Our Semi-Annual Remnant Sale of
Dress Goods and Silks will commence
Monday, January 8th, 1 900.
50c and GOc lino of Dress Goods for the
balance of the week now on sale at....
37 cents.
Just received
One elegant line of White and Black Organdies.
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SPECIALS IN GROCERY DEPT.
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Tapiocn 5o per pound
Sago oe per pound
Com Starch Ou per pound
Pioneer Groum (large enna) 10c per can
3 pounds Golden Dates for 25c
a poumls California White Ffgs for 23c
7 pounds Flakod Wheat for 25s
10 pound eack Pure Buckwheat Flour for -35c
1 gallon can Acme Syrup for -10c
1 trillion Sorghum for GOc
i gallon Log Cabin Maple Syrup for Ojc
1 gallon Log Cabin Maple Syrup for $1.23
All Goods Mnrkod
In Plain Figures.
PEASE Sl MAYS
THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
Mnttnr llroiiRtit tip for G'onnlderalton
I.nut Night ItnfundlllK the Itondt.
Ahe Dalles Dally Chronicle,
Telephone No. 1.
UIURSDAY JANUARY 4, 1900
Oysters
tjrved In
every
Htylo by
A.
KELLER.
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
llradtrimw, Baldwin and Kurtz are
till the champion bowlers, having
aiu carried away the honors in the
intent lnnt night.
The boat had a load tills morning a
icond hand one, one of its passengers
sing in such a condition as to be
irriud on board and the:: lie crawled
VMn thn HliiirH.
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:4-A girl who desires to do Iioubo work
Mil hud employiiieiit at u very desitablo
ttaco, where she may liavu moBt of her
RMfenlngs at her disposal, by applying at
PliiiiB oflicc. 3 lw
A very pretty club pin witli arrow
ad setting, was picked up on the Hour
the last club party. The ow ner may
avo tliu Bumu by applying at im olllue
d paying for notice.
The ladies of the Good Intent Society
ent a very pleunant afternoon with
rs. J. S. Robertson yesterday. After
usiuens 1) ltd been transacted a geueroua
d most inviting lunch was Eorvod.
.'Evangelist C. F. Goode, of Milton,
r., arrived in the city yoHlurday after-
oon, ami u beries of meetings was com
uncoil liiHt evening in the Uhristiun
urcii, to which the genera) public in
vlted.
K'Pina it n ii it i 1 iminlSm rt f Mm tin I il fit
brary will be lield at 8 o'clock Satin-
y evening at the library, the purpose
eing the election of ofllcora for the year.
nvono wlio may have boon a member
x months prior to the regular meeting
entitled to vote.
A. U.Smith, who has charge of the
natruction forces on the Columbia
uthern Railroad txtenalou, says that
o lino will be completed to Shamko
about throe months, if the present
vorablo weather continuos. There are
0 men now employod ou the line.
oro Lendor.
As the quoatlon of relunding tho $25,
0 bonds is to be brought up nnd do-
idod by the council Saturday, it Is their
aire that every citizen take an interest
the matter, studying it over from all
luts of view and then attending the
eoting and offering such suggestions as
ay present themselves. The question
not oue in whioh the council alone is
ncerned, but all residents of the olty.
A short adjourned meeting of water
mmlBsioners was held last evening at
e recorder'a oftlco.Cnmuilselonera Seu-
rt, Bolton, Fish and Moore being
reaent, The purpoae of the meeting
was to Helen to a written opinion of
Attys. Moore & Gavin regarding tho
power of tho commission to refund the
bonds, which proved to be favorublo to
so doing. Tho report was ucccpted,
placed on file and Moore deputized to
place the matter before the council.
Tho cjmmissionera are "snowed un
der" with business this time, and this
morning, surrounded with maps, charts
and what not, in the endeavor to re
district the county that is the road
districts and election precincts the
judge was at tho enmo time laying be
fore the commissioners the claim ol
some of tho county's poor, while a
woman stood by waiting to present her
grievance to tho commissioners in re
gard to taxes. Each member looked as
if ho wished he had been born twins.
Last Satui day afternoon the O. R. &
N. steamboat llueealo and the I). P. &
A. N. Co.'s Regulator enteredthe mouth
of the Willamette river at the same
time, und a pretty race eifBued. Each
boat crowded on more stofun in trying
to distunce the other, and at times it
would scum an though otfu had the lead,
and then tho other. It was nip and
tuck clear up to thedocks, however,
and neither boat was tho victor. As
they reach the moukli of tho Willamette
at nearly tli'i Biimttiine every day, the
boats are likely to have many more op
portunities for tests of ppecd. Telegram.
The Workmen and Degree- of Honor
had their inning 1 hbL night, and invited
a largo number of friends to jjin them,
so that Fraternity hall was again the
scoiiu of a pleasant oreatiou. Daring
tho early part of tho evening tho ofllcers
of the orders were installed and then
followed a spread which showed tho
"good tatto" of tho lady members and
proved their guopts wofo "tasty," too.
At length Miss Georgia Sampson began
tho strain of a tempting waltz and soon
all were occupied in this pafitimu which
seems to have captured its devotees this
winter, About midnight the merry
making ceased.
From reports coming from the country
oust of us Tho Dalles must he tho
"warmest" place In Eaatorn Oregon.
Ou the lakes near LaGraude the ice is
eight Inches thick aud it is now being
put up. Mr. Grimes has just returned
from the extreme eastern part of the
state and says it wob seven below zero at
Baker on tho 20 tit , with a foot of
snow ou the ground. This cold spell
seemed to extond along a bolt reaching
far to the aouth of Baker, while over m
Idaho the weathor la mild, Stock is
wintering flue in these sections, all
stockmen seemingly having an obuud
ance ot feed,
That ill new travels last, and gathers
aa it goes, baa been fully demonstrated
by the ridiculous reports we hear of our
selves from different parti of the coun
try. Those who delight In makiug the
worst of everything have been ao busy
that It la a wonder any ot ue are to be
found alive in Moro. Already we have
been saddled with 25 deatlia and some
100 cases of cmallpox, We wish to con.
tradiet these eilly assertions, aud etate
that the precautions taken by the board
of lieaith have tho desired effect, and
the disease ie not spreading. The red
flag has been removed from three or four
dwelling, releasing the inmates from
quarantine, and it is probable tiiat Moro
will he nble to fchow a clean bill of health
in a couple of weeks. Leader.
If you want people to know abiut it,
advertise in The Chronicle ; if you lose
anything, just tell the people eo through
the columns of this family journal ; or if
you want anything which you have
failed to find by any other means, juet
tell your troubles to The Chronicle
readers, and it will be forthcoming.
Tuesday evening a lost ad. was placed in
our columns, and ttie next morning an
expensive handkerchief, which had
been lost the evening before, was re
stored to its owner. Last evening a
house keeper was wanted and this morn
ing at 0 o'clock an application waB
made for the position. You inuet aleo
be a reader of the paper or you may
miss something of importance to your
self. Time, place nor circumstances Eeeni
to cut little figure when it comes to the
staying qualities of tiie matrimonial
knot. Even the most romantic eur
ronndings oft have a ttnduioy to caueo
a knot to be tied which toon slips
nnd allows the captives to go Pcatt free.
Dalles people no doubt remember a most
romantic marriage which took plaeo
under ttie eluulo of tho high rock at tho
left of the road leading to the garrUon,
over two years ago. However, in spite
of the unusual surrounding, the pictures
which were after wind taken us a proof of
tho fact that two hearts had been made
one for life, we find the following in the
Vancouver notes in the Telegram :
"Charles Baker has commenced pro
ceedings for a divorce finm Caroline
Baker on tho grounds of desertion. The
couple were married at The Dalles, Or.,
in July, 181)7. There are no children or
property rights involved, and the
plalutitt'aekB for u decree of divorce und
that tho name of the defendant be
changed to Caroline Pnckett."
Notice to Voter.
Under the provisions of tho registra
tion law all persons when registering
are required to furnish to the register
ing officer tho following information :
If naturalized, the time, place, uni
court of naturalization. In this con
nection, it is necessary to produce
naturalization papers, or declaration of
intentiou,
Residence must be specific; giving
preciuct, section, township and range;
if within town or city, the street, No. If
any, aud No, of lot and block ; If in any
buildiug where rooms are numbered, the
number of the room and floor muet be
given.
In order to avoid unnecessary delay
aud inconvenience, every person desir
ing to register should be prepared to
furnish the above information.
Facilities will be furnished in every
precinct iu the county by either Justice
of the Peace or Notary Public.
A. M. Kti.HAV,
dec.4 80dye Couuty Clerk.
Councilmen Clough, Keller, Johnson,
Gunning, Stephens, Kelly and Wilson
were present at tho regular meeting last
night, and Mayor Kuck presided.
The claim of tho Gorman Rubber
Company, which had been laid on the
table at the last meeting, was again
brought up and ordered paid.
The matter of insuring the city's
property was introduced and referred to
the finance committee with instructions
to accept the proposition of A. Seufcrt
to insure for three years, for two pay
ments, thus saving $100 to the city.
Previously tho insurance had been re
newed each year.
There is still stime woik to bo done
in improving Federal street, which will
amount to about $200, aud the matter
was brought up and referred to the com
mittee on streets and public property.
After a motion by Stephens that when
the meeting adjourned they adjourn to
meet at 7 :30 Saturday evening, Jan. 6th,
the reports of the treaeurer and tax col
lector were read. Tho latter reported
that the taxes had all been collected.
The claim of $3 for street commission
er's salary was then ordered paid.
On motion of Johnson the matter of
purchasing a universal transmitter for
the fire alarm system to be placed in the
central telephone office, was laid on the
table.
WilBon introduced special ordinance
No. 310, which provides tor granting to
the O. R. & N. Co. a right of way
for a eide track on Main street, com
mencing at Laughlin nnd extending
along south side of Front Btreet, im
mediately contiguous and adjtcent to
block 5, Lsughlin's addition, on the
north line of block 5 ; the strip of land to
be twelve feet wide.
An ordinance was introduced author
izing and directing the city to enter into
a contract with the Seufert & Condon
telephone company providing for t he
company maintaining a Gre alarm sys
tem. On motion of Councilman Wilson
the consideration was referred until the
Saturday evening meeting.
An application ot the water com
miesion was then made as follows: For
the authority to refund $25,000 worth of
bonds, which are duo March 1st, next.
The commission baring been called upon
to meet extra obligations of late are not
in a position to meet the required pay
ment, and while they might probably
fecure an extension at the rate of tix
per cent interest, it Is deemed by the
water commiesion advisable to refund
for twenty yeaisat four per cent. The
queetion was deferred until the next
meeting.
TRKASUItElt'S ltlil'OKT.
Dec. I Bal cash in fund $2010 90
Rec'd during month 3432 51
Error.
$5 173 TiO
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$5473 OS
By warrants issued 1884 01
Jan. 1 Available cash $3588 77
Muoily Wlll'ltulltl It.
Ex-Gov. Moody is all right, but he
now lias a job on his shoulders which
we are much afraid will "sink" him.
lie is not the kind, liowever,"lo croee the
"bridge" befoio lie reaches it, and will
give himself no unnecessary concern or
cause his hair to grow any grayer there
by. In the meantime ho has "one more
river to cross," for tho city council has
turned over into his hands the job of
constructing a bridgu across the
Columbia,
Quite n littlo merriment was occa
sioned nt the council meeting laetjjiiight
when Mayor Kuck read a communica
tion from a bridge contractor in the
EuBt to the eil'ect that he.had learned it
was the intentiou to bridge the Colum
bia at the dalles, and inquiring concern
ing tho possibility of securing tho con
tract. When the mayor asked what
should be dono with tho communication,
Johnson arose and said he understood
tho state legislature authorized The
Dalles to bond iteelf for $50,000 to con
struct a bridge across tho Columbia and
placed the matter in the hands of a com
mission of which Z. F. Moody was chair
man. He therefore moved that the
communication, aa well as the important
matter referred to, be turned over into
the chairman's hands, Wilson amend
ed the motion by adding, that "he be
grauted power to act."
Whother or not Dalles citizens cross
the river on foot or still continue to de
pend on the old means of travel, there
fore rests with Mr. Moody, whom we
are all anxious to hear from,
What tliv Literary Club Ik Doing.
debated, "Resolved that the free coinage
of both gold and silver at tho ratio of
10 to 1 would better promote tho pros
perity of tho people of the United States
than would the single gold standard."
We have a number of talented speakers
ready to fight the question to a finish
and forever settle the matter for all timo
to come.
The members of the club have just
finished ecatlng the hall in good shape,
so that we are prepared to entertain our
friends and help them to enjoy a very
pleasant and profitable evening.
Tiie members are, all requested to be
present at 7:30 sharp, tonight, for the
purpose of arranging for a moot senate
or lecis'ature, to take place Friday,
Jan. 10th.
We are also arranging for a Beries of
lectures by local and other talent, to
commence Friday Jan. 12th, and to con
tinue every other week until further
notice. We have tho promise of name
very interesting lectures on up-to-date
topics, and they bid fair to he very in
structive, and should be tho means of
attracting good audiences.
Anyone interested in this lino of work
that would liko to take a part with us,
can do bo by applying to tho president
at tho time and place of meeting, every
Friday ;iight in the old court house,
corner Third and Court streets, at 7:30
sharp.
A cordial invitation is extended to
both ladies and gentlemen.
Rni'OItTEK.
Lewis Dennis, Salem, Ind., Bays,
"Kodol Dyspepsia Cure did me more
good than anything I ever took." It
digests what you eat and can not help
but cure dyspepsia and stomach trouble.
Heating
n
sioves
We will make especially
low prices on Heating Stoves
from this on to make room for
our new stock of Cook, Stoves,
Steel Ranges and Bicycles for
1900. Our prices will be tho
lowest we ever made.
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The Great STEEL and MALLEA
BLE IRON RANGES,
Editok Chuonici.k:
It may be of interest to yotir readera
to know what the Students Literary
Club la doing,
We have had sevoral very instructive
debatea, and one moot court, but the
debate of the aeasou will take place next
Friday night when the question will be
Majestic
K Are MADE TO LAST A LIFETIME, and are
ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED.
liomombor that wo aro soiling tho samo from
$45.00 to $60.00
Whioh is a saving to our customers of from $15 to $25
over prico charged by peddlers for inferior ranges.
Write for pamphlet, "Majestic Evidence."
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