8ATURDAY...... JANUARY 9, 1896
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
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' From Wednesday's Dally
County Commissioners .Blowers and
Kinase; convened court today - for the
transaction of county business,
Mrs. J. H. Cradlebaujrh came up
from ' Hood River on the noon train,
and will remain in the city a few days.
In the recent election in San Fran
cisco the total cost of voting: was $3 a
-nead. , Mighty high that, indicating
- wholesale robbery in the voting sys-
' tern..
Hon. A. M. Kelsay has moved into
his taew residence on Eighth street, and
Otto Blrgfeldt has taken the house on
Fourth street formerly occupied by
Mr. Kelsay.
Judge- Bennett returned last even
- ing from Portland, where he had been
opposing the motion for a new trial in
the- case of the United States vs.
Sender t Bros, in the U. S. circuit court.
' Hobos are receiving a very warm rie-
ception in The Dalles now-a-days. . No
sooner does one appear on our streets
' than he ulnvited to move on, and the
majority of them heed the invitation.
The State Horticultural Society will
hold a meeting at Portland on Feb. 8
and 9. Fruit growers from all sections
of the state will be in attendance, and
all matters pertaining to fruit culture
will be thoroughly discussed.. ' (
'. Frank Fulton, of Riggs, was in the
city today. 'Mr. Fulton says Sherman
county farmers are- taking advantage
ox tne present fine weather, and are
making preparations to seed a large
acreage of wheat. next spring,
The Regulator arrived on time last
night with a good list of passengers
and an Immense quantity of freight.
On her return trip to Portland this
morning - she carried ' a considerable
amount of - wheat and -other freight.
The installation of officers for Court
The Dalles, Foresters of America, will
take place in K. of P. hall on Friday
. evening next. A banquet will be
given to. all members and visiting
brothers, who are respectfully invited
. to attend. "
"' William Dobbs, of Union, , Or., has
. ' Just received the Maui prize for raising
' the largest .table beet for 1896. The
'.contest was open to all growers in the
. United States and Canada. The prize
consisted of a $50 draft.'' The beet
weighed 17 pounds.
Owing to a number of the members
of Jackson Engine Co., being in at
tendance at the Red Men's install
ation, last evening, the regular monthly
meeting was postponed to Saturday
" evening at 7:30. All members of the
company are requested to be present
at that time, since matters of import
- anee are to be considered. -?
I Robberies are becoming too numer
ous in Ihe Dalles to be comfortable.
It would not be amiss for citizens to arm
themselves, and be prepared to give
all suspicious characters a reception
of lead. Desperate means appear to
: be:, necessary., to rid the city of thugs,
and about all the plan left is for citiz
ens. 'to protect - themselves, since it
would be impossible to put on a police
force - sufficiently large to guard
. the whole' city. .
' 'ihe Columbia river salmon packers
held a meeting at Astoria yesterday
agamore, M. Schoren; Junior saga
more, Fred. Keller; chief of records,
John Michell; keeper of wampum, F.
Menefee; first sannap, Dr. S H. Fra
zier; second sannap, Nick BUser; first
warrior, John Blaser; second vmrrior.
R. Frank; third warrior, I. Nhoie:
fourth warrior, J. L Thm: uot
braye, L. Nolan; seeou'i h vo, O T
Sbepard; third brave, Chi. Frank, jr;
fourth brave, Geo. H. Dufur; guard of
wigwam, Fred . Hill: guard of
forest. Ben Ulrtch. Mishe Manitou
has favored the tribe very much, and
hardly a sleep p-wses in which the
council fire is kindled that palefaces
are not adopted.
(Prom Thursday's Daily.)
Miss Mollie Norman is quite ill,
though not dangerous.
A lodge of Elks will be instituted in
Eugene next Tuesday.
V.. Edmunson. an old resident of
Mitchell and the pioneer merchant of
that place, is in the city today.
Today County Clerk Kelsay issued
marriage license to Mr. Enoch M.
Welllngham and Mrs. Mattie Salmon.
The county commissioners have
been busy today auditing bills, and
considering the matter of the tax levy.
The revival meetings at the M. E.
church are largely attended, and great
interest is being manifested by the attendants.
It begins now to look a if the en
tire sewerage system of the city would
have to be replaced. .The old sewers
are giving way all over town, and the
repairs that are- being made are only
temporary.- --'
Col. John Lane, of Spokane, govern
ment inspector of Indian agencies, is in
the city today visiting his old friend
Hon. J. F. Moore. Col. Lane goes to
Warm Springs tomorrow to inspect
that agency. ""
Mrs. Mary VcCormack seeks to sever
the bonds of matrimony existing be
tween herself and J. L. McCormack,
setting up in her complaint which was
filed today the claim of cruel and in'
human treatment as the cause for di-
and The Dalles will have to be content
with two evening dailies at least until
times get better.
Andrew Baldwin is in Portland at
tending his brother Jaiaes, wbo is re
ported seriously ill.
Hon R. E. Misner, representative
from Crook county, left ou the after
noon train for Portland.
It la currently reported that a prom
inent business man of the city has
adopted ink as his favorite beverage.
Chas. Shutz has been re-commis
sioned a notary public for Oregon, and
is prepared to do all manner of notar
ial work.
Parties holding cupons for pictures
at Hcrrin's gallery issued by Pfase &
Mays or other parlies are requested to
present the same to Mrs. Ilerrin on or
before Feb. 15.
T. R. Barnes has constructed a pic
ture frame 31x54 inches that is a nov
elty. It is made of pino bark and bas
ket willow, and is composed of 1533
pieces.
.. The Dalles Bimetallic League will
hold a meeting at the council cham
bers this evening. A number of local
speakers will bo present, and all are
invited to attend.
. The Episcopal Guild met with Mrs.
Capt. Lewis Wednesday afternoon, and
the officers of the society were remem
bered by Mrs. J. S. Schenck with ele
gant New Year presents.
Dan De Wolf's family will leavo to
morrow for California, where they will
make their home in the future. Mr.
DeWolf has been in , Cdliforaia some
time, securing a location...
' This is Jackson day, the anniversary
of the date when "Old Hickory"
worsted the British at New Orleans,
though the day was not observed by
any . unusual demonstrations in The
Dalles.
As Mr. Chevreneil intends leaving
the city soon, he will offer his entire
stock of artificial bouquets and hang
ing baskets at greatly reduced prices.
Masonic building, Third street, next
door to Glbons & Harden. . "--
A. GOOD APPOINTMENT.
The New Agent at Warm Springs Proving
the Bight Man lathe Right Place.
Although J. L. Cowan has had
charge as agent at Warm Springs only
a short time, he is proving au efficient
official, giving perfect satisfaction to
the Indians as well as the government
employes about the agency. Mr.
Cowan took hold of affairs at the
agency in a business like manner that
instilles confidence among all parties.
Before assuming charge he required a
full invoice taken of all the govern
ment property on the agency so that
full accounts can be rendered during
his administration of everything.
On assuming control, Mr. Cowan as
sembled all the Indians on the reser
vation in a body and informed them of
his purpose to exert every effort to
advance their interests and labor for
their welfare, and impressed upon them
that he came as their friend, not to In
stitute new systems, but to perfect
those already adopted. The new
agent certainly succeeded well in gain
ing the confidence of tho Indians and
convincing them that he is conscien
tious in his efforts in their behalf by
sanctioning their holiday celebrations
and attending their Christmas and
New Year festivities, allowing them
all the privileges consistent with the
regulations by which he is governed,
The contractors who have been en
gaged in constructing government
building's at the agency are well satis
fied with the treatment they received
at Mr. Cowan's hands. While he was
exacting in every detail as to the ful
fillment of their contracts, and in
sisted that all work should be com
pleted strictly in accordance with the
specifications under which they were
working before the work was accepted,
he was fair in all things, and exacted
nothing not called for in the contract.
Certainly the appointment of Mr.
Cowan was a good selection, and he
will be able to accomplish much for
the betterment of the half civilized
people whom he is expected to govern.
misogynists and cynics generally say
will be one as black as any in the his
tory of the world, for both its first and
last days are Friday, the unlucky.
There are fifty-three Fridays in 1897.
January, pril, July, October and De
cember have five Fridays. This makes
the eleventh time this calendar idiosyn
crasy has appeared during the present
century. The years both beginning
and ending with the unlucky day were
1802, 1813. 1818, 1830, 1841, 1847, 1859.
1869. 1875 and 1886. There will not be
another until 1909, twelve years hence.
The prophet in abroad as usual, pre
dicting all manner of calamities,
notably among which is the final wind-
up, the ending of all things material
which is billed to reach here on Friday
the seventh day of May.
Rat h bone Bisters installation.
Last evening Harmony Temple, No
12, Rathbone Sisters, installed the fol
lowing officers for the ensuiag term
P. C, Mrs. C. L. Phillips; E. C, Mrs.
E. E. Lytle; E. S., Miss Minnie Gosser;
E. J., Mrs. L. S. Davis; M., Mrs. A. M.
Kelsaj; P., Mrs.; L. Rorden; O. G.,
Mrs. O. S. Wand. The Installation
was conducted by Mrs. J. B. Crossen
assisted by Mrs. Michell and Mrs.
Gavin. After tne installation exer
cises were concluded Miss Maud Gil
bert and Master Clarence Gilbert en
tertained the lodge with a number of
instrumental renditions, then Miss
Griswold, of Portland, kindly favored
tho audience, by reciting "Bob O
Link," and responding to a hearty en
core recited a . humorous selection.
Miss Griswold. never exhibited her
elocutionary ' ability to a better ad
vantage than she did on this occasion,
and her recitations were greatly ap
preciated by all present. The even
ing's entertainment was concluded
with a fine banquet furnished by the
lady members of the temple.
THE MARRIAGEABLE AGE.
IPssnaa's Period of Youth Haa Advance
Ten Yean.
"The great trouble with this particu
lar age," remarked a young woman on
her twenty-seventh birthday, "is that
people re so obviously wondering
whether or not one intends to get mar
ried, and -opining that if so, one had
better be about it, lest she find herself
in the predicament of Jacky, of nursery
lore, of Whom it is narrated that first
he would, then he wouldn't, then he
though the would, and then he couldn't'
Dr, as the Scotch gallantly put it, a.
jirlet eighteen wonders: 'Who shall 1
take, at twenty-five who shall I tret.
and at thirty who will take me?' "
"Yon focget," remarked her listener.
"that woman's period of youth has
moved on e good ten years. In tho
old-fashioned novel the heroine was In !
varialrty sweet sixteen, never by any
nance eiiner -more or less. This crave
her twotyears in which to accomplish
the object of her being, since after the'
venerable age of. eighteen all possible
interest in her was supposed to cease.
Now you seldom find a heroine of fic
tion who interests you under twenty
six, and in a' lacg-e number of actual
marriage statistics the bride is between
twenVfive and thirty, and even older.
How can a child of sixteen or eighteen
form ac.gr just estimate of a man's char
acter, or how it will accord with her
own?" .
"But, don't yon think." said the first
speaker, "at that undeveloped age her
own character can grow into conformi
ty with -his, and that perhaps there
will bo loss conflict and greater happi
ness thcreliy?"
. 'Oh, taut is a medieval sort of
implying the subjection of women,
who had better bo out of the world
since it is now cut of the fashion, in
these days cf wonum's suffrage' meet .
inxs nmonj i.iv ft--. - hundred and peti-
mods to mo ie.7fiaturc.
J hen thf two. suvs the Philadelnhla
Press, Iriftcd into a discussion of tha
political status of women.
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RAINED BLACK BCGS.
A Section
for the purpose of fixing the price to
be paid for salmon during the coming
season It' was decided to offer 4 cents
a pound, and a communication to that
effect was .sent this afternoon to the
Columbia River Fishermen's Protec
tive Union. AU the canneries were
- represented -ifc (the meeting with the
exception of Warren's Pillar Rock
and Hapgood's.
" Hold-upa and highway robberies
have become of such frequent occur-
' rence lately that a Portland man has
struck upon a new industry that prom
ises to make burglaries of rare occur-
- rence In tpe future. He proposes to
locate a bull dog in every residence
and business house. ' He is in this city
at present taking orders for bull pup-
v pies, and offers to' give either a revol
ver or pair of brass knuckles with
I every pup sold. -
t -The Oregon ian seems much con
1 corned about the relations that exist
between' Senator Mitchell and Mr.
Bourne, and surmises that the senator
is interesting himself in Bourne's fight
for the speakership of the house, and
that Mitchell stands or falls with
Bourne. If these surmises are well
founded, the organization of tho house
will determine whether. Mr. Mitchell
will be the next senator, but it is likely
this assumption is only one of the
Oregonia'n's customary wild ideas. - " "
Waukoma Lodge, No. 30, K. of P.,
at Hood Biver, held a public install
otlon of officers "last evening. The
officers installed were C. C, W. H.
Bishop; V. C, C. E. Markham; P.,
J. H. Girdes; M.of W., John Buck; K.
of R. and S., Wm. Haynes; M. of F.i
J. R. Nickelsen; M. at A., G. N. Gar-
ham; I. G.. Mat Russell; O. G., Bert
Stranahan. .Judge Bradshaw and C
L. Gilbert, of The Dalles, were present
' at the ceremonies, and report a most
-enjoyable time, j',-' - -
: About: 7:15 labt evening as-W. E.
Waltbera was returning home and
when within half a block of his resi
dence on Ninth -street he was held
' up by a foot-pad and ordered to give hp'
his money. . Nr.-Walt hers was un
armed, hence submitted to the robber's
'command to throw up his hands.
Fortunately -Mr. Walthera had left his
money except 5 cents at the store,
which the robber refused to take after
having made a thorough inspection, of
Mr. W's. pockets. The light from a
street lamp was shining in lVfr. Wal
. ther's face so that he could not see the
foot-pad distinctly, hence could not
recognize him though he wore no
mask. , .
The following officers were installed
in Columbia lodge, No 33, 0. E. S , by
Mrs. Mary SU Myers, grand matron.
at the regular convention last night
M., Mrs. K K Russell; P.; E K Russell;
C., Mrs. GE Sanders: A. Cv Mrs. W H
Biggs; Sec... Msss Lena- Suell: Treas.,
Mrs F Claik; Chap., Mrs S Clark;
Electa, MrsfA M Kelsay: Martha, Miss
Salina Pbirrcan; Ester, Mrs Eshelman;
Ruth, Mrs Burgett; 'Ada, Miss Glenn;
Mar., Mrs G C Blakeley, Org., Mrs. A
: N Varney; War., MissErrhart; Sen.,
Harry Cloughv J After the installation
the chapter presented Mr. Myers, the
retiring matrom, wUh an elegant gold
broach, and the exercises were con
cluded with a splendid banquet.
The following officers of Wasco Tribe
No. IS, I. O. R. M... were installed at
the regular council held at the wigwam
last evening by District Deputy Great
Sachem, for these bunting grounds.
' .jCAptAAd. Keller: Prophet, W. I-
Marderp; sachem, F. Lemke; senior
Next season should be a prosperous
one for The Dalles. The opening of
the locks insure the establishing of
manufacturing industries, coal mines
will likely be discovered, and the pros
pects for an abundant wheat crop were
neyer better.
The telephone system in this city is
the most thorough of any in the state,
but is is liable to be abolished if it
often falls into such use as has been
applied to it today. Subscribers are
apt to gtt mad and break the phones
all to pieces. . ' .
State Librarian J. B. Putnam's
summary of his biennial report now
nearly completed will show the follow-
summary: No of volumes reported
by catalogue,- 1895, 20,100; No received
since that date, 1,596; total, 21,696. -
Prof. W. S. James, who for many
years conducted the James commercial
school in Portland, was found dead in
his room in that city yesterday with a
bullet through his brain. James evi
dently committed suicide. He had been
missing from his accustomed haunts
Bince last Saturday.
A man died the other day in Lancas
ter, Penn., aged 107 years. He left
92,000,000 and no relatives. His name
was Arthur Lingard.- A man with
that much money and all those years
surely should not be shy on such a
common article as relatives.- He should
have"stacksof 'em.' -.''-.
The annual roll-call of the members
of the Congregational church will be
observed this Thursday evening at 7:30.
All members of the chureh are re
quested to be present and respond to
their names. Such as cannot be pres
ent will kindly send their response to
the pastor or clerk in time to be read.
. Hon, R. E. Misner, representative
elect from Crook county, arrived last
evening from his home at Mitchell, and
will spend a few days in the city before
starting for Portland. Mr. Misner
says he has no particular pet measures
to advocate, hence he is perfectly free
to exert his energies during the ses
sion advocating 'such legislation as
will be beneBciAl to the people of the
state at large. -
A tabulated report of the work of
the state board of equalization hss
been received. It shows the total in
crease made on the valuation of tax
able property of the-state, over the re
turns made by county boards to have
been 9,414,849. For Wasco county
there"was a total reduction of $13,815,
the total taxable property as returned
by the county board being. $4,827,435
and as 'equalized by the state board
$4,813,620. .
The editor of the Portland Oregon-
ian remarked the other day that an
"editor of a .demo-populist paper in
Eastern Oregon rarely took the trouble
to know what he was writing about.'.'
Now comes a copy of the New York
Sun in which its editor declares that
the editor of the Oregon ian don't
know the A B C's of finance. Thus it
is to be seen that the Portland editor
and . the Eastern Oregon editor are
about on the earn plane, if different
minds are to be taken for It.
Last night Fern Lodge, No. 25, D. of
H., held one of its customary attrac
tive sessions.' There was one candi
date 'initiated,' a pleasant musical
program, was rendered, the f 'Fern Leaf
read by MrsD. C. Herriooand the of
ficers for the ensuing . year installed
were:. PC of H.Mrs J H Blakeney;
C of H, Mabel Sterling; L of H, Mrs G
G Gibona; C of C, Mrs C J Crandall;
Roc, Miss Jennie Russell; Fin, Miss
Cora Joles; Rec'r., Miss Lizzie School
ing; U. Miss Emma Jacobsen; I G, Mrs
Beck; O G. C L Phillips. : .
The Oregonian has had another
nightmare, and has dreamed that Hon.
A. R. Lyle has control of Mr. Misner,
the representative of Crook, and will
cause him to give his support to Mit
chell in the 'senatorial contest. Verv
fortunately nobody has any strings on
Mr. Misner; he is his own boss, and
will vote on all measures, including
the election of U. e. senator, as his
judgment dictates. - Being a democrat.
his first choice will be the candidate of
that party, but he is not so hide-bound
that he would allow party prejudice to
interfere with needel legislation.
Prom nay Daily '
Mrs. H. M. Beall arrived from Port
land on the noon train.
E. Schanno went to Portia ni today
and will return home tomorrow'
Joseph Branner, a prominent sheep
raiser of Antelope, is in the city.
. onenn uriver was a passenger
the Portland train this afternoon.
Leo Schanno left this afternoon for
Portland, to take up a course in a bus
iness college. " y '
Tho Morning Dispatch published Its
valedictory in this morning's issue.
It has gone to sleep for a time at least,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lord, Mrs. Dan
French, Mrs. W. H. Wilson and Mrs.
F. L. Houghton, all. of The Dalles, left
Portland last night for California,
where they will spend the remainder of
the winter.
The proposed amendments to the
city charter have been prepared by
the special committee of the council
and a copy thereof is exhibited at the
recorder's office, where parties inter
ested are invited to call and make sug
gestions as to changes, before the
amendments are submitted to the leg
islature. The report of Superintendent Gil
bert for the quarter ending Dec. 31,
shows that there were 3-57 convicts in
the state penitentiary at that date.
During the quarter thero were 62 con
victs received, 47 discharged and one
escaped. The earnings of the institu
tion for the past quarter were $4306.08
while the expenditures were $17,186.94.
Geo. T. Prather, of Hood River, was
in the city today, interviewing the
commissioners' court with reference to
the construction of a new bridge across
Hood river. , Tho commissioners fav
ored the prono8ition, since the old
bridge across the river just east of the
town of Hood River has been declared
unsafe, and it is past- repair, so a new
bridge has become a necessity.
Within the past few day 64 shares of
stock in the Dalles, Portland & Astoria
Navigation Co., changed hands at 50 eta
on the dollar: The purchasers were M.
T. Nolan and J. T Peters, and it is the
wonder of everybody that they were
able to get the stock at such a low fig
ure, since the company is doinga good
business which is continually increas
ing. The alarm about the fruit trees in
this section having been damaged by
the cold spell in November appears to
be unfounded. During the week E.
Schanno inspected ' a number of or
chards in this vicinity and found only
the tender limbs - of cherries and
prunes damaged. . The injury is so
slight that it will not affect next year's
crop. "
The water commission has been pro
vided with a new register that will be
most convenient. It is so arranged
that the account of every water con
sumer can be kept separate, there be
ing a column on every page for the
name of the consumer, the amount due
each month, and the amount of pay
ments. The register will be kept open
for inspection at all times, so that any
one can ascertain at any time the con
dition of the finances of the commis
sion. A rather unique deed was filed in
the clerk's office today. It was a deed
granting title -o half a block in the
town of Dufur to the United Brethern
church, and in the deed was a covenant
that should the grantees sell, cause to
be sold or give away any intoxicating
liquors on- the premises, the land
shall revert to the grantors. It is
hardly presumed the church contem
plates engaging in the liquor traffic,
however the grantors took, allrprecau
tion to forestall such an event.
A number of amendments to the city
charter will be presented to the next
session of the legislature, and will no
doubt be adopted. -There is one how
ever that has not yet been suggested,
that would be only just. That is a pro
vision that all' cross-walks' be con
structed by the city, instead of by the
prop3rty owners. If owners of prop
erty construct walks along their prem
ises that is sufficient tax upon them,
but crosswalks, which are part of the
streets, should be built by thecity.
According to a celebrated anatomist
there are upwards ; of 5,000,000 little
glands in the human stomach. These
glands pour out the digestive juices
which dissolve or digest the food. In
digestion is want of juice, weakness of
glands, need of help to restore the
health of these organs. The best and
most natural help is that given by
Shaker Digestive Cordial. Natural,
because it su pplies the materials needed
by the glands to prepare the digestive
juices. Because it strengthens and in
vigorates the glands and the stomach,
until they are able to do their work
alone. Shaker Digestive Cordial cures .
indigestion certainly and permanently.
It does so by natural means, and there
in lies the secret of its wonderful and
unvaried success.
-At-druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00
per bottle. - ... -. -j -: s
Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless
and invariably reliable are the quali
ties of One Mimute Cough Cure. - It
never fails in colds, croup and lung
troubles. . unuaren line it because
is pleasant to take and it helps thei
Snipes & Klnersly Drug Co.
A Pioneer Wedding.
There was once .a time in Oregon
when the male inhabitants mostly wore
buckskin trousers, because there was
no other material available for gar
ment-making. Oregon s climate, of
course, is damp, ana DucKSKin once
wet shrinks frightfully in drying. This
reminds an old pioneer of this city, of
the first wedding' he ever went to in
Oregon. He said:
"It occurred in the winter, at Ore
gon City, and was either in December,
1845. or January. 1846. The bride
walked two miles through, the mud to
get to the church. She wa arrayed in
white when sho started from home,
but when she appeared at the church
her gown was sadly bedraggled
The groom wore buckskin pants. Once
thev had been wet. but at the wedding
they were dry. They bagged at the
knees, until there was room inside for
a swarm of bees, but they failed to
reach his shoe tops. They ended some
where about the calf of his legs, and
the groom wore no socks, it was &
strange costume for the chief con
tractor at a wedding, but the groom
was undaunted. His name was Sharp,
and the name of the bride was Edes.
Though they were wedded in unsightly
suits, it is presumed that tbsy lived
happily until the husband, years after
ward, killed a man aad went to the
penitentiary, and the wife married an
other man."
Important gases decided.
Settlers Win Acalnet the Eastern Oregon
. Land Company. -
': J. L. Story, attorney for the defen
dants in the cases of the Eastern Ore
gon Land Co. against E. F.'Messinger
and J. D. Wilcox, of Sherman county,
has been notified that Judge Gilbert
has decided in favor of the defendants.
These actions were test cases brought
by the company to set aside patents
issued by the United States to lands
entered by defendants under the home
stead act, within the three-mile over
lap limit of the land grant of The
Dalles Military Wagon Road Co.
The lands were within the Northern
Pacific grant, and when tfeat was de
clared forfeited, by the act of 1890, the
E. O. Land Co. set up a claim to the
lands, though the interior department
accepted filings on homesteads within
the overlap limits. In due time pat
ents were issued to these defendants
and many others, notwithstanding the
protest of the land company. Judge
Gilbert in his decision held that the
forfeiture act of 1890 restored the lands
within the overlap limits of the wagon
road -company to the public domain
and that they were subject to entry,
hence the patents issued to settlers
must stand. Title to a large-area 6f
land in Sherman county hinged upon
this decision, and it is fortunate .for
the settlers that the court has sustain
ed the rulings of the interior depart
ment. ' -;
Help the Cause.
It should require no argument to
convince any resident of Wasco county
that it would be to the general advan
tage of all concerned to have the Cas
cade timber reserve thrown open as a
rauge on which live stock can be
either herded or allowed to run at
large, since stock raising is one of the
principal industries, and when it is
crippled in any way all other industries
must suffer.; But there are people in
other sections of the state who are op
posed to the ranging of stock on the
reserve, and they Will oppose the
adoptiod by the legislature of a mem
orial to congress asking the open
ing . of the Cascade reserve. Ther
fore it will be - necessary that more
than an ordinary effort be put forth in
order that such a memorial be passed. In
short a delegation from this county
should be sent to Salem - to labor for
the memorial, and that delegation can
not be expected to pay their own ex
penses. A move is now on foot to
raise a fund for this purpose, and all
who are interested in perpetuating the
stock business should swell the fund
by liberal contributions..
' Will Contest.
J.. Huntley, of Gold Beach, Curry
county, who was the republican candi
date for joint representative fronrCoot
and Curry counties at the June elec
tion, and was defeated by W. H. Nos
ier, the candidate of the people's party,
is is the city for the purpose of contest
ing Mr. Nosler's seat on the groun
that the successful candidate
resident wh
that bo;
poli
Money for Land.
Within the past three months the
cash entries perfected at the land
office here have amountad to $67,311.
These payments have come from
Wasco, Sherman and Gilliam, and
were for land embraced within the
forfeited Northern'Pacidc land grant.
This has been a serious drain upon the
ready cash of the country, since all the
money paid in for land goes directly
to Washington and 'never returns,
which explains to "some extent the
scarcity of money at present. The
land thus entered, amounting to
something over 53,000 acres, embraces
some, of the best farm land
in the country, aad from now on
will be subject to taxation, and as it
will probably be assessed at an aver
age of $5 per acre will add materially
lo the taxable property of the three
counties, so in the long run the com
munity will be directly benefited,
though the land entries cause a serious
scarcity of money at present.
Woefully Ignorant.
A copy of the United States supreme
court's decision in the quadrant land
case has been received, and in - it is to
be found this statement: "It seems to
us quite clear that A main road was to
be bulls from" Portland, the principal
city of Oregon, situated on the Colum
bia river, to Astoria, a port on the
Pacific ocean at the mouth of that
river, a distance of some 128 miles,
being over 100 miles beyond "Forest
Grove." ' :r; " ' '.
Surely the hope is a pardonable one
that the BU'preme court had a clearer
vision of the-4aw in' the' case than it
had of Portland's .situation - on the
Columbia and the location of Astoria
100 miles or so off . beyond Forest
Grove. Chief Justice Fuller, by whom.
the opinion is written, should take ' a
trip to Oregon , or buy an atlas of. the
United States.
of KUrkltat Conntv Lovered
With Insects. '
John Splawn, who resides in the
Hog-heaven country, in Klickitat
county, was in the city yesterday and
reported a peculiar shower of black
bugs just beyond th Curtis place.
, Before reaching the vicinity where
the insects were falling he noticed the
atmosphere ahead was filled with what
appeared to be a dark fog,' and that
theground'was uncommonly black. .On
proceeding a little further he observed
the ground was covered with mirlads
of creeping insect about the size of
ordinary grains of powder, ' and in
places they were piled up to the depth
of two inches. He could scrape- them
up by the handful, and they appeared
to be lively little fellows resembling
a louse in form, though they were jet
black in color. '' -
What the little insects are or where
they came from is a mystery. ' Such
shower was never before heard of in
this vicinity, though it does sometimes
rain frogs and horned toads, but block
lice, as Mr. Splawn calls them, are un
usual vU'uors. If might be well -for
some of our scientists to visit the
locality where they were discovered,
and exert their bugological wits to de
termine what they are.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Died Suddenly.
Bradford S. Bon'hey, son of A. A
Bonney, died yesterday forenoon on
the Southern Pacific train near Ash
land, from heart failure, aged 17 years.
For some time, he -had been ailing,
threatened with consumption, and left
The Dalles Wednesday morning in
company with his 'father en route to
Southern California for the benefit of
his health.' He was feeling quite well
to within a short time before his death.
Mr. Bonney arrived .at noon today
with the corpse, and the funeral will
take place from the family residence
at 10:30 tomorrow forenoon.
Bradford Bonney was a highly re
spected young man and was held in
high esteem by all. who knew him, and
was a short time since one of the bright
est - students of .the- high school of
this city. '
Brandy Inn Prunes,
Collector of Intf'iidl Revenue Black
man has received, a number of letters
lately from parties, . who ask for infor
mation in retartt;;to .malting prune
brandy.. ' It seems that a large crop of
prunes is expected next season, and
some are fearing " that the supply will
be in excess, of the demand, and are
contemplating engaging in .the busi
ness of distilling, prune brandy, as the
supply of that article never exceeds
the demand. Of 4ate years-there have
been a number of ' fruit distilleries on
a .'small scale operated in this state,
and it aprQbable.thal'hereal!ter there
will be more. Just whether the com
munity will be benefitted by changing
prunes, peacheseto.... In to spirits Is a
question; - butpftoplejha .have more
f rnlt -than, they an. get -rid of will
think it betterf kakY brandy of it
than to throw liwayi'v:
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HoW DUt-ft Get There?
M.S. Taylor, of Thornton, Whitman
county, is spending the holidays at
Walla Walla, says the Statesman. Mr.
Taylor tells of a peculiar thing that
came to light in his vicinity a short
time ago. A neighbor was having a
well dug, and at the depth of 98 feet a
black walnut log about 20 inches in
diameter was struck.: The log was as
sound as the day It was placed there,
there not being a sign of decay. A
piece of the wood about six feet long
was removed to the .surface and found
to be of the very -finest quality, and
cured to perfection. ," .,' When the
was removed from. Its position.
well, a plentiful supply of
bled up.
ZoLA says that ideas only come to
him when, pen in band, he is writing
'-that he could never evolve a single
idea by sitting still in his chair and
thinking. i - - - t
A series of experiments are to be
made at Yale college to determine the
relation of the nerves to the muscles of
the human body, d' test a new theory
that strength- depends less upon the
size of the muscle - tnan . upon tne
strength of the nerve. - - :.- : ' "
Iw water in which decaying vege
tables have been infused the micro
scope discovers little animals so mi
nute that ten thousand of them would
not exceed tho bulk of a grain of mus
tard. Yet these creatures are supplied
with organs as complicated as those of
a whale. ' '
The thinnest part of a soap bubble is
where the black, or rather gray, tint
appears just -before it . breaks. This
thickness has been calculated by the
laws of optics to be less than one-one
hundred and fifty-six thousandth part
of an inch. From this minute amount
the thickness of the bubble may in
crease up to quite a perceptible quan
tity. :
PEOPLE.
Db. Hall, the state geologist of New
York, is over eighty years of age.
Senator Huhton, of Virginia, is now
in his seventy-second year, but is a
strong and active man.
It is said that on the flyleaf of an
odd volume of Emerson's works acci
dentally picked up by Prof. Tyndall at
an old book stall a vplume which first
made him acquainted with the writings
of the New . England seer are in
scribed these words: "Purchased by
inspiration."
. Thomas Wkxpoh Stanford, of Mel
bourne; Australia, was bequeathed
300,000 by his brother, ihe late
Senator Leland Stanford, of California,,
but has made known to Mrs. Stanford
his intention to -transfer the entire
sum to the endowment fnnd of the Le
land Stanford university. ;
Jtogk Ciiaelk8 B. Vasdksbubgh, of
St Paul, closed a term of" thirty-four
years of continuous service on' the
bench December 81. He was elected
in 1859, when but thirty years of age,
and has never failed of reelection.
When first' chosen he had to travel
over two thousand miles during tha
rear. .-' - - - -v r :
The Snipes Xinersly Drug Co. fur
nish paints, wall paper and window
glass. ' Pain ting and papering by tne
day or contract at lowest prices. Tel
ephone No. 3, - . -
LandTraasf - - - -
. The German Savings & Loan Society
to Timothy Evans, wi nwl, sej nwi, a
wi nei Bee 28, 1 1 n, r 14 e, $10.
William Lamberton to Thos L
Roberts, lot 2, block 8. Laugblln's ad
dition to Dalles City, $300. -
T L Roberts and wife to Jos T
Peters, lot 2, block 8, Laughlln's ad
dition to Dalles City, $350.
F H Miller and wife to G A Howell,
9 acres in sec 1, t 2 n, r 10 e, $900.
Mary I and M A Cook
Blocher, 5 acres of land in si
clO e, $125.
HCCoeai
lots
Everythina in the House reduced except Calicoes,
Ginghams, Muslins. Sheetings. Rubber Foot Weaiv
Jf. 97. Williams 5c Co.
ZJhe 'Dalles, Oregon, .
al, lots 7 and 8, block" 8, Laughlln's
Bluff addition to Dalles City; $225.
T J Driver to R Livingston, sheriff's
deed, el nwi, net nwi sec 28, t 1 n,
10"e, $860.
T J Driver to R Livingston, sheriff's
deed, swi sec 24, 1 5 s, r 12 e, $1100. -
Lntters Advertised. ..
The following is the list of letters re
maining in The Dalles postofflce un
called for January 9, 1897. Persons
calling for these letters will please
give date on which they were ad
vertised:
Burchard, Geo
Cannon, Jake '
Cook, Charles
Cannon Ada M .
Donaldson, Laura
Hayes, Jake .
Heslop, Mrs -
Anderson, MrsC
Buxhwaid, Chas ,
Crooks, Mrs C . -Cheesman,
H S .
Cheesman, J
Hansen, N B
Harris. Mrs FM '
Johnson, Mrs C N Kirk, S S
Kauck, J M
Leet, O E
McDonald, Anuie
McCormick, J E
Maus, Miss M G
Polley.E
Reynolds. C T .
Scott, Miss May
Smith, Martin
Smith, Ora
Spencer, C E
Ublman, CI
Wilder. H N
West, F A
J.
Lane, Mrs H
Leonardo, Manuel
McCown, Fred
McCown, Fred
Morgan H G 1 -.
Pennington,- Jno .
. Spangler, Fhil
Sorensen, G J
Smith, MA
Smith, C '
St. Clair, Alice
Vlngen, A M
Weston, G
Carlson & Alexander
A. Crossen,, P M- '
MAKKUCi.
COOPKR-8M1TH At the Columbia Hotel par
lors in this city, en January. 4, tier. 1 Uray
officiating, Mr., C.
turn in.
Cooper and Miss Cora
BOBM.
CAMERON--In this city Jan. Sth to the wife of
J. Cameron.' a oauguter. -
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Toys. Albums, Leather Goods, dames, Blocks
And presents of all kinds for young and old .
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