BICYCLES Cioveinna ana Fngie To the People We cordially invite you to come and examine our stock of High-class Novelties, which we are now showing. Our display, same as evening of the Open ing, will be shown for the balance of the week. ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. The Dalles Dally Gnrbnieie. nte red a the Postoffice at The Dalles, Oregon - as second-class matter. MONDAY. . MARCH 24, 1S96 BRIEF MENTION. Leaves From the Notebook of Chronicle Reporters. Forecast Tonight occasional showers, Wednesday fair, cooler, with frost. Chas. Grabner and Emile Walther were united in marriage yesterday after noon bv .TnsticA T.. S. Davis. . Mr. John Crate losNa valuahlw shepherd dog yesterday bwftpisoning, The animal was vain, d at $50. f Tf TV T 1 . justice uaviB is aqinna very gooa leap year business, havinaSsmarried seven couples in the last twelve days. For your right-up-to-date street shoe, either in tan or black, go to A. M. Will iams & Co. Spring stock now in. The mats to place under the trapeze and turning bars at the gymnasium have arrived and are now being used. . Reserved seats 35 cents ; general admis sion 25 cents and children 15 cents for the Brownie entertainment Saturday even ing. What do these warm, balmy winds suggest to you vny, a new spring suit of course. An endl'rs variety wait ing for you at A. M. Williams & Co. All members of the Degree of Honor, A. O. U. W., are requested to be pres ent at the meeting tomorrow evening, ae business of unusual importance is to come before the lodge. 'Was your father a monkey?" is the question Roland D. Grant answered last night to a Portland audience. The bills requested the listeners to bring cents and their family record. Four vagrants and three drunk and disorderlies were before the recorde this morning, who administered to them the proper medicine. Apropos, our our streets are getting in very fair con dition. The formal opening of the Commer cial Club, an event long looked forward to by its members, occurs tonight. Every member and lady will be present, unless prevented by accident. Tre .Dalles Orchestra Union will furnish t' e music. Several lady artists of The Dalles have drawn some very good p'c tures of "Brownies," which will l placed in different public places in The Dalles to advertise the Brownie enter tainment Saturday evening at the Bald win. Many people are anticipating (his event with much pleasure. V. Connelly was declared insane aftev an examination yesterday by Dr. Hoi lister, and was taken to Salem on the 3 o'clock train this morning. . His in sanity takes a Buicidal tendency, and was. induced by the excessive use of morphine. The unfortunate man came here from Idaho several months ago.- -.Twenty-three hired men are now work ing on . the Rattlesnake- road,- besides a large number- doing subscription work of The Dalles. PEASE The road ia passable now, but is much improved each day. Rock work is steadily going on. . It is expected that it will take two years before the road s completed In every detail, bat some yery good loads are being hauled over it at the present time. V The Populist state convention occurs next Thursday at Portland. Seth Mor gan and D. C. Weigei ot The Dalles, and J. N. Rodh of Dnfur were passengers on the Regulator this morning and are dele gates to that convention. They will be reinforced at Hood River by L. Henrich and H. F. Davidson and at Cascade Locks by J. H. Aldrich. The highest shake on the poker ma chine at the Umatilla house was four deuces, which some lucky individual drew Saturday, and won fifteen choice cigars, which he passed around amon his friends. It will take more than fifteen nickels, though, before he doeB 89 well again. When he wins he may pass the cigars, but when he loses, no one passes nickels. Tomorrow evening our citizens will have a chance to listen to one of the sweetest female voices, and one of the best pianists that have ever appeared in The Dalles. Miss Jones and Miss StevenB have already proved their worth to Dalles audiences, and should be greeted with an overflowing house. The young ladies deserve the' utmost en couragement, and will give value r. ceived for the low price of admission. The concert takes place at 8 o'clock at the Congregational church Wednesday evening. Tickets at the drug store or of Rev. W. C. Curtis ; price 50 cents. onor of Mrs. DekamT Mrs. Lord and Mrs Brooks gave at charming party yesterday afternoon atU tne nome oi me lormer in nonor of Mrs Dekum of " Portland. Tho-;e who hai previously accepted the hospitality o those hostesses knew what a delightfi afternoon was in store for them, a: such it truly proved to be. At 4 o'cloi an elaborate luncheon was served, t which words cannot do' adequate justice! When the ladies left fo home it was the universal expression and feeling that a more pleasant afternoon could not be 8 pent. There was something fitting and touching in thia enterta;nment as " honor of one who in days past had he. -self dispensed a gracious hospitality in that very place. Like the music of Ossiany the memories to some present must have been "pleasant and mourn full to the soul." There are no friends: like old friends, though the new ones may be the best of material out of whic to make old friends, when one has ha time enough. 'There' were present beside the gues of honor, Mrs. Dekum, thd followin ladies : - .Mrs.;. Curtis, .Mrs. . Schehcli, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs.' Langhlin, Mrs. She' -don, -Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Crowe, Mr i. Garretson, Mrs. Shackelford, Mrs. Fisl , Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Houehton. Mrs. Mei - efee, Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Brooks and Mm Lord. . ,...-) & MAYS. . ROAD TO FOSSIL. Correspondent Who Is' Urging Work -With Great "Vim. the A well-known citizen of Fossil writes the following letter as an eye-opener to what the citizens of Fossil want and what they are doing: Fossil, Ore., March 20, 1896. Editoe Dalles Chronicle : I wish to call attention to the opening ef theproposed road from Fossil to the head , of navigation, The Dalles. All eyes 'are turned towards The Dalles from all this section, and away to the south and east of us. Last fall representative citizens from here met Joe Sherar, who represented the interests of The Dallcfa, and with him they viewed out and agreed upon a location of a road that would give this section a direct route to The Dalles. The citizens of Gilliam county who were taking the initiative, have petitioned our county court for the location of a public highway on the pro posed route so far as it applied to Gi'liam county, leaving off at the John Day river, just below the mouth of 30-Mile. .Our part of this highway has been sur veyed, what damages that were found have been paid by the citizens of this place, and the road has been ordered opened. It will cost several thousand dollars to build this road to the ter minus at the John Day, but it can be made a good road, and work will be .lmenced by private subscription, as boon as we know that a road and bridge will. be built to there, from the other side. The proposition, coming to from your people, through Mr. Sher; was to build the - road on the other side of the John Day, and build a bridge over the John Day. This matter is of too much importance to let it sleep much longer. The Dalles will Boon be ia the situation to hold the same relation to all this country that she once held before the building of the railroad the one great commercial center, and while it will be to all of our interests to get to The Dalles direct, and we are willing to put in our time and means, we expect The Dalles to pursue the policy indicated last fall and meet us half way with the expense. The un dertaking is too great to do alone, and unless The Dalles wakes up to her in terests, we will be found working teeth and toe nail to get .competing portage and river communication to Arlington. We would like to have this road to The Dalles. A local telephone system is now being put in at Fossil. The very best in struments that could be procured for long distance lines only are being used. We are starting with a twenty drop switch board, the central office being'at A. B. Lamb's drug store. It will con nect with all the principal places of business in our town, and run in various directions into the country. The most important local circuits will be the ones running out to Gilman, French & Co.'s ranches, twenty-five or. thirty miles ; a line up the creek to the saw-mill, six miles; aline up Cotton wocd to Chas. Prinle's, three miles. . Others are talked of, but these' have instruments pur See the Cleveland and Eagle before "buying; both are high-grade and stand ard Wheels. The Cleve land has a wood rim, and the Eagle has an alumi num rim. See our stock before you buy. MAIER & BENTON Sole Agents for the above named "Wheels. chased. Now if this wagon road goes to The Dalles, we want this telephone line to go there along the new road. Fossil will have the biggest building boom this season in its existence. The principal buildings will be a two story brick by the I. O. O. F. hall association, about 30x65, and a two story brick by Senator Steiwer, size about 32x80. Mr. Gilmf n will build a residence here also for his family. As Wood never does anything by halves, it will likely be the best dwelling in this neck of the woods. ' XYZ. The Opening. Pease & Mays' store was thronged last evening, and so was the sidewalk in front of the store, with people, young and old, to listen to the fine musical program prepared by the Orchestral Union for the annual opening of the store. The several numbers were given in a manner that did ample credit to their composers, and they comprised such world-renowned musicians as Pryor, Keisler, Gounod, Morse and others. Before the program commenced, the large number of people were shown the courtesies of the store by its genial pro prietors and clerks. All of the different departments were thrown open to visit ors. The etore was as neat as a pin throughout, and the goods were shown to an excellent advantage. The follow ing was the program: . usttce of the Peace Resigns. Judge Blakeley has received the fol lowing resignation of the office of justice of the peace for Mosier precinct. Mosieb, March 23, 1896. Son. Geo. Blakeley, County Judge, The Dalles, Or.: - Dear Sir : I herewith resign the office of justice of the peace for Mosier precinct, to take effect on April 4th next. The office, in my judgment, is not pub licly useful, and should not be main tained. Very Kespectfully, Thomas Harlan. Important to Farmers. Wakelee's squirrel exterminator, thz original and only article of its kind giv ing complete satisfaction. Now reduced from 50 cts to 30 cts per can. For sale by M. Z. Donnell, The Dalles. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, ; Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. ni - Most Perfect Made; .' '. 40 Years the Standard. Only a few more Bicycles left that will be sold at the reduced prices. Ex amine our Crescents $50 and $75, as good as any wheel sold at $85. We srivfi t.TYft Ramft e-nnrnntfifi .lin vnn ran get on a $100 wheel. Nolan's Book Store now located at No. 54 Second Street, near Union. Tfc" Tygh Val ley Creamery Ask Vanbibbef 8z Worsley for it. 45c. Every Square is Full Weight. T'lEIXilEilF'HOICsriE: m . . m Our entire stock of Pianos to be sold "before April 1st. We must vacate bur store building1, and anything' in our line at cut prices. Rather than to move our whole stock we will sell you any thing you may want before we move, AT COST. lacobsen BqoR & 162 Second St rest, Try a Bottle- Atwood's Syrup of Tar, Horehound and Wild Cherry for that Cough. The Dalles Commission Co., -DEALERS IM- CoalIce and ProJnce, Foreip aM BoinesHc Fniits and Vctals. Oysters. Fish, Poultry and Came in Season. NORTH POWDER ICE, which is noted for Its purity and lasting qualities. rock spkikos: " &"9. 1 BOSLTN, ANTHRACITE Mm Kfl and GEUBGES CBK "-r Phone 128 and 255. Corner Second and Washington Streets.; Consignments Solicited. Goods received for Cold Storage and Forwarding. oval Katice. Is Delicious. CREAMERY Tygh Valley A. A. B. 80. Music Company. THE DALLES, OR. OF ' . I M 1 11,1 "m FOB . FTJKt and MANUFACTURING . PIBroSES.