I It rsr . u i4n Important Step.:.. Carload of the celebrated Wil son Heaters just received. All sizes and kinds at your own price. I HOT BIBST HEBTEPS Exercise good judgment in shoe buying and you'il be sur prised at the added comfort to yourself. It isn't necessary to get an expensive pair of shoes to secure a fit. We have some good styles in good leathers, ranging in price from $2 to $4 to which we particularly call your attention. i J t Ladies' heavy sole, box calf, lace. $3.50 Ladies' heavy sole, kid, lace 3.00 Ladies' vesting top, lace ." $2.50 to 4.00 Misses' vesting top, lace 2.50 Misses' heavy sole, lace . 2.00 J-letfe ate Some Special Inducements fot Close Bayers Ladies' kid button $1.50 shoe for $1.00 Ladies' glove grain .- : 1.50 shoe for .85 Misses' kid button 1.50 shoe for .75 Boys' kangaroo calf 2.00 shoe for 1.00 Visit our Shoe Department and investigate these bargains. All Goods Marked in Plain Figures. PEASE & MAYS. The Dalles Daily Chroniele. TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 1898 WAYSIDE GLEANINGS. Eighteen inch air tight heaters. Twenty-one inch air tight heaters. Twenty-foar inch air tight heaters. Also a full line of the celebrated "Wil son" heaters at Maye & Crowe's. Booths' freeh eastern oysters at The Dalles Commission Company. 10 10 Situation wanted as cook, by middle aged woman, country preferred. Apply at this office. 10 8 dlw The University of OregoA is nothing if not progressive. Henceiofth the Span- ish language will be taught in that in-fl Oregon, stitution. I It has been decided by the young ladles of the Congregational church td give their Holloween party in the Ma sonic building, first floor. The date wil be Monday evening, Oct. 31st. The postmaster has requested that th attention of the public be called to th fact that box rent has been due ior eom time, and that notices to that effect havt remained in their boxes unheeded The Osage City Free Press, a Kansafe payer, editorially remarks: "A helpless little baby boy was born in our family yesterday." No other kind are ever born. They should not be expected to be able to shovel coal at birth. Some editors expect too much. East Ore- gonian. This morning J. II. CradlcDaugh came down from his mines in tXe Greenhorn district, near Sumpter. He called at The Chronicle officerand informs us there are six or sevenInches of snow in that section. Whenit grows cold in the mining districts our genial friend can always find a warm reception in The Dalles. Those who looked around for their Oregonians today realized that the local train was more to them than they had thought, as that neceesary adjunct to all well regulated households the Orego nian now reaches us five hours later. Kick at it as we may, we're all proud of Oregon's leading newspaper, and can't get along without it. The Southern Pacific railroad men who run through to California predict it is going to be a hard winter. You can't mfke them believe otherwise. They say the snow on Mt. Shasta has remained deep throughout the whole year',' and this is one of the sure forebodings. There are many other signs, but they contend that this one never fail 8. At 12:30 p. m., Sunday, while a west bound train on the Washington & Co lumbia River railroad was comisg round a curve at a point about five miles east of Pendleton, it ran over a 2-year-old boy, the son ot D. B. Watson, a farmer living at Mission. The child had wan dered away from home, and in attempting to cross the railroad track, got caught in a cattle guard. The engineer did not Bee the loy until too close to stop the train in time to prevent an accident. A part of the train passed over the leg of the boy, severing it trom the body. The train was quickly stopped and the child picked up. The little fellow lived only fifteen minutes after being run over, Is your eyesight failing you? Does i bother you to read by artificial light Do you ever have pains in or about th eyes? Does your eyelids sometimes ge inflame 1? Ia there anything the matte with your eyes, or do you imagine ther is? Don't fail to call on the celebrated eye specialist, room 33, Umatilla House, and have your eyes examined free of charge. I Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of the bride's parents, near this city, Mr. W. G. Keys, of Mayville, and Miss Belle Floyd were united in marriage, Rev. Poling officiat ing. Both of the young people are very well known in The Dalles, Miss Floyd having been brought up at the Floyd farm about five miles from the city, and Mr. Keys formerly living here and attending school at the academy. Mon day morning Mr. and Mrs. Keys left for a trip to California and Sound cities. Upon their return they will make their home at Mayville, where the groom is engaged in the mercantile business. Their friends in The Dalles and through out the country wish for them a success ful and happy future. The latest fad in church socials seems to be the "Match" social, which we notice are being held in many of our neighboring towns. Now, the public has never objected to the numerous kinds of socials given as a means of procuring funds for carrying on the work of oar churches, and the young, as well as old, seem to enjoy these pastimes; but when the church goes to match making its time to call a halt and for a chariot or two to convey its members to the region where matches are sap posed to be made. Somehow it eeems evident the ministers are the prime movers in this novel entertainment, as they receive the most substantial re muneration from knot-tying transactions. Lively Session In Salem. WATER COMMISSIONERS MEET. Contract for Improving: Our Water Sys tem Awarded to the Pacific Bridge Company. A special meeting of the board of water commissioners was held last night at their office for the purpose of examining bids for improving our water system. T. J. Seufert, M. Randall, J. B. Croesen, J. S. Fish, E. C. Phirman and S. Bolton were present. After a short time was spent in the consideration of minor matter which had come before the board, the following bids were read and considered: Sidney. Smith and l'aquet. bid for fur nishing all material and labor complete 110618 34 Pacific Bridge Company bid for furnish ing all material and labor complete. .. M33 45 Mays & Crowe, for material only, and not including pressure valve 6163 13 Muier d: Benton, for material only, and not including pressure valve 6125 32 W R Brown, for liibor only 3614 80 The board after due' consideration, having examined the bids awarded the same to the Pacific Bridge Company. It was decided instead of the 12-inch automatic pressure regulating valve to substitute an 8-inch automatic pressure regulating valve with by pass and a 12 inch hydraulic lifting valve, connected to the engine house on 3d street with a galvanized pipe, said valye to open by the draining of such, the addition of said change to cost $250.00. Wool, Wheat and Sugar. Yesterday afternoon in the house the principal business to come up was the bill providing for the protection of stur geon. It was opposed by Eoberts of Wasco and Sherman counties, upon , the ground that it will destroy the stur- j geoa industry in the Upper Columbia, which gave rise to considerable discus sion, and it is more than probable that it will be enacted for a period of only two years, to see how it works. Today Michell's bill providing for the carriage of sheep by express was passed. The house passed a bill allowing Mult nomah county to lease the upper deck of the steel bridge in Portland. A bill also passed the bouse reducing the salaries of Marion county officials. An appropriation of $25,000 will be al lowed the Btate agricultural college to replace mechanical hall. The house holds night eeBsions and is rushing all business to a finish. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade says: '"The large Eastern advances on wool to be held for higher prices had helped to retard the natural decline in that pro duct, of which 100 quotations by Coates Bros, of Philadelphia average 18.71 cents, against 20.83 cents February 1, while extraordinarily small sales, only 2,614, 300 pounds, for the week, at the three chief markets against 14,337,000 pounds last year 7,663,800 in 1895, and 7,099,600 in 1892, indicate very little demand at this time for manufacture. The truth is that demand for goods is not helped by high prices for wool. "Wheat has been declining a little with foreign reports somewhat more favorable as to European crops, and yet the actual shipments have been 3,586, 947 bushels, flour included, for the week, against 4,4b8,954 bushels for the corres ponding week last year. All reports still Indicate that farmers are quite generally holding back their crop in the hope of higher prices, and collections at the West are almost everywhere retarded on that account, and yet the Western receipts amount to 10,539,359 bushels, against o,oiu,zu jor lue same wees last year. Nor is the corn crop any obstruction, for Come here for Schillings Best tea baking powder coffee flavoring extracts soda and spices and for money-back if you don't like them. m For sale by L. Rorden & Com pan' Our Fire Sale is still on. All goods from 25 to 50 per cent reduction. Mays c&5 Crowe, Noxt Door to Land Office, Washington Street. 4 We have just received a large stock of Cole's Air light heaters, which will sell from $3.50 to $12 00. Every etove warranted. Call and see our stock of heaters before purchasing. .jaier&Beiiton .THE flfihjDWRRE DEALERS., 167 Second St. THE DALLES, OR. while 2631,002 bushels were exported during the week, against 1,855,067 last year, the movement does not indicate large supplies in the interor. "The battle between the great sugar producers has reduced prices of refined sugar over half a cent during the rjast week, and yet the opposing companies find no satisfactory ground for agree ment, and the contest is likely to con tinue for some time." PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES. Was a Mistake Made In Awarding the Contract for Our New Water Mains? Much dissatisfaction has arisen over the action of the board of water com missioners in awarding the contract for improving our water eystem to the Pa cific Bridge Co., of Portland. It is claimed that as they reserved the right to reject any and all bids, and the bids of the hardware firms oi our city being in some instances' lower than those of the company to whom it was awarded, they should have divided the work and thus given our citizens a chance. For in stance, in the matter of labor the Port land firm made the lowest bid ; for pipes one of our hardware firms should have had the preference, while for gates and valves the other home firm made the best offer. In this manner the city could have saved something like $500, beside the industries of our own town have been patronized. This view of the matter is a very plausible one, and, to those who have not questioned the commission as to their action, seems to be the course which should have been taken. How ever our water commission, which has always served the best interests of the city in every instance, we feel, must have considered the question fully, and, in their judgment, awarded the contract as to them seemed best.There were ques tions to be taken into consideration in connection with the transaction, which we know not of. The best means of building up a city is in giving preference to home indus tries and home labor.Many who ate anx ious that the place they call home vt he: e their every interest is, and upon which they depend lor eupport shall proeper, fail to recognize this fact, and not only in matters of large import, but in the Binaller as well, patronize firms in other cities, which can in no way return such patronage and who ecarcely recognize such a place as The Dalles. Few of us are exempt from this charge, and it is a serious one, when in the aggregate the amount thus eent out of town is many thousands of dollars a year. In criticis ing our commissioners let us remember that we are not in a position to dictate. THAT JUYHL FEKLINO With the exonerating sense of renewed health and strength and internal cleanli nees, which follows the use of Syrnp of Figs, is unknown to the few who have not progressed beyond the old-time medicines and the cheap substitutes sometimes offered but never accepted by the well-informed. Bay the genuine. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. OVAL J. H. CROSS has removed his store to the Vogt Block, next door to the Post office, where he will be pleased to greet his many iornier patrons and a liberal share of new ones. For CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, HAY, GRAIN and FEED, SEEDS and FRUITS, &c, your orders will receive prompt attention, and will be sold at pop ular prices. Call and see him. Todes ai?d pabrie We are ready to show them in Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, B:ots and SEoes, Ladies' Capes and Jackets. "Tune enough" is a poor principle. Those who make the earliest selections secure best results. The stock is complete and new and we invite you to look at it. (5. p. Stepfijs. Cloudy We atheir Preferred foi Sittings. MY WORK MY SUCCESS. Chapman Block. THE DALLES, OR. 12 Perfect Pictures on 12 GIas3 Plates in 12 Seconds without reloading Magazine CUE Cameras, Every part mr.de to produce perfect pic tures simply and easily, Every lens speci ally ground, tested and guaranteed. Shutter sets itself and is always ready. Plates changed by the turn of a button. Anyone can take pictures with the "Cyclone." It cost little, works easily, keeps in repair, and requires no extras. . IN THREE SIZES No. 1. 2'x2J, 3.50 No. 2. No. 8. 3-441 1 4x4, JS.00 ?10.00 Send for 1898 Catalogue. Z. DONNELL She Set On a 'Ludwig" Fiano thnt she saw in our magni ficent assortment, but despuired of getting it till we sold her one at such a reasonable price, and on such easy terms, that her desire was .gratified. Everyone that hears a note struck on one of these sweet toned instruments, that has any music in the soul, is charmed into wanting one. They can be found in The Dalles only at 170 Second Street. Jacobsen Book & Music Co Eastern Oregon's Leading Music House. JJOTICE. Outstanding warrants on school dis trict No. 12, Wasco county, Oregon, will be paid on presentation at my office. Interest ceases on and after this date. C. L. Schmidt, Cler. The Dalles, Sept. 12, 1898. For the best results use the Vive Camera. For eale by the Postoffice Pharmacy. tf To-Core a Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund tLe money if it fails to enre. 25c. Cash ta Your cnecKS. All county warrants registered prior to Dec. 1, 1894, will be paid at my office. Interest ceases after September 8 1898. C. L. Phillips, Coontv Treaanrer. Everybody reads The Cbfoniclr.