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SATURDAY . . . FEBRUARY 1, 1896.
ITEflS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. E. C. Warren, of Duf ur, was in
tho city today.
; Physicians report considerable sick
ness in this vicinity at present.
Prof. Shelly returned on the after
noon train to his home at Hood River.
Five carloads of beef were shipped
from the stockyards to Troutdale last
night. , .
TWinv RnVmrt, V.. "Williams filed a
homestead entry on the nei sec 24, t 1
n, r 13 e.
County clerk Kelsay issued a mar
riage license today to Charles Wallace
and Edith M. Eastman.
' The north end of the covered bridge,
about a quarter of a mile north of Eu
gene, has fallen about five feet.
V CoL. and Mrs. Sinnott arrived at
Ashland yesterday on their trip to Los
Angeles, both standing the trip ad
mirably. Sheridan has two saloon men, and
' both were arrested last Monday. Each
was fined $22.50 for keeping his saloon
open on Sunday.
Mr. AD. Edgar, who left here last
fall, writes that he has located at Sunol
Glen, Cal for the winter, but will re-
turn to The Dalles next spring.
The following advertisement ap
peared in a Portland paper recently
Bible Never been used; will sell cheap
for cash, or will exchange for anything
useful.
Tiliamook was visited by another
" electric storm theother day. Electric
light poles were shattered, many lights
- were burned out, and the telegrapn
instruments melted. . . . '
. A gentleman who has resided in The
- . Dalles thirty years states that this has
been the warmest ' winter and most
favorable for both stock raisers and
farmers that he has ever known.
Today Justice Davis, as referee, has
. -been hearing testimony in the case of
the Columbia Building and Loan Asso
ciation against Kennedy & Kennedy
and'the Park & Lacy Machine Co.
Mr. Frank Creighton, night engin
eer at the electric light works, has
bought the Buschke property in Lough
lin's addition, and is making extensive
: improvements to ths buildings thereon.
; H Union Whist Club had another pleas
ant reunion last night, the club being
i entertained by Mr. and , Mrs. W. H.
Hobson. Mr. T. H. Hudson secured the
first prize and Mrs. Tolmie the second.
A very interesting revival meeting
' has been conducted by Rey. Mr. Evans
' at Fairfield school house the past two
weeks. . There : have been thiateen
' accessions to the church during the
meeting. :- ''' '
The organization of the Woodmen
' circle in this city was -perfected last
night, the officers being duly installed,
and other necessary preliminaries dis
posed of.. The name given the circle
; was Ceder Grove No. 10.
. . Columbia Precinct- Republican club
v at their meeting last night elected the
following delegates to the meeting of
Republican clubs to be held in Port-
land on Feb. ' 4th; Geo. H. Riddell
.: and Sylvester R. Brooks. , v,. ...
- : This has been one of. the quietest
Saturdays ever experienced in The
Dalles. Owing to the sloppy condition
: of the roads farmers have been unable
-! to set into town, hence trade in all
.. ' lines has been unusually quiet all day.
During the last term of court judg
:' ment and a ' decree of forclosure was
rendered in the case of the Solicitor's
Loan & Trust Co. vs. S. R. Brooks and
. others, .the amount involved being
I 8383.30, together with costs and attor
: ney's fees. Today Harry Gilpin re
deemed the property, paying the judg-
men in fulL ,
A very important ruling by the
- general land office at Washington has
, been in force .since the. 15th of last
September, which - is not generally
( known by the public. It is this: All tim-
ber cultures that were filed on or after
- September 15, 1887, must be advertised
. the same as a homestead notice,'before
final proof can be made on them.
, . Thursday night . Harry Lane and
Tom Maloney engaged in a pugilistic
: eneounter,' and were' brought before
- Recorder Phelps on a charge of dis
turbing the peace. . Lane was tried be
fore a jury which failed to agree and
' was discharged at 10 o'clock last night.
Both the offenders will have a hearing
; before Recorder Phelps next Monday.
Jos. Hansard, of Lebanon, Or., has
made two inventions in the bicycle
jline. One is a wheel to. be run by
compressed air, the rider to work an
air pump. ,- By this arrangement the
wheelman could acquire great, speed
' with little labor. His other invention
is a steel tire a steel rim overlaid
with short, bent strips of steel which
would serve as springs.
A tramp was given a dinner in the
basement of the university at Eugene
Wednesday, and, while eating it had
to stand a severe cross-fire of questions
from the cook. After finishing the
meal, the tramp quietly pulled a 44-cali-ber
revolver and chased the cook up
stairs. , The Register does not say
whether it was because of the ques
tions or the cooking.
Mr. Milton Harlan, of Mosier, was in
the city yesterday, and made a
pleasant call at this office. Mr. Har
. Ian says work in the Kaolin mines
sear Mosier is being prosecuted with
considerable energy, and shipments
of the silicates taken from them are
made quite often. . He thinks the
mines will prove a source of consider
able wealth when thoroughly devel
oped. The citizens of Dufur never do any
thing by halves. When they start in
to accomplish anything they accom
plish it, and the benefit ball given for
Mr. and Mrs. David Hix at that place
was no exception to this general rule.
, Everybody attended, and the total re
ceipts were $115.50. The citizens of
Dufur desire to express their appre
ciation of all favors extended on this
occasion. :
The local land office has just received
a decision from the interior depart
- ment in rather a peculiar case. It is
one in which Lewis C. Baker, on Aug.
21, 1894, filed a contest against John
Sperry. Shortly afterward Baker be
cajne insane, and was confined in the
asylum. W. T. Weeks then appeared
and filed a contest for the land in con
troversy. The department holds that
Baker's insanity was not a bar to his
prosecuting his claim, and . dismisses
Week's contest.
Judge A S. Bennett returned home
this morning from Washington, D. C,
where he had gone to argue two cases
before the United States supreme
court, but the court was not ready to
hear the argument, hence the judge
will submit his argument in writing.
The judge spent a week in the national
capital and had occasion to visit the
capitol building during the sessions of
congress, and says the Oregon delega
tion is no discredit to the state, being
fully up to the average standard of in
telligence. From Monday's Daili.
Mr. D. S. Young, of Wasco, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr. Harry H. Hackett, of Hood
River, was in tho city yesterday.
Remember Mr. Thompson's lecture
in tho Congregational church tomor
row evening.
, The rank of Knight will be con
ferred on' four candidates by Friend
ship lodge tonight.
Revival services will be continued
this week at the M. E. church. Every
body invited to attend.
Mrs. F. W. L. Skibbe, who has been
quite ill the past week, is convalescent,
being able to sit up today.
The county court of Crook county
has levied a 20-mill tax, two mills
higher than the tax for 1895.
Dr. Sutherland went to While Sal
mon on this morning's train, having
been called there to visit a patient.
Miss Nettie McNeal left this morn
ing for Watson, Mo., to spend two
months visiting friends in that city.
Mr. I. T. Rorick came up on the
train from Portland today. He says it
rained all day yesterday in Portland
Mr. ,T. J. Cline, U. S. gauger at
Grants, was in the city yesterday, en
route from his home at Albany to
Grants. The distillery at that place
having started up. Mr. Cline will re
main at Grants permanently.
The Dalles Assembly, United Arti
sans perfected an orjraniza'ion last
Saturday evening, with a large mem
bership. The officers of the assembly
were duly installed and the organiza'
tion is in perfect working order.
The Prineville Review reports an
extremely favorable winter in Crook
county. The snow has disappeared
from the vallevs and low hills, the
frost has gone out of the gound, grass
is growing rapidly, and stock are doing
well.
The contractors at the locks are get
ting their work done none too soon
The water in the Columbia continues
to rise, and if the present warm
weather prevails iu the upper country
it will soon be in the way of active
operations at the Cascades.
Mrs. Henry Taylor is dangerously
ill at her home in this city. Mrs. Tay
lor has been an invalid for a number
of years.
This morning Tom Maloney and
and Harry Lane plead guilty to the
charge of fighting and were fined $5
each by Recorder Phelps.
The Dalles has enjoyed another
spring-like day. The . mercury has
registered above 40 all day, causing
the snow to disappear gradually.
"Drunk and disorderly" was the
charge entered against the lone occu
pant of the city jail this morning. The
customary fine of $5 was imposed.
Mr. "Van Duyne, formerly proprietor
of the Palace Hotel at Heppner, is in
the city. Mr. Van Duyne reports the
snow having all left Morrow county .-
N. Harris' clothing and drygoods
store is being re-arrahged so that goods
can be more attractively displayed, the
clothing- counters being placed across
the! building.
1 ' Mrs I. N. Sargent is recovering rapid
ly from her recent illness. Her condi
tion is much improved today, and her
physician feels confident that she will
fully recover.
The Foresters are making considera
ble improvements in their hall, over
A. A. Brown's 'store, and will soon
have one .of the pleasantest lodge
rooms in the city. !
- The O. K. & JN. is drawing some
pretty long trains over its line at pre
sent. One of fifty freight and stock
cars, drawn by a-single engine, arrived
here at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Two homestead, applications were
filed in the land office today. Edward
W. Keller for the sei sec. 32, 1. 1 n
r. 24 e., and Joseph L. Brockett for
the ni nci and ni nw, sec. 15, tp. 2 n.,
r. 17 e. - '
Mr. F. S. Rogers, a well-known com
mercial traveler of San Francisco, is
in the city. Mr. Rogers is accom
panied by his wife, and they will 1 re
main in the city a few days visiting
friends. , , x
Farmers .who sold their wheat at 40
cents a bushel are kicking themselves
since the price has gone up to 50 cents.
Unfortunately the greater portion of
the wheat in this county was sold early
in the fall.
inis morning Mr. Judd f ish re
ceived a telegram from Col. Sinnott
announcing that he and Mrs. Sinnott
had arrived safely at Los Angeles.
Also stating that the weather there
was delightful.
Smith Bros', will give their regular
Saturday night soiree until further
notice.. Their Thursday night class
will be changed to Monday night, for
this week, admission, 50 cents for both
ladies and gentlemen. '
Deleds from Seufert Bros. & Co.,
Dalles Packing Co. and Hans Wicks,
granting right-of-way to the O. R. &
N. Co., were filed with the county
clerk today. Also a deed from Harry
A. Hackett to N. W. Hackett for si
sei sec. 17, tp. 2 n. r. 17 e; consideration
$383.
Parties who came up from Cascade
Locks Saturday say they can see no
reason why the locks should not be
opened by March 1st The construc
tion work is so nearly completed that
the contractors have been able to dis
pense with about 150 hands that have
been employed on the works.
The McKinley Republidan Club, of
Hood River, elected on Saturday the
following delegates to the state con ven
tion, to be held at Portland February
4: A. B. Jones, T. R. Coon, W. A.
Langville, E. S. Olinger. Captain A.
S. Blowers was elected president, and
James B. Hunt secretary of the club
for the ensuing year.
Some two months ago Mrs. Brook
house had the misfortune to fall and
break one of her limbs and, was
brought to the city for treatment.
Under the skillful . treatment of Dr.
Hollister she is recovering rapidly,
and will soon recover the use of her
injured limb, which was hardly ex
pected at the time of the accident,
Mrs. Brookhouse being so far ad
vanced in years.
Hon. D. P. Thompson, of Portland,
will lecture in the Congregational
church tomorrow evening. His subject
will be "The Holy Places of Pales
tine." Mr. Thompson haying traveled
extensively through the Holy Land, la
conversant with the manners and cus
toms of the people who now inhabit
the country from which modern civili
zation sprang, and has a happy faculty
for relating what he has seen during
his travels.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Mr. A. M. F. Kirchheimer, of An
telope, is in the city.
Tho stockyards will ship a car load
of hogs to Troutdale tonight.
Mr. I. H. Taffe, grand duke of Celilo,
was a visitor to the city today.
Mr. Neil Boyer was a passenger on
the local from Portland today.
Today a state selection of 3597 acres
was filed with the local land office
here.
Three car loads of cattle and two of
hogs were shipped from Arlington to
Portland last night.
Messrs. O. H. Bellinger and Grant
Bailey, civil engineers in the employ
of the O. R. & N. Co., are in the city
The stage driver who came in from
Bakeoven yesterday reported the roads
in fearful condition. There is' noth
ing but mud and water from here
Tygh Ridge.
to
Hon. D. P. Thompson arrived from
Portland on today's local, and wll lec
ture in the congregational church to
night. The lecture will begin promptly
at eight o'clock.
The United States senate is now com
posed of 44 Republicans, 39 Democrats
and 6 Populists, total 89. So soon as
the contested Deleware case is decided
the senate will be composed of 90 men-
bers.
The Knights of Pythias had an in
structive and beneficial session last
night, lasting from 7:30 P. M. to
o'clock this morning. The rank of
Knight was conferred upon four candi
dates.
Coroner Bvtts came in this rrorning
from the Big Bend on the Deschutes,
where he had been serving papers for
the sheriff. Mr. Butts reports the
roads almost impassable in the country
south of here.
The Junior Order United American
Mechanics will meet next Friday even
ing in Schannos Hall over a. A.
Brown's store at 8 o'clock, and after that
time, every Thursday evening at 7:30
in the same place.
Arrangements are being made in
Albany to begin work on the scaffold
for Loyd Montgomery. It is probable
that it will be erected somewhere away
from the jail ready to be put up on next
Friday, if needed on that day.
A gentleman from Sherman county,
who is in the city, says there was never
a better prospect for large crops in
that county than at present. The fall
grain is growing nicely, and there
being so much moisture in the ground
insures continuance of the growth
Members of the new militia company
at La Grande are taking a great deal
of interest in the question of building
an armony. The plan suggested is
that of putting up a building 60x80 feet
at an estimated - cost of $2,000, to be
built by stock su bscripti ons of $10 each,
.Young men who stand on the street
corners evenings and indulge in the
use of profane language should remem
ber that there are persons who do not
enjoy tearing such language. They
should respect the rights of others, and
if they must indulge in profanity, seek
some secluded spot. '
There was received at the land office
today the' homestead application of
James M." Cameson, for 160 acres in
sections 19 and 24, 1 4 s, r 19 e. Also
notice of contest in the case of Edmund
Hannofir vs. McKenzie F. Maynodier
for the cancellation of homestead en
try 3,266..
' Word was .received here last night
that Mrs. M. A. Holbert, daughter of
Hon. B. F. Nicholsdied at Prineville
last Saturday night. Some time since
Mrs. Holbert had a cancer removed
from her breast by the physicians of
Prineville, and had never fully recov
ered from the operation.
Last Eriday night a pleasant dancing
party was given at the residence of
Mr. Morris Northup, which was greatly
enjoyed by the people of Tygh Ridge.
The music was furnished by James
McDowell and Charles Green. A cor
respondent writing from Kingsley
says the party was one of the most en
joyable ever given in that section.
A Pasco judge, owing to the inactiv
ity in matrimonial circles, and to -en
courage the fair sex to exercise the
privileges extended to them during
leap year, offers to perform marriage
ceremonies for a sack of flour in cases
where the bride is the payor. Justice
Davis, of this city, says he will see the
Pasco judge and go him one better.
He will accept a half sack of wheat for
his fee in such cases.
It is stated that Dr. Deitrich con
templates inducing a colony of Ger
mans to locate in this county and en
gage in tobacco culture. This no
doubt would be a profitable industry,
since it has been demonstrated that
this climate and soil are adapted to
growing certain grades of tobacco
which command fair prices on the
market. We trust the doctor will be
successful in his efforts to. establish a
colony of tobacco planters here.
HEART DISEASE, like
many other ailments when they
have taken hold of the system.
never gets better of its own accord, but
Constantly grows worse. There are
thousands who know they have a detective
heart, bat will not admit the fact. They
don't want their friends to worry, and
Don't know what to take for it, as
they hare been told time and again that
heart disease was incurable. Bach was the
case of Mr. Silas Farley of Dye sville, Ohio
who writes June 19, 1894, as follows:
I had heart disease for X3 years.
my heart hurting me almost continually.
The first 15 y ears I doctored all the time,
trying several physicians and remedies,
until my last doctor told me it was only a
question of time as
I could not be cured.
I gradually grew
worse, very weak,
and completely dis
couraged, until I
lived, propped half
up in bed, because 1
couldn't lie down
nor sit up. Think
ing my time had
come I told my fam
ily what I wanted
done when I was
gone. But on the first day of March on
the recommendation of Mrs. Fannie Jones,
of Anderson, Ind I commenced taking
Dr. Maes' Sew Cure for the Heart
and wonderful to tell, in ten days I was
working at light work and on March 19 com
menced framing a barn, which is heavy
work, and I havnt lost a day since. I am St
years old, 6 ft. 1 inches and weigh Z501bs.
I believe I am fully cured, and
I am now only anxious that everyone shall
know of your wonderful remedies."
Dyesville, Ohio. Biuls Fabut.
Dr. Miles Heart Cure is sold on a posltiv
guarantee that the nrst bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell it at tL 6 bottles for 15 or
It will be sent, prepaid on receipt of price
by the Dr. Miles Medical Oo Elkhart, Ind,
Dr. Miles'; Heart Cure
Restores Health'
BILLS ALLOWED.
(Concluded,)
The following claims against Wasco
county were allowed by the county
court at the January. 1896, term :
Mrs Alma Howe, carre of Mar-
kly family . . . .$ 85 00
Dr J 1 Watt, meaicai services..
Times-Mountaineer, printing
Chronicle Pub Co, printing
Dalles City W W, water rent. ..
JPMcInerny, sup court house..
Pease & Mays, sup pauper.
Dalles Lumber Co, wool etc...
Snipes & Kinersly, brush
Rlakelv & Houghton, drugs. . . .
85 00
5 00
30 00
23 20
3 60
? 0 00
57 74
1 50
6 80
J T Peters, merchandise 8 57
C L Philips, supplies 5 00
F W L Scibbe, care of pauper.. 1 00
Williams & Brosius, drugs 19 05
O T & T Co, telephoning 7 30
T J Driver, serving subponaes
outside county 82 00
T J Driver, board prisoners 168 29
Geo. Dufur, coroner juror 1 00
T W Lewis, ' 1 00
E P Ash, " .., 1W
A M Barrett, " 1 00
W C Johnson, " 1 00
Thomas King, ' 1 00
Geo Brown, wit before coroner 1 50
am Wilson. " 1 50
A CWc. ' 1 50
H Wilson, " 1 50
Robert Miller, " 1 50
J M Kilsby, " 1 50
.TO rav. ir.. " 1 50
W H Butts, coroner fees 27 15
John Bowie, worK county roaa.
Wm Brookhouse, "
R Brookhouse, "
A ELake, lumber
Geo Reed, appr county road..
Henry Williams, '
James Fulton, "
Ward & Som lumber
9 00
29 20
9 00
4 60
2 00
2 00
2 00
... 38 41
J B Rand, supervisor dist No
EK Russell, . " "
J W Russell, " "
M Kennedy, " "
German Segui " "
Peter Godfrey, " "
N W Wallace, " "
5 102 00
12 125 50
16 96 00
17 50 00
9 94 00
25 218 75
19 172 00
Alex Fraser,
10 32 50
S M Baldwin, " "
BF Swift, "
Frank LaPier, " "
M O Wheeler. ' "
21 54 00
24 98 00
6 174 00
22 28 50
.. 4 00
.. 5 00
N B McBee, work co road
Dr H Logan, ex'g insane
P A Kirchheimer, supco road..
E F Sharp, estab sec corners. . .
J Sweeney, care Mrs Stanley. .
Dr O C Hollister, prof services.
Mays & Crowe, bud co road. . .
M M Owning, care paupers
Robert Walter, "
C F Mitchell, "
Hugh Glenn, lime
G W Phelps, dist atty fees
LRorden, tax remitted
R H Burnie, justice fees
John Trana, constable fees
G C Blakeley, fare for pauper. .
C L PhilliDs. suDDlies pauper. .
20 56
15 00
17 05
17 50
11 40
103 65
1 00
1 00
75
57 50
3 44
12 70
55 45
1 75
1 40
F A Cram, scalp bounty 74 00
Chronicle Pub Co, printing 17 00
S Copple. sup district number 4 40 00
Monroe Heisle,
Mel Leavens,
M B Potter,
G B Halver,
GW Smith,
Geo T Prather,
15 138 00
1 122 00
3 88 61
8 54 36
21 24 00
26 52 00
L M Smith,
14 98 00
" act 1 mill tax 38 60
Annie Lang, work census roll.. 35 00
A Y Marsh, scalp bounty 1 00
Otis Bufford. " " 2 00
John Hix, " " 1 00
A A Jayne, dist atty fees 5 00
J H McHaley, work on road.. . . . 34 75
A S Blowers, witness fees. ..... 4 00
St. Vincent's Hospital care of
Sullivan 52 00
J W Taylor, witness fees 4 60
BR Tucker, lumber 1 68
Horbin Bros, lumber; 153
E H Waterman, erroneous as
sessment 21 00
DG Hill, same ; 7 12
M Doyle, sup road dis number 7 39 00
J C Egbert, " " 13 60 00
O L Prquet, " 18 60 00
R R Hinton, " " 20 40 67
M J Anderson, witness fees. ... 5 00
A A Urquhart, fee as inform
ant case state vs. Taffe. ... 50 00
T J Driver, salary two months. 433 33
Mrs L Fraser, meals for jury . . 25 55
J M Huntington, present own-
ershlp book ZUU W
Political Gossip. '
The impression is abroad that the
Populists will nominate Gov. Pennoyer
for congress in this district, and will
ask the Democrats to endorse him.
This, the East Oregon ian thinks, is not
to be expected. It says:
"However the people generally may
look at such a proposition, one thing
may be set down as on the cards, the
Democratic politicans will oppose it.
No one pretends that Sylvester Pen
oyer even wants such a nomination.
But presuming that he does, the atti
tude of Democratic politicians in the
premises may be predicted quite ac
curately and one reason, at least, given
for their attitude.
"But Governer Pennoyer is not the
man the Populists are figuring on as
the most available candidate for con
gress in this district. That . man is
Will King, senator from Baker county.
who was elected on the populist ticket
last time. He is a lawyer, a gentleman,
a popular man, and could win lots of
votes were he to go vigorously into
the champaign. He is their most
likely candidate, unless it be Colonel
William Parsons, of Pendleton, who
made a splendid run for district attor
ney against John L. Rand, the success
ful candidate. The colonel has all
along refused to become a candidate
and insists on some one else coming
out.
. How to Kill Squirrels.
Already the ground squirrel, or sage-
rot, which is the bane of the Eastern
Oregon farmer, is making its appear
ance in different parts of the country,
the mild winter having apparently
been especially favorable to them. In
parts of Umatilla county they are said
to be making their' appearance in un
usually large numbers and the farmers
express alarm lest they shall prove
more destructive than common. The
farmers in those sections are waging
war upon the little marauders, and Mr,
C. Daniels tells the East Oregonian
his manner of operation. He takes
one-eighth of an ounce of -strychnine
and a half gallon of wheat, with a pint
of sweetened water. In the water the
strychnine is dissolved and poured
over the wheat. Over the mixture
enough flour is sprinkled to dry it, and
when thuB prepared, one-third of a tea-
spoonful is all that is required at
one hole to kill two or three squirrels.
Mi. Daniels says this is the best sea
son of the year to exterminate the
pests, for at the present time the squir
rels are weak and on account of scarcity
of food, hungry. They will eat the
poisoned wheat and their weakness
causes them to die even when eating
two or three kernels of the poisoned
grains.
Of Interest to Settlers.
The senate committee ' on public
lands has reported favorably upon a
bill introduced by Senator Mitchell,
which is of considerable importance
to settlers on lands in this and
Sherman counties. It is known as the
double-medium refunding bill. This
measure provides for the refunding to
the settlers within forfeited railroad
grants of all more than $1.25 per acre,
paid by those who settled on even
numbered sections, and made their
payments at the double-minium price.
It is well known that the double price
was paid because it was belieyed that
lands within railroad grants were much
more valuable than those outside.
This was no doubt true, so long as no
roads were built in the lands outside
the grants. Afterward, with the build
ing of roads, the lands which were sold
at $1.25 per acre became as valuable as
those which were inside the grants.
The fact that the roads were not built
as anticipated, certainly ought to make
it plain that the persons who paid the
higher price for lands are now en
titled to get them for what they
would have paid for them if no
grant had been made. The set
tlers mostly interested in this bill are
between Wallula and Portland, on the
old grant of the Northern Pacific road.
There are other sections of the country
interested, and the aggregate amount
to be returned is so large that it will
no doubt cause considerable opposition
in the senate. There is a proposition
to confine it simply to the forfeited
grant in Oregon and Washington, but
that is scarcely practicable.
CITT COUNCIL 91EET1SG.
The Tax Levy for 1896 Fixed at
Five
Mills.
The common council of Dalles City
met at the council chambers on Sat
urday, January 25, there being present
Councilmen Lauer, Wood, Saltmarshe,
Thompson, Ross and Nolan.
The petition of R. E. Saltmarshe
and others for a crosswalk on Second
street between Madison and Monroe
was granted.
On motion of Nolan, seconed by
Thompson, a levy of 5 mills on the
dollar on all property in the city was
made for the year 1S96.
There are within the corporate lim
its of the city $1,000,644 of taxable
property, and a tax of five mills on the
sameowill, if collected in full, create a
fund of $5,453.22, which together with
the revenue from liquor license, esti
mated at $5,000, and other sources,
fines, incidentals, license, etc., esti
mated at $2,000, will give the city a
total revenue of $12,4")3.22.
The expenses of the city for the en
suing year will be, interest on bonds,
$3,420; current expenses, based upon
the expenses for the past six months,.
$7,517.16: total, $10,997.16. The treas
urer's report shows the balance on
hand Jan. 1, 1896, including liquor
licenses collected, to be $4,675.43.
A statement by the' recorder shows
that the total claims allowed during
the last six months were $3788.62, and
during a corresponding period the
year previous they were $6,366.71.
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Circuit Court Jurors.
Following is a list of those who have
been drawn j to serve as jurors at the
February, 1896, term of circuit court
for Wasco county : ,
M. Randall, The Dalles, capitalist.
C. J. Brown, The Dalles, farmer.
Wm. Yates, Hood River, farmer.
W. Bolton, Antelope, merchant.
S. E. Bartmess, Hood River, mer
chant. 1
W. E. Walthers, The Dalles, clerk.
S. R. Brooks, The Dalles, farmer.
J A Nlckelsen, Hood River, black
smith.
Harry Clough, The Dalles, machin-
est.
W.A Cates, The Dalles, farmer.
S S Johns, The Dalles, merchant.
A E Griffin, Boyd, stockman.
W H Williams, The Dalles, farmer.
Geo Montgomery,! Boyd, farmer. ,
E P Fitzgerald, The Dalles, clerk.
Larkin Lamb, Mosier, firmer,
i James D-rnielle, Boyd, farmer. '
' C S Smith, Boyd, farmer.
, J E Staniels, The Dalles, carpenter.
L J Klenger, Dufur, capitalist, - 1
W Boorman, Hood River, farmer. .
' J C Wheeler, Hood River, farmer.
A Winans, The Dalles, farmer. ;
F A Seufert, The Dalles, -cannery-
man. I
L Smith, Boyd, farmer. '
Geo Reed, The Dalles, farmer.
C W Phelps, The Dalles, merchant.
Wm Vanderpool, Dufur, farmer.
J T Peters, The Dalles, merchant.
Wm Frezzell, Locks, farmer.
J L Easton, Dufur, farmer.
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millions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is
the best remec v for diarrhoea. Is
pleasant to the taste. . Sold by arug
gists in every part of the world.
Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its value
is uncalculable. Be sure and. ask for
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind.
Halloo, Halloo.
This is the county treasurer. ' He
wants all county warrants registered
prior to Apr. 1, 1892, presented at his
office cor. 3rd and Washington streets,
for he is ready to pay them. Interest
on such warrants will cease after Jan
15, 1896.
WM. MlCHELL,
Co. Treasurer.
Land Transfers.
Bruce L. Carr to Nate Cecil, lots 13
and 16 blk 4, Hood River; $1.
Carrie D. Mathias to Elma Evans lot
5 blk 4, Hood River; $200.
Eva R. Spicer and F. M. Spicer to
A. S. Bennett 1-5 interest in nei nwj
and lots 3, 6 and 7, sec. 5, tp 1 n, r 13 e
$200.
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THE DALLES SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Statlsuleal Information tonoerninu the
District aud the Schools.
Mr. B. S. Adams, chairman of the
board of'directors of The Dulles school
district furnishes the TlMES-Moux-TAIXEER
the following information
concerning the public schools of this
city:
Total enrollment in the schools on
Monday, January, 27,18!G, 674.
Enrollment in the different grades:
First grade 119
Second yxade S3
Third grade (ill
Fourth grade (i!)
Fifth trrude SO
Sixth rrade "
Seventh grade 57
Eighth grade 58
Ninth grade 55
Tenth trrade. .' Id
Eleventh grade 9
Total 674
These are distributed among the
different departments as follows:
East Hill Primary Miss N. Cooper,
teacher, 44; Mrs. Roche, 46; total 90.
Academy Park Miss Phirman, 46:
Miss Flinn, 52; Miss L. Rintoul, 47;
Miss T. Rintoul, 50; total 195.
Union Street Miss Rowe, 43: Miss
E. Cooper, 53; Miss Snell, 45; Miss
Cheese, 4G; total 187.
Union Street Annex Miss Ball, 45.
Court Street Miss Michell, 55; Miss
Hill and Mr. Stratton, 102; total, 157.
The total valuation of property be
longing to the district, as estimated by
the county school superintendent, was
in 1895, $53,000, in 1894, $29,000, 1893,
$23,25t, 1892, $28,200.
The following table shows the cen
sus of the district complete for the past
five years, and partial census for ten
years, a portion of the records having
beea destroyed by fire:
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A LEVEL-HEADED BOY.
By His Presence of Mind a Calamity was
Averted in an Omaha School.
. In Omaha there is a boy who will
some day be a general. He is Offie
Downs, the drummer boy of the Dodge
street school in that city and is 13
years of age. For some time past he
has been the military band of the
school, and it was his duty twice a day
to stand at the foot of the stairs and
march the school out to the step of an
army rattle. This exercise was called
the fire drill, and the pupils from the
infant class up was told they mu
never hesitate when the drum should
sound. Each tot knew bis place in the
line, and so accurately and thoroughly
were the pupils trained that Principal
Allen boasted the building could be
emptied in twp minutes.
a lew aays since ne had an oppor
tunity to practically test his boast, and
naa it not oeen lor ume Downs' pres
ence of mind the boast would have
been an idle one, and many of the 500
pupils of . the school would have
perished. The principal was quietly
seated in his room when ' one of the
lady teachers, palis and excited from
fright, dashed in with the cry that the
building was on fire. She hastened
back to her charges and the principal
ran to the gong. Everything was ex-
uiwLucuij, buacoers ana . pupils ran
hither and thither, but no one seemed
to remember the fire rules except the
drummer boy.' . t
juio uuwns Kept nis neau. lie saw
the smoke coming through the register,
He did not think it was necessary
ask permission to leave the room. He
rapidly passed the instructors without
a word and went down the two flights of
stairs on the run. He wanted the drum
J U i T. , ...
mm ub got ii. r-rincipai Alien was
not in his room, but the young hero
did not hesitate to enter. He pulled
the instrument from the hook and
slung the strap over his shoulder and
plunged into the hall. The smoke was
now so dense he could scarcely see his
way, and on the floor above he heard
the teachers shouting to the children
to remain in order. There were fire
engines rattling outside, but like
soldier in battle Offie Downs took his
,post. He picked his wav to the bot
tom of the stairs just as the 500 -pupils
appeared in a herd at the top of the
stairs. He pounded the drum for
dear life.
lhe very first sound from it acted
like magic. Mr. Allen pulled three
little girls and one boy from under the
rushing children and commanded them
to keep step to the music. The little
ones then remembered their lessons,
and to the music calmly came down
the long flight, as they had done a
thousand times before. Smoke filled
the entire building, but in a minute
from the time the band began to play
there was not a child in it.
.ine Doy never ceasea his incessant
drumming until informed by the prin
cipal that all the children were out of
danger, then he emerged from the
smoke, the hero of the occasion, and
the one to whom they owed their de
liverance. -
SILVER AND GOLD PRODUCTION.
Relative Increase and Decrease of the
Two Metals Since I8SO.
The unofficial estimate- that the
world's production of silver during- the
last twelve months will show a de
crease of 62,000,000 ounces is interest
ing in connection with the esimate of
African golJ production cabled from
Prof. Brice.
He puts the total ' capacity of the
Transvaal gold fields at three and a
half billions, which is within $400,000,-
000 of the world's total visible gold
supply as estimated by the director of
tbe mint in bis latest report.
Prof. Brice thinks the Increase in
the gold supply may force a change
of its existing ratio to silver. Whether
this follows or not, it is true that the
present tendency of energy and capital
is toward gold mining to such an ex
tent that the production of gold is in
creasing faster than that of silver.
The high water mark of silver "pro
duction in the United States was
reached in 1892, with a total output of
$82,101,000. In 1893 it declined to-$77,-575,000,
and in 1894 to $64,000,000. The
maximum annual American pro
duction of the ten yaars between 1880
and 1S90 was $59.1U.",O0O, in 1888. Prior
to the opening of the great Co'orado
mines, between 1870 and 1880, the
American silver production never
reached $20,000,000 a year. The mas'
mum between 1849 and 1862 was only
$2,000,000.
From 1S50 to 1SS0 tho world's output
of gold exceeded that of silver. From
1851 to 1800 inclusive it was $372,261,
000 in silver, against 132,9S1.000 in
gold; from 1861 to 1870 it was $507,174,
000 in silver, ngaiust $1,263,015,000 in
gold; from 1871 to 188J it was $91 8,578,-
000 in silver to $1,150,814,000 in gold,
but between 1881 and 1890 inclusive
the production of silver increased to
$1,298,820,000, while that of gold de
clined to $1,0 0,892,000.
According to the last mint estimates
the world's annual output of silver
increased from $177,352,000 in 1891 to
$215,404,000 in 1894, while gold produc
tion during the same period increased
from $130.6.".0,0iX) in 1891 to $179,965,000
in 1894. The more rapid increase of
eold production is undoubtedly due to
its enhancing international impor
tance. Fails.
The following calendar peculiarities
of the year 1896 are worthy of preserva
tion: March, May, August and No-
vember will have five Sundays each
this year. February begins and ends
on Saturday; Memorial Day and
Washington's birthday come on Satur
days; Easter Sunday is on April 5th;
Labor Day occurs on September 7th
and Thanksgiving Day is due Novem
ber 26th. The only eclipse visible in
North America in 1896 will occur Aug
ust 22-23, a partial eclipse of the moon,
Spring will begin March 19th, summer
June 20th, fall September 20th, and
winter December 21st.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at The Dalles. Oregon
December 23, 1895.
Notice Is hereby (riven that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make naal proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver, at The Dalles, Oregon, on Feb
ruary 4, 1890, viz:
' DANIEL F OSBOEN,
Hd. E, No. 3759. for the sM, seM, and s H aw,
sec. 29. tp 1 s. r 14 e W. M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of. said land, viz:
John Adams and Charles Adams, of The
Dalles, and Charles Bothery and George Nolin,
of Dufur, Oregon.
JAS. F. MOORE,
December 28. Segister.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Thb Dalles, Orb.,
January 11, 1890.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof In support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver at The Dalles, Oregon, on Feb
ruary 29, 1898. viz:
JAMES A. NOBLE.
Hd. E. No. 57M. for the SH. SEX and S SWX
Sec. 21. Tp. 5 9.. R. 12 E. Willamette meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
A. A. Bonney and T. J. Driver, of The Dalles. ,'
urtgon, ana u. weoerg ana J. f. Abbott, of
HVapiaitia, Oregon.
JAS. F. MOORE, Register.
January 18.
ESTR Y NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has taken up and posted as an estray, the fol
lowing described property: One red cow, four
years old, with white face, and white on neck
and belly, blotch brand on left hip, marked
with under half crop in left ear and swallow
fork in riht. and will offer the same for sale at
Mill creek, seven miles from The Dalies, on
July 2, 1896. ,
THEODORE MIGTJET.
Dated Jan. 2, 1896.
DAN BAKER,
PROPRIETOR OF THB
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Wool - Exchange - Saloon.
BEST IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
Wines, Liauors Cigar.s
Sfoml Street Ernst End.
Andrew Velarde,
HOUSEMOVER.
Tho Dalles.
Address. Lock Box left.
COAL! COAL!
-THIS BEST
VV ellington, Rock Springs
and Roslyn Coal .
$12, sacked and delivered tc anv tart
oi iiuo city..
I il ! .
At Moody's Warehouse
Latest Styles
Lowest Profits
: In Mens and Boys :
Clothing. Dry Goods.
: MENS FUSKISH'KGS. :
HONEST VALUES IN : :
Boots ana Shoes
c.
F. STEPHENS
334 Seqond Street.
Next door to the Dalles National Bank
Sample : Rooms,
58 FRONT .STREET.
(Nearly opposite Umatilla Boose.)
CHAULI IRANI.
PF.0P.
he Best Wines.
Liquors and Cigars
COLUMBIA BREWERY BEER OK DRAUGHT
DEALER IN- ,
Fine Wines and - Liquors
DOMESTIC AND KEY WEST CIGARS.
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ST. LOUIS AND MILWAUKEE BOTTLED BEER : :
: : COLUMBIA BREWERY BEER ON DRAUGHT
167 SECOND STREET, - THE DALLES, OREGON.
THE OLD ORO FINO STAND.
251, 217 Clay Street,
San Francisco, Cal.
BISSINGBR & CO.,
DEALERS IN-
Hides and Firs
THE DALLES; OREGON.
Higrlxest Ifcva,rlret lyrics IFa-id..
: Correspondence and Consignments Solicited. :
Wholesale Liquor Store
(J. O. KHCK'S OLD STHND )
173 Second StreetThe Dalles, Or.
STUBLING & Williams, Proprietors
j Wholesale Jobbing and Retail Dealera--
Agents for Pabst Beer and Leading Brands of Cigars.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
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HOLIDAY PEREUMES
Prices to "tickle long
or short purses
COLUMBIA PA CEING CO M PlNT
Corner Third and Washington Streets. : .
Cured Hams, BiCOD, Dried Beef
And the Best Beefsteaks, Mutton Chops and .
Veal Cutlets in the Market.
Orders Delivered too Any Part of the Citv
Fresh Vegetables on Sale at the Lowest Prices. ' ' ',
Z. F. MOODY
Generl Commissi and
391, 393 END 395 SECOND STREGT.
(Adjoining Railroad Depot.)
Consignments Solicited
Prompt Attention Paid to Those
When You Want to Buy
Seed Wheat, Feed Wheat, ;
Rolled Barley, Whole Barley,
Oats, Rye, Bran, Shorts, Hay,
: Or anything in the Feed Line, go to the
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Our prices are low and our goods are first-class. Agents for the
celebrated WAITSBURG ' PEERLESS," and BYERS' BEST
PENDLETON MILLS FLOUR, Highest cash price paid for ;
V WHEAT. OATS, and BARLEY.
It Costs Money
To Raise a "Family.
Therefore the strictest economy should be
.practiced in
The place to save
money in this line is
JOHNSTON'S CASH STORE.-.
113 WASHINGTON STREET.
NEW COLUMBIA HOTEL
$1.00 Per Day.
25 cents.
T. T. NICHOLAS, PROPRIETOR-
COR. FRONT and UNION STS. ...
. TIIE DALLES, OR.
Pacific Dock,
Portland, Or.
Buy a nice clean, sweet Perfume, or Toilet Water, '
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