8ATUBDAY AUGUST 8, 1896
Notice Farmers
'We are now prepared
to put out . .
Wheat Sacks
Get your orders in early
and save money. . .
Wasco Warehouse Co.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Pally.
Geo. Giboaa returned last night from
atrip to Chehalls. .
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray, of Salem,
are visiting in the city.
Sheriff Driver and Frank Gabel re
turned today from Portland.
Mrs. T. S. Lan? and daughter, Miss
Anna, left on the 2:30 train for Port
land.'
No trace has yet been found of the
robbers who held up the Wilhoit stage
. near Oregon City last Monday.
Today the Oregon Market received
- 40 head of fine mutton from the Mead
ows, out of W. H." Odell's flocks.
Mrs. ri a. sewau, woo nas man
visiting relatives in the city, left this
morning for her home at Portland.
. G., A. Clark, assistant chief of The
Dalles fire department, has .been
elected captain of the hose team that
will visit Astoria
- Some half dozen men are actively em
ployed at the D. P. & A. N. warehouse
sorting and baling wool, preparing
it for shipment.
Today R. A. Burkel took seventeen
head of cattle to Trout Lake to fatten
for the Columbia Packing Co. The
.cattle were shipped on the Regulator,
The rain that has fallen today has
been acceptable to the residents of The
Dalles, but was not welcomed by the
farmers who are in the midst of their
harvest.
Last night was a pleasant one with
the ed Men of this city. A paleface
was Bulv . adopted, after which the
braves regaled themselves with corn
, jand venison. : . ( ' :
Misses Emma VanDuyn and Etta
' Owen arrived from Eugene last night
and are arranging to open a book and
stationery store in the rooms formerly
occupied by the Cycle hall.
Three cars of stock were shipped
from the stockyards this morning. A
car of hogs and one of sheep going to
Troutdale and one car of lambs to
Tacoma. The sheep were bought from
R. H. Guthrie.
Amiel Haehler, the young man who
broke his foot while herding sheep
near Mt. Adams some time since, is
stilt at the Skibbe Hotel, and is recov
ering rapidly under the skillful treat
ment of Dr. Hollister.
- Albert Tozier, secretary of the Ore
gon Press Association, has been ap
pointed health officer of the city of
Portland by Mayor Peonoyer. The
appointment Is one that will be com
mended by everyone who knows the
genial gentleman.
Martin Qulnn, late populist candi
date for congress in this district, has
- Deen appointed superintendent oi me
street-cleaning and sprinkling depart
ment In Portland at a salary of $100 a
month. He got a pretty good job if be
didn't get to go to congress.
The contractors at the locks inform
the Times-Mount ArNEEH that they
will, at any time be pleased to exhibit
their books to a delegation from this
' city and furnish all Information that
may be of interest regarding the gov
ernment works at that place.
At a meeting of the fire and water
committee of the iwmmon council hM
- yesterday It was decided to purchase
COO feet of new fire hone, and a con
tract for the same was closed with the
Guttapercha & Rubber Co. of Port
land. . The new hose will arrive here
Id about fifteen days.
- Yesterday In Portland 320.000 acres
of land embraced in the Northern Pa
cific grant, " and located in Gilliam,
Morrow, Umatilla and Multnomah
counties, were sold at public auction
by Master of Chancery Cary. The
land was bid in by President Winter
for the company at $603,000.
While other regions about us are
complaining of a poor yield of wheat,
Klickitat valley will have an enormous
yield this year, especially from fall
sown grain. One field of John Ed
dings, which was threshed last week,
averaged 38i bushels to the acre.
Goldendale SentineL
At a meeting of the Jackson Engine
Co. last night a committee was ap
pointed to confer with the transporta
tion companies with a viaw of securing
reduced rates for members attending
the tournament at Astoria, and if sat
isfactory rates can be had, a large
number of the Jacksons will go to As
toria. "
Day Bros, will resume dredging at
the upper end of the locks so soon as
the water shall fall two feet more.
TlnLd.fcthon thjr rUl begin building
the walls of the inner part of the canal
has not been decided upon as no orders
haye been received from the war de
partment authorizing them to renew
constructions.
opened at 40 cents for No. 1- This is
equivalent to from 44 to 45 cents here,
and that will probably be the ruling
price In The Dalles when the crop be
gins coming in.
B. C. Duniway died in Portland last
Tuesday, at the age of 67 years. H
was the husband of Abigail Scott Duni
way. Mr. Duniway was an iramigran
of 1850, and was a brother-in-law
Harvey Scott, of the Oregonian.
On the 31st of July there were 1070
patients confined in the insane asylum
at Salem. During the month there
were 39 received, 24 discharged, 9 died
and 4 escaped. There are more era
oloves at the asvlum now than ever
before.
A contest case is in progress at the
land office today in which J. H. Red
is contesting the homestead entry of
Fred W. Wallace, covering a tract of
land in Sherman county. W. a. Wil
son is counsel for contestant and E. B
Dufur for defendant.
This mornintr Tom Ward left Ihf
city, headed for the forks of MV1 creek
accompanied by a party of twenty lady
members of Cedar Grove, who are out
for a Dicnic. Tom's friends feei aimtp
uneasiners for his safety since he wa
the only man in the party.
A prominent real estate agent in
forms the T. M. that there is an un
usual demand for cottage to rent, and
suggests that, capitalists of The Dalles
would meet with good returns on their
capital if they would put their idle
money into residence property.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Campbell came
up on the Regulator last evening, and
Mrs. Campbell will remain In the city
a few days. . Mr. Campbell, who is en
gineer on the Dalles City has ex
changed places with Engineer Gran-
luud of the Regulator for a few days
At Dufur last Monday Henry Mul-
klns was instructing, some gentlemen
in the' use of a patent hayfork when
the third finger of his left hand, was
caught in some of the geer and was so
badly injured as to necessitate Its am
putation. Dr. Slayback removed -the
injured finger.
The Roseburg Daily Plalndealer sus
pended publication last Saturday, after
an existence of one year, one month
and fifteen days. There was not piuiujjb.
money in the venture to justify its
continuance. The ; publishers will.
however,' continue to issue the twice
a-week Plalndealer.
Our concert band will soon be pre
pared to render some novelties in the
way of up-to-date music, just having
received a selection of 23 band traps
of the latest pattern, among which are
duck quacks, cackling hens, squealing
pigs, crowing roosters and lowing
cows. These traps will be introduced
for the first time at the Sunday after
noon concerts some time in September.
Messrs. Chas. Stoughton and Harry
Hudson are in from Dufur today.
f hey say the greater portion of the
grain in .that section has been headed,
and threshing . will begin in a few
days.. They anticipate a fair yield
from fall and ' lata sown ' wheat, hut
the early spring wheat is almost a
total failure, the not weather having
come on just whon it was in the dough,
consequently the berry is badly
shriveled; '
Excitement ovr the Rock creek
quartz remains at fever beat, prospect
ors from every quarter arriving at
Stevenson every day . en route to the
new Eldorado. Parties who are inter
ested in the ledge are cutting a' trail
from Stevenson to the mine, and as
soon as it Is completed will pack out
500 pounds of or and send it to Tacoma
to be tested. - Developments so far in
dicate that the. ledge is permanent,
and the or is rich in free gold.
It-is cui't-ently reported here that
Harvey W. Scott, he of the Oregonian,
will tender Senator Mitchell a grand
reception on his arrival in Portland.
What a spectacle! they will be locked
In each other's embrace sfter 20 years
of estrangement. Harvey will fall on
John's neck aud Implore his forgive
ness for the multitude of lies he has
told In the paxt, and will call him
blessed if he will only verify the prom
ise to support Harvey's God, Sir Wil-
owing to the farmers being busy with
their harvest and having no time to
come to town.
Grant county is doing her share to
wards tilling up the insane asylum
And they haven't all gone yet says the
Xewa.
T. A. Hudson left on the aftnmoon
:rain for Seaview, to spend a few day
with his family who are summering
there.
Mian Mabel Riddell went down to
Stevenson this morning to join
party of campers who are rusticating
at that place.
Last night some party or parties
Qt.nl d fine row boat belonging to
I
CROP CONDITIONS.
moored in th
liam, of Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. John Riggs have- re
turned from an extended trip through
Willamette valley and a month's visit
to their ' farm on Matolis, in Crook
county. Mr. Riggs says the fruit crop
in Willamette is an utter failure.
He traveled through portions of Linn,
Marion, Yamhill, Polk and Clacka
mas counties, and on the entire trip
did not see an orchand in which there
was any fruit of any consequence.
The grain crop too is light in all sec
tions he visited. .
One reason .why people never pay
any attention to signs and advertise
ments daubed on old' fences, stables,
and bridges is because tbey do not
know whether they are reading the t
advertisements of some firm that is
still in business or one that has been
dead for years. On a ten mile drive
into the country the other day seven
teen signs were counted of firms who
are now out of business. When peo
ple read advertisements in a newspaper
that is up to date tbey know the ad
vertiser is alive and doing business,
Medford Mail.
Yesterday was convention day in
many of the states. In Michigan.- and
Wisconsin the republicans indorsed
the St. Louis platform and ticket,
though in the latter state there was a
vigorous opposition from the silver
delegates. The democrats of Missouri
and Kansas were in control of the
silver men, though they were unable
t agree with the populists. Among
the populists of Texas, Nebraska, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania there was
a strong sentiment for Bryan and
favorable to fusion with the democrats.
After visiting some thirty wheat
Jarinslnj3hBrtnan county, S. H, Adams
gives it as his opinion that there will
be about half a crop harvested in that
section. The fall grain, he says, is
average in quantity but the quality' Is
somewhat inferior, very little of it
being No. 1. In some localtties spring
wheat is fair, but generally it is light,
and most of it will be No. 2, while
some of the spring grain will be worth-
less except for feed. Heading is about
finished in Sherman county and thresh
ing will begin next Monday all oyer
the country. ,
to-
From Thursday's Daily.
Col. E. W. Pike, of Goldendale, is
in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sanford leave to
morrow for a week's outicg in the
mountains.
Matt Schoren and family returned
last evening from a week's outing at
Stevenson, and reports having had an
enjoyable time.
The Dufur Flouring Mills are ship
ping 300 barrels of flour to Portland.
Wm. Contrell ia superintending the
hauling to this place and forwarding
to Portland.
Oa Tuesday Alex McLeod was
thrown from a header bed at Kingsley
and had two ribs broken and was other
wise bruised about the body, but his
injuries are not considered dangerous.
The wheat market at Walla Walla
- From tnaay's Dally
W. H. Moore, of Moro, returned
day from Portland.
Threshing ill begin in the vicinity
of Dufur next week.
Mr. Ben Op9nheimer, the well known
drummer, is in the city today.
. Vic Schmidt went down to Stevenson
this morning for a few days' recrea
tion. Mrs. Chandler, of Portland, is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wilkinson in
the city.
Mrs. A. M. Williams returned ;oday
to Portland after visiting a few days
in The Dalles.
Mrs. T. Burges was in the city last
night and returned home to Bakeoven
this morning.
Hon. Geo. H. Williams, of Portland,
is visiting in the city, having come up
on the Regulator last night.
Prices right and goods satisfactory
at Johnston's. Remember the place.
next door to A. M. Williams & Co's,
Trade has been duller in The Dalles
J the past week than during any' week
f since the 1st of May. This is largely
Cline & Page that was
mouth of Mill creek.
G. T. Prather, of Hood River, came
un on the noon train. Mr. Prather re
nnrta Bvervthin? flo'irihiiir in Hood
River and business fair.
Threshing machines must b scarce
down at Portlaud, -since an old, worn
nut one was shiDDed from ber to the
metropolis this moruiug.
Chas. Butler came up from below
lat night, and this morniny left for
the range country in the ?oiith, look
ing after the supply of bet-f,
The water in the Columbia Is again
down to a point when the ferry boat
bet ween The Dalles and Rockland can
be operated on the cable.
Mr. Uedick. the stair builder who
put up the stairway in A. M. Williams
& Co's. new store, left ou the Regula
tor for Portland this morning.
The T.-M. office was presented with
a fine basket of peach plums from Rev.
O. D. Taylor's orchard yesterday.
They were exceptionally fine fruit, ex
cellent samples of JVaaco county's
choicest production.
It is not always the quantity of
groceries you get but the quality that
irives satisfaction to the housewife.
Remember that quality and prices are
the two things considered at
Johnston's cash store.
Mrs. Dan MalarUey came up from
Portland last night and returned on
the 2:30 train. She was accompanied
home by her li'tle daughter, who has
been visiting her grand-parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. Bureres. at Rakcuv. n.
That portion of the portage rind at
Cascades which was torn up has ubout
all been replaced, and when connec
tions are made will be ready for opera
tion so soon as the consent of tho gov
ernment engineers to allow the ritata
to run trains across the reserve can
be had.
" - This little piece of doggerel la going
the rounds of the- press : How dear to
our hearts is cash on subscription,
when the generous subscriber presents
it to view; but the man who don't pay
we refrajn from description, for per
haps, gentle reader, that man might
be you.
Freight is being hauled from Cor.
vallis to Salem in wagons, it being
cheaper to ship goods by that method
than by rail. This does not speak well
for our modern transportation facil
ities. It looks like we will have yet to
go back to the days of ox-yokes and
prairie schooners. .
- Judge Ruft died at Toledo, Lincoln
county, last Monday, and already there
is a scramble for the position thus made
vaoaut. . Six months ago a petition
was presented Governor Lord for the
appointment of a successor, long be
fore Judge Burt's. .death. . and he was
appointed before It was knottn Judge
Burt was alive.
The normal institute for Wassco
county closed this afternoon after a
session of four weeks, profitably spent
by the teachers in reviewing studies
under able and eftjujent Instructors.
Some 80 teachers have been in attend
ance at different times during toe
session, a complete list of whose names
will be given tomorrow. "'
The sllverites had' a grand rally at
Walla Walla last Tuesday night.
There v9 an imm. use profession load
by two brass ba-ids and 000 torch
bearers. The principal speakers were
Nfcal Cheathan, J. II. Lewis aud Miles
C. Moore. One of the conspicuous
features of the procession was the
representation of the 16-to-l doctrine
oy sixteen white horses followed by
one yellow one.
Yesterday a number of lady members
of Cedar Grove had a pleasant picnic
at the forks of Mill creek. With Tom
Ward as driver and with lunch baskets
well filled eighteen of them left here
In a wagonette about 9 o'clock, drove
out to the grounds where they spent
the entire day in a beautiful grove,
having both dinner and supper in
camp. With one accord all who' were
in the party declare they never spent
a pleasanter day. Even the driver,
who was the only man in the crowd,
admits that he enjoyed himself.
It may be that- a majority of the
voters in Waaco county do not favor
the free and unlimited coinage of sil
ver, but Indications point that way.
A gentleman who recently bad occa
sion to visit . the Wamic, Wapinitia
and the Oak Grove countries and com
Ingle with the farmers in those local
ities, says that in conversation with
some 300 of them he only found about
25 who were favorable to the gold
standard. This Is at the ratio of 12 to
1, almost fulfilling the statement of an
exchange that the farmers of Oregon
were Id to 1 in favor of free coinage.
Yesterday the Oregonian announced
that D. P. and William Ketchum had
been arrested for herding sheep in the
vicinity of Cloud Cap Inn. In this
statement the Oregonian got badly
mixed. In the first place, the Messrs.
Ketchum are neither sheep raiser nor
sheep herders. They buy and ship
mutton for the Union Meat Cq and
only have ono lot pi sheep, which are
being ranged near Mill creek. And
they were not arrested, although D. P.
Ketchum, having heard there was a
complaint filed against him, went be
fore the U. S. authorities and gave
himself up, furnished bonds for his
appearance whenever wanted.
When your stomach begins to
trouble you, It needs help.
it needs, is to digest your food, and,
until it gets it, you won't have any
peace. Stouach trouble is very dis
tressing, very obstinate, very danger
ous. Many of the must dangerous
diseases begin with simple indigestion.
The reason is that indigestion (oot-di-gestion,
not-nourlshment) weakens
the system and allows disease germs to
attack it. The antidote Is Shaker Di
gestive Cordial, strengthening, nour
ishing, curative. It cures indigestion
and renews strength and health. It
does this by strengthening the
stomach, by helping it to digest your
food. It nourishes you. Shaker Di
gestive Cordial is made of pure herbs,
plants and wine, is perfectly harmless
and will certainly cure all genuine
stomach trouble. Sold by . druggists,
price 10 cents to $1.00 per bottle, v
Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Col4 Medal Mldwint FHr. Sin Fiandta.
Hrports From All Parts of tho State In
dicate a Light Yield
The following extracts concerning
the condition of crops throughout
Oregon are taken from the weekly
roo bulletin issued by B. S. Pague
i'rom Portland on August 4:
Harvesting is well under way in the
Columbia river valley. The spring
sow n grain will not be ready to cut for
several weeks yet. South of the Blue
mountains the harvest is always two
weeks later. In the Grand Ronde val
ley the grain Is reported to be In nne
condition and beyond the period where
it can bo injured by the weather,
The same condition exists in the wheat
district of Baker county. In the in
terior counties, and especially in the
Irrigated districts, the grain crop is ex
sellent. Thefruitismaturing; melons
re ripe ana are Deing suippeu irom
Wasco county. The peach treej are
bearing very well. In sections along
the Snake riyer 'he peach crop will be
lesa than usual, Apples are somewhat
deficient In quantlty.but pears will be a
good average crop. Grapes are doing
well.
In the Willamette valley thi-t year
much seeding was done after May 15f
and after that date there was little
rain, and from June 10 to August 1
there was no rain at all; in addition
very warm weather prevailed from
Jooe 15 to July 20, so thatatl late-sown
spring grain is poor this year, many
correspondents report that it is not fit
to cut for even hay, while some others
expect that it will make possibly 10
bushels of wheat, 15 buhels of oats,
ye or barley to the acre. Fall-sown
grain in favorable years makes 3o
bushels of wheat and 50 bushels of oats
to the acre, with good yields of 15
bushels of each more per acre. This
year fall sown wheat ia threshing out
about 25 bushels per acre, and oats 32
bushels per acre. The grain sown up
to March 1 may be call fall-sown: the
dry weather during the time the grain
was in milk and dough prevented the
grain filling as it otner wise wouia
have done, so that it will weigh lighter
than usual.
The fruit, for the first time in the
history of the country is a short crop.
The Italian prunes have been the most
injured, and there are orchards that
will not have enough Italian prunes to
warrant the running of the dryer.
There will be a poor crop of Silver aud
Hungarian prunes and a fair crop o
Petites. Many orchards have not
enough prunes in them to pay for the
picking. Pears, especially Bartlett,
are a yery fair crop. The pears will .
come nearer being a full crop than any
Other kind of fruit. The peach and
egg-plum will be a very fair crop. The
cherry crop was poor, the berry crop
fair.
In Douglas, Jackson and 'Josephine
counties the grain crop is 'short, and
the fruit crop la almost a failure.
Peaches that in former years were
shipped by the carload will be shipped
by the" crate. The early Crawfords
had a fair crop, while late peaches are
a practical failure; a correspondent re
ports: "My orchard of 450 prune trees
5 years old, should give 20,000 pounds
Of fruit, and I will not have . 2000."
There is a fair crop of Petitejtud Sil
ver prunes, and none of other varieties.
The Bartlett pears are a poor crop,
thus any and all donations will be
thankfully received.
There is about ten acres of land
attached to the building and it is the
intention of the management to raise
most of the vegetables- for the use of
the Home and to keep at least three
cows and a horse, and as funds are now
low, should some charitably disposed
farmer see fit to donate a part of the
stock required, the donation will be
most thankfully accepted and proper
acknowledgement made, the society
paying all freight charges to Portland.
It is. almost unnecessary to state that
the society receives homeless and neg
lected children irom every county in
the state, and Wasco county has con'
tributed her share, as County Judge
Blakely will certify.
Please communicate with the Snper-
intendant, W. T. Qan'ner, Portland,
Oregon.
TO PROPAGATE MOKE SALMON.
Id
IS Jl'IGK HA1H IN EAKNKST?
If Be It Let Him Call a Mum Meeting of
the People.
Ed. Times-Mountaikeeb:
it is all good ana wen to make a
noise by offering a lot of suggestions;
but why not do something more defl
nite? The people of Eastern Oregon
have heard suggestion after suggestion
until it has become a chestnut to offer
any moro in regard to tne portage
road at Cascades.
Is Judge Mays in earnest in his
criticisms published in the Chronicle
of the 3d? If so, he should, for he is
in a position and fully competent to
do so, issue a call foe a mass meeting
of the people of Eastern Oregon, or of
Wasco county at least, to inquire why
the portage is not allowed to be oper
ated. And he might adviee that such
a meeting appoint a committee of men
who had good common sense, and who
would demand for the people that the
dictatorship be removed and the por
tage operated for the benefit of those
for whom it was' built. ;
Time Is precious at present, for bus!
ness is hampered on account of the
portage being tied up, but if the road
could be operated it would be a benefit
to the farmers in shipping their wheat
and wool, and In fac everybody would
be helped. Let the judge use his of
ficial position to get the portage in
operation once more, and all will be
proud of the achievement Biz.
NEABINO SETTLEMENT.
A Hatchery Should Be Established
Eastern Oregon.
The efficiency of artificial proapgn-
tion as a means of increasing the sal
mon in the Columbia has been demon
strated as never before by the enor
mous run of Chinook in the lower
river, and by the decrease in the num
ber of bluebacks and steelheads. Chi
nooks are the only fish propogated at
the Clackamas hatoherv, which ac
counts for their increase and the de
crease in the other families of salmon
nence tnere can be no question but
this is due to artificial propagation
i ne tneory that salmon return to the
river in which they were hatched is
also substantiated by the large num
oer oi cninoon that are now found in
the Willamette below the falls at Ore
K" vii.y, snowing mat ttiey are en
deavoring to find their way back to the
Clackamas, where they were propa
gated.
The government is well satisfied
with the results accomplished at the
Clackamas hatchery, and contemplates
establishing others in the state, U. S
nan v omiuis.sioner tsrico naving re
cently made inquires of Game Pro
tector McGuire as to suitable locations
for three additional hatcheries. If
three more hatcheries are to be estab
lished in the statu, two at least should
be east of the Cascades, since the fish
propagated au this side of the moun
tains would, when they become of ma
ture age, seetc to return to the waters
where they were hatched, and be at
the mercy of the fishermen from the
mouth of the Columbia to the location
of the hutohery. No river in Oregon
is better adapted as a location for a
salmon hatchery than the Deschutes,
the water being clear and pure, the
rise and fall being comparatively light,
and the point where it em d ties into
the Columbia being easy of access.
We would respectfully call the atten
tion of Mr. McGuire to the natural
adaptability of this stream for salmon
propagation, and would insist that he
recommend the same to Mr. Brice.
Hood River also presents many admir
able qualities for a fish hatchery, and
with one established in It as well as
one in the Deschutes, the question of
the fish supply in the Columbia would
be settled for ages to come.
only last Sunday he was "pounding the I
ties" In Idaho with his face directed
toward the setting sun. He came upon i
a laud slide in a deep cut, a-id quickly j
realizing the danger that ralirht result
to the Short Line passenger train be
stationed himself where he could flag
tne tram and prevent the accident.
Ir. appreciation of this act the passen
gers on the train made up a purse of
lifty dollars and brought the sable
tourist on to Huntington. The O. R.
& N. agent at that place was instructed j
by the railway officials to furnish a
Pullman pass to Portland and ten dol-
lars in cash, with which to pay his In
cidental expenses.
HOW TO SECUBE A SCHOOL LIB BART
A Subject
The Sheepmen Allowed to : go on aSOO
: Bonds.
Messrs. Phil Brogan, James Stewart,
Frank Gabel, A Roberts, D.H. Rob
erts, the Wasco county sheepmen who
were arrested and taken ta Portland
on a charge oi having herded tnelr
sheep on the C-.-scade timber reserve,
were Tuesday nmlned to ball in the
sum of $300 each, and wl 'i the : under
standing that they sho'iM cease to
commit any further trespass. Their
case will come up for hearing next
Friday, and a settlement will probably
be reached by the sheepmen agreeing
to keep off the Bull Run reserve, since
that Is the principal point of conten
tion, and those who caused the arrests
to be made have no particular desire
to keep the sheep off pf other portions
of the reserve. .
The Fair This rail.
The second Eastern Oregon District
Agricultural Society will hold a fair in
and other varieties have none on the i The Dalles thlB fall, commencing' oq
trees. Apples are a short crop. ' October 20 and continuing five days.
Id the counties east of the Cascade j The premium list la now in the hands
mountains the prospect is more flatter
ing, but the crop is not up to the aver
age. Throughout Sherman county the
i out-look is rather encouraging. It is
' true the hot winds and the continued
hot weather following injured the
grain by shrinking it, but after all
that the yield will astonish the most
skeptical, and it ia almost safe to say
that more grain will be harvested this
season than there was laat year; this
ia owing wholly to ths increased acre
age. The yield will in all probability
average over twelvo hupVels to the
bet'eover th. euliiv county.
Wasco county gruin averages, south
of Eight Milo. will compare favorably
with Sherman county, and the grade
wil vary from No. down to No. 2.
The spring sown and barley will be
very close, nearly all the spring wheat
has been cut for hay. The barley
harvest will be a very short yield and
berry shrunken.
The same conditions apply qnite
thoroughly to Gilliam and Morrow
counties.
In Umatilla county fall sown wheat
is thrashing out from twenty-four to
twenty-five bushels to the acre, though
the quality, is inferior. The spring
wheat sown generally in Febuary,
though much sown In April and May
will be cut almost exclusively for hay.
Prune and plum trees are barren of
fruit. Pears and peaches make but
little better showing, Apples are
scarce, even in favored localities.
Grapes, watermollons and berries are
prolific.
A Wonderful Show.
The existence of tnat hitherto hy
pothetical quality denominated "horse
sense" will receive' ample verification
at the exhibition of Prof. Bristol's
Eques Curriculum, at Vogt's pew opera
house Monday and Tuesday, August
0th and 11th, at which 30 educated
horses will hold their audience spell- :
bound for two hours In demonstration
that - -
Instinct and reason are so near
allied
A narrow line their bounds divide,
by an infinite number of tricks that
show this -noble animal possesses a
brain which can grasp an idea and fol
low it up to a logical result.
This unique exhibition haa Created
everywhere the most profound sen.
aation and elicited words of high com
mendation from all classes of people.
The friend of the horse will be con
firmed in his admiration of the noble
animal, and the advocates of measures
for prevention of cruelty to animals
will be fortified for their beheficieut
work. Prof. Bristol's system teaches
and exemplifies the truth Qf the propo
sition that kindness is the primary re-
The help 1 4ui8lte or control of the brute species.
w oue witnessing tne almost numan
actions of this hand of horses, one
finds it difficult to realize that thoy
are indeed of the brute family and sub
ject at times to so much abuse from
exacting task-masters. They do every
thing but talk, and the auditory feels
that if Prof. Bristol keeps up his ad
mirable system'cf training It is not be
yond the range of possibility to devel-
: ope articulate language to round out
the "horse sense" which eaeh of his
equine friends possesses. The prices
will be 35 and 50 cents. No higher.
of the state printer, and the speed
program will he arranged and pub
lished as soon as Mr. McAllister shall
return from Crook county. It is the
purpose of the society to make the fair
as attractive in every feature as the
limited means they have at their dis
posal will justify, and every possibla
Inducement will be offered to encour
age the exhibition of farm products.
Farmers throughout the district are
urged to begin arranging exhibits for
the fair so that every product of iinpor
fcince may be fairly represented.
Resolutions.
Resolved, That we, the teachers of
Wasco county, Oregon, in institute
assembled, feel it our duty and do here
by acknowledge the obligations we are
under to Supt. C. L Gilbert for his
untiring efforts to make the institute
both pleasant and profitable to all. '
Resolved, That we desire in this
manner to express our appreciation of
the efficient work and also of the su
perior instruction we have received
from instructors, Ackerman, Gavin,
Shelly and Hjll.
Kesolved, That we hereby tender
our thanks to the Board of Education
of Dalies City for their kindness in
granting to us the use of their High
School building and also to Mr. Glasius
for his promptness and courtesy In dis
charging the duties of janitor.
Resolved, That we take this oppor
tunity of returning our thanks to the
citizens pf The Dalles, and especially
to the public press of the olty for the
kind and courteous treatment we have
received at their hands during our
sojourn among them.
J. H. Hill,
Louise; Rintocl,
Flora Bassoni,
Committee.
That Nhould Be Agitated la
Every District.
How to secure a school library was
one of tho many Important questions
discussed nt the Institute. Few of the
schools in Wasco have any reference
boots except, perhaps, Webster's Un
abridged Dictionary, and the effective
ness of school work is lessened on this
account.
Reference books are needed in every
school, not heavy, cumberous volumes
whieh impel the child, but interesting
little books which awaken a desire for
good reading. Take the subject of
reading in our school, the boy "gets
through the book," and after be does
not know the words, that is he would
uot be able to pronounce them in
"new piece."
He has committed his reading lessons
as with supplementary reading, this
would be corrected. Many teachers
realize that reading is poorly taught,
but often the sentiment in a district
compels a young teacher to get the
child "through the book," come what
will. Give the school supplementary
reading, let pupil and parent under
stand that this work is necessary for
promotion, then there will be fewer
children who are "In the Fifth reader"
aud unable to read a newspaper item.
But the need of reference books is
not limited to reading. History be
comes an interesting story to little
children, with Eggleston's First Book
in American History, and the book
costs just 60 cents. The story Is still
interesting to older pupils with the
boys of '78, and it is a profound study
with Fiak's Critical Period of Ameri
can History. What a pity that any
American boy should say, "I don't like
history," when with a few good books.
the last list of dates and Isolated facts
become the lives of the makers of our
country. Good reading is as broad as
truth and tho subjects are many.
But howv can reference books be
secured? The law provides that 830 a
year can be used to furnish the school
room. It is lawful and right to use a
part of this sum for books. We have
in Wasco county several districts that
own large physiological charts, very
useful in their places, but how many
books could have been bought with
the money paid for it? Some teachers
have raised money by glvingentertaln
ments. others have had books donated
to the school. The great qestioq is do
you want reference hooks in your dis
trict? if you" do some means can be
found ta get them, "Where there la
j a will there is a way."
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Pater Anderson, s mechanic em
ployed at Watson & Luhr's planing
mill, met with a distressing- accident
at 10 o'clock -Tuesday that will cost
him his g-ood right - haiid. He was
working at the joiner, squaring small
pieces of wood. The end which was
held by the right hand had a knot
near the end and as the knives struck
It the stick fjew up end allowed his
hand to drop into the opening next to
the knives. All four Augers and the
thumb were cut at the second joint.
Mr. Anderson was hurried to Dr. Vln-
! cent's office where his wounds were
dressed. His loss is irreparable, as
the right hand will be rendered al
most wholly useless. East Oreganlan.
Lot It Aloaa,
The Moro Observer Is ' treading on
dangerous ground, recommending the
grasshopper exterminator which was
prescribed by the Times-Mount
Taineer and Chronicle a few weeks
since, and being tried by several farm,
ers resulted In the death of a whole lot
of spring chickens, and bringing down
the condemnation of the owners upon
the scribes of these two papers. Let
that grasshopper poison alone, Bro.
Ireland; It's dangerous to fool with;
the thing Is loaded, for every time a
chicken eats a hopper that has been
poisoned his toes turn up, and the
owner of the chicken will rush in and
give you blue thunder for advocating
the arsenic and bran cure.
Accident Near Dufur.
While driving a header wagon on a
farm near D.qfur Wednesday, John
Green, by some, mishap, overturned
the wagon and was caught tinder the
edge of the heavy bed, the entire
weight of the wagon and heavy bed
striking his right leg, breaklngthe
bone between the knee and hip. He
was taken to Pufur for treatment and
placed uuder the care of Dr, Slaybaok.
The bone was badly crushed, and it
will necessarily confine Mr. Green to
the house for several months.
- Boy'e and Girl's Aid Society.
The society will soon- move ' Into its
s In New Quarters.
Messrs. Dafur & Menefee, the well
known attorneys have ' moved from
Chapman block into the new Vogt
block, ocoupying five rooms on the
second floor on the front and west side
of the building. Tbey are the first
tenants to occupy rooms on the second
floor of the new block, and certainly
have as commodious quarters as there
are In that magnificent building, the
rooms being roomy, well ventilated
and perfectly lighted. :
- Archie Mason, a Salem contractor,
finds that men who desire work are
scarce.. Tuesday he made an offer of
91.25 per day to a fellow who has sev
eral times during the current season
I-ettera Adeertleed.
The following is the List of letters
remaining In The Dalles postofHce
uncalled for August 7, 1896. Per
sons calling for these letters will please
give the date on which they were advertised:
Allen, Alason Brown, Mrs L J
Brown, H Calnes, Miss Bell
Cory Willie Donu, E
Druschell, C W Dorris, G W
Engman, Mprtin Elvai ria, Manual
Freuch, G W Gllmope, Mrs Anna
Haskell, Geo Hall, Halbert P .
Harris, J L Hawbaker, Chas
Hudson, J T Howard, T
Jones, J F Kaota, Frank
Levlnas, Mrs V Lewis, Jennie
Looney, Eugene Lowel, Rnchel
Martin, f c Alerton, Jennie
Margan, Alice Murphy, Josephine
Northup, C H Nelson, Miss Seg-
AiQUae, nennem ried
Moore, Wm Reynolds, WC (2)
Renton, Thos Staauk, Christian
Vineward, MM' Ward H B
Wilhelm, Wm Wilson, Gordon
Williams, Mrs Mary.
J. A. Cbosskn , P;
A Double-Headed Buafce.
Jeweler Scwab, while in Bullard
canyon captured a young two-headed
snake Friday evening, says the Lake
view Rustler. - He is a harmless look
ing reptile, as he appears In the glass
jar, with a .purple back and orange
colored belly. One head seems muoh
smaller than the other, and lacks the
dUttLguishlng features in the way of
parklle eyes and forked tongue. He
appears U. navigate slowly either way,
and to an lCle observer It would be
difficult to discern which end of the
serpent to bruise In order to fulfill
the prophesies of Holy Writ.
M.
new quarters on East Ankeny and 8tfc approached him for a job, but it was
streets where there s ' erected & new ' declined with the remark that-"it was
and, commodious" building with room ' not enough wages." Mr. - Mason
for sixty children. The total cost will , wanted additional belpi i making the
be in the neighborhood of $10,000 and ' extended Improvements to" the Salem
there is now a deficit of about $3,000, ' Consolidated street railway track.
land Transfer,
A. S. Bloweps and wife to Eva B.
Blowers, 2 acres la sei sec 34, 1 3 n, r
IQe, $100
A. S. Blowers and wife to Wm,
Haynes lot 1, sec B, town of Wacoma,
8600. .
J. R. Nickelsea and wife to Wm.
Haynes the undivided one-half of ni
jot 1, block 6, second addition to Hood
River, 8300. " - ' .. .
T R Coon and wife to L Neff, 54J
acres in sec 1, t 2 n r 10 e, $1,840.
Portland Guarantee Co. to Guy G
Willis, 61 acres In sec 8, t3 e, r 14 e, $1.
G H Barber and wife to D Stalllngs
block 5 in town of Pleasantview and
ni aw sec 1, t 2 n, r 10 east, $800.
W. E. Campbell and wife to school
district No. 57, lot 1, block 1 En
dersby, $1.
Delivered. ca in Barry .
About 4:30 this morning the team
attaohed to Geo. Williams' ice wagon
became frightened while he was mak
ing bis customary deliveries of ice on
Second street, and were soon un
manageable. Mr, Williams held on
to the lines guiding the horses down
Second street to the Skibbe hotel then
turned them up to Third street. When
they reached Lane Bros, blacksmith
shop, the bolt which held the double
trees gave way, leaving Mr. Williams
and the wagon at the shop, while the
horses kept on until tired out. There
was no damage done except the scatter
ing of several hundred pounds of ice
on the street and the breaking of the
wagon tongue. '
Special Bate.
As there will be numerous requests
for reduced rates on account of polit
ical meetlngB during the coming con-
4e8t It has been decided that in order
to treat all parties alike, a one fare
rate will be made by the O. R. & N.
Company for various meetings of this
character. This of course, is Intended
only for occasions where there Is sufjU
cient number to justify a, reduction in
rates. This is done so that there will
be no partiality in favor of any one
party, E. E. Lytle,
dtf - Agent.
Was Suitably Bewarded.
On Tuesday morning's west-bound
train was. a Pullman passenger a col
ored gentleman who was traveling In
becoming style and It didn't cost him.
a cent. And he had every reason to!
fee satisfied wi(h his situation, because
We were not aware that the canal
an l looks at the Cascades were com
pleted until the arrival of the Moro
Observer of the 6th, which says they
were finished April 15, 1896. This is
splendid news, and The Dalles will gf-l
out the orass band and celebrate the
event at once If the Observer man will
convince us that the looks are really
done. Come now, Bro. Ireland, ain't
you joking about their being completed
on April 15? What brand of 'wine did
Day Bros, feed you on when you were
down there last? Wasn't it branded
with a double eagle? " '
James Stewart, a prominent sheep
raiser of Sherman county, and one of
those who were arrested for ranging
their sheep on the Cascade tiintmr re
serve, estimates if the reserve is cUwed
to sheepmen, It will force from one
half to two-tbrds of those engaged lo
that industry In Wasco and Sherman
oounties out of business. His estimates
are no doubt true, and when such
statements are brought to the atten
tion of Oregon's delegation in con
gress, they ought certaiuly to heed
them, and ex-rt their efforts to getting
an order issued throwing the reserve
open.
Lust.
Between the court house and forks
of Mill creek July 26, IS!, pair of gold
rimmed eye-glasse with chain, in
leather case. Return to this office aud
receive reward. . ' . .
. (J. . MKCK'S OLD STXND)
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