TX7"tJ O" have we taken hold of the VICTOR BI-
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CYCLE as our leading Wheel.
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1 - after thoroughly testing a dozen different
CLdUoC makes, we have come to the conclusion
that the VICTOR is the BEST.
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Week
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Boys Blouses
We are showing this week a. very choice, line of Blouse Waists in sizes to
suit boys from 2 to 10 years. See our center window for styles.
No. 601. Plain Indian Linon with colored collars and cuffs ........ .$ 40
No. 406. Same style as above in better quality ..v,----.---- ., 50
No. 706, In plain white, Linon Batiste, with white cuffs and collars, large
assortment of patterns . 75
No. 627. Plain white, with extra wide embroidery on collars and cuffs ... 1 00
No. 631. Plain white, collars and cuffs trimmed with embroidery inser
tion : ..: 1 25
Reduction in Prices of Capes.
Our Regular 3.50, reduced this week to $2 75
Our Regular 4.50, reduced this week to 3 ,25
Our Regular 6.00, reduced this week to 4 95
Our Regular 7.00, reduced this week to , 5 85
Our Regular 8.00, reduced this week to : 6 25
Our Regular 10.00, reduced this week to 8 00
Our Regular 13.50, reduced this week to . 11 50
Still another offer in this week's sale in wash goods.
. Each Lady purchasing. a Dress Pattern of our popular wash goods, will
receive a Standard Pattern free of charge. i r :
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES.
PEASE & MAYS:
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FMIER & BENTON
Are now located at 167
Second Street, opposite A.
M. Williams ; & Co., with
a complete line oi
Hardware,
Stoves and Ranges,
Groceries,
Cord Wood,
Cedar Posts,
Barbed Wire,
Rubber
Garden Hose.
Plumbing"
and Tinning
a specialty.
. Also agents for the Cele
brated Cleveland Bicycle.
it is mechanically perfect, and while not
TOO LIGHT for our bad roads, yet it
runs the easiest
it -has a tire that, while -light, is almost
PUNCTURE PROOF.': (AVe will repair
all puncturess free for the season on 1896
Victor Tires.) , . u . .,
We have 1S96 Bibvnies that list at f 100 that we will sell for $75, bat they are
not VICTORS. Our 1896. VICTORS sell for $100.
For medium grade bicycles, w have the Waverley and Crescents $50 to $85.
Good, second hand wheels, $25 to $50.
Bicycles and Tandems for rent. Wheels repaired. We' keep constantly on
hand a good stock of compressed air, for inflating tires, and give it away. Get
your tires inflated. ,;' ; r ,
Wall Paper
Latest Designs,1 v, - .
New Combinations,
Harmonious Colorings.
, At Very Z,qvr Prices.
Call- and see our samples "before buying. ,
JOS. T. PETERS & CO
The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
WEDNESDAY.
JUNE 3. 1896
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
Random Observationt and Local Event!
of Lesser Magnitude.
Milton Nobles in
"From Sire to Son"
At tLe New Vogt opera house tonight.
Wanted Good girl to do general
housework. Apply at this office. j3 2t
J. C. Meins has applied to the depart
ment lor an appointment as pension
agent.
The river rose a foot and a half since
yesterday noon, and at present is at a
standstill.
The Woodmen and Circle will have a
grand log-rolling at the Armory next
Tuesday night. A fine entertainment is
assured, to which the public generally
are invited.
Do not miss the American play
"From Sire to Son" tonight at the New
Vogt. It is the last opportunity, as well
aa the first, to ever see it played as only
Nobles can play it.
There will be . no concert Sunday by
The Dalles band, owing to their services
being employed by the Woodmen at the
unveiling ceremonies at Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Mr. E. Pitman brought to this offi
this morning a handsome bouquet of
roses raised at his residence on Ninth
street. The plot of ground was former
ly, tk aanil natnh lnf in nnar a tai,tifi,l
flower garden. . J
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his ' "Phoenix." It was so markedly
successful that as soon aa the copyright
expired it was taken up by other com
panies, but . only Nobles, who wrote it,
knew best how to interpret it.
The Woodmen of the World of the 4th
district will bold a convention, in . Pen
dleton on June 17. .Every lodge in East
ern Oregon except those in '' Malheur
county will be represented, the delega
tion numbering about 40 in all.
A corrected list of Wasco county re
turns appears on our. fourth page today.
The election of every Republican on the
ticket is assured with the possible ex
ception tof W. H. Moore. The late re
turns from Antelope makes his final tri-
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umpu prouauie. ,
1
iceV
Astoria, 111. Prof. Landers has for the
past year been principal of the Astoria,
Illinois, high school and comes highly
recommended. He is expected to arrive
here about the last of August to assume
his place at the opening of the fall term
on Sept. 7th.
The Ularendon restaurant. (Haivtrrs
old stand) has employed some French
chefs, late of San Francisco, to attend to
the culinary department, and this pop
ular restaurant is now better prepared
than ever to please their patrons. This
easily places the Clarendon restaurant
in the lead as a first-class house of the
kind in the city. jt-2 2wd
The Dalles Commission Co. is paying
8 cents a box cash for strawberries or 20
cents, minus commission, on a month's
time. The company has orders for ten
crates daily from Tacoma, also a daily
order from Helena and Butte, ranging
from five to twenty crates. They have
had so iar more orders than they can
fill. A telegram received today from
Butte states that commission men are
paying from $6 to $7 per crate for first
class berries.
Mr. W. L. Chittenden, who hae been,
deputy postmaster foe two years past,!
was relieved of his position this morn-!
ing, and will hesucdeeded by Will
Crossen, who has beeu"Uending school
at University Park. fMrGhittenden
leves the office with th
host of friends, who re
ment, for they have learned to respect
the kindly old gentleman, whose pleas
ant face has looked out the delivery win
dow for so many vears, with but one
slight interruption. -
It is hard to decide between the popu
larity of "From Sire to Son," and the
balance of Mr. Nobles' repertoire. . That
he believes it is among the .strongest of
his plays is evidenced by its selection
for the' opening night of his season in
The Dalie9. Iti is- certainly a play of
profound interest and reveals the
finished acting of himself and pretty
wife in the best possible manner, Mr.
Nobles writes his own plays. They are
American ; he does not go to the old
countries for materials,-but finds plenty
or American characters to weave into a
fascinating tale. .The formal opening of
the New Vogt could not fall into ; better
bands than the old and ever popular
Milton Nobles company, whose reputa
tion was made twenty years ago, and
has steadily augmented.
THE M'COY LABORERS.
They JBeaieged Judge Zavis Court Tnla
. . Morning. .
A telegram was received by Mr. S. L.
Brooks this morning from Sol Hirsch
that Ellis goes into Multnomah county
with 500 plurality, which assures his
election , to congress from the Second
district. Unconfirmed reports are also!
out that Tongue is elected from the
EifpC congressional district. ' ' j J
f AX the regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of school district No.
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12, held yesterday, tqe entire corps of
teachers, with one excfrRtidn, were re
employed for -the' cominaTNrear.. " The
assistant principal Prof. M. N. Strattan,
decided not to be a candidate for re-elec
tion, and the board filled his place by
e election of Prof. J. S. Landers of
A Kentucky Home.
I have 100 acres of good farm land
Jvinz three miles from the conniv seat
Johnson county, Kentucky, and ad
jacent to a -small river, which I will
trade for 160. acres of timber land in
either Washington or Oregon. Address
Claude M. Grisby, 403, North Michigan
street, South Bend, Indiana. It
The trial of G. H. McCoy for obtain-
ng money under false pretenses was to
have occured this morning before Justice
Davis court. An effort was made : by
Mr. Davis to have the trial take place in
the c-unty court room, as a means of
precaution to Mr. McCoy, whoseper eonal
safety, the justice . considered, was in
danger, bnt he was unsucessful. All
the morning these laborers, to the num
ber of 50 tu 60, thronged the sidewalk in
front of the justice's office, waiting to
confront McCoy, who was expected to
arrive under the custody of the sheriff at
10 oVlock. The hour came and passed,
but the defendant failed to appear, and
soon word came that he was trying to
effect a settlement through his attorneys,
Dnfur & Menefee, and that no trial
might occur. The man seemed to look
to Mr. Erickson, the contractor, as their
leader and consellor, and his attitude
was eagerly scrutinized when the news
came. The men were determined that
no intricacy of the law should defeat
them if it was possible fur them to pre
vent it. Mr. Erickson was assured that
McCoy would remain in custodyuntil the
trial took place or a settlement made and
the men were satisfied.
Mr. W. C. Graves volunteered the fol
lowing info mation concerning the situ
ation. He has been time-keeper since
the 2ist of March. On the 19lh of May
McCoy came to him and asked him to
maae out the pay roll till Jnne 1st, say
ing he was anxious to pay the men up
to that date, and explaining , that the
ditch had a bad name, and he wanted
to remedy. its reputation. Graves did
so, and after . the pay roll, was in the
hands of McCoy about three hours he
came back with a-request to make the
time up to May . 25th. This was also
done, and the li Tie checks made out and
furnished 'the laborers. McCoy's next
step was to gather up these time checks,
viving them due hills in return. Graves
etates that the object of this was to pre
vent the men fro.u haying a lawful lien
on the ditch, and that in case the due
bills proved ; worthless the men had no
recourse..' To accomplish this (we still
quote Mr, Graves) McCot used every en
deavor to assure the men that he was
anxious to pay them their money; he
had the money and conld get it at a
half hour's notice; be was getting old
and had but a few more years to live
and he ha-i no desire to swindle anyone.
He therefore arranged to go for . the
money, and that Erickson and Ander
son should meet him ' at Wapinitia with
a wagon on the 25th of May, when he
would be there to. meet them with the
money. The wagon was there on that
date, but . McCoy was not - there, and
soon after steps were taken which led
to his arrest in Portland. ' ,-
As an evidence that McCoy's inten
tions were not honorable, Mr. Graves
states 'that on the 23d of .March McCoy
up no'-ices to the effect that he
lp. Reward
LostTwo checks.. pn French's, bank,
one. for. $90 ..and one., for $42iK also an
order on The Dalles Lumbering Co, for J posted
$157.''. Ten 'dollars : reward will' be paidl would not lie responsible' for any debts j pretenses
lor their return to The numbering uo.
minutes after posting them up.
" The men say they wonld have com
pleted the ditch before fall, and if the
matter -of finances is straightened op
they will do so yet. Most of them are
in the city without means. -They : are
determined that they must receive their
pay before work will be resumed on the
ditch. -
m'coy's statement.
Mr. G. H. McCoy has handed ns the
following statement for publication :
The contract for ditch construction
was let to F. Ericksen upon his repre
sentations that he had a large and valu
uable grading plant, and was financially
able to carry the work to successful com
pletion within the time specified in the
contract, which was iu season for the ir
rigation of crops for this year.
The company was particularly anxious
to get water down by JurJe 1st, as the
farmers under the ditch had lost prob
ably $50,1)00 by partial failure of crops
last season, on account of lack of water
for irrigation. Mr. Eiicksnn, after con
siderable delay, started the work with a
small outfit of teams (none of which
were his own) and a few men, and an
insufficient quantity of tools. I notified
him every week to increase bis force to
the size specified in the contract, (74
teams and 175 men) which he failed to
do. His large and . valuable plant also
tailed to materialize. le kept promts-
ng to comply with the contract, how
ever, and 1 was fool enougb to believe
that he would keep his promises. ' Thus
the work progressed in a slow, hap
hazard sort of way. Although not pro
vided in the contract, I' bad advanced
him considerable sums of money to meet
his. pressing needs, and also money to
pay his men on. the - first pay day, be-
shies accepting orders for supplies, tools,
etc,; w hen r the ;-next pay day ap
proached, believing that I could provide
funds to pay: the men, and wishing to
have something to show in Portland, the
actual smns due and to whom, I took up
,t he men's time checks, giving them in
payment therefor, with their full knowl
edge and consent, notes for the several
atnou. ts, signed by the company. This
was a perfectly straight and honorable
husiness transaction, and done in per
fect good faith. Upon the back of each
time check is the signature of the owner.
acknowledging payment by note. That
the notes were not paid when coming
due, is no fault or mine, as will be shown
at the proper time.- if every man was
arrested and jailed whose note was not
paid when coining due, more than half
the population of the country would be
in durance these hard times. - Mr
Erickson, by bis failure to comply with
his contract has caused the company
great damage, and the settlers in the
Vapinitia country are likewise damaged
and disappointed. Mv arrest is simply
an audacious -and"ontrageons; abuse of
the criminal law' at the county expense,
to force the collection of a private debt
of a corporation. rr -' f - ; f
:' The men' who are" forcing this expense
upon the county treasnry-for "their owu
private, gain, when a civil suit is their
plain remedy, I trust will, not receive
the sympathy of the community. First
class attorneys assure me that the trans
actions, were straightforward and legiti
mate, and. that there ia nothing about,
them that constitutes tfce crime of ob
taining anything of value under false
tort her, there was no intent
Bee Hives and Bee Supplies,
Fertilizers, Imperial Eg Food,
Ground Bone for'Chickens;
Chicken Wheat for Sale at
J. H. CROSS'
Feed and Grocery Store.
Jacobson Book & Music Co.
and Harry Liebe .
have moved in the old Vogt Store
on Washington Street opposite
The Chronicle Office.
GEORGE RUCJH
PIONEER GROCER.
Successor to Chrism an & Corson.
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FULL LINE OF
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES. '
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: - Again in business at the-old stand. I would he pleased to
see all my former patrons. Free delivery .to any part of town.
SPECIAL
Pure Glycerine Soap, only 10c a calio,
or 25c a box. ;
Genuine Briar. Pipes, with Amber Tip
and Leather Cases, only 50c each at
on the ditch, and tore them down five to defraud or deceive.
Donnell's Drug Store.
ley Creamery
Delicton.
Ask Vartbibker Ss .Worsley. for It.
45a Every Square is Fnll.-Weiglit!
CREAMERY
Tygh Valey
A. A. B.
TELEPHOITB 80.