day and above the bluff the next. He had talked with over a hundred different ones and -they all expressed their wil lingness to follow this rule.. He called to mind that last, summer the force was: so weak during the hot weather that little or no water could be bad on the Total $13,239 44 On motion of Mr. Nolan the report was received and placed on ' file. The chairman then stated the object for which the meeting was called and stated that the directors did not wish to go on with the matter of tbe new building without orders from the taxpayers. After Mr. . Adams' speech Mr. Bayard moved that the matter lie over till the next yearly meeting, at which' time the board could present facts and figures. This motion excited -some debate, dur ing which Mr. McCartney protested against the admissions of non-resident pupils. Mr. Adams took issue with Mr. McCartney and clearly stated the bene fits to be derived from the admission of such pupils. ... Dr. Doane made a lucid statement of the condition confronting tbe district and advocated .the. proposition for the board to have plans prepared for pre sentation at a meeting next fall; After some further debate Mr. Bay ard's motion-was carried and the meet ing adjourned. , . - For Rent. A good, responsible tenant can rent a fine farm of 160 acres, situated ten miles from .The Dalles. Apply to W. E. Campbell, Endersbv. ' tll-dw2w Just received at th& Wasco Warehouse a carload of - "Byera JBeet" Pendleton flour. This flour has no superior on the Pacific coast- Try "it.. d7-tf Spray pumps for "rent at Maier & uen.ton s. , Subscribe for The Chronicle and get the news. OFFICE and SCHOOL SUPPLIES, (g) PEE F.AXE&. () Pianos Organs. v For Low Prices, go to the jacobsen Book '& rusic Company 162 Second Street, 5 THE DALLES, OR Try a Bbttle. OF- Atwood's Syrup , of Tar, Horehound and Wild Cherry' for that Cough. DOKNHIilt'S D$UG STOffcE. , Seed Wheat, Seed Oats, Seed Rye, Seed Corn; Afalfa Seed; Clover- Seed, 'Timothy Seed and other Grass Seeds; Northern IF Grown Seeds, Garden Seeds, Early Minn esota Corn, Dakota Yellow Dent Corn and StoweU's -Evergreen Corn. Yellow Dan- '.u m vers Onion Sets, Choice large, Mealy Bur- "bank Seedling Potatoes. . "Prti-ilf tir orirl V.crrra Rnnrrhl'i and SrvlI fh j Groceries old Cheap. Terms Positively Cash or Pjrodnce, at - , F j$ j; H. CROSS' FEED arid GROCERY STORE ZEES Br m