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
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