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YOU KNOW
A "good thing" when you see it.
Almost every one does.
The Line of Riigs
We offer this week are each 1
and everyone a good thing.
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Displayed in Dry Goods Window.
The assortment includes all kinds light and dark-
2 A Superb Collection.
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Special Prices for this day only.
Axminster Door Mat. Regular $ .85
Moquette Rug
Smyrna Rug
Smyrna Rug
Smyrna Rug, extra quality
Moquette Rug
Smyrna Rug
Smyrna Rug
Regular $ .85 Special $ .65
1.25 " .95
1.75 ". 1.35
2.50 " . 1.80
2.50 " 1.90
3.00 " 2.40
3.00- " 2.60
3.25 " 2.70
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES.
PEASE & MAYS
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The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
MONDAY, -
AUGUST 2, 1897.
NOTICE.
All persona having claims against The
Dalles National BaDk, of The Dalles,
Oregon, must preeent the same to H. S.
Wilson, receiver, with the legal proof
thereof, within three months from the
date hereof, or thev may be disallowed.
Washington, D. "C, Jane 5, 1897.
James U. Eckels,
Comptroller.
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
Rulom Oourntioiu and Local Events
of Leaser Magnitude.
Shot gun shells loaded to order at
Maier & Benton.
The melon crop is large and the
melons first-class.
See the new line of delft that just ar
rived at Maier & Benton.
The Pendleton Wool Scouring Co. ad
vertise elsewhere that they wish to pur
chase tallow. jal30-lw
A child of Mr. P. Sinnott, section fore
man at Hood River, died yesterday, and
will be buried here from the Catholic
church at 6:30 this evening.
The beauties of the trip to Cloud
Cap Inn are beginning to be appre
ciated, and the number of visitors this
year is largely in excess of any pre'
vioua season.
The bodies of Mrs. Arthur Hammond
and daughter, May, who were killed by
the wheels of the steamer Elmore at
Portland Friday night while watching
the departure of the Elder, have been
recovered. ,
The following is the bowling score for
the week ending July 31st at the Com
mercial Club: Monday, F. A. Seufert,
48; Tuesday, A. Bettingen, Sr., 47;
Wednesday, F. A. Seufert, 42; Thurs
day, Mrs. Theo. Senfert, 37; Friday, H.
Fredden, 50; Saturday, F. Menefee, 40.
The Pendleton East Oregotrian
Judge James A. Fee, of Umatilla county,
will thresh from 320 acres of land, a
part of his reservation ranch, 12,800
bushels of wheat, or fully forty bushels
to the acre. "Last year," said the
judge, "the cash value of the land was
about $12 an acre, and this year I take
$24 an acre from it in wheat."
The band of thieving gypsies, which
is now traveling through Eastern Ore
gon, camped at Pendleton Thursday, but
not for long. Warrants were sworn out
for their arrest, and they were told that
unless they moved on immediately they
would be taken into custody. They
moved. There were forty-three in the
band, and. they had eight wagons and
thirty-live or forty horses.
The Miles-Vinson marble works, of
Walla Walla, has been awarded the con
tract for the Whitman monument. It
will be a marble shaft, twenty-eight feet
Ligb, and will cost $2100, and will be
erected at the grave" of the brave pio
neers who met death at the hands of the
Indians below Walla Walla, near what
was Whitman station, November 29,
1847, just fifty years ago next November.
At that time the monument will be
erected and dedicated.
Last week in mentioning the trip of
Lewis Porter and Will Crossen to Cloud
Cap Inn, we stated that Crossen'e wheel
collapsed and - that be had to carry it
eight miles before he caught J&dd Fish
and party. This was probably a mis
take, as the young gentleman who
hauled him down to Gribble's place said
he was paid $1 therefor. We only men
tion this because above all things we
desire our locals to be exactly correct.
Crossen could not rfde his wheel, so he
rode on a big dollar.
Dickens in Nicholas Nickelby drew a
pathetic character under the name of
"Smike." Smike became a member of
a theatrical company and made a tre
mendous hit. All he bad to do was to
rnb hie stomach and look hungry. When
gentle spring shall come again and the
ground down this way is carpeted with
grass and flowers, there will be a horde
of gaunt individuals straggling back
from Alaska, each of whom could give
Smike pointers on his job.
A man named Garner residing in
Klickitat county, while lassoing a steer
yesterday, got bis thumb caught be-
ween the rope and the saddle horn, and
orn off. In the excitement Garner did
ot know he had lost his thnmb until
e had gone half a mile irom the scene
f the accident. He knew, of course,
it was hurt, but supposed it was only a
case of losing a little cuticle. He came
here this morning and Dr. Hollister
amputated the stump and put it in
good shape.
Last Monday the men employed at
the Paget Sound Reduction Company's
femelting works, in Everett, demanded
an increase in wages, and threatened to
uit if their demand was refused. The
ompany has been . experiencing con
iderable difficulty of late in obtaining
mmon labor -at the rate it has been
aying. Uning to the absence of Su
perintendent Butler from the city, no
answer was given them. Wednesday,
Butler having returned, their demand
was acceded to, and the wages of all the
men were increased 10 per cent.
Teacbera Examinations.
Notice is hereby given that for the
purpoee of making an examination of all
perjons who may offer themselves as
candidates for teachers of the schools of
this county, the county school superin
tendent thereof will hold a public exam
ination at Th9 Dalles, Oregon, beginning
Wednesday, AugUBt 11th, at 1 o'clock
p. m. C. L. Gilbert,
tf Wasco County School Supt.
Jackson Engine Co.
There will be a meeting of Jackson
Engine Co. tomorrow night. There is
business of importance to be transacted
ind a full attendance is desired.
F. W. L. Skibbe,
Secretary.
Subscribe for Tub Chboniclk.
ANOTHER BAKER MINE SOLD.
Henry Cable and Cabell Brotbers Sell
tbe California Aline for 30,000.
Yesterday W. J. Connors, of Denver,
purchased of Henry Cable and John D.
and F. E. Cabell the California mine,
the consideration being $30,000.
Mr. F. E. Cabell informed a Demo
crat reporter that the terms of the sale
are that full payment is to be made in
side of eighteen months, and a 10-stamp
mill must be in operating condition by
Dec. 1, 1897. The gentlemen also brands
as a fairy story .the statement that
$1000 is to be paid each month, as
stated by an evening paper, for it would
at that rate take two or three years to
complete the settlement, while by the
real contract it will be settled in possi
bly less than a year.
Another error by tbe evening sheet,
so says Mr. Cabell, is that three veins
are cut vertically. Six tunnels, from
different levels, have reached one vein
showing an ore chute of 800 feet or
more in length, tbe vein being five to
six feet wide, with a paying ore body
about two feet wide.
Mr. Bears Saw tbe Gold.
"The Delft"
Enameled
Ware.
Mixed Blue and White out
side and White inside.
"The Delft" is the latest
ware out in cooking utensils.
Prices are about the same as
granite ware, and a great deal
cheaper than the aluminum
waro, and prettier than either
of them, . Call and see the
ctcri a at
MAIER & BENTON'S
167 Second Street
George C. Sears was in Seattle and
witnessed the recent landing of the
forty-five Clondyke miners from the
steamer Portland, with $700,000, and
became completely carried away with
the sight. He states that he saw men
coming down the gangplank of the
steamer staggering under the loads of
gold which they ' carried. The largest
fortune brought down by any one man
was $65,000, and the smallest $7000. The
gold was in canvas sacks, and was quick
ly remoyed to the express office for
shipment to the mint. These sacks
were rolled in tbe blankets of the own
ers, and carried on their backs.
Mr. Sears was favored with an in
spection of some of the precious metal.
The specimens shown ranged in size
from a pea to large nuggets. There was
no fine gold in the lot. Pans from $50
to several hundred were said to be com
monplace events. The miners stated
that winter in the Clondyke country ie
severe, and that at times a man will
freeze to death almost 'without real' zi tig
what is happening, if he is not careful.
The first note of warning ts that he finds
nimseli Decommg drowsy, which is a
well-known sign. They also reported
that gnats and mosquitoes are very
troublesome, and that they have seen
strong men cry because of being so bad
ly bitten by the peets.
The timber was reported to be scatter
ing, and wood to make fires to thaw ont
the ground in the winter months bas to
be carried a distance of a mile or two.
Oregonian.
An Act to Prevent Forest Fires on tbe
Public Domain.
grass upon the public domain, or shal
carelessly or negligently leave or suffer
fire to burn unattended near any timber
or other inflammable material, sha1! be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, ind,
upon conviction thereof in any district
court of tbe United States having juris
diction of the same, shall be fined in a
sum not more than five thousand dol
lars or be imprisoned for a term of not
more than two years, or both.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
build a camp fire, or other fire, in or
near any forest, timber, or other inflam
mable material upon the public domain,
shall, before breaking camp or leaving
said fire, totally extinguish the same.
Any person failing to do so shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and.
upon conviction thereof in any district
court of the United States having juris
diction of the same, shall be fined in a
sum not more than one thousand dol
lars, or be imprisoned for a term of not
more than one year, or both.
Sec. 3. That in all cases arising under
this act the fines collected shall be paid
into the public school fund of tbe county
in which the lands where the offense
was committed are situate.
Approved, February 27, 1897.
Wheat on Top.
Be it enacted by the senate and bouse
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled :
- That any person who shall wilfully or
maliciously Bet on fire, or cause to be
set ou fire, any timber, underbrush, or
The Walla Walla market report of
July 31st, says:
The top notch in the local wheat mar
ket was reached today, when 70 cents
was freely offered for choice lots of No.
1 bluestem and 67a fr club. The ag
gregate eales were 30,000 bushels, and
not one large lot changed bands, far
mers being inclined to hold. They only
disposed ot a sumcient amonnt to de
fray harvesting expenses.
Encouraging reports are received
daily from all sections of the county.
and the crop will be the largeet ever
known in the history of the valley.
Grant Copeland, one of the largest
farmers in the county, reports that 300
acres of wheat yielded fifty bushels to
the acre. Eighty acres ot barley gave
seventy bushels to the acre. A test of
tbe grain showed sixty pounds to the
bushel for wheat and hfty for barley
Harvesting is in full sway.
Early Egyptian Printers.
Recent investigations in Egyt prove
almost be; ond question that the wonder
ful people of the Kilo actually printed
with movable types as early as the ninth
century of our era. Two papyri of that
time have been found, and 27 printings
on paper of the century following : Indi
cations point to all the printing being
done by priests, and the perfection of it
indicates that it was then no new ex peri
ment with the clever craftsman. It has
also been learned that printed paper
money was issued iu Northern Syria
during tbe second crusade, and . that as
early as 794 tbe government of the
caliph of Bagdad owned and operated
paper factory in the town named.
Yellow, washing powder will make
your clothes the same color. Avoid
this by using Soap Foam. It's pare
white. a2-3m
The merchant who tells you be bas
something else aa good as Hoe Cake soap
is a good man to keep away from. a2-3m
Bi Drop ii? priee5
of Bieyels.
The season is getting late, and to close out
our stock now on hand we have marked them
down to
less ttyap QDst . . . . .
MAYS & CROWE.
Jos. T. Peters & Co. ,
-DEALEKS IN-
Agricultural Implements, Champion
Mowers and Reapers, Craver Headers, Bain
Wagons, Randolph Headers and Reapers.
Drapers, Lubricating Oils, Axle Grease,
Blacksmith Coal and Iron.
Agents lor Waukegan Barb Wire.
2nd Street, Cor. Jefferson, THE DALLES.
SPECIAL SALE!
PIANOS
and ORGANS,
For ONE WEEK ONLY at
Jacobson Book & Music Co.
Bed-Rock Pries and terms to suit purchaser.
New Vogt Block, The Dalles, Oregon.
GEORGE RUCH
IjONEERJGOCER
Successor to Chrisman & Corson.
FULL LINE OF
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
Again in business at the old stand. I would be pleased to
see all my former patrons. Free delivery to any part of town.
has the best Dress Goods
has the best Shoes
has everything to be found in a
first-class Dry Goods Store.
C. F. STEPHENS.
Wasco Warehouse
Company
Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds.
Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, SVSfiS&B
Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle-
rTI "R'loTIT This Floor is manufactured expressly for family
vVJJ-l. XUUi i 8e. every eack is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
We eell our goods lower than any honse in the trade, and U yoa don't think 80
call and get oar prices and be convinced.
Highest Prices Paid for Wneat, Barley and Oats.